Sherri297

I think skrubabilen is right on. It sounds like a trip to the ER would be a good idea. Once you get dehydrated its really hard to keep anything down. I don't think your going to die, but it sounds like some medical intervention may be necessary. Good luck.

Hi Kim,
My name is Sherri and live in Idaho Falls. I just had my sleeve done on Oct. 8th. in Mexico. I'm not sure what to tell you.....there are no Dr.s here in the area that do the sleeve, very few have even heard of it, closest is SLC or Boise.
Just before I had my surgery I started seeing Dr. Shawn Spiers (an internist) here in Idaho Falls, and like him alot. I think any good general family practice Dr. could do your follow up, I just choose to go with an internist since I have a history of heart attck and diabetes.
If you have other questions just message me, it's nice to know I'm not the only one in the area :wub:

If you went with a WLS coordinator call every damn number they gave you. I would not put it off. I was looking at some of your previous posts and you've been feeling crappy for way to long. You really do need to be seen right away.

You look fantastic!! And yes a like for bravery. I just ditched my old size 24 swim dress for a size 14 1 piece swim suit. Hooray for both of our non scale victories !!!

There is no expiration date for your sleeve to stop working, I'm now 9 months out and down about 93 lbs., I have no doubt that I will eventually get to goal. Yes I get hungry, and I'm trying to stick to the Protein first plan, and have my sleeve help me like the tool it's intended to be. Be patient with yourself and have faith that you cn do this!!

Congratulations on your new sleeve, the 2nd and 3rd days were the most uncomfortable for me. It feels like you've done 500 stomach crunches. If your experiencing upper back and shoulder pain, try using a heating pad for the gas pains. Also your tummy is swollen and bruised, so a little ice pack might be helpful. By about day 4 you'll start feeling a lot better provided you don't over do. Chin up....the worst is over, sip, walk and rest. You'll feel much better in a couple of days.

I just got a new swim suit (size 14). feeling happy enough to share. Give me some "likes" for my bravery
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There is no expiration date for your sleeve to stop working, I'm now 9 months out and down about 93 lbs., I have no doubt that I will eventually get to goal. Yes I get hungry, and I'm trying to stick to the Protein first plan, and have my sleeve help me like the tool it's intended to be. Be patient with yourself and have faith that you cn do this!!

Hi Sue, Jerseygirl is right on. Liquids the first week is priority #1. However you can get it in. You also might try no sugar added popsicles. During my first few days I was able to get down just slightly warm liquids the best. Unjury broth is great, or even chicken bullion in warm Water. Sip, sip, sip....that's your main job, plus a little walking. Congratulations on your choice of a new and healthier life.,,,you'll do just fine. Sherri

I am nearly 3 years out and still do not experience authentic body hunger. I have conditioned myself to recognize my new cues of hunger, an empty shriveled balloon feeling in my stomach, sudden manic energy, the inability to concentrate, but physical hunger nope. Head hunger on the other hand ... an aspect that I continue to attempt to understand and do battle with daily. When I feel myself losing that battle I do something that probably isn't the healthiest but it works - I get some of whatever I'm craving, stand there with a fork in one hand, a bottle of dish soap in the other, and take one or two big luscious bites, savoring them deeply and slowly, and before I can think twice - pour dish soap over the remaining portion, thereby making the decision for me.

Sassy, I too had so many fears going into this surgery. As I have stated before it took me 3 years to decide. I have talked to many people who have had this surgery, those who would do it again and those who would not. Like yourself I could no longer go down the road I was going down. I could feel myself losing this battle. I had/still have sleep apnea, high blood pressure, incontinence, bad knees(still do) out of breathe everytime I walked. It was just an effort to get out of bed every morning and get thru the day. I had no quality of life and the kicker was my very last blood test before surgery showed I was diabetic. OMG what would be next?? I even prayed about my decision to have this surgery. One day at home all alone I just stared out my backyard window and cried, how did I get to this point? What made me so fat, why can't I get this weight off by myself? What is wrong with me that Weight Watches did not work? nutrisystem did not work, Jenny Craig did not work. I had spent thousands of dollars trying to get rid of this fat. Weight loss has been an effort for me over the past 15 years. I have a slow thryoid and take synthroid. I became so depressed and my depression meds dosage kept going up on every doctor visit. I was told be so many people to not have this surgery but I hated looking at myself in the mirror everyday. By this rate I will be in a wheelchair in 3 or 4 years so after I was done crying and to the surprise of my family I decided to have the surgery knowing I could die on the table. At the rate I had been going I just saw a short life ahead of me anyway. How can I be good for anyone when I cannot be good for myself. I had the surgery on March 11th and I was so scared and all I did was pray that this was going to work out. My nutrionist told me I would be OK, my surgeon told me of all the could go wrong and that he would do everything possible to make sure there would be no problems and I would be OK. The nurses getting me ready for surgery told me I was in good hands and to relax. One nurse told me she had the same surgery 4 years ago and my doctor did her surgery. She lost 200 pound and has kept it off. I knew then that I needed to make peace with myself and God as I was wheeled into surgery. I prayed for all those having surgery in March and for those who had surgeries earlier in the year for all of us to have successful recoveries. I know you will have to make up your mind about what to do next and it does sound like you have an outstanding surgeon. I still do not like reading about horror stores since I am still only 7 weeks post op but things can happen. I took a chance and thanks to God and a great surgeon I made it thru so far. I pray for those who still have issues and hope that their problems can be corrected over time. Whatever decision you make I will support you.

