cutiedeer

Not to scare you, but you may want to let your doctor know. Especially if your leg(s) swell. There is the potential for blood clots.

I can get in 60-75 ml in 20 minutes. Maybe 100 if I break it up. I'd ask your surgeon's office.

I drove at 6 days post-op. One day after leaving the hospital, but I couldn't take being driven around by my gramma anymore. THAT scared me. Exercise- I have walked quite a bit this week since coming home from the hospital, (today is day 11 post-op), but no 'planned' walking for exercise. My phone measures my steps and I'm getting in about 3,000 a day. Today I shopped for almost 6 hours. My surgeon says I can start getting on the treadmill. He even said I can go ahead and swim now, but his handout says no swimming (incisions) for 3 weeks. I'm probably going to start planned purposeful exercise after Christmas, once I am well on soft foods.

I'm trying to decide on a surgeon from Duke. Can anyone give me suggestions? You can email me if you'd like. I'm leaning toads the gastric sleeve but of course would need to consider what the surgeon thinks is best. I'm from pretty far out of town so I don't know anyone in the area or anyone who has had bariatric surgery there. Thanks!

I know this is an old post, but could anyone recommend one surgeon over another at Duke? Or the Regional Hospital vs Duke Raleigh hospital? I'm not from the area, and I'm trying to decide on a surgeon but it's hard when you don't know anyone from there. Thanks! You can email me if you would like!

I'm frustrated, at 310 lbs. I can lose a little, maybe up to 20-30 lbs, but it always comes back. I'm a healthcare provider and know what I and my patients should be doing to eat healthier and exercise. I feel like a terrible role model. I have had two previous times in the last 8 years that I really considered gastric surgery, but backed out because I thought, if only I try harder, I can do this on my own. So at the beginning of 2014 I set up with a personal trainer who has helped people in my church lose 150 lbs. I only went to him a few times and lost about ten lbs but then I had to leave town for school reasons. I've been living with family and trying to make low carb work, but I stalled after 10 lbs then fell off the wagon, regaining those ten quickly. I wasn't very happy with the restrictions the personal trainer placed on my diet ( I like cheese, ok?) and so I don't see myself being able to do their diet long term. I feel embarrassed that the people I started the training with have lost 60 -80 lbs in the last seven months and I'm at square one, having lost twenty, gained thirty, lost ten, gained ten. I'm ready to look at the sleeve and make a date. But I found my insurance excludes all bariatric surgeries. I'm back and forth over going to Mexico....I think there are good surgeons and centers there.... But I have had blood clots before and am afraid of complications of surgery not being covered by ins. I have considered finding a self pay surgeon in US, with BLIS, but the cost is easily $13 k. I graduate in a few months and the next job I get may have better coverage of bariatric surgery. But then it will be at least six months of working and getting approved, then having to ask time off....Should I wait and hope for a good insurance policy, and do it a year or so from now, or pray for the best in Mexico and recover before finding my new job? I have recently been diagnosed with lymphedema and have fibromyalgia, a clotting disorder, mild hypertension, fatigue. The pain in my back and legs is bothersome for working long hours. Thanks for your input!