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Hi all wanted to check in, I was sleeved yesterday--surgery went well and Dr. Lee my PA said I have beautiful anatomy, I bet he says that to all his sleeve patients!! Lol
Anyway my reaction to the anesthesia was tough!! I was very out of it in the recovery room shaky lots of aches and pains...some dry heaving, yucky spittle and a low grade headache, also nausea that lasted into this morning.. basically just laid here in and out of a light sleep...the nausea subsided once they took me off of the injectable pain meds and the anti nausea medication did help, so it came in waves instead of being constant...
Overall I'm doing well....I can say that now bc they gave me some lortab orally, which I'm told is liquid vicadin about 10 mins ago..and right now nothing really hurts except where the drain is...also they took out the catheter and I've been able to tinkle on my own, and have some ice chips and propel
Catering has been by twice, so my broth and Jello which I haven't touched yet is starting to pile up (that never would have happened before!!)...I'm not hungry at all...
I'm so happy there seems to be a light at the end of the tunnel, I know there's a long road to go, but I'm still happy with my decision and just wanted to thank all of you for your support up to this point... reading everyone's preop and post op experiences had really prepared me for my own...
THANK YOU!!

Hi all wanted to check in, I was sleeved yesterday--surgery went well and Dr. Lee my PA said I have beautiful anatomy, I bet he says that to all his sleeve patients!! Lol
Anyway my reaction to the anesthesia was tough!! I was very out of it in the recovery room shaky lots of aches and pains...some dry heaving, yucky spittle and a low grade headache, also nausea that lasted into this morning.. basically just laid here in and out of a light sleep...the nausea subsided once they took me off of the injectable pain meds and the anti nausea medication did help, so it came in waves instead of being constant...
Overall I'm doing well....I can say that now bc they gave me some lortab orally, which I'm told is liquid vicadin about 10 mins ago..and right now nothing really hurts except where the drain is...also they took out the catheter and I've been able to tinkle on my own, and have some ice chips and propel
Catering has been by twice, so my broth and Jello which I haven't touched yet is starting to pile up (that never would have happened before!!)...I'm not hungry at all...
I'm so happy there seems to be a light at the end of the tunnel, I know there's a long road to go, but I'm still happy with my decision and just wanted to thank all of you for your support up to this point... reading everyone's preop and post op experiences had really prepared me for my own...
THANK YOU!!

Hi all wanted to check in, I was sleeved yesterday--surgery went well and Dr. Lee my PA said I have beautiful anatomy, I bet he says that to all his sleeve patients!! Lol
Anyway my reaction to the anesthesia was tough!! I was very out of it in the recovery room shaky lots of aches and pains...some dry heaving, yucky spittle and a low grade headache, also nausea that lasted into this morning.. basically just laid here in and out of a light sleep...the nausea subsided once they took me off of the injectable pain meds and the anti nausea medication did help, so it came in waves instead of being constant...
Overall I'm doing well....I can say that now bc they gave me some lortab orally, which I'm told is liquid vicadin about 10 mins ago..and right now nothing really hurts except where the drain is...also they took out the catheter and I've been able to tinkle on my own, and have some ice chips and propel
Catering has been by twice, so my broth and Jello which I haven't touched yet is starting to pile up (that never would have happened before!!)...I'm not hungry at all...
I'm so happy there seems to be a light at the end of the tunnel, I know there's a long road to go, but I'm still happy with my decision and just wanted to thank all of you for your support up to this point... reading everyone's preop and post op experiences had really prepared me for my own...
THANK YOU!!

