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January 2020 Surgery Date

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Taj    125

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On 01/28/2020 at 20:49, BadWolfGirl said:

RNY yesterday. I'm home in my own bed tonight with no nurses (albeit wonderful ones) waking me up every 4 minutes.

My pain level is very low and hoping the uncomfortable gas dissipates by tomorrow! So far so good !

One more day of Clear Liquids and then I can start on my purees!

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Wow!! That’s fantastic!! You’re the first person I’ve heard to only have overnight with RNY so you’re really doing great!! Not for everyone, but gasX and ab binder helped me tremendously. Congratulations on the first step to your new life.

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BadWolfGirl    245

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Wow!! That’s fantastic!! You’re the first person I’ve heard to only have overnight with RNY so you’re really doing great!! Not for everyone, but gasX and ab binder helped me tremendously. Congratulations on the first step to your new life.
I'm a stubborn ass so was waking 1,000 steps every hour or so. There was a lap in my ward that I counted out as 250 steps so I would do five. And I sipped almost constantly.

I did go into the surgery in relatively good shape and have a very high pain threshold. Everyone is different!

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Taj    125

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I just want to say congratulations to everyone who here who took the major step of wls. There is a pervasive myth that wls is the easy way and even though we are just beginning, we all know that there is nothing easy about major surgery and committing to a lifelong dietary plan where we are determined to change and deny ourselves the thing that once brought us immense pleasure. Or at least we told ourselves it brought us pleasure because food was our friend. WLS doesn’t miraculously cure us of our love of food or our cravings for food, WLS is a tool to help us overcome our addiction to food. It just really surprises me to hear so many people who have zero knowledge about WLS say that it’s the easy way and we should just cut calories and exercise. So congratulations to my fellow warriors!!

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Slownstedy    210

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7 hours ago, TattooedSeaStar said:

I was wondering the same thing.

Her son was murdered , she postponed surgery and said she's taking a break from B P.

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BadWolfGirl    245

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Day 3 post rny is a bit of a struggle. I have no energy and though the pain is still quite minimal, every time I swallow Water I feel like I have to burp to push it down. Logically I know it's only been two full days and there is probably so much inflammation to work through.

I'm still walking and sipping. Just not the best day so far.

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rene50    147

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1 hour ago, BadWolfGirl said:

Day 3 post rny is a bit of a struggle. I have no energy and though the pain is still quite minimal, every time I swallow Water I feel like I have to burp to push it down. Logically I know it's only been two full days and there is probably so much inflammation to work through.

I'm still walking and sipping. Just not the best day so far.

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I just noticed that you had RNY, not VSG! You are doing great. Unbelievable that you were only in the hospital overnight. Did your doctor prescribe anything like Pantoprazol?

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1 hour ago, BadWolfGirl said:

Day 3 post rny is a bit of a struggle. I have no energy and though the pain is still quite minimal, every time I swallow Water I feel like I have to burp to push it down. Logically I know it's only been two full days and there is probably so much inflammation to work through.

I'm still walking and sipping. Just not the best day so far.

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It took my stomach 4 to 5 days before it stopped "flip flopping" when drinking Water. Each day after surgery did get better though. Try different temperatures to see if that helps. I could do sugar free popsicles and Jello with fewer issues as well. I had VSG so I don't know how that compares to RNY though.

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BadWolfGirl    245

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I just noticed that you had RNY, not VSG! You are doing great. Unbelievable that you were only in the hospital overnight. Did your doctor prescribe anything like Pantoprazol?
Yeah I've been on PPIs for years now which was my main motivation for this surgery. I'm still taking them for now. I think it's just hard to know how much I can fit in my tiny pouch. I'm waking around the block twice every hour and although it took me two and a half hours I got my Protein Drink down.

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BadWolfGirl    245

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It took my stomach 4 to 5 days before it stopped "flip flopping" when drinking Water. Each day after surgery did get better though. Try different temperatures to see if that helps. I could do sugar free popsicles and Jello with fewer issues as well. I had VSG so I don't know how that compares to RNY though.
That's good to know. I know there's a rainbow at the end of the tunnel just need to get there. I'm just thankful the pain in minimal and I got decent sleep in my own bed .

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rene50    147

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On 1/26/2020 at 9:18 AM, journeyytovsg said:

11 days post op and down 22lbs and back in the 100’s for the first time in years. I’m in shock. I still have a long way to go but I’m so happy right now. I won’t lie I have moments where I question my decision because this is probably one of the hardest things I’ve ever done, but I know I’m doing this to live a long healthy life.

