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@@Dub Great post at 4:31.

I wish I knew what hospital; I'd call the OR, nurses stations and admins to alert them: Buckle up and hold on! Dang.
PS [7:35 PM]: After reading the OP's response to me [5:55 or so] and others, I will now add to the above...an English/spelling book; a book about proper syntax; and most importantly, a STAT psych evaluation immediately upon the patient's arrival.
The non-medical person in me is cracking up: are we being punked? (Didn't Alex just post something about this approach?) But the physician/surgeon in me says serious "psychochopathology," maybe borderline personality/emotion dysregulation? And we don't even have to be a medical person to consider that.
Y'all have fun here.

Here's hoping that your life continues to be felled with joy and positivity.

Consider taking some nice gifts for your hospital caregivers, too. Something tells me they are gonna earn them.....

Isn't she lovely?!? Lol Drs told me I'm doing well so far. I'll be going home tomorrow. Got nauseous once, but no vomiting. Pain meds are great!!! I walked once already ???? I get the catheter out this morning. Then they start me walking again.
Please, excuse my post. I know it's all over the place. Blame it on Dilaudid lol
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Sophie you are going through a very difficult time right now. I have been where you are right now. You will never really know why or what attracted your husband to this other women and it really doesn't matter. What matters is you and taking the time to heal. My number one best advice i can give you is stay away from Facebook if you can't control yourself from peeking at them. This will only prolong the pain and make it harder for you to move on. Please trust me when i say that there is a great life on the otherside of divorce. It takes time to heal and grow. Sent from my SM-N920P using the BariatricPal App

I am at goal and currently wear a size 8 jeans for the first time in my life. If it were not for my belly which still holds some residual fat and a lot of loosed skin, I would likely be in a size 4 or 6 pants.
Before my Brachioplasty 3 weeks ago, the only thing I saw when I looked in the mirror was my huge arms.
Now all I can see is that double giant roll that I hide. Most people never even knew I had all this loose skin because apparently I hid it well, but I know and I know where to look. I never thought it would bother me but it does.
Bring on the Abdominalplasty and breast lift! - I have to wait at least 9 weeks to move forward with those.
Before:

 

Was feeling good today . Wore a pair of Levi's from 1967 ( ok, really from 2005 but same difference)
Anyways- at daycare pick up a little girl wanted to touch the baby in my tummy . I guess my 75lbs weight loss transitioned me from fat to pregnant !!! Can I count that as a NSV
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Im 6 weeks out and I miss it a bit but I know it gets better as time passes and that later on I will be allowed to atleast a couple of drinks. All in times worth. But Im happy because Im looking so much better than before 40lbs down and now Im even dressing way cuter as my coworkers say lol.
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Sophie you are going through a very difficult time right now. I have been where you are right now. You will never really know why or what attracted your husband to this other women and it really doesn't matter. What matters is you and taking the time to heal. My number one best advice i can give you is stay away from Facebook if you can't control yourself from peeking at them. This will only prolong the pain and make it harder for you to move on. Please trust me when i say that there is a great life on the otherside of divorce. It takes time to heal and grow. Sent from my SM-N920P using the BariatricPal App

Sophie you are going through a very difficult time right now. I have been where you are right now. You will never really know why or what attracted your husband to this other women and it really doesn't matter. What matters is you and taking the time to heal. My number one best advice i can give you is stay away from Facebook if you can't control yourself from peeking at them. This will only prolong the pain and make it harder for you to move on. Please trust me when i say that there is a great life on the otherside of divorce. It takes time to heal and grow. Sent from my SM-N920P using the BariatricPal App

Sophie you are going through a very difficult time right now. I have been where you are right now. You will never really know why or what attracted your husband to this other women and it really doesn't matter. What matters is you and taking the time to heal. My number one best advice i can give you is stay away from Facebook if you can't control yourself from peeking at them. This will only prolong the pain and make it harder for you to move on. Please trust me when i say that there is a great life on the otherside of divorce. It takes time to heal and grow. Sent from my SM-N920P using the BariatricPal App

Sophie you are going through a very difficult time right now. I have been where you are right now. You will never really know why or what attracted your husband to this other women and it really doesn't matter. What matters is you and taking the time to heal. My number one best advice i can give you is stay away from Facebook if you can't control yourself from peeking at them. This will only prolong the pain and make it harder for you to move on. Please trust me when i say that there is a great life on the otherside of divorce. It takes time to heal and grow. Sent from my SM-N920P using the BariatricPal App

Sophie you are going through a very difficult time right now. I have been where you are right now. You will never really know why or what attracted your husband to this other women and it really doesn't matter. What matters is you and taking the time to heal. My number one best advice i can give you is stay away from Facebook if you can't control yourself from peeking at them. This will only prolong the pain and make it harder for you to move on. Please trust me when i say that there is a great life on the otherside of divorce. It takes time to heal and grow. Sent from my SM-N920P using the BariatricPal App

You know honestly, I didn't really have any "pain" to speak of. Sure there was discomfort for a few days after surgery, but that's to be expected. I think if you keep the positive outlook and know that you're doing this for yourself and your family, and keep your eye on your goals, you'll get through it just fine!
Best of luck!

