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Hi Evryone!

I am in <mexicali, >MX wow how great so far! <Everyone sooooo nice and professional and everything very clean!! <The hotel...excellent!!!!!! hAD THE LAST MEAL TONIGHT...THEY TOLD US WE COULD EAT ANYTHING TONIGHT... I had an incredible duck and yummy dessert. We are at a five star hotel wwith a five star restaurant... We fasted until the tests...when we arrived everything was taken care of very quickly!

Good luck to all going thsi week! See you this weekend online!:thankyou:

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November 13th

Dr. Cirangle - San Francisco (I'm from Hawaii)

Starting weight???? Current weight 220 +/-

Goal weight - 130

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Hello All!

I had a pretty emotional conversation with my boyfriend this morning about the surgery. He is very worried about me having a surgery and something going wrong, he is also supportive (really the one who is very close to me who is supportive), but I think is having difficulty with the idea of me going under the knife. I have tried to encourage him (and myself) does anyone have any words of wisdom that I should share with him? :thankyou:

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Hi everyone - I just wanted to wish everyone the best. I'm so excited, and I'm reading all your posts eagerly. I especially appreciate those who post after banding. My thoughts are with you all.

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Hello All!

I had a pretty emotional conversation with my boyfriend this morning about the surgery. He is very worried about me having a surgery and something going wrong, he is also supportive (really the one who is very close to me who is supportive), but I think is having difficulty with the idea of me going under the knife. I have tried to encourage him (and myself) does anyone have any words of wisdom that I should share with him? :o

It's a scarey time, I can't lie about it. I was banded last Thursday, and I was afraid on the way to the hospital, but I was fine once I got there. For him, he won't be able to breath a sigh of relief until you're out of surgery, but trust me, you'll be surprised at how simple this surgery is. Please don't worry. It will all be fine. :)

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Hi Everyone,

Kym here... i am 6 days post surgery and feel pretty darn good. i am back at work today and have no complaints about anything except i still have the gas pains - they come and go. any idea how long the gas is suppose to last? i forgot my gas-x at home today so i cant wait for lunch so i can go get some!! i am down 10 lbs so far and the surgery itself really was the easiest surgery i have ever had. good luck to everyone - i hope you all have a positive experience like i have had.

kym

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Kym the gas is most likely the the gas put in for surgery which gas x does not treat...my surgeon said walk 5 minutes every hour to dissipate it...i hear otherwise it can take up to six months...move move move

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6 MONTHS!! oh dear Lord i will die of the pain of gas!! ok 5 minutes it is every hour. thank you so much for that advice. i usually heal so quickly i wasnt expecting this gas pain to be so miserable.

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Hi...everyone! I am still having pain today, but I am at work. I started taking extra strength Tylenol (liquid) instead of children's liquid. It works better.

I called the doctors office and talk to the nurse today. She said everything I am feeling is normal. My lower abdomen is swollen and my left side hurts when I walk or breath. All normal. She did suggest I go ahead and eat some cottage cheese...and...oh my god did it taste good. However, I got the hiccups and some of it came up. THERE'S YOUR SIGN!

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I'm so proud of you brooksie you're doing great and thanks for keeping us posted. I was sitting here at the moment before I opened that and said to myself I'm gonna dig my heels in and not do this...cause I'm scared...I see from you and so many others here I can make it through

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Please let us know as soon as you can!! I am hopeful that all will be well enough for you to have the surgery. We will be waiting to hear---Good luck!!

Karen

Karen,

Have a Cardioligist that is a friend of the family and he saw me yesterday. The only issue was my BP was high...(got meds for that) ECHO was perfect he said... :biggrin1:

SO just heard from Dr Hoehn's office and I AM A GO! :clap2:

Thanks again for your support.... !

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Hi...everyone! I am still having pain today, but I am at work. I started taking extra strength Tylenol (liquid) instead of children's liquid. It works better.

I called the doctors office and talk to the nurse today. She said everything I am feeling is normal. My lower abdomen is swollen and my left side hurts when I walk or breath. All normal. She did suggest I go ahead and eat some cottage cheese...and...oh my god did it taste good. However, I got the hiccups and some of it came up. THERE'S YOUR SIGN! I stopped eating right away.

I was not able to see Oprah yesterday, but I heard that there was a young lady on there that lost 170 pounds...half her size. Did anyone see it?

Happy Tuesday! 5 days post-op!

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