ESG scheduled for February 6

[kakatlady612 1,053]

Patricia it is our honor to,be your friends. We all wish you only good thiIngs now and in the future. Life comes with no guarantee; all any of us can do is to live it to the best of Our own capabilities. You will have sorrows; learn from them and move on. We all on this earth are a work in progress, none of us is born with a instruction booklet. You need to be your own best YOU, if the world didn't have need of you You wouldn't be here. We all learn from each other on this journey through life. Thank you all for being there for me and I pray,I'll always be there for you. Smiles and sunshine in each of your lives today.

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[hope4momof4 162]

20 minutes ago, patriciaholland said:

every time you post im smilling when im reading!!! im in the position now of being scared 6weeks post so like melesg was for you thats what you are for me soooo glad that i found you all on the other side of the World my new and dear dear friends

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We are here to answer any questions you have my dear. We will do our best to encourage you and give you strength every step of the way. It doesn’t matter how far you are. Melesg is from Australia and I’m from the US and she was still one of the best encouragers I’ve ever had the pleasure to know. It is normal to be scared. I was terrified but I assure you that just stick with what the doctor tells you and you will be just fine.

All my love. 💝💝

[hope4momof4 162]

8 minutes ago, kakatlady612 said:

Patricia it is our honor to,be your friends. We all wish you only good thiIngs now and in the future. Life comes with no guarantee; all any of us can do is to live it to the best of Our own capabilities. You will have sorrows; learn from them and move on. We all on this earth are a work in progress, none of us is born with a instruction booklet. You need to be your own best YOU, if the world didn't have need of you You wouldn't be here. We all learn from each other on this journey through life. Thank you all for being there for me and I pray,I'll always be there for you. Smiles and sunshine in each of your lives today.

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Thanks so much kakatlady612! You are a blessing to have in this forum. Your wisdom and positive outlook on life make our struggles seem minor and insignificant. You keep us motivated and remind us to stay focused and use the tool that we now have. Looking forward to many posts from you!!

[Tex Slim 66 94]

9 hours ago, hope4momof4 said:

Good morning all! It certainly is a good morning for me. I’m feeling almost 100% today which is Day 4 post op. In fact, yesterday I was almost completely back to my old self except for the part that I could only drink Clear Liquids and I was still feeling a little sluggish.

Tex Slim 66, I can honestly say that almost everything you described to me about postop happened with me to a tee. I kept thinking that I doubt I’ll have the same experience as Tex. I also thought maybe he’s trying to sugarcoat it a bit. I figured well he’s a tough Texas man and his threshold for pain is way higher than mine so I was preparing for the worst. But my friend you were right. I rarely felt any real pain except just after I woke up in the recovery room. (One Percocet took care of that). After that I really didn’t feel much pain at all. As of yesterday I am off all meds except for the one for acid reflux which I only need to take for another week or so just as a precaution. No nausea at all. Thankfully no vomiting or dry heaving either. I don’t feel any hunger so full liquids for me are fine. All of your advice was extremely helpful—from getting up to walk to alleviate gas to sleeping at an incline to prevent the gas. So glad I’m over this first hurdle!!

Melesg— your beautiful words of encouragement carried me through the procedure. I kept remembering that my guardian angel (my late mother) was watching over me and when I started to feel a bit of panic, I’d take three long breaths and it would calm and relax me. You were also right about my children not even noticing— like you said, gotta love teenagers.

Thanks again to all of the well wishers—- Patriciaholland, AmyAlexis, (who I’d love to hear from, it’s been a while my dear), and kakatlady612 (btw, please be as bossy as you’d like. Your advice and wisdom got me through the first few days.)

Looking forward to posting more success and still of course would love to hear how each of you are doing. Love my ESG family!💝💝💝

Hope4momof4, I knew you could do it. So great to hear of your progress in day 4, nice that you were able to stop the pain pills on day 3, good move. Thanks for sharing your details so that other's can know the experience is not so traumatic and can make a huge improvement in their health and quality of life. Keep going you are in for a great next 3 months with your body finally feeling like it has come back under your control and not that of cravings. Have a great weekend!

Tex

[patriciaholland 19]

question what did you all pay for ESG

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[hope4momof4 162]

Hi there Patriciaholland. So nice to hear from you. I paid $10,000 US dollars for everything. That included the meds, the consultation, and visits to the nutritionist. I hope your on your way to getting the procedure done. Let us know how you make out. 💝

[patriciaholland 19]

now 15days pre so starting on my dieet and sport its going well but like you know soooooooooooooooooo nurves. i paid 4500 euro incl but not in holland its in belgium

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[hope4momof4 162]

Yes, Patricia I was nervous but the procedure was not bad at all. I often tell this story to others who are nervous— I came home after my procedure and did laundry!!🤣🤣 I know you will be fine and do great!! Just remember to take all the meds the doctor tells you take before the procedure and get plenty of rest when you come home that same day. You’ll also be tired the 2nd day but by day 3 you should be almost back to normal. We are all rooting for you. You can do this!! Best of luck.

[frust8 962]

Patricia is your surgeon Chris Dr Burgh? I have heard of him, the general consensus is he is very good, an excellent surgeon.

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