ginger429

Surgery 5/20 down 30 lbs :-) congrats everyone!!

The sleeve is so new in the medical world that they really dont know any long term complications..we are all guinea pigs unfortunately...

Good! I am taking Lovenox shots as well -- surprisingly easy to give yourself a shot, I am glad to say!

My BMI was 51 it took a yr, lots of insurance stuff. Good luck!!

That is very very true,at times I just thought I'm never going to eat again,but I know I will,it will just be a lot less,but I will still get to taste..lol

Well, I won't sugar coat it... it's was pretty painful for me the first couple of days. I was feeling better by the end of day 2 when they sent me home, but the soreness is still here 2 wks later. The first few days, tho, it was tough to move around like they wanted me to. I WANTED to get up and walk like they suggested, but it was so very hard.
They will give you meds to help control the pain, or at least curb it. And ask them for an abdominal binder, because for me, standing up and my stomach falling due to gravity was very, very uncomfortable.
It gets better everyday. I can move around now with no problems (bending, etc), but it's still sore - more like 'an awareness' of the incisions is still there.

Congratulations! I just got approval this week, too! Woo hoo for both of us!!!

congratulations!! Report back and let us know how it goes. Much luck and success to you!

Congratulations!! It's a difficult and painful process but oh so worth it!! Let us know how the surgery goes!

I just tell myself that in 6 months or so I will be able to eat anything - in a responsible & controlled way of course!
Everything we have now will still be available later so there's no hurry to eat it.

I am in the same boat as you... started my liquid diet Tuesday and my sx is in 3 days... i just wanna eat some salsa. no chips... i use my fingers LOL

Im at a show and everyones snacking on nachos,pretzels,cookies... it smells so good but I got this...keeping my eye on the prize.