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Well, drumming is essentially a cardio workout, so breathing is just as important. :-) But I get what you mean. Sent from my iPad using the BariatricPal App

I'm a drummer and keyboard player, sleeved 6/27. Haven't tried playing drums yet, but as long as you do your breathing exercises you'll get all of the anesthesia gas out of your system, and you should be back to normal regarding your breathing after a few days. You'll need to build your energy back up, but you should be fine after a week or two I'd think. I would run this by your surgeon for sure, but the pain will be less and less each day after. I'm 2 weeks out, and can breathe in and out with no problems. Best of luck!

The hernia repair definitely has something to do with liquids going down... I used to have a lap band, and with the hernia repair site it almost functioned like the band did because of a small pouch liquid sat in before going down. I'm 2 weeks out and that's definitely gotten better, so I think there was some internal swelling that caused that restriction. Things are going down much better now thankfully. Hang in there it just takes time for your body to heal. Sent from my iPad using the BariatricPal App

I can't wait to try the Ricotta thing... It sounds delish.

Thanks @@Caribear! Sent from my iPhone using the BariatricPal app -- it's great!

Do you have a link for the ricotta thing? That sounds good Sent from my iPad using the BariatricPal App

Good job! Keep up the good work! Sent from my iPad using the BariatricPal App

Err.. so a big American banana or a wee Asian banana? Is there much of a difference? :-D

I've been told it's approximately the size of a banana...

Best of luck with the surgery! I had bad acid reflux before my surgery; turns out in addition to having my lap band removed and converted to sleeve, he also repaired a hiatal hernia which I've found is a big contributor to acid reflux. Since my surgery I can tell my reflux has gone down, but I'm still on Prilosec once each morning to control stomach acid. Best advice; talk to your surgeon, he/she may be able to make some recommendations or alleviate your concerns.

When was your surgery? Getting air in your stomach is a bad thing with the sleeve, since there's a lot less room in your stomach now. Don't forget your stomach has been reduced in size by 75-85% or so. I've found that getting up and walking around can help alleviate some of that pain, or try those Gas-X strips I'm told they work pretty well too.

I had a hiatal hernia repair also, and I stayed an extra day in the hospital (to stay on the IV) because I couldn't keep anything down until day 3. Drinking stuff really really slowly helped me get accustomed to keeping things down. I think my stomach was basically in shock from all the stuff done to it (I had lap band removal, hiatal hernia repair, and sleeve done in the same procedure) so it was just refusing anything put into it initially. If things aren't staying down wait a little bit, then try drinking even less. When I started drinking I was super methodical...I gave myself 15 minutes to drink 10mL. Once that went smoothly, I slowly upped it... 15 mL in 10 minutes, 20 mL in 5 minutes, etc... take your time and be methodical - I promise it will get better. I'm 2 weeks post-op today and I just finished an 11oz shake which took me about 15 minutes to drink in its entirety. Slow and steady and you'll win the race! Best of luck!

What are you drinking on a typical day? Are you tracking your Protein and other intake?

Thank goodness you don't have to do an entire month of clear liquids! Glad to hear things are looking up. You can do it!

Great job on your loss so far! I agree - slow and steady wins the race. I'm another band -> sleeve revision, and had the exact same experiences which made me want to do the revision. I'm getting used to measuring stuff now even during the full liquid diet... it's kind of nice because it makes it easy to keep track.

You really should show your surgeon and ask him/her about that. It sounds like it might be a hernia, but they will be able to tell you for sure.

Congratulations! You go!

All the best to you, hope everything goes smoothly. Please keep us posted.

Congratulations! Looks like you're well on your way to your goal. Have you talked to your doctor about your stall?

We should pick a time and all meet up in the chat on here. I've popped in to the chat room every now and then and always been the only one in there. Anyone around tonight, Thurs July 7th ? Maybe we could meet 9pm EST / 8 pm CST / 7pm MST / 6pm PST ?

I knw I don't have to defend myself from no1 but at the end of the YES I made a mistake.l but then again I could've just sugarcoated the whole thing and never mentions the damn piece of bacon that really wasn't big enough for this whole fiasco BUT it's never what u say it's how u say it. Then again I really could careless what any of u think of me cause like I said no1 knows me and I can turn around right now and stuff my face and die and not one of u would knw nor care! It's not the point. My point is that "tough love" doesn't work with every1. Besides all I can say right now is THANK YOU all. I can just skip all the negative comments and move on to folks that can point me to YouTube video or a website where I can educate myself since no1 has the curtesy to talk like human beings without putting their two cents in. My life doesn't influence yours in the slightest way. I can take some1saying something to me and I can get some insight on it but don't expect a gracious response when you're on here trying to make me feel like I'm an idiot over a HUMAN MISTAKE and no I will not ignore either because I did make a post for a reason far from having someone tell me something that I already knw ( that I was wrong) so how many times is everyone gonna tell how stupid my decision was?! I got the memo. No need to retouch again again on the subject do t u think? The mistake was done and I'm trying to move forward in the best way I knw how. Gastric Sleeve Surgery 6/15/16 Miami,Fl 33yrs/mother of 2boys /5'6" highest weight 300s in 2002-03 lowest weight 193 in 2014 Don't beat yourself up. You're a human being, I'm a human being, we all make mistakes. Unfortunately some may be less compassionate about it than others, and sadly it's the price we all have to pay for things like this on the internet. I will never talk down to someone or beat them up for making a mistake, so if I ever do come across that way in a post it's unintentional and I apologize in advance for it. If you want to chat privately feel free to message me. You're right, nobody knows you, but I'd like to think that we all do care about each other. That's why we're all here, right? I mean, that's why I'm here. I'm a single man living alone and going through this recovery by myself. I've battled with food all my life and need all the help I can get to make it through this process. Hang in there... it will get better, I promise.

I was in the hospital for 2 days. Lap Band -> VSG on 6/27/2016 around 4pm, got to my room 9pm that night. Also had a hiatal hernia repaired during the same procedure. I guess my stomach was in shock, because I couldn't keep anything down the morning after. I wanted to keep from being dehydrated, so I chose to stay the 2nd night so I could remain on the IV. My doc fully supported this, and advised me not to drink anything that whole day after. 2 days after, I was able to keep small bits of Water down and it only got better from there. Been home about a week and a half and feeling great. @@shortydk - all the best to you and your girlfriend!

35, male, Austin TX (but New Jersey native) - got the Lap Band in 2006, lost about 112 lbs. Gained 52 back, lap band removed and converted to sleeve on June 27th 2016, feeling good so far. Love this site and the great people on it!

Really well said - I also wanted to add that sometimes its tough to read text on a screen because there's no emotive content there... so if someone were to write, for example "You shouldn't have done that." - it could come across harshly, whereas the person may have meant it in a tone more like "I understand what you mean, but just to be safe you really shouldn't have done that." Etc. Like a few other posters had mentioned, we're here because we underwent (or will be undergoing) surgery as a tool to get better. It's not an easy road but we can all do it together.