DonnaK.

If you need something OTC for pain, CVS actually has liquid Tylenol in Adult strength. If you can't find it, you can use children's Tylenol, chewable or liquid.

I know very few people having the band nowdays and most Bariatric surgeons don't recommend it. My husband had the sleeve in October and is doing very well. I had the sleeve on Monday and so far no regrets. At this point I have not felt hunger at all. My only challenge is getting enough liquid down in a day.

...that any time a person shares a negative experience their honesty is called into question.
We do not question the people that hop on VST immediately after starting a new account to rave about losing 120 pounds, do we?
Guess what? One percent (or more, depending on what stats you're reading) have complications. Many more than that have a rotten time healing, or a horrible time eating, or don't lose as much weight as they want.
Do not expect them to be cheerful, happy and bright while experiencing a personal hell they likely thought would never happen to them. It doesn't matter if they knew it *could* happen. Nobody thinks they'll be the one percent! (And "Nobody expects the Spanish Inquisition!") It's wrong to constantly cast the blame on the person experiencing less than satisfactory results, too.
Really, lots of people succeed on Weight Watchers. Should we be calling everyone that doesn't (i.e., every one of us sleevers) a failure and chastise them for eating in a way we don't consider "perfect" or ideal? Should we turn around and tell them how we've had fantastic results and if they haven't, they aren't trying hard enough?
Because honestly, that's exactly what ticked me off the most about my doctors and "friends" prior to surgery. Why do people that couldn't lose traditionally insist on applying a one-size-fits-all mindset to life post sleeve, when it didn't work for them prior?
Guess what? Not everyone posts here daily, or has a fully fleshed out profile. Again, to call only those that post negative experiences to account for this is unfair.
It's offensive and off putting to see people get into actual internet brawls over these things. It detracts from the overall value of a thread if I have to read through ten pages of people calling each other names and calling the OP a liar before finding the one or two actually useful things in the thread.
Lately I've seen several threads where as soon as someone dares to share a negative experience, they're called a liar or a fake.
That's pretty darn hostile, and an awfully quick judgment to make.
Any one of us could realistically be fakes. This is social media, people!
I, personally, feel that negative experiences are just as vital and important to these boards as positive ones. People researching the sleeve need to know all possible outcomes. Complications are ACCIDENTS and could happen to even the most skilled surgeon. People suffering after choosing this surgery should also have a place to share and vent, the same way people that are grumpy about a three day "stall" are given the ability to do so. Making this place hostile for the people that choose to share their negative experiences is detrimental to the community at large.
And I find it offensive.
It's one thing to be frustrated with people for posting the same things or for failing to do their research (things I, myself, have been guilty of venting about here), but to attack people for simply sharing their own experience is taking it a bit far in my opinion.
And I have a lot of opinions. And of course, I'm always right.
~Cheri

I know very few people having the band nowdays and most Bariatric surgeons don't recommend it. My husband had the sleeve in October and is doing very well. I had the sleeve on Monday and so far no regrets. At this point I have not felt hunger at all. My only challenge is getting enough liquid down in a day.

It's very possible that your boyfriend is afraid of the "changing you", and wants to sabotage your progress. If you made this decision because it was what YOU wanted and needed for yourself, hang in there, and if counseling is an option for you or the both of you, I would suggest it. Birth control can definitely affect your emotions. Sometimes a person has to try a couple of different ones to find the best for them. You really need a support group and I know this can be a good place for that. I will help in any way that I can if you need a listening ear, and will send prayers your way as well!!

I really like ChocoRite brand. I found it much cheaper at netrition.com. With the french vanilla, I use 2 scoops, 8 ounces of Water, 2 ounces of skim milk, then when it's allowed, I add about 4 frozen strawberries. When fruit isn't allowed, I use banana flavored sugar free Syrup. YUM!!

Sorry for the delay in posting my update, but this is the first day (3rd day post-op) where I felt well enough to be online, and up and about.
My surgery was May 16th and let me be honest, it was ruff. I woke up in extreme pain from the incisions and gas. Thanks to the good nurses at Sentara Potomac, they helped to alleviate a lot of the pain by keeping me full of pain meds and acid medicine. But still, the first day and night was ruff...I was constantly sleep deprived and receiving pain meds every two hours.
On the second day, Thursday, the soreness was gone but the gas almost knocked my socks off! I mean, literally, it brought tears to my eyes. I was constantly burping but it didn’t help too much. I then started walking the halls and that helped TREMENDOULSY!!! By that night, the gas had subsided.
On Friday morning, I woke up and was feeling about 80% myself. A little internal pain but it was manageable. I was discharged and sent home. Once I started the pain meds and other medicines at home, the level of pain dropped. This morning I woke up and felt SOO MUCH BETTER! I even went outside and drove to the post office. Today my goal is to sip, sip, sip...and walk, walk, walk.
I want to personally thank EVERYONE on this forum. If it wasn’t for you, I would have nothing to read to know what to expect. It feels a lot better to know what to expect than to walk into a situation with no clue!
Through it all, I can say I do not regret the procedure at all. Overall, it was what I expected! Please keep me in your prayers and I can only hope I see a fraction of the success I have read about on this forum!!!

Hello everyone today is the day!! I'm at the hospital and surgery is at 9am!!! So stop by with your prayers!! Team Jesus

Sooo much to do today... And I'm still laying in bed in disbelief that this time tomorrow I'll be at the hospital getting prepped. This is by far the craziest, most expensive, selfish thing I've ever done. I am beside myself with excitement at the thought of my new life! I've told myself a million different things to justify it, but the truth is I'm fat, depressed, unhealthy and I've worked my fingers to the bone to provide for my son, made sure he had all he needed & wanted, put my everything in my job and ya know what?? It's my turn. Yes, it's about getting healthy, but who am I kidding??? I wanna be a hot mami!!! I'm 40yrs old and I wanna turn heads again - and not the other way! I want people to see me with my boyfriend and think "wow... What a lucky, one eyed guy". I wanna wear pants without feeling like I need CPR! I wanna not hear that internal "beep beep beep" when I need to step back out of someone's way. I wanna never be the heaviest person in the room again. In fact, I wanna not even think about that anymore. I wanna live longer than my daddy did, grandparents did and even aunts & uncles. I wanna not lay on the couch all weekend because I'm too tired to move. I wanna not get pissed when I miss a weekend nap. I want, I want, I want!!! Okay, that's my rant... I trust the Lord and know He'll work all this out for my good. He has a plan & a hope for my future! Jeremiah 29:11- read it!
Much love & prayers to those being sleeved today and the rest of the week!
Shelley

Heading there myself! 630 am Showtime - prayers with everyone today!!
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Does everyone pre op have to go on this liquid diet i have yet to hear anything about it and would like to prepare for the suffering if this is necessary

I am currently 11 days post op. My surgery was on 03/08/2012 with Dr. Nicholson at Forest Park Medical Center. I don't know anyone that has had this procedure, and it would be great to know someone that has recently had the surgery and/or will be having it shortly.

A better Me...Hey!! I had the sleeve with Dr. Nick on April 23rd...so I'm about two weeks out. How are you doing now?? I'm down almost 40lbs all together. I'm still on the liquid diet..soooo looking forward to next week. How about you?