SydneySleever

Good luck! Thinking of you.

Just now, Frustr8 said:

Heartfelt Congratulations Sydney Sleever, that,is quite an achieviment, one I hope to emulate as months go by. 😛

You will be there soooooo soon!!

It's almost exactly 3 months since surgery and I am down from 120kgs at time of surgery (my highest weight) to under 100kgs (99.5kgs to be exact!).

Getting to double digits has been a huge mental struggle for me. I haven't been under 100 for five years now so breaking that point has been a huge relief.

Thanks to everyone on this forum. Your posts have been inspirational to me and have got me out of some tough times in this journey.

On 7/20/2018 at 1:05 PM, AASosa said:

I had a lapband and it sucked glad your getting it removed lol

lap band = stuck sensation followed by a more controlled Yak

Gastric sleeve your full to capacity you forget and drink some Fluid and Yak but it’s quicker and uncontrolled, it happened to me playing beer pong at a party lol lesson learned...

good of luck with your surgery.

Me too on going from lapband to sleeve. And this is spot on. It completely takes you by surprise. The 30 min rule is so important.

I took two but wish I had more. I’ve got a desk job. But being able to refocus on myself without work getting in the way.

I just had one week of low carb.

Yes I moved through them faster. I pretty much skipped puréed and moved onto soft. I stayed on liquids for one meal and soft for one. I asked my dietician before doing so. Worked well for me.

On 07/07/2018 at 14:20, sideeye said:

I had my first close call today. dinner with family at home, but man that would have been memorable. Managed the food on my plate well and ate to just under restriction, but I wasn't thinking and took a swig from the Water glass someone had put at my setting and there was a VERY close moment where it felt it would come right back out and bring friends. Like, into-my-mouth close. Yikes.

Yes! The Water, such a trap!

On 07/07/2018 at 09:26, Frustr8 said:

Did you have the presence to say "Well Excuse Me Folks" or did you just kind of slink away?😨

I’m ashamed to say it but I slinked away! I had just two bites of food but it didn’t wait long enough after Water so when I stood up it just came up. It was mainly water but I did wipe down the seat!

Today I spewed at a restaurant. I ate too fast and too soon after drinking. It was a terrible, embarrassing lesson.

I had my sleeve on 24 May and I’m on solid foods now. Back at work and looking forward to exercising this week. I’m trying hard not to focus on the scales cause I had a big drop in week one but nothing much since. Hope you’re all doing well.

I’m four weeks out. First week I lost a lot of weight. Second week some weight. Third week no weight loss. Fourth week no weight loss. Today the scales moved! I was really worried when I stalled and thought I was never going to move on the scales and didn’t believe what I read about the stalls. Hang in there, give yourself time to adjust. It’s easier done than said I know!

Yes I understand that it was a review of the patch. Just giving my insight into getting Vitamin D up in general, since the patch isn’t doing a good job on that. It’s a tricky Vitamin and there have been studies showing a correlation between vitamin d deficiencies and obesity. I’m think a lot of people struggle with getting this particular vitamin up and it’s an important one.

Hey Matt, I’m sure you’re all over the Vitamin d issue but just wanted to give you my insight. I’m on a once a month vitamin d capsule. In Australia it’s not for sale over the counter, you need a script and then the chemist has to compound it for you. It’s been great for me.

I’m kinda the same. First two weeks big losses. Third week nothing. Halfway through the fourth week with nothing to loss to report. Hoping next week will get things moving again!

I think tofu is considered a solid food but check with your dietician.

Take care and get better soon. Congrats on the gown!

Did they say you can eat solids yet?

