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And I'm high as a frickin' kite lol. Thank goodness for Dilaudid

No nausea, none! I walk every three hours, breathe into a tool once an hour, breathing exercises in between. Pee pretty good, and then I feel like I was kicked by a ninja on my solar plexus.

Gotta love the gas they pump into ya!

But the staff have has been so so incredibly amazing. Everybody is so kind at the Desert Springs Medical Center. They look after me and think I'm pretty amazing due to my high spirits, though I ache like a mofo.

My head hurts from the drugs too.

I've managed all my chicken broth, lots of Water, half a Jell-O cup. Not bad.

I can't wait to go home tomorrow and sleep in my own bed. I can't wait to start losing more weight. So many "I can't waits."

This will be the hardest and easiest thing I've ever done on my life, funny how that works.

Update:

Feeling really strong now, was able to make my bed, do two laps around hospital floor, bathe myself with towelettes effortlessly.

I feel very energetic, wondering how normal that is, to feel so happy and active when I see others looking so glum and miserable. Poor things, I can understand it though.

Not tired at all, even when taking dilaudid. When the drug wears off, minimal pain. I was so concerned I worried he didn't give me the sleeve, but found out he indeed did lol

Signing off,

Mbird

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Awesome! Hope you stay that way. I have mine next Tuesday.

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Awesome! Hope you stay that way. I have mine next Tuesday.


Congrats!! You've got this!

Warning: you'll feel like utter crap when you wake up. Just breathe a lot doing slow and deep breaths, let those breaths open your chest and lungs fully, hold your breath for a few second and exhale. Do this as much as you can, you will feel so so much better for it, I promise. It hurts at first but trust me, it's lasting affects are fantastic.

- and WALK! It was confirmed today by nurses and other staff here that the Gas-X stripes DO NOT WORK for eliminating the sort of gas they pump into your body. So pass it up, no matter what anyone tells you about the gas strips, it's false. The Doctor, his PA, NA and Nurses said walking is the only thing that will work.

Bring throat spray please - and chapstick! You'll be glad you did.

After about 13 hours you'll feel better and please, don't be afraid to ask for the pain killer. You'll want it.

I'm wishing you the absolute best on your journey, you're a courageous soul to do this, and I hope for you a wonderful future in store for yourself :)




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Thanks so much! I have a feeling you really happy right now. lol Keep me posted as I'm not far behind you. Congrats on your success so far! Hopefully your recovery stays on this path throughout.

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Thanks so much! I have a feeling you really happy right now. lol Keep me posted as I'm not far behind you. Congrats on your success so far! Hopefully your recovery stays on this path throughout.


Will do for sure! You have my word [emoji1303]


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Hi! So glad to read a positive newly post op story!

How long after you woke up were you able to eat ice or sip Water? LOL, very concerned about this.

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Hi! So glad to read a positive newly post op story!
How long after you woke up were you able to eat ice or sip Water? LOL, very concerned about this.



I was able to suck on ice right away. And I started to sip water about one hour afterward. Very small sips. Please be sure you suck the Ice, if you do crunch, pace how much you swallow at a time.

For me it did not burn or feel uncomfortable. It was a nice cool feeling, and I could feel restriction but it wasn't painful, just slightly odd, maybe uncomfortable, though not to me - to me was more of a gentle reminder to go slower. Burning, I think that's not normal (?) if it does burn, take a look at the pace and volume in which you are taking it in.

I wish you the best, you can do it! [emoji1303]


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9 hours ago, MBird said:

And I'm high as a frickin' kite lol. Thank goodness for Dilaudid

No nausea, none! I walk every three hours, breathe into a tool once an hour, breathing exercises in between. Pee pretty good, and then I feel like I was kicked by a ninja on my solar plexus.

Gotta love the gas they pump into ya!

But the staff have has been so so incredibly amazing. Everybody is so kind at the Desert Springs Medical Center. They look after me and think I'm pretty amazing due to my high spirits, though I ache like a mofo.

My head hurts from the drugs too.

I've managed all my chicken broth, lots of Water, half a Jell-O cup. Not bad.

I can't wait to go home tomorrow and sleep in my own bed. I can't wait to start losing more weight. So many "I can't waits."

This will be the hardest and easiest thing I've ever done on my life, funny how that works.

Update:

Feeling really strong now, was able to make my bed, do two laps around hospital floor, bathe myself with towelettes effortlessly.

I feel very energetic, wondering how normal that is, to feel so happy and active when I see others looking so glum and miserable. Poor things, I can understand it though.

Not tired at all, even when taking dilaudid. When the drug wears off, minimal pain. I was so concerned I worried he didn't give me the sleeve, but found out he indeed did lol

Signing off,

Mbird

Great News!!!! I wish you all the best. Slow and steady. I am two weeks post-op and doing great. I am so happy that I had this surgery. It has changed my life already and all for the good.

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Great News!!!! I wish you all the best. Slow and steady. I am two weeks post-op and doing great. I am so happy that I had this surgery. It has changed my life already and all for the good.



Thank you Melena!


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Glad to see you are feeling well! I had a pretty good immediate post op experience as well, the worst part was I had to wait almost 24 hours to begin drinking anything so my mouth was ridiculously dry even with mouth swabs.

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Glad to see you are feeling well! I had a pretty good immediate post op experience as well, the worst part was I had to wait almost 24 hours to begin drinking anything so my mouth was ridiculously dry even with mouth swabs.


That doesn't seem right! I can't believe they did that! Yikes. You needed fluids more than just ice! I guess though it all ends up as Water anyway, just seems odd they wouldn't acclimate you to sipping sooner.

I'm super happy you had a fantastic experience otherwise now though, that's wonderful!

It's been exciting for me, I feel so fortunate this has been my experience. The initial pain was the cost of having a wonderful rest of my life. I know I'll face hurdles but you know, I have this to remind me how good it can be.

I wish you nothing but the absolute best on your journey!


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Haha! 😂 I had the same thought! If it wasn't for the scars, I would've thought there was some mistake and the surgery wasn't done!

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I have so many "can't waits" and I'm still early in the pre-op stage!! That's so good to hear that things went smoothly and there was minimal pain, and that you were able to take in the food that you did!!


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1 hour ago, SandyToes143 said:

Haha! 😂 I had the same thought! If it wasn't for the scars, I would've thought there was some mistake and the surgery wasn't done!

You are lucky! I so hope I feel the same way after my surgery on May 30th.

Edited by SEAHAWKS FAN!

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Two days post op, I'm serious fricking pain now lol. Can't sleep much, just very sore.


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