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Hello!

My name is Amanda....I'm new here, I kind of ghosted the forums before my surgery, looking for tips and info to help convince my fiancé (because the Drs recommending it wasn't enough, lol) that the surgery would go well... but now that 've had the surgery, I find I will probably need support and have lots of questions from those who have been at this a while!

I just had my surgery 3 days ago....in Tijuana, Mexico with Dr jaime Ponce de leon Palomares , who was kind and wonderful and very skilled, we had no problems with him or Hospital Angeles. However, I should note I was a very healthy person before, I had 0 health problems - no heat issues or diabetes or high cholesterol or blood pressure blah blah blah, I just happened to be fat - much to the dismay of those who knew me and my Dr's alike, thus I had the surgery.

I'd never had any kind of surgery before so this is all very new to me... dealing with the air bubbles so far is the suckiest! (why did no-one mention those things ahead of time lol?!) I got a bell band because gravity seemed to be a jerk with the stitches etc...the band certainly helps with my walking and was worth the $20 at Amazon. lol Hopefully I won't need it long...

Anyway, that's my story, any helpful tips or questions etc, I'm all ears!

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My advice is to take pictures and make videos of your before self journaling what you are experiencing and what you learn along the way. I did some, but wish I did a video of my pre surgery self talking about what I hoped for and what I expected. Also, if you can see a nutritionist who specializes in bariatric, I would recommend that. I still see mine about once a month and have no plans to stop. There are always new products out there to learn about. Follow the rules, educate yourself and enjoy the ride.

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4 minutes ago, sandypolly said:

Hi. What's air bubbles? I haven't had surgery yet.. Thanks

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Oh Sandy Polly! I wish someone had warned me...apparently it is common with laparoscopic surgery, but no-one warned me about them at all.It causes air bubbles within you, in addition to ones you might expect in gut/chest, they move up into your shoulders/collar bone area and at least for me have been some of the worst pain from the surgery.

They are supposed to go away within a fewdays...I am 4 days out and still experiencing them but much less, so hoping my end of week they will be gone!

It would have been nice to know ahead of time, I thought I had pulled muscles or something!

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Oh Sandy Polly! I wish someone had warned me...apparently it is common with laparoscopic surgery, but no-one warned me about them at all.It causes air bubbles within you, in addition to ones you might expect in gut/chest, they move up into your shoulders/collar bone area and at least for me have been some of the worst pain from the surgery.
They are supposed to go away within a fewdays...I am 4 days out and still experiencing them but much less, so hoping my end of week they will be gone!
It would have been nice to know ahead of time, I thought I had pulled muscles or something!

Oh gosh.. Thanks for letting me know. Hopefully you're feeling better soon and it's all been worth it.[emoji3]

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Congrats on your surgery. I hope your journey is a smooth one. This is by far the best decision I've ever made.

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5 minutes ago, Sullie06 said:

Congrats on your surgery. I hope your journey is a smooth one. This is by far the best decision I've ever made.

Thank you!!

I feel like I should have already begun losing weight after 2 weeks of liquids (pre op 1 and post op 1)...but in not seeing it, beginning to wonder if I will be the only person to never lose weight from the surgery! :( Trying to stay positive though...

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Hey, if you lose no weight from the surgery, then doctors should be beating down your door to meet the "wonder woman". So there's always an up side to anything!

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1 minute ago, Berry78 said:

Hey, if you lose no weight from the surgery, then doctors should be beating down your door to meet the "wonder woman". So there's always an up side to anything!

Ha ha, Berry....mercy, some things you just don't want to be exceptional At!

Maybe I'm swollen because of the broth etc? Though as much as it has made me pee, I don't know how that is possible!!

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Everyone retains Fluid from the IVs at the hospital. You might have gained as much as 10 pounds while there! It comes off gradually over the first couple weeks. Put the scale away for another week, then you'll likely see some change.

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14 minutes ago, Berry78 said:

Everyone retains Fluid from the IVs at the hospital. You might have gained as much as 10 pounds while there! It comes off gradually over the first couple weeks. Put the scale away for another week, then you'll likely see some change.

Thank you for the reassurance :)

I will put it away for a bit.

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I'm not sure if you weighed yourself before and after surgery but you might have gained some weight from all the fluids they give you during and directly after surgery. You are probably losing inches even if the scale isn't' moving yet and it will move trust me.

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