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Surgery is tomorrow! 12/13/13



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I'm so excited! Today and until Monday is nothing but Clear Liquids, then liquid for 2 weeks straight. It's scary but necessary! I can't wait to see myself (hopefully 60 lbs) lighter in 6 months!

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Here's to you! And welcome to the banded life. It's been a wonderful journey for me, and I wish you same. You will do great!

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Hi Jenn,

Welcome and best wishes for a speedy recovery tomorrow! I'm sure you have read all around here, but here are a few tips that really helped me through my first couple of weeks after surgery.

Ice Pops are a life saver and help you get the fluids in.

Warm Decaf tea helps with fluids, soothes and helps release gas pains.

Heating pad or hot Water bottle for under shoulders or back go help with gas pain. (do not put on wounds)

For wound pain ice packs are the way to go especially at the port site.

Walk, walk, walk, nothing will move the gas out like moving and it will help the healing process also.

Ask the hospital or Dr. for some small medicine cups to sip from so your not overwhelmed with large gulps

Have some Tylenol on hand and fill script for pain meds if your doctor gives them to you. As well as Gas-ex or Beano.

Most of all give your self lots of TLC and give yourself time to heal before getting back into the every day grind.

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Excellent post lisa. i still have the small medicine cups. i use them for my pills in the morning. i have to split my pill taking, and rather be drinking my morning coffee while i take them.

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Thanks guys!! I hope the clear liquids thing isn't too boring.

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Good luck and hang in there...you can AND will get thru the liquid phase...it sucks but you can do it!

Keep your eye on the prize and keep us posted! :)

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Blessings!!

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Hi Jenn, what a wonderful gift to choose your healthy future -- here's to 2014!

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So how are you doing today?

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So how are you doing today?

Really REALLY sore lol. Apparently I was yelling (loudly) after they woke me up and they had to calm me down. The gas pains are already mostly gone, but I'm sure they'll pop up again tomorrow. I could really use a massage right now! Lol thanks for asking, I'm glad it's been done but right now I feel like crap.

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First day is the worst. Third day gets really better. Do you have GasX strips from the drugstore? They will really help. Get sleep, walk around the house as much as you can tomorrow, and rest. Welcome to the other side, and post often! Strange about the yelling part, but anesthesia does strange things sometimes.... :-)

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Many short walks helped me and in 24 hours almost all gas was gone. I drove my car on the second day and attended a lapband meeting at my hospital. The heating pad really works as well. I put it by my shoulder blades 20 minutes every 2-3 hours. Sip lots of Water. Follow doctor's orders.

Best wishes and Keep the Faith.

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Thanks guys! I'm waiting till my minimum 4 hours is up on my Cpap machine then I'm gonna try to get out if the house and do a teeny bit of shopping. I think it'll be easier than walking circles around my dining room table lol

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I am also a dec bandsters. I am getting my lapband removed and the larger one placed. I'm nervous about the pain but reading your post reassured me it does go away in due time. Recovery stinks lol

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