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Time for an update pic???

Around, it sounds awesome! How far out r u?

Good for you for standing up to that bully!

I can't wait to be bendy ;^) sounds like fun to me, lol!!!

Oh my word. Nancy I am so sorry for your losses. That is unimaginable pain. I am also thrilled to hear about yours and yoir husbands success together. That makes it that much sweeter! Thank you so much for sharing your very personal and motovational story with us all.

I have been thinking a lot about the different fitness levels of everyone before being sleeved and how much more they can do now the weight has come off! I think it would be very encouraging for us newbies and for everyone for that matter if all the wonderful sleevers here would be so kind as to contribute a story describing what your activity level was like preop followed by an example of your current postop activity level as a comparison so we can see just how far you have come! Before and After pics are awesome but I would love to read about before and after activity successes that you have experienced. I look forward to reading about everyones victories!

Go out to youtube and search for "intubation" you will fond many videos on the procedure. That will give you an idea of what happens. Basically the blade that has to be used to see where to put the tube can hurt the inside of your mouth. People can lose teeth that are loose or suffer cuts. Again I am sorry you are having to deal with this.

So sorry sweetheart!

I hope u are able to get some peace and quiet in the private room. Like iggy said there are nightowls like me up at all times of the night so ppst away.

Sorry that happened. It is true that is hard to intubate people with short necks, it is the anatomy of placing the breathing tube into the airway that is at the front of your neck. So the tube has to go through you mouth, behind you tongue and then curve sharply forward to go into yoir airway instead of your esophagus. That curve behind the tongue is even more sharp in someone that has a short neck. I hope that description helps. The doctor has to make the call if it will cause you more harm than good when performing the procedure. It is not like humans are machines where all the parts are exactly the same.

Keep us informed. Hope you are feeling stronger today.

Keep us informed. Hope everything is well on yoir checkup.

I was putting together my preop and postop plan to get myself in peak condition for surgery and I thought that some of you may be interested in what you can do to help yourself heal after surgery. I am a nurse, a lot of this I have learned over the years from managing surgical patients and from doctors. I hope that maybe some of information below will help someone recover from surgery faster and heal better. If you have any chronic illnesses or diseases be sure to speak to your doctor, in other words, don't solely take my word. ------------------------------------ Building up your Protein levels so you are in peak health for surgery is the #1 thing you can do for yourself since it is protein that facilitates healing of the stomach staple line. If your blood levels of protein and albumin is low your chances of suffering from delayed healing is greatly increased. I have started drinking 2 Protein shakes a day as a way to increase my protein stores and as a way to start getting used to the shakes so it is not such a shock mentally once that is all I am eating. PREPARING FOR SURGERY; Everything you would expect your MD to have told you. Now until 2 weeks from surgery; Below will prepare your body for surgery 1) Increase protein intake to at least 1 gram per kilogram of body weight. For my weight (260lbs) I SHOULD eat at least 120 gr of protein daily. 2) Take Omega 3's daily - Among Other Things (AOT) it will help your hair postop 3) Take Multivitamin daily 4) Take Vit C daily - AOT it helps healing 5) Take Zinc daily - AOT it helps healing 6) Take amino acids, L-Glutamine and L-arginine - AOT it helps healing 7) Take Coenzyme C-10 - AOT it helps healing 8) Take probiotic - prepares your gut for the change to liquids and possible antibiotics postop 9) Drink at least 1 ounce of Water per Kilogram of body weight daily. At least 10 days before surgery you MUST STOP below things; Causes bleeding or interacts with anesthesia 1) Stop Vitamin E, K, C and B including your daily multivitamin and all other herbals 2) Stop Fish oils, aka, omega 3's 3) Stop drinking green tea, alcohol, caffeine, aspartame (equal) 4) Stop eating cayenne pepper, ginger, flax seed, tomatoes, potatoes and eggplant, sugar, fried foods, transfats and MSG, fatty fish such as salmon 5) Stop Aspirin and NSAID's ONLY take the 5 things listed below from 10 days up to the day before surgery; 1) Zinc 2) amino acids (L-Glutamine and L-arginine) 3) Coenzyme Q-10 4) Probiotics 5) Prescription medications okayed by your surgeon Postop Day 3; RESTART everything below as okayed by your doctor; 1) Restart everything that you stopped 10 days before surgery 2) Keep your protein as high as you can; try for 1mg/kg (this helps healing and minimizes hair loss)

52 days until surgery!

Amazing!

Anytime you have severe soreness after a workout or catabolism you have to flush your system with plenty of fluids so the lactic acid and the byproducts of the broken down muscle fibers can be flushed through your kidneys. With the sleeve that can be hard to do obviously so be aware that you can cause harm to your kidneys if the byproduct concentration is high enough. Drink plenty of fluids!!!

I am on south side of Orlando area by the attractions. Surgery daye June 5th.

Count me as another woman who never felt the maternal instinct. I am 39 y.o. and "fixed". It is a nonissue for my husband and I, been married 10 years this October and each of us had "no kids" on the list when discussing whether we were compatible. People still look at me weird when asked how many kids i have and I say none and dont want any....then I look at them weird and say birth control works great when used properly, its amazing to me how many accidental children are born each year.

Exactly what I was thinking. No need for antibiotics at this point unless u have a definate infection somewhere specific. Feeling bad and a sore throat is most probably a virus....or allergies since it is spring.

If it is possibly the flu then also go to md and get an antiviral med in addition to the vitamin flush I mentioned prior.

Massive flush with b complex, vitamin c and zinc and plenty of protein. Airbourne is also a good product to boost your immune system.

Best non medication relief I can suggest is to go to a sports medicine practice that specializes in message after injuries or pinched nerves. I have a recurring pinched nerve in my neck that I have to "fix" with massage every 6 -12 months.

Big thing would be something like "airbourne". Or you could do it yourself with a good B complex, zinc and vitamin C. Also make sire you getting plenty of proteins...this helps your immune cells.