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Surgery is done! Spent 3 days in hospital. Been home for a few days and feeling better everyday. To all of you who said "it will be fine", "hang in there", "you can do this"... You were right :) Still having some issues... One week down, many more to go.

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Dusty - what happened that they kept you for three days?

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Hi... I have a damaged esophagus (swallowed a bee a few years ago and it ripped up my esophagus), reflux and a hiatal hernia... The gases were terrible and hid everywhere they could find inside me to hide.. I could release the gases and was really nauseous for 2 days. Anyway, main thing was they couldn't get my heart rate down. It went from 68 before surgery, up to 123. They released me when it went down under 100. Never did find out why it happened. I just kept on walking :)

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Welcome to "Bandland"... this time next week it well be even better... then this time next year you won't believe how fast the time went by and how the band changed your life !

Tom, Toronto

Banded July 6 06

Wt. Loss: 156 lbs

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Thanks Tom, I'm looking forward to it!

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Congrats and glad you're feeling better! :)

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Hi... I have a damaged esophagus (swallowed a bee a few years ago and it ripped up my esophagus), reflux and a hiatal hernia... The gases were terrible and hid everywhere they could find inside me to hide.. I could release the gases and was really nauseous for 2 days. Anyway, main thing was they couldn't get my heart rate down. It went from 68 before surgery, up to 123. They released me when it went down under 100. Never did find out why it happened. I just kept on walking :)

OMG - swallowed a bee? I can't EVEN imagine! I'm glad you're up and around.......it can only get better from here :)

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Mrsinto... How can I get my BMI to show up on my weight 'ticker', without having to have a separate ticker for it? Like your ticker is

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Dusty - I don't have any tickers; I have a signature line. I just scrolled up this thread, and I think Steph04 has what you're looking for? I haven't ventured out into tickers.....yet :rolleyes:

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Hi... I have a damaged esophagus (swallowed a bee a few years ago and it ripped up my esophagus), reflux and a hiatal hernia... The gases were terrible and hid everywhere they could find inside me to hide.. I could release the gases and was really nauseous for 2 days. Anyway, main thing was they couldn't get my heart rate down. It went from 68 before surgery, up to 123. They released me when it went down under 100. Never did find out why it happened. I just kept on walking :)

I'm glad you are okay.

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