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I am approved for revisional weight loss surgery.
December 2, 2014 Gastric sleeve
October 23, 2020 RNY

I am approved for revisional weight loss surgery.
December 2, 2014 Gastric sleeve
October 23, 2020 RNY

So sorry about the pain. My pain was pretty bad too those first several days. It got much better after I got out of that darn hospital !!!
I agree with the others keep on them until they give you something that helps. ITS RIDICULOUS we have to beg for help with pain !

I was in horrible pain when I woke up too. At the very beginning the gas pain was overriding my surgical pain. That quickly changed. They kept wanting me to take pills for the pain which I knew wouldn't kick in for a while. I'm also already on a low-dose narcotic for back pain so I knew my tolerance to pain medicine was built up. I finally made sure my nurse knew that & begged for my next few doses of pain medication be delivered through my IV. She was able to do that & it helped so much. If you haven't asked for something stronger or told them the amount of pain you are in, please do. I hope things get better for you!

You're here, and alive! I am sorry you woke in so much pain, though...

I am hoping that the pain meds are doing their job now, and you're feeling better today!

Congratulations on waking up.
Pain is certainly no fun.
Keep making a lot of noise about your pain. Suffering quietly is over rated, and it doesn't get you pain meds.
You are your advocate. Keep advocating.
It's amazingly horrible that in this day and age the pain of some groups of people is stupidly minimized. Don't let them do it to you.
Hang in as best as you can, knowing you have folks rooting for you.
Tek

Couldn’t enjoy waking up in recovery room knowing operation was complete. So sad. So horrific
Anyone have severe pain post op. I woke up in operating room. Crying with severe pain. Wondered why I had this surgery. Wondered what happened. Thought I was dying. I said to person next to my bed I need pain meds. She said your going to be getting pain meds. Or we gave you pain meds. It was horrible. I wasn’t being helped. I would rather be knocked out. I was so looking forward to coming to in the operating room knowing I survived my operation and it was over. But this was horrific. Why did I have to be in such pain.
This continued . . . Transferred to room with pain. Had to constantly request pain meds. I shouldn’t have had to deal with so much pain.

Couldn’t enjoy waking up in recovery room knowing operation was complete. So sad. So horrific
Anyone have severe pain post op. I woke up in operating room. Crying with severe pain. Wondered why I had this surgery. Wondered what happened. Thought I was dying. I said to person next to my bed I need pain meds. She said your going to be getting pain meds. Or we gave you pain meds. It was horrible. I wasn’t being helped. I would rather be knocked out. I was so looking forward to coming to in the operating room knowing I survived my operation and it was over. But this was horrific. Why did I have to be in such pain.
This continued . . . Transferred to room with pain. Had to constantly request pain meds. I shouldn’t have had to deal with so much pain.

October 23 ! I am so ready! So excited!

I am approved for revisional weight loss surgery.
December 2, 2014 Gastric sleeve
October 23, 2020 RNY

I am approved for revisional weight loss surgery.
December 2, 2014 Gastric sleeve
October 23, 2020 RNY

I am approved for revisional weight loss surgery.
December 2, 2014 Gastric sleeve
October 23, 2020 RNY

October 23 RNY

I was scheduled to have my surgery in April, but due to the pandemic it was postponed. But I just got my date, October 13th
Looking for my fellow autumnal surgery buddies

So I did the deed two days ago. Had it done in Mexico and still recovering in the hospital. I’m so ready to go home I can’t stand it. However, so glad I did this. I went from band to sleeve to bypass in an 11 year stretch. I’ve made a lot of mistakes and learned a lot about my body.
My goals going forward are to take my food addictions a lot more seriously, and love myself enough to continue my level up phase in life. I’ve gained the Covid 19 (pounds) like everybody else, now it’s time to lose those as well as the other 70-80 lbs I need to shed. 😏
I’m looking forward to this new journey. I know a revision doesn’t take off as much weight as a virgin surgery. Luckily I don’t have a lot to lose.

thank you . but if i drink up until bedtime i am up peeing all night. like 5 times .

