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Congrats on your surgery. How are you feeling? Are you getting your Water intake? Any pain?

Thank u! I'm feeling pretty good. I'm working on intake. Haven't really been measuring. But I'm going to pay attention today so i can have somethin definitive for my post op visit. No pain a and I'm a crybaby for pain. Just a bit of discomfort. Actually the most painful thing was the gas, and the shoulder pain.

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Thank u! I'm feeling pretty good. I'm working on intake. Haven't really been measuring. But I'm going to pay attention today so i can have somethin definitive for my post op visit. No pain a and I'm a crybaby for pain. Just a bit of discomfort. Actually the most painful thing was the gas' date=' and the shoulder pain.[/quote']

That's great to hear. I've noticed everyone just about mentions shoulder pain & the gas. Glad it isn't too bad.

No Sassygal1, I pray I was not mislead by the Bariatric nurse/coordinator. Ha, now I wanna double check before I get my hopes up too high.

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It went well. He said everything was perfect. Everything up to now has been normal. U will enjoy ur stay' date=' no matter what pain or whatever u are in.[/quote']

GREAT TO HEAR!! Yes Methodist is good when it comes to staying. I have no complaints so far on that. Was there before for gallbladder surgery by Dr Gorecki!! That's why I picked him. Him and the hospital are great!!

Keep us posted on your journey. Surgery is done and now the journey begins!! :))

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That's great to hear. I've noticed everyone just about mentions shoulder pain & the gas. Glad it isn't too bad.

No Sassygal1' date=' I pray I was not mislead by the Bariatric nurse/coordinator. Ha, now I wanna double check before I get my hopes up too high.

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You should def call and make sure 1slimsistah2!! You don't want any surprises or delays. If you go online there are the requirements they want before surgery. It's under morbid obesity. Again just call to make sure. Maybe you have a diff type of plan under the same name.

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GREAT TO HEAR!! Yes Methodist is good when it comes to staying. I have no complaints so far on that. Was there before for gallbladder surgery by Dr Gorecki!! That's why I picked him. Him and the hospital are great!!

Keep us posted on your journey. Surgery is done and now the journey begins!! :))

will do!

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Hi. I was approved in about a weeks time. I had my surgery on Monday. I was told everything went perfect. The care I received at New York Methodist was awesome. I will b writing thank you letters and sending cards.

How are you feeling?

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I was given 8/19 as my date but my PCP submitted his approval letter with my blood pressure reading at 140/100 and now the surgeon doesn't want to do the surgery if it stays so elevated. He gave me a different more stronger Water pill and boy is it working and a higher dose of metoprolol 100mg 2x a day. He stated that this wbls would help me in lowering my pressure.

But you wanna know so,ething, I truly believe that my I.U.D. May be causing my readings. I passed all clinical trials. Pulmonary, cardiology, blood work, etc. so I am going to get it taken out. I've had it over 10yrs and no sex for approx 8 of those 10! Lol so that's my hunch.

Wish me luck. I go to the GYN at 9am. I want it out. Other than being 285# I don't know why my pressure is so high. I have low salt tolerance too.

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So I was just given a date to see my surgeon on 8/14 to fill out consent forms and papers...my date is a go. 8/19! I had my OBGYn submit my BP readings from yesterday...and all my other exams took my readings which was never 140/100! They basically read I have BP but not that high of a gauge. I'm sure she averaged it out rom the pulmonary specialist, cardiologist, blood work, EDG, and now my OBGYN...I may suffer from "white coat syndrome" and I really value my PCP but I don't know why with him it's so different than everyone else's!

Just thankful I am having surgery on the 19th.

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