Nurse_B

I'm sorry to hear about your nausea, that is rough. One thing I found helpful, more so than meds was using lavender. If you dip a cotton ball in it and pin it to your shirt it can help! I hope tomorrow is better!

Happy to hear you are on the other side. I'm sorry about your pain. What do they have you on for pain ( if you don't mind me asking). Hang in there you will feel better! Praying for a smooth recovery.

Hello! I'm in Madison, I love visiting Milwaukee! You will get fluids in easier as the swelling goes down and you aren't so sore. My incisions were also pretty sore. Use a pillow to help you move about and take it easy. I found I felt better each day pain wise. My insidious are still a tiny bit tender but are feeling a ton better than 2 weeks ago! My first week after surgery seems like a lifetime ago! Hoping you are able to get more fluids in as you heal but be patient it will happen!

Totally normal!! I was very nervous about the during and after surgery. Once you are in there you will be ready and exciting! Let us know how you are doing when you are able. Praying for a quick surgery and easy recovery!

Hello, and welcome!! I was also December 2nd! I am also having a hard time getting in protein. I got an unflavored powder I could add into my puréed foods for an extra jump. I am still tired too, surgeon said its normal, our bodies are adjusting to all the changes, it should get better! Are you getting carbs in your diet? My nutritionist told me yesterday my carbs were too low which may be adding to fatigue. Happy to have you with us!

Happy to hear from you, so glad you are doing well. Happy to hear no regrets, it's tough to have such a good attitude when you don't feel your best! Excited for all of your upcoming success

Prayers, prayers and more prayers. You can do this!! Hugs to you!!

I really appreciate all of your uplifting posts!! You are a very kind person. Well wishes to you as well, I'm excited for your surgery!

I'm sorry you had such a long and frustrating day, as if recovery isn't hard enough!! Praying your pain gets better, thinking about you and sending hugs!

I'm sorry to hear about your day, how stressful. I'm praying your pain is better!!

Woohoo!! Happy to hear you are doing well. Can't wait for the losing to start!! Sending prayers for an easy recovery, welcome to the losers bench, happy to have you

Very happy to hear you are doing well, I've been thinking about you and praying for an easy recovery!

Beautiful in both pictures, but you look so happy in the updated one! Congrats to you on your new clothes how exciting!!

This can be a lonely time around some family, as they do not truly understand what we go through, but fear not, this forum has a huge number of people you can lean on when you are feeling unsure. I was sleeved on December 2nd and I am just starting to feel like my old self. I also had moments of doubt, times of frustration, a bad attitude, and sadness over things I gave up for this. Now that I'm a little farther out and the wounds, literally and figuratively are healing, I have a different outlook. You will get there too. Just be kind to yourself and allow yourself to take things slowly and take the time you need to heal. Your family may surprise you as well, don't be afraid to open up to your support group. Your mind and body are going through a huge change, these things take time, even though most of us wish we could just be back to our normal selves right away. In a few weeks you will be in a different mindset. Good luck to you, and don't be afraid to reach out if you need support!

Hello everyone! My current numbers are: HW: 290 CW: 268.4 Sleeved on December 2nd. I'm having a hard time getting all the protein, but that should change on puréed food this Thursday. I am getting in my water most days!

I have not been exercising yet, I am waiting to talk to my surgeon. I am walking daily, just not doing other machines like stair climber etc. I am nervous to hurt something! I have seen a variety of time frames on here for people to start exercising.

I feel that way about "putting it away", I just feel a ton of emotions about the sleeve. I wouldn't change it, I love the weight loss, I just wish I didn't miss food so bad. I think the biggest thing for me is finding out why I'm so attached to food, it's really making me see things differently. It can be freeing, and great to replace food with other things I enjoy, but then I get sad as well. I am learning so much about myself, so I have the sleeve to thank for that. I think we all could use a non biased third party to talk to, I know for me there isn't any hiding behind my humor or weight anymore when I need to deal with an issue. Thank you for opening up, and for allowing me to get my thoughts down. It feels glorious to be honest without the fear of judgement.

