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Gottajustdoit    220

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1 hour ago, 2Bsmaller18 said:

I am officially scheduled for 2/18. I am excited and nervous.

Wahooo! Good luck with it all.

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Gottajustdoit    220

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3 minutes ago, ldawn said:

Finally in a room. Surgery went well. I passed my drinking test so I can advance to Clear Liquids. They won’t let me have broth for some reason, just Jello. I hate Jello.

Congratulations! You made it! What was the drinking test like? You have to swallow barium, right? It's encouraging that you able to send a note to us so soon after surgery. How badly doest your stomach hurt? Is it hard to get the Jello down? Sorry, so many questions.

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Big Bari    22

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On 02/05/2019 at 16:20, Gottajustdoit said:



Good luck, Big Bari! I'm on day three. NOT easy, for sure, as you try to come up with a variety of things to take but the variety doesn't last long. I am up to 4 to 6 Protein Shakes a day and strained Progresso Soup. They are my go-tos. I was also told I should have at least 700 calories a day---but not sure how to find them as the liquid options are not rich in calories. Please share your ideas!


I’ll tell you if I can come up with anything gonna try and work on it tonight

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Recidivist    1,141

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56 minutes ago, ldawn said:

Finally in a room. Surgery went well. I passed my drinking test so I can advance to Clear Liquids. They won’t let me have broth for some reason, just Jello. I hate Jello.

Congratulations, Idawn! Glad to hear things are going well. You are the February pioneer, but we will start to join you one by one!

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Recidivist    1,141

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2 hours ago, Big Bari said:

liquid diet starts tomorrow...wish me luck. I ate a big juicy steak last night as a farewell fat boy meal lol

LOL! I'm going to have the exact same thing for my "last supper!" Good luck on the liquids!

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Recidivist    1,141

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7 hours ago, Gottajustdoit said:

So, it turns out the nurse wanted me to go to the ER last night for fear of dehydration. Not fun, but I did get fluids and something to stop the nausea and vomiting. The ER doc said it was the flu going around, but I just don't know. I took today off work and am so exhausted. It feels so weird to not want to eat but to be very hungry. The Headache is not as bad, but stlll very much there. Has anyone else had severe nausea and a splitting headache early into the liquid diet?

Gottajustdoit, have you taken any pain relievers for the headaches? I know that the options are very limited after surgery, but you should be able to take them now. Aleve works best for me.

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Gottajustdoit    220

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Thanks R. For some reason the pain relievers are agitating my stomach. I'm a regular Advil taker for my joint pain, so I took that. I may try Tylenol tomorrow to see if that helps and doesn't bother my stomach. With only liquids, Advil seems to make me nauseous. 😥

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Gottajustdoit    220

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13 minutes ago, Recidivist said:

LOL! I'm going to have the exact same thing for my "last supper!" Good luck on the liquids!

I had Mod Pizza...loved and savored every bite. Would pay big bucks for another pizza right now!

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ldawn    178

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On 02/05/2019 at 17:50, Gottajustdoit said:





Congratulations! You made it! What was the drinking test like? You have to swallow barium, right? It's encouraging that you able to send a note to us so soon after surgery. How badly doest your stomach hurt? Is it hard to get the Jello down? Sorry, so many questions.


I didn’t have to have anything as major as a barium swallow. All I had to do was drink 1oz of Water every 20 min x 5. If no nausea or pain I could advance. My stomach doesn’t hurt at all. Little pain in my shoulders from the gas but only ranks a 3 on 1-10 scale. I ordered jello but it hasn’t arrived yet.

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ldawn    178

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Oh, I was premedicated for pain. I got neurontin and Celebrex before the surgery. I’m due for neurontin and Tylenol at 8.

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BlueIGT    84

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2 hours ago, Gottajustdoit said:

I had Mod Pizza...loved and savored every bite. Would pay big bucks for another pizza right now!

I also had pizza, and also could have more right about now. 11 days of chocolate shakes mmm mmm mmm. *sigh* lol It's all worth it.

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Frustr8    7,886

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Please do, we'll worry until we know you're okay.

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