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On 06/04/2019 at 14:57, JamesL73 said:





Lol I love old Mgbs and have owned a few so it just seems to fit






Ohhhhh, LMAO. MGB= Mini Gastric Bypass.


Lol I never made that connection ! Works though ! I tend to use mg in most of my online titles even my Twitter lol

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On 06/04/2019 at 17:02, Prestonandme said:



Just got home! Had RNY surgery yesterday. I couldn't be happier. No nausea, practically no pain, and am able to drink Water without difficulty. Apparently, I had a hiatal hernia that needed repairing, too.




The only weird thing so far is that I can't burp intentionally like I used to in order to release air after drinking. I have to wait until my stomach decides the time is right, then it finally just happens. A little uncomfortable but certainly not worrisome.


I hope that’s the way mine goes I have had a c section and a mini abdominal surgery and avoided painkillers they tend to make me sick hoping I don’t have a lot of pain either

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So I’m in my room and Doing ok. Woke up in a LOT of pain. They won’t let me get up and walk and I am a little annoyed. I’m also nodding off when I am trying to type. Good luck everyone on the schedule tomorrow or this week New me is ready to rock and roll.

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06/02/2019 10:34 PM, Purpledva said:



Good Evening Funky June Bunch,




Today I survived the all liquid diet.< /span>




But with one step forward there is always one step backwards.




I am suffering from a case of yup you guessed it!!!!! Constipation




I haven’t had it this bad in years. But it is getting better.




Well within 24 hours I will have entered the Post stage of WLS.




I got on the scale this evening and what do you know……….216!!!!!




Well I can’t wait to get tomorrow over with.




I will possibly check in the morning or even afterwards to let you all know I made it!!!




June Bunch….. We Go This!!!!!!


Hey Purpledva... I’m curious to know how you’re doing & how everything went yesterday with surgery....

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Hello June Siblings! My RNY was yesterday. I didn’t know quite what to expect as my last surgery was 35 yrs ago. Very pleasantly surprised. The Bariatric unit staff were great no matter their role on this team.
Got home this evening around 6PM. now having my last full liquid for the day. I was given a Scopolamine patch in Pre-Op yesterday AM. Will take it off tomorrow. So far no nausea. Have been walking as prescribed. Will be glad when all the gas is gone. 🤣🤣

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Hello June Siblings! My RNY was yesterday. I didn’t know quite what to expect as my last surgery was 35 yrs ago. Very pleasantly surprised. The Bariatric unit staff were great no matter their role on this team.
Got home this evening around 6PM. now having my last full liquid for the day. I was given a Scopolamine patch in Pre-Op yesterday AM. Will take it off tomorrow. So far no nausea. Have been walking as prescribed. Will be glad when all the gas is gone. 🤣🤣
Congratulations! I'm glad to hear you are doing so well. [emoji175]

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17 hours ago, Lifeafter40 said:

I had my surgery yesterday and everything was a success. I am in pain but that much. My doctor said I will go home today. I am going to ask when do I start my Vitamins. I did pee and I went walking around the hospital

Awesome...keep is up to date on your progress :)

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14 hours ago, starladustangel said:

I am miserable from survey yesterday. Mostly just nausea and vomiting more than pain. I can't get many fluids down.

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One day at a time...sending you good vibes and happy thoughts :)

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And so the Rest of Your Life is Beginning. And it is not Yikes for you- Love- it is a Happ Glory-Gloryn THIS is the DAY You have been working towards, and it is Scary-Exciting- but Scary Still. You are commiting,Today to something that will affect YOUR LIFE and YOUR BODY,FOREVER! Once your operation is concluded, you will forever retain temenants of it. Nd you will resemble your Pen Name, there will be a portion of YOU in Stitches. That said,, it is still a pretty miraculous thing.
Now even if there are 💦in Your👀, and they're may be, after all You are Very Human---still put a Big OLD Smile😛 on your face, a spring in Your Step👣and Keep,Your appointment with DESTINY, And I Promise,mE and all the rest of the Bari-Pals up,ihave met on here will be waiting for AN UPDATE so ONE-TWO-THREE and YOU ARE ON YOUR WAY!

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Three days down in the liquid diet. So far so good. It’s boring, no doubt about it, but I’m being a good girl and sticking to it. 12 days till surgery.

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Hi all 😊 I still need to go back and read through this all of this thread, but I just wanted to introduce myself!

I’m 24 years old, 5’2 and 245 pounds - a bit young, but I’ve been overweight all my life and have tried everything - fat camps as a child/youth, medically supervised programs, wellness retreats (basically adult fat camp lol), diet pills... I want to start living my life more fully and ward off all the health problems I’ve seen my parents struggle with for years, and VSG seemed like the most effective tool to get me there!

I actually got the call to schedule surgery this morning - VERY unexpectedly - and it’s set for next Friday, June 14th. My doc usually requires a 2 week liquid diet beforehand, but he’s going on vacay and I’m “young and healthy”, so I get to start today 😱 A tiny part of me was disappointed b/c there were things I wanted to eat before, but I actually think it’s for the best and I’m very excited to start this journey! (we’ll see if I’m still so optimistic once I’m a few days into this liquid diet 😉)

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@Janet G Burch and @grl499 Welcome to both of you. Grl499, you're a day before me and Janet is a day after. Mine is 6/15. The pre and post OP liquids aren't bad (once you find Protein Shakes you can actually stomach). Once you get past the first week or so of detoxing from all the carbs your energy will start to come back as you'll be in ketosis and your body burning fat for energy. Good luck to you both on this life changing journey.

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So I started my liquid diet today and I'm happy to say that even though it's soooo hard to see my kids eat, I'm staying focused. I keep reminding myself that I have worked my ass off for this and this is what I want.

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I am miserable right now. I have anti nausea meds and pain meds . I am struggling to keep Water down without vomiting but sugar free popsicles seem to do a little better.

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