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Hi everyone; I am sleeved as of 3pm yesterday! Normally I would enter this as a blog, but I'm in hospital still and using my phone so positing in the forum is easier. I will blog more detail later. I am doing really REALLY well. Not gonna lie, it hurt when I woke up from surgery and I combatted a few waves of nausea but I was able to breathe through it and not heave. The pain was eventually taken care of when they got me dialed in on the right meds. I was up every 2 hrs during the night to use the bathroom. Feeling quite perky this morning & waiting for the Dr. I know I'm here til this afternoon. I am kinda bored actually. But very VERY happy! The staff here is awesome & my husband is an angel & a very good nurse I know if I keep feeling this frisky I will need to MAKE myself take it easy, because I don't want to over do it and feel bad later. To my fellow 5/22 sleeves - hope you all are doing well too!

Hah. Auto correct. The broth is delish, like delicious, not relish. Sheesh!

Thanks for the well wishes! @Staci, I am in Castle med ctr on Oahu. Please try not to worry too much, the nurses are here to help you & will manage your pain. It's a very distant memory for me already. @sherry sounds like u r doing great! I have no doubt all the fluids have added temp weight but that's cool; I won't weigh for a week. Dr came & said all is well. I did 1 oz water & now working on 1 oz broth. It is relish! Onward!

It's surgery day- i've got about 4 hours to go. My goodness time went fast! I am so incredibly ready. I don't really feel nervous at this point, just ready. My strong steady husband was pretty emotional last night. I love him so much and am so grateful for him! Today is all smiles and positive thinking. My dad has been even more quiet than usual so i think he is worried. I try to reassure him. My mom is excited for me and proud of me. I have great support. Don't really know what else to say at this point. It is difficult to type on this tablet anyway. i can say i am hungry - clear liquid only yesterday & NOTHING today. Not even water but, all for good reason, right?!? I really am curious how this will all unfold, and i have to admit that i actually do see this as a big adventure. So, let the adventure begin!

This brought tears to my eyes. I am so happy for you

I prefer to use the word "adventure"

Yay for all of us!!! SO EXCITED!

First, CONGRATULATIONS on your loss! What a great way to reunite with the scale, eh? And, i googled the hair stuff --- i found toppik.com, and omg this looks like the first decent solution to the inevitable temporary hairloss!! Thank you so much for posting about it! I also have thick hair naturally, but i will not be shocked when it eventually does thin because it seems to happen to almost everyone who has WLS. Now i can see that should i happen to end up with any patches, there will be a way to hide them til they grow out again. Yay!

You are an amazing and beautiful person. I wish you & your husband the very best. He is blessed to have you as his wife. Congrats on the 50 lb success!

I am!

Aloha i wonder if acupuncture could speed healing? There are some excellent practitioners here. If not, then unfortunately you may have to just give it time.

L~ you have done SO WELL. I can't believe 16 weeks has passed already! 70 lbs seems like a great accomplishment in such a relatively short amount of time-- it is truly inspiring. thanks for posting

Outstanding! You are truly inspiring

You ARE very lucky!!! I looooove the happy dance!

KJ you are sleeved!! That is wonderful news! Glad to hear you are doing so well

I'm on Day 6 of the liver shrinking diet, and I've lost 8 lbs! It's challenging but you guys can do it if I can! If you didn't already see this post by webchickadee, I encourage you to read it. It really helped me to re-frame my perspective on the pre-op diet. http://www.verticalsleevetalk.com/topic/78443-the-pre-op-diet-is-not-a-punishment-its-an-opportunity/#entry812397 Onward!

Ask your husband to give you a massage! That is a win/win situation! Congratulations on reaching your goal!!!!

Happy Mothers Day Misslady ! And to all the other moms too I took my mom out to brunch last weekend because my pre-op started this past Wed. It is going pretty well - i have been faithful to the plan. It has been easier than i thought the first few days would be. Before when ive tried no carbs i was just setting myself up for a binge- i would go nuts after 2 days. But my perspective is different this time; i know that this is my prep for a big life change, and i know that soon i will have help (the sleeve). I have been hungry at night in particular, but i think i am doing ok. I may send my food log to my NUT to make sure I am really doing it right To all my fellow pre-op-ers, we can DO this! Webchickadee writes words of wisdom above!

You could just say youre trying a new liquid diet....no need to mention surgery, and in the long run they may believe thats how you lost all your weight. Or, you could say youve got a bit of a stomach bug & thats why youre not eating, then say a protein shake is soothing... Or you could tell them, or have your S.O. tell them and say you dont want to talk about it. Good luck with whatever you do, and most importantly keep your eye on the prize!

Yay! We're Sleeve Siblings!! I go to pre-op next Thursday. I keep feeling what I think at first is fear, but if I stop and let myself explore the "fear" feeling further, I realize I'm not scared at all. I think I'm just ready to go and excited and grateful! Like, fall-on-my-knees-tears-of -joy-grateful. I'm also really curious about what the whole experience will be like. It's definitely an adventure!!

well I'm down 4lbs already in 48 hrs....but I believe it's all water weight! I'm constantly heading to the ladies room at work, and I get up 4 to 5 times a night. I don't feel crazy without the carbs yet, but my sense of smell has gotten more acute and I can smell bread and sugar if it's nearby (very weird, eh?). Last night I really really felt hungry, so I did have an extra protein snack (lowfat string cheese, 60 cal). This morning I made a huge batch of sugarfree jello, which I can have unlimited, so that will be my go-to from now on. I need to remind myself how very important it is to Be Prepared and Plan Ahead. Otherwise it's too tempting to grab the bad stuff and eat it.

I'm also getting sleeved 5/22! Yes... time is really speeding up. I'm trying so hard to get everything in order at work to be out for 2 weeks, and that seems to make time go by even faster!

Pre-op diet Day 3 for me -- I feel your pain :] I've been peeing soooooooooo much! I'm very well hydrated I've lost 4 lbs already, so that's cool. Obviously it's Water weight! My surgery is 5/22. . .

I know right?!?!!?

Pammers, Monday will be here before you know it!! That IS exciting! Good luck I will be following in your footsteps on the 22nd!