MzPecanBrown

Fabulous! Congrats!

I was just sleeved a week ago. My surgeon did not require a 2 week liquid diet. I had my pre surgery consult with him a week prior and he asked that I cut back on my intake for the remaining days before surgery. I was still allowed to eat regular food. Honestly, I ate what I wanted up until the few days before he told me that. Then I avoided really fattening foods and was 5 lbs lighter the day of surgery. They didn't do any type of test on the liver before. I had no complications; he called my surgery "very boring". LOL! I told him that's how I'd like it to be!

Hi Cathy! I hope you improve also!

I'm so sorry! Sending hugs your way! I actually went to the ER last night for severe pain on the right side of my stomach. They did a CAT Scan and found a ruptured ovarian cyst on my right ovary. Of all times for this to happen! Doc told me that it would take a few days for this pain to pass. They gave me fluids while I was there so I don't have any dehydration symptoms today. But I'm still not taking much in. I've had very little Protein today. Please update me on how you're doing. I hope we both get better soon!

I did a shot today but had to mix it with some water to stretch it out to abt 6 oz. It doesn't taste good but easier to get in than the shakes. The shot I use has 26g of protein in it.

Fat4now, I'm having a rough time also. My first day home was decent, I only took one dose of pain medicine that evening. But last night I started hurting almost as bad as my day after surgery. Since then I've been taking meds every 6 hours. It's a little better now, but I would like that part to subside. I can deal with the fatigue without the pain. I intended to go back to work on Jan 23, but a lot will have to improve for that to happen. I'm having difficulty with fluids, also. I've done better today, taking in 24 oz so far. Yesterday, I only got 26 in by bedtime. I know I said I'd stop weighing daily but I did today. I've lost the 8 lbs of Fluid weight that I came home with on Thurs, which made me feel better. Not going to weigh again until next week. I wish I could fast foward 3 weeks. I hope you feel better soon!

Awesome! I'm sure you feel like a new person! I'll be looking to you for guidance as I go along.

Bigdaddy! That is WONDERFUL!! When were you sleeved? I would like to post a pic but have experienced some technical difficulties. I want to start my "Before" album.

Thanks Natural and andkel!

Hey! We are definitely in this together, girl! I look forward to seeing your progress! Good luck during recovery!

You're able to eat normal food already? I have to be on a 3 week liquid diet. My follow up class and surgeon visit is on on Feb 1. Then I can move to soft foods.

Body pillow sounds great! I'm a side/stomach sleeper, also. Thanks so much!

Thanks so much! Your story is very inspiring! One of the ladies who came to draw my blood in the hospital shared her story with me. She had RNY 2 years ago. She weighed 589 on the day of surgery and is now 191! She looked phenomenal! Though we had different operations, I LOVE to see someone with a WLS success surgery. I have a lot to lose. I was 401 on the day of surgery. I haven't mapped out all goals yet but I'd love to lose 200 lbs! I'm up for the challenge. Make room for me on the Loser's Bench!

Thanks for the replies! I had lots of pillows last night but I slept straight up. I'll try the 45 degree tonight. And I'll stop weighing! I have that feeling to see immediate results. The last thing I want to do is fail. MiniMe, I don't have a recliner but I can imagine that being perfect!

Hi all!! I'm very new here and haven't posted much. However, I did quite a bit of reading prior to my surgery this week. I look forward to becoming an active participant here! :-) My surgery was scheduled for 10 am on Tuesday, I was told to arrive at 8. My surgery didn't start until after 12 due to my surgeon's previous operation running over. All went well in the PACU. When I woke up in recovery, the first thing I thought was "what did I do to myself?!". The pain was VERY intense! I got into my room around 3:30. Things were better with the pump at that point. I was very excited to see my family but I soon drifted back off to sleep. I walked that evening around 9. I didn't sleep much that night. Walked again around 6 am on Day 2. Getting in and out of the bed were the worst parts. They removed the catheter around 10 and started my fluids. I was only able to tolerate around 16 oz that first day-mostly Water but a little juice, Protein shake, broth, and a Popsicle thrown in. They started me on oral pain meds that night and removed the pump. I walked again that night before bed. Forgot to mention that I was instructed to use an oral machine to clear my lungs 10 times per hour. That began to produce some coughing. I was discharged yesterday around 2:30 pm. I am excited to be home! Pain is better; I feel it when I move. sleeping was very difficult at home last night. I tried several positions but couldn't remain in them long due to discomfort. I am having difficulty getting my fluids in because I don't have a desire to drink anything. I am trying to stay away from the scale, but I came home 3 pounds heavier than my day of surgery. :-( I was told that was common due to gas and fluids from the hospital. Hopefully I'll see the scale move soon! I'm very happy to be sleeved and SO excited about what the future will bring!

WOW! What a coincidence! I'm SO excited!

Hi! I'm new and am having the same issue. I uploaded a picture with my sister in it, hoping I could crop her out. That didn't work so I deleted that one and uploaded one of my self. After it uploaded, I clicked on "done" and it appeared to have changed. But the picture with my sister continues to show. Please tell me what I am doing wrong. I would really like to add just the photo of myself.

Hi all! I'm new here but saw that we are being sleeved on the same day - January 10! I have my final pre op appointment on Wednesday, Jan 4. My birthday is Jan. 5!

I am brand new here. I registered for Lap Band Talk over 4 years ago when that was my surgery of interest. I am now scheduled for a VSG and had difficulty trying to register for this board. I received the error message that my email address is already in use. I was able to log into the Lap Band forum but not this one. So I registered using one of my other email addresses. Also, the forgot password tool didn't work for me. How can I close the Lap Band registration so that I can use that email address for this site? I do not want alerts going to the email address that I used to register this name. Thanks in advance!