LindafromFlorida

My husband looked at videos prior to sleeving. I leave that to the doctor to watch!!!! Let me just sleep through it LOL!

Think about your health issues and why you are doing this surgery. If you already have issues, think how much worse they will be in 5-10 years. I wish I had not waited until I was on 3 blood pressure medicines, 1 cholesterol medicine, Metformin, 2 asthma inhalers, and a knee replacement. Your body is your temple, no one elses! Cheers to NEW LIFE!

Hello Ree, I was thinking as I read your post that you have a little child that could end up just like you. She needs to be social with other children. I hope that can motivate you to start with finding her a playmate or social interaction with other small children. Through our children we make relationships and friendships all our lives. It must be really hard to be in an isolated area like you are. I would urge you to consider joining a church. Members are usually more than eager to pick up visitors near them, and that would give your child an outlet also. You can call any church and explain your situation, not driving. I agree, ask your husband to read what you wrote, and just think about it, no discussion immediately. Let him digest it, then talk. I learned many years ago from an expert to say, "This is how I feel"... and walk away. food for thought. I think the longer you stay alone with no social interaction, the worse your social anxiety will become, and I hope you can figure out how to change that. Don't settle for that please. I have learned when my husband cannot walk due to health problems, he is always kind enough to drive me to a store, take a book and a coffee, and relax and read while I walk a little and look around. Or you can have him drive you and your child to a park and let her play with other children. Maybe you can try that for a beginning. You need to get off that sofa and get the laptop off on a regular basis, and move the body LOL!!! Also, do some little workout fun with your daughter, if nothing but walking around the house once a day, or using cans of tomato Soup to move your arms around. Make it fun, put on some music and move the feet. I have asthma also, neuropathy, knee replacement, diabetes, high blood pressure, and my husband is worse, but my spirit is lifted going on a store , making it a point to smile at people, say hello, rather than hiding behind my sunglasses in Florida because I was too miserable with myself 40 lbs ago to even smile. There is help, hope and happiness. Please look for it, and my best to you!

Best of luck! Keep reading and learning. Ten years of research brought us to sleeving but we do not have your issues. We have every other issue you can imagine.

Best wishes Tam! It will be worth it. I am sure you will get better each day, but always remember, call the Doctor when in doubt. Every one has a different experience with these surgeries. Hang in there. sleep, rest, walk, drink. Baby yourself!

It was worth you gaining 30 lbs. dear girl, just to toss the cigarettes. Bless you! Now get busy, you can do this again!

World Market. I tried Gingerbread and Raspberry flavor over the holidays. I also found some at Marshalls.

No, but sounds like a plan to me!!!!!! I am 6 weeks post op and I want the scale to move. That is why I had a Protein shake for dinner LOL! Good luck Tampa and keep up the good work!!!

Also, I just saw you are in Australia. We are fortunate enough to be in the US and have excellent access to medical treatment and can pick and choose another doctor if we don't get the right one the first time. With serious health issues involving weight, I could have been like you and trusted some doctor who could have convinced me to have this surgery without being prepared for it. Ten years of research here led me and my husband to the sleeving. I now understand your post a little better and wanted to reply again. Prayers, solutions and well wishes! Keep the faith. Don't let anyone get you down!

TooCheeky, Thank you for reaching out to us. You might not get what you wanted to hear, however, take the information and set forth on a new journey to get help. Obviously you know you have a problem, and there is a reason for it. Get help for that underlying reason. You can see that we do not have the answers to everything, but we feel for you and what you are going through. Life is too precious to waste one minute.

I was done 11/18 and best thing ever! My husband and I went to seminars for 10 years looking at everything, but would not do the other options. Very glad we had the sleeve. Wish we could have had it in our 50s, no mid 60s! Good luck!!!!

I had the sleeve and hiatal hernia repair 11/18. Doing great. Maybe yours is larger. Wishing you the best. Where are you? You sound knowledgeable.

Good luck! Your doctor's Office staff are the experts on the requirements of the insurance thank goodness. I wish you the best. Which procedure are you looking at?

