sweitzer2148

Currently I live in Portland, OR but I’m moving back to my home town in Colorado next month. Sleeved on April 24, 2017. HW-230 SW-215 CW-168 GW-150

My doc prescribed anti nausea meds. They work immediately.

My surgeon said I could have 1 cup of coffee or tea a day starting the day after surgery. I'm 10 weeks out and drink a cup of coffee a day with no problems.

Thanks for all the great advice!!! I'm thinking of setting a goal of 140 to start with and then go from there.

Hi all! I was sleeved on 4/24/17. I am 51 yrs old and 5'4. Can't decide what my goal weight should be. Thoughts? HW-229 SW-216 CW-179 GW-?

My surgeon put me on Ursodiol-300mg 2x/day. It's a medication you take for a year after surgery to prevent gallstones and/or gallbladder sludge. I'm hoping it will work as she says.

Have you tried GasX strips? That saved me the first 2 weeks. Good Luck and I hope you find a solution!

Could you have an Umbilical Hernia? I have one that causes that kind of pain and my surgeon will be repairing it in about 6 months. I was sleeved on April 24th and she repaired my hiatal hernia but had to wait to repair the umbilical one. Just a thought. Hope you feel better soon!

I was sleeved on 4/24 and have been on the soft foods diet for a week now. I walk everyday but really need to get to the gym and do some weights. HW-229 SW-216 Current-184

I would love to know if there is a support group as well! Sleeved April 24, 2017 HW-228 SW-217 CW-194

Portland, OR

Had the sleeve done April 24th!

That is awesome! I've lost 28 lbs so I'm thrilled as well! Hope to keep it up! Good luck to you!

I am doing great! Ready to start my next diet phase tomorrow! Puréed here I come!

How did it go?

How was the liquid diet? I'm glad it's time to move on to puréed!!! Surgery go ok?

Hi fellow sleevers! I am finally on the other side and beginning a whole new chapter in this book of getting healthy. My surgery on the 24th was very uneventful as was my recovery. I was in the hospital for only one night. I'm not a rookie to surgeries as I have about 6 of them in the last 10 years. My last one before being sleeved was to remove 2 brain tumors and I spent 2 weeks in the hospital and almost a year recovering. This surgery, well, was a piece of cake. To back up a little, I only had to lose 8lbs. before surgery and I only had to be on a liquid diet the day before. Now, let me tell you if you're used to eating a lot(and I was) even one day of the liquid diet was not so fun (I feel for you if you had to do 2 weeks). Weighing in at the hospital I was 215lbs. My highest weight was 228 and now 7 days post op I am at 204. So far so good. I requested anti-nausea meds for pre-op, post-op and for home. Usually anesthesia and pain meds make me deathly ill and I wasn't up for that after abdominal surgery. So, with a patch below my ear and nausea meds through my IV I was ready for battle! Surgery took about an hour and 30 minutes. My surgeon had to also repair a hiatal hernia but that seems to be the norm. I was very fuzzy coming out of anesthesia and was like that the rest of the day. I did get up and walk a couple times and had some ice chips. But the best part was that I had absolutely no nausea which was a first for me after surgery! Super happy! I'm going to write more in another post. Time for a break.

Every surgeon is different. Mine told me I could have 1 cup of caffeine (not carbonated) a day right away. I use my protein shake as a creamer and it's pretty good! Good luck to you!

Hi all, I'm 3 days post-op and my incisions are super itchy. Hoping this is normal. No rash or anything, just itchy.

My doc said after 2 weeks post-op.

My doc said 3 weeks. I'm only 2 days post-op.

Not at all. They just wanted a BMI of 40 or 35 plus at least one co-morbidity.

Nervous and excited to get this journey in gear! Anybody else having surgery on Monday?

I was denied because I didn't follow their medically approved 6 mo weight checks. I have United Healthcare. They are picky about everything! First denial was because my BMI wasn't high enough until I appealed and told them I also had a comorbitity.

So excited and nervous! After 8 months I have been approved and have a surgery date of April 24th! To all that also have upcoming surgery dates good luck, happy healing and lets do this!