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Good luck tomorrow@GreenTealael and Callie_1970. Wishing you guys a safe surgery and speedy recovery!!!

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7 hours ago, Deedee12 said:

Good luck tomorrow@GreenTealael and Callie_1970. Wishing you guys a safe surgery and speedy recovery!!!

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💜💜💜💜💜💜 Many Thanks 💜💜💜💜💜💜

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Day one post op!! Revision RNY Surgery went great yesterday. I am in zero pain. I’ve only taken IV Tylenol. Team is a little freaked with my low BP and low HR but typically this is my baseline. Discharge today after upper GI and advancement of food.

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36 minutes ago, 2ndTimeFreedom said:

Day one post op!! Revision RNY Surgery went great yesterday. I am in zero pain. I’ve only taken IV Tylenol. Team is a little freaked with my low BP and low HR but typically this is my baseline. Discharge today after upper GI and advancement of food

So happy things went so well! Was thinking about you and greentealael yesterday..

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Day one post op!! Revision RNY Surgery went great yesterday. I am in zero pain. I’ve only taken IV Tylenol. Team is a little freaked with my low BP and low HR but typically this is my baseline. Discharge today after upper GI and advancement of food.
Congratulations!!! Thank God for a successful surgery! Now the beginning of the rest of your life!![emoji322][emoji322][emoji322][emoji322][emoji322] Can't wait to join you!

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20 hours ago, 2ndTimeFreedom said:

Day one post op!! Revision RNY Surgery went great yesterday. I am in zero pain. I’ve only taken IV Tylenol. Team is a little freaked with my low BP and low HR but typically this is my baseline. Discharge today after upper GI and advancement of food.

That's awesome...keep us informed :)

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I'm now 3 days out post op, I feel great!! Some twingy spots when I get out of bed but that will subside, I've been using an ice pack for a few minutes a day, I just put it on the spots that twinge and take liquid Tylenol as needed.😁

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On 7/12/2019 at 7:12 PM, MaryEC said:

Next Friday! I’m scared to death!! Did I keep my carbs low enough? Is my liver shrinking enough?

This is me TODAY. This is my 2nd round of pre-op as I made a last minute change that impacted surgery date - went from 7/1 to 7/25. I've found pre-op ODDLY much harder this 2nd time around. The 1st time i did it a month back, I got to Day 13 and it wasn't as hard as I anticipated. I seemed to be able to get by with even less calories than 'allotted' (while staying within the limits of what I was allowed).

This time...I'm HUNGRY/HANGRY..I find myself tearing up out of the blue ...feeling sad and missing my parents and having difficulty interacting with my family (we are all 'Type A' but I've learned in recent years as I got older to be much more laid back). I'm so confused.

The 1st round of pre-op I average about a lb a day weight loss. This time I'm on Day...um..18 and I've lost about 3 or 4 lbs. That's why I'm scared that my liver isn't shrinking enough. I made myself start logging things the other day when I was worried I was maybe still getting in above 800 calories - maybe an xtra Protein Shake I wasn't recalling.

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Best wishes to upcoming July Week 4 group - I'm also in this group! Excited and SCARED..and EXCITED

22- @ARMoma45 (RNY) @NancyLF @Jackie Escalara
23- @New_Me2019 (VSG) @kbee88 @MeowAMR (VSG)
24- @LessFee (VSG) @mrsbrown12115
25- Me! @KarenLR75 - anyone else???
26- @Tbaby503 (VSG) @becoming con_fit_dent (VSG)

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Best wishes to upcoming July Week 4 group - I'm also in this group! Excited and SCARED..and EXCITED

22- [mention=350634]ARMoma45[/mention] (RNY) [mention=364088]NancyLF[/mention]@Jackie Escalara
23- [mention=362135]New_Me2019[/mention] (VSG) [mention=362896]kbee88[/mention] [mention=360758]MeowAMR[/mention] (VSG)
24- [mention=363776]LessFee[/mention] (VSG) [mention=365249]mrsbrown12115[/mention]
25- Me! [mention=328843]KarenLR75[/mention] - anyone else???
26- [mention=343041]Tbaby503[/mention] (VSG)@becoming con_fit_dent (VSG)
I had a scare yesterday. Dr wanted another CBC. My white blood count came back high again! I already missed 6/4 and 6/11 surgery dates. They cannot find a problem causing this. I am so scared the Dr is going to call me and tell me its a no go.

New_Me 2019

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1 hour ago, KarenLR75 said:

This is me TODAY. This is my 2nd round of pre-op as I made a last minute change that impacted surgery date - went from 7/1 to 7/25. I've found pre-op ODDLY much harder this 2nd time around. The 1st time i did it a month back, I got to Day 13 and it wasn't as hard as I anticipated. I seemed to be able to get by with even less calories than 'allotted' (while staying within the limits of what I was allowed).

This time...I'm HUNGRY/HANGRY..I find myself tearing up out of the blue ...feeling sad and missing my parents and having difficulty interacting with my family (we are all 'Type A' but I've learned in recent years as I got older to be much more laid back). I'm so confused.

The 1st round of pre-op I average about a lb a day weight loss. This time I'm on Day...um..18 and I've lost about 3 or 4 lbs. That's why I'm scared that my liver isn't shrinking enough. I made myself start logging things the other day when I was worried I was maybe still getting in above 800 calories - maybe an xtra Protein Shake I wasn't recalling.

You’ve got this! I’m on my way home from the surgery center. I was terrified about my liver being too fat, and the pics they took showed a perfectly healthy liver! I also had a pretty bad hiatal hernia, but it’s now repaired, but making me a bit more sore than expected. Good luck!!!

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