juliette669

Hello, This is my first time posting here, or any other forum, but I just wanted to share my story and have some support during this journey. I have been overweight my entire life, but in the last 5 years I gained over 80 lbs., develoved high blood pressure and sleep apnea. It has been difficult doing any physical activity as my knees and back will always hurt. I tried 3 years ago to see if my insurance will me for gastric bypass but they denied it. I tried again in April and they immediately approved it, and I was sleeved on the 24th. This is day 4 post-op and I'm still sore but feeling great. I'm mostly struggling with what to drink. I started drinking Protein shakes, broth, italian icees, and crystal light, but do not want to try any puree food until 1 week post-op. On my last weight in on Monday April 23rd, I weight 268 lbs., this morning I weight in at 249 lbs. Am I lossing too fast? Any suggestions?

Yesterday was very difficult for me. I think I experienced dumping syndrome and ending up passing out because my blood pressure dropped. I was taken to the ER, they started me in an IV, and my blood pressure came back up. They did a CT scan and there were no problems but I still had blood in my stool(sorry for the gross topic). The ER doctor said it was normal after the sleeve, but I'm not sure if this is true. I did not eat anything that could have caused this, only a sugar free pudding, crystal light, and Protein that comes in the 3 oz vials. It was awful and I hope it never happens again. Thank you all for your responses and support.

Hi Carole, I'm so sorry to hear of the problems you went through and I'm glad you are feeling better now. I look forward to keeping intouch with you and share our progress. Thank you!

I was sleeved on April 24th and I'm feeling good.