Hi all wanted to check in, I was sleeved yesterday--surgery went well and Dr. Lee my PA said I have beautiful anatomy, I bet he says that to all his sleeve patients!! Lol
Anyway my reaction to the anesthesia was tough!! I was very out of it in the recovery room shaky lots of aches and pains...some dry heaving, yucky spittle and a low grade headache, also nausea that lasted into this morning.. basically just laid here in and out of a light sleep...the nausea subsided once they took me off of the injectable pain meds and the anti nausea medication did help, so it came in waves instead of being constant...
Overall I'm doing well....I can say that now bc they gave me some lortab orally, which I'm told is liquid vicadin about 10 mins ago..and right now nothing really hurts except where the drain is...also they took out the catheter and I've been able to tinkle on my own, and have some ice chips and propel
Catering has been by twice, so my broth and Jello which I haven't touched yet is starting to pile up (that never would have happened before!!)...I'm not hungry at all...
I'm so happy there seems to be a light at the end of the tunnel, I know there's a long road to go, but I'm still happy with my decision and just wanted to thank all of you for your support up to this point... reading everyone's preop and post op experiences had really prepared me for my own...
THANK YOU!!

I was terrified to try the jell-o. I think I took a couple of sips of chicken broth and sips of some pink lemonade (pretty sure it was Crystal Light or something along the lines of that). I finally opened the jell-o the second go round and had like one bite and didn't eat anymore. I was in and out after surgery (I was sleeved June 17th) and before they let me go home the next day, so I was barely awake enough to even drink/eat. Also, I'm sure they have told you, but make sure you sit up and eat/drink. Middle of the night, mouth was dry, so I took a sip of the pink lemonade and a few seconds later puked it up. My mistake, but I was half asleep, so since then, I have made sure I am sitting up while drinking!

Hey everyone~ Checking in hoping to help some of you who can't stomach to Protein.
Yesterday was a week post-op and my drs office called to check on me. I have been MISERABLE trying to get the Protein in, feeling totally Thanksgiving full, like all the time... bloated, FULL, nauseated, and not getting in the liquids either because I was so full I coun't take any more in. I was doing one Protein shake in the am and it took like 2.5 hours to get it in, then MISERABLE for the who day. ugh
I spoke with a NUT and we discovered together that I have an intolerance to the whey in all the Proteins. I have always been borderline lactose intolerant, and couldn't take real milk as a baby, had to have soy everything. She said something was terribly wrong with the way I had been functioning and took me off all the Protein shakes. She gave me permission to use egg drop Soup and to blenderize any Soups to get all the bits out -- chicken noodle, Tomato, chicken tortilla w rice.
MY LIFE CHANGED OVERNIGHT! OMG, I am doing so much better, functioning as I finally should be! Getting the milk whey out has changed everything. I'm sipping a blenderized cup of chicken tortilla soup right now and had egg drop for Breakfast. Lots of room now to get my fluids in too. She said aim for 30 grams of protein for now, don't stress about 50. It is SO much easier! I am so thankful that I finally said something, that I finally said "enough is enough, this isn't right!".
So maybe those of you who are not tolerating the shakes have something similar to me? What has your toleration of milk products been before surgery? If it was iffy like me, maybe the whey is the problem... Call your NUT!!

Lol..if only I had known how I would react to the anesthesia, maybe I wouldn't have been so excited lol..
But it's the day after the surgery and I was able to have some ice chips, and a little propel... so things are looking up:)
Hope others had good experiences too

I had my surgery on the 25 th , i did good other than initial gas , nausea , some dizziness im doing good im back home

I am sleeved!!! Got it done today, as well as hernia removal/fix, and gallbladder removal! 5 holes...don't know size, still taped up, in bed in hospital until Friday probably....but doing very well

Today's the day!! Good luck to all my 26th of June sleevers!!
It's your anything like me your up early bc you can't sleep (it's 430am here in CA and I'm not scheduled till 1130, why can't I sleep?)
Anyway good luck to everyone for smooth surgeries today!!!!!
:-)

Today's the day!! Good luck to all my 26th of June sleevers!!
It's your anything like me your up early bc you can't sleep (it's 430am here in CA and I'm not scheduled till 1130, why can't I sleep?)
Anyway good luck to everyone for smooth surgeries today!!!!!
:-)

I'm right there with you...26th right? I don't have an answer for you on the post opp stuff, except to say that I cleaned out my fridge and pantry and only stocked my post op protiens, waters, Soups, sugar free popsicles, Vitamins in preparation so they'll be right there. I also wrote down the phases on my calender so I don't try to get ahead of the recovery schedule..I hope that's helpful..
I wish I had more advice for you, but I think if we take it day by day we'll be ok

Good luck to you too!!

