larta
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Hey Everyone, almost 3 weeks wishing I could enjoy the beach or pool but let doc orders no swimming or laying out. So bored.
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Hi everyone! I'm me and nervous. I just turned 60 years old. I think I'm officially grown up now. I'm young at heart, goofing around with my grandchildren all nine of them. I have had crohns disease since I was 19'years old. I still managed to make it through nursing school and more ask retired after 35 years. My husband and I have custody of three of our grandchildren after our son in law died and our daughter ran away. One of the things I would like to run by the members is my feeling of selfishness about having this gastric sleeve. I'm overweight, diabetes, hip replacement and crohns. I feel that if I didn't make it through surgery, it would absolutely devastate the grandkids again! I never thought I could even have a sleeve done due to having all of my colon and rectum removed. So, I have an ileostomy. I have a huge hernia at the site. I went to Duke University and the gastroenterologist suggested I have weight loss surgery because if he repairs the hernia, the weight will cause it to come back. I'm scheduled in three months.
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Wow , you have quite a full plate, and even though you have had your health problems, you have managed to prevail. Not to mention, the sadness of your daughter running off etc;
If you have confidence in the surgeon, and he thinks its a good idea. I would go for it. Do not hold back because, you are afraid something will happen to you. Something will happen to you if you don't get in the best possible health you can. You owe this to yourself. Do not feel selfish. It takes courage to go though what you have gone though and you still have a beautiful attitude. You are too young, to settle for less health then you deserve.
I wish you the best!
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I recently had the gastric sleeve surgery date was 07/13/2017. So far the experience has been a bit rough and I've even been through some regret. My gas pains were horrible and so far my energy level is nil. I walk around the house but do get tuckered out pretty quickly. Not really on the pain meds until bed time. Glad I joined there's lots of valuable info and now I don't feel alone in my journey
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I recently had the gastric sleeve surgery date was 07/13/2017. So far the experience has been a bit rough and I've even been through some regret. My gas pains were horrible and so far my energy level is nil. I walk around the house but do get tuckered out pretty quickly. Not really on the pain meds until bed time. Glad I joined there's lots of valuable info and now I don't feel alone in my journey
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I will be glad to get to regular food. I have lost on 7 lbs in a week. I have a Lower BMI because I had a lap band removed. Yes, this isn't easy but its not as difficult as I thought it would be. Hang in there, from everything I read it gets a lot easier. Congratulation on your 12 lbs!
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I recently had the gastric sleeve surgery date was 07/13/2017. So far the experience has been a bit rough and I've even been through some regret. My gas pains were horrible and so far my energy level is nil. I walk around the house but do get tuckered out pretty quickly. Not really on the pain meds until bed time. Glad I joined there's lots of valuable info and now I don't feel alone in my journey
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I recently had the gastric sleeve surgery date was 07/13/2017. So far the experience has been a bit rough and I've even been through some regret. My gas pains were horrible and so far my energy level is nil. I walk around the house but do get tuckered out pretty quickly. Not really on the pain meds until bed time. Glad I joined there's lots of valuable info and now I don't feel alone in my journey
