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Topic: RE: Surgery is ON for Wednesday!!
Congratulation, Good luck Laura on Wednesday and i hope you have a speedy recovery ....See you on the other side 
Topic: RE: Surgery scheduled for Sept 29, 2008. Nervous, but excited
Hi!! Well, I knew that liquids the week before shrinks the liver so it's easier to operate on...didn't know the part about the high-protein liquids. Have any suggestions for some good ones?
Does everyone take the same vitamins after the surgery?
I definitely have faith in my Dr....I just wish I had written some things down. lol
3 years!! Wow! So no regrets? That's great!!
I am doing this and putting everything I have into it. I'm bound and determined to be successful. Thank you so much for the pep talk. I needed that. :-)
Renee
Does everyone take the same vitamins after the surgery?
I definitely have faith in my Dr....I just wish I had written some things down. lol
3 years!! Wow! So no regrets? That's great!!
I am doing this and putting everything I have into it. I'm bound and determined to be successful. Thank you so much for the pep talk. I needed that. :-)
Renee
Topic: RE: Surgery scheduled for Sept 29, 2008. Nervous, but excited
Oh yeah, definitely anticipation of the unknown. That's a lot of it. I really need to figure out which vitamins to take and how much. My Dr told me but I don't have it in writing and I had a lot of info to process that day in the office. lol Thanks for the positive vibes! I'll take those for sure!! Have a great day!
Renee
Renee
Topic: RE: Support Group
Did you ask on the PA forum? Or call bariatric surgeon's offices in the area. Surely they know of support groups. Best wishes!!
Laura
Topic: RE: Any future bandsters for 9-18?
I am having WLS on the 18th too! It was just confirmed today! Yippee!!!
I do not have a pre-op diet but even worse is the 2 bottles of magnesium sulfate you have to drin****il pure water is coming out of your bum! I did it on the 3rd and then got RS, I was so sick from the stuff they thought I had the Flu and RS the surgery!
But now it is on and I am ready!
Good Luck to each of you!
Gina
I do not have a pre-op diet but even worse is the 2 bottles of magnesium sulfate you have to drin****il pure water is coming out of your bum! I did it on the 3rd and then got RS, I was so sick from the stuff they thought I had the Flu and RS the surgery!
But now it is on and I am ready!
Good Luck to each of you!
Gina
Gina Farrell 
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RNY 9-18-08
HW-260 Consult Wt-246 SW-218 GW-150
CW-148 5'8" BMI 22
9-27-10 LBL & BL/BA- Dr. Sauceda, Monterrey, MX :-)
Passion Parties ConsultantRNY 9-18-08
HW-260 Consult Wt-246 SW-218 GW-150
CW-148 5'8" BMI 22
9-27-10 LBL & BL/BA- Dr. Sauceda, Monterrey, MX :-)
Topic: RE: Surgery is ON for Wednesday!!
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Topic: RE: Surgery scheduled for Sept 29, 2008. Nervous, but excited
Hey girl, you are going to do great! Here is the deal... you probably know this but I will say it anyway ... High protein liquid before surgery shrinks your liver so the stomach is easier to operate on laproscopically. so no stress about the vits...if the doctor needed you to be on them, he or she would have prescribed them. Your adherance to this liquid piece will make the surgery easier for you. I wouldn't stress about the advil,etc. because your doctor would advise you if you had to stay away from it. any doubt just call the doctor and ask. Have faith in your doctor, and you will develop faith in yourself....i promise! It's all good from here on out! I am three years out Oct 10th and I have no regrets...so stop reading the on line crap, and watch for people who try and feed you wrong/bad infor to scare you off ... the surgery is the best tool I ever had to help me acheive weight loss and it can be your best tool too...
You are going to be successful~
Beth
You are going to be successful~
Beth
Topic: RE: what is normal after two weeks?
hi guys,,, i had hicupping at various times during the day.. eat slowly and be conscious of how much air you are swollowing. my dr. was concerned only if this would happen right after i ate. (never did) so you may want to talk to your dr.
i did have burping while i was drinking though (again usually just another air issue. once i learned how much i could swallow at one time (liquid) and not get in trouble burping stopped)
and for stools. when i started eating more real foods. they normalized. and i'm actually tipping towards having a harder time with it. (i eat a lot of cheese thought lol. ) i didn't so much have diarreha. but the sudden. OMG i gotta go and like now.. but it was mostly very very soft.
so that's about all the insight i have into the gastrointestinal issues you've mentioned lol.
i did have burping while i was drinking though (again usually just another air issue. once i learned how much i could swallow at one time (liquid) and not get in trouble burping stopped)
and for stools. when i started eating more real foods. they normalized. and i'm actually tipping towards having a harder time with it. (i eat a lot of cheese thought lol. ) i didn't so much have diarreha. but the sudden. OMG i gotta go and like now.. but it was mostly very very soft.
so that's about all the insight i have into the gastrointestinal issues you've mentioned lol.
Topic: RE: Surgery scheduled for Sept 29, 2008. Nervous, but excited
Renee,
You must be just floating on air with your date coming up so quickly. Good Luck and best wishes for an uneventful surgery and speedy recovery...It wouldn't hurt to start your vitamins that week but it's o.k, if you don't I was a tad nervous before my surgery but I think it was mostly anticipation of the unknown....sending positive vibes your way
Theresa
You must be just floating on air with your date coming up so quickly. Good Luck and best wishes for an uneventful surgery and speedy recovery...It wouldn't hurt to start your vitamins that week but it's o.k, if you don't I was a tad nervous before my surgery but I think it was mostly anticipation of the unknown....sending positive vibes your way
Theresa
ee Topic: RE: what is normal after two weeks?
Hi There,
I'm 10 days out and I experience hiccuping , usually after I eat my mushy food. I think it is my body's way of saying it's full. I don't burp much at all. No diarreha at all, lucky me...Hopefully your bowel problems will sort itself out and then you will be able to truck outside.....I go for a short walk everyday. Best wishes for you on a speedy recovery
Theresa
I'm 10 days out and I experience hiccuping , usually after I eat my mushy food. I think it is my body's way of saying it's full. I don't burp much at all. No diarreha at all, lucky me...Hopefully your bowel problems will sort itself out and then you will be able to truck outside.....I go for a short walk everyday. Best wishes for you on a speedy recovery
Theresa
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