tracy6914

My surgery date was July 16,2014. The first month was really hard. One of my connections was tight and my body responded like I had a bowel blockage. So I spent 18 nights ( not all in a roll) in the hospital within that first month and was on TPN for about a week. But now I'm doing great I'm down 72 lbs since surgery and 115 lbs since March. I'd do it all again. Good luck !!

Saturday for lunch I had two slices of a cucumber off of a salad and that night I started having major stomach cramps at the top of my stomach. It feels like my stomach tightens and relaxes. I woke up with a sour stomach at about midnight and hadn't eaten in hours. I vomited every couple hrs all night. Sunday morning I had diarrhea. Well today is Tuesday and I'm still having the same stomach pain with the diarrhea. What's going on ?? I'm afraid I'm going to dehydrate.

I'm almost 12 weeks out. That's the only this I've ate different. Thanks for the advice.

My labs showed my protein levels were horrible and that will cause slow weight loss. I've increased my protein and have lost 8 lbs in a week and a half.

Thank you and good luck on your labs.

Hey sorry I haven't been on here. I'm doing great my first labs were ok with the exception of my protein level was 12. So I'm getting loads of protein now. How are you doing ??

That's great good luck.

Had surgery July 16 th and since surgery I'm having a very difficult time with smells. Which is affecting my taste of everything. Nothing smells right and it makes me nauseous. Even down to my laundry detergent stinks. When will this go away ? I'm miserable !!!

My doctor had to repair a hernia and due to my belly button leaking she opened it and I'm having to pack it twice daily. But it's healing great.

Surgery was Wednesday about 12:45 pm. That nite at 10 pm I was up walking and sat in a chair. Thursday I walked off and on slept a lot pain was pretty bad but mostly sore. Friday had to go drink contrast milky stuff worse thing so far ! Sat in X-ray from 8:30 am til 2 pm with very little movement. Back to X-ray at 7 pm. Then over nite was horrible I was sick vomiting which is not what your dr wants to say the least. Saturday has been a lot better. Still off to X-ray every 8 hrs but it's moving just very slowly. I did get ice chips thou best ice chips ever !! So now I still have no clue when I'll get to go home. But I'm feeling better by the hour. Dr ordered me a shot of Toradol which has helped tremendously. Still have my pain pump but haven't needed it today at all. I'm a work in progress and I'm excited !!

I'm home now and doing good. My incision around my belly button had to be reopened and has to be packed twice a day. So this is the only thing slowing my recovery. I had an umbilical hernia repair so the incision was larger than normal. My weight is why I had it. So I'm drinking great had vanilla protein in coffee this morning it was great. Hope everyone else is doing good.

I'm still in the hospital because my digestion has been very slow. After drinking the stuff for X-ray I still had a lot in my stomach 24 hrs later and vomited a couple times. Since about 1 pm yesterday I've drank 45 ounces if water and 6 ounces of coffee. Hoping to go home today I'm ready.

To see if the contrast I drank is moving thru my colon ,intestines.

Well it's almost here Wednesday is my big day !! I figure I'll get called tomorrow for my arrival time. My surgeon told me I'd be first so my last to surgery dates it was 5:45. So I'm guessing it will be the same time. I'm just praying things workout and I actually get it over with this time : )

Surgery scheduled Monday but got called today postponing it til the following Monday. This makes my 3 rd surgery date ! Will I ever get there ? I'm feeling pretty down this evening !

Good luck my surgery is also Wednesday !! Hope your able to enjoy your vacation !

My sister had the sleeve in June 2012 and then had DS in November 2013. She's lost a total of 175 lbs. 105 was lost after her sleeve.

I love the inspiration from watching my. 600 lb life also. Another series is " Ruby " if you haven't watched check it out on netflix.

That's awesome !!

My surgeon will not even consider you for DS unless your BMI is over 50. Sleeve should work great for you.

I hope it makes my marriage stronger. My husband loves to ride motorcycles and he's really excited that I will be able to ride along. Because right now there's no way at 347 lbs. My surgery date is July 16 th. So by spring I hope to be ready to ride some. Can't wait !!!!

ChristyAZ. I had it postpone my surgery date of June 9 th because I was in the hospital with Diverticulitis. Thanks for the support and good luck to you also.

My surgeons surgical nurse is on vacation and she doesn't feel comfortable doing the Duodenal switch with anyone else. So after talking to them today I feel better. So now I'm scheduled for July 16 th. So I continue with my liquid diet that I've been on since June 24 th ! Shew

I have always always been very overweight. I haven't a clue how much I want to weight so I'm going for a healthy weight. I'm only 5ft 2 and weight 347 lbs right now. Since this time last yr I've lost 51 lbs. my surgery is this coming Monday so right now I am just working towards that. I'd like to weigh below a150 lbs but if I get below that I'd be thrilled !

Keep fighting ! Don't give up !