We all have fears, before and after surgery. I have some serious fears -- I'm worried about surviving the surgery. All doctors I've talked to have told me I'm a high-risk patient -- one who could have deadly complications.For example, my PCP wanted me to have a chemical stress test. There is, however, a risk that this test can cause a heart attack to occur. The doc's rationale - this test will indicate what might happen during surgery. She says in the cardiology lab, their better equipped to handle it. My reasoning is I want the surgery very badly. So, I don't want to do anything that might cause my surgery to be postponed indefinitely or not occur at all. I figure if I'm going to have another heart attack, I want it to occur during surgery with the finest surgeon in the Southwest, And in a hospital, there's bound to be someone around to help out if I need it. The complications that could happen are also scary.But the bottom line is ... I can no longer stay like I am. My fear of having to live my life as it is now is substantially worse that taking the rare chance of a complications with surgery. I have waiting a very long time to get the surgery, and I am very close to getting a date.I totally trust my surgeon. I did extensive research prior to choosing him. No matter what other surgeons I visited, they would all recommend him because he is the top doc. He's the surgeon other doctors send their problem patients to. I know of several lives saved by him when their initial surgery with another surgeon was a disaster.Speaking of disaster, I somewhat avoid reading the Horror Stories from people who've had serious complications. But I usually pull my head out of the sand long enough to learn what I should know about what could happen.I know of two people here who have had life-threatening complications. One is called "Horror Stories" and the other is written by paigeelaine, if you want to look them up.Those are my fears. What are yours?

A mature adult would be over the moon happy that you were approved for surgery. Your approval has absolutely nothing to do with her denial and any reasonable person would realize that. My response to her would be a very simple: "Your reaction and behavior in this matter has been very disappointing."
I'm sorry she betrayed your trust. You had the right to keep this private, but cat is out of the bag now, so do all you can to put your positive spin on the surgery and build excitement from your coworkers for it. I know when we had people from my office go for bariatric surgery, the entire office was excited for the person as we all saw it as such a positive step.

I'm sorry she was denied. However, she probably knew that she would be (or had she read/asked about the insurance coverage policy) and was just hoping for the best.
Here is the thing. You cannot control what other people do, only your reaction to it.
While your first instinct is one that I bet most of can identify with, take the high road. I would ask her nicely to not blab your personal business to anyone, but if she persists, then this is not really someone you want as a friend. I realize she is a co-worker, but you can put some distance there and not associate with her anymore. if she is this angry and bitter about being denied, heaven help her when you start shedding the pounds and looking fabulous.

I was sleeved March 2012. I needed to lose 85-90 lbs. I am still trying to lose the last 25 lbs. I don't know if I ever will, but I am not giving up. Even if I never lose another pound, I don't regret having the sleeve, at all. I just hope that I never gain any weight back. One thing that I was told by my surgeon's nurse, is that it becomes more difficult to lose weight after the first 4 to 6 months. For me, it became harder after 3 months. So, definitely take advantage of that "honeymoon period". At right around the one year mark, I noticed that I have way less restriction, so I have to be real careful to measure food, and not over eat. Best of luck to you.

I have cleaned my closet all the way from size 26 pants to size 6 and from a 3X women's top to a misses medium. It is the greatest feeling in the world! I LOVE cleaning my closet!

What a beautiful transformation. In your before pictures your still beautiful, you just look so sad. Congratulations on making all the way to the other side. Embrace your new life, health and body.

