SleevieNicks
Gastric Sleeve Patients
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YEP! And I believe it's the pain meds... Mine actually started in the hospital. Sometimes they would jolt me so much it would hurt my incisions. It DOES go away. I'm a week post op and it's gone.
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This is perfectly normal. My description of drinking for the first few days post op was, "sip-burp-sip-pain-sip-eep-sip-pain-sip-burp" Now I can gulp with no issues... a week post op (not saying you should, but I accidently did and it didn't hurt... I'm actually glad I can otherwise there'd be NO way I could get my liquids in)
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Thank you! That's my sleevie's name I am a week out and am still sipping Soups but my doctor told me to start mushies today. I realize each doctor is different and it does scare me.. but I did try the refried Beans and had no issues. I was able to eat 1/4 c. of them without issue or pain. I just wonder why so many doctors are different? Why do some keep their patients on strict liquids for 4 weeks?! My stage right now is stage IV and I'm able to have ground meats with mayo, mashed things, soups, beans, etc. Any chance that doing so a week out will cause harm??
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My surgery was a week ago today 1/6/11 and went very well. I only had a couple little set backs, A) I was allergic to Morphine and had no idea so there was an added day of Benadryl and getting the Morphine out of my system - and B: I had a little bout of dehydration the third day and had to stay another day. I was released Monday and have done very well at home. Each day gets easier and I think day 6 is the "magic day" where everything comes back together, no pain, etc. Today is day 7 and I have lost 12 pounds! YAY!
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January 6th here. For those of you just starting our first classes and dr. appointments don't get your hopes up that you'll be having surgery in January... it's a process. A long process. A reputable surgeon will likely take 3-6 months of pre-op classes/appointments/weigh ins/etc. etc. etc. "hoops" and you still have insurance to deal with. Just not wanting to see any newbies after their first appointments get their hopes up too soon.