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tam00325

Gastric Sleeve Patients
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About tam00325

  • Rank
    Novice
  • Birthday December 11

About Me

  • Gender
    Female
  • Occupation
    Healthcare
  • City
    Beaumont
  • State
    TX
  • Zip Code
    77701
  1. tam00325

    No issues or complications!

    I too had surgery on Dec. 30- but I have had a few problems here and there. The first few days I had horrible gas pains and vomited about once a day. Then after day 3 I have been great. I do feel restriction sometimes after eating jello. I can drink liquid with no issue. Today, i began full liquid. I was a bit nervous at first but had no issues. So far, I've lost 16lbs since the day of surgery.
  2. tam00325

    Longview, tx

    I'm from the Beaumont area
  3. tam00325

    Feeling Regret so far

    My procedure was laparoscopic with 7 incisions
  4. tam00325

    Feeling Regret so far

    Thanks for your advice!!
  5. tam00325

    Feeling Regret so far

    Yes I'm having no problem walking. Most of my gas pains have went away and I do walk just about every hour. I hope it gets better. Looking back at day 1 I know I have gotten better- it's just not how I imagined it. I have so many friends that say they had no issues post-op so I'm beginning to have this feeling like I'm the only one with these issues because everyone else I know has had a better outcome thus far. I will try to drink a shot glass full of water every 15 minutes, but like I said that feeling in my chest makes me think that I don't need to take in anything more. It hurts bad. Is there any over the counter medication or anything that I could take to help this go away?
  6. I am 3 days post op so far. Day 1: slept most of the day after surgery.. gas pains under my ribs were excruciating and very painful. I had an IV in my left hand and they kept giving me phenergan for nausea which has made my entire arm hurt bad. I was never comfortable and felt like sitting up was the only way I could breath. I walked down the hallway a few times this day but it didn't seem to help anything Day 2; gas pains still hurt really bad. Pain level was a 10. I was told to start trying to put water in my mouth and ice chips. Everything I swallowed anything, it came right back up. Every time I received morphine via IV, I instantly vomited. So, I ended up staying a second night in the hospital Day 3: I was able to burp some today. Some of the gas pain went away. I woke up about 7am and told myself "I am going to drink 4oz per hour, or 1oz every 15 minutes". I did ok with water. But I vomited when I had chicken broth or Gatorade. Water is the only thing I can keep down. I was sent home on day 3. My biggest issue today is this feeling in my chest that hurts bad. It's a really tight feeling. Nausea mess and pain meds and gas-x meds don't help it. So now I am at home. I'm coming up on day 4 post op. I am taking Vicodin for pain and I feel like I am not getting enough water- mainly because of this pain in my chest. I don't know when to stop drinking water. When is too much water enough. Should I only "sip" half an ounce, or .25 of an ounce at a time? My muscles in my legs are starting to cramp up- I'm really scared.
  7. tam00325

    Self - Pay Costs?

    It is $14,500 in Houston- that includes everything for pre-op (classes, nutritionist, mental health eval, diet kit), surgeon fees, hospital fees for 1 night/2 days, lifetime followup appointments, and a free 1-year gym membership to local fitness center. As you lose weight, they also reward you with gift cards to the spa as incentives.

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