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Ginagirl

Gastric Sleeve Patients
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Everything posted by Ginagirl

  1. Now if I can just research how you get the glue cover stitches? Or coverings to eventually shed or fall off. They just said it would naturally happen ?
  2. I have the two sweet thing too. Glad I'm not alone...thanks for the positive reinforcement!! , this board has been a great source of help and entertainment. We are all in this together!
  3. Nicole congrats on your sleeve!! And going to work...that's a quick recovery
  4. Girl it happened again to me today..( only while drinking protien) ....After I was done temp went back down.. No joke! I'm in Texas too..it's hot as hell out lol. I actually feel strange as hell..my sense of smell is crazy too. I can smell things 10 times stronger now..maybe all this will disappear. yeehaw!
  5. You have to look at the outlined criteria in your policy. Have your doctors office explain it or the insurance. It depends on the policy
  6. I was just converted from the band..it hurts..I had hernia from the band. More then I want to explain ...do things once..but don't do the band! Eep!
  7. So sorry for your loss. Sending out positive energy your way
  8. I seriously drink a protien shake last two days and my temp gets to 101 or almost 101. Im done drinking it and take Tylenol and it goes away. temp... I use my breath exerciser religiously..not sure when we stop that.. No coughing. I had coughed two slim balls up from anthesisa the first two days. The main pain I have is on the left side of my body, where my biggest incision was. I'm told that's normal. one week out checkup tommorw will see what the doc says. Thank you all for the replies!
  9. Wow..so not funny..I know but I'm so tired of protien shakes.I wear myself out trying to drink them.. You hit it right on the nose sista! I bet that will help . Thanks!
  10. They said low grade temp is normal..so phew
  11. Called and waiting..feel like I paid enough..I should be able to call..
  12. Hello im five days out almost from surgery. July 31 was my date I had vsg. I had a fever yesterday of 101. Took tylonel and got it down. I'm noticing a trend, my temp goes up after eating protien shakes, even different brands. Is thier a connection? Nurse said it was regular to get temps in the first week. Any advice?
  13. So after drinking a protien shake my temp goes up to 101. Strange right?
  14. So it only last ten years Why is that
  15. I guess my stomache is laying in a dump.somewhere...I don't see how they pull that out of us
  16. So they go into surgery and make u a new stomache...what do the doctors do with the rest of the stomache that was.cut. Out for surgery vsg random
  17. I use mirmax for bowl movements
  18. Im on full liquids for two weeks. I had a some sips of regular gatorade and I just tried a whey protien powder. Maybe my body doesnt like whey?

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