I also consider myself a food addict. I think about food constantly, before and after the sleeve. I feel lonely with the sleeve, because I can't come home pop open the fridge and binge my head off. I want to just go through the drive through, or eat a normal dinner. I sometimes feel bad that I have to count Water intake or Protein. I feel blessed to have the opportunity to lose weight, but this is hard. I actually get mad when I feel full and I can't eat anymore, my head is screaming that I am still hungry, it's not enough!! I am scared that once I am able to eat, I will fail at this. I feel like the only thing stopping me from eating poorly is the fear of harming my sleeve. I am working on these issues, but it is difficult sometimes to come on here and see so many people absolutely love their sleeve and love their lives, like their road is really easy. I do love the sleeve, and I do love my life. But sometimes I just want to say THIS SUCKS, but I fear people will dog on me for that. I'm not ungrateful, I am frustrated and yes, whiny, and being a baby about stupid things. Thank you for your post, it's nice to know other people feel the sleeve can be all encompassing. Also, if one more of my co workers ask if I can have this or that yet (all bad foods), I am going to scream.

Hello and Welcome!! A very Merry Christmas to you, what a wonderful way to start out the new year . I think you will be pleasantly suprised at how much your BP, Diabetes, etc, will change with the sleeve!

Hello Hello! Welcome to you, so glad you found us My only trick during Pre-Op is to keep telling yourself, you will get through this!!!!!!!

Holy cow!! You are a tough cookie!! Are you feeling any better today??

From one post you can make the judgement I'm living in the past? I said my truth, honest feelings I have from time to time I have to deal with. I have also said I love having this opportunity, as well as I'm blessed for this second chance. My long winded point in my original post was to show those who are not sleeved yet there are some low points and a mental aspect you have to overcome. For me, I have to revisit the past with my psychologist to understand the decisions I make with food and how I can make lasting change in the future. That isn't holding on to the negativity, that is setting myself up to not repeat mistakes and end up here again. We all have to face our reality of who we are and how we can make changes to become better versions of ourselves. I can name 100 things I love about being sleeved, but it would be naive to not allow myself to understand and share with others some of the drawbacks. I'm not trying to argue with you, but two assumptions were made about where I'm at and what I needed without knowing the facts behind what I said. I also wish you the best of luck, I wish nothing but success for all of us.

My wish for you is that you catch a break!! What a tough situation, I am sorry you are dealing with so much pain. I'm dealing with a lot of emotions, first week post op. Even though I have been talking them through before surgery, my new reality has me really thinking about how I ended up here. Reality can be a hard pill to swallow when you can't ignore it anymore ( at least for me it has been!). Did they do just the band removal surgery, or both at the same time? Totally understandable you are emotional, your body has been through the wringer. Sending you lots of prayers of better days ahead!

I was waiting for someone to point that out to me! My post was simply to show that this is hard work, these are the things we have to deal with, it's not all weight loss and wonderful feeling. She wanted to know my reality, this is what it is. I wanted to be brutally honest because people who want to know about surgery need to be prepared for all elements, this whole thing has a very important mental element. Now let me be clear. I wake up and make the decisions I do because I am blessed to have this opportunity, and I understand how important my hard work is. Do I regret it, hell no I do not. This was the best decision for me completely, but it doesn't mean I can't be mad, angry, disappointed in myself for letting it get this far. And that is what working with a professional has made me realize.

To answer your first question in the heading, no I am not happy I have the sleeve. Before people get upset by that, my meaning is I am mad and sad it had to come to this. I am mad that I can't control my weight on my own, can't control myself to eat normal portions. I am mad that I have to eat liquids only right now, that my stomach is sore, that I can't sleep very well at night. I am mad that when I sit down to dinner, I want so badly to eat what everyone else is having, I want TACO BELL. I know I sound whiny, but this is the truth. Every single day I have to wake up and make the decision to do what I can to make the best choices for myself. The surgery will help me to lose weight, but it doesn't fix why I eat or the fact that I want to eat SO BAD. Those things are right in my face every day since surgery and I have to deal with them. Cry at the dinner table like a 2 year old because I can't eat chicken and mashed potatoes. I mean I am 28 years old crying over food!!!! I am fortunate I was able to do this surgery, and I am thankful for the people who lift me up every single day to feel better. The sleeve will allow me to reach a weight goal. But one thing about the sleeve people don't realize until after you have the surgery...you have to deal with why you are obese and overweight. Those problems don't go away as the weight comes off, they only become more blinding. I am sorry to sound like a debbie downer tonight, but I am dealing with this stuff right now and it isn't fun! I wish you all of the best in your sleeve, and please don't let me scare you, that is not my purpose. I just wish I understood better the non weight loss part of this before hand. I wouldn't have changed getting the surgery, but I would have started to work on some of this stuff!