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5 hours ago, Ninjawoody said:

You’ve got this! Mine is Thursday, keep me updated how you are

I have gastric sleeve on Thursday, ready to go!

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5 hours ago, Ninjawoody said:

You’ve got this! Mine is Thursday, keep me updated how you are

I have gastric sleeve on Thursday, ready to go!

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On 7/21/2023 at 5:35 AM, Ninjawoody said:

Hi, me and my wife both have surgery August 17th, flying out on the 15th. Both very excited!

How cool! To do this together! Would love to follow your journey- are you on Instagram??

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On 7/21/2023 at 5:35 AM, Ninjawoody said:

Hi, me and my wife both have surgery August 17th, flying out on the 15th. Both very excited!

How cool! To do this together! Would love to follow your journey- are you on Instagram??

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8 hours ago, Mary123r said:

Surgery tomorrow feeling super nervous.

Sending lots of support your way! You'll arrive at your surgical center, and everything will start to flow. The surgery is over quickly, and you'll be like me before you know it- 4 days post-op.

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Good luck to all of you! And I’m glad to hear that those of you who had the surgery recently are doing OK. Mine is coming up on Tuesday so we’ll see how this goes. Not particularly enjoying the clear liquid diet, I have to say 😁

Thank goodness it’s temporary.

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Good luck to all of you! And I’m glad to hear that those of you who had the surgery recently are doing OK. Mine is coming up on Tuesday so we’ll see how this goes. Not particularly enjoying the clear liquid diet, I have to say 😁

Thank goodness it’s temporary.

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On 8/9/2023 at 8:53 PM, emgo said:

I had RNY on 8/7 so just finishing day 2 PO. I will not lie, the first day (day of surgery) was rough, I could not have made it through with out having my parents with me. I’m learning quickly that a support system makes all the difference - physically and mentally. Pain isn’t so bad today, I still feel nauseous/bloated/have gas pains and that’s the worst of it. Everyday gets truly gets better! I was a wreck the morning of surgery but I pushed through and am proud of myself for making a hard choice. I’m anticipating regret hitting me soon again (was majorly regretting on surgery day) but I think the key post op is to just focus on taking really good care of yourself, reaching out for help, walking and sipping. Best of luck!!!!

I agree with having the support system. No way I could have done this without my husband and mother here to help with kids/dogs

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Hello Bari Friends, my surgery is on August 18th and currently on a two week medi-meal (optifast) diet. Three shakes a day and 1 or 2 sugar free Jello. Surprisingly doing well- no headaches thankfully. Watching mukbangs tend to help me.

Best of luck to everyone :)

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Hello Bari Friends, my surgery is on August 18th and currently on a two week medi-meal (optifast) diet. Three shakes a day and 1 or 2 sugar free Jello. Surprisingly doing well- no headaches thankfully. Watching mukbangs tend to help me.

Best of luck to everyone :)

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Hello all, checking in here from Vermont. I'm 4 days post op (August 10th at Dartmouth Hitchcock) on a Vertical Sleeve Gastrectomy. Happy to report only mild to moderate pain, and not having any problems drinking all of my fluids. If anyone has any questions regarding the first few days/nights, let me know!

Steve

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Hi Steve. I will be having Bypass on 08/31 and i have this fear that wont go away about me not being able to get my fluids in. Tips please.
Thanks so much

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