Losin4good

I had gallbladder surgery exactly 3 months after vsg. Gallbladder surgery recovery was harder for me also. If i didnt take my pain meds around the clock i felt like i had been sawed in half. I also needed assistance getting in and out of bed.

Then on the 5th day it was like I never even had surgery. My instructions were to eat normal (normal for wls surgery patients, because we already eat pretty good, and avoid high fat). I learned the first time that milk was not my friend (but that only lasted a few weeks).

As far as exercise, he was pretty laid back.

Take it easy the first week (like i had any other choice lol) and to not swim or take a bath until my incisions were closed (that was 2 weeks).

Get plenty of rest!

I don't tolerate chicken breast very well. I started using boneless skinless thighs. It doesnt give me that stuck feeling that breast meat gives me.

Spokane here

I went to Dr. Kelly in Tijuana in August

I live in Washington

I had surgery with Dr. Kelly in August.

Good luck with your surgery!

I remember the guy who took my blood. I couldnt believe how fast and pain free it was. He was so relaxed and friendly. He joked that people called him a vampire because he didnt have to look for a vein. He was very calming.

How tall are you? I like your jeans but i am only 5'2.

WOW! You both are my new heroes! Seriously! Great job!

My tongue was white when i was dehydrated.

Are you getting in all of your fluids?

Could you just say you are having gall bladder surgery? Or some other sort of surgery?

So does that mean they dont want you at their support group either?

My gallbladder surgeon seemed surprised that I chose the sleeve over the bypass when I told him that i had the sleeve. I had a starting bmi of 65.1

Normally they try to talk patients into a bypass with high bmi.

I am 5 months out and down 118 pounds. I am self pay so there is NO WAY I am paying to convert this, maybe thats why I am so disciplined

Its a personal decision. Research and decide whats best for you. Good Luck!!

I measure my food out before i eat. And when its gone, i am done. I do not keep eating. Do you have a nut.?

sleep apnea is pretty serious. I was diagnosed in 2005. I did not start using my machine regularly until 2010. When someone I knew died during their sleep it was a real wake up call for me.

I never liked wearing it. I would have panic attacks, and in my sleep I would rip the mask off, wake up in the morning with it on the floor. Once i started using it regularly i realized how it was actually really needed and how much better i felt after a real rested nights sleep. I wish i wouldn't have been so stubborn about it those first few years, that was risky.

Now that i have lost a lot of weight, my pressure is lower and hopefully i wont need it forever.

I would comply. It definitely cant hurt. And it is true that most surgeons will not operate if you are not using it. And there is no way to fake the computer chip. Trust me, i even tried just turning it on and leaving it on all night. Doctor was not amused. i was young and defiant lol

I have always been sensitive to smell but after i had surgery it was 10 times worse! I smell everything from a mile away. My husband doesnt have a sense of smell at all, so he thinks i'm nuts

I also have a heightened sense of taste which is far worse for me because I couldnt stomach Protein shakes anymore. I drank them everyday for months pre op. but afterwards all i could taste were chemicals and the whey. No flavoring could mask it. I would stand over my sink gagging.

I am 5 months post op and it has calmed down a little. Or I am just used to it

This is our first year not selling. I am not usually a "gotta have it" gs cookie person but each year I would want one and then sit and eat half of a box, or more and then not touch them the rest of the year. Now that i am sleeved, i get stomach flu like symptoms from sugar (i tried a cookie on christmas eve).

I will not be buying any Cookies, but i will be donating to them when i see them at the stores.

Last year while selling cookies in front of the grocery store, people would hand me $4 and say "give a free box to the next person". I plan on doing that also. I love playing pay it forward

I had my gallbladder removed 12 weeks after vsg. I never had gallbladder issues but starting about a month post op i kept getting these pains under my right rib cage and also the right shoulder blade. About a half hour after i ate. My doctor ordered tests at my 3 month visit but my gallbladder didnt want to wait. The next day i had an all out GB attack! Ended up in the ER. Pretty much the worst day of my entire life!!! I had surgery the following week!

Oh, and I forgot to add:

The only con I had for the sleeve was the whole idea of the leak from the large staple line. That scared me!!

Any other fears I had for any wls were fears i would have had regardless of which surgery i chose.

I actually had a surgery date for RNY in 2006 that I backed out of. It didnt feel right for me.

Last year my husband and I went to a seminar to consider the lap band and that is when we were introduced to the sleeve. We looked at each other at the same time and said yep this is it!

I had surgery in August. Lost 116 so far and i am as happy as I could be

I always kicked myself for not following through in 2006 with the RNY, but it just goes to show that everything happens for a reason and to listen to your instincts!

Good luck with your decision

The first month was rough for me. We are making huge changes in our lives and the adjustment is hard on us mentally. Not to mention the hormones. Give it time and try to relax. Going to the doc for some anxiety meds wont hurt either if you dont feel like its getting any better.

I tried a bite of a hawaiian roll a few days ago and loved it! Minus the rice of course

The sweet and spicy was a great combo.

I get 2-3 slices of sashimi and asked my sushi chef to dice it up into bite size pieces and that made it so much easier to eat smaller bites.

Have you tried the Centrum flavor bursts?

I am sensitive to smells and tastes so I have issues with a lot of foods/shakes/vitamins.

They look like tiny gum balls and taste good.

I just had my blood work done last week, I am 5 months out and everything was PERFECT. Even my doctor was pleasantly surprised. So they must work!!

The way it was explained to me is if you put a Gummy bear in Water, it expands. So it would do the same in our tiny sleeves.

I have heard the debate back and forth about whether or not sleeve patients get dumping syndrome like bypass patients do. I am not really sure what to think but here is what has happened to me.

On Christmas eve we made Cookies for "santa" and i sat down with my daughter as she had a cookie before bed. I decided to have a tiny piece. That piece turned into a whole cookie. I was 4 1/2months post op at the time and quite frankly, this was my first slip up since surgery. I didn't need to beat myself up for it, my sleeve did that for me.

I threw up, hot flashes, cold sweats, heart racing, shaking, and laying on the floor. It didnt "hurt", but it was something I couldnt control.. The entire episode lasted about 20-30 minutes.

Needless to say I will not touch sweets. Ever again. Scared the hell out of me!!!

You too! How are you?