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I have a question. And I'm NOT judging!

When you drink Water afterwards to flush it out how does it help?

Forgive me' date=' this is a serious question.[/quote']

Thanks Laura. The same question crossed my mind. If I drink after eating I feel everything is coming out. It is not comfortable at all and I am serious too.

OMG' date=' I THOUGHT I WAS THE ONLY ONE!

I started referring to it as my "you've been sitting too long" alarm.

I don't have this issue standing, however.[/quote']

Exactly! Lol @ the alarm...and I don't want to carry around a cushion so people would think that I have roids lol...

Thanks for ur reply. I've been reading on internet that this is a common pain for people who dramatically lose weight. It has nothing to do with posture. I am not sure if I am describing well. The pain gets worse after a long period of sitting. I think I should do some workout to grow muscles in that area.

Does anyone feel his tailbone when sitting? Since I lost weight I can barely sit on any support. It's like I lost my cushions lol. when I sit on a flat surface I feel my thigh bone and joint, and my coccyx is uncomfortable and painful. At first, it was just a little sore sometimes, not having any real impact on my day-to-day. It slowly and gradually got more painful. Lately, if I'm on my feet, even just cooking or washing dishes, for only a half hour, my tailbone and the area around it throb and ache. I hope I'm not the only one around with this weird pain.

Thanks a million my friends. All the best for the future sleevers.

Wow' date=' you look amazing! I'm sorry you had complications, so scary! Can you explain your symptoms that alerted you of the problem!? Not that the surgeon won't tell me when I have my surgery, but good to know![/quote']

Thank you. If you check my old posts you can find details. The most alarming symptoms are the tachycardia, high fever and extreme left side pain foing from my ribs to my kidneys and upper left shoulder. Believe me the pain cannot be unnoticed. Just keep monitoring your temperature and stay in touch with your doc. Best of luck.

Congrats!! Way to go! Pics plsss

Thank youuuuuuuu!!!! Finally done! Lol

Thanks for ur reply. Yes I tried that and it didn t work. Because I can t see the phrase to delete it! There s nothing to delete. Still I keep seeing it in my posts.

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There is a status sentence that appears at the end each time I post a comment. I tried to remove it but I have no clue. You will see it under this request. Every time I post something I have to come back for editing and deleting. It is not in my signature settings. How do I remove it. Thank you.

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Thanks again for all the support. I wouldn't make it without it.

Congratulations' date=' but may I ask what makes the leaks happen?[/quote']

Honestly I don't know what exactly causes leaks. Mine was due to a loose staple. I followed the rules by the book and I was a few days out when it was diagnosed. It is a rare complication, though such a mean and discouraging one. I learned one thing: it will finally heal but you have to keep the faith. Today it is just a bad memory. One more thing: ALWAYS LISTEN TO YOUR BODY. A leak is a life threatening problem if not treated on time.

Thank you. This forum helped a lot through the bad and worse. Every single member helped in a way. Even if I don t post I keep reading and reading. Kisses.

I was sleeved on april, 3rd. My doc didn't put me on preop diet. Post op, I had a leak complication and had to stay in hospital for 5 weeks. No loss during that period. I started dropping after May 15th approx. So it's been like 4 month I'm on track: I lost 72 pounds so far. I was a low bmi (35). No need to say how happy I am.

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Height 5'6

SW 231 lbs

Today 159 lbs

26 lbs to goal

Good luck to all of us.

My husband: "it looks like someone took a pin and popped your butt.".

Hehehe...my husband said to me exactly the same phrase.

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Best: my hubby...I m so proud of you.

Worst: my neighbour...look at you! You re skinnier than me!

Ruddest: same neighbour, to my daughter... your mom is becoming beautiful! Another friend was in such a shock to see how much weight I lost so she screamed: stop losing! Your face is getting old...

And to top it all, my bro in law who was pretty sure last month that I ve reached my maximum and my body won t drop any more lbs. Because as he said these surgeries have a limit. I have lost 10 lbs since that day...funny and sad at the same time. But I hold no grudges because I am happy and if they re jealous, let it be.

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Lol...not bad

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Hello my friends. I am 40 years old. I was sleeved on april, 3rd. No preop diet. Post op leak: Had to stay in hospital for 5 weeks. No loss during that period. I started dropping after May 15th approx. So it's been like 4 month I'm on track: I lost 70 pounds so far. I was a low bmi (35). No need to say how happy I am. Good luck to all of us.

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Thank u all.

Nesa, to answer ur question NO I didn t regret the surgery... despite all the complications. And today it's only a memory.

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Today my stent has been finally removed...What a journey! I've been to hell and back. The doc said I am officially healed but I still have to be aware of what I m eating for a while. Here s a quick sum up:

Operated on april 3rd.

Rushed to ER on april 13th

Stented on april 16th, 1 month at hospital.

So, my leak took like 3 month to close up.

I have a little delay in my weight loss due to hospitalisation and feeding.

