ladytonya

I took my teddy bear, it was great to snuggle with!

I also didn't like the idea of wearing the double hospital gown to stop my butt from hanging out so I took a nice big comfy fleece robe. It was a lifesaver when I went on my walks around the floor!

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Tonya
Dr. Roc Bauman, Concord, NC
Surgery date: December 11, 2006
Lap Banded RNY, aka Fobi Pouch
457/447/220/160
highest/surgery/current/goal

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kit60

Right after I got home I used one of those "grabber" things a lot so I didn't have to bend over.

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BMI: 41/37/28/24
262/238/179/150
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Open RNY surgery date: 10/22/2007!

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blkmercedes

This is great advice! I'm 2 wks and 4 days from surgery...on count down!

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lap RNY - 3/31/08


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notthinanymore

love reading your posts, am scared to death for pre-op and post-op but you've helped so keep these posts coming please. My other worry is will i have all this excess skin hanging off my face and the rest of my body and will whatever wrinkles i have on my face get deeper? i can't afford plastic surgery so this terrifies me alot, sounds stupid i know. thank you...notthinanymore

BillH

Thanks for a great and helpful post.
BillH

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"Wow! I'm standing on the edge of tomorrow and the view is incredible!"

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largest known wt: 379
surgical weight, 4/16/08: 298
current wt, 4/28/08: 285
goal weight for hip replacement: 200lbs
ultimate goal: 160lbs

snibbler

I am 214 lbs...surgery is on March 31...terrified, but determined. Thank you to everyone who contributes such good information and encouragement.

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lifeismypoetry

Thank you Lisa,

I printed it too since I already have a surgery date. This information is greatly appreciated.. You are providing so much information... can't we lift some weight after surgery? Like a couple pounds after the first week or do we still have to be careful???

Hugz,
Tina

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bridgetgirl

When you take your before pictures profile, I suggest you do it in a doorway or in front of your refigerator. This way you can see the loss more effectively!

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2/9/04 lap 5'11"
298/155

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bridgetgirl

Gowns: If your having surgery by Dr Callery, the hospitals have XXL large gowns. It was cool. If your hospital does not, Lisa's idea is a great one.

Wear the same clothes into the hospital when your admitted that you will wear out. I wore a T shirt and track pants and flip flops, this way you keep tracking your belongings down to a minimum.

Its also a good idea to bring sugarfree lifesavers or other like candy. Your mouth and throat are going to be very dry! Very dry! You will be expected to use a bronchio dilator (sp?) is that what its called? Anyway, its a plastic thing with a tube attached and a little ball and you have to blow into to reduce getting pnuemonia. Your mouth is so tight and dry, and you have a sore throat from being intibated it can be difficult and the candy will help with moisture in your mouth and throat. I wish someone would have told me about this beforehand!

All I took to the hospital was a tube of chapstick and my cell phone, dont forget the charger!

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2/9/04 lap 5'11"
298/155

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We must have a theme, a goal, a purpose in our lives. If you don't know where you're aiming, you don't have a goal. My goal is to live my life in such a way that when I die, someone can say, she cared." - MaryKay Ash

OsoDelDesierto

Bridget, the delightful little apparatus you're thinking of is an "incentive spirometer" - I recommend that pre-ops start practicing using it at least several times per day before surgery - you want to develop an actual habit with it, so that you can use it habitually post-op (I think I had to use mine hourly for a week or 10 days after surgery) - it's easy to forget in all of the other stuff we have to do post-op. Also, if you're required to do coughing and breathing exercises post-op, start practicing those beforehand to make them a habit, too. Coughing pillows are a Godsend for doing all that coughing post-op!

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Eric
6'4"
540/470/369/215
highest/surgery/current (as of 5/15/08)/surgeon's goal

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