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1st Post Gastric Sleeve Op Appt...5 Days Post Op



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1st post op this am... Drain out !! THANK GOD!!! Stuff to drink is/was nasty- I have a terrible gag reflux but thankfully no leaks- Drain came out- a bit uncomfortable but not painful.. 18lbs lost since pre op so I'm happy- I can graduate to thicker full liquids and pureed foods so i'm going to try some mashed sweet potatoe tomorrow YAY :Banane55: ... I have found that the japanese Soup spoon works great while "eating"... it equals about an ounce so 4-5 of them and i'm stuffed with soup that is....Tried to have some SF pudding and that didnt resonate well; not sure if it was the thickness, the milk or what but no biggie...

Anyone lurking thinking abou this; I'm only 5 days out and i can honestly say GO FOR IT!! it's totally worth it....

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congrats on being able to progress o the diet. i have my first post op appt today and am also 5 days out, hopefully i'll progress too :)

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LML, I thought that blue stuff was yucky, too!! I'm jealous that he took your drain out in 5 days. He made me go 8 days with it! :(

So, did you LOVE the hospital? I adored my nurses, except the one who kept pushing the pain meds.

I missed the support group meeting this week because of work, but will be there next month, I hope.

Glad to see you're doing so well! :)

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