need2change

I am so happy for you!! Congrats on reaching 100lbs lost! That's a great goal and you look great!! Keep on keepin on!! How has your skin adjusted with the weight loss?

I had the patch and phinagin and I was still sick but that being said..... I am always sick after surgery... for at least 24-48 hours... but after that i was good no pain.

You look GREAT! Thanks for sharing your update. I will also be having a hernia fixed and wondered what that would be like. Your incisions don't look nearly as bad as I had envisioned. :phew:

I agree about the patch behind the ear and the nausea meds. If you can avoid or stay ahead of nausea you are doing well!
I found it interesting that most of your incisions are below the belly button line while all of mine are above it. Each surgeon is certainly different!
You are doing a great job - keep it up!

You are looking great!!

I had my sleeve yesterday and sailed right through! Very little nausea (here's a piece of advice - ask for the behind the ear sea sickness patch before you go under and ask for nausea meds every time you get pain meds, whether you feel nauseous or not). The stuff I had to drink for the leak test was nasty, however it felt good to get liquid down my throat. Walking hurts but ís necessary. Walk, walk, walk!
I also included a pic of a few of the incisions. I did have a hiatal hernia so I ended up with 6 cuts. All in all a good experience!
Good luck and contained pain wishes to all who have been sleeved and to those who are yet to be sleeved!!

I had my sleeve yesterday and sailed right through! Very little nausea (here's a piece of advice - ask for the behind the ear sea sickness patch before you go under and ask for nausea meds every time you get pain meds, whether you feel nauseous or not). The stuff I had to drink for the leak test was nasty, however it felt good to get liquid down my throat. Walking hurts but ís necessary. Walk, walk, walk!
I also included a pic of a few of the incisions. I did have a hiatal hernia so I ended up with 6 cuts. All in all a good experience!
Good luck and contained pain wishes to all who have been sleeved and to those who are yet to be sleeved!!

I had my sleeve yesterday and sailed right through! Very little nausea (here's a piece of advice - ask for the behind the ear sea sickness patch before you go under and ask for nausea meds every time you get pain meds, whether you feel nauseous or not). The stuff I had to drink for the leak test was nasty, however it felt good to get liquid down my throat. Walking hurts but ís necessary. Walk, walk, walk!
I also included a pic of a few of the incisions. I did have a hiatal hernia so I ended up with 6 cuts. All in all a good experience!
Good luck and contained pain wishes to all who have been sleeved and to those who are yet to be sleeved!!

Thank you!! We'll see what happens tomorrow...!

Hi! I'm a June 19th! Right around the corner. Congratulations to those who have had their surgery and good luck to all those still waiting. We are all going to rock the sleeve!

The drain would be in your abdomen and drains out any fluids that would build up in there from the surgery. Excess blood, etc. They stay in for varying times. I've heard of them being in for as little as a day and for as long as months. Don't stress on that part. It really is an individual thing, for getting one or not and for how long it stays in.
The little pillow does help. If you lay it across your abdomen and hold it w/your arm across and apply pressure w/your whole arm, it helps "hold" things while coughing or sneezing or even just adjusting yourself in the bed. They do help.
And you're welcome! I hate the unknown and am always wanting to know more, so I can relate! LOL!

Sending healing prayers for those who went in today and best wishes for those going in tomorrow!!!

MamaM - thank you so much for the answers to my many questions! I'm bringing a cushie pillow with me because I read that if I need to cough/laugh/sneeze/breathe, etc. that it would help. Intuitively, I think anything pressing on an incision would make it hurt, but many have commented that a small pillow helped.
Ok, one last clarification - even though you didn't get a drain, what is it, why would one need it, where on the body is it and what gets drained... if one is needed?
I'm so sorry for being a question pest!! You really have helped me a lot!!
Thanks!

