African American vsgers!

[Kathy812 794]

Congrats texaslady! Glad all is going well. Welcome to the losers bench.

[texaslady89 16]

Thank you ladies... I'm now en route home

[MyssJones 84]

What brand/store? @@MyssJones

For the B12 is the sublingual kind from Walgreens. I forget the brand but it's 5000mcg.

[MyssJones 84]

How did you all get your hair done for the surgery? I was gonna just slick it into a ponytail but I want to look cute when people visit me!

I got Senegalese twists 3 days before and I've had them for about 5 weeks. I'm sooooo glad I did. I was effortlessly cute!!!

I was afraid of breakage from lying down so much, so I put it away.

[SmilingBeauty 223]

I had my first visit with my surgeon today. I have decided to get sleeved! I have my medical clearance on the 27th. Looks like I will be having surgery in April. I also found out I have no deductible or copay for the surgery.

This is getting real and I'm getting excited. After years of taking care of everyone else, I am making 2015 all about me!

[Dee951 28]

@@texaslady89 congrats!! Wishing you many blessings during your recovery!

[texaslady89 16]

Thank you Ms. Dee! I have like zero appetite right now. I'm forcing myself to drink this chicken broth because taking medicine without food isn't a good idea. I couldn't drink all of my Protein Shake. Right now I'm just trying to stay hydrated and positioned right in bed. My surgeon sent me home with a DVT machine for blood clots... Not really noisy as I thought it would be.

[texaslady89 16]

Here's a few random pictures. Me and best friend who was there with me the whole time. One of my incisions and a picture of me when I made it home today.

[vida1015 15]

Hey everyone anybody getting sleeved on Jan 24?

[Julie norton 2,850]

Tomi

Thanks for asking. New year I am trying to heal. Tummy Tuck in march. Woo hoo

[VGB 130]

@@texaslady89 What part of Texas are you located?

[texaslady89 16]

@@VGB Houston area. What about you?

[texaslady89 16]

Good morning ladies... Did anyone have to take Carafate and Actigall post surgery? Just curious... What did the doctor prescribe you upon being discharged from the hospital?

[BLERDgirl 6,417]

Good morning ladies... Did anyone have to take Carafate and Actigall post surgery? Just curious... What did the doctor prescribe you upon being discharged from the hospital?

Carafate is an antacid. I was prescribed omeprazole. Actigall is for the treatment or prevention of gallstones.

The only other prescriptions I was sent home with was colace which is stool softener and something for pain. I can't remember exactly what was prescribed. I didn't have any pain so I never got the script filled.

Edited January 19, 2015 by BLERDgirl

[texaslady89 16]

I was prescribed omeprazole prior to surgery but he told me to stop taking it... So I guess carafate took its place. I'm taking that, Actigall, and giving myself enoxaparin shots for blood thinning. I got acetaminophen and codeine and something for nausea but haven't taken either.