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Surgery scheduled for 7/29/20

3momchaos said:
I’ll be sending you positive vibes Monday for a smooth surgery and easy recovery. Keeping up with my kids is a big part of my journey as well. They are 11, 9, and 9. I have a mix of excited and scared emotions too. Excited, scared, anxious, and ready!
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Thank you :). I am still trying to figure out how I am going to keep him off of me after surgery. He loves his mama, and he loves sitting on my lap. He is spoiled rotten.
 
Emiranda said:
Hi all, I’m new here and looking to chat with others pending surgery or who had their surgery done already.
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Sorry I can't help much, I'm almost 6 mos out as of 7/13/2020, I didn't want the sleeve I wanted the bypass but I didn't know the surgeon wouldn't budge until at the last minute.
 
ljwinterh said:
I'm just 2 weeks post-op with a RYGB (or gastric bypass)...I had been scheduled for April 8 aaaand then - Covid caused the cancellation. I got through my insurance approvals in January (Cigna in SoCal - 4 consecutive Endocrinologist visits, 5 dietician visits, letter from psychologist, demonstrated small weight loss). For me I was figuring the surgery wouldn't be rescheduled until Sept so had my brain 'switched off' and was happy to not worry about it during Covid...then found out on Jun 5 that my rescheduled date was Jun 15 (!!!)... um WHAT? Needless to say I had to wrap my brain around the fact I went from thinking I had 3 months to just 5 days before the pre-op diet started...GULP. But I did it, got my brain re-aligned and now, voila, I'm on the other side of it! Good luck to you ladies as you prepare...stay positive and come on back with questions :)
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Hi how was just post recovery? Any issues? I’m having my gastric bypass surgery on July 28.
 
I'm blessed to say my recovery has gone surprisingly smoothly...I had 3 nights in the hospital (the extra night was b/c I wanted to make sure pain was controlled and was worried they wouldn't send me home with the "good stuff"...turns out I was able to get to 1 pain pill at night after about the 3 day home and then moved to Tylenol pretty soon after that... I did make a point to do my 2-4 mini walks every day (usually about 10 min and then increased to 15) which I think really helped... I stayed pretty compliant on my liquid intake and focus on protein shakes (after about 3 days on clear liquid only)...since then I haven't had too many issues - just trying to get used to sipping not chugging and figuring out how eat at the right speed, volume and chewing...but I will say my body alerts me VERY quickly if I go too fast or fill up... that def is the part I'd say I'm struggling a bit with now as I try to move to more 'real' foods...I have lost 30 lbs tho (starting weight was 282) so being compliant has paid off... good luck as you enter pre-op dieting and getting ready for surgery! We'll be here when you're on the other side :)
 
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