Angi, my husband has gone from 320 to 250 since approximately October, 2013. He was sleeved Dec. 2. Definitely the diabetes has not hindered his weight loss. My husband is off Metformin from the day of the sleeve, and he dropped from 100 units to 35 units of long acting insulin (and no short acting anymore) in the evening. His A1C went from 12 to 6.7 (excellent). We were absolutely terrified for my husband to even have the WLS because of his health problems, and had been attending seminars about 10 years. He dieted his entire life and has always been overweight. He is so much healthier, and I know in my heart he will never regain this weight. He usually eats about one meal a day, and barely ever any carbs or fruit any more. That is his choice. The greatest thing is he said he has always been hungry his whole life, and he does not have the cravings he once had. I could not find much on diabetes and the sleeve prior to surgery, just a few things word of mouth. When my husband had a heart blockage 10 years ago, his blood sugar was 500, so I can only imagine how sick you were. I am just very thankful we had the courage (I led my husband through it because of my fear I would lose him) and today he is glad he did it. Every day prior to surgery it seemed as if we were going downhill, but no more! What can I do to help you? We are 67. We are feeling fabulous. What will your health be like if you do not have the sleeve? This was our dilemma, after spending the past year of my retirement in recliners and deciding we were not ready to give up. Hugs, Linda

Rose, my husband has been diabetic over 30 years and was sleeved 12/2/13. I simply cannot believe you were taken off insulin. I think you have a nut for an Endocrinologist and I sure would find another one fast. My husband's insulin dosage has been lowered by his Internist, following the sleeve. You must be proactive when it comes to your diabetes, and I have read many posts here where diabetics discuss they are still on insulin following their surgery. I had been on Metformin a year, and following surgery I was taken off the Metformin. But insulin is a different matter. I cannot imagine this doctor thinking you would not need insulin, and sounds like you had a doctor who did not know what she was doing. We asked many questions prior to surgery, and we had our answers. One of the nurses who ran our program said 5 years after the sleeve she is still on insulin and will never come off. So we have the knowledge that my husband may be on insulin the rest of his life, but the good part is that he no longer has to eat carbs at bedtime to keep him conscious through the night. You are very lucky to be alive, in my humble opinion. Let this be a lesson in life for you that doctors are not perfect and you are in charge. I cannot believe all this happened to you and I hope everything gets under control. God Bless you!

I just wanted to warn people and hopefully save some one from going through what I went through. I have been a diabetic for 20 yrs insulin dep on an insulin pump. I was sleeved on 3/10/14. I was d/c from hospital with out any insulin or medications for diabetes feeling great, like I never has surgery . My blood sugars were good for a week or so, but shortly after they started to rise into the 300 as I suspected it would. My endocrinologist wanted to treat this with oral meds rather than resort back to insulin. She tried to prescribe me metformin, I refused to take it as its #1 side affect is diarrhea and non of us need extra help in that area! So next she wanted to prescribe Juanovia which should not be taken by anyone who has or has a history or gallstones {which I do} so that was out. Next up she prescribed me a new medication called INVOKANA. I started to take it on Tuesday by Wed I was urinating like crazy , like every hour kind of crazy and diarrhea . Thursday still urinating feeling very tired and began with a funny feeling in my stomach. Thursday night I was feeling short of breath. Friday morning I barely woke up, feeling very lethargic , still peeing like a race horse, short of breath, vomiting. I was taken to the ER and was admitted .After spending 7 days in the hospital and umpteen blood, urine and any other tests they could think of later I was diagnosed with DKA = Diabetic ketone acidosis, Doctor said had I not come in when I did I probably would not have woken up the next morning. Cause of the DKA = INVOKANA. Apparently #1 side affect is sever dehydration, frequent urination and pretty much shuts down your kidneys and makes you spill sugar into your blood causing your body to produce extreme amounts of toxic poison's and acids causing your organs to shut down. DKA when not treated immediately can cause coma, brain swelling, damage and worst death. I was lucky... So please be hyper vigilant when your doctor orders something , look into it first. Don't just trust that she's a doctor and she knows everything and don't worry about looking stupid ask questions. Doctors are human they make mistakes, but because of her mistake my 3 yr old son was almost left motherless. I hope this helps , even if only 1 person. Good luck on your new journey everyone. Rose