lizv123

Mom's surgery went perfectly. She's been queasy once. She's going home this afternoon.

I told my fiancé I'm practice for parenthood. I have thrush, I got sick on the bed, he has to wake up every few hours to medicate me lol it's quite the show.

My lips are blood red, so is my tongue with a god awful bile taste. Dr says it sounds like thrush. What the Hell is next? Getting a prescription for phenergen today because I'm vomiting despite the zofran and scope patch. Ugh. Also, never knew it would be this hard to take a shower.

Ok. I'm still nauseated but not vomiting. I've discovered I have to be propped up, and a good part of my problem is the opiate withdrawal. Still pretty sick, but not ER sick for now. My big goal is fluids.

I fear I may have to go back. I just woke up dry heaving and crying in pain. I went from 24/7 morphine for a month to cutting it off old day. I hate saying this but I think my back got used to the angle of the hospital bed. I may have to try and recreating it.

Yup. I'm home right now and furious because my fiancé left my house a mess. lol

Yes I'm in isolation for the MRSA. Not that they do much. Just gown up when they come in and I have to gown up when I take my walks. I can leave my door open. Thanks for the thoughts and prayers everyone

Hey, quick update. My drain was removed earlier and I'm now on lower morphine and taking pain pills. I don't think they're feeding me enough. I get 3 meals, but dinner was at 5, it's 10 now and I feel empty again. My mom had her duodenal switch this morning, because of the blizzard no family could come see her, I was very upset. I'm in isolation so couldn't see her pre op. I was sobbing. The local florists were cold, the gift shop was closed and I do badly wanted my mom to come to in a room with something that showed her she was thought about. My fiancé drove to WalMart, no flowers or balloons there either. But he bought her a giant stuffed dog that's the size of the one she sleeps with and drove it 45 miles up here, in the snow and ice, just so I could be calm knowing she had something to comfort her. She's right across the hall now. So far, she's good. I can sit in her room as long as I'm gowned in my beautiful yellow paper hazmat gown. I may be home by the weekend? They haven't even mentioned a date yet. But with the drain gone and TPN stopped, I know it's happening soon.

If this worked you should see a picture of the corner of my room before the blanket of presents, one of the mugs I made, and a small set of salad plates I made for my mom to use since her DS is tomorrow and our dietician said use small plates to trick our brains . Her room is across the hall from me, but I won't be able to see her because I'm still in isolation. Oh well. C'est la vie! At least my allergic reaction rashes are almost gone

Despite being in the hospital and the blizzard warning, I've had a pretty great Christmas. Last night was my last bag of TPN, I can have all the water I want, and I had tomato soup for lunch! My family brought presents and we opened them here in my room. I managed to make gifts for everyone while I was here, too. I'll try and get pictures up when my phone stops being finicky. Thank you all for the thoughts, prayers, and well wishes! Happy Christmas!!!!

I can have ice chips and sips of water, but they're giving me 48hrs off antibiotics to attempt to get rid of this yeast infection. I'm actually on bed rest because of it and I get a high dose of Ativan just to calm me enough to pee. I'm having an allergic reaction to diflucan. I'm more miserable now than I was when I first came in. Leak can't be seen now but the other stuff is keeping me here awhile. TMI but, no bm for 3 weeks, can't pee without sobbing its so raw "down." My Dilaudid isn't even touching my pain.

My hospital doesn't have anything like that, I asked. And the scopolamine is the only thing helping my nausea, but like you said, the cotton mouth is murder

Could care less. Well if you could care less that means you still care. COULDN'T care less. Gah! Another annoyance lol

I find more of a problem with those that assume people are "jerks" because they point out the importance of following the rules of their surgeon. Condoning cheating and saying its fine, in my opinion, is a clear illustration of their holier than thou complex and teaches the person seeking help that it's ok to ignore the structured diet set for them. The sleeve isn't a cure-all. It's a tool designed to work WITH the right diet. And so early on, I'll say this again from my hospital bed, no taste is worth the risk of being where I am. I didn't break a rule, and have been here 3 weeks. Taking that risk isn't worth it.

To say we're all going through the same thing isn't really true. Some of you cheat and are fine, while others follow the rules religiously and still get a leak. If you had the slightest clue how painful and life threatening a leak is, you wouldn't cave so easily. And I agree, if you know you're cheating and make it a point to chew meticulously the food you shouldn't have it's not a "slip" but absolute disregard for the rules your Bariatric team set up for YOU. To keep you HEALTHY! I haven't had a drink in 20 days. I can't even have ice chips. If I can keep myself from drinking out of the sinks in my hospital room or sneaking a swig from the Water fountain I pass every time I walk, surely anybody can say no to foods they aren't supposed to have yet. I've had to avoid a survival instinct by keeping water out of my mouth for TWENTY DAYS and at the earliest I can have ie chips for Christmas if my barium swallow comes back ok. You want to taste something just because you crave the taste? It can wait a couple more weeks. if you give in so easily so early you're setting yourself up for complications, not just a leak, but some serious regain in the future. No single bite of food is worth going through what I'm going through now and others like Iggy have in the past.

Hahaha baaaah baaaah...

Scolding doesn't help, but neither does ignoring the start of an unhealthy pattern that could have some heavy consequences. I understand the OP and the desire to cheat but everyone that simply says " it's ok, I did it and was fine" is not making a healthy contribution to OP's problem. There is no support as effective as honesty.

If you're bashing people that aren't all sunshine and rainbows, sod off. Some of us have seen the worst side of this procedure. If you can't handle the truth get off a public forum. Why should people sugar coat anything? All it's going to do is hurt you if you do end up having complications.

I've swished and nothing. I'm on day 19 strict NPO. I'd sell my soul for ice chips.

I'm not even going to read all of these. To cheat so early out is a bad thing. You need some counseling, you got the surgery because of a weight issue and your description sounds like a food addiction. I'm not scolding but to cave in so early in ridiculous. We're human, I get it. But I didn't cheat, and I've been in the hospital 20 days for a leak and am strict NPO. I haven't had ANYTHING to drink but barium for my test. No water, no ice chips, nothing. If you think a few "cheater" bites is worth the risk of all the leak complications, go for it. You'll have one Hell of a time surviving when ICE chips or a sip of water are prohibited. I even had to get Dr's permission to brush my teeth.