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yes_anastasia    43

yes_anastasia
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Add me to the list!!! 1/31/18! Can't believe it's less than 2 weeks away!

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plumptofit    6

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How is everyone doing who's had there surgery within the last week or two?



Had my surgery on the 12th, went home the next day. Advice to you is walk walk walk! It’ll help relieve the gas pain and the air they pump in your stomach to release. Sip sip sip all day, but slowly of course. Im only able to keep 2oz down per hour. Listen to your body it’ll tell you when you’re full. I’m already down 18 pounds, and healing great. Pay close attention to all your docs instructions and follow them to the T for best post-op recovery and you will do great! Best of luck!


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CBBP    44

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Good to hear. I have mine on Monday, so I'm just in the final stages before starting a new life.

Good luck to you. My suggestions are a follows: Take it easy, give your body time to heal and listen to it and to your stomach. The first 24 hours were not easy for me and then things get better quite quickly. Take the pain killers you need. They will allow you to heal faster as you'll be less tense. Get up as soon as you can but don't force. Even just standing up for a while helps. Get lots of rest.

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bellamoon23    3

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I had mine on the 16th and it was hard but all drs are different and have different points of view i wasnt able yo have liquids till the 17th only Water and now i can have other liquids its a big change but all i can say is listen to your body youll know when something is not right

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Karen Tucker    27

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Hey yal Jan 12, 2018 was my surgery date. So 6 days post op trying to figure out my new world!

so far so good, glad to find this site!

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Keeks17    7

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3 hours ago, Marc76 said:

How is everyone doing who's had there surgery within the last week or two?

I just had mine yesterday morning.... was in a ton of pain and only pain meds they offer is Tylenol . I did get them to give me toradel which helped ease pain a little bit. I can tell it's starting to wear off. When I woke up from surgery it felt like one huge labor pain that was constant and wouldn't go away

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Keeks17    7

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20 hours ago, Dm0417 said:


Good luck girl. Mine was yesterday. Not bad going home tomorrow

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Not bad?! You are so lucky.. what types of medicine did they give you for pain?

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Karen Tucker    27

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2 hours ago, plumptofit said:

I am 6 days post op! Doing well.

I woke up with a burning pain from the incisions and already gas pain in my shoulder.

I was allowed pain meds though...for up and walked 45 mins out of surgery. The walk walk walk is really key to a quick recovery. Was home 45 mins later. Only really needed pain meds for one day.

Day 6 and really not sore or painful at all to move around. My biggest issue lost surgery was acid reflux that has subsided.

Dowm 16lbs and focused on Protein Shakes and water! Must say I am tired....limited calories takes some getting use to!

Better each day though...and man watching the scale move down is surreal! 😀

2 hours ago, plumptofit said:


Had my surgery on the 12th, went home the next day. Advice to you is walk walk walk! It’ll help relieve the gas pain and the air they pump in your stomach to release. Sip sip sip all day, but slowly of course. Im only able to keep 2oz down per hour. Listen to your body it’ll tell you when you’re full. I’m already down 18 pounds, and healing great. Pay close attention to all your docs instructions and follow them to the T for best post-op recovery and you will do great! Best of luck!

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KryCar    25

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Anyone scheduled for surgery in January 2018? I'm booked in for the 12th. Would be nice to chat to people in the same stage x

I’m on the 23, how was it?


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Marc76    118

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I know that the majority of you who are post-op say walk, walk, walk but I wondering on how much you are walking, or do you just let your body tell you that’s enough?


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plumptofit    6

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I know that the majority of you who are post-op say walk, walk, walk but I wondering on how much you are walking, or do you just let your body tell you that’s enough?






Let your body tell you that’s enough. I still get winded out (6 days post op)... but walk and do what you can to an extreme. Take breaks when you can. Stay hydrated.


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    • Alisa_S

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      On day 4 of the 2 week liquid pre-op diet. Surgery scheduled for June 11th.
      Soooo I am coming to a realization
      of something and I'm not sure what to do about it. For years the only thing I've enjoyed is eating. We rarely do anything or go anywhere and if we do it always includes food. Family comes over? Big family dinner! Go camping? Food! Take a short ride or trip? Food! Holiday? Food! Go out of town for a Dr appointment? Food! When we go to a new town we don't look for any attractions, we look for restaurants we haven't been to. Heck, I look forward to getting off work because that means it's almost supper time. Now that I'm drinking these pre-op shakes for breakfast, lunch, and supper I have nothing to look forward to.  And once I have surgery on June 11th it'll be more of the same shakes. Even after pureed stage, soft food stage, and finally regular food stage, it's going to be a drastic change for the rest of my life. I'm giving up the one thing that really brings me joy. Eating. How do you cope with that? What do you do to fill that void? Wow. Now I'm sad.
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      1. LeighaTR

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        I hope your surgery on Wednesday goes well. You will be able to do all sorts of new things as you find your new normal after surgery. I don't know this from experience yet, but I am seeing a lot of positive things from people who have had it done. Best of luck!

    • Alisa_S

      Alisa_S

      On day 4 of the 2 week liquid pre-op diet. Surgery scheduled for June 11th.
      Soooo I am coming to a realization
      of something and I'm not sure what to do about it. For years the only thing I've enjoyed is eating. We rarely do anything or go anywhere and if we do it always includes food. Family comes over? Big family dinner! Go camping? Food! Take a short ride or trip? Food! Holiday? Food! Go out of town for a Dr appointment? Food! When we go to a new town we don't look for any attractions, we look for restaurants we haven't been to. Heck, I look forward to getting off work because that means it's almost supper time. Now that I'm drinking these pre-op shakes for breakfast, lunch, and supper I have nothing to look forward to.  And once I have surgery on June 11th it'll be more of the same shakes. Even after pureed stage, soft food stage, and finally regular food stage, it's going to be a drastic change for the rest of my life. I'm giving up the one thing that really brings me joy. Eating. How do you cope with that? What do you do to fill that void? Wow. Now I'm sad.
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      1. summerseeker

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        Life as a big person had limited my life to what I knew I could manage to do each day. That was eat. I hadn't anything else to look forward to. So my eating choices were the best I could dream up. I planned the cooking in managable lots in my head and filled my day with and around it.

        Now I have a whole new big, bigger, biggest, best days ever. I am out there with those skinny people doing stuff i could never have dreamt of. Food is now an after thought. It doesn't consume my day. I still enjoy the good home cooked food but I eat smaller portions. I leave food on my plate when I am full. I can no longer hear my mother's voice saying eat it all up, ther are starving children in Africa who would want that!

        I still cook for family feasts, I love cooking. I still do holidays but I have changed from the All inclusive drinking and eating everything everyday kind to Self catering accommodation. This gives me the choice of cooking or eating out as I choose. I rarely drink anymore as I usually travel alone now and I feel I need to keep aware of my surroundings.

        I don't know at what point my life expanded, was it when I lost 100 pounds? Was it when I left my walking stick at home ? Was it when I said yes to an outing instead of finding an excuse to stay home ? i look back at my last five years and wonder how loosing weight has made such a difference. Be ready to amaze yourself.

        BTW, the liquid diet sucks, one more day and you are over the worst. You can do it.

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      Officially here for a long time, not just a good time💪
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