I'm so happy that I was able to do this for myself I'm six months as of yesterday I'm started at 299 and now I'm 204 surgery date was 1/21/13 and I'm 5'8 although before surgery I 5'7 and a half I guess I grew half an inche .. I have 25 more pounds to go before I reach my goal .. Friends are tell me to stop but I have to do what's best for me .. Hey I won't be the first person that's 5'8 and thin .. I'm in a size 14 and L tops .. To those if you who are thinking about it my life has changed for the better and that you to those who's encouraged and inspired me when I was in the beginning stages .. Happy 6 month surgerversary to the 1/21/13

From 240 to 138 !!!

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Today's the day!! Good luck to all my 26th of June sleevers!!
It's your anything like me your up early bc you can't sleep (it's 430am here in CA and I'm not scheduled till 1130, why can't I sleep?)
Anyway good luck to everyone for smooth surgeries today!!!!!
:-)

I started walking about 20 miles a week and now I'm running 20 miles a week.Lots of gym time but now i just enjoy running.

Good luck to all today, prayers for comfort and speedy recoveries....

Today's the day!! Good luck to all my 26th of June sleevers!!
It's your anything like me your up early bc you can't sleep (it's 430am here in CA and I'm not scheduled till 1130, why can't I sleep?)
Anyway good luck to everyone for smooth surgeries today!!!!!
:-)

Today's the day!! Good luck to all my 26th of June sleevers!!
It's your anything like me your up early bc you can't sleep (it's 430am here in CA and I'm not scheduled till 1130, why can't I sleep?)
Anyway good luck to everyone for smooth surgeries today!!!!!
:-)

I'm soooo nervous of the unknown, so many mixed emotions I'm just ready for this to b over!! Doing a lot of praying this morning. Wish me luck, will post as soon as Im able to.

today is the day!!! time to get sleeved!!!

I am 5'7 and 3/4 so pretty much 5'8. But I will admit, in the beginning my diet was horrible. Because i struggled so much in the beginning, I pretty much ate whatever felt good going down. I rationalized saying "i cant eat that much anyway".. Then as i started to get a real appetitie and started to notice that I was able to intake more and more.. I had to buckle down and am on a pretty strict high Protein diet. Here's my menu daily:
6am - Protein shake (with 1 scoop of collagen)
7am - 10oz of Water
8am - 3oz chicken breast and 1/4 cup of string Beans
9am - 10oz of Water
10am - juice i made fresh from juicer: 1beet, 1 apple, 2 carrots (gets my bowels moving without having to use Fiber supplements)
11am - 10oz of water
12pm - Protein Shake
1pm - 10oz of water
2pm - 3oz grilled tilapia and 1/4 cup of broccoli
3pm - 10oz water
4pm - juice i made fresh from juicer: 1 cucumber, 1/2 bag of spinach, 3 full length celery sticks (gives me a quick energy boosts for my workout)
5pm - cup of herbalife tea (enery tea for workout)
5-7pm - gym workout
8pm - 8oz recovery drink
keep in mind tho all of this is about 700 calories a day and 100g of Protein. plus because i can't eat so much but have an appetite, I am eating every hour. Not necessarily food, but water or something has to go into my body to keep me from snacking. It also takes me close to 2hours to eat a 4oz meal (3oz chicken and 1/4 veggie etc). I am full after 3 bites. I wait about 20 minutes and can have another 3 bites. I play this game until my plate is gone. When i need junk i will have a bad of funyons and some watermelon. I marinate my chicken and fish in this baja citrus marinade, cook the entire bag on Sunday nights and have a piece of each every day until they are gone. I really try hard not to waste food as well because that is very easy to do with such limited intake so i only make what i can eat and save the rest for later. Hope this helps!

The pre op diet helps a lot bc post op you'll know what to do. All Doc's have their protocols. Pre op diet or not we all must adhere to what we're told to get the results we desire.