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November 2014 Surgeries

The waiting game can be a pain, but it does go by quickly if you keep yourself occupied with a book or something.
 
Hi guys ,
Just thought I would give you guys a quick update since the bypass Monday . Everyday gets easier with the pain and stiffness and overall ok I think , it's hard but I'm sure worth it x

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dawn08 said:
Hi guys , Just thought I would give you guys a quick update since the bypass Monday . Everyday gets easier with the pain and stiffness and overall ok I think , it's hard but I'm sure worth it x Sent from my iPhone using WLSurgery
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Dawn08 glad you are doing ok. Good to hear about the daily improvement! I'm counting the moments now as I'm sat in my stockings!
Funny I never knew knees could have muffin tops!
 
IMac said:
Bored bored irritated and now gowned up - waiting to go for surgery
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Bless you, the waiting is a killer!! Thought I was gonna have a breakdown when it was my turn.

Hope you're all fine and out the other side in no time x
 
dawn08 said:
Hi guys , Just thought I would give you guys a quick update since the bypass Monday . Everyday gets easier with the pain and stiffness and overall ok I think , it's hard but I'm sure worth it x Sent from my iPhone using WLSurgery
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Aww glad you are recovering well. Take it easy. Rest and lots of fluids. Well done x
 
su2ie...................1st Nov (band) Dawn08...............3rd Nov(band) mrsg74.................7th Nov (bypass) Imac....................7th Nov(sleeve ) jib5686................10th Nov(band) maggy.................. 12th Nov (sleeve) purplepippa9 .............12th Nov (sleeve) mizKirsty...................13th Nov(band) Xenia67......................17th Nov (band) Willow ......................19th Nov(sleeve) tranquil butterfly......... 26th Nov (sleeve) Gweni.......................26th Nov(band) Sharona(me)..............27th Nov( bypass) ICAWM.......................27th Nov(bypass) Heres wishing you all the best with your pre ops , surgeries and life on the losers bench. Will update as time goes on.
 
Wow there's lots of people getting done in November, good luck everyone :)

Already shuffling up the losers bench to make space :)
 
I hope imac and mrsg r recovering well today and surgery went well.
well today will be my first night back in work. so nervous but ive got to get the first one done. trying to get organised today by getting kids bags packed for tomo as they r staying at my parents for most of nxt week while I recover. hubbies at work and guna pick me up a new dressing gown ready for hospital. need to get my bag packed tomo so I can sleep and tidy up tomo all ready for leaving at 3am monday. so much to do. getting realy anxious about surgery now.my dads taking me as hubby has to work. worried im not doing the right thing but I know I cant keep weight off on my own. only been 'big' since having my children and am desperate to get back to the old, non depressed, slim me! weight at start of lsd 18stone 13lbs. as of this morn im now 18stone 0 1/2 lbs. not quite a stone but hope to get this 1.5lbs off over the weekend. bmi down by 2. so pleased with that. all realy real now and panic setting in. agh!
 
Aww try not to panic. I know it's hard because I was exactly the same, I was blinking terrified by the time they wheeled me to theatre but here I am 1 week post op and all good :)
Wishing you the very best for your op and a super speedy recovery x
 
thanku su2ie. my kids r a but wild today so they r keeping my mind occupied, so ill let them off being little pickles today.lol. dont know if im more anxious over surgery or working all night. but im sure it will all be ok in the end. glad uv recovered well from ur op x
 
Good luck jlb, be thinking of you. Well done on what you have lost so far. This time next week I'll be in the same position as you! All the best x
 
Xenia67 said:
Good luck jlb, be thinking of you. Well done on what you have lost so far. This time next week I'll be in the same position as you! All the best x
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Hi Xenia how you doing today any better?? Hope better. Its not easy is it. Im back on 2x slimfast and one meal i feel more in control that way. Real food and counting calories dies not work for me. What you had today hun?? X
 
jlb5686 said:
I hope imac and mrsg r recovering well today and surgery went well. well today will be my first night back in work. so nervous but ive got to get the first one done. trying to get organised today by getting kids bags packed for tomo as they r staying at my parents for most of nxt week while I recover. hubbies at work and guna pick me up a new dressing gown ready for hospital. need to get my bag packed tomo so I can sleep and tidy up tomo all ready for leaving at 3am monday. so much to do. getting realy anxious about surgery now.my dads taking me as hubby has to work. worried im not doing the right thing but I know I cant keep weight off on my own. only been 'big' since having my children and am desperate to get back to the old, non depressed, slim me! weight at start of lsd 18stone 13lbs. as of this morn im now 18stone 0 1/2 lbs. not quite a stone but hope to get this 1.5lbs off over the weekend. bmi down by 2. so pleased with that. all realy real now and panic setting in. agh!
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great weight loss keep going not long till Monday. We are or have felt the same just imagine the ones who keep getting cancelations cant be good for their nerves. I know you going to be fine as your dedicated. All the best Jess x
 
For those who are not aware I had a sleeve fitted yesterday
First of all I think it should be compulsory to have a buddy from here to go with you. MrsG74 and had met on this site a few days ago and realised our surgery was on the same day, same hospital and same surgeon so we had a few personal messages and exchanged numbers . We then met whilst waiting to be checked into the hospital at 10.00am and had rooms next to each other.
It was brilliant as we both had family members with us but I really cannot say how privileged it felt to have someone who totally understood where I was coming from - and going to. I really feel like I have made a friend for life.
So now to the surgery...I didn't go down till 5.00pm (Mrsg74 went after me) ..........by the time I went down I felt like I had experienced an emotional roller coaster....I was getting prepped/knocked out for about 15 mins and I was last aware of the time at 5.15. I returned to my room at 7.45. The surgery had lasted less than hour but my recovery was slow.
So now it's the following day , less than 24 hours later and I'm home ! My stomach feels like someone has bashed me, I'm feel exhausted and am having difficulty stringing sentences but I feel ok. I've had at least 3 cups of very weak tea and one of soup plus lots of water. I got out of bed about 30mins after returning to the ward as I was desperate for a wee and got out of bed this morning around 8,30am this morning and have pottered around ever since
Problems for me
DO NOT GULP DRINKS - I forgot when they gave me cup of tea and I thought I was about to die, the pain was excruciating- I will not do it again
putting a hot water bottle/hot pad on the wound helps me loads
I took a mouth spray into hospital , advised from this site and it was really useful
I can't bend - and I hadn't realised how many things I drop...so I am learning toe football - "the get underneath and push up" (I hadn't realised my door was open as I was practicing this method for my hair slide!!) and the Toe grab method - manipulate the object between toes and lift !
I'd been told about the excess wind and I expected burps and farts (sorry to be crude) I hadn't expected this coughing up phlegm and constant need to clear my throat - which puts pressure on the wound and so hurts !

So there we are, my experience. Very different to what I expected but all in all I've had major surgery and I'm home and feeling human.
When I left MRSG84 was feeling nauseous but has been out of bed. I hope she doesn't mind my sharing that.
 
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