ellie123

I just had mine day before yesterday. I was a nervous wreck like you, dreaming of surgery, missing it etc. Prayers brought me through! I asked for Nausea patch before... made all the difference! I woke up and prayed thanking God and then I did not fight meds or process of coming to conscience. I asked for my cpap abd I lay very still and did not move long after I came to. In times past I would use my energy up moving about trying to talk too much too soon. I just was really still. I communicated pain level but that’s it. So it was one of my smoother waking up from surgery experiences. Good luck dear, prayers your way

Does anyone else have back pain post surgery? I’m walking a lot every 2-4 hours and sleeping in recliner. Less than 48 hours post surgery

@The Preacher please please never stop or cease. It was precisely when @Frustr8 pointed me to your thread hours before surgery that the peace that surpasses all understanding stayed my fretting heart to go through with it. Your prayers are relevant and VITAL and made a world of a difference for me, and will continue to make that difference for so manu! So from the bottom of my heart, Thank you 🙏🏼

Very happy too, except they are being team too much right now. I want peace and quiet but they are loud and jumpy which makes me nervous. Loud cartoons and shrieks are not zenful at all

Hello everyone just a quick note to say that I am alive and well. Surgery went well yesterday and save an uncomfortable night with a drain in my side and with a catheter and not being allowed to drink until the next morning when they could do a barium swallow I have done OK I think. I was discharged today and sent home I have been doing my breathing exercises and walking every hour or two for substantial period of time but still cannot get the gas out of that is trapped in my lower abdomen just wondering how long it took for all of you to be able to pass the gas out I know I will feel better if I do. I have also been able to drink quite a bit 16 ounces of diluted pear juice 8 ounces of Optifast protein and a cup of chicken broth which is way more that I could do following my sleeve surgery. I do wish I could eat, I miss eating even this close after surgery but I know I can’t maybe it’s just in the head Thank you all so very much for your encouraging words the prayers and well wishes prior to my surgery I needed all of it and it made a world of a difference in my confidence level going in.

Hello everyone just a quick note to say that I am alive and well. Surgery went well yesterday and save an uncomfortable night with a drain in my side and with a catheter and not being allowed to drink until the next morning when they could do a barium swallow I have done OK I think. I was discharged today and sent home I have been doing my breathing exercises and walking every hour or two for substantial period of time but still cannot get the gas out of that is trapped in my lower abdomen just wondering how long it took for all of you to be able to pass the gas out I know I will feel better if I do. I have also been able to drink quite a bit 16 ounces of diluted pear juice 8 ounces of Optifast protein and a cup of chicken broth which is way more that I could do following my sleeve surgery. I do wish I could eat, I miss eating even this close after surgery but I know I can’t maybe it’s just in the head Thank you all so very much for your encouraging words the prayers and well wishes prior to my surgery I needed all of it and it made a world of a difference in my confidence level going in.

Hello everyone just a quick note to say that I am alive and well. Surgery went well yesterday and save an uncomfortable night with a drain in my side and with a catheter and not being allowed to drink until the next morning when they could do a barium swallow I have done OK I think. I was discharged today and sent home I have been doing my breathing exercises and walking every hour or two for substantial period of time but still cannot get the gas out of that is trapped in my lower abdomen just wondering how long it took for all of you to be able to pass the gas out I know I will feel better if I do. I have also been able to drink quite a bit 16 ounces of diluted pear juice 8 ounces of Optifast protein and a cup of chicken broth which is way more that I could do following my sleeve surgery. I do wish I could eat, I miss eating even this close after surgery but I know I can’t maybe it’s just in the head Thank you all so very much for your encouraging words the prayers and well wishes prior to my surgery I needed all of it and it made a world of a difference in my confidence level going in.

