amy terese

i also have not been hungary per say... i still see a pizza and think hmmm i could down 10 slices but then when i really think about doing it i want to puke....hope it gets better for you soon... also these eating habits have been with us our whole lives, the head hunger we always will have to battle i am told. just like a 10 year post smoker smells a cig and will still get a urge..... its so hard... but we have our sleeve and each other..... make a list iif stuff you can do instead when it hits you... hmmm i will go for a walk, or pop on facebook, or make my kids give me a back rub or what ever.... or how about a quickie with your hubby, or significant other ! of course then they would never want your hunger pains to go away !!! hahaha good luck keep us posted!!!

but what a weird feeling... like your guts are coming out of a little hole accompanied by some stinging. now that i am home for2 days i can honestly say the only pain i have is where they pulled the drain... the rest is just soreness that i can deal with. I only take the pain med in the morning and before bed vs every 4 hours so i know its getting better. ok so now that you read my freaking novel here is a list of things i did that really really helped me: 1. by biotene mouth moisture spray its a little minty and you can spray it in your mouth after surgery and before you are allowed to drink anything because your mouth will get so dry !! depending upon when your doc does the leak test my surgery was at noon on wed and i didn't get to have anything by mouth until thurs morning ....this spray was a godsend! walmart has it or any pharmacy 2. you can also suck on a wet washcloth that worked too 9 thanks to my friend sassygirl for that idea) 3. the 8 hours prior to your surgery when they let you have water ....drink like a fish! my surgery was at noon and after 8 am i was not allowed anything by mouth so from midnight to 8 am i had 10 water bottles ... it helped my not get a dry mouth and helped the nurses get an iv in easier ( you need hydrated veins ) 4. buy a kids sippy cup!!!! i used the soft plastic top kind.... it made me only be able to take a sip of water after my surgery because i wanted to guzzle so bad...i still use it now. 5. i also bought baby spoons and one of those baby bowls with the divider... the spoon keeps me from taking too much in at once now that i am at home and able to eat 3 puree meals.......6. put a pillow over your tummy anytime you move in the hospital bed but especially when getting up and out of the bed it helps the pain alot. 7. walk every hour as much as you can take.. it gets the weird gas bubbles out and gives you a chance to check out all the hot( and not so hot) doctors who are in the nurses stations signing orders!!! i will friend you and feel free to ask anything ... remember each doc has different protocols so you may or may not have a catheter, drain etc... do not let anything i said freak you out... it was my experience and i wouldn't change it for anything... but doesn't mean you will go through the things i did and it wasn't that bad at all.... good luck you are in my prayer chain!!! peace amy terese

i am having my surgery tommrow but other members have told me of the buyers remorse feeling...from what they have told me just stick to it and it does get better...plus if you were an emotional /stress eater and now that has been taken away from you during a very stressful time like surgery , panic attacks are bound to happen....

i can see the difference in your face allready too.. keep rocking girl!

Garden diva my surgery is on wed of next week...yeah we are getting closer...have u started the pre-op diet yet? i took my daughter to arbys tonight and had to refrain myself from sucking the chicken grease off her napkin!!! i hope I am not this starving after being sleeved.....I also had a headache and could only take tylenol (apparently advil thins the blood too much before surgery) keep in touch and best of luck next week....

gosh you guys are lucky!!! no one at my job knows I am having surgery! I had to lie to my boss and co-workers because its an elective surgery and they legally do not have to give me any time off since its not medically needed . If i would have told my boss the truth she would not have granted my time off request. (she is a really tough person and boss). I arranged for a contract worker to cover my days and presented to her that i wanted a weekend get away and i have gotten my own coverage so they wouldn't be short handed.luckily i caught her in a good mood and she said ok. I am having my surgery on the 31st and i will have to go back on the day after labor day . lets hope and pray my surgery goes off without a hitch!!

purple lady, i am sorry your surgery didn't go smoothly.:embaressed_smile: if the drain comes out that is a good sign that things are healing. here is a get well present :present: it is filled with good vibes and prayers for your recovery. keep us posted

Hi good to meet you i have my surgery scheduled for next week....i can't wait ! so good to see other lesbians on this web site! how was the pain after surgery? i am pretty tough but you never know.....good luck and good to meet you !!

hey Kc sunshine...my insurance put me through the mill too....i also had to have a psych test too and decided to do that first since i was positive that would be the test I would flunk!!! ha...yeah i passed all the tests..my surgery is in 9 days and i am so excited....but just the fact that u have made the decision and are taking the steps is so awesome .....hang in there and it will happen for u too....congrats on India!!!

sassy girl.....way to go! we will show your mother in law! I am glad u are doing so well .............

hey Ann good to meet you and yes gay peeps are everywhere! congrats on the 30 years together ! I have been with my partner 17 years and we have 2 girls through artificial insemination but that is a whole different story with its own websight! be patient with the whole insurance process mine took 3 months and lots of appointments and tests just be your own advocate and don't give up....as far as having reactions on the forum i haven't outed myself either but my guess its like coming out anywhere...some people are ok, others are not and we gravitate to the ones who do not have an issue with it.....good luck i added u as my friend so keep in touch! amy

i hang on your every word as my surgery is in 10 days! sounds like u are doing great ...u go girl!

hey any advice my surgery is in 2 weeks .....my work is only allowing me to be off from work for 5 days... I am really tough, had a hysterectomy and gall bladder removal at the same time and since i had so little pain i left the hospital 2 hours after my surgery , took tylenol for a week and wentt back to work after 10 days. I am thinking this surgery must be a lot less painful than that one and that one really wasn't bad. I am wondering if i will be able to drink enough during work hours.......hoping i won't be nauseated at work....i have already been dieting and have lost 17 pounds on my own the last 2 months and i am on a high protein low carb diet now, but i know it will be completely different after i am sleeved. how long before u were all ready to return to work?