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Yeah' date=' now I just have to see my regular dr 4 more times for my diet check-in, have a psych, cardio and pulmonary eval and hopefully get certed by the holidays. hoops and more hoops to jump thru. I'm looking forward to hearing how it goes for you. I understand the pliation is just stapling the stomach into 2 parts and not removing the portion that they would in a regular sleeve surgery.[/quote']

Well thanks :) I will let everyone know how if goes :) I just want it over with lol so I can start living!

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I AM APPPPPPPRRRRRROOOOOOOOVVVVVVEEEEEEDDDDD!!!! Yay yay yay!! Surgery date is August 13TH!

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so happy for you! I'll be following how things go for you so keep me up to date! really hoping all this comes together for me too. after doing all the requirements over these months, I think they should definitely say yes!

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so happy for you! I'll be following how things go for you so keep me up to date! really hoping all this comes together for me too. after doing all the requirements over these months' date=' I think they should definitely say yes![/quote']

I will :) thanks for your support.

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Things went great! Third day in hospital, my abdomen isn't that bad its these terrible gas pains! Got my gauze off this morning, I have five incisions. Hoping to go home tomorrow.

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Things went great! Third day in hospital, my abdomen isn't that bad its these terrible gas pains! Got my gauze off this morning, I have five incisions. Hoping to go home tomorrow.

I'm so glad you're okay! So, how have you felt over the last couple of days, really? Have you been able to swallow much? Does your stomach hurt itself, like when you sleep on your side? I've completed everything I need to and filled out the psych test. I'm meeting with him either tomorrow or monday. (I'm hoping for a cancellation tomorrow.) I'm really trying to see if I can get certed for this by Labor Day. I saw a med weightloss clinic for 2 months 7 times before the holidays, and I'm really hoping they will count that towards my dr. visits. You hang in there girl, it's all downhill from here! :)

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I'm so glad you're okay! So' date=' how have you felt over the last couple of days, really? Have you been able to swallow much? Does your stomach hurt itself, like when you sleep on your side? I've completed everything I need to and filled out the psych test. I'm meeting with him either tomorrow or monday. (I'm hoping for a cancellation tomorrow.) I'm really trying to see if I can get certed for this by Labor Day. I saw a med weightloss clinic for 2 months 7 times before the holidays, and I'm really hoping they will count that towards my dr. visits. You hang in there girl, it's all downhill from here! :)[/quote']

If has been the hardest thing I have ever done. I am a side sleeper and I cannot sleep on my side because it feels like my insides are ripping out. I don't feel my stomach but I have had gargles and rumbling for days. It wasn't difficult to swallow you just don't want anything, and whenever I swallowed it would send a pain through my chest. Today is better though I have been sleeping a lot and I walked a lot in the hospital. I have lost 20 pounds so far. 5 on the Pre op and 15 post op.

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So glad you are doing well!! Is it normal to stay in the hospital for 5 days where you had your surgery?

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I stayed 3 nights and was discharged by 10 am. I have been home two days. :) today has been much much better.

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I stayed 3 nights and was discharged by 10 am. I have been home two days. :) today has been much much better.

Oh, sorry I misread your post. How is everything going now at a week post op???

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Pretty good I'm down 22 pounds. I just want real food :( trying real hard to get my fluids in. Next week Proteins and Vitamins are important. This week he said focus on fluids.

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well, don't kill yourself with real food just yet! you have a very tender tummy. so, how many days has it been since you've had real food?

and how many days did you feel really bad? just trying to get a gauge on reality. all the paperwork has been submitted as of today. waiting to hear back from the preauthorization nurse now. do you have someone helping you recuperate?

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It has been 10 days since real food :( my mom had bypass so she is helping a lot :)

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And I still feel a little weird....I just wanna lay around and if I do something I get nausea

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