Bethson

Turned 60 years old today!! Can't believe it. Don't feel it! Down 70 lbs since May 26 sleeve. What a birthday to celebrate.

When I started the approval process over a year ago I had no idea that my son would be getting engaged. In one week I will be going to his wedding. I am down to 178 lbs today, a total weight loss of 60+ . Sleeved May 26. I still look in the mirror and see an obese person and still feel obese.

Down 29#. Tomorrow will be 3 weeks since surgery. Still on 200 calories a day. Have gone off all my meds and hoping this is going to be okay. Had been crushing them and mixing with yogurt or applesauce, but then started vomiting them. Really awful. Not taking blood pressure meds but monitoring twice a day and numbers are excellent. Stopped antidepressant and PPI. Don't have heartburn or acid issues. The antidepressant is what I'm most worried about.

Tomorrow I go back to work. Today I attended an event at work. It was the first they have seen me in a little over two weeks. One person who I consider a friend, but not real close, commented about my weight loss (about 30 pounds in the last month with the pre surgery diet) and noted that something must be wrong that I lost all that weight in such a short time. I had told coworkers I was off two weeks for medical purposes, but didn't want her to believe I had something dire wrong with me, so commented that I had the surgery. She said "oh", walked away, and didn't mention it again. Wow! That's why I don't want to tell people but I also don't want to lie or lead them to believe I am wasting away with cancer or something. This will be an interesting return to work as I will have to field questions or just know I am being gossiped about. The gossip I can handle. It's the rejection or whatever that bothers me.

I am now 10 days post op. Today has been a difficult day. I've been very tired, low energy. Not looking forward to going back to work on Monday but must do it. I have a sedentary job so don't have to exert physical energy, just a lot of mental energy. I value the encouragement I read as people further out from me talk about improvements in these feelings and hang on to that hope.

Now on day 6 post surgery. What a roller coaster. My support person went back to work after being home with me for a week and I am kind of at a loss as to what to do. Feeling very depressed but haven't been able to take my normal antidepressant because of the capsule, though got tabs I can crush and mix with something. Need to get back stabilized on this. I think I do feel physically better, No pain, no reflux, just an emotional wreck. Don't feel that I can talk with anyone about this.

Spent two nights in the hospital following sleeve and at home now. Mostly discomfort, not pain, but extremely difficult to get any water, broth or jello down. Had to mix crushed pills with jello to take them. Not taking pain meds right now due to not having that kind of pain and I am vomiting periodically. I ate part of a sugar free popsicle which is not on my list until next week, but needed to try something else to add fluids. Crystal light is not on my list till next week either, but that may be something else I need to try to increase the fluid intake. Water alone just seems to make the urge to vomit worse. I am taking zofran melts for nausea but doesn't seem to help much.

Sleeve surgery is one week from tomorrow. I have been on liquid diet for a week and lost about 10#. Having all kinds of doubts and worries at this point.

My first post. Been a guest viewer but now decided to sign up. Scheduled for sleeve on May 26. Enjoy all the information I am able to gather from these sites.