katieTC

Hi no your not doing it wrong, your just learning. I'm 10 weeks out and I still have a ton of stuff to learn. Don't worry about your weight loss it comes off slow for some people. My sister is 2 weeks behind me and has lost a lot less but she is still loosing. I dropped a load of weight really fast and now I've stayed the same for weeks. It really is different for everyone. My doctor told me not to have shakes and just try to eat real foods at a consistency i could manage. I still struggle to drink enough water ( if I'm honest I never drink anywhere near enough water). Follow what your doctor says and just do your best. Try not to stress it's still a long road even with our sleeves but it's going to come off xxx

Strange things are happening now. I'm almost 10 weeks out, I've lost 2 stone 9 pounds which is great but my weightloss has been stuck at this point for about 3 weeks now. I was pain free for about a week and a half and before that my pain was manageable. I even started swimming which was great. In the last week I have had several severe episodes. It starts slow with small twinges down my left side. These twinges build to severely painful spasms. At one point last weekend I was back in bed for two days unable to move. I call my hospital, the first thing they said was "we only cover you for 20 days after your surgery" nice to know their priorities. After I advised them I was not looking for free treatment the nurse said if it's been 9 weeks since your surgery I don't think it will have anything to do with that. Ring the hospital. Thanks for all your help Spire! You are of no comfort at all. I know the pains are surgery related they are in the exact same place as all my other recovery pains. It's a little bit disheartening as I was really enjoying getting into swimming but when I have an episode I just try to slow down and dose up on pain killers xxx

Lol it's starting to get comical if I'm honest. I'm like a geriatric only less able bodied. I've got to laugh else of cry! Thanks tho donna hearing from you really helps me, I think we've had a very similar state of affairs. How are you doing these days?

Bummer, yet another set back. I was starting to manage quite well only need pain killers a few times a day. Yesterday at work the shutters wouldn't open and I had to really stretch myself to try and sort them out, that coupled with doing hair and nails for 10 hours has really set me back weeks. I'm in agony again today. I can hardly move and lucky for me I keep having a sneezing fit, which I know you'll all know how much that tickles. Never mind it's five weeks tomorrow for my op so I'm hoping this will all be cleared up in the next week. Please everyone cross your fingers for me xxz

How long did people wait before they had a drink. My surgeon told me 4 months but he never said why. Does anyone know why you have to wait so long and how long did you all wait before u had a glass or red? Or whatever floats your boat

No I'm still in a lot of pain. The pain has spread to my back now to. I think my posture must be bad due to the pain in my left side. It's getting annoying if I have a busy day or if I do anything physical like go for a walk or muck my horse out I can not move the next day. I have faith that they will tho and I am looking forward to it. I constantly have a hot water bottle strapped to my front and my back. The heat helps a little. Thank you for asking. I know it will all be fixed some time xxz

Thank girls I've called the nurse today she said it'll be my stitches being tight and all my insides fusing and healing becoming tight. Hopefully it shouldn't go on for much longer ten days or so. If it goes on for two weeks I have to call back. On the plus side I've had great weight loss I'm already over a third of the way to my goal :) No regrets happy days x x x

I had my sleeve on the 14th of feb. My pain level in hospital was through the roof for the majority of the two days I was in there. I am 3 weeks out now and still have to take paracetamol and codeine 4 hours. If I laugh I have servers pain, crying gives me severe pain and general day to day movement gives me a lot of pain, that's why continue to take my pain killers. A friend who had her op the same day as me has had no pain for two weeks. She's been doing light swimming for two weeks. I could not imagine doing any exercise. I struggle to do a decent amount of walking. What are other people going through? Xxx

I haven't tried anything yet that I loved and now hate, probably cause I'm only two weeks out and still on liquids. However I do have a totally different taste pallet now. I used to crave sugar and sweet things constantly. Now I have very little desire for them. I want savoury, wholesome food, my body may just be craving the food it needs to heal itself but I have heard of peoples food preferences changing after being sleeved or banded.

I'm 8 days post op I'm off pure liquids and onto soft/purée food. I've made soup and I've blitzed a dinner with success. Other things I've made I've not enjoyed, everything seems very unappetising once it's puréed. Does anyone have tips, food ideas, recipes to share please :-)

try and keep researching and talking to people i had my sleeve on the 14 feb and my sister has her op tomorrow, its been really helpful having someone to talk to. we have someone to bounce our thoughts off and someone to help remember why we are doing this. its really helpful. if you have no one at home make some friends on here and try to talk out your nerves. There are some things about my future that make me nervous, relearning how to live with my new body but i think about my past and the things that made me nervous about going out and the thing that made me most sad on a daily basis. It was always my weight, We are all unhappy with our health, weight and bodies so when the nerves attack try to focus on the way you have felt for so long and how wonderful it will be to be without those feelings in the future. xxx its all going to be worth it in the end x x x

Hi I hope you start to feel better soon. I felt better today, I've called into work to see them and I'm just about to walk my dogs. I'll be taking it easy tonight and tomorrow. It's really strange how things just switch from one day to the next. The only surgery I've ever had before was on my hand so this is a totally new experience for me. I guess it's a learn as you go kind of thing for us. I hope it goes well for you. Keep in touch x x

I had my op a week ago today. I was doing great with my recovery, eating well, moving about well and my pain was really starting to ease. Yesterday my pain came back massively, I feel like I've skipped back to day 3! I may have over done it I think as I was starting to potter about at home doing bits of house work and things. I find it very difficult to just sit still when I'm feeling ok. Well now I'm going to have to I'm in a lot of pain again. I'm not losing heart it's all part of the process I'll just go back to day three and start again. Hopefully that will help. I can't wait to be thin ha ha :-D

Try not to let people bum you out. You have a goal set and it will make you happy to achieve it. They're just not used to you seeing you looking different. They'll get used to it, do your thing and the others will catch up with you in time. Do what makes you happy x x x I'm 5 days post op and my mother told me yesterday she's worried I lose to much weight cause my face is looking gaunt. Block out the stuff that holds you back and hold on to the stuff that pulls you through. X x x x

Thank you but I was kind of hoping for some answers from the girls. No offence guys. It's just girl talk