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Hi buffalonians! Thought I'd check in too.. I am 5 weeks post op today and down 33lbs. I was just cleared for all food and exercise and also told to get my cals up to 1200 a day. No idea how ill be able to take that much in though. I haven't had any nausea or any negative symptoms since I was released from the hospital. I feel totally normal aside from never being hungry which is crazy!

Had to stay in the hospital an extra day bc I couldn't get enough Water down but my surgeon just came to check on me and cleared me to go home!! I can't wait to get out of this tent-size gown and put some pajama pants on!! Ahhh, priorities

Had to stay in the hospital an extra day bc I couldn't get enough Water down but my surgeon just came to check on me and cleared me to go home!! I can't wait to get out of this tent-size gown and put some pajama pants on!! Ahhh, priorities

Had to stay in the hospital an extra day bc I couldn't get enough Water down but my surgeon just came to check on me and cleared me to go home!! I can't wait to get out of this tent-size gown and put some pajama pants on!! Ahhh, priorities

Mozzy, I think we were sleeved the same day bc Im having the same pain as you. Even the smallest sip of water.. I feel it go down my throat and as soon as it hits my stomach I cramp. I'm on the anti-spasm meds so I don't know why I'm hurting like this. I was supposed to be discharged today but they figured if I can't drink, ill end up right back in the er for dehydration. I'm trying much harder tonight and Im having better luck getting apple juice down

You're not the only one struggling! I was sleeved on the 6th and am def not gunna be able to go home today at noon like I was scheduled to. I've had 2 leak tests but still can't drink much at all. And I'm on anti-spasm meds. Since surgery I've had 2 sips of apple juice and maybe 10 sips of water total? I take a sip and I can feel it slide down and almost like cramp my stomach? So frustrating. And I started bleeding out of my iv so they had to re-do that. The girl next was sleeved 2 hrs after me and she's practically dancing down the hall she feels so great lol.

I can't believe my surgery is over! Funny enough it didn't hit me until a few hours after that whoa, my entire life is changed. There's no changing my mind or giving up, etc. Im ready to get everything healed so I can starting kicking some ass! The surgery itself was pretty standard. Doc was pleased I lost 13lbs in the 10 day pre-op diet. I wiggled myself out of the bed and onto the operating table.. Felt like 3 seconds later and I'm waking up in recovery! Pain meds are a godsend right now but no gas discomfort surprisingly. It gets better every hour!

I can't believe my surgery is over! Funny enough it didn't hit me until a few hours after that whoa, my entire life is changed. There's no changing my mind or giving up, etc. Im ready to get everything healed so I can starting kicking some ass! The surgery itself was pretty standard. Doc was pleased I lost 13lbs in the 10 day pre-op diet. I wiggled myself out of the bed and onto the operating table.. Felt like 3 seconds later and I'm waking up in recovery! Pain meds are a godsend right now but no gas discomfort surprisingly. It gets better every hour!

I was sleeved today 2/6 too! Quite a bit of trial and error to get me to a comfy place (they had to double my dose of pain meds and increase the frequency to every 2 hours). I don't really have any gas pains though so that's cool. One weird problem I'm having though is my throat is swollen?! Didn't expect that. They may bring in an ENT doc to take a look tomorrow. I've been assured they won't try and take out my tonsils right now but I'm still a little worried. All in all I feel pretty good for someone who just got their stomach chopped off haha (:

I can't believe my surgery is over! Funny enough it didn't hit me until a few hours after that whoa, my entire life is changed. There's no changing my mind or giving up, etc. Im ready to get everything healed so I can starting kicking some ass! The surgery itself was pretty standard. Doc was pleased I lost 13lbs in the 10 day pre-op diet. I wiggled myself out of the bed and onto the operating table.. Felt like 3 seconds later and I'm waking up in recovery! Pain meds are a godsend right now but no gas discomfort surprisingly. It gets better every hour!

I can't believe my surgery is over! Funny enough it didn't hit me until a few hours after that whoa, my entire life is changed. There's no changing my mind or giving up, etc. Im ready to get everything healed so I can starting kicking some ass! The surgery itself was pretty standard. Doc was pleased I lost 13lbs in the 10 day pre-op diet. I wiggled myself out of the bed and onto the operating table.. Felt like 3 seconds later and I'm waking up in recovery! Pain meds are a godsend right now but no gas discomfort surprisingly. It gets better every hour!

I can't believe my surgery is over! Funny enough it didn't hit me until a few hours after that whoa, my entire life is changed. There's no changing my mind or giving up, etc. Im ready to get everything healed so I can starting kicking some ass! The surgery itself was pretty standard. Doc was pleased I lost 13lbs in the 10 day pre-op diet. I wiggled myself out of the bed and onto the operating table.. Felt like 3 seconds later and I'm waking up in recovery! Pain meds are a godsend right now but no gas discomfort surprisingly. It gets better every hour!

I can't believe my surgery is over! Funny enough it didn't hit me until a few hours after that whoa, my entire life is changed. There's no changing my mind or giving up, etc. Im ready to get everything healed so I can starting kicking some ass! The surgery itself was pretty standard. Doc was pleased I lost 13lbs in the 10 day pre-op diet. I wiggled myself out of the bed and onto the operating table.. Felt like 3 seconds later and I'm waking up in recovery! Pain meds are a godsend right now but no gas discomfort surprisingly. It gets better every hour!

i'm in buffalo too! will be sleeved by dr caruana on feb 6 2013 (:

Great news! I only have to be under 500 My appointments start Thursday (medical exam, psychologist, exercise expert, and a nutritionist) but I will find out at my one month follow up scheduled for Feb 26th if I am all good for surgery, and thats when I should meet with a surgeon to set a date! Although I will not know for a month whether or not I am cleared, it still feels so quick!

Mine hang low, how do the doctors keep them out of the way. Sling them back with a bungie cord?

hi all! i am scheduled to be sleeved on weds feb 6, 2013 in buffalo, ny. my pre-op diet coincidentally starts the day after my birthday. i think 2013 will be a great year (:

hi all! i am scheduled to be sleeved on weds feb 6, 2013 in buffalo, ny. my pre-op diet coincidentally starts the day after my birthday. i think 2013 will be a great year (:

hi all! i am scheduled to be sleeved on weds feb 6, 2013 in buffalo, ny. my pre-op diet coincidentally starts the day after my birthday. i think 2013 will be a great year (: