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I just want to say my heating pad has been a lifesaver thru this process! I am 18 days post op and i sleep with it on my left side where the muscle still hurts and today when i went thru a dumping episode I layed on it in-between my shoulder blades.

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I am having my surgery, the sleeve, on Jan 18th. Thank goodness I bought a heating pad for Christmas. My question, what is dumping and what causes it? I've seen that word often just never asked. Can you help me understand? Thank you.

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dumping is when you eat too fast or too much. sometimes it can be eating something that you simply can not tolerate 'anymore my biggest problem is eating something sweet.( two or three bites and I begin to feel it and stop immediately so it is not too bad) can last for several min ( mine is usually about 20 min now that I know the signs to watch for when I first start to experience it and stop immediately) even several hours. great pain--sweating--nausea--shaky. some folks vomit but most don't. it is something you just have to ride out. I don't know of anything that will help it. it is one of the tools the pouch has of showing you what it needs or does not need and once you have dumped you will never want to again. prevention is the key. eat slowly chew chew chew follow the rules of eating monitor what you have just eaten and don't eat it again for a while.

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Not only is a heating pad a good idea, but so is a heated blanket/throw. After surgery you will find that you are cold a lot of the time. I am sitting at my desk right now, it is 75 degrees (per the old thermostatometer on my desk), I have a sweater on and a heavy jacket and I am still cold. One of the "side effects" from the gastric bypass.

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Just make sure you use a heating pad with a safety on/off setting - especially if you fall asleep using it. Even with healthy people, the risk for accidental burns is real, but many of us also suffer from nerve damage which can increase the risk of injury as well

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