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I was at the hospital yesterday and the surgeon looked at his work. He is very happy with what he has done. I will tell you this.. It hurts like a B***H. And if this small surgery hurts. Oh I am not looking forward to the surgery of skin removal. I am so hoping that this guy will do that work for me...He is a dream with a knife....lol Thank you for all your encouragement @@MichiganChic

Maybe this will help....A limerick! THERE ONCE WAS A FARMER FROM LEEDS WHO SWALLOWED A PACKET OF SEEDS IT SOON CAME TO PASS HE WAS COVERED WITH GRASS BUT HAS ALL THE TOMATOES HE NEEDS

Every woman needs a good no great man beside her. I loved this quote! To love is good, too: love being difficult. For one human being to love another: that is perhaps the most difficult of all our tasks, the ultimate, the last test and proof, the work for which all other work is but preparation. Rainer Maria Rilke

Talked to my sister. She comes home tomorrow. Oxygen levels a little low so they are keeping her over night....she is fine though and feeling great. Had pureed barley Soup for dinner. I said she has to be kidding...she said she had 2 sips. I told her that she should only be on liquids not purees. Dam them...she said she goes home tomorrow and will stick to broths and other liquids for a few weeks. I thanked hand told her that it is wise and I explained why.... She said thanks mom....lol

Thank you so much for your kind words. They mean a lot to me..... @@jjinWA My sister had the Gastric bypass. Came through it like a trooper. Had the leak test and passed with flying colors and is coming home today...They want her to start fluids. Real broth as she has been on a Protein shake diet for 3 months. I admire her grit and dedication to do that a lone! Can't wait to talk to her..... I'm excited for her to say the least!

Surgery done. They were way behind so it was not done until late afternoon. There is a 3 hour difference between our time zones so I do not know anything more then it was successful. YEAH! Can't wait to find out how she is doing today. Don't know what surgery she had either. They had her down for the by pass. But a possible sleeve. Cute though I guess even in a groggy state she told her hubby to make sure he called me. he laughed when he told me that......Oh I have such fear and happiness for her. It is almost unbearable!

Your entire system has been thrown for a loop. Everything is messed up. Your body is trying to clean out the meds and heal and rest and recover and make things right. All your emotions plus physical condition is out of whack. You had major surgery and your body being the amazing machine it is is trying to bring you back to a healthy state. So at times like these anything can happen. I am post menopausal and had not had a period for years and then out of the blue I get one.......After surgery. Caused me discomfort because the surgeon had to look at things to make sure all was well. So it happens. You have an extra condition. I would have it checked out as I did. To bleed like that is not good. If it continues past 10 days it is time to move on it. It is better to be safe then sorry. Women always seem to have issues with their cycle when we have some kind of trauma in life!

Yes, yes I could do that but it would not be as much fun as seeing his face scrunch up like a little boy would it...lol

Ah, he has no choice but to eat what I make or he can cook for himself and for him to do that, well........ he would rather have all his teeth pulled out without freezing. He had enough cooking when I was in the hospital for 5.5 months. He is used to it all now except squash. I don't think I will ever convert him...lol

There is nothing in this world better then a hubby or family. those that stand beside you and understand why you are who you are and are okay with it. I am truly blessed and happy to know that there are others out there who enjoy the same experience.

Thank you all. Your wonderful. I would think that with it all she would have run the other way. But no...She sees how different I am and wants that for herself. I am so proud of her. and hopefully you are right. One nut job per family...me! I want her to have it like Lipsticklady......smooth and easy...... I can hardly breath.. On another note. My butt is doing great. See the Doc on Fri. To find out if he is happy with the fix he gave me.....

My sister is on her way right now for WLS. I am so nervous I can hardly stand it....After everything I have been through she sees it as her only option as I did.... Be safe and I hope that all goes well for you hun. I love you! And am so proud of you!