Dear Brian, I am so sorry to hear of your problems. My husband has been overweight since he was a baby. For 10 years my husband and I attended seminars, studying, reading, contemplating. We waited until the sleeve because he was terrified of the consequences of this major surgery, and I sure didn't push him. He still had that look of terror at our last pre-op visit, and the doctor said you should be scared. You have morbid obesity. Anything can happen. Please try to find the positives and seek advice. There are false teeth worn by many. We all suffer the bowel problems, either diarrhea or constipation, my husband still has sleep apnea post surgery, his blood sugar is stable (like yours as you say) at 110-120 after many years of it averaging 300-400 morning and night, and many ER trips unconscious by Rescue with 40 blood sugars at 3 am. At 66, he is alive, and doing good, 1 month post op. I am going to pray for you, and as for your mental health, please find someone to talk to and help you with this. When you get that help, I believe you can emotionally and confidently deal with the other problems. I will deal with any problems so long as my husband is living, and I know you have loved ones who feel the same about you. God's Grace, and my best to you. I was sleeved also, and no longer on Metformin, and breathing better with my asthma.

Bawaji, this surgery comes with a medically supervised diet and you should not be guessing what to eat. I have learned that many of us have different doctors and meal requirements here, and if you are having a doctor do surgery on you, you MUST get guidance from him or find another doctor? Three weeks after surgery I tried to chew a small piece of chicken with rough consequences. You have to know what to do in these situations, so you have to be able to call your doctor for help. What is the situation with your surgeon?

Laughter is good for the soul! Never stop finding the humor!!!

One thing I have learned here in 3 months is not to buy in bulk. LOL. I choke on the Vitamin Water and Propel and I have 23 sitting here. I have another 24 bottle of something orange I cannot drink, I have

You are under gastric sleeve section. You will not be able to eat veggies or chicken/meats right away, maybe pureed 3-4 weeks out. Keep posting, there is help here. Best of luck!

My daughter cried when she came home Christmas Eve. I am 40 lbs. lighter since I saw her last. She said I am smiling and happy again, not waiting to die and being unhappy all the time, and worrying my husband was going to die. We have plans already since sleeving. Dear God, thank you for this surgery. I really appreciate this site, helping and being helped, and making friendships along the way.

Thanks! Keep up the good work! I am waiting on summer so I can walk on the beach again!!!!!!! it has been way too long. What summer plans do you all have? In shorts, or a bathing suit LOL!

Yea! Yes, you must have the broth!!!!! Winter and warmth go together. Make sure she gets you at least a could jars/boxes of bouillion til you can get out to shop. You can also make some lowfat broth yourself. Get rest and heal. You keep that great ATTITUDE!!!!

I sort of feel at times since surgery something is sitting on my breastbone when I know nothing is there. I had small bouts of "gas" shoulder pain, very similar to the feeling around the breastbone. When in doubt, call your doctor! They are paid good money!!!! Best wishes. Happy New Year!

So sorry you are having this problem and at the hospital! But it will get better. Funny how some have these problems and some do not. If you are keeping Water and tea down you should be getting better. Take it easy and just keep sipping and sipping and laugh at how we used to guzzle down everything LOL! I am with you, no gossip about my health being shared with the masses. Our nosy neighbor has been hounding my husband for a year to get surgery. We told no one except daughter and a nurse friend. You and I both hope to be 140 in the summer!!! Get better! Happy New Year!!!

I steer clear of sodium, and ham, but over Christmas, 5 weeks out, I nibbled a bit. I weigh about 3-4 days and my scale is barely moving. I think we all hit those thoughts of what am I doing wrong. Now I am laid up 5 days with gout in my big toe, cannot walk, and am praying to get on the move again. Happy New Year! Thankful for my blessings and my sleeve!

I bought the Protein powders from my doctor at first for the convenience. I discovered EAS Protein powder at Walmart which our nutritionist approved. We were told make sure the word "blend" is not in the powder description on the label. Also, nutritionally speaking about protein (with very low carbs and sugars) Quest Protein Bars have been my choice. 1 bar will feed me and my husband if we are away from home several hours, and were to need something. There are a lot of so called protein bars that have more sugar and carbs than protein, so read those labels!!!!! You can get unjury protein powders online, unflavored. The problem I have with Unjury is I like HOT Soups and food and you can only heat it to lukewarm as far as I am concerned. Or it gets lumpy. I bought the chicken Soup packets and it sits here. I do not want lukewarm soup. I will experiment with it soon I guess as I don't want to waste it. Vegetarian refried Beans and any kind of beans is good protein and goes a long way. They will be on your diet following surgery. Best of luck!