juju79

Hi all, my name is Julia. I've been on here for a little while now and have really enjoyed reading everyone's post. I am writing this from the hospital bed. I was sleeved this afternoon. So far, all is well. I went in at 1 and was in the recovery room around 3. Made it to my room around 5. I have had some pain on my right side but the nurse said that is from the hernia that was repaired while he did the sleeve. The only gas pain I had was when in the recovery, it has gone away since than. I have been getting around pretty good by myself and have even walked the halls a few time. The one thing that has just about drove me crazy is the fact that I can't have any liquids. My mouth is so dry, my throat hurts and I feel like my breath is horrible. I am so excited about this journey and would like wish everyone the best on their journey????
 
All smiles before the surgery and than coming back from the recovery room
I am 5 "7"
HW 236
SW 215
I had to do a 4 week Optifast
I can't wait to update my weight in a few months ????

Hai friends I am Sajit from Calicut, Kerala, India
My weight before surgery was 105 km, HbA1c was 9.2
Feeling fine

Congrats and good luck to you Julia...
I look forward to following your progress...
Take care...
Kinda

Hello,
My name is Madeleine and I am happy I found this site.
In 2014 I finally got good health insurance. One thing I wanted to do was have bariatric surgery since my best friend had it a few years before and it was working very well for her. I went to orientation in March and I found I weighted 437. I knew I weighted a lot, but that was higher than I have ever weighted so I went in the Pre-op diet with some passion. I had a great surgeon, Dr. Im at Kaiser, and he said I needed to get below 400 before he would do the surgery. I went to the classes and worked hard and I got down to 410, but those last 10 pounds were real hard. I think as I got down close the surgery became a real possibility and I panicked. The psychiatrist for the program, Dr. Z., talked to me and helped me realize I really wanted this and I had to get my butt in action. After that it was easy and by the time I went into surgery, Oct. 14, 2014, I was down to 388,
The surgery itself was not bad. I was a bit nervous, but everything worked out ok. My big post surgery issue were my feet. Within the first week my feet were killing me and it was hard to walk. The surgeon said it was likely due to the position of my feet during surgery. It took awhile to go away, but I am now able to take walks. At first, though, I was not sure what exercise to do since I had figured I would do a lot of walking. Finally I used a recumbent bike and that allowed me to exercise without hurting my feet.
I am now 7 months out from surgery, down to 265, and very happy I did this for myself. I am excited to explore this site and get to know other people who are on this journey too.
Madeleine

Ok I got done and back in my room around 11:00 this morning. Had some nausea and vomiting upon waking up but gone now. I've been up and walking twice so far. I feel really good. I wanted to wish everyone belated good luck!!!!
I hope each of you comes out of recovery doing well and comfortable. Not hungry but my mouth feels like cotton due to dryness. No real pain just sore.
Throat rough due to intubation but even that is more nuisance than any real pain. How is everyone else doing?
Michelle

On my way to the hospital. Good luck everyone

Go, us! May 26th is the perfect day to start something good!

Arriving at the hospital too. Good luck everyone! Talk to you when we are all done!

On my way to the hospital!!! Nervous, but hopeful all will turn out well. Good luck to all the other May 26th sleevers today ☺????

Today is the day. Not long now! Getting ready to go to the hospital. Hope I don't get too nervous. All the best guys!

Good luck to all of you who are having their surgery this week I am 12 days postop I was in the hospital for two days just very sore I also had ahernia repair I'm 52 and always on the run seems to be holding me back a little bit I am already down 15 pounds very happy about that can't wait to store puréed foods the highlight of my life

Hi! I'm Debi, scheduled for surgery June 2nd. Excited and nervous.
Well...alot nervous..I.V 's terrify me..not just the needle but the whole process! I have vasel vagal syncope. .the surgeon said I can't have anything to relax me before the IV Cause it can make BP drop. Any suggestions?
I've been thinking about WLS for 13 years..HW 220..5'1".SW 197.
I finally got serious this January after a friend had Gbp. I didn't want everything moved around and less side effects.
Good to meet you all????

For immediately post-op, the best piece of advice I got was be upright (sitting or standing) and move as much as possible. When they move you into your regular hospital room after the recovery ward, do not let them put you into your bed! Instead, sit upright in the loveseat, easy chair, rocker, whatever they have for you in your room. That makes it easier to get up and down for your walking and trips to the bathroom (unless you have a a catheter you will be making plenty of trips to the bathroom). When you are sitting in your room, you can gently rock your upper body back and forth with your arms crossed over your torso. Sitting, standing, walking, and rocking help get rid of the post-surgical gas and will make you much more comfortable. Lying around in bed will not help you. Don't even get into bed unless you are going to nap or sleep.< /p>
Don't overpack for the hospital. It's surgery, not a cruise. The hospital will have virtually everything you need.
Apps: Myfitnesspal (though I mostly use the website rather than the app) and Eat Slower.
If you find yourself thinking, after three weeks on liquids, or only being able to eat yogurt, or whatever, "I'm bored with this food" -- remember that food is NOT entertainment. Find something else to entertain you and resign yourself to being bored with your food, at least for the immediate future. It isn't the end of the world.
Do whatever you can to not compare yourself to other people. Don't weigh yourself every day if it is going to drive you crazy. It doesn't matter if other people are losing 40 lbs a month (they aren't), are told by their doctor to start eating solid foods 5 days after surgery, have to limit themselves to 8 grams of carbs per day, or are running marathons 6 weeks after surgery. What everyone else is doing and what their results are should be irrelevant to you if you trust your surgeon and his team and are faithfully following the program they laid out for you.

me and my son 1 year after my sleeve

Had my sleeve don may 20th. I did exactly what the doctor said and I've been fine. No horror story here. Walk, walk, walk

Goodmorning everyone. Im getting ready to head to hospital and get this show on the road!!! Yay . My sis and i are both getting sleeve today. Excited but scared.

302lbs leaving hospital and six months later at 169lbs went for am size 46' waist to a size 30' waist!!

I had my sleeve 5/13/15, but I started the process in January!! I'm 22lbs down, no pain and my energy is getting up there!!

Little update on me everyone's looking great xx
I'm nearly 10 months post op, 93 lb (42 kg) lost so far, still have 28 lb (15 kg) to lose but I'm getting there with sweat and hard work
My stats : Height - 5'9" (1.76 m), SW - 287 lb (130 kg) , CW - 194 lb (88kg)
TW - 165 lb (75 kg)
Can't believe I'm posting a picture of me in that state. The before picture was 3 days after my surgery, when I got home

I love this thread. It is always so inspiring. I realized I haven't posted here for awhile. I hit goal a week ago. CW 139.

6 months

I was sleeved 5/15/13. I'm down 106 pounds! Highest weight was 273 and today I'm 167 : )

OMG. You have amazing results. I am just 4 days post op. With my Hw of 372. During this process. But my overall HW was 393. Would you mind telling us of your stats and timeline. You are an inspiration
Thank you for sharing

Hey guys 7months 1 week post op and 100 pounds gone wow excited
20 more to go

Today I weighed myself and for the first time since surgery, my breath was taken away from what I saw on that scale. Less than 2 months ago (March 3rd) I weighed 270 pounds. Today, I weighed 220 pounds. Im almost to the weight that I weighed the day I married my husband. That's 50 pounds gone forever! I am so grateful for this journey no matter what I had to go through! I don't do pics...but here is my before and after face shots.