I'm on the bench

gwen41539
on 7/13/15 1:01 pm, edited 7/13/15 1:01 pm - kimper, KY

The gas is the only pain I have really....I got to keep my gallbladder I have a drain....I have walked 3 laps am walking more now lol to get this air out ...no pain pump just morphine in iv when I ask and its time ...start liquids in an hr...Will post after I.try those tHanks guys for the support

HW 381/ pre op 345 /SW 312 Vsg 7/13/15 /CW 288

M1-24 lbs

Pamela M.
on 7/13/15 1:04 pm - Atlanta, GA

VSG on 08/25/14

Congratulations and welcome to the bench! Good job on the walking - keep it up - walk, walk, walk, sip, sip, sip. You are on the greatest journey of your life! Happy for you. Keep us posted.

The price of anything is the amount of life you exchange for it. Henry David Thoreau

Cuparian
on 7/13/15 1:23 pm

VSG on 05/13/15

Well done, that's the first step ................. now follow the plan .................

HW 380 SW 352.5

alouisa63
on 7/13/15 6:50 am, edited 7/13/15 6:50 am - Farmington Hills, MI

VSG on 07/30/15

Yay! Congrats and save me a seat on that bench

Cardamom
on 7/13/15 4:07 pm

Congratulations! I'm enjoying your frequent updates :)

(having surgery on Monday the 20th)

AngelaLynn11
on 7/13/15 4:17 pm

GREAT!!!

BTW are drains normal? I had those with my Plastic surgery. I'd rather not :)

Angela

~Banded 7/2007, removal and revision needed.

HW 325; Lap-band 2007; LW 225; GW: 150

akindofmagick
on 7/13/15 9:24 am, edited 7/13/15 9:25 am - MD

VSG

Congrats!!! I'm 3.5 weeks ahead of you, down 18 pounds, and feeling great!!!

I had a drain and a catheter. The latter was removed before I woke up. After seeing what was in the twice daily emptied drain, I was glad to have it, and not to have to put my body thru absorbing all that crud!! Removal was uncomfortable, but not as bad as I feared. They took it out just before I left the hospital.

JMO, tho!

I've been fat, and I've been thin - and thin is better.

There is a better way. --Alaine of Lyndar
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HW: 234. SW: 228 (18 June 2015). GW: 137. Specs: 50ish, 5'4"

GooseGirl
on 7/13/15 4:24 pm

VSG on 10/30/14 with

Congratulations! Welcome to the bench :)

psychoticparrot
on 7/13/15 4:43 pm

Thanks for getting back to us. Glad your surgery went well. The drain is a nuisance, but it will probably be removed when you go home. If not, you won't need it for very long. Wait till you get that tiny cup of water! It's amazing how long it takes to get it down the hatch. But you'll improve your liquid intake dramatically over the next few days, so don't get discouraged.

psychoticparrot