Tomorrow it happens....

[smartj84 27]

Tomorrow (7/20) is the big day. I arrive at 5:30am surgery 7:30am and hopefully home the next day if all goes well. I will say these last two weeks of liquid diet have been challenging. Yes I cheated early on with a few baby dill pickles and the texture of a Protein Shake makes me gag but I'm through it. The next two weeks of liquids will present their own challenges but bring them on. I don't know if working 9 days straight with a packed schedule had just exhausted me or if I'm just not nervous yet. Now for the bottle of magnesium citrate for dinner :/. Here we go to the next exciting chapter.

[KristenLe 5,979]

Best of luck!!!

[Jasminkw 6]

Good luck to you! Why do you have to take magnesium citrate? I have my surgery on Sunday, but this is the first I've heard of that.

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[smartj84 27]

Good luck to you! Why do you have to take magnesium citrate? I have my surgery on Sunday, but this is the first I've heard of that.

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It is what my Dr recommends I guess so everything will be cleaned out as much as possible in case of an accident.

[sc101071 398]

Rock it! Can't wait!

[shantell500 46]

See u on the losers bench!!!

Shantell500

[NikkiRT 265]

Keep us updated!!!

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[heidikat72 935]

Hope it all went well! This is a crazy fun ride (i'm 4.5 weeks post-op).

and jasminkw - not everyone has to do mag citrate before surgery - all depends on your surgical team, mine didn't want it. The purpose is yes, to "clean" you out.

[smartj84 27]

Well I'm still in the hospital for night 3 now. I developed a hematoma after surgery and now my blood counts are too low fir me to be released. The drain site is really the only thing that is painful at this point.

[JKBtx 28]

My surgery was on July 20th. I was kept in Hosp an extra day because of pain and vomiting. I'm glad to be home but recovery sucks. I am already down 12 lbs just from surgery date. But I'm hungry darnit! Time for sugar free jello! We are sleeve buddies smartj84

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[slimbrick 0]

I'm in a similar spot as JKBtx. Had surgery on July 20th. Had to stay in hospital an extra night due to vomiting up blood. They actually moved me to icu but that wasn't necessary. I had surgical residences overseeing me and they panicked with blood and chest pains (gas). I'm home now and was supposed to go back to work today, but I just couldn't do it. I'm very dizzy. Anyone else experience this? Also I noticed almost every smell really bothers me. Like the nurses perfume made me gag and even tooth paste is funky.

Gonna keep trucking along and try to go back to work tomorrow. Just scared to drive with this dizziness.

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[smartj84 27]

Well I'm still in the hospital being a human pin cushion for the lab ladies (I'm a hard stick). Blood counts aren't staying up where they would like them and still having. Blood in the JP drain. I'm so over this

[beyondgrief 93]

Sleeved same day...hang in there!!!

Working beyond grief for a better life!

[sc101071 398]

Any update? Are you out of the hospital and healing?

[smartj84 27]

Any update? Are you out of the hospital and healing?

I have been home for 2 days now. Healing yes but still have the drain and unfortunately the output is up today and it is very bright blood not watered down. I have a call into my surgeon.