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No game    14,437

No game
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So what's in it?

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Two all beef patties, special sauce...

Air/ co2

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marlygirly    29

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Don't forget your shirt that says "I left my stomach in Tijuana"

That is funny as hell!! I am thinking I need that shirt! :)

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lessofmeismore    1,405

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That is funny as hell!! I am thinking I need that shirt! :)

Marly, how are you doing???

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marlygirly    29

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Well I am sitting in bed at the Marriott and can't wait till tomorrow is over. I had a very delicious bowl of chicken broth and coffee for dinner. We head over to the Hospital tomorrow at 11:00. Ready to be done and over, but other than that I am just fine. Thank you for asking! :)

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lessofmeismore    1,405

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Well I am sitting in bed at the Marriott and can't wait till tomorrow is over. I had a very delicious bowl of chicken broth and coffee for dinner. We head over to the Hospital tomorrow at 11:00. Ready to be done and over' date=' but other than that I am just fine. Thank you for asking! :)[/quote']

I'm so excited for you!!

Keep us updated! :)

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marlygirly    29

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I am good! I had a delicious bowl of chicken broth for dinner at the Marriott. Now I am relaxing in my room with my Hubby. Tomorrow we leave at 11 to go to the hospital, and I am ready to get the show on the road. Thank you for asking!

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marlygirly    29

marlygirly
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Ok I did not mean to reply five hundred times!!! It kept telling me that it did not go thru!! Sorry!!

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lessofmeismore    1,405

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Happens to me all the time :P

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MrsPiggleWiggle    65

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Awesome pics of the souvenir you left in Mexico! ;)

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HoosierGirl    780

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OMG AMY - thank you for posting this picture! Wow! Just can't say anything but WOW!

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AussieLady    521

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Hahaha.. Well she did get it in Mexico

( was that going to far for a joke?)

Disclaimer.. absolutely nothing wrong with going out of the country for surgery! Well except for Australia that is' date='., I heard they take out the wrong side.[/quote']

I don't understand how this thread turned to Aussie bashing......... And that photo is eeeeewwwwwwwwww! No more sausages for this lady either.

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lexysdad04    43

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I have a drain' date=' so I'm pretty sure that's where the juices would go. Ew, juices.

Yes, they check both sides for reasons mentioned above.

I just asked before, if he could take a pic. I have some of it being cut and my sleeve too. Those will have to wait.

And Laura, shame on you, blasting mx surgeries!! :P[/quote']

How does the drain work and how do they take it out with our cutting u up again could u post a pic or some post a pic of how the drain looks

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katikati    127

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How does the drain work and how do they take it out with our cutting u up again could u post a pic or some post a pic of how the drain looks

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I will show you, but try not to be too grossed out. It's not as horrible as it looks. It only hurt once in a while (bending, sneezing, etc.), and it was painless when it was removed. The surgeon removed it about two weeks after my surgery. I didn't even have to lay on the bed. He clipped the stitch holding it in place, wrapped some paper towels around the exposed part of the tube, and pulled it gently until it was all out. He told me I'd have to clean inside of it with peroxide and a q-tip until it closed up, which did not sound exciting to me. However, I went to clean it the next morning, and it had already closed up. Whew! Was so glad to be off the hook with that one.

Oh, and the tube that is outside of you is about a foot long and there is a rubber bulb at the end that is about the size and shape of a large lemon. I had to open the top and empty it twice a day by squeezing it into a plastic cup they gave me that would measure the drainage in cc's. Then you squeeze the bulb and close the top, so that there's a little suction in the tube. When I was in the hospital, they kept the bulb safety pinned to the inside of my hospital gown. At home I did the same and kept it pinned to my shirt.

Ugh. It is so frustrating getting pictures to display on this site. Here's a link to it in my gallery: http://www.verticals...17416-img-2224/

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lexysdad04    43

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Thanks Katikati, I think having a drip in me is what's freaking me out the most at least I know it will come out sooner or later

Good thing I didn't do the lapband I don't think I could have something left in me

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