CamJ83

You go girl!

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Hey everyone...I thought I'd share the rest of my sleeve story. So I was sleeved July 6, 2016. I thought I was doing well the first two weeks...until I went back to work. By then I was on the puree phase but barely taking that step forward. It started with chest pain, then left shoulder pain, then the vomiting of foam and sometimes bile...it was awful. After going back and forth to the hospital, my doctors decided ok no more anything through the mouth. Lol I was miserable for 3 weeks of getting nutrition through a catheter in my arm all because of a hernia repair that was keeping liquids from going down successfully. I did nothing wrong. Finally, I'm back to normal able to go on dates with my fiance, eat normally...well normally for us lol...and most important I published my first book! Life is good for me now that I'm over that discouraging hurdle. 3 weeks ago I was down 40lbs, I get weighed again in 2 1/2 weeks...I'm one of those people that refuse to get on the scale in case I get mad and throw it across the room lol. Ok that's enough rambling...have a great day everyone!

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I had my sleeve done July 6, so 3 weeks Post-op. I went to the ER yesterday after doctors advice from having sharp painful chest pains and shortness of breath. After a slew of tests thankfully there was nothing wrong with heart or lungs and I'm healing as expected. However my kidneys were inflamed so I was sent home with liquid antibiotics. I took it this morning 30 minutes after my Water based Protein Drink, but threw it up. Any suggestions on keeping the meds down.

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@@BrittLovesLife I just came from my first appointment and I'm down 20 lbs . On to purees!

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Awesome! I just got back from my appointment too! I'm down 24 pounds and moved up to full liquids which is just like Protein shakes and such. Then 10 days (the 24th) I get to move up to purees! I'm so proud and happy for you!

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@@BrittLovesLife I just came from my first appointment and I'm down 20 lbs ????????????. On to purees!

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Had mine on 7/5 and besides still having a pain in my right side by my big incision i am feeling great. I have lost a total of 15 lbs and the scale goes down 1 to 2 lbs per day. I am drinking 3 ozs every two hours and I am walking 2 miles a day. I cannot be more excited with this journey I have undertaken. Good luck to you all.

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Wow you're walking that far! Good for you...my doctor said not to go anywhere near that until he says so. Keep up the good work!

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Don't want to risk blood clots. I had my procedure done at an outpatient facility and only received 1 shot before surgery for them. The walking really helps with the pain in my stomach and help releases gas.

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Thank you! My first week appointment is Thursday too! And noo I feel you, I have found so many recipes that I'm ready to try and share! Actually I have had to force myself to eat. I have not felt hungry at all or lightheaded . I can't lie it's been hard being in a household with a mom who is a chef and always cooking and I can't try her stuff lol. The only Vitamins I have been on so far are Iron, Vitamin D and B12 since I needed those prior to surgery for being anemic . I should know more about vitamins on Thursday ! I'm excited to hear and update from you .

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Wow we're definitely sleeve buddies! Let me know how your appointment goes Thursday. ????

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Had mine on 7/5 and besides still having a pain in my right side by my big incision i am feeling great. I have lost a total of 15 lbs and the scale goes down 1 to 2 lbs per day. I am drinking 3 ozs every two hours and I am walking 2 miles a day. I cannot be more excited with this journey I have undertaken. Good luck to you all.

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I had the sleeve on the 6th! I am on liquids but they do not have to be clear. The gas bubbles are annoying but seem to be better. I feel the liquid going down, and it actually hurts right at the center of my chest/bra line, does anyone else have this? I am down 10 pounds since surgery. It hurts to laugh still but holding a pillow while coughing helps. Congrats to all of you! I'm excited to have found this ap and my sleeve buddies on the 5th and 6th!

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So I just had the sleeve and let me tell you I was a cranky woman in the hospital and first day home. The bubbling is so annoying but a friend told me to double up on antacid meds and that really helped. I find myself peeing quite often during the night as if I needed another reason to not be able to sleep. I'm so scared to cough, burp or laugh. Also I can't tell if I'm having hunger pains or what but this liquid thing is so boring I cannot wait to puree. I'm just really anxious to get back to normal even though I know that's a mile away...thank God for my fiance cause his encouragement helps me tremendously.

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I totally feel your pain girl! I was sleeved on 7/5. I'm on Clear Liquids only for two weeks . And then full liquids . I won't be on purees until 8/2 . I'm so excited for our journeys and how we do! We are now sleeve sisters! I'm down 17.4 pounds since surgery last Tuesday which I can't lie startled me at first because I didn't think it would be so rapid. I was so scared to cough the first day because everything was so sensitive but I noticed that applying pressure with a pillow and heating pad or ice pack made it soooo much better! You should definitely try it ! I hope you stay active on here , I'll enjoy seeing your transformation.

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Wow congrats on the weight loss????????...my first week appointment is Thursday so I can't wait to see how much I've lost. I won't know when I start the purees until I see the doctor but girl that has not kept me from looking at some puree recipes . Have you been light headed at all? Or started all your Vitamins?

