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And you can do it and do it well! Remember I was on liver-shrinking for 5 weeks, all of August and the first 4 days of September. Trust you are doing well otherwise. Me -pfft-not so you would notice.
Yesterday I underwent an EGJ at OSU with Dr Noria, Dr Needleman's partner presiding. And I was correct I do have a stricture, a moderate one. What i, and she, I suspect was 5 new ulcers around the stoma area and on the back wall of the jejunem. So now we have doubled up the omeprazole, which I have absolutely NO faith in and added Carafate every 6 hours. See I was on omeprazole when Hector my tiny gastric ulcer was discovered. We know what caused Hector, excessive NSAID usage. Remember the movie Gremlins? Well Hector is Gizmo, these new step-brother ulcers are Stripe and his family, not bleeding or perforated YET! But not nice to know you have. And in 2 weeks or less I have another EGJ to see if inflammation and swelling down enough to attempt stretching the stoma again. It is a good thing I live in Central Ohio, because if I lived close enough I would do harm to the Campbell's and Progresso Soup factories. Beginning to think I will die with Cream of Mushroom breath. But continue with Vitamins, minerals Zofran and don't rock the boat! Meanwhile all my Surgery twins are on soft and regular foods. Wah wah💦But I am a stubborn old chick🐣 I will see it through to the bitter end!

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I’m feeling great, couple of hiccups with stage 2, I could not hold in any dairy, nor anything with artificial sweeteners? I was at a loss for how to get Protein in. I’m slowly eating dairy but the whey I can’t keep in, so now I’m doing one protein Water a day along with my food. I had my lapband in 2011. I have to say this was a less painful and quicker recovery. I was up and walking the night of my surgery, of course I had been hooked up to everything. I’m telling you the quicker and more you walk the better you will feel. I never had one gas pain. With the lapband I had it in my shoulder and thought I was going to die. Usually unless your doctor doesn’t do revisions regularly I see no reason not to have it done in one day, I had a lot of scar tissue and was in the OR for three hours. Don’t be nervous give that up to God put that worry aside. Praying for you! Hope this helped to put your mind at ease.

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Rise & Shine[emoji274] Anyone having a revision besides me? Band to bypass
Me - I'm having mine on Tue but to mini bypass (only one anastomosis)

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I had lapband to sleeve on October 1st. I wish they had a revision forum.

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If there's a private Facebook group for October please let me know!!
Me too. If no-one has set one up, I'll do it tommoz (I'm in bed at mo)

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I don’t do Facebook!

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Chell9898 I'm having a band to bypass as well my surgery is scheduled for Oct 22 on my pre-op diet now

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Me too. If no-one has set one up, I'll do it tommoz (I'm in bed at mo)

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I've set one up as October2018BypassBuddies closed group. So if you ask to join I can approve you

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I've set one up as October2018BypassBuddies closed group. So if you ask to join I can approve you

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Just bear in mind lads, I'm traveling today coz I'm having my surgery soon. So if anyone else would like to administer it as well do let me know

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I just sent a request to join! Thank you!

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I just sent a request to join! Thank you!
Yay - goodo I think ppl can join relatively easily. I'm off for my surgery tomorrow morning God-willing but there are others there that should be able to join new members

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My bypass surgery was yesterday, 10/17 and so far so good. Mostly it feels like I did about 200 situps😂. No nausea yet...

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My bypass surgery was yesterday, 10/17 and so far so good. Mostly it feels like I did about 200 situps[emoji23]. No nausea yet...
We are only a day apart, I was 16th. I'm getting better altho the black sticky poo and intestinal growling I could do without [emoji853]

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I had my surgery October 8th. I'm 16 days post op & my left side hurts so bad I can't stand up for more than a few minutes before I need to sit, let alone go for a walk! I'm usually a tough cookie, but I'm feeling like a complete wimp. Anyone else have this much pain after surgery or is it just me?

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