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That was my first meal too when I got home from the post-op check up!!!!!!

I had my band to sleeve revision done on the 20th. Having a heck of a time moving this gas, even with all the walking but I'm feeling good, very minimal pain, and hoping I get to go home tomorrow.
Hope you are all doing well!

Got the green light to advance to the puree stage today! So excited to be able to have some different flavors! tuna and light mayo have never tasted so good!

Hi everyone how are the one who has been sleeved feeling or doing with your require intake of Fluid and other. Well let me start I am doing better. Was sleeved August 11. Still trying to do my require fluid intake. Go today for my week post op appt. Tried on a, shirt that was tight but I could still wear it fix loose glad of that. I have lost 19 lbs so far. I hope everyone is doing well .

Today's the day!! Check in at 10AM, surgery at 11. So ready for this. I'm amazed at how calm I am. This whole journey has been a God-thing and I'm so glad He's got my back! See ya on the flip side!!

Today is post-op day 9 and I'm feeling so much better. Still only getting about 32oz of liquids, barely hitting my Protein goals, and tire quickly, but my pain has almost gone away. I have slight aching in my upper abdomen and my incision sites are itchy, but I can move around better and am finally able to lay on my side comfortably to sleep! Can't wait till I can sleep on my belly again, but it's a start and I'll take it!

Off to the hospital now. Nerves in my belly. Wish me luck. C u soon.

Ahhh!!! I'm working tonight then heading to the hospital when I get off!!! I can't believe the 20th is finally here!! I have been through a lot in the last 2 months and I'm finally doing something beneficial for myself!! I'm sooooo excited!! God bless everyone! Hoping all is well with everyone and a speedy recovery to all! I'll let you know how everything goes:-)

Yay!! You are on your way now!! Like everyone has said (and as I found out after my surgery last week), walking helps relieve the gas pain. :-)

Well I did it had my surgery 1030 yesterday. It's now 3 am the next morning I can't sleep because of sooooo much gas that I can't pass. So uncomfortable too the point I can't take deep breaths. I can't wait to get my swallowing test done cause I am soooo thirsty. I been taking pain med every 4 hrs but I am feeling better every hour that passes. Pray for me people that I have a speedy and uneventful recovery

Hey all, I'm now 6 days out and 18 pound lost ! Haven't felt hungry once, no pain or gas since operation. Mild reflux for 2 days only. Feeling great ! So far I'm very happy with my decision to have the band removed and get sleeved :-)

I am 14 days post op and things are getting better each day. I realized that I needed a better plan for meals while I am traveling.
I have been stuck at the airport all day and trying to find smart foods I can eat is pretty difficult. Still on full liquids I can transition to soft foods starting day 14. I think I'm gonna hold off for a few more days and see if I can have a small price of fish later in the week.

@@Nicie, I'm on day 12 of my pre-op diet and I am 61 years old and felt, at first, just the way you do. I was so embarrassed that I could not lose the weight on my own and was ashamed that it had come down to surgery to lose this weight. On day 4 of the pre-op diet, I had a panic attack around the thought " I can't do this! I can do this on my own!" and I wanted to walk away. But, I want my life back. I have severe spine issues and if I don't get rid of this weight, I'll be wheelchair bound within a year. I've got 10 beautiful grandchildren that I want to have a life with, and I do not want to spend my time left on this earth beating myself up because I let myself get this way. All of the prep and the recovery is temporary. Use this time to change the relationship you have with food. I used food for EVERY occasion; happy, sad, angry, bored. Throughout the pre-op diet, I truly have not been physically hungry, but I've been extremely head-hungry. I'll mute food commercials on TV, I've pulled out my crocheting to keep my hands busy, I'll go to bed. Anything to keep from thinking about food. I've found some blog spots from VSGers that are very encouraging and I know that I can do this. I'm looking at the pre-op and recovery as a wiping-the-slate clean, and then, once I start to re-introduce food into my diet, that I make the choices that are healthy and smart and begin to build my life again, without that emphasis of food.
Wishing you God's blessings and strength. You've got this!!

To the ones getting sleeved today you are in my prayers best wishes

Started my liquid diet yesterday and its been pretty rough. I had to be at work (which I'm a hospital nurse) and tried so hard not to drool over my patients dinner tray, lol! I'm actually doing good with not feeling hungry, but boy real food just looks so darn good. I have to keep reminding myself that this won't last forever and I will not regret making this sacrifice now.

