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killerqueen

Gastric Sleeve Patients
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  1. Background time... I've been going through the preop process with my hospital and insurance since February, doing everything required as quickly as possible and going to lots of appointments. I finally got everything done after multiple hiccups and checked my insurance website -- the authorization has been approved! I called the surgeon's office but they hadn't received notice of that yet, so I'm jumping the gun. They should be calling me between Friday and Tuesday with my date. It's getting real.
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    Day of Surgery

    All pictures in this album taken the day of surgery and the two days following (June 28-30, 2016).
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    Take-home bariatric pillow

    From the album: Day of Surgery

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    Doing okay!

    From the album: Day of Surgery

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    First food - starting stage 2!

    From the album: Day of Surgery

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    Feeling more cute and human

    From the album: Day of Surgery

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    Swollen and bloated, but alive!

    From the album: Day of Surgery

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    Taken the day of surgery - 213.6

    From the album: Day of Surgery

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    Directly after waking up

    From the album: Day of Surgery

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    Right before I went in!

    From the album: Day of Surgery

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    Got my IV in

    From the album: Day of Surgery

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    Waiting to talk to my surgeon

    From the album: Day of Surgery

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    What I wore the morning of surgery

    From the album: Day of Surgery

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    Approved for Surgery!

    I had my surgery yesterday! Tonight is my second and last night in the hospital. No complications, been up and walking a lot both days, starting phase 3 of the postop diet tonight with a shake for dinner and a shake for Breakfast tomorrow. Just dealing with gas pains - they started in my abdomen around my tummy and have moved up under my ribs. I'm sure they'll reach my shoulder(s) by the time I leave. They've given me fentanyl and oxycodone at different times, which helps. Other than the gas pains I honestly feel great, even without any narcotics in my system. Yesterday evening my parents and best friend and one of my roommates came to visit. Today my girlfriend and father and ex and his girlfriend came to visit and signed my take-home WLS procedure picture pillow (which I will probably not be displaying front and center on my bed, despite the bariatric coordinator's encouragement!). More details - drove myself in at 6 yesterday morning, an absolute ball of nerves. Once I got to the hospital I was on autopilot. Woke up with 5 laparoscopic incisions. Put my body jewelry back in yesterday evening when my best friend visited, so I felt more like myself. He gave me half of a best friend necklace - Harley Quinn and Poison Ivy, so I have the Ivy side. Yesterday I was sipping 30mL of Water each hour. They had me on fentanyl in the evening which helped with the pain, but that was depressing my heart rate, so the HR monitor kept going off since my HR dipped below 50 bpm. (Note - I'm a healthy 21 year old female with no other health conditions.) Today I've had a popsicle, sf Jello, and vegetable broth from the hospital, plus about a cup of water each hour. My tummy doesn't like when I put things in it, but after ~30 seconds of grumbly pain it accepts its fate. I've been using a few gas-x strips but haven't seen much of a difference yet. Just gotta keep walking and taking that oxy! I've felt ridiculously lucid these past few days, considering the medication I was given.
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    Approved for Surgery!

    Time off is all planned out and I've started to pick up supplies -- surgery is in exactly a WEEK!!!!
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    Pre-Surgery Progress

    Ketogenic diet pre-VSG
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    198.2 - March 18, 2016

    From the album: Pre-Surgery Progress

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    207 - February 27, 2016

    From the album: Pre-Surgery Progress

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    218.4 - January 8, 2016

    From the album: Pre-Surgery Progress

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    225 - November 2015

    From the album: Pre-Surgery Progress

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    From the album: killerqueen

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    Is your surgery a secret?

    @@lessismore4me We're surgery twins - I'm scheduled for June 28th too! I'm keeping it secret except for my parents, roommates, and my "work wife". I'm a very private person, on the small side of obese, and also very young, so I know that I'd probably get many comments attempting to dissuade me from my decision (that, coincidentally, my doctors and insurance agree with me on)! I don't want anyone to say I "took the easy way out" - I struggle with binge eating disorder and PCOS, which is a deadly combo for weight loss/gain, so I'm strongly hoping this will be the tool I need to take back control in the long term and prevent weight-related health issues later in life. I have been eating low-carb on and off for several years with decent results so it won't be a stretch telling those who ask that I've recommitted to the ketogenic diet.

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