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That is wonderful! Yay!!!

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walkthewalk    13

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Had my VSG surgery in the 28th. Came home last night. I have a lot of pain now. I walked and walked at the hospital and have been walking in circles here at home. I seem to have the hiccups constant now. Anyone else have hiccups??

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ccorrea    10

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Had my RNY on the 28th hoping to go home today but I feel great fluids going down passing gas and had a BM. I’m feeling good. I don’t feel any restriction when I drink is that normal?

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rene50    147

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34 minutes ago, walkthewalk said:

Had my VSG surgery in the 28th. Came home last night. I have a lot of pain now. I walked and walked at the hospital and have been walking in circles here at home. I seem to have the hiccups constant now. Anyone else have hiccups??

Sorry to hear you are in pain, and hope it gets better very soon! I had my VSG on the 27th and didn’t have the hiccups. Hopefully, someone else who has experienced that will answer. 😘

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BadWolfGirl    245

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Had my VSG surgery in the 28th. Came home last night. I have a lot of pain now. I walked and walked at the hospital and have been walking in circles here at home. I seem to have the hiccups constant now. Anyone else have hiccups??
I had RNY but I heard that hiccups were a sign you were full. It has to do with the nerve near your stomach

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    • Alisa_S

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      On day 4 of the 2 week liquid pre-op diet. Surgery scheduled for June 11th.
      Soooo I am coming to a realization
      of something and I'm not sure what to do about it. For years the only thing I've enjoyed is eating. We rarely do anything or go anywhere and if we do it always includes food. Family comes over? Big family dinner! Go camping? Food! Take a short ride or trip? Food! Holiday? Food! Go out of town for a Dr appointment? Food! When we go to a new town we don't look for any attractions, we look for restaurants we haven't been to. Heck, I look forward to getting off work because that means it's almost supper time. Now that I'm drinking these pre-op shakes for breakfast, lunch, and supper I have nothing to look forward to.  And once I have surgery on June 11th it'll be more of the same shakes. Even after pureed stage, soft food stage, and finally regular food stage, it's going to be a drastic change for the rest of my life. I'm giving up the one thing that really brings me joy. Eating. How do you cope with that? What do you do to fill that void? Wow. Now I'm sad.
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      On day 4 of the 2 week liquid pre-op diet. Surgery scheduled for June 11th.
      Soooo I am coming to a realization
      of something and I'm not sure what to do about it. For years the only thing I've enjoyed is eating. We rarely do anything or go anywhere and if we do it always includes food. Family comes over? Big family dinner! Go camping? Food! Take a short ride or trip? Food! Holiday? Food! Go out of town for a Dr appointment? Food! When we go to a new town we don't look for any attractions, we look for restaurants we haven't been to. Heck, I look forward to getting off work because that means it's almost supper time. Now that I'm drinking these pre-op shakes for breakfast, lunch, and supper I have nothing to look forward to.  And once I have surgery on June 11th it'll be more of the same shakes. Even after pureed stage, soft food stage, and finally regular food stage, it's going to be a drastic change for the rest of my life. I'm giving up the one thing that really brings me joy. Eating. How do you cope with that? What do you do to fill that void? Wow. Now I'm sad.
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        Life as a big person had limited my life to what I knew I could manage to do each day. That was eat. I hadn't anything else to look forward to. So my eating choices were the best I could dream up. I planned the cooking in managable lots in my head and filled my day with and around it.

        Now I have a whole new big, bigger, biggest, best days ever. I am out there with those skinny people doing stuff i could never have dreamt of. Food is now an after thought. It doesn't consume my day. I still enjoy the good home cooked food but I eat smaller portions. I leave food on my plate when I am full. I can no longer hear my mother's voice saying eat it all up, ther are starving children in Africa who would want that!

        I still cook for family feasts, I love cooking. I still do holidays but I have changed from the All inclusive drinking and eating everything everyday kind to Self catering accommodation. This gives me the choice of cooking or eating out as I choose. I rarely drink anymore as I usually travel alone now and I feel I need to keep aware of my surroundings.

        I don't know at what point my life expanded, was it when I lost 100 pounds? Was it when I left my walking stick at home ? Was it when I said yes to an outing instead of finding an excuse to stay home ? i look back at my last five years and wonder how loosing weight has made such a difference. Be ready to amaze yourself.

        BTW, the liquid diet sucks, one more day and you are over the worst. You can do it.

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