Your doing just fine, I was in the same boat,I I am only about one week ahead you you, it gets better each Day

Post-op day five and I'm hoping the incision pain gets better soon. I practically have to give myself diarrhea (TMI, sorry) in order to have a BM cause it's too painful to push. This may sound crazy to some, but I'm so looking forward to the puree stage so I can get more Protein in with less volume. It takes me 4 hours to get down a smoothie of Greek yogurt and a half cup of milk. I feel I spend all day trying to get my protein in that it doesn't leave much time for fluids. One thing I'm super happy about is that I've lost 4.5 lbs since surgery day. Wishing everyone a speedy recovery!

I am 10 days post op and I'm feeling really good...Finally! The first week was pretty uncomfortable, mostly the incision areas. But now I can sleep on my side (which is the best feeling because I am mostly a side-sleeper). :-) I am still on a liquid diet and I'm starting to feel hungry. These Protein Shakes are ok but I'm soooo over them. I miss chewing. :-)
My first post op appt with my doctor is this coming Thursday and I will be released to have soft/puréed foods. I cannot wait! Since the 2 week pre liquid diet to this morning when I weighed myself I have lost 30 lbs. I feel good! I already have a ton of energy. I go walking everyday and that has helped a lot! I started out walking 10 min a day after surgery and now I'm up to 40 min.
The night I got home from the hospital, I cried like a baby! I was mad at myself for getting to the weight I was. I was like, "Why in the world did I do this to myself!" (Talking about the surgery.) But I had to do it for myself. I have done Weight Watchers 9 times, Jenny Craig, Medi Weightloss and the list goes on and on. I was a single mom up until 3 years ago when I married my awesome hubby. Now my daughter is in college. I deserve this for me! The doc said to me, "You are a healthy fat person. You have no major health issues, no high cholesterol, no high blood pressure." I looked at her with a not so friendly look and said, "I will take this great tool you are giving me (sleeve) and I will never be called a healthy fat person again!" Then she apologized for what she had said but I needed to hear that. LOL
So when you have those rough days or question "Why am I doing this??" You know what got you to the place you are. You know why you are doing this. You are doing this for YOU! You are doing this to get healthier. Hugs to all! :-)

Thanks Motherof5, It would be amazing if I reached goal that fast! Not that I wouldn't be happy about it lol.
I figure 60 in 6 months would be great. I've read that folks with less to lose tend to lose slower.
As long as it keeps going down, I'll be happy!

Here I am day 2 post op. The first day was rough. Lots of nausea and vomiting/heaves. Kept giving me different meds to help with the nausea. This morning awoke feeling better (thank you morphine). Having some chicken broth and tea now. Have all ready drank a cup of Water. Hope to get the IV out soon. All goes well I'll be released this afternoon. Would have been smooth sailing if it weren't for feeling to sick. But I guess that happens some times. Just happy to be on the other side :-)

Finally reach Onederland, yay!!! Walking faster, less back pain and faster recovery after a busy ICU day.

Leaving for the hospital in 20 minutes

I'm planning on taking at least 6 weeks off work. I am a nurse also. I didn't want to risk back too early and hurt myself, with the lifting restrictions they wouldn't let me back anyway. I have been saving up some money to help cushion being out of work. even if I felt able I think I'd like to take the extra time to get used to the new me, my eating habits and such. I wouldn't want to be getting sick at work. that's great that some of you are able to return to work so soon!

@@ayscott74
Kudos to you for going back to work so soon. I got sleeved the 12th and can't imagine going back to even a desk job right now. I'm a hospital nurse so there is no way I could possibly go back yet as my job requires a lot of lifting. I still have moderate pain around the incision site that they pulled my stomach out of and placed two deep muscle stitches. I'm taking liquid Tylenol during the day and liquid lortab at night since it makes me sleepy. I feel the need to brace that incision site as well cause I can feel it pulling and it's painful to walk around without. I'm excited to start full liquids today so I can get more Protein in and hopefully get to healing faster. Good luck to you!

Hi everyone hopefully the ones that has been sleeved are doing well and the one who is getting sleeve best wish, and be praying for ya. Well let me tell you how I am doing I was sleeved August 11. Wow what an experience first day after was in pain most of it was gas I had a hiatal hernia repair too. So I was in more pain. Was discharged home the next day August 12. I have been trying to keep fluids down but it hard I don't feel hungry so I have to make myself drink. Today is the 15th and I am back at work well I feel better that pain gas pain went away on Wednesday and yesterday I was moving better. So I will see how my day goes. I don't have a hard job so I think it will be ok. I weight myself and I am down 11lb I happy with that. Have a great day