I'd like to reiterate that. Reading post-op threads on BP had me second guessing my decision. But my private FB group which is 92 members currently has given me the utmost confidence in my decision. (I'm getting sleeved on Monday, so I don't have a post-op experience to share but I am also a lifelong anxiety sufferer and panicked for weeks that I'd die while I was under anesthesia.) I'm feeling better and better as I watch each and every person in my FB group post "I'm out of surgery and feeling some pain but otherwise doing great!"
My fear that I never talk about is that I'll chomp down on the breathing tube and break some of my teeth. I am cursed with naturally fragile teeth and I live in fear of breaking or chipping them. I had my pre-op appointment yesterday and the anesthesiologist was like "ok, so let me tell you that it's a possibility. It's highly unlikely but it could happen. Listen, we care about your teeth too and don't want you to have to go from sleeve surgery straight into dental surgery. So we're very careful and it's really, really unlikely. But worst case scenario, you break a tooth, you get it fixed, life goes on. You can't worry about stuff like that." I'm still worried, but I'm betting it's all going to be fine.

OMGosh, please don't let the few bad experiences hold you back! Most of us have had great stories. Only problem I had was taking out the drain, which some don't even have a drain. Yes it hurt, dr said must've wrapped around something because I was the exception.
I'm totally Happy with my results even if I can't loos this extra 10 pounds
I love that I can fit a size 8-10 in jeans, my body looks so much better and my pains have eased up to a degree.
Love that I get satisfied with a small chicken breast and some veggies. I can't eat a full 6 ounce steak from Texas Roadhouse I do get non topping sweet potato and broccoli. Those I take home at least 3/4th of it for other meals. The steak I cut up for my 2 dogs and they love me!
Please think about it more and be open minded to what your reading but know a lot of us have had Great Success!
Good Luck

Hi Northstar,
I understand your anxiety and fears. I have all of my clearances and one more visit with the nutritionist before I meet with my surgeon and set a date. I'm hoping for September. I think if you spoke with someone a few days after knee surgery or any type of elective surgery, they would say, "Why did I do this to myself?" But they know the answer, quality of life.
As I move forward with my decision, I have found it helpful to have a couple of friends--one is a colleague who I see daily (6 months out) and the other is a friend who lives a few states away (almost a year and 100 lbs out) to talk to about surgery and what they experienced--and how they feel now. I plan to follow all directions very strictly. My surgeon has a very low leakage rate, my primary care doctor says I'll be happy that I did, even my cardiologist was encouraging--they are the experts and know that the risks of poor health if I stay overweight is 100% certain.
For every negative post you read I would bet that there are at least 20 positive posts. I understand why your nervous, I am too. Hang in there!

The girl who regrets it is one out of all the experienced sleeves here, she had some complications and therefore has not seen the positive side of her surgery yet. You have to remember that with all surgeries their are risks of complications, but those complications rarely happen. Furthermore the dehydration thing is up to you and how much you force yourself to sip all day long, if u do that you won't get dehydrated. And I wouldn't even worry about the complications, it's more dangerous to drive your car then it is to have this surgery

Thank you and that is a great perspective to have. You are going to do great.

10 months, 192 pounds, you my hero!
Congrats,
I do see mostly negative reviews about recovery.
Its like reviews online, so its good to see your surgery went well.
I am going into this thinking all is going to be great. If its a little uncomfortable for a week, I can handle it.
I put myself in this situation, so....
jen

For what it's worth.....I've had zero complications and zero issues with my sleeve surgery. It was a breeze and living with it is very easy. Weight loss has me feeling better about every aspect of my life.
The experiences that I've had are mirrored by everyone else who posts on my bariatric center's private FB page. Smooth and trouble free.
The only place I see negative comments about the surgeries is here, on BP. Maybe the folks that are having great results just don't post very often....I don't know.
You said earlier that you are certain that this surgery is the best choice for you. That means you've done all the hard work already.....which was making that decision. That is the hard part. You've done it. Finished.
Now all that is left is for you to roll along and have a textbook surgery and enjoy the results.

I am in Michigan and self pay. Same price $10,500.
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A couple of things. The issues with not being able to chug Water and having to eat very slowly are only a factor in the early months post-op, as you are still healing. I am now almost 2 years post-op and chug Water all the time. I also eat most of my meals in under 10 minutes. I am training for a full marathon in September and ran a half marathon back in April. I burn a LOT of calories from all of my training, but I AM able to eat them back. My weight has stabilized and I am no longer losing, despite all of my intense exercise.
There will be a period of 3-4 months where drinking is hard (especially in the first couple of weeks), you have to move through the food stages gradually, you have to eat very slowly, and you can only eat a couple of bites of food in one sitting. But that is temporary. I still have restriction and can't eat NEARLY as much as I used to at one time, but I do eat normal foods (Protein first!). I eat out all the time. I drink TONS of water. People wouldn't know I had surgery unless I told them.

I have a 9am arrival for 11 am surgery. Good luck to all!
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I'm leaving for the hospital in about 20 min. Good luck and congratulations Aug. 3rds! I'm praying for us.
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I am 12 days post op. I too have felt buyers remorse because I can't eat or drink anything and I have severe nausea. But I know that this change is for the better. This certainly isn't a simple and fast cure all for obesity. I know we will have down days ahead of us, but we can do it. I've seen too many success stories not to think so. I would rather be sick for a month or so and lose the weight than to be sick from obesity the rest of my life. Hang in there, we got this!