Good luck to all today's sleevers!!!! Thanks for the advance well wishes for tomorrow! I'm very nervous and obsessed that I don't have enough time to get it all done before I go in tomorrow at 6am. I dropped my three boys (7,9,11) off with grandparents in Houston and drove back up here to Dallas yesterday with a heavy heart, wondering if I'd ever see them again... Am I obsessed with the off chance that things will go wiggy or have any of you all felt this as well? I'm a mess!

Need2Change,
There is always a chance something could go wrong. It's natural to think about it, but I wouldn't dwell on it at all. Think about it this way; something could happen crossing the street, parking your car, or any number of things! From what I have read and watching my wife go through the procedure a month ago, I am convinced that mine will be a piece of cake! Albeit a painful one, but a piece of cake non the less.
I don't know about you, but I rely on my faith a lot in situations like this. Not going to get religious here on you, but however you meditate, or pray or whatever takes you to that place of peace, I would say do that. Concentrate on that and let that be your help in this. Once you are at peace, think of your boys and how much more fun you'll have with them; how much more active you will be with them!
I'll keep you in prayer that you find that peace. You'll be fine. It'll be over before you know it and you'll have started that journey to that newer, more improved you!
Eric

I'm in the final countdown (surgery on Tues) and I'm nervous and excited at the same time! 2 weeks of liquids has been challenging, but at least now I know I can do it. It's amazing to see what my relationship with food has been all these years and just how much socialization involves food... kids birthday parties, mom meet ups, date night with my hubby, school functions, happy hours, bunco, etc. They ALL involve food. I'm learning to steer clear of edible temptationd! Not easy... :-)

Yeah, I hear you, I was unloading a lot of fluid too. I always get very diuretic on low carb diets. I will probably lose 20 this week in water alone, which will make my swollen joints feel better so I can do more when working out.

I'm about the same as you, only 56 years old. I can't imagine weighing 145! 195 is my first goal, then 175, then we'll see after that. I may eat my words (because you know I won't be eating much else!), but I can't foresee weighing 145! I want to find a balance; I want to be healthy but not starve myself; I'm looking for a happy medium. My dr. quoted me 90 pound loss, as a ballpark figure.

I'm 5'3" - I know people that are 5'3" and get away with weighing 105 pounds, and I look better at about 130-135 any less I look gaunt because I am built solid and muscular.
Then again I thought for a while if I could only be 200 again, I would be so happy.

I'm close to your age and same height. I'm hoping for 135-145lbs myself.
When I was young i stayed between 120-130lbs but now that Im a little older
and dont feel the need to please anyone but myself, I'll settle for a few
more pounds..Barbdoll is right, we're all different go until you feel comfortable.

My nutritionist and doctor determined my goal weight. It's so easy for someone to look at your height and weight and say... You should be THIS!!! Not the way to go. We are all different shapes, frames, builds, etc.... Per HealthStatus.com, a woman your height should be 112-140lbs. My height (5'9) should be between 135 and 168lbs.... there is NOOOOO way that is possible for me! My doctor evaluated everything from my family history, blood type, muscle mass, etc.. and determined my goal weight would be 200lbs which I am thrilled with. I was a 3 sport athlete in school and graduated weighing 230lbs. Of course that was 20 years ago. LOL I am not meant to be thin nor do I want to be. I desire to keep my curves and lose the excess. I would be happy at 230 again but I this is a journey and I trust that when my body is ready to stop losing it will.

Please add me to the fabulous group of June sleevers - June 12th, Forest Park, Dr. Kim!
Thanks so much for doing this!!

need2change,
sounds silly doesn't it... when I was newly sleeved my nose would run or I would sneeze when I was full... my husband who is not a sleever has always had a runny nose when he is full but we only realised the correlation once I was sleeved!!

how weird i was just thinking.. the same thing.. im full right now and my nose is runny .. lol

Same here - My nose runs when I eat too much am I'm almost at the 2 year mark ... I guess when the little stomach gets full - it needs to push the excess somewhere?
Lou