Sam S.

Hello. Fellow 9/19 sleever here. All-in-all it seems like I've had a pretty non-eventful recovery. Day +1 in the hospital was tough to get in all the liquid the dr. wanted (about 10oz). But every day I've been feeling better by leaps and bounds. Came home on Tuesday (9/20) evening. Pain & discomfort are completely manageable. Haven't had the need to use any of the prescribed pain meds since I've been home. I did use liquid tylenol on a couple of occasions, but I think the last was on thursday. Only real discomfort now (and it's pretty minor) is at the main incision site when I get out of bed. The incision sites seem like they're healing up, because they're starting to itch like crazy. I work mostly from home, and for the past couple of days I have been able to spend as much time as I need to at my desk without feeling uncomfortable. Only issue on that front is the energy level. I've taken more naps in the last week than I have since my kids were babies. Up to about 48 oz of Water a day, and able to do 3 Protein shakes plus a couple of other smooth/liquid meals (soup, pudding, yogurt) per day. Walking around fine, and the energy level is finally starting to increase. I feel like I'm ready for soft foods, but I'm not doing anything until my Dr. tells me to at my follow up visit on 9/29. sleeping was a little tough at first, but now seems pretty good. And last night I was able to actually sleep on my side for a while (I'm a big side sleeper). Had some issues with gas early on, but found that the Gas-X strips do a great job managing that quickly. First poop was on Friday, 9/23, and I've been pretty regular since. Biggest challenges now are getting the liquid and protein in and increasing the amount that I'm walking. The liquid diet is getting a little boring, but I'm hopeful that I'll get the thumbs up on Thursday and I can go until then with no problem. HW 348, SW 321, CW 312.

Each surgeon has their own method. Mine put me on the pre-op diet for nearly a month to shrink my liver down and start the weight loss. I know other people (with different Drs.) that only had to do it for a few days. The surgeons make you do what, in their opinion, works. I spent a while researching doctors and selected the one I have. I'm not going to second-guess someone who I chose because they are one of the best in my geographic area. Sent from my iPhone using the BariatricPal App

"Weight Maintenance Surgery" What a great concept! I'm scheduled to go in for the sleeve surgery in two days. I've done pretty well with the pre-surgical diet (never hungry, feeling pretty content) and have gone from 345 to 322 in three weeks. A close friend asked why I don't just stay on the pre-surgical diet and my response was that losing the weight wasn't the obstacle (not easy, but doable) but keeping it off is where I fail. I'm going to integrate Weight Maintenance Surgery into my vocabulary! Thanks for sharing your story and congratulations on two successful years! Here's to many more.

BirdDog, thank you for sharing your story so far! My surgery date is 9/19 and it's great to hear day by day experiences from someone who just had the surgery. I've recently found this forum and it's been a great resource already. Please keep posting your experiences, I'm only a couple of weeks behind you. Congrats on the progress so far, and keep it up!

I'm scheduled for 9/19. I've been doing the modified liquid diet for a few weeks already. Excited to get through this point and onto the next phase.

Good luck on Tuesday! I'm scheduled for Monday (9/19). A little bit nervous, but not much. More worried about getting work done before next week.