bmxmama2

Hi! My date is 10/3! I'm getting so excited, yet I'm so nervous at the same time. I'll admit I'm not a fan of this liquid preop diet either. I have a headache that won't go away, and I feel like I could sleep all day.

However, I know this is all going to be worth it in the end. Good luck to all of us!

I wanted to share two NSVs; both happened today. First one is about smoking. I used to smoke (keywords used to).. up until about 2 months ago. I knew I had to give up smoking and quitting hasn't been my problem in the past. But instead of setting a date one day after my dental cleaning was nicely done I decided I'd have just about enough of this. Wasn't bad.. wasn't as hard as I thought it would be.. it just happened. Wouldn't have happened if I had set a date and tried to prepare for it... it just did.. anyway, my NSV was that today I took a drag from hubby's smoke and felt nauseous. Now, that might not sound like much but you know how the saying goes.. you don't quit smoking, smoking quits you! I think it just might have left me for the last time.
My second NSV was about Water. As one of my first steps toward preparing myself I decided to get my water intake regulated. I've always been big on water, grew up drinking delicious tap water and have never had a problem with it like some people do. However... once I started actually measuring how much I drink I realized that 64 ounces was a loooooong ways off from what I was drinking. Listen up people! You may not be drinking as much water as you think you are. I was very much surprised by this especially since I thought I had 64 oz down pat! But today I actually did have it down, all 64 oz of it. God knows I haven't had to pee this often since I was pregnant

Ah! You're the best for taking the time to respond, thank you. See, today is already better and I know I can use this time to work on a lot of things... I'm in therapy to work on my food addiction... I'm trying to prioritize protein over other things and I'm definitely trying to work on the whole not drinking with food challenge.

Having this tool within reach but not being able to just grab it just yet gets to me every now and then but I get it.... and I will patiently wait... and rant every now and then )


H 5'6" HW 253, CW 245, TBS 9/19

Mine is October 3rd. I can't wait!

I honestly thought I was the only one keeping this a secret. I know I'm on the lower end as far as weight goes, but with my height and comorbidities this choice is really not that far off from people with higher numbers on the scale that are several inches taller.

I never even would have considered the surgery if my team of doctors had not recommended it. I have tried everything over the course of several years, and this is my last resort.

I can't deal with the negativity I know I'll get if I tell people. My mother and my sister know. My husband knows I'm having a surgery on my stomach, but he doesn't know it's for weight loss. Other than that, it's nobody else's business.

I also feel very alone in keeping this to myself. The surgery is now just over a week away, and I pray the outcome is what I've been hoping.

Good luck to all of us!

Thank you everyone for the well wishes! The folks on this site have been so supportive since I found it.
Surgery went well I'm finally in my room and will be going on my second lap around the floor pretty soon
As of right now just dealing with soreness of course and lots of nausea
Thanks guys!

I hope all is well! Good luck!

Thank you all for the support. I am actually thankful for this bump in the road. It helped me realize that I can do this. I'm not trying to be vain, but I had to take a pic in a suit the other day. The contrast between the two is pretty awesome. I have never felt so proud. I know it will not be easy, but I am really hoping and working on staying on track.

I honestly thought I was the only one keeping this a secret. I know I'm on the lower end as far as weight goes, but with my height and comorbidities this choice is really not that far off from people with higher numbers on the scale that are several inches taller.

I never even would have considered the surgery if my team of doctors had not recommended it. I have tried everything over the course of several years, and this is my last resort.

I can't deal with the negativity I know I'll get if I tell people. My mother and my sister know. My husband knows I'm having a surgery on my stomach, but he doesn't know it's for weight loss. Other than that, it's nobody else's business.

I also feel very alone in keeping this to myself. The surgery is now just over a week away, and I pray the outcome is what I've been hoping.

Good luck to all of us!

Thank you for your details of the first few days. They have been a great read. This is the kind of information I've been searching for. I'm scheduled to be sleeved on 10/3, and all I want are real accounts of what I may or may not expect. I do hope you are home safely and feeling better. [emoji846]

When I first created this topic I ever thought in a million years I would get so many responses and people with so much hope for a better future who were also nervous to share with friends and family and now I'm so glad I did because it's become a place for all of us to be supportive for one another and create a support system

I honestly thought I was the only one keeping this a secret. I know I'm on the lower end as far as weight goes, but with my height and comorbidities this choice is really not that far off from people with higher numbers on the scale that are several inches taller.

