Tigermouse74

Hi, I think you should contact your Nut about this. I have days like that, but I'm only 8 weeks out. Good luck with it though.

Thanks VSGAnn2014, I guess I'm conscious of sounding silly to my surgeon if this is just part of the normal journey for most. I will give him a call tomorrow, I just wont have the time to go in to see him until after Friday because his surgery is about an hour away, and my visa medical is about two hours in the opposite direction. So I guess I've been a bit silly waiting so long in the first place. I thought it would pass, but I'm not so sure now. I'll take your advice though and contact him asap.

Hi all, I was just wondering if anyone would be able to shed some light on my plight. I was sleeved on 16th June 2014, and everything went really well. No post op pain, no complications, following diet restrictions etc. Then last week I started getting flank pain over the lower right side ribs directly over the stomach area. It usually feels mild in the morning, then intensifies in the afternoon. I have a lot of nausea after eating anything at all, and with some foods I get the chills, sweats, rapid heart rate and dizziness. But I wake up feeling hungry! I thought it might be my gallbladder at first, but after doing some research, I found out that the pain should be on the right side for gallbladder not the left like mine. I have been under a lot of stress over the last few weeks, and am wondering if this could be the cause. If it is, the pain is not helping my stress levels! Lol. I will contact my surgeon but not until I've had my medical on Friday for my visa application. (the reason for all my current stress)! I guess what I'm asking is, has anyone else experienced this, and is it normal?

Hi June 16th for me, just wanted to join the conversation. My surgery has gone really well, I feel almost normal. But my scale hasn't budged for the last week. I guess I need to change things up. I went onto pureed foods yesterday, and WOW! How full did I feel after having about 2 teaspoons of butternut squash! I had to really slow it down to get in half a cup.

It's totally normal. I was lucky not to have much gas and bloating, but it is common. Everyone is different, it could be a day, it could be a few weeks. just follow your surgeon's instructions and you'll be fine. PS I hear walking helps. I walked around the hallway every hour or so when they said I could get up (same day) And I think that's why I didn't struggle so badly. But having said that, it does depend on how much gas your surgeon pumped into you and how your body deals with it.

I use Nutrichew. It's more like a dissolving tab than a chew and it only comes in tangy orange. And I take 1 twice a day.

Don't kick yourself please, It'll only leave you with bruises! What's done is done. This is all a part of learning, so pick yourself up. Forgive yourself for being human and start again. You can do this! You faced surgery, that takes a lot of guts!!! This is only a little bump in your road. When we learned to walk we had to crawl first then it took some stumbles and some falls to finally learn to walk. This is no different. You've had your first stumble, it doesn't mean you'll never walk or run. So back on the shakes and off you go again.

I'm not sure what a giant hernia repair is as there are many types/forms of hernias ... I had a hiatal hernia repair which was corrected during the sleeve procedure. I'm not sure if the severity made a difference. I didn't even know about it until I was post. He basically told my he had to yank my stomach back down below my diaphragm and sewed the diaphragm up tight around my esophagus. Swallowing would be a little difficult for a week or so, but I'll be fine. I was. sorry, clearly I dont know how to choose the right quote. the previous post was meant to be a reply to this.

Yip its like a hiatal hernia repair, just that it's really large and also tearing onto other organs so they said it's a "giant sliding hernia" They'll do exactly the same to me as they did with you just a bit more repairing to do. My surgeon said I shouldn't worry so much about the sleeve, it's the hernial repair that I should be more worried about. It's apparently rather painful? But your experience makes me feel a whole lot better about it.

Wow! My surgeon said 3 to 4 nights in hospital! But I am having a giant hernial repair as well, maybe that's the difference?

I think the pure number of responses to this post says it all!!! Don't think you have till you're 60+ to die from obesity related illnesses. My mother passed at 54yrs old my grandfather and uncle both at 60 and my brother on his 31st birthday! All from heart. We cant afford to wait for other people to get their heads around this LIFE SAVING surgery. She might understand it all later on, but till then you really don't need her negativity and almost bullying attitude around you.

June 16th for me. I'm right in the midst of the dreaded food funeral state of mind. And I cant even think about the surgery without feeling stressed out. I've taken 4 weeks off after surgery but if I'm up to it I'll go back earlier, I'm just worried about all the physical work like massage and waxing etc but facials etc should be fine. I'm so busy at work up until the day before surgery, that the time off will be welcomed

Hi there. Sound's like you're doing everything right to achieve your goals. Congratulations on your amazing success so far! I have not been sleeved yet (June 16th for me ), You are exactly the kind of inspiration I needed today. The closer the date get's the more I question my decision, then just as I get cold feet, some wonderful person like you shares their journey and I remember why I want this for myself too. So thank you!

That's awesome George! Thank you for sharing your story. You've done so well!!!

Thank you all for your help, I'll just walk , walk and walk some more . I will get a few of the tabs to crush up if I need them, but it's a relief to know they aren't as important as I thought they were.