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Day 0 pre-surgery: What am I getting myself into????

Day 0 post-surgery: The worst decision I've ever made. What have I done to myself and where were all the horror stories?

Day 1 post-surgery: I can't believe I'm still alive and if I could go back and un do this, I would. The nurses call me a pain virgin. Never had any babies, tattoos, other surgeries or anything. And narcotics make me sick, so I'm just on Tylenol.

Day 2: I can't keep anything down, and they want me up walking a marathon. I keep throwing up.

Day 3: If I pretend like I'm able to eat and get my butt up and go walk, they may let my husband take me home. And they let me go home, so I'm wlaking, drinking, burping, hiccups, no toots.

Day 4: My stomach is killing me. I keep cutting up tylenol. Sipping on my liquids and doing a shot of Protein as I walk laps aroud the house, am now tooting and burping. Hoping Day 5 feels better.

Day 5: Definately feeling better. I have a hollow feeling in my chest and only some localized pain. I have 7 incision sites. That seems like alot. I have been able to get in most liquids but not a lot of protein. That mix stuff is just nasty. I wasn't supposed to but I was so bored out of my mind today, that I drove to the grocery. I cooked supper. Jsut chillin now, looking forward to feeling even better tomorrow.

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so, your story is pretty much like everyone else's! Except, I had a lap band before, and still went through the same mental notes, but a little less of a pain virgin (like that)! Had 3 kids, 2 tats, and previous surgeries! But still we all think "What the hell did i just do to myself?" And let me tell you, everyday it gets so much easier and easier! Pretty soon, you will be like the rest of us again and saying you really do not remember the pain!

Feel better and keep up that walking, it really helps!

Patti

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mjb123, your post mirrors what i'm going through EXACTLY.

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Day 0 pre-surgery: What am I getting myself into????

Day 0 post-surgery: The worst decision I've ever made. What have I done to myself and where were all the horror stories?

Day 1 post-surgery: I can't believe I'm still alive and if I could go back and un do this, I would. The nurses call me a pain virgin. Never had any babies, tattoos, other surgeries or anything. And narcotics make me sick, so I'm just on Tylenol.

Day 2: I can't keep anything down, and they want me up walking a marathon. I keep throwing up.

Day 3: If I pretend like I'm able to eat and get my butt up and go walk, they may let my husband take me home. And they let me go home, so I"m wlaking, drinking, burping, hiccups, no toots.

Day 4: My stomach is killing me. I keep cutting up tylenol. Sipping on my liquids and doing a shot of Protein as I walk laps aroud the house, am now tooting and burping. Hoping Day 5 feels better.

Haaa!!! Taking me back is what you're doing!

No worries though, believe me when I say it does get so much better. I'm six months out and my thoughts now are "THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU... infinity to all the powers that be..."

B)

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