Yaya B

Congrats!!!

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Hi all,

Is it realistic to return to work 1 week after surgery??? I'm a nurse, so my Job is very demanding physically at times & I'm on my feet all day.. Advice please?

I'm a nurse as well. I ended up taking 4 weeks off from work. I too, thought I would return in 1 week but my body showed me otherwise. Good luck with everything.

How many calories am I supposed to be eating each day? I can't get a hold of my NUT and I realized we never went over this. Please help! Thank you.

Thanks Kathy. Really appreciate it!

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Your goal with the sleeve should never to be full. Being full hurts, and it really hurts early out. Once you get full, it won't be something you strive for.

Everyone heals differently. Some people have their nerves take longer to reconnect.

You didn't say what you are eating so it is hard to judge if anything you are eating will actually trigger restriction.

Even with restriction, you should never rely on feeling full to judge when to stop eating. Measure your portions and only eat those portions.

I'm drinking Soup and eating yogurt.

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I'm almost 4 weeks post op and when I drink or eat I don't really get the feeling of being full. Is this normal? Kinda worried because my biggest fear was that my sleeve wouldn't work.

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I'm having the same problem. I'm still in quite a bit of pain. I'm 9 days post op and I thought by now I'd feel much better. I'm at my follow up appt so I'll discuss this with the Dr. On a good note, I lost 8 lbs. Don't know if that's good or bad tho...feel better.

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You look so good

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Good luck and a speedy recovery!

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I was sleeved 9/12/16. So far I'm managing to keep everything down. My only problem is that I'm still in quite a bit of pain. Not too sure if that's normal or not but I do know that it's annoying.

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I was sleeved on 9/14/16 and I'm in a lot of pain too. My belly is very sore.

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I had pain pretty regularly for the first week at least. I made sure I took my pain meds to sleep and it seemed to help. Is it your incisions or just your belly in general?

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Both. Mainly the incisions.

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I was sleeved 9/12/16. So far I'm managing to keep everything down. My only problem is that I'm still in quite a bit of pain. Not too sure if that's normal or not but I do know that it's annoying.

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You look great

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I feel your pain. I just got discharged and on my way home. I just wanna sleep!

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@@Yaya B

Hang on in there, it does get better. My first few days were rough too until around day 7. It does get easier

Wishing u a speedy recovery

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Thank you.

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These 1st few days been kinda rough.

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@@marrse @@KAL how did it go for u guys today?

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Thanks for the well wishes everyone! Well...when I woke up from the surgery it felt like I got hit by a truck. Luckily a few hours later my pain was down to a 3. My nurse said my surgery took about 1.5 hours. No hiatal hernia, no complications. It really hurts when I move but the worst part is this dry mouth. Overall I feel much better.

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Thanks guys. I will.

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Hey all. My surgery is tomorrow. I'm happy but nervous as hell. I'm having weird thoughts like this is not gonna work for me. Trying to remain optimistic. See yall on the other side.

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I told my sisters, parents and my mother in law. To me, everyone else doesn't need to know my business. Don't need to hear everyone's negative or sarcastic comments.

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Mine is Monday as well and just like u, my period will be accompanying me lol. Best of luck with everything!

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Hey guys I got Fidelis care my papers were submitted and I got a call from the insurance saying inpatient was approved but was wondering if there is another approval letter?

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Fidelis calls and sends you a letter. I have fidelis also. The day after my surgical coordinator said she sent the paper work they called and said I was approved. Then I received a letter about a week later.

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Lol. No waiting game @ all. My insurance company called me today and told me I was approved!

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My surgical coordinator called me today to let me know that she sent my paperwork to my insurance company. She said it should take about a week. I'm so nervous right now.

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Is it ok to eat veggie burgers (like morning star) while I on my pre op diet? Already this diet is getting quite boring.