I never even would have considered the surgery if my team of doctors had not recommended it. I have tried everything over the course of several years, and this is my last resort.

I can't deal with the negativity I know I'll get if I tell people. My mother and my sister know. My husband knows I'm having a surgery on my stomach, but he doesn't know it's for weight loss. Other than that, it's nobody else's business.

I also feel very alone in keeping this to myself. The surgery is now just over a week away, and I pray the outcome is what I've been hoping.

Good luck to all of us!

I honestly thought I was the only one keeping this a secret. I know I'm on the lower end as far as weight goes, but with my height and comorbidities this choice is really not that far off from people with higher numbers on the scale that are several inches taller.

I never even would have considered the surgery if my team of doctors had not recommended it. I have tried everything over the course of several years, and this is my last resort.

I can't deal with the negativity I know I'll get if I tell people. My mother and my sister know. My husband knows I'm having a surgery on my stomach, but he doesn't know it's for weight loss. Other than that, it's nobody else's business.

I also feel very alone in keeping this to myself. The surgery is now just over a week away, and I pray the outcome is what I've been hoping.

Good luck to all of us!

I honestly thought I was the only one keeping this a secret. I know I'm on the lower end as far as weight goes, but with my height and comorbidities this choice is really not that far off from people with higher numbers on the scale that are several inches taller.

I never even would have considered the surgery if my team of doctors had not recommended it. I have tried everything over the course of several years, and this is my last resort.

I can't deal with the negativity I know I'll get if I tell people. My mother and my sister know. My husband knows I'm having a surgery on my stomach, but he doesn't know it's for weight loss. Other than that, it's nobody else's business.

I also feel very alone in keeping this to myself. The surgery is now just over a week away, and I pray the outcome is what I've been hoping.

Good luck to all of us!

Hey everyone!! I go in on October 5th!! I just started my 2 week pre-op diet, have a nice nasty headache, excited, scared, nervous, sooooo many different emotions!! I hope you're all doing better than I am! I'll be honest though, I have ZERO support at home, which makes this very difficult. But it's for Me. It's My desicion, and I need to make a change for ME!! For my life. For my children!! I hope and pray that the rest of you have the support you need. If not, I'll be here for you!! 😊

Hi first post but my surgery is scheduled for 10/03 so I'm pretty excited [emoji847]

I just feel as though people believe this is a easy way out ; and emotionally it's far from easy and they don't understand unless they are going through it themselves so it brings me peace knowing I have others who are with me

I'm not telling my family that I am having surgery, is anyone else here doing the same ?

I recently felt some hard spots on my side and found my hipbones!

This happened months ago, but I still get a kick out of it: collar bones. I have them. Hadn't seen them in years. Every morning in front of the mirror, there they are.

Getting my picture taken and I'm not hiding in the background

SLEEVED 19/9/17
Well...I got sleeved! I am still in hospital just waiting for my doctor to come and visit me today. I got sleeved on the afternoon of Tuesday 19th September, and it is currently 12pm on the afternoon of Friday 22nd September - so I am almost 3 full days out - or almost exactly 72 hours.
I thought I would take you through my experience!
TUESDAY 19th - I got to the hospital at 12.30pm for admission and went in around 3.30pm. I was lucky to have a lovely private room with a big window onto a garden, and I got to check in and sort all my stuff out while I waited. I was given the first of 4 anti-embolism injections in my thigh and it hurt.
Tuesday night I was post surgery, I told the nurse in recovery that I felt nauseous and she loaded me up on anti-nausea. My whole family was there when I got wheeled back into my room but I barely remember it as I was so spaced out on drugs.
During the night I had to get up to go to the toilet a few times and it was painful because of my stomach. I was on morphine, though, so I noticed this less than the night after and I got loads of help from the lovely nurses. All was well.

