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wavetimer    0

wavetimer
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My surgery is scheduled for next Tuesday 5/17 in Pontiac MI by Dr. Pleatman. Any presurgery hints would be welcome. I was wondering how long it will be before I can Golf and Fish again? Hope its short. Looking forward to reading more of your posts soon. My starting point is 340 but I'm fairly active and in good health.

Ron (wavetimer)

Wisconsin

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Iluvharleys    15

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Each person seems to heal differently. I would say no longer than 2 weeks, but maybe sooner if you heal faster. My doctor told me I could ride my Harley after 2 weeks, so fishing and golfing is definately in that range. Just go by how you are feeling, if you are up to it, give it a try.

Get your food/drinks in now before you go so you won't have to worry about it when you come home.

Use a heating pad for any gas pains in the shoulder and don't forget that walking helps more than anything else does.

Showers only until you totally heal up (no baths or swimming pool)

Good luck with your surgery and post when you can and let us know how you did.

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wavetimer    0

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Thanks Harley Girls. Now that I know that it is a runway, I can "take off" to a new body that I'll be able to "model" for everyone. GRIN Down to three days and begining to feel this may just happen.

Ready.

Ron in WI

banding on 5/17/05

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Jammin & Losin    1

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Good luck on getting your band!!! Take at least 2 weeks off and towards the end of your first week go fishing!!!! Rest up a couple days... then fish somemore before returning to work!!!! LOL!!!

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KarenB    0

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Good luck to you, Ron. Check w/your doc. re: golfing. That swinging motion could possibly strain the port area (where the port is stiched down). You really sound great, and we're looking forward to hearing more from you.

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Infaith    1

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Best wishes to you Ron! This is a wonderful thing you are doing for yourself.

Speedy recovery!

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wavetimer    0

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Just got back to Wisconsin from Michigan this afternoon Weds 5/18/05. I was operated on at around 8AM on Tuesday 5/17/05 in Pontiac Michigan, surgery lasted about an hour. My Surgeon was Doctor Pleatman who I had first met the day before. I am a self pay and he had cut through all the red tape so scheduling was easy and quick with him. Great guy ...very personable and explained every thing that was going to happen then checked on me afterwards and gave me the okay to travel when I was ready. After surgery I was awake before noon. They gave me a pill and I slept more till around 3pm. Woke up feeling great (other than a sore throat), had my wife there with me giving support. Dressed and left the hospital around 4PM. Took the hour drive to Toledo (damn potholes) to spend the night with relatives but arrived feeling fine. Walked a block upon arriving with no problems and went in and socialized with them and watched TV. Towards the end of the night I started having a few minor pains in the left shoulder but used the heating pad at night (Thanks to the member who suggested it) and slept great after taking a couple Tylenol.

Awoke this AM, felt even better, walked a couple blocks, had a shake and we left back for WI. Five hour ride, we stopped 4 times so I could walk a while to prevent bloodclots. Feeling fine now (5:45Pm) except for a little soreness in the chest/ stomach area (incisions) when I move, the sore throat is gone. But overall I (nor anybody else) can't believe how well I feel after having been through this.

Thanks to all the members who have given support and it was a special treat to meet Christina at the DR.'s office. God bless you all and I hope your surgery goes as well.

I don't want to over do it so I won't go dancing tonight (Kidding)

But I am shooting for Golf in two weeks.

Best regards,

Ron

Break down of costs: Dr. $5K, Hospital $7K includes $3k for band, Sandman $0.5K:

Total $12.5K

Guess the rest is up to me and the band.

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bondgirl    0

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That is so wonderful Ron! I am so happy for you. You deserve that day on the golf course! Have fun!

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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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