I didn’t have any negativity from family but I did from myself. At times I felt I was trying to talk myself out of the surgery. I had a huge fear of failure. I had a band before lost weight and gained it back. Bands are no longer used because of their high failure rate but I saw this as a reflection of myself. If I didn’t succeed with the band I won’t succeed with the sleeve. I kept telling myself it was no use because I would just gain it back again and didn’t want to be a ‘failure’. I told my husband how I felt and he said something that really resonated: even if you drop the wait and keep it off for awhile then gain it back, it still seems worth it. And that made me realise that getting the weight off for even a little while is better than doing nothing. Giving myself the chance to succeed is a success. If I denied myself that would be the real failure. Give yourself a chance. No matter what anyone else says, be kind to yourself.

I slept of my belly that soon out and no issues so far. I could fit in a lot of liquids too, don’t worry once you get to soft foods it will be different. Maybe go easy on the solids like tofu for now (unless your team advised otherwise).

I had fentanyl for two days through the IV and button system. Plus panadol. Turns out I’m mildly allergic to opioids and ended up with a terrible itch. After that they gave me some endos on day three but nothing to take home. For me the best part of the pain management was being able to sleep in strange surroundings. I think the key is to be clear and persistent about how you’re feeling and go from there.

10 minutes ago, Frustr8 said:

No Sydney Sleeved and all. No date yet, every day I inch closer. Some people claim to be on the fast track, I am on the Snail Trail, reminds of something. One of the blessings/curses of being 72, you have existed so long you become a tad philosophical. Everythi,g relates to something else. Back when I was younger, was going to say littler, but some days I felt,i was always this size if not this age. Anyway when I was at summer camp, be it church, 4H , Girl Scouts, we would sit around a campfire and tell ghost stories. To this day, I never figured out why going around smelling like a smoked sausage was going to benefit me spiritually or emotionally, but life is what life is. At any rate one of the lines in all of the ghost stories was "Slowly he turned" similiarly my Weight Loss story is " slowly it moves on".
Wednesday I received a call from OSU, yes we are still on a speaking basis. Ready for the whole title? The Ohio State University- Wexner Medical Center for Weight Management and Bariatric Surgery " Life after Bariatric Surgery " educational information facilitator. Almost feel like I should have a tub of buttered popcorn to go with the description. But then buttered popcorn was one of my youthful dietary indiscretions. Her name is Kaylee Krumm, sounds like an author or a porno actress. Possibly the former, doubtful the latter. I was told to download videos onto my computer, 4 in number, watch them at my leisure and then participate in an hour-long seminar on-line Thursday afternoon at 4:30 PM. Didn't mind , rather do that than drive 100 miles(60 km) roundtrip to sit in an auditorium with poor acoustics in the company of people I didn't know from Adam. The videos were informative, and the seminar wasn't too boring. I had also downloaded and printed out a 56 page booklet to follow along on Thursday while the online dietician and educator lectured. This is another step completed, next I meet with my surgeon. and one of dieticians, probably just post beginning of July. Have to wait that long because they are waiting until they have electronic verification of 30 days electronic compliance data from my C Pap. Would have had it already but I had perpetual sinusitis that its usuage was aggrevating so my Primary care told me to stop using it until it cleared up. So there was a week or so of non-compliance, so I had re establish an unbroken list. I have to show I wore the fool thing. 4+ hours out of every 24 for 30 days. So my seminar mates may get their surgeries scheduled ahead of me. I will be on a Liquid Protein diet for a week, 2 weeks(probably) or 4 weeks. The 4 weeks is usually for over BMI of 55-60, I am a big person but praise God not THAT large. Have I lost weight since my last appointment 24th May? Gosh I hope so, thought I was doing good, my BMI was<48 then they remeasured my height, I wish they would stop doing that, each place makes me shorter I am going to be resembling💩 in height albeit a lighter shade. So they marked my BMI at just under 50 although I had lost measurable weight. Please surgerize me before I look like a pancake! Then after my liver shrinking diet is complete,it is surgery time. Probably,in deference to my. very l'o-n-g drug out search,i won't have to return again until I show up the morning of my REBIRTHDAY in Columbus. At least I hope so. I am thinking