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Congratulations! Wishing you a speedy recovery x currently I am at the hospital waiting to get sleeved, thanks to your post it calmed my nerves! Good luck!

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Back from the hospital, at my parents house for a few days to take it easy.

Wow, thanks for the support everyone, this place and all you folks helped me through this process so far. I really encourage any lurkers to start posting, it does help.

The surgery went great! Basically a few hours of pain and misery, and I was in and out of consciousness for most of that portion. Then, the pain was slight and I was doing great. I walked the equivalent of 4 blocks to check out of the hospital and get to the car. No problems, I could have walked 20 blocks.

Now I'm home, drinking Protein drinks and stuff like that. Really tough to get enough liquid and Protein, but it's getting easier by the hour.

One bummer is that when I weighed myself after surgery, after not eating for 72 hours at that point, I had gained 8 pounds. I know it's just Water weight from all the iv's, but still I was hoping to see a few pounds drop. In the end, I know they will.

If anyone has any questions about the process, while its still fresh in my mind, ask me anything.

Good luck and great health to all of us!

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How are you feeling!?

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I really feeling pretty good. A bit tired, my sleep was sporadic, and my stomach is sore, but thats it.

I'm actually amazed how well I feel. I was all ready to be miserable, but I'm not. Now I'm more sure than ever, this was the right decision for me.

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Congrats and welcome to the losing side!!

I had my surgery Monday morning. Felt great in hospital for most part and walked in just a cple hrs from recovery.

Since being home, I've had a low grade fever and diarrhea TMI I'm sorry...sporadic sleep and trouble getting in the fluids. Still feeling burby and not used to those feelings.

Talked to my surgeons secretary today who has gone thru this and she reassured me all is normal and the first four days are the toughest. So I'm hopeful for tomorrow!!!

I gained weight during surgery but quickly dropped it according to my home scale the last day. Keep hydrated and keep peeing!! Supposedly by 1 wk post op we will be a brand new person!!!

Good luck!

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Congrats jenngf5, we made through the hardest part.

Please keep very close attention on your fever. Low grade is normal, but if it rises to 101F it could mean you have a leak and that's very dangerous but totally treatable if you treat it immediately.

I'm doing great except I just don't want to eat. Its tough, forcing myself to drink and eat.

My incisions are looking wonderful. Some bruising around the largest laparoscopic incision, the one the doc pulled the stomach through, but aside from that looks great.

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Did you get the anti blood clot shots to give yourself at home? Lenovox?? And stay off the scale!! Give yourself a break, and heal a minute!! Glad you're ok. I hope to join you on the losers bench soon.

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I got several of the anti blood clot (blood thinner) shots in the hospital but none to take after.

Actually, it was kind of funny. After one of my first walks in the hospital I get back to the room and there is a large wet blood spot on my gown. Worried it's from an incision, we look at each incision but they look perfect. Then I think maybe I have blood coming out my anus, so the nurse checks there. Finally, we realize it's all coming from a tiny pin prick where I got one of the injections. No problem, put a bandage over it it clotted eventually. A tiny pin prick with anti clotting drug can bleed a whole bunch if it nicks a small blood vessel.

In the end it was just a minor hiccup, but in the moment I was scared.

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Congrats! Godspeed!

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Congrats jenngf5, we made through the hardest part.

Please keep very close attention on your fever. Low grade is normal, but if it rises to 101F it could mean you have a leak and that's very dangerous but totally treatable if you treat it immediately.

I'm doing great except I just don't want to eat. Its tough, forcing myself to drink and eat.

My incisions are looking wonderful. Some bruising around the largest laparoscopic incision, the one the doc pulled the stomach through, but aside from that looks great.

Thank you and congrats to you too!

Fevers gone!! Broke at some point last night. Doing much better today (day 3). Not so tired and had better luck getting fluids and Protein in. Had creme of chicken Soup today and egg drop Soup and OMG how delicious. Also found out I still like chocolate with 1 oz intense choc milk-they could've taken that likeness away -lol

Heading off to bed. Still experiencing gas pains and heartburn but limited and I don't feel as much like and upside down turtle tonight!!

Speedy recovery to you!!

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Congrats. Awesome news.

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