I realize that most people will probably gloss over this topic...because for most 1 surgery works and is enough and if you fall into this category, please know how fortunate you are. This is not my story I am 5'8. In 2007 I was 273lb's and miserable! I got a Band. Following 13 fills and unfills the best I lost was 60lb's, I never achieved restriction, and unfilled to have 2 kids. All weight returned. In an unrelated accident my port flipped, and in 2015 at 265lb's I was revised to a Gastric Sleeve (Also had my gallbladder taken out, a Haital hernia repaired and the band removed). I lost 60lb's in the first 4 months and then...stopped loosing. At 205lb's I would have been happy with my results, but then, I felt no restriction and started to regain! Fast forward almost 3 years to today...I have developed GERD pretty bad and I've regained most of what I lost back! My stomach feels hungry every hour or two, I could always eat WAY more than my sleeved friends, and once I got myself full, it would not take long for the deep primal hunger to return. I have no relief from hunger. Especially at night, I'm ravenous! I became a grazer! I felt that the Ghrelin was back with an Army to fight me! A 80% international traveling job plus unlimited access to food in the best restaurants around the globe did not help. I have felt dejected, humiliated, like a failure, angry, frustrated and the list goes on for miles, if you are still reading, you probably know how I feel. And indeed, It's not just about how I look...it's about how I feel. Horrible!! My weight is pressing, intrusive and pervasive. There is no time that I am not aware of it. I have Sleep Apnea, I can't keep up with my 6 and 7 year old's and the simple things in life are hard again. Completely demoralizing... After almost 3 years, I finally said "Enough" and went back to a new Surgeon. An Endoscopy revealed it has not all been my fault. My Sleeve was cut too big to begin with! My new surgeon reveled he knows the work of the previous surgeon who apparently was not very skilled at the time and making sleeves too big to be successful. A Bougie 42 was was too big to begin with but in my case, even that was very loosely cut. To top it off, my Sleeve was mis-shapen to begin with as well, setting me up for failure and I have a Stricture in the middle, causing me to have an Hourglass shape. Top fills up, stretches, bottom is hungry, then food goes to the bottom and is still there, top is hungry, in short...a hot mess! Miraculously given the Haital Hernia, GERD, Stricture and botched initial surgery, my insurance (that does not cover Bariatrics) has approved a revision to Bypass on Aug 22nd. I've been combing the internet for Sleeve to RNY revision but such information is not as readily available as 1st timers. I am so nervous...so frightened to go through with this. Scared of Anesthesia, scared how I would do, scared of the 3 week post op liquid only phase. Scared that I will fail again, that this will not work. Some Surgeons (like the Pound of Cure guy say you can only expect to loose 10 - 25lbs on a Sleeve to RNY revision, woa?? ) But I have to try...I want to live a full and vibrant life and not just exist like an Amoeba! This is truly Project last chance. My husband is supportive, but my friends, judgmental and not supportive. and if ever I needed some advice, encouragement, support etc...it's now... Nervous but cautiously hopeful, and very much in need of your support... Ellie

My Sleeve to RNY revision is in T - 2 hours and 20 minuets. Arriving at hospital. Please say a prayer for me , and accept my prayers for all going through this process as well. Thank you so much to my pillar of support @Frustr8 for letting me know about this wonderful thread! Blessings and love

My Sleeve to RNY revision is in T - 2 hours and 20 minuets. Arriving at hospital. Please say a prayer for me

My Sleeve to RNY revision is in T - 2 hours and 20 minuets. Arriving at hospital. Please say a prayer for me

My Sleeve to RNY revision is in T - 2 hours and 20 minuets. Arriving at hospital. Please say a prayer for me

My Sleeve to RNY revision is in T - 2 hours and 20 minuets. Arriving at hospital. Please say a prayer for me

My Sleeve to RNY revision is in T - 2 hours and 20 minuets. Arriving at hospital. Please say a prayer for me

Thank you dear. Prayers your way for the smoothest surgery ever! Keep us posted! How are you feeling? Excited? Nervous? Ready?

Grrr... just found out my surgery has been pushed back to from 11am to 1pm tomorrow. So more dehydrated anticipation for me. When you are thus close time stands still. Been dreading it so long I just want it to be over with already. I know I’m being Winnie but it’s how I feel

Thank you so much. Yes, quite nervous and just wanting it to be behind me. I hate this dread. I know there is a lot of work to do afterwards. I’m older and wiser as they say...and I realize I need to walk my way through the gas and I need to keep my head focused and my heart prayerful, and work through each stage with resilience and resolve. It’s such a mind game.

Best of luck to you! Can’t waut to hear how you do!

Very Insightful! So glad this is working for you. 1 day more till my Sleeve to RNY on Wednesday. Nerves are kicking in...

Ellie checking in, Sleeve to RNY the day after tomorrow!!!! Yickes!!!

@jenn410 I totally understand and empathize. I have two little ones too! I keep saying... the best gift I can give them is that of a healthy Mama. But boy is it tough knowing in 2days I will willingly take myself in to be cut. Trying to pray through it and be strong here. It’s not easy.

@MCarr sending prayers your way dear. I know the wait can be excruciating when you are so close. Mine is on the 22nd and I’m pretty antsy. My only solace is that this wait will soon be over and God willing, I can get on the other side to heal and loose fat.

Wow, that’s amazing! You seem quite well prepared! Good luck with the picc line! Hopefully it’s easy and pain free! I was wondering how you were going to listen to music? Will someone put it on for you in recovery on your cell? Or blue tooth? Or earphones? I have music I would love to hear as well, but I’m thinking only when I wake and can use my headphones?

@ncgirl77 you are definitely not alone in regain. My doctor said he’s seeing more and more Sleeve regains :/. An Endoscopy might give you further insight. I have 2 more days to go.... unbelievable. It feels like time is flying and standing still at the same time. But anyhow I sent you an inbox message as well so we can stay in touch

Thank you @macadamia that’s an awesome explanation of how it works. 3 more days for me! I have not had a drawn out liquid diet like others. I start mushes tomorrow, clear liquids and bowl prep on Tuesday, anc Surgery on Wednesday! Crazy how they vary pre op. But my surgeon has been doing these over 20 years and says the liver shrinking diet yields inconsistent results... go figure :/