Yes it is true that you can die from WLS. but you can also die having your teeth removed at the dentist office. Every surgery comes with that chance. However slim it has happened to some. Now think of why you are doing this. What brought you to this place and what you want out of it all. I am glad that you are being though with your research. some jump into it without enough knowledge and so therefore are shocked and unprepared for the outcome if it goes south for them. My surgeon asked me what is the worst thing that can happen if you go through with this surgery. He kept asking until I said I could die. He said that's right! The chances are slim but it happens. Make sure you have this figured out. Make sure you understand the options and what can happen. Keep close to a forum that offers advice and help in your travel. And make sure that this is going to be worth all the work and energy you are going to put into it. It is far more then surgery. It is a mental, emotional and physical change that some are not prepared for. So many have had this fear and all went well. As @@VSGAnn2014 mentioned. The statistics are in your favor kid!

Please contact your surgeon and if your procedure was done near by don't call just go! You cannot take chances with this type of thing. check for fever and if you have one...go... Please keep us posted.

Write them down in a journal. congrats! Writing them down will give you the opportunity to read just how far you have come and the experiences will give you the lift you need at the times when you are in ' body at rest ' or when you think you have done nothing to improve your health and well being!

Had the surgery yesterday. They kept me until after 2 in the afternoon because I could not walk ten feet without falling into a wall or something. They thought it was a reaction to the pain meds but it was a reaction to the stuff they gave me to put me out. what a rush. slept all day and night no issues. I wake up with a swollen mouth and cuts in my mouth. Sore throat and a hoarse voice. The pain...well ouch to all heck.... Sure hope this worked. Doc. was happy. He sings like a bird. Amazing voice and they clowned with me until I went under. I hope that surgery number 18 was a success. I'm still here folks like it or not...lol

Seems to me that you are no different then the Band bashers right....In ten years I can come back and say whatever I chose to say and as long aas I stay between the guidelines. I recognize that 30 % of WLS patients are unsuccessful. That includes all surgeries. I know that there are a lot of sleevers who don't post for the same reason. They have moved on so to speak. It does not matter what surgery you chose they are serious and should be decided upon over time to make sure you know what you are doing. And that you are educated in the one and yes even the others to make an educated decision. I believe and I will restate that it is not about what surgery you chose it is about cheering each other on. Helping one another and being there to support each other. I have had complications with my sleeve since I chose it in 2012. Does not mean I regret it but it does help a lot when I get encouragement from anyone who has had WLS in general. People of any surgery can help me in some way. And they have. We are not all bashers you know. You spoke like we are. I am upset with that comment. I will not stop encouraging or talking to those like @@CarolinaGirl because it offends you. she is my friend. And although we have had different surgeries we see the need to encourage one another. Shame on you for painting yourself with the same brush you have painted the rest of us with.

No I have not written out every detail. That will take a book which I am destined to write. But I have written a lot about my experiences in the hopes of helping others be educated and maybe benefit from what I have gone through. Esp. those who have dealt with a lot of complications... Thank you for your well wishes

37 years today I married my husband Roy. He has stood beside me through everything I have experienced in this world. The good days the bad. The good times and not so good times. The heavy times and the thin times. And just when I thought it could not get any worse. He stood beside me through the last 14 years of hell with my mental health as well as my physical health. I want to thank him for the last two years mostly as I have tested his strength and love more then any woman should. But he was there almost every day accept 4 or 5 at my bed side encouraging me to move forward. 5.5 months he came and held my hand, rubbed my feet and combed my hair. He had a regular routine he did to help me get through it all. He kept the extreme hair loss from me so that I would not know how bad it all was. He even read me Moby d**k. Which I had read before but did not tell him....lol The staff at the hospital said they had never seen a man like him. I am sure they are out there and if you are then the woman who has your love is fortunate to be sure. He cried with me. Smiled with me and never let me think I would not make it. For this I am truly thankful. He made me fall in love with him all over again. As I continue to fight the many complications I can see the pride in his face when people say nice things to me. I have seen him break down in tears as he relives the last 2 years. And I have seen the worry he shows for the next upcoming procedure. Last night he told me not to worry that this was a positive surgery. One that will make things better for me....I love him for thinking that and never giving up. Thank you and much love your way! Jane

