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Gastric Sleeve scheduled for March 23rd!

Still waiting on insurance approval but I'm optimistic.

liquid diet starts Monday.

Let's do this thing! :D

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Yay! Good luck! Enjoy the journey :)

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woo hoo that's the day before mine

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Surgery on the 24th was a breeze. Minimal pain

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I had my sleeve on the 23rd also!

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I hope all went well. We went to the same practice, I had Dr. Garber but Dr. Holover did my endoscopy. I am one month out and down 23 pounds. Physically I feel great, but the first two weeks were hard. How are you feeling?

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I had my sleeve on March 23, and I'm glad to hear that it gets better after two weeks. I am still swollen and can hardly swallow much of anything. It's getting me down a bit not to be able to enjoy a cup of Soup or warm tea without a struggle. Maybe next week.

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How did everyone do over the holiday at family diners? I struggled even after missing everything into mush. I'm trying so hard to be patient.

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How did everyone do over the holiday at family diners? I struggled even after missing everything into mush. I'm trying so hard to be patient.

My mom is away, so I didn't have to face a big dinner. My husband, daughter, and I just had a regular dinner at home. They had stir fry with rice , veggies, and shrimp. I had sesame grilled tofu. :) I never went for the pureed stuff. Just soft foods that were already that way. I'll be 5 weeks on Wed and I get to start solid foods. You'll do great. It does get easier.

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Hey! I had mine the 23rd as well. Minimal surgical pain but lots of nausea the first week. I am doing much better now and am sticking to shakes, Soups and Water. Tried chicken salad this week but can only do about a tablespoon... It seems like it's hard to go down.... I also picked up a friends one year old last night and am now freaked out i did too much... Am I just being overly protective of my body? I am walking and went back to work...

Also does yalls stomach make noise the whole time you eat???

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Another thing..... I have had no trouble getting 1/4 cup of any puréed Soup down until last night. I tried for supper and lunch just now and it's like it hits the top of my stomach and hurts going down.... It goes but it's uncomfortable....

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I was the 23rd as well. :)

Feeling great. I had a relatively easy recover, back to work after 1 week.

I lost 23 lbs pre surgery and now 17 lbs down since 3/23.

Starting was 289, now I am at 248-249.

I have my one month check up tomorrow, a week early as my surgeon is going out of town.

I'm doing better getting all Protein and Water in, but it was a challenge at first.

Overall, I'm very happy with the surgery and lifestyle changes, excited for the future. :)

TJ

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Hey guys,

I've been a tad absent since surgery but I'm getting better. The first week and half sucked majorly and I regretted the surgery immensely. I was in a ton of pain, worse than I ever expected.. Ever!

However, it's almost the end of the third week and I feel okay most of the time and the feeling of regret is gone mostly until I really want something and can't. But will get over that. I occasionally get dizzy or feel ill but I think that's because I might not had enough Water at that point.

I have hydralyte ice blocks to help if I need them and they seem to be helping. I am getting Water down easily most days, occasionally I just can't bring myself to have much. I have noticed that later in the day; I can get more down and quicker. I don't have much issue swallowing and think that I can take more than most (my mum can't get as much down) ..I can also eat reasonably on what I have been allowed to. I can stomach Soups, mash, mince, cans of tuna and chicken. I can eat cheese, and some sandwich meat..

I have lost around 11 kilos or 24 pounds. Which I am glad for, I feel better and I know that I look better. :) Some of my clothes are really loose. I do wish I had lost more but I'm thinking that'll come when I exercise as well.

But it's starting to look up more :) and I'm just looking forward to being able to go out and do stuff or whatever and eat. Obviously healthy and not as much but actually be able to get something.. But yay! Finally on the road to weightloss and a better me!

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