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So I had my sleeve Monday July 23rd. The hospital stay was not bad. However if you have it a OLOL you have to remind them to feed you and sometime remind them to give you your meds. This is typical there. Otherwise my doctor was great and before the surgery the nurse was great. I have had a hard time with the amount of food my body will allow. I could never tell if I had had enough or to much. But I never got sick, so I assume I eating enough. The last two days I have also had a hard time drinking all the Protein that is required. But all in all it hasnt a bad experience. I have read a lot of the threads on this app and they have been helpful. broth, sugar free Jello, and yogurt have been most of my meals. I tried grits which didn't bother me and mashed potatoes which went down easily. But I didn't eat either of these until the 6th and 7th day. I have lost 5lbs so far. I am very excited for the future and all the new activities I will be able to do.

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That's great news I don't have a date but I'm going w a doc in Covington , la Karl oydone

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Good luck! I worked with my regular dr for 6 mths before I had my surgery. So it felt like it took forever. But once u get your date time starts to fly.

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That's great news I don't have a date but I'm going w a doc in Covington , la Karl oydone

Hey there! I was sleeved by Dr. Ordoyne, and so was my husband. Let me know if you have any questions (you can PM). :-) Good luck!!

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I'm so happy to kno there's someone out there who's actually went the Doc I'm going w ... Thank u for offer advise or answering my Q as I have plenty .. I sent I a pm .. Thank you so much .. U don't kno what it means to me

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I'm from Baton Rouge too. Glad to know there are others so close. Having surgery 8/13. Go for pre op this week.

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Newbeginning who is doing your surgery? We have some great doctors here. Many of my friends have had the surgery. Congrats on having a date! My date came so fast I feel like it was here before I knew it!

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Chrissie, My surgeon is Dr. Andrew Hargroder. I'm having surgery at Woman's Hospital. Date is coming fast!, Monday 8/13 at 9:00 am is it. Did pre- op interview on phone today with nurse. Everything is ready to go!! Getting nervous and excited at same time!! Sorry it take me so long to reply back. I did not even remember that there was a Baton Rouge board. Glad to know there are others close by who had same procedure. Praying everyone is doing well.

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