sknyinside

I'm a 9th sleever too. Feel the same. I'm not a single mom. But my husband is away for 3 to 4 weeks at a time. So sometimes I do feel like I'm a single mom. Part of the year. My oldest son is special-needs and I am his world. While his younger brother would be okay with time, right now my older son would be so incredibly devastated that I don't know if he would recover. But I feel if I don't do something now, permanent health issues may become a reality. And yes, for reasons of vanity I would like to get this done. Confidence in our surgeons and our choices and we will move forward taking it one day at a time. I have to have faith that everything will go well

I don't think I've ever heard of such a thing. Why does he object to it?

Congrats on your date! Its all getting so real.

Thanks so much! Appreciate all the input. Final decision not yet made, so very needed info

Awesome to hear. I was going to go there originally but decided to check into Crescent City Surgical. Nothing bad about either. Just heard more about CSS. Thank you so much for the input. Hope I have the same great recovery you have had so far!

So glad to see this. I am a chugger and have really been concerned/dreading not being able to do this! Whew!

It gets easier. The first 2-3 days will likely be your worst. Carbs are like crack in my humble opinion. Once you get past the cravings for them, the physical cravings anyway, it does get easier. Headaches are likely from a combination of carb withdrawal and reduced calories. It does get better. Don't sell her for a tortilla chip. Hold out for cheesecake. Oh, wait. Strike that! Sorry. LOL That reminds me of my youngest son. When he was little, his older/protective brother would worry incessantly over someone taking him when we were out shopping. He might be three feet away, but big brother was freaking out. I would tell him, "Don't worry. He's right here. I can reach out and touch him." Big brother "But, Ma, someone might take him!" Tired mom "Don't worry. They'd bring him back." Big brother laughs at that point and says, "Yeah. They probably would." in a fit of giggles.

Thanks for the welcome. Have to do a low carb type diet for the month leading up to it. Then Clear liquids 2 days prior. That will be the rough part the liquid as I have to work the last three days before surgery and it's fairly active with lots of walking, lifting, bending, etc. Yeah, if I kept this insurance I could appeal and likely be approved. The reasons they denied me aren't valid as I do meet those criteria. Could appeal but it ended October 31st. New insurance doesn't cover it at all. But, I'm lucky. My husband is supportive and we can do it. It will be a strain, but we can do it.

I need new clothes so desperately, but I refuse to buy new ones until my old ones don't fit. Come on December 9th!

Finally got a date. After trying to jump through insurance hoops since March, I got denied. Cash pay now. December 9th. Yay!

Not sleeved yet but they are planning on doing a hernia repair. Many people have said the hernia repair pain seems worse than the sleeve pain. Nervous 'bout that part. Two sources of discomfort. Eye on the prize though!

USUALLY - not always, burning pain is nerve pain. May be from the incision and manipulation of the surrounding tissue due to removal of the stomach through that area if that is in fact the one that was used. If the area is red, hot or warm to the touch, has purulent (green, yellow) drainage or if you are running fever, I would definitely not wait until Thursday. I've heard others on here state that the one incision does hurt more and have heard it described as a burning pain.