Gene1970

Congrats!!!!

Yes, just on the bridge of my nose... worked wonders.

Congrats!!!!! Good luck with the liquid diet!!!

I had the same feelings around day 3 post op... By the end of week 2 they were almost completely gone. Every day WILL get much better.

Welcome Tiffany!! Sorry to hear you had problems with your band, it seems oh so common. I think you will be very happy once you get sleeved, It seems like a much better surgery. I am extremely happy with the results so far.

Absolutly does not cause cancer. I was diagnosed with Barretts espohagus a couple years pre-surgery. I had horrible acid reflux which was due to a hiatal hernia and being overweight. My dr put my on Prilosec 2x per day and I had another endoscopy a year later. Come to find out I was misdiagnosed but it was clear that all of the acid had been having and effect on my esophogus for them to even misdiagnose in the first place. During my sleeve surgery they fixed my hiatal hernia and since I have not had any problems with acid. I'm still on prilosec for a few more days but really don't anticipate any problems after I stop taking them. For me I feel like having the surgery and getting the hernai fixed helped prevent me from getting Barretts in the future and it possibly turning into cancer.

Agreed... check your produce section.

yep, spirometer was no fun... but push yourself to do it... you need to get those lungs open and keep them clear.

If you have a good Dr you probably won't need much as far as pain meds either. I filled the RX for home and never used it once.

Go with the sleeve.. that's my opinion. I am 2 months out and I have been very successful so far with mine and very happy. My primary Dr suggested it over the RNY because he said he sees a lot of RNY patients that regain weight where he doesn't see that as much with the sleeve.

Completely agree with CASleeve... a pillow is a MUST to keep around for the first week. It helps so much when coughing, sneezing or moving.

A lot really depends on the surgeon that you have. I know a lot of people complain of gas pains, however I had ZERO gas pains after surgery. My surgeon assured me up front that he works very had to get all of the excess gas that they pump in you out before he's done. He also put a drain in for 24 hours which was supposed to help and I felt great. Immediatly after I woke up in recovery I felt nauseous. The nurse was quick to help me out. she gave me some meds for nausua but first she put an alcohol swab on my nose... she said that it would help the nausea and amazing enough... it did. Who knew. I tried it a couple times at home when I had some nausea and it helped then too. I was on a morpine pump for the first day and was allowed to press the button every 10 minutes if I wanted to but to my suprise I probably only used it once an hour. Again, I think that had a lot to do with the surgeon and how good he was. The worst pain that I felt was when I first tried to get out of bed to walk... WOW... It was like my stomach was ripping open. My weight on the incisions really hurt, but I pushed though and it seemed that every time I got up to walk was a little better. I really didn't notice any internal pain until day 3 when my sleeve started "cramping" when I tried to eat or drink or really just about any time it wanted to. I was told that it was normal and would go away... and it did. Day 4 was better and by the middle of week 2 the cramping was all gone. Every day was better and better with the incision pain and I would say that they felt completely better by the end of week 2 post op. Hope this helps, feel free to ask me anything. Gene

I use spaghetti squash from time to time as a pasta substitute and love it. I highly recommend trying it.

First of all Welcome!!!! I think we were all terrified at one point... then we learned a little more about the surgery and the success of others and started to feel more comfortable about the surgery. From time to time pre-op I questioned myself and was very nervous about having the surgery. I'm 8 weeks post op now and am so glad I went through with it. My advice to you is to spend some time on the boards, read, learn,ask questions, make new friends and you too will soon see that terrified feeling go away. I have lost 60lbs since starting this journey... some pre-op, some post op and I would have never been able to do it without the surgery. I feel so much better and can see a huge difference. Good luck with your surgery on the 4th

The first few days are the worst... but rest assured it gets much better. somewhere before the end of the 2nd week you will feel soooooo much better. By the end of the second week or mid third week you will at times forget you even had surgery... at least I did. It's amazing what a difference a few days makes.

If you drink regular soda... stop immediatly... That little change alone will make a huge difference. I lost 10lbs in one month pre-surgery by just not drinking soda. I ate like I would normally eat (which was BAD) and still lost... It's amazing what little changes can do. As mentioned in another post, sugar free popcicles are another great way to get a sweet treat and cut some calories... Good luck!!!

So glad to hear that you are keeping your date!!!! You won't regret it!!! Congrats!!!

Welcome!!!! Congrats on the weight loss. This is a great forum that I used pre-surgery to get some good advice and encouragement. Overall there are a lot of great people here and it's great to encourage others as well.

I think the majority of people here had fears just before surgery... I know I did. I doubted myself, I though.. . "I can do this on my own can't I?", I worried about everything that I wouldn't be eating after surgery... and then I stopped and remembered why I was doing this in the first place. I realized that I couldn't do it on my own, I had tried so many times before and failed. I remembered that eating anyting and as much of it as I wanted is what got me here in the first place. I realized that if I wanted to live a long healthy life that things had to change... and change NOW. I was sleeved on June 13. I lost 25 pre-op and 34 so far post op.... I would have never been able to do that on my own... especially in that timeframe. Don't get cold feet... It's a big change... but it's a GOOD change. When I first joined this site someone told me that "nothing tastes as good as skinny feels" and let me tell you, after losing 60lbs of me I agree completely. Good luck and all the best with your surgery this week.

You don't have to weed them out but you also can't let them stop what you know you want and need. It's not fair to you and I think not giving them this opportunity to learn to fend for themselves is not fair to them. Mom isn't going to do everything for them for the rest of their life... it's time they learn a bit more responsibility. It's time that they learned that it's good to take care of others... especially those you love.

You should absolutely NOT put off having the surgery. It sounds like they will NEVER be ready for you to have it and will never understand. This is not a case of being selfish... it's a case of wanting something better for yourself... namely your health. If they can't understand that, if they are not ready for that, if they think that you are being selfish... then that is their problem, NOT yours. It sounds like they have been pampered way too long and this is one time that they are going to have to figure out that you are not their personal assistant just waiting for them to ask something of you. I hope you keep your surgery date... you won't regret it. I also hope that while you are recovering you don't give in to what they think they "can't do" and just take care of yourself. Let the dishes pile up to the ceiling, the garbage can overflow and let them wear dirty clothes if they have too... maybe then they will appreciate everything you do for them. NOW is the time to be selfish!!!!

Congrats!!! I thought it was really nice that all of the places we like to go made their booths bigger for me after my surgery... My wife tells me they didn't, but let me tell you... I have some serious room in a booth now.

Allowed or not my suggestion is to give them up now. It's a tough addiction to kick and as you said, you're not going to be able to have them post op... so you might as well stop now. I stopped about 7 weeks pre-op and I am glad I did. There are enough struggles post op without adding the cravings for a soda.

7 weeks out tomorrow and no regrets

I was told 8 weeks but tried it at 6 and it was fine... just chew well like everyone is saying. Enjoy... for me it tasted great...