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43 minutes ago, FluffyChix said:

Been thinking about you! Sending huge hugs and thoughts of healing and peace for you. What you're feeling is lovely and maternal and so expected. You're gonna be a rockstar. You're such a vet on this whole thing and your doctor's hands will be blessed!

💜💜💜💜Thank you sooo much !!!!💜💜💜💜

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This thread had me laughing so hard, I was crying! Thing is, my car is being serviced & I’m in the waiting area. I’m getting lots of strange looks, what with all the chuckling, snorting, and tear wiping going on!

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My surgery was pretty drama-free but I did pass out from low blood sugar once at about four months out. I thought that Tramadol had given me a seizure or that I had had a panic attack, so I was kind of relieved when I figured out why I had fainted.

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5 minutes ago, NancyLF said:

This thread had me laughing so hard, I was crying! Thing is, my car is being serviced & I’m in the waiting area. I’m getting lots of strange looks, what with all the chuckling, snorting, and tear wiping going on!

Yessss! I just spent the last half hour going through this thread and I couldn't stop laughing :D

Im a pretty chill person in general... Ive been told Im too relaxed, even in intense situations. I wonder if this surgery will spark a dramatic moment for me. I just hope its not poop. I've been on the other side of it, having to help friends who accidentally had an accident... pretty crazy lol

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20 minutes ago, MarvelGirl25 said:

Yessss! I just spent the last half hour going through this thread and I couldn't stop laughing :D

Im a pretty chill person in general... Ive been told Im too relaxed, even in intense situations. I wonder if this surgery will spark a dramatic moment for me. I just hope its not poop. I've been on the other side of it, having to help friends who accidentally had an accident... pretty crazy lol

The phrases that strikes fear in the heart of all bariatric folks:

OUT. OF. ORDER

CLOSED. FOR. MAINTENANCE.

NO. PUBLIC. RESTROOMS.

😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

FREE. DONUT. DAY.

Edited by GreenTealael

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10 minutes ago, GreenTealael said:

The phrases that strikes fear in the heart of all bariatric folks:

OUT. OF. ORDER

CLOSED. FOR. MAINTENANCE.

NO. PUBLIC. RESTROOMS.

😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

FREE. DONUT. DAY.

Or MAYBE this order:

Free Donut Day

Out. Of. Order

Closed. For. Maintenance

No. Public. Restrooms.

Bahahaha...good times.

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lmaoooo these sound like the phrases I'm afraid of when I eat abroad!

"Free donut day" :D:D:D

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Wow this thread is a real gem!
I’ve laughed for the last 10 minutes. 🤣🤣🤣

I really don’t have much drama, unless you want to call throwing all of your loving family members out of the hospital room about 5 minutes after I got there post-op drama.

You see, the surgery schedule got delayed 4 hours due to computer issues and an emergency surgery and then the bariatric floor was full and I didn’t get to my room til 6pm (my surgery had been originally scheduled for 10am that day).

I was so freaking pissed when I discovered that they had held all 3 of us in the recovery room, keeping us drugged up for several extra hours and still expected us to have our 64 ounces Water drank by morning rounds at 7am.

When I realized what the time on the clock in my room said, I kicked EVERYONE out and was so angry I actually got dressed by myself and started walking and drinking Water ASAP

Lol, I vaguely remember telling hubs and mom that “they would only be a distraction” and that because of the hospital disorganization I was behind schedule and needed to catch up!

I set the timer on my phone to go off every 45 minutes and I would drink,pee, walk, walk, walk some more,drink, and lie back down. Didn’t sleep a wink the entire night and at one time one of the nurses aides had to follow me around (not difficult as I was moving slow.... but moving) to get me in one place so they could check my blood sugar.

Every time my nurse came in to measure my intake and output, I would ask if I was ahead of or behind the other 2 surgery people from that day and would crack him up when I fist-pumped upon learning I was progressing the fastest. Oh and because I’m a pharmacist I had down pat the timing of all nausea meds. I was making the poor man rotate through meds every 2 hours so I could walk walk walk and drink drink drink.



I managed to get released by 11am, and yes....... I was first out !

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6 hours ago, GreenTealael said:

I'm certain that I will have many many many more dramatic moments to come now that my impending RNY conversion surgery is just a few days away but here's the latest:

+Buying personalized engraved name bracelets/necklaces for each of my children (with the correct spelling of their names on them) before surgery not so they can be stylish Kings & Queens of 1995 😂 but just in case someone thought they were gonna try to abduct my youths, I (or anyone) would know at least one thing they are always wearing... #thankslifetime

+Actively going to the bank just to create a Totten trust to leave my shekels to my children 😞😒

I really need to stop Adulting for this week

😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

I didn’t realise that you were having a revision. Good luck, hope it all goes well and that it solves the reflux issue

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Sorry guys... posted in the wrong thread lol

Edited by MarvelGirl25

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4 hours ago, MarvelGirl25 said:

lmaoooo these sound like the phrases I'm afraid of when I eat abroad!

"Free donut day" :D:D:D

No one ever cares about FREE Boiled chicken Day 😂😂😂

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46 minutes ago, elcee said:

I didn’t realise that you were having a revision. Good luck, hope it all goes well and that it solves the reflux issue

Yes I'm still in disbelief and waiting for something to halt the process but so far...

It's going off without a hitch 😒

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