ISleevedIt

Wow! You are doing a great job!

Hi Oklafarmgal, I was sleeved on thursday also. I felt really tired the first day after surgery. I think it has a lot to do with the anesthesia and the pain meds. When I first got home, I just sip some water and went to sleep. Each time I woke up, I took a sip. Second day I was able to stay up the whole day and get my liquids in. I walk around the house some. Today I feel even better. Each day gets better and better. Oh, my nutritionist had me buy some vitamin B12. that may help give you some energy back. Remember to get in your protein and fluids to help with the weakness. I hope you get our energy back soon. Let's rock our sleeves to our goal weight!

wow! Fantastic! As soon as my stitches heal up enough that I don't feel it, I will go back to my power walking, but will try to do it twice a day to take advantage of the honeymoon phase. I'm just glad the weather is getting nicer here.

How is it working out doreen? I want to try it when I'm 2 weeks post-op. I've already downloaded the app.

It's natural to be scared of the unknown. Just take it one day at a time. I was not scared or nervous at all. It was after i woke up from the anesthesia that I thought, what have I done to myself. I only felt this way because of the pain I felt with one of my stitches and the grogginess in my head. Once that was cleared up, I was able to think better and that this will work. I am able to get in at least 6 cups of liquid each day. I just keep sippiing little bits at a time and before you know it, you'll have all your fluids in. There's no pain when I sip my fluids so my stomach is feeling ok. Only pain from one incision, but I've learned how to move with it to cause the least bit of discomfort. It'll be all worth it. Think about the great gift you are giving yourself for a healthier you! Good luck with your surgery and I hope you have a speedy recovery. Remember positive thinking!

that I will not be able to lose the weight and maintain it.

Eventually, it'll stop. It's great that people are recognizing your accomplishment. It's not easy, but will get better. I too do not like attention about my weight only because people at the office have seen me yo-yo and I feel embarrassed when I gain all the weight back again

So surgery was on the 21st. I've been making sure I walk around the house each day. This morning, I would take a sip of my protein drink then walk around the house to come back for another sip and my pedometer didn't registered all the steps. I use it as my motivation to work back up to 10k steps per day, but the stupid thing isn't counting my steps since I am moving too slow. I can't wait til the one stitch that bothers me, heals up completely. Otherwise I am feeling ok.

Thanks! I hope yours go as smooth!

I'm sorry to hear your insurance is giving you so much problems. I hope they do straighten it out for you.

Mentally I was prepared for this surgery and was not nervous at all. I was wheeled back to the operating room at 12:30 and my husband said I was in my private room by 2. It's nice that it is only private rooms. Anyway, my first thought I had when I woke up wad "What did I do to myself? I am not going to have any plastic surgery." I was in some pain. the lower right side of my stomach's incision was the one that gave me pain. By 8pm, I had to go to the bathroom and took a short walk out to the nurses station. I had a dose of pain med around then. I found I couldn't keep myself away. So I just kept dozing off. the hubby left around 9:30 and I just slept on until 1am. I then got up to go to the bathroom and walked 4 laps around the floor then back to bed. My mouth was really dry, but I couldn't have anything yet until my upper gi to make sure there's no leaks. That came at 12 noon and boy does that stuff taste nasty! It took a few minutes and the doctor showed my my stomach and how he saw not leaks. I got my liquid tray around 1:30. I saw the oragne SF popsicle and decided I just had to have it. 2 bites later,I started salivating and had to spit saliva out then I just sip Water occasionally.By the time 2:45 rolled around, the doctor was ready to discharge me. I was kind of surprised that they let me walk out of there rather than wheel chairing me.I got home and went right to bed...took little sips of water through out the night when I woke up. I got tired of sitting upright in bed so hubby helped me back downstairs to the recliner couch. I guess the movement made me nauseous and I vomited what looked like dry blood. Now on day three,I've had my first 11oz of Protein Drink and it all stayed down. I walk around the house, come back to the table, took a sip and did it again until 1 hour 45 minutes later, I got all my Protein drink down. I've got a glass a water here and am sipping it as I type.I know one of the concerns is having a bowel movement and I was able to go after my shake. So besides some tolerable pain, I'm on my way to mending.Ho Hope everyone else had a rather smooth recovery. Oh by the way, I changed my display name from "JustSleeveit" to "ISleevedIt"

It's 1 am and I'm feeling ok. Got pain meds around 8 but now it's tolerable. I've gotten up and taken a walk around the hallway. Funny the first bought I had when I first woke up was what did I do to myself?

Got my iv in and am just waiting for my turn. Gwtting bored waiting. Hubby has much more patience then me

Oh, I wish you all the best. I have to be at the hospital by 10:30. I'm scheduled to be sleeved at 12:30....Yep, I see 2 seats at the losers bench for us!

Thanks!

Not me...I'm in Virginia....where's Perth by the way?

Wish I can go...but with 2 kids in college this year, I don't see it happening for me...unless it's somewhere on the east coast....like VA

Today is the day! I'm getting sleeved today. Wish me well.....thanks

According to the diet progression that my dietitian gave me soft fruit can be started after the puree stage

Oh, he/she (can't tell) is adorable!

Yeah, what everyone else said. By the way, I like your display name! I would be jigglychunksbegone....lol

Congrats...I remember feeling a sense of relief after going through this long process that I wasn't rejected. Good luck with your surgeries Feb and Paula

You are definitely not alone...so many of the same thoughts go through my head, but I just keep telling myself that I will now have a physical tool to help keep me on track. You won't be able to eat as much in a sitting and you won't have (or a much reduced amount) the grehlin hormones to make you hungry. You can do it...you can do it....you can do it...I'm cheering you on!

It was suppose to be a joke...I guess a bad one...sorry

how about sugar free pudding