Starting weight 231.50 lbs. Today 174 lbs. 57 lbs lost. And it s been a week I m on the slow path.

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I just miss the taste. I'm so done with crystal light' date=' Gatorade Water ect... Need liquid ideas.[/quote']

Hi. U can drink Cola or Pepsi or any other soda after u let the bubbles set down. I mean u could get the taste but it will be flat like Water. I m following my doc s recommendation.

Best.

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Thanks Christine for ur kindness. My family is doing well now but they as much traumatised as I am. Especially my husband who feared for my life for a moment. We didn t tell the whole truth fto my kids of course all we said is that I was having some complications and that I will be home soon. My husband is very supportive (needless to say lol...) and I have a woderful sister and family in law and a magnificent circle of friends who are always here for me. I didn t dare to say a word to my father who knows nothing about my operation.

There s no time frame to heal. Once u heal it s done. It s a patience challenge. My pronostics are good. The doc said he wants to see me in 3 weeks. He said it s a slow run but I k on the good path. It s been 6 weeks I got the stent. I didn t have any drain and in hospital I was one month on parenteral nutrition by a PICC line. Being back on the liquid diet is a blast and I really don t mind it ...it s a super fat burner and I keep saying to myself it s a detox cure hahaha... pleuresia is hmmmm I can t explain it in english (I m sure u noticed my weak language ) it feels like pneumonia...it s when u have liquid in ur lungs and u feel like having a heart attack due to pain. At hospital I had many electrocardiograms because the docs couldn t figure out my left side apin was due to pleuresia or to a heart failure.

Now I m fine. Much much better.

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Thank u Christine, Dianne and Munica. I rarely come to this forum for I feel very disapppointed. I thought for a while it s a supportive group no matter what but then I found out that the members who are in dire need of support are attacked once they dare to say they regret their surgery or they prefer they had a second thought about it. The more I skimmed through the boards the more I was convinced this forum is made for promoting the wls...anyway I got ur messages and I m really happy someone passed by my thread to bring the subject to life again. Because what it matters at the end is health and quality of life not the falling numbers on the scale. Some people need true support because they re leading a battle for their life and those people come to such forums to find infos not only cheering for weight loss.

Today I feel much better but not healed yet. I ve been discharged 3 weeks ago and I'm on liquid diet. I have to be very very careful regarding the way I sip. I lost too much weight but I m really not enjoying it cuz when u re sick that s not the issue. I m still on hard antibiotics and that s disgusting because I have to crush the pills and it s nauseating every morning and evening. I had yesterday a new CTscan which showed a stand still situation but thanks God no more abcess but the fistula isn t closed so far. There s still an air debit. I developed a pleuresia and still striving to get through the unbearable pain under my left ribs and shoulder. Sometimes I can t sleep due to the pain it s like someone is shooting u every single second. I still carry a stent in my stomach and I m still living the trauma. I became a very worried person. Whenever I feel something I call my doc and it s not normal. Today I had my period for instance and I had the same pains as before, still, I was worried I made something wrong that opened my fistula. Anyway, to sum it up, I had to stay for a whole month at the hospital and no book would describe what I've been through. In one word: I was through hell and back. I hope one day I will forget the psychological scars this operation left on me. A whole month crying, praying, hoping...voila. I m sure someone on this forum will jump on me to criticize the negative way I present things but this is how it is and that s how I feel. Some people are thrilled by losing pounds others ask only for health. What makes me sooooo sad is that I was a low BMI and I was preaching the sleeve at a moment. This forum, being mostly run by positive reviews, was one of the factors that helped me make up my mind for the surgery and I was so thrilled for the Day D. But no one knows his own future and I learned it the hard way.

And to end it with a positive thought, thanks to this forum I had the chance to get in touch with a very supportive friend who inspired me everyday and still and who's path is way too difficult. Thank you Vicky.

Please forgive my long speech. Still have too much to say but I ll spare u

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Thank you for being a role model for me at least, God knows how much I need positive people around me now instead of those who come just for criticizing my operation or who are so negative. U brought tears to my eyes.... U’re soo brave, a true hero. How are you feeling now??

My dear friends, your prayers have been responded I guess, well at least for those who really prayed lol...

Yesterday, I had a stent placed over the leak. it is gonna stay in for 6 weeks and after it should be removed and if I’m lucky enough, the leak would have gone.

Before, I used to feel like someone is stepping on my chest 24 hrs a day, now I’m more comfortable. I had a very miserable time dealing with the needles and the IVs, the nurses were unable to find any more vein for blood tests. I was like a dog in cage and I wouldn’t let any needle come close to me. The IV s places should’ve been changed 2 times a day because my veins were blowing...so since yesterday I’m on a feeding tube. No drains. I feel much much better cause I don’t have to fight with the nurse and I can sleep without cables around my hands....

As for the bad news, I gained back all my lost weight

Voila. Thanks again for reading and caring. Please be safe.