No one knows how it will turn out for you. That is between you god and your surgeon. However I do believe that being prepared is the best route you can take. Knowing the best things about WLS and the worst. You have to resign yourself to the chances good or bad and be prepared to live and deal with them either way. So look at your reasons for having WLS and what you want out of it and decide if it is the answer for you. Whatever you decide know that you have looked at it from every angle. Then there are no surprises. My surgeon once asked me ' what was the worst thing that could happen to me by having WLS ' I replied death. Well if you are not prepared for more then that as in the bounds of complications and see it as worth it. i believe that can be worse then death. Not trying to scare you. Just making sure you have crossed all the t's and dotted all the i's. So you will be prepared for anything!

All the things you mentioned in your comment to me happens to those who face the other procedures except fiils and slips. I know I did not say it right but we all go through things that can help educate each other. General discussions, I think that all surgeries need to band together and help each other....I suppose then if I had made comments to those who had the Band then I must have looked like an idiot... I am sorry this is happening to the Band forums. I truly thought that we had been put together; all of us, no matter what surgery we had to help each other. Sometimes it is just a sounding board that we need and that is what I use this forum for most of the time. I am thankful for all the bandsters that have talked to me and I have some new insights in areas that apply to me from them. And what they have gone through as well. they have been a help in my ever changing journey. I see I look at this completely different then others and that is okay....I think you have succeeded in your thread @@B-52 Your points have been well developed.

Exactly..... It's not about one procedure versus another..... Just a few minutes ago I opened a thread clearly about the Lap band, started by someone who was banded...and a few posts in people with the sleeve are giving answers/advice to the OP.... With all due respect, people with the sleeve do not relate to banders in all things, just as I, as a bander, do not have a clue what it is like to have the sleeve...NOT A CLUE!...so I will not pretend to. I will stay within the lap band section of this website. I am sorry @@B-52 but that is where we differ. I do not know the pacifics about the Lap Band. but I did study it before I had my surgery. But there is more going on then just the surgery. There is emotional, physical and mental issues to deal with. That is a common thread for all WLS patients. I do not even look at the surgery when people are asking questions because I put the spin on all the other stuff we deal with. I have noticed that you don't comment on other surgery threads. Does that not make you a bit of what you are saying should not be. You have experience that can help others. Those who don't have the Lap Band can benefit from your experiences. I know that I have read some of your posts and have enjoyed your reasoning on things. I am sure others would feel the same way. Was it a mistake to put us all together on this site. I think not....Answer those you want to and don't to who you don't want to. I hope in 10 years that they find a method of controlling this disease without any type of procedure and that we who came before them can concentrate on the more important issues like supporting one another.

I notice a big difference if I am in front of the TV. I eat too fast. So for me it is no TV. I have a habit of putting my fork down with every bite. I hold it in my hands when watching TV and this takes a crucial step out of the equation for me. I also cross my arms after each bite to make sure I eat slow and chew long and hard....OCD maybe , but it works for me. Because when I don't I end up up chucking everything......

Ha ha ha is not encouraging. It is good, wonderful and a blessing you were one of the fortunate ones. Thank god for that. Please be more supportive. This is a real issue being felt by a real person. I know that if someone said Ha ha ha to me with everything that I have been through..... Well, you can guess the rest.

Keep an eye on the level of pain okay. there are layers of flesh that they stitch. it is not just the outer layer of skin. so it can become uncomfortable for some who have strained their incisions in some way. Or it could just be your pain tolerance level. but if you continue to feel extreme pain. Please call your surgeon and get it looked into. Better safe then sorry!