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A lot more difficult than I thought going into it. I being discharged now- I would be happy to answer any questions. In the meantime, here are pictures of my incision sites.

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AKMYS11, congratulations! I haven't been sleeved yet, I haven't even had my consult yet :-)! "difficult" how?

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Glad you made it through, are you in any pain?

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Good luck! My recovery was very sore...but dont worry things get better with each passing day! I am two weeks post op today and gonna take my kids out walking. You will be up and moving in no time...just take one day at a time.

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Hang in there! In a few months this will all be a distant memory.

Side note... Did your surgeon write YES across your tummy? :)

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Glad all went well. Just remember to sip that Water and walk, walk, walk! :)

Keep us posted

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Hang in there! In a few months this will all be a distant memory.

Side note... Did your surgeon write YES across your tummy? :)

I have to ask-why did your surgeon write Yes on your tummy? :)

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Akmys 11, glad to hear you made it to the losers bench.

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Pain pain pain nausea nausea nausea. 2 days of HELL.

Not sure why he wrote that.

Anyone considering should be prepared for the possibility of what I just went through.

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Pain pain pain nausea nausea nausea. 2 days of HELL.

Not sure why he wrote that.

Anyone considering should be prepared for the possibility of what I just went through.

Sorry to hear that your recovery is not going well right now.

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I had a Lap Cholecystectomy (gallbladder removal) and its painful but each day got better. My Sleeve June 21 so at least I know what to expect I don't know if that's a good or bad thing :) I hope you feel better soon !!

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Sorry to hear that your recovery is not going well right now.

Thanks- I'm sure being home I will get on the mend soon....

What are you eating right now? All liquids? I'm doing Protein shakes & Water for now.

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As soon as I came home I was able to start pureed foods, but I stuck with Clear Liquids yesterday.

Today I had a vanilla Premier Protein shake, took about 3 hours to complete the 11oz. I have been sipping on Water and wylers light pink lemonade.

For lunch I had 2oz of puréed chicken and rice, very yummy. First actual food since Sunday, still amazes me. I did remember to stop drinking 30 mins before and start 30 mins after eating.

I was given 1oz medicine cups before leaving the hospital and that's what I ate my lunch out of with a baby spoon. These utensils were very helpful with eating and it took me 30 mins to eat.

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Hmmm. It's strange because drinking more than regular sips doesn't bother me at all. And I have really bad hunger pains still. Maybe I have a huge sleeve? I named him Bob. Haha.

Bob is hungry but my doc says 3 weeks of liquids. :/

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