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I've been very private about my surgery but my darn husband decides he needs to share it with everyone at his work. It's not so such much that he has told them more than he has taken that control of who knows away from me. He has told atleast 4 people at work, now they will likely tell their partners and then 4 more people will know. Who knows who they may tell. I was really hoping to keep this nice and quiet with just my family and a couple of my good friends who have also struggled with weight and/or have had WLS. I just wish he didn't feel the need to share why he is out of the office. But at this point it is what it is!!!

I was told that when you lose weight that you can become very fertile and right after surgery, the first year is a bad time to conceive.

Pegsue, Best wishes and many blessings on your journey tomorrow! I'll be looking forward to hearing about your journey!

Thanks! I think there are better protein shakes out there too but they have me drinking 5 slimfast shakes a day which makes my protein total! But I'll get to choose my shakes after surgery.

Emeroldzz: How would you describe the recovery as compared to the Lap Band recovery? I'm really hoping to be on my feet soon after because I have two small children.

I've lost 4lbs in the first week, dosen't feel like I'm where I should be!

Band Removed Sept 2007 and Sleeve Aug 20th....trying to survie the the 2 week pre-op diet!

I'm on a 2 week liquid diet and just wondering how much weight I should be loosing? I'm on Slimfast Protein with about 950 calories.

Thanks ladies!!!! It sounds like I should be up for mommy duties fairly quickly after I get back from the hospital which is good. My sister who is an RN and a former Sleeve patient is planning on being at the hospital with me and I'm hoping I'll get to keep her a few days longer to help with the kids but that's not a sure thing. My 2 C-Sections and 2 LapBand surgeries went well and I'm praying the VSG will go well too! But DRIVING...oh now how long until I'll be driving again? I have to pick up my daughter from school. I guess I'll have to take it easy on the pain meds.

So after you returned from the hospital how long did it take you to feel confident watching your kids again? I have 3 & 6 year old girls with limited access to childcare. I'll have a family member that can watch them during my hospital stay but that is only three or four days. Being a military transplant my family is not located nearby. My 6year old will be in school and my 3year old dosent' usually need to be lifted, she can do a lot on her own. My husband will likely be back to work and not much help during the day. I would love to hear from other moms of young children what it was like taking on the mom roll again!!!!

Woohoo!!! Your attitude is contagious! Thanks for sharing!

Thanks for asking that question. My recovery from the 2 C-Sections were a breeze, no pain and the meds worked great. Just hearing that gives me a better idea of my recovery.

Where can we read about it, I'm looking for the information to review. Thanks!

The surgeon at Fort Gordon is requiring a Gallbladder Ultrasound and an Endoscopy but I've never heard of a Esophageal Motility Study. I'm not a big fan of reflux I had enough of it when I had the LapBand...aspirating vomit in the middle night is not my idea of fun! It's great that your surgeon is taking the extra step. Keep me posted on how it goes, I would love to follow your progress!

@Char: Your message is the next best thing to an instruction manual! Thanks so much for taking the time to post this information. Very, Very, Very, helpful information!