DingyDeb

I just had sips Dec 18th, revision from sleeve I got in 2008. I didn't have any issues when I got the sleeve but noticed if I eat hamburger it sits like a rock in my stomach. They didn't do anything to my stomach so guessing it could be still a little swelling or something at the connection below my stomach. I am mostly eating soft things like I should though, but had to have a bite of a meatball one night. I am more worried that i'm not going to lose. I was supposed to get the DS and I woke up with the sips instead and no idea they were doing that surgery at that hospital. Now that I had my rant with the surgeon i'm just moving on. I'll be happy to get under 200 or even to 180, only lost 70lbs with the sleeve. I'm 264 right now, 274 surgery day. But consider that from eating liquid diet. Keeping fingers crossed and glad I found a place with sips people.

I'm only 5'3" but even getting under 200, maybe 180 would make a huge difference. Started at 296 and was 274 at surgery, 264 yesterday. Now that I got my venting with the surgeon off my chest and told him be sure the person knows this is a possibility first, I feel like a weight is lifted off my shoulders. I was so dreading even going to the apt but I'm like that to a point anyway. New gas station, new grocery store, new anything. Like there is really any danger, once I'm in the door or whatever I'm fine, it's the getting there! lol
Glad that parts over! Now to move on with what I need to do!

Saw the surgeon today. The resident that told me the one measurment was totally off. I had the surgeon get the measurements for me and they are in line with the SIPS that they are doing now. I do feel better after getting my complaint off my chest and he did spend time with me which i don't find often in the medical field, they are always rushed. I told him the biggest issue i have with the whole thing is not even knowing they were doing this procedure now and then to find out that's what i got in the end. I did thank him for his time and when i left he made sure i had the paper with me that he wrote all the info on.
I also learned something i didn't know. That the appendix gets stones. Mine had stones but the gallbladder was fine. He said that down the road i would most likely be needing the appendix removed. All i knew of appendix is appendisitis, them bursting etc. So now i'm going to do some research on it.
I feel a lot better now and can move on and not worry bout blowing up or something from holding in everything too long.

I just had revision to sips which is not what i wanted or knowingly got, surprise by the surgeon but i do know the paranoia! I am not going to do another surgery this is my last chance and worried since they did a new surgery and extended the limb to 450cm instead of 300 like all the info i find i just don't know if it's going to work or not!!
Not sure what kind of work you do but i had open surgery Dec 20th and was out and about 4 or 5 days later and on new years day driving my classic car in a car cruise if that helps any. The incision is a bit sore cause the staples were irritating my skin and had them removed before my post-op which is a couple days away still. Oh and a big ol camera hanging on my neck rubbing my belly with made it a little sore. Otherwise i'm doing great so if your job isn't real physical i think you will be fine.

Saw the surgeon today. The resident that told me the one measurment was totally off. I had the surgeon get the measurements for me and they are in line with the SIPS that they are doing now. I do feel better after getting my complaint off my chest and he did spend time with me which i don't find often in the medical field, they are always rushed. I told him the biggest issue i have with the whole thing is not even knowing they were doing this procedure now and then to find out that's what i got in the end. I did thank him for his time and when i left he made sure i had the paper with me that he wrote all the info on.
I also learned something i didn't know. That the appendix gets stones. Mine had stones but the gallbladder was fine. He said that down the road i would most likely be needing the appendix removed. All i knew of appendix is appendisitis, them bursting etc. So now i'm going to do some research on it.
I feel a lot better now and can move on and not worry bout blowing up or something from holding in everything too long.

Saw the surgeon today. The resident that told me the one measurment was totally off. I had the surgeon get the measurements for me and they are in line with the SIPS that they are doing now. I do feel better after getting my complaint off my chest and he did spend time with me which i don't find often in the medical field, they are always rushed. I told him the biggest issue i have with the whole thing is not even knowing they were doing this procedure now and then to find out that's what i got in the end. I did thank him for his time and when i left he made sure i had the paper with me that he wrote all the info on.
I also learned something i didn't know. That the appendix gets stones. Mine had stones but the gallbladder was fine. He said that down the road i would most likely be needing the appendix removed. All i knew of appendix is appendisitis, them bursting etc. So now i'm going to do some research on it.
I feel a lot better now and can move on and not worry bout blowing up or something from holding in everything too long.

Thank you all for reading my rant. After my post-op tomorrow I'm just going to move on and take what comes and look forward to the fact that I won't have to see my surgeon again hopefully til my 3 month apt. I'll feel better too just having the conversation with the 2 that did the surgery if nothing else to let them know how I feel about it. I might still gripe about it, can't say I won't do that but there's nothing I can do about it now and even if they did say they could go back and change it there's no way I'm letting them at me again, they might decide I need something else or don't need something! Or worse do a RNY!
Will update in a day or two on what happened at the apt.

Please don't focus on your weight loss numbers. In the first days and weeks after surgery you are swollen, full of IV fluids and healing from major surgery.