Stephanie R.

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A Couple of Questions - #1 - if you had nausea, what triggered it, what did you do for it and after how many days did it go away? I think mine might happen when my stomach is empty, but still trying to f...

Home - Post Op Day 2 - Last night, the doc let me come home early...just 28 hours after the surgery. Last night was rough as I was pretty nauseous, even called the doc to prescribe something and he s...

Early Release! - Had surgery yesterday at 2pm, and the doc came by and said I could probably go home tonight. Just gotta try some liquids and my new pain medicine and if that goes well.i get to go ...

Post-Op Day 1 - In my hospital room. Everything pretty good. Lots of itching (possible allergic reaction to antibiotic or pain meds). No pain meds since surgery, just Tylenol. Have walked and thin...

Gatorade/Miralax Drink Day Before Surgery - Did anyone have to do the 64oz Gatorade and Miralax concoction the day before surgery? If so, did you do regular or "diet" Gatorade? Preop just says Gatorade....but I'm strugglin...

Finally Feeling Overwhelmed - Dang preop appt - All of the prep for surgery has gone well and fast. Though I've been looking into this for over a year, the process actually started a little over a month ago. I got my insurance a...

Last Weekend Pre-Sleeve - This will be my last weekend before my surgery. I'm excited, anxious and stressed. Stressed because I'm trying to get everything done at work and at home before the surgery on Wedn...

Protein To Go Shots? - I'm a bit worried about getting all the necessary protein in after surgery. Has anyone tried these Protein To Go shots before? I bought some from Living Social, reviews on Ama...

Cheat Sheet - I'm making a "cheat sheet" for my close friends of what life will be like after surgery. I'm trying to help the constant offer of, "oh, I'll come by the house and bring you dinner"...

Book Recommendation - Since I'm just 11 days from my surgery, it's constantly on my mind.  So I find myself reading/researching a lot.  I feel like I have enough info (as I had enough info to make th...

Question About Drains - I've seen some people talk about drains and I'm wanting to know a little more. What are they for? Do you leave the hospital with them? If so, for how long? Is it dependent on th...

Vitamix (or other blender) recipes - Dusting off my vitamix for post-surgery. Anyone have any favorite foods/recipes to through in the blender?

Preop Diet: No carbs = No energy - Let me start off that I'm lucky I only have to do no carbs and not an all-liquid diet. With that said, I started the no carb 2 week preop diet yesterday. I've had lots of water...

Pre-Op Appointment Question - My surgery is scheduled for 9/11 and I have my pre-op appointment on 9/9. They told me to come to the office at 9 and that after I was done there, I would go to the hospital for th...

Anthem BCBS - Fast Response! - Just wanted to share a positive story.  My doc submitted my packet to Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield on Monday and we had approval in 24 hours.  I kind of feel bad for bad mouthi...

Approved!....And Quick! - My doc called my insurance on Friday, faxed the package in on Monday and today they called with the approval.  Surgery date is 9/11.  Tomorrow starts my 2-week no carb pre-op di...

Post-Op Support - Is it absolutely necessary to have someone with you when you return home from the surgery? I live alone and though I have friends that will come by to help out, I don't want to mak...

Sleep Post-Op - I'm currently waiting for approval for my insurance, so I'm of course I'm going crazy planning in hopeful anticipation.  (Thankful for Amazon where I can just put things in my w...

High Protein Gelatin - Has anyone heard of/tried this?  I can't seem to find any reviews.     It's sugar-free gelatin with 20g of protein.   http://www.amazon.com/Gelatein-Protein-Suga...

Pre/Post Surgery Diary/Blog - I'm pre-surgery and am curious to read the day-by-day accounts of someone that has been through the surgery.  Does anyone know of any blogs where someone has done this?   ...

What about my dog? - So I'm in the research and visit all the docs stage. I'm hoping to have the surgery by the end of the year. I won't have a lot if home support. A friend will probably stay with...