July 13Th Anyone?

[JentryB2020 7]

I had my surgery yesterday. Anyone else? Just wondering how you are feeling. I'm about to get my swallow test in a few hours. I'm nervous to take anything, hoping I don't get sick.

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Congrats on your surgery!!! I am a very low energy person too, so it is encouraging that there is hope!

Please tell me about the swallow test...it scares me! I don't even know what they do

[JentryB2020 7]

The swallow test wasn't fun, but wasn't awful. I have been NPO for 36 hours now. Surgery happened at 10am Friday. Stopped food and drink Thursday at 8pm. The swallow test comes 24 hours after surgery. You drink this greenish dye in front of an X-ray machine. Tastes like cough Syrup. I requested nausea meds before I went down to help that. They made me drink 4 ounces of it. So I'm a bit uncomfy now. They pretty much filled my new tummy with it. It's not terrible though. Easier than I expected in my mind.

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Thanks! Good tip on requesting nausea meds...I have a very sensitive gag reflex. I had it in my mind that they put a tube down your throat, so drinking cough Syrup sounds great!

How are you feeling now? Was your pain level about what you expected?

[JentryB2020 7]

Oh yea. The pain is wayyy less than I expected. It's not pain free of course, I knew that. I expected to be in horrible pain. I had my lap band removed when I was 19 weeks pregnant. That hurt like hell, cause the baby was pushing on the incisions. Awful. So I thought it may be like that again. Not at all.