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My sleeve surgery was also 04April. I’ve lost about 10 pounds so far. I’m getting my Protein and Water in pretty well, still trying to figure out when I’m taking one sip too many, I keep getting too full. It’s going to take practice and patience. Still gassy as well. I have decent energy at moments and feel exhausted at others. I’m taking it easy and going for walks at a park down the street. I’m so very glad that I am finally on the healing side of things instead of the waiting for the surgery to happen. Yay! We’ve all got this! 💕

Oh let's see, day 8...I'm feeling pretty good for the most part, I never had any nausea or vomiting. incision are healing great they're starting to get itchy. The protien intake is going terrible i just can't take the shake no matter how i prepare them. Yesterday i tried again ended up with a bloated upset belly most if the day. I've been adding protien powder to my broth and having some protien Water as much as i can tolerate. I haven't had a bowel movement yet the last one was the morning of my surgery however I've never been ' daily' regular more like 2x a week regular, i don't feel constipated or that i have to go just yet and pass gas regularly, I've also been taking milk of magnesia to 'help things along'. I'm finally able to lay on my right side for a short time which is great because it takes pressure of my back. I have fibromyalgia so this whole back sleeping thing has been miserable lol. I'm looking forward to stage 2 the puree! It will be a month since I've had food that isn't considered a liquid. I'm down 26 lbs from when i started the pre op diet on March 27th to now!

As of this morning I'm literally 50% of my starting weight. From 470 in November 2016 to 235 lbs this morning and I'm still losing!
Woooo hooooo!!!

I had hernia and sleeve done. Had a nasty pain in my shoulder that felt like a pinched nerve that I'm told is related to the hernia.....but it was just bothersome, not debilitating. I walked like crazy right after surgery and escaped the hospital the next day. Took minimal pain meds and felt terrific. Regular Tylenol at home for a couple day...that's it. Was back to walking 5 miles a day within a couple days.

What!? My surgeon was totally willing to work on someone with a hiatal hernia. She told me that part of her procedure includes an endoscopy to check for, and repair a hiatal hernia if need be. I am real sorry you're going through this but don't get disheartened. It is merely a bump in the road. You may want to find a surgeon not so skittish about surgery. Based on this alone, I wouldn't want him working on me.