Miss Mac

Had my gallbladder removed in 1973 and the age of 21. I have not missed it. It took a long time to heal because that was back when they cut you half in two. So hopefully yours was laparoscopic and you will be bored and ready to roar in no time.

Welcome to the forum. You will find honesty and encouragement here.

About failing the sleeve after six months....that's bizarre. My surgeon told me to expect my loss of 100 pounds to take about a year. He would like to see me lose 10% per month, which is 10 pounds. So far I have lost 42 pounds since starting my supervised program last September. That's 42 pounds that I would not have lost otherwise. So, don't let his comment about six months stress you out. EVERY pound you lose is a victory.

Count me in then.

Mokee, I am 62 and about 6 weeks out post-op and understand the difficulty with exercise. If you can afford no other DVD, get Lelsie Sansones' Walk Your Belly Flat. It has three one-mile walks that can be done in your house in your jammies....no gym, no equipment, no going out in all kinds of weather. On bad days, I have my walker handy, and on really bad days I go through the movements sitting down. Each mile takes about 12 minutes, and it can be done standing in place if need be. From a chair you can fake your way through strength training with or without hand weights, or diddly-bop along with cardio workouts or just move to the music (like nobody's watching). Hope this helps.

Interested. What all does this involve aside from recording weekly weight statistics?

Blue shoes, shiny baubles from your ears, bracelets. Sounds like the full neck and lacy fabric will be enough for your neck area. A picture's worth a thousand words show us with the dress on.

For Real????? You look mahvelous, Dahling.

Yeah..belly will be the last to go. One time when I lost a bunch of weight, I got down to 135 pounds, which would have been nice except that I still had a belly. I just had become a smaller version of the same body. This time I am working out with weights and getting at least an hour of exercise every day. I hope it helps with the distribution of weight.

At six weeks out, I am sleeping better than I have for 30 years. I think that is in part due to losing 42 pounds of insulation on the pre-op and post-op parts of my program so far. There are no more hot flashes to wake me up every 15 minutes and I don't wake myself up from snoring. That also helps to keep me out of the kitchen at night, because I am sleeping. I guess that qualifies as another Non scale Victory for you to look forward to. You will be alright...our new tummies gurgle and belch a lot in the beginning, then taper off. Good luck with your recovery.

Six weeks out now, and I have enjoyed a textbook recovery. Being retired helps, because I can rest when I feel like it. No problem with shoulder gas, incisions are healing nicely, not much trouble with digestion. I did sleep my first three nights home in my lift recliner. The only thing bugging me right now is a plateau that is frustrating. I have noticed that I shiver instead of constantly overheating, but I read that shivering is a metabolism booster. I still get gurgling that sounds like a sinking battleship, but usually when I am drinking something. I am glad that you are having a great recovery, too. My heart aches for those who have had a hard time of it.

At HHS.gov (U.S. Dept of Health and Human Services)there is a Health Information Privacy page that outlines your specific rights to examine your medical records. It might be interesting to see if your provider made any notations in your file about refusing service to you.

Chronic pain was one of my co-morbidities that helped me qualify for surgery. I receive treatment all year long for chronic pain issues. For your situation....I don't get it either.

t is the DREADED THREE WEEK STALL, which very few of us have escaped. Your body is making adjustments.

My Isopure and Syntrax drinks are on my recommended list and count towards my liquid for the day. I put unjury chocolate Splender in my warm cocoa mix, but only to 130 degrees. Then I add some lite whipped cream. Same for the chicken and Unflavored varieties. Whatever I add them to, I don't go over 130 degrees. Also, I make my Protein into a paste with Water first, then add the rest of my liquid (kind of like the process for pan gravy). AND I strain it before I pour it into my drinking container. I put strawberry Unjury in Crystal Lite Lemonade.

My surgeon had me do one week of liquids, even though the materials I was given said two weeks. He said it was because I had 100 pounds to lose instead of 200, and that I had done well on my 3 month supervised diet (23 pounds). He also had an ultrasound done of my liver to estimate the size and position. I agree with the others that a liquid diet of any duration will help prepare you for post-op living. Wishing you good luck and good health.

At 105 pounds, it looks to me like she needs to find a weight at which she is going to be healthy, especially since she has become athletic. She didn't look short, so I would assume that 105 pounds will not support athleticism for very long. So yeah, she needs to let it go and eat a sandwich.

It took me one week to lose the surgery IV fluids weight, then I dropped 17 pounds real fast, the hit a plateau, which I am coming out of after two weeks.

I am so sorry to hear that yet another sleever has suffered from that awful trapped CO2. In my last pre-op visit with my surgeon, I asked him how his team manages shoulder gas. He said, and I quote "We extract as much as possible". Consequently, I did not have a trapped gas problem. If preventing it is that easy, then what the H@#& is the matter with all of these other doctors that just stitch, glue, and tape you back together, leaving you to deal with it????? WTH?

My NUT has me taking prune juice at bedtime. Also, Walgreens carries the Smooth Move Tea, but the local stores did not have it. I ordered it online and it arrived in 4 days. Yes, it works, and they have several different flavors.

One thing that was submitted with my packet was a letter I wrote myself explaining all of my co-morbidities and how they were limiting my quality of life. It sounds like what the others here are saying - that an item of information is missing. You'll get there. Just keep giving them what they want.

Behrat, here is how my endoscopy went.....they gave me a nap and when I woke up, they were done. Had a little bit of a sore throat fro a couple of days.....no big deal.

Seems like our doctors will order any test the insurance will pay for!

I was sleeved in December, too, on 12/23. Of the 42 pounds I have lost, 17 are post-op. I have been in a stall for over two weeks, but I am trying not to be too bummed out about it. My exercise schedule is consistent, including strength training every other day. So, I am hoping here is some muscle exchange going on here. A stall at this point is quite normal. Although I am cleared for regular food, I think I will fall back a notch and do full liquids for a couple of days. If I can't sustain my exercise that way, then I will need to create a plan B. So, don't feel so bad about yourself. Losing weight slower gives our skin time to shrink back a little better. Just keep on doing what your team told you to do. We just have to be The Little Engine That Could......I think I can, I think I can, I think I can.....

I can tolerate tomato soup, but diced tomatoes went through me like a sieve.