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March 2018 Success Stories

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Ed watters    11

Ed watters
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I had gastric bypass in October 2017. I have since lost 78 pounds and 10 inches in my waist. I have fortunately not had any major issues and have no regrets. The usual issues such as contstipation and gas but nothing else.

I have gotten my life back, I have stopped taking all my medicines(16 a day and now none) I no longer have chronic back pain and can tie my own shoes. Lol

I till have 40 lbs to lose and excited to get there. By summer I should be at goal.

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L. Knight    36

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Congratulations on taking back your life and being fully committed. With a great attitude & support system I'm sure you will reach your goal by summer as well.

Cheers

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frust8    962

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Well hiccups are spasms of your diaphragm, it's probably cranky for all the things that happened in its neighborhood . Did you have a hernia repair also? If you did they stitch up a hole in your diaphragm and that would definitely make me crabby.[emoji275]

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Edc1279    4

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Sleeved 3/19/18

Day two., no pain, no regrets happy. My suggestion is have a close family memebr sleep over the hospital. It makes everything much easier.

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dhardy30    13

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Sleeved 3/19/18

Day two., no pain, no regrets happy. My suggestion is have a close family memebr sleep over the hospital. It makes everything much easier.


I was sleeved 3/19 and it was horrible for me because. I was extremely nauseous. I couldn’t stop vomiting I had so many regrets. But come to find out it was the narcotics that use for pain. As soon as they took me off I was fine. No pain and NO nausea. Going home today yay. And my husband stayed with me which help a lot. So now only positive vibes from this point on.


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L. Knight    36

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On 3/20/2018 at 12:15 AM, Edc1279 said:

Sleeved 3/19/18, no pain at all. All of a sudden got hiccups... any one with that same issue?

Edc1279 congratulations and welcome to the loser bench. Happy healing!!!

I haven't had any issues with the hiccups but with coughing and boy does that hurt.

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L. Knight    36

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I'm getting approximately 40 grams of Protein in per day. I'm trying to work my way up to 60 by next week but it's not easy. Glad to hear your hiccups are better. The swollen in my belly had gone down yesterday finally but I noticed it started to swell as the day goes by...

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SleeveinIL    386

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I’m 5 days post-op. I’m having a down day. I haven’t had a BM in over a week and emotionally I’m struggling today. I had the sleeve and hernia repair. I have 6 incisions and my right side is still in pain. I haven’t taken any pain meds since I came home Sunday. Stomach is still swollen. Today is tearful for me. I’m all over the place.


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frust8    962

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Be tender with your tummy. It's been through a lot. While you were slumbering with your peaceful medicated nap, masked people were jabbing him, poking holes in him., running instraments around and through him. Every time he could relax and have his peristalsis, they manipulated something. Poor thing-- he feels swollen, confused and cranky. Be patient, once the swelling goes down, he will feel like it's safe to relax, he'll serve you and serve you well the rest of your days. And you're going to feel so fine you'll take him for another walk.[emoji173]

Are you keeping up with your 64 oz of Fluid? Might have to call out the big guns m.om colace, Miramax or Smooth Move tea. Remember the Bible verse "this too shall pass" until then You are running on "full" down there instead of "empty"![emoji68] And,remember we[emoji177]you and you will soon start shining like the bright star you are![emoji293]

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L. Knight    36

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@SleeveinIL I'm sorry you are have a down day but I can promise you each day that goes by your body starts to feel better. My stomach was swollen for 8 days I'm still a little sore but no where near I was last week. My first BM came once I drunk a Protein Shake.

Be sure to walk frequently, it helps with the soreness and gas. Happy healing!!!

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