WEDNESDAY 20th - This was my worst day in terms of the recovery so far. This is probably a good sign though - aka every single day I have woken up, I have felt better.
When I was laying in my bed I felt ok. I was dosed up on intravenous panadol, IV fluids, IV anti-nausea and at night an anti-reflux med. Also another painful thigh injection for the anti-embolism.
I truly did feel ok in bed, but the difference with Wednesday was that the surgery meds had worn off and I felt the pain in my stomach more. It was not internal pain - it was - and remains - external muscular pain. Imagine your personal trainer makes you do 2000 sit ups. That is what you are dealing with. Getting into and out of bed to go to the toilet was dreadful - but once back in bed I really couldn't complain. I was full of gas from the operation and this made it really difficult to breathe while I did simple things like walk 2 meters to the toilet.
The other gross aspect to Wednesday was my 'swallow x-ray'. I was wheeled in a wheelchair to the Radiology department whereupon I promptly informed the nurse that I was not feeling my best. She vowed to only make me stand up for the shortest possible time. I was then given a shot glass of milky liquid which tasted a bit like liquorice - but not in a good way - told to swallow some and get on the X-ray platform to stand. The doctor came in and they started taking pictures. This was a disaster. I only lasted about 50 seconds before I almost fainted and asked to be sat back in my chair. A look of genuine concern crossed the face of the doctor and he had me promptly sent back to bed - saying we would try again tomorrow. LEARN FROM THIS - I KNEW it was too soon and I went for it anyway. Don't. Tell the nurses if you aren't feeling up to something. Take your recovery at your own pace.
After this, it was more of the same in terms of bed/toilet trips. I did not sleep well that night...I stupidly did not ask for morphine so I just had IV panadol but the pain wasn't the issue. It was a feeling of discomfort and helplessness.

THURSDAY 21st - Yesterday was a mixed bag.
On the negative side, it was when serious cabin-fever really began to sink in. I just wanted to be well and get out of my room. I am sick and tired of feeling pain when I launch myself out of bed and I resented my guests for their mobility. I knew I had two nights to go in the hospital and I just was not happy.
On the positive, it was when I started to feel better. I had my first shower and new sheets - life-changing. I first began to really notice how gassed up I am. I was absolutely full of gas - and trying to fart or burp it out was difficult. I needed to walk around, which my mum assisted me with and which really helped. I started liquids - just sips of Water. This also helped move the gas. I began to feel less tight in the abdomen and I could breathe better.
NOTE: If you are getting excruciating pain in your shoulder, it's the gas!!!! get them to give you a heat pack for it - it really, really helps.
Last night I also asked for morphine to help me sleep - this was another huge win as I really did sleep and sleep does so much for recovery. I was out cold by 10pm and woke up only once or twice before 8am.

FRIDAY 22nd - So far, so good. Another shower - new sheets again - and I am not back in civilian pyjamas. The sun is out, my window is open for fresh air and I have some flowers. Life is beginning to look like it could go back to 'normal' again. I am in a pretty good mood.
A lot more gas left me last night...so I feel less stuffed. I am sipping apple juice and water and it makes an unpleasant bubbling of gas in my belly....is this normal??
I am on fewer drugs - just anti-nausea which I barely needed and I am still on my IV fluids. They are making moves to remove certain bits and pieces from my care, so I know they are preparing to let me leave....probably tomorrow I would say.
There is some talk of only letting me go if I have had a bowel movement....is this normal? I wouldn't have thought I had much in there to come out....

Its nice to feel we have made this change nice and early instead of waiting 20 years because we have tried to listen to doogooders who know it alls advice Its an exciting process. Emotional and full of ups and downs but so so so worth it! If you want to ask anything please feel free, i am pretty new under 3 months post sleeve.

I am 26, but I would not consider myself young lol so that is interesting.
Goodluck
I hear lighter people do not lose as fast ( some do) but this is what I have been told, I am maybe 10+ weeks out and honestly i feel every slow move ha but i am so happy with my choice i can wait to see were i am in a year, goodluck

I'm not female, I'm not young (47), and I didn't start on the lighter side, I was 450 pounds. But I'll chime in anyway!
Really, the fact that you realize there is a problem and are ready to make a change is a huge part of the battle. I was sleeved almost 3 years ago. It was hard. There were times I questioned if I had made the right decision. But 3 years later I would not change a thing.
I lost more than half of my self, 265 pounds. Everything in life is better. My social life, family life, professional life and even sex life has all improved drastically. It's not because I'm different, I am still the same person. It is because I see myself different. I don't use my weight as an excuse to not be my best.
Just jump in and don't look back. It is 100% worth it. Best of luck to you! You have got this!