MamaBear2

Wow, what a rough beginning. I get pleurisy do to having lupus and it is no fun, so kudos to you on being able to continue that positive attitude. That is #1 in my book. Glad you are now on the road to a healthier life.

Awww, im so sorry you had to go through that, but on a positive note I happy your doing better my surgery is approaching fast cant wait to be on the loser bench..

Wow you did have a rough go ofit. I am happy for you that the worst is over now! Yeah for you.... Best wishes I the coming days!

Hi everyone. So my surgery was Monday, April 15th. It was later in the day around 5:30pm. Post surgery I don't remember much. Some mild pain and just a feeling of relief. Relief that it was over and I survived. I was discharged the following night, still with some pain and with pain medication. Hardest part about being home was finding a position to sleep in. I slept sitting up on the couch. Unfortunately, what we thought was gas pains became increasingly less tolerable as days progressed. By Friday morning I called my surgeons office. My symptoms were 100.6 fever, terrible generalized pain on my left abdominal area and left back pain. They told me to go to ER. To make a long story as short as I can, after a cat scan, that thankfully ruled out a leak or obstruction, my pain was coming from a left pleural effusion. In other words excess Fluid around my left lung. Which is not uncommon after abdominal surgery. So I was admitted and by the third day I was discharged and chest X-ray showed a vast improvement in the amount of fluid present. I felt so much better. I could breath without pain, cough/yawn without discomfort and I was able to properly do my breathing exercises. So I've been home since Monday the 22nd and I will admit that I cried. I was so traumatized by the whole ordeal and just kept crying about what the heck I'd done to myself. I was so nauseous and couldn't even get my liquids down. Everything seemed gross. Anyway two days ago, something just clicked. I've been getting my Protein and liquids down and feeling so much better. It's insane how my attitude just changed. I stopped feeling sorry for myself and began to focus and be thankful for my recovery. I'm really looking forward to all that's yet to come. I see my dietician on May 6th and will begin purée stage that day. So looking forward to more than just drinking. Although I am not hungry one bit. Another plus is I've lost 16 pounds in less than 2 weeks. So I guess I wanted to write to just let everyone know that I made it, I'm okay and even though not every surgery goes without complication, that there is a light at the end of the tunnel. So happy to be a fellow sleever and can't wait to see what this journey brings!!

If you have a sonic, I recommend getting a bag of their ice. My crushed ice tasted funny after the surgery. This has really helped me with my Water.< /p>

maybe get some unflavored powder that you can add to anything, like Jello, homemade ice pops made with crystal light - you could also use strawberry powder for either of those. unflavored could also go into soups/broths.
i just stocked up for post op also (I start my 2 week liquid diet on thursday), and it included gauze, tape, some anti-septic spray, gas-x strips, biotene mouth spray, milk of magnesia, liquid imodium and chewable Fiber. I also went online and ordered all my post op supplements/vitamins as well.
I'M READY! (I think)

I heard sugar free carnation instant Breakfast is good. Can buy a variety pack

So happy to be joining and finally posting! This seems like an incredible place to be pre and post surgery. So Cigna put me through two weeks of hell, and after a denial for "missing paperwork" that they did receive, my surgeon did peer to peer review and I was approved yesterday for my April 15th sleeve surgery. Talk about cutting it close!! So this Monday, I will finally be on my way to a new, healthier me. Happy doesn't even describe how I'm feeling!!

So happy to be joining and finally posting! This seems like an incredible place to be pre and post surgery. So Cigna put me through two weeks of hell, and after a denial for "missing paperwork" that they did receive, my surgeon did peer to peer review and I was approved yesterday for my April 15th sleeve surgery. Talk about cutting it close!! So this Monday, I will finally be on my way to a new, healthier me. Happy doesn't even describe how I'm feeling!!

So happy to be joining and finally posting! This seems like an incredible place to be pre and post surgery. So Cigna put me through two weeks of hell, and after a denial for "missing paperwork" that they did receive, my surgeon did peer to peer review and I was approved yesterday for my April 15th sleeve surgery. Talk about cutting it close!! So this Monday, I will finally be on my way to a new, healthier me. Happy doesn't even describe how I'm feeling!!

So happy to be joining and finally posting! This seems like an incredible place to be pre and post surgery. So Cigna put me through two weeks of hell, and after a denial for "missing paperwork" that they did receive, my surgeon did peer to peer review and I was approved yesterday for my April 15th sleeve surgery. Talk about cutting it close!! So this Monday, I will finally be on my way to a new, healthier me. Happy doesn't even describe how I'm feeling!!

So happy to be joining and finally posting! This seems like an incredible place to be pre and post surgery. So Cigna put me through two weeks of hell, and after a denial for "missing paperwork" that they did receive, my surgeon did peer to peer review and I was approved yesterday for my April 15th sleeve surgery. Talk about cutting it close!! So this Monday, I will finally be on my way to a new, healthier me. Happy doesn't even describe how I'm feeling!!