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Man, I hope they finish soon, that's a LONG surgery!

LOL...just kidding:)

Advice....keep walking, keep sipping! Hydration is key, and the walking helps metabolize the anesthetic away and promotes healing.

Best wishes for an effective, healthy outcome!

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Walk walk walk... hydrate ,hydrate,hydrate. Dont push yourself. Take care of yourself. Also I feel like time is passing so quickly.

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They gave me a couple of blood thinner shots in the hospital, but no meds to go home on.

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Sip constantly. If you're on Protein Shakes you can thin them if needed with extra Water. Try and walk / exercise daily, it does seem to help. I'm just ahead of you (12/12 sleeve) and have felt a dramatic improvement in pain and cramping in the last day or so. I'm experimenting with purée as my next stage and that's been interesting and satisfying! Who knew 2 OZ of puréed chicken would fill you up like a huge meal for hours

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saltkisses, I had on the same day. I am already eating a little thick very small amount of Soup, liquid only was not doing anything and I was going crazy. But I mean little amount like 3 or 4 spoons. It is helping me. I hope this time goes fast.

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On 12/19/2017 at 2:46 PM, marcinharrr said:

Are you guys on blood thinner medication?

I was sleeved 12/12 and have to give myself Lovenox shots for the next 3 weeks, its not so bad but I still wish I didn’t have to. I was told it was due to my higher weight, I guess more prone to blood clots.

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saltkisses, I had on the same day. I am already eating a little thick very small amount of Soup, liquid only was not doing anything and I was going crazy. But I mean little amount like 3 or 4 spoons. It is helping me. I hope this time goes fast.

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