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My md said coffee was fine I drink 3/4 mug in a.m and 1/2 mug after dinner .

I am back on my NSAIDs ( Motrin 800 mg 1-2 tabs per day) d/t my extreme hip pain and back pain my surgeon said if I need it once I got onto drinking shakes good and puréed food wich was about 2 weeks post op I could start taking liquid Motrin then about 1 week later I was back on the 800 tabs they just worry about it laying on the stomach lining and causing a ulcer with nothing in your gut. So every. Morning with my big protein shake I take my Motrin wich I sip over a 1-2 hrs because it is about 16 oz then in evening I take with my dinner and drink. M.d is fine with that I would stress to your surgeon and see if it really is o.k to take for your pain. Best of luck I know how bad that pain is.

You took the words out of my mouth with.....wow just WOW!! Great Job!

I slept on my side the first night after surgery carefully and then on my tummy night 5. Don't be afraid! Good luck!

That's great how did you lose so much so fast?

You look great! Best of luck!

You look great!! Any tips for us longing to be in your shoes like your meals or exercise? Thank you great job !

It really sounds like you have your mind made up to do it. If you have the money to self pay I think you should try to do counseling and weight loss regimens for your daughter to teach her nutrition eating habits ex cerise along with the counseling. I am a mother of 2 children and a nurse it is a constant struggle to keep them from being obese with my and my husbands family most being overweight but I feel 14 is to young so many years of different experiences coming up I think you should reevaluate after all avenues are exhausted and when she is at least 19.Best of luck to you and yours!

Wow I also had my sleeve surgery on July 10 2013 my surgery went smooth (thank god ) I am sooo sorry to hear of your complications that is terrible! I am also a nurse I can't believe thy didn't check vitals and o2 sats on you regular ! I had a o2 sat taped to my finger for 2 days with 24 monitoring of this seems strange they NEVER checked this? Also I hope your sipping goes better mine is doing much better seems like I can sip pretty big mouthfuls now compared to first post op. best of luck & much success for brighter days!

I also had my 1 week checkup last weight was one week before surgery and weighed today in 2 weeks lost 16 lbs not bad i will take it check up went well everything looks great feeling better every day like I have more energy! Doc said I can go to a very thin purée food anything I can mash through a mesh strainer next week anything that can go through a colander a little nervous to try I might stay on mostly full liquids for a couple days.... But at any rate I will keep my eye on the prize! Next checkup 3 weeks.

Don't worry I also have 2 small children ages 7 & 2 and my husband is self employed so when he misses work he doesn't get paid so I thought I would be down and out for a while but it wasn't so I had my surgery on a Wednesday came home Friday evening and my husband was back to work Monday and I was home with my 2 kids alone and doing ok....you know cooking dishes some bare minimal stuff first few days but fine with them and husband helped with bath and extra chores in evening. I would have never thought this esp first 2 days in the hospital and how I felt I thought I would be down and out for weeks but you get better quick! I am currently 1 week post-op and doing good! Best of luck to you and your family!

Hi. Everyone I thought I would says congrats to you fellow sleeves, I also had my sleeve on July 10 th in New York I wrote a post before regarding my experience to date but anyways nice to see other people sleeved around the same time. Well 5 days out sipping my protein shakes and liquids the sipping is getting easier but I also noticed my bigger sips fill me up fast it just sneaks up on me. Sometimes feeling hungry like when I see my family eating their meal or those damm late night food commercials ...lol nice to meet you all and best of luck!

Hi everyone! I am new to the site but I have been scanning for a while. I want to give a little info about my self. I am a 40 yr old woman I am a nurse but have been home with my 2 small children for the last 5 yrs as a homemaker. I am extremely blessed that my wonderful husband is able to afford this for our family. I will try to give stats then my story First md visit for sleeve consult was April 27ish 2013. Weight 385 Followed south beach diet and some exercise regime for a month 2 nd md visit was may 25 Weight 370 Surgery scheduled on July 10. 2013 my date choice Week before surgery had pre surgery testing and had to go back to phase 1 south beach very strict no carbs and for the day before surgery only Clear liquids and nothing after midnight night before surgery SURGERY DATE: July 10 2013 Weight: 360 Surgery day operation was approx 1 1/2 hours long my surgeon informed my husband after surgery everything went very well I did great listening to instructions of shrinking down my liver no bleeding inside and I needed no drains it was completed laparoscopy I have 5 small incisions he also fixed my small hiatal hernia. Post op surgery. Ok this is we're everyone's experience I am sure is different the surgey I felt was harder then I thought it would be that night and the next day I was feeling just the worst mostly nausea and pain I really started to wonder what the hell did I just do? But the following day I felt a million times better! On day 3 I went home and I don't feel near as bad as I did day one . So day one I barely eat a ice chip Day 2 small sips of clear Water Day 3 discharged home drinking sips do clear liquids about 1 tablespoon at a time trying to do about 2 oz a hour. Here I am the morning of the 4 th day predawn hours writing this blog sipping some pain medicine with some liquids feeling ok some soreness and tired so glad I don't feel as bad as day one just thinking about a more exciting and hopefully a better quality of life for me and my family! Signing off for now I am going to try to keep up on this blog ...never blogged before but I love everyone else's stories so I thought I would throw mine in in case any one wanted to comment or ask questions. Well good luck everyone out their and god bless!

Thank you all!

Ok I am so new to this I am screwing up how to post sorry. Lol I am very inspired by everyone's story's here and I see so much of mine in your stories,hoping for great success, for all of us!