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Hi Everyone,

I had my surgery yesterday, and I am feeling great! A wee bit of gas pain, but the Gassex strips are taking care of that. As far as incision pain, it is very, very minimal. If I would have had to, I could have gone back to work today.

Good luck to the rest of my fellow Victorious Valentines!

Q:thumbup:

Wow Q!! And I thought I was doing good!!! :scared2:

Congratulations on your band and continued rapid healing!!!!!!!!!!!

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Way to go Q....that fabulous!!:scared2: Make sure you walk to help with that gas pain and stay hydrated!!

Anna- We will all be thinking about you!! You are going to do awesome.:wink2: THe worst part is the nerves:tongue_smilie: You are totally ready for this and will be on the fast-track to recovery by this time tomorrow. Got get 'em girl!!

Hugs,

Amy

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Just wanted to let everyone know I'm out and doing well. No pain, doing lots of walking and staying hydrated. Everthing went smoothly and I feed really good considering. Thanks to all for you good thoughts.

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Wooo hooo....Ruth!! So happy you are doing so well!! :scared2:

Keep doin' what you're doing. Don't forget to rest too!! SIP-WALK-REST-REPEAT :wink2:

Congratulations on your entrance to BANDLAND...

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Good to see you up and about! Take care of yourself!

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What a great idea to have this thread here. I'm flying into Denver tomorrow for my pre-op and then I get my Valentine's Day present to myself the next day! There are so many of us Valentine's Day bandsters. Congratulations to everyone!

I plan to go back to work on Monday (I'm only four months into my job so I don't have a lot of leave built up). I have a desk job so I think I'll be OK, but if I absolutely have to take Monday too, I could.

But a few years ago I had a laparotomy to remove an ovarian cyst and I was down for the count for 10 weeks. This should be a walk in the park in comparison, right? Right? :mad:

See all of you on the other side!

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Awhh you guys are so awesome… I am so happy for those of you who are recovering well. Keep it up!

I’m right there with the Valentine’s Day group:

Leather...........................................................14 February 2008

Loup_Nocturne..............................................14 February 2008

Mychael.........................................................14 February 2008

Viridescence.................Viri............................14 February 2008

Nikki2001.....................Nicole........................14 February 2008

taismommy..................Tamika......................14 February 2008

voxwatt........................Cristina......................14 February 2008

At first I thought it sucked to have V-day the day that someone cut into me; but I can see that this is the best gift in the world and I will always remember this day as a special day.

We’ve got 2 more days to go and my tummy keeps fluttering… Big hugs to the group and gentle hugs to those recovering! You guys are great!!!

Loup

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7:30 a.m. is my assigned time to arrive tomorrow. We're having a snowstorm, but as I just wrote viri, I'll get there by dogsled if I need to. Once again, those who keep this thread going are such an inspiration. Best of luck to all my band buddies. I'll try to write Thursday when I arrive home. Blessings everyone.

t.

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Good luck tomorrow. Enjoy your dog sled ride.:biggrin: I'm not sure where you are but it is really slick here too. Be careful. I'm two days behind you.

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Good luck tomorrow, StLouisGal!! Your wait is nearly over. :cursing: Wishing you a complication free surgery and a speedy recovery.

~Amy

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StLouisGal....we will all be sending you the positive "mojo"!! You're going to do GREAT!! Let us know how you do when you feel up to it!!

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My surgery was canceled!

I didnt find out until i was at the hopsital waiting to be triaged! My dr wife had their baby yesterday but no one told us patients til today.

New date Feb 20

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Hi There,i Got Banded Yesterday..quieston If Any One Knows,when My Doc But The Band In During Surgery. He Added 6cc Of Fluid My Band Holds 16cc Why Is That.does He Take Any Out When I Go To Back For A Check Up?

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My surgery was canceled!

I didnt find out until i was at the hopsital waiting to be triaged! My dr wife had their baby yesterday but no one told us patients til today.

New date Feb 20

How awful for you! Looks like they could have given you a call at home before you drove all the way to the hospital. I hope you don't have to rearrange too much stuff to make it happen next week.

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