BenisaMartim4

Hellosleeve sister! Welcome to the forum it was a great day to be sleeved, wasn't it! Doing well here too. I feel fine, just have a very tight sleeve and it is very hard for me to get anything down. Two sips and it bubbles up in my throat. My intake is very low. Maybe some more swelling will subside in the next couple of days and it will be easier. Best wishes on your end and congrats

Aww, Pookey im so sorry you're missing your mamaHang in there, hubbie will be home soon. You can make a shout out to us when you need to talk. I know we can't replace them, but at least we know how you feel

When I left the hospital on post-op day two, the nurse told me I needed to start "stage 2" of my post-op diet, full-liquids and mushed or purees. Do-huh! I thought I misunderstood, so I said,"stage 2?" She repeated "yes." I had not taken in 8 ozs. Of clear liquids all day. I couldn't believe it. When I got home and read over my discharge papers, sure enough, there it was in black and white "stage 2". Well, I can barely get a drink of water down (no shakes at all) and the weight starts coming off at an alarming rate. So today (post-op 5) I started to worry, maybe I was wrong.My stomach did sound like a caged animal. Maybe I should at least try a tad of something. Anck!! WRONG ANSWER! I had maybe a teaspoon..no, not even that much, of scrambled egg mushed and what I could shave off the end of a melted cheese stick (we're talking a minute little mouse nibble) with my teeth. That was at 10:45 am and at 6:00pm, I still feel like I have a boulder in my chest! How long does it take that feeling {too full?} to subside? it is extremely uncomfortable. I have no nausea, vomiting, pain, etc.; just feel too full. I can tell you one thing; I won't be eating anything else for a few days and when I do, I'm pretty sure it won't be egg. It seemed to expand like a sponge I'm going to get ahold of my docs office too and ask them if my papers were right. That just seems a bit quick to me. I had this surgery to live longer, not get dispatcheduntimely by a killer egg!

This is a "oh, did I have surgery?" compared to a c-section. It was also much easier than having my gallbladder out laproscopicly. I am out 4 days and have had very, very little discomfort. I have no bruising and have already walked 8miles (leaving my husband tagging along behind). Just know that at first it is VERY difficult to get the fluids in, so be careful that you don't over do it on such a small amount of hydration and nutrition. Hope you are better by then..Best wishes

Best wishes

I was sleeved on 2/14. I have a high tolerance for pain also. The incision part of the procedure have given me no problems. No bruising, only slightly sore, I am getting around great. I have already logged 8 miles walked this week. My sleeve is extremely small though. It is a great struggle to get in the liquids. I have to carry a drink in my hand the entire time I am awake. I do expect it to get better over the next few days as the swelling goes down. Don't get me wrong, when I woke up I was in pain; but the team were on that like white on rice. They made sure I had everything I needed. Now, if you are like me, you are sick of hearing people say "sip, sip, sip" by now; but trust me, it is the truth. A sip is ALL you are going to get down at first. So, don't be surprised. Also something I haven't heard anyone talk about is the weight gain in the hospital. Expect to gain 10# in IV fluids and be grateful for every single one. This gives you a pad between you and dehydration. This way you can have a little time to get to feeling better. Don't worry about those scales at first, THOSE pounds are your friend. I haven't been out that long, so I can't give you much more. Just steel your constitution and you can make it. We will all be here if you need us.

I'm getting ready to go home from the hospital today. I am doing great. No surgical pain or problems to speak of. I logged three miles on the walking track in less than an hour this morning; for a grand total of 6 miles post-surgery. The only thing that has bothered me are esophageal spasms. This is monstrous pain. My doc said mine was worsened by some of the meds I have to take on a regular basis. He told me that it should ease up over the next couple of days (thank God!). I have GREAT restriction. I can barely even sip. My Nae-Nae is a very tight 32 French. I am very pleased, it will just take adjusting to. I have also received some nice gifts while here; an extra large mixed spring bouquet from my mother, a card and bouquet from the youth department of my church and last but absolutely not least, an exquisite SEVEN Diamonds set in white gold ring and a beautiful card from my sweet hubby :0)

