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Day one: experienced the severe left shoulder pain from Gas. Gas gas gas ...Walked about 20 minutes dr. Had me in 45 degree angle didn't get much sleep nothing to drink dry mouth ugggh.

Day two post op: today I did the swallow test the drink its gross I was really praying not to vomit. The test is negative for leaks yeah!!!

Foley came off started Clear Liquids sponge bathe myself more walking gas is coming out. No more shoulder pain. Gas is really coming out had two bowel movements so far everything is moving.

I go home tomorrow!!!!

They gave me this neat pillow.

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Day one: experienced the severe left shoulder pain from Gas. Gas gas gas ...Walked about 20 minutes dr. Had me in 45 degree angle didn't get much sleep nothing to drink dry mouth ugggh.

Day two post op: today I did the swallow test the drink its gross I was really praying not to vomit. The test is negative for leaks yeah!!!

Foley came off started clear liquids sponge bathe myself more walking gas is coming out. No more shoulder pain. Gas is really coming out had two bowel movements so far everything is moving.

I go home tomorrow!!!!

They gave me this neat pillow.

Thats a cool pillow! And congrats on everything is moving along (:

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My surgery was on Monday the 18th. When do you start to feel normal. Im having severe nausea' date=' Water stool (I still have a lot of gas in me) Please help, Im feeling kind if defeated.[/quote']

I was feeling like you. Is normal. And the water stool hang in there we all go through this process lol. You would feel beter. Mines was on the 15.

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does anybody have lower stomach pain? I know it might sound weird but u can sit fine it's when I go to stand up it hurts in my lower stomach the worst. I was sleeved Tuesday

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does anybody have lower stomach pain? I know it might sound weird but u can sit fine it's when I go to stand up it hurts in my lower stomach the worst. I was sleeved Tuesday

My stomach hurts more on the left side stomach when I get up not real low though

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Yeah, I'm experiencing the same thing. I feel like I'm not rested when I wake up. Then I can't go back to sleep. :(

My dr. gave me a sleeping pill, been trying that since last wednesday. Today I called them up because I was taking the pill at 10pm and waking up throughout the night and waking up at 5am totally exhausted. It's become such a mental block for me that it's wrecking a lot of my day. I dread waking up because it's hard and I dread going to bed because it's not helping either. They doubled my sleeping pill dose and I'm hopeful it will help.

Getting my Protein in and Water. Just generally in a funk. It's going to be a while i think.

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I am 15 days post-op. I haven't had any issues with sleep or pain/gas. Where I am having issues is drinking/eating with air. I am burping or frothing trying to get liquid or food in. I am also trying to get used to a full feeling. I keep telling myself I am full but my mind wants to keep eating. So frustrated with my obsession with eating.

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I'm just 3 days out, but when I do start on solid food, I know that I'll be dealing with the same obsessions. Hang in there.

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Pre-surgery, I took Ambien and slept like a baby all night long. Since the surgery, it does not seem to work. I am lucky if I get 4 hours of sleep and most nights it is broken. Sometimes I awaken at 2am and cannot get back to sleep. Awful.

My dr. gave me a sleeping pill, been trying that since last wednesday. Today I called them up because I was taking the pill at 10pm and waking up throughout the night and waking up at 5am totally exhausted. It's become such a mental block for me that it's wrecking a lot of my day. I dread waking up because it's hard and I dread going to bed because it's not helping either. They doubled my sleeping pill dose and I'm hopeful it will help.

Getting my Protein in and Water. Just generally in a funk. It's going to be a while i think.

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Ok I just tried Bariatric Advantage Calcium citrate+vit d lozenges (even though they are chewable not a lozenge).

They were huge and chalky and now my tummy is PISSED off! I am 7 days out and never experienced this before. Not pleasant(glad they were samples!)

J.M.O

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Day 3 of Pre-op Diet. I'm so drained and have a mound of work to do. I think tomorrow will be my last day of work. I was going to work on Monday as surgery is on Tuesday.

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I was sleeved on tuesday. I was in hospital one night and got out yesterday. I thought that was pretty good for everything that goes on. Im in some pain. But its not to terrible. Just kinda wondered when some of this pain will go away? I cant wait for some of this weight to fall off. The day and a half I was in hospital I gained 8pounds. But I think that was from all of the I.v. fluids. Overall my experience with dr. Glascock and his staff has been awesome.

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Are any of you guys on this horrible lovenox shots? I have to have them twice daily for seven days to prevent blood clots..... They hurt soooo much <img src='http://www.bariatricpal.com/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/sad.png' class='bbc_emoticon' alt=':(' /> Not the needle but the medicine.... Ugh!

I am also on the lovenox shots. Not really painful for me but were outrageous to pay for. I do mine once a day.

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I was sleeved on tuesday. I was in hospital one night and got out yesterday. I thought that was pretty good for everything that goes on. Im in some pain. But its not to terrible. Just kinda wondered when some of this pain will go away? I cant wait for some of this weight to fall off. The day and a half I was in hospital I gained 8pounds. But I think that was from all of the I.v. fluids. Overall my experience with dr. Glascock and his staff has been awesome.

I lost 9# right after and then weighed myself again after my 1 day stay and I gained 15#! It was a little frustrating and now I'm down #5 at a week out. It is patients and dedication and it will happen!

The pain? Well my gas are still around but as soon as I had my 1st booty blow out then it started to feel better (:

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Ok I just tried Bariatric Advantage Calcium citrate+vit d lozenges (even though they are chewable not a lozenge).

They were huge and chalky and now my tummy is PISSED off! I am 7 days out and never experienced this before. Not pleasant(glad they were samples!)

J.M.O

I hate when I piss my sleeve off. I've noticed she is very temperamental about certain things. I ordered the raspberry calcium chews today. I hope they are worth it. My boss loves them. Hopefully my sassy frass sleeve will tolerate them.

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I was sleeved on tuesday. I was in hospital one night and got out yesterday. I thought that was pretty good for everything that goes on. Im in some pain. But its not to terrible. Just kinda wondered when some of this pain will go away? I cant wait for some of this weight to fall off. The day and a half I was in hospital I gained 8pounds. But I think that was from all of the I.v. fluids. Overall my experience with dr. Glascock and his staff has been awesome.

Your experience sounds very much like mine. That weight gain from you hospital stay will quickly go away. I dropped 6 pounds over night the first night I was back home. They were pumping me with fluids until the very end. My IV came out and I was out the door literally about 5 minutes afterwards.

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