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Sleeved sept 9th in TJ with Dr. Kelly



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I had my surgery 3 days ago at Nova hospital with Dr. Kelly. I cannot say enough good things about both the Dr. and the hospital. Dr. Kelly is a very wonderful, smart, skilled surgeon whom I truly admire. He's been to see me numerous times already and I expect to see him one last time before I leave. He also spent time with my mother to reassure her and that meant the world to the both of us. When I arrived at the hospital, I was disappointed as it looked shabby. But the inside was immaculately clean and organized and very well run. All of the nurses were wonderful and attentive. Some spoke broken English and others none at all but that was never an issue. They would be in to check bp and IV fluids very regularly, to change the bed linens or to just to see how I was feeling. Very impressed with the whole experience.

I had A LOT of gas immediately after the procedure, which was terrible to say the least. So there was a ton of buyers remorse along with that. I also had nausea and did vomit twice. That may have come from the pain meds, not too sure, but it sucked. The next night was SO MUCH BETTER :), I slept the whole night and i felt like a new person. Now I have minor gas pains and a couple of weepy moments thinking of the long road ahead. But I'm sure that once I start seeing results and am able to eat mushies, it will all be worth it. Looking very forward to that!

Just thought I'd share my story because I know how much I enjoyed reading everyone else's while still in the pre op stage :)

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Congratulations on your great experience! I too had a lot of terrible gas pain for a few days, but it went away and I feel normal now. It will get better and better as you go along. I am 5 weeks out now and don't even feel like I had surgery at all. Good luck on your journey!

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Thank you for sharing your experience.

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Congratulations on your great experience! I too had a lot of terrible gas pain for a few days' date=' but it went away and I feel normal now. It will get better and better as you go along. I am 5 weeks out now and don't even feel like I had surgery at all. Good luck on your journey![/quote']

Thank you so much :) So glad to hear that in only a few short weeks I will feel normal again! Day 4 post op and it truly does get better each day. Now to try and patiently wait 2 weeks till I can have mushies! Good luck to you as well, looking forward to seeing progress pics!

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Had my surgery on the 9th as well. I was treated very well also, Dr. Quinones in Tijuana. Since I have gotten home, I have been pretty weak and had nausea. Nothing that I try to drink seems good, except Water.< /p>

but looking forward to better days. How have you been at home?

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Had my surgery on the 9th as well. I was treated very well also' date=' Dr. Quinones in Tijuana. Since I have gotten home, I have been pretty weak and had nausea. Nothing that I try to drink seems good, except Water.

but looking forward to better days. How have you been at home?[/quote']

I'm still not home :(. On route as we speak. I'll be home in 5 more hours, after 12 hours of travelling. But I feel good. No nausea and have been walking LOTS trying to catch flights so I don't feel fatigued either....yet. I'll probably crash hard once I get home. All beverages are going down very well for me at this point, surprisingly. Have you tried flavoured Vitamin Water. I've been loving those and homemade Soup broth. I Can only have a bit but I'm definitely enjoying it. I've also been chewing the gas x and it seems to be helping. Sorry to hear that your not feeling well, I hope it turns around quickly for you!

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