Yes! Yes! Yes! This surgery saved my life. At 50 years old I found myself with uncontrolled diabetes, (on 3 meds just for that alone). I'd had a heart attack at 46, and saw my life as being very short, with very little quality to it. At 6 months out, I'm not at goal yet, still have another 25-30 lbs. to go. But I'm off all diabetic meds now and getting healthier every day.

Don't give up hope.
I'm 7 months out, before WLS I was on 1000 mg. metformin, Januvia, and 30 units of Levimir daily. Right after surgery my levels were really good then about 2 weeks out I had to start take the metformin again. I was very discouraged to say the least. The more weight I lost and the more active I became, the lower my blood sugars. I switched to cinnamon at about 3 months out and now happy to report that's all I take for BS. So hopefully your levels will come down with a little time.

SasTexan, I take 2 Centrum silver chewables a day, he told me to cut back to one a day or 2 every other day.. my bloodwork shows i have too much Iron in my blood......... I tried the Bariatric Vitamins after my surgery, but I just threw them up.........
Buplee, sasT, Farie, Gina, Barbie, you are all doing well, dont fret the weight loss, it will happen, just please do not lose 50 75 lbs and think it doesn't matter I can have this.. it does matter....... Please do not weigh daily...... I weighed weekly, then went monthly because it got so frustrating watching that freaking #............. you will lose inches, and not a pound, when you start working out you will lose MORE INCHES and gain.......so dont fret...... your body is adjusting....... Best of luck to all of you.... sorry if I forgot to mention anyone....... but YOU CAN DO IT....just drink your water.......... and your Miralax, or MOM...... it will help you greatly!!!!
Feedyoureye.... You can and will get back on track, if I had to spend 10 weeks with my inlaws........OH MY! I cannot say I wouldn't do the same thing... but you know what you have to do to get on track! We are here for you to support you!

Hi folks!
I'm 53. Overweight all my life. Eight months ago I topped out at 484! my insurance requres a six month doctor supervosed weight loss program befopre approval for surgery. I started Augist 1, 2012, and lost 106 pounds by the end of January 2013. Another 12 pounds duirng ther two week pro-op liquid diet. Had sleeve surgery Feb. 25. Have lost another 12 in the two weeks since then. Total weight loss: 130 pounds. Current weight; 344. my goal is to lose 150 more and get under 200 pounds for the first time since high school.

thanks for the replies, they all make sense! As Gok would say; 'it's all about the confidence!' Which, by the way, I still lack! But I am working on it.
I have got the knack of good underwear now, it has taken me some time, but I am there! Makes a huge difference to the overall shape of the garment.
I suppose I just have to get used to the feeling of clothes on my skin, as opposed to baggy clothes that just brushed over the skin! Time to re think and build up my wardrobe!
I'm looking forward to being able to exercise again, fully, so I can continue to shape and tone... I think that will help.
On the topic of the muffin top, even after my TT I still have one, albeit much smaller... I suppose I expected it to be gone! But I think once I can do proper ab work that will at least reduce it - I don't think I will ever be perfect... just want to 'look good naked!' - God! I love Gok!

Does anyone else get this feeling? It's quite irritating to be very honest!
Before I lost weight, I felt really strong and "hearty".. I could lift things and push heavy boxes around. Now, I feel like those silly girls at the grocery store that ask for help to lift a box of Water bottles. I AM that silly girl.
I've been studying for exams these days, and often find my bum hurting from sitting on it too long, and certain positions are no longer comfortable, because I've lost the padding!
I also have this constant irritation around my elbow, where the nerve keeps getting pinched, because I rest it on the table, just so.
It's getting ridiculous! While I like that my boyfriend can lift me, I don't like that a really strong wind can also throw me off balance. I'm wondering if this is because I've lost muscle, and really need to work out more... or if my center of gravity is off, and I need to work on my core strength.. or if this is what normal petite women deal with on a daily basis?

I don't see myself as having a tool so please don't say tool I have had 75 % of my stomach taken away no one can tell me they do t get cravings for things they had befor the surgery

Yes I've had soda. It didn't cause any problems but it did make me feel very full for hours. It was like the bubbles just sat in there the rest of the day. Some people tolerate it very well though. My suggestion would be to just have a couple sips here and there, for no other reason than to avoid the full feeling that may keep you from eating real food.< /p>
Oh - and good for you having the very nerve to ask a question that our die-hard forum members will consider a "rule breaking" behavior:) Get ready for all the preaching that will most likely follow your question. Just go ahead and read it all while having a taste of your favorite carbonated beverage.