LynRey70

me too funny thing is I have my nipples pierced and I had to take them out for surgery lol but Ive had them pierced for so long that it was kinda of strange not having them in lol!

hahah thats funny Wait did I say nipples. Yeah my staples ! !!

@ CowgirlJane im having it done in San Jose Good Sam!

I was sleeved June 10th and today I see my surgeon to remove my staples!... I have been on liquids but a few days ago was the first time hunger hit me and man was it rough. It was a mental struggle, followed by a few days of me feeling out of sorts! And slight freaking out when reality hits that this is how it is from here on out! Im hoping my Dr. tells me I can start pueed foods and I begin to feel better soon!????

awe feel better! yeah its a fat girls roller coaster ride!! cant wait to get off!

totaly agree! Sferriol!

@@Rebecca5222 I have to laugh cause I totaly secretly despise my boyfriend and my kids cause the can eat lol and im stuck trying to sip 64oz of dang water lol omg I have had evil thoughts haha. I have been reading alot about what we are going through right now and if we didnt feel like we do then we would not be normal I suppose it a good thing that we have eachother to support one another and share such a person journey. I am going in today to get my staples removed. Yeah at least I can begin to feel somewhat normal. Awesome that we have same dates and can share with eachother! Talk to you soon ladies????

I feel ya zonetracy its kinda crazy all the preop jitters and anticiaption seems to have now shifted to post op OMG Im sleeved and I cant undo this and Im hungry and I want take a full bite and savor my foods but oh wait It hurts to swallow!!...I know its a transition that is gonna take some getting used to and definately a mental thing!! Thanks for the reply

Thank You so much ShrinkingPeach!!! Yes I have had a very difficult time after surgery just keeping hydrated. I have felt like a newborn at times cause I literally have had to ask my kids to burp me lol! I am having issues with passing gas and burping! I know TMI!! yet these are real issues I am dealing with post op! It truely is a complete rebirth that is a slow learning process! Thanks again for the feed back!

Hello eveyone on this side of our journey! Well its been eight days since I was sleeved and its the first time I have felt true hunger since my surgery! I am still on a liquid diet but have not been able to tolerate very much besides shakes broth wat er and popsicles! So today I woke up super hungry my stomach was growling so I made myself some oatmeal that I had left over from my preop diet I was barely able to get in about four teaspoons full and i felt some pain and discomfort after words so I decided not to try anything else. When will I be able to eat again without pain?

I am 4 days post op and I have not really had any headaches, we're you a previous tea, coffee or soda drinker? I have been told sometimes you can get a withdrawal headache from that. Also, we are kind of in starvation mode after surgery just taking in liquids. I had my surgery on the 10th also everything is fine except I cant seem to get 64oz of fluids down for the life of me Its too much then I feel bloated and my belly aches...and forget about food not happening just yet! I hope this part of the transition and that it will pass. In any case best of luck to all????

My VGS surgery went pretty good... I was afraid my surgeon would not sleeve me because I cheated several times on my liquid preop diet. Anyways so June 10th was my surgery and as stated above it went pretty smoothly. Now Im going on three full days post op and I have no appetite and its so hard to get all my fluids in. I guess once I heal better things will change but does anyone have an oppinion as to which is more important getting your fluids in or protiens?? I just litterally have no desire for food at all!

[quote name="LynRey70" I must have been real dopped up when I did this post!

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Thank you @@Loonachick its great to hear from those who have been there....I am having a difficult time with water ever thing else tastes to sweet and I can pass it. Right now Im in pain cause my insurance would not cover my liqiud hyrdocodone and I cant hardly sleep Ive been pacing hopeing the pain goes away its a combo or gas and pain from the incisions I suppose. I sure do hope I can get better in a few days!

Thank you Ladies awe yes it feels great to be home. But its a little diffrent when you dont have a nurse coming in to remind you to drink your water.. . I cant pallate anything. Not even popsicles! For me right now it is hard to keep hydrated! I can sip down 64 oz of water its super hard I tried a little tea which is a little better cause it was warm but still it produces so much belching and thats all that gas you have to pass! I am praying it will get better day by day! On another note my pain med that the dr perscribed where not covered by my insurance so now I got to come up with $156.00 and I have already paid for so much stuff I didnt realize I would need....We will see tomorrow if I can ask someone to loan me the cash for my meds. Anyway good luck to all of you. You all will do great Im sure of it!!! Thanks for all the well wishes !

I can honestly say it wasnt as bad as I thought. Surgery went smooth. I have had some moderate discomfort. But overall not too bad experience... Hardest part was taking initial sips of water! You have to walk walk walk walk walk, it helps expell the gases that were pupmed into your body durring surery! Drinking is a big challenge for me and I cant think of eating nothing! My surgical team was amazing, Dr Richard Nguyen is a very skilled surgeon and very dedicated to his patients. Good Samaritan hospitol staff was super caring and supportive through my entire stage! Now Im home wishing I was back for a little extra TLC!!!

so very Crystal Leigh! The hard part is over! Im pretty high on meds so i wii let you all know how it went later

So true Crystal Leigh!!!

Im sleeved!! All went very well. Im not in temible pain....just still HiGH on pain meds detales to com????

Hey guys just a quick post as Im heading to the hospital. Today is my big day!!! Im so excited to Begin this journey! Yes Begin for all the newbies that are awaiting their day to start living life in their new transformed self!! All the preop jitters and uncertinty is normal the preop diet is preparing you for how you will learn to eat! Dont be too hard on yourselves if you cheat a little we are human and it takes alot of discipline to retrain ourselves to a new way of living thinking and exsisting! Make Peace with yourself and be honest with yourself and those you love about what made you build those layers of protection the walls of fat that gave you security and kept you from being that beautiful healthy person God intended you to be. Love your self and give yourself time to mourn your old self. Lay that person to rest with dignity and love. Know that we all all worthy of love and respect in any shape and size we choose to be as long as you thrive and feel renewed!!! Best of luck to all everyone as you wait and patiently comence this journey we call life!! ❤Live????Love????Laugh????Deeply????Thrive in your renewed self!!!????

wow where do you live!!! I live in a small town in Central California and wish there was a clothing exchange near by that would be awesome as clothing can be so expensive and as many sizes as we will go through its can be quite pricey to keep up to date and looking stylish....

This goes for all of us!! Here I go in just a few hours I begin my journey RENEWED!!!

Omg ladies you make me want to cry and I totaly agree with you guys that our journey is private and on a need to know basis! Im not podting my surgery on facebook because honesty the people that matter are in my personal circle already and they know. Everyone else will feel the need to scrutinize my every move and I dont need to be put on display... unlike here on this site Im excited and happy to share some of my personal story with total strangers because even though the details vary we all have the same common struggle and have suffered the cruelty of the world and can relate to one another on a very personal level....thanks for sharing!

Im so excited and thrillled to know this time tomorrow I will have finally be over with all the anticipation and nerves and even though I will be in pain I cant wait for the real journey to begin....Renewed, Restored, Rebirthed!!