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So I just had the sleeve and let me tell you I was a cranky woman in the hospital and first day home. The bubbling is so annoying but a friend told me to double up on antacid meds and that really helped. I find myself peeing quite often during the night as if I needed another reason to not be able to sleep. I'm so scared to cough, burp or laugh. Also I can't tell if I'm having hunger pains or what but this liquid thing is so boring I cannot wait to puree. I'm just really anxious to get back to normal even though I know that's a mile away...thank God for my fiance cause his encouragement helps me tremendously.

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Thank you @@proudgrammy, that's exactly it I don't want to get my hopes up...but that's a good idea. I'll call next week.

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My daughter isn't supportive at all, and it's worse because we share a place to live.

She keeps going on about anything negative that might happen as a result, and I'm not having it. I've had surgery of one sort or another more than a few times already, so I know I have little chance of a bad reaction to anesthesia.

She knows the crap I've been going through to get this approved. I've not left her out of that loop, because I think she needs to know what's going on, but I know she doesn't like hearing at all about it.

I hope that once your wife has her surgery, she's more supportive.

Sumaire, maybe she's scared and unable to closet her concern. Have you tried talking to her about this?

I'm sorry that some of you aren't getting the support you deserve...thank goodness there are forums and groups because this can't be done without some sort of support.

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I've tried discussing it with her multiple times, but she refuses to listen.

At this point, I've reminded her that at the same time, my hernia (which was discovered during my GI series) will be repaired, and that will reduce my blood sugar to non pre diabetic levels (where they are now) and reduce, if not eliminate my GERD.

Also, not having to carry around the equivalent of four 40 pound bags of dog food on my body all the time will help my knees to stop degenerating quite so quickly.

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Becca,

I'm not going to lie, I had all the same concerns. I also decided on the sleeve...here's what I did. On your first appointment with the surgeon, have a list of questions, talk about your concerns, all of them that's what he/she is there for. I had to do 6 months of nutrition counseling which I thought was great so you're not going in blind. The main goal is for you to be healthy. I haven't had my surgery yet, it's scheduled for 7/6, but remember by losing some of the weight you'll be able to work out and tone up...if you have excess skin there's always plastic surgery but don't let that be your determining factor. All you'll need is the right support and you'll be fine....at least that's what my fiance keeps telling me. ????

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Thank you :-) I'm really glad that you have a supportive fiance. Last year my partner was more scared and not as supportive. Mainly because she was worried that I would come out unhappy because of the loose skin. She was also worried because she had family members who became really sick after having the surgery. But this go-round I'm going to have her go to the support groups with me and ask the questions that she has. I know she loves me I know she supports me I think she's just scared like I am.

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Becca,

I'm not going to lie, I had all the same concerns. I also decided on the sleeve...here's what I did. On your first appointment with the surgeon, have a list of questions, talk about your concerns, all of them that's what he/she is there for. I had to do 6 months of nutrition counseling which I thought was great so you're not going in blind. The main goal is for you to be healthy. I haven't had my surgery yet, it's scheduled for 7/6, but remember by losing some of the weight you'll be able to work out and tone up...if you have excess skin there's always plastic surgery but don't let that be your determining factor. All you'll need is the right support and you'll be fine....at least that's what my fiance keeps telling me. ????

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My daughter isn't supportive at all, and it's worse because we share a place to live.

She keeps going on about anything negative that might happen as a result, and I'm not having it. I've had surgery of one sort or another more than a few times already, so I know I have little chance of a bad reaction to anesthesia.

She knows the crap I've been going through to get this approved. I've not left her out of that loop, because I think she needs to know what's going on, but I know she doesn't like hearing at all about it.

I hope that once your wife has her surgery, she's more supportive.

I'm sorry that some of you aren't getting the support you deserve...thank goodness there are forums and groups because this can't be done without some sort of support.

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I haven't experienced that personally yet. Everyone in my circle has been more than supportive...but I'm positive when someone I don't know decides to tell me what they think I will be all too pleased to show them where they can shove it! Everyone thinks they're a doctor these days...

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I went to the mall yesterday with my son and thought about what it would be like to walk into any store and buy clothes. I was window shopping for the future....

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To once again not being afraid of anything with 4 legs, I'm not talking about animals, I'm taking about these plastic reminders of my weight.

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Smiling more...

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Hi everyone, Camille from NJ and new to this forum. So, I was supposed to have surgery on the 13th of this month but after pre testing, my sed (inflammation) rate was well above normal????. Now, my primary knows I have hidradenitis which is in fact an inflammatory skin disease....hellleerrr????...but still I had to see a rheumatologist and dermatologist just so they can tell me what I already know to get cleared. Has anyone gone through something similar? Now the new date is July 7 at Mountainside with Strom and Fresco but it's hard for me to get excited again because of the setback.

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