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Finally! All of my loop-jumping is over and I can finally get on the road to a new ME! I know my loved ones are sick of hearing about ME ME ME, but I cannot be more excited to start getting healthy -- and they are so excited for me.

I am worried about the pain after surgery, though. I don't take pain well. I am also worried about the IV needle, as I am quite scared of needles (for some reason, the needle involved in the fill does not bother me). I am kind of scared/excited about the post op diet. It will be invigorating to stick to a diet (and --hey-- I HAVE TO! lol).

So, what can some of the old pros tell me about the pain, the post op diet and the IV needle?

:embaressed_smile: (Getting Surgery on 3/26!)

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I've been documenting everything about the surgery in my blog (see link below in my signature) but the most pain i had was from the gas. the post op diet wasn't bad...i lived on my recipe for slimfast shakes that i perfected to taste like frappuccinos (recipe in my blog) and the needle was a bit hard for me because i have small veins...but the trick is to read something while they are inserting it...it helps to take your mind off of the second of pain. :embaressed_smile:

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