Hi everyone they started my surgery somewhere round 1:30pm yesterday. My inscisions are doing great almost, no pain or swelling. I do have a boat load of the gas trapped under my diaphragm though that we just can't seem to get unstuck. It is causing esophageal spasms that feel like labour pains in the chest. I have cried off and on all night. I didn't even do that when I had a baby natural. We found out that I was allergic to morphine when I crashed and stopped breathing. The veins in my arm looked as if someone had taken a magic marker and traced them. None of the healthcare workers had ever seen anything like it. They swapped my pain killer to Dillodid and put me on Valumn to try to paralyze the spasms. They are keeping me on Zofron 24/7 because the meds make me nauseated. Other than that, Nae-Nae and I are doing just fine. We have walked a mile, used the restroom three times, had two cups of ice and right now we are getting ready to have a leak test. Ill keep everyone posted about my progress. Ps,everyone please over looolk my drunk typing, because I am flying high

Aww, I am proud of you girl. You are doing well under the circumstances. My surgery is Tuesday and my family and in-laws will be taking a vacation when I am 4weeks out. I hope I can do as well. And don't feel too guilty over the nibble, that is the whole point of the sleeve. So you can still eat like a normal person, but in very small controlled portions :0)

I see people calling their sleeves pet names all the time.

That's great

I stay on probiotics full time, because I get them so bad that it melts the skin off like acid. My doc told me that he sends everyone home from the hospital on Diflucan.

That's great! Enjoy

There is also a chance that is could be a case of colitis. I have had it twice; once for two months and the other for three. It causes nausea, vomiting, stomach pain and diarrhea. It also makes a person weak and lethargic. Might want to get an appointment with the GI doc to be tested for this and H. Pylori. Hope you feel better soon

Yay

I had a c-section with my first baby and weighed 35 pounds more the day after he was born. Counting what he and the birth contents weighed, that means that I gained 50+ pounds of fluid in one day. I was ungodly swollen, but I had taken it all back off before he was two weeks old. The doc told me that that was not unusual for everything that I had been through. So don't worry. You will take that extra back off in no time. Then you can get on with the business of being a big loser

It is removed through one of the larger metal tubes placed in your stomach. Go to YouTube and search "Vertical Sleeve Gasterectomy". You can watch a video of the surgery being done. It is explained as they go through each step.

Hey, hey, hey everyone! I'm just now getting up the nerve to look for the Feb. Group. I was originally scheduled for Dec., but because of ins. Problems was canceled. Now I am for sure on goi am scheduled for 2/14/12 in Tupelo, MS (the birthplace of Elvis) at the North Ms Medical Center. Dr. Terry Pinsky will be doing my procedure. It took the ins. 15 weeks to approve me after my 3 month weight management program. I am very excited about having a new life, but at the same time I am also nervous. After all, I do have a husband and four children.

Best wishes

OMGoodnessthis is just too awesome. So, so, very happy for you

HowdyWow, 100# already. That is totally awesome Will be looking forward to your future posts. Keep up the great work. You'll be  ready before you know it 

I can't remember my first coloring book, but I do remember getting an extremely large chalk board for my 4th or 5th birthday and no chalk. THEY FORGOT THE CHALK!! So when my parents went to take an afternoon nap, I got my crayons and colored all over it. I had fun, but they were not too happy at all. Question- how has life turned out compared to how you expected when you were young? Better or worse? What is the disappointment or surprise betterment?

Yaycongrats I'm right behind you 2/14, so scoot over and make some room

It is very common for blackheads to form in a scar. I can't tell you for sure what yours is without looking at it, but I would be willing to wager that that's what it is. Why don't you take a needle and excise it. If it is just a tough lingering scab it also needs to be exfoliated. Either way, your not going to hurt it. If you're worried about it, after you remove it rub a little antibiotic cream on.

I always gain between 5-10 pounds (I started 2 days ago and it was 5 this time) but I lose it by the time it is over. I just hated it this time because I am on my pre-op diet and trying to lose. It has me messed up