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I had my surgery on the 23rd. As of today, I am wondering what in the world I have done to myself. I did great on the pre op liquid diet, lost 23lbs. I'm pretty miserable now wondering if I will ever be able to eat again. Reading all the posts have been encouraging. I know it will get better.

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Hang in there! It's a process. You will do great and be very successful! Don't get discouraged!

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I had my surgery on the 23rd. As of today, I am wondering what in the world I have done to myself. I did great on the pre op liquid diet, lost 23lbs. I'm pretty miserable now wondering if I will ever be able to eat again. Reading all the posts have been encouraging. I know it will get better.

Day 3 I felt HORRIBLE too. It got better everyday, and still is. Be VERY good about doing the walking and breathing thing. We had the BEST surgeon, right??? ;) Don't be shy with the pain meds either. I hope tomorrow is better for you.

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Yes, we did have the best dr. He and the staff have been awesome. I look forward to the results that I am reading about on here. I am wondering how long people took off from work??

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I had the same type of meltdown on Day 4- started crying about what I had done. You will get over that as you start to feel better. These 6 weeks on liquids/pureed and soft foods seem to last forever, but when I look at the numbers on the scale or in the mirror and can see a difference, it makes it worth it! Hang in there!

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Yes, we did have the best dr. He and the staff have been awesome. I look forward to the results that I am reading about on here. I am wondering how long people took off from work??

WEll, I work at home, homeschooling the boys, all the other domestic things....Today is 2 weeks out and it's back to work, but coincidentally, it's the first day i've really felt like I can tackle it all. 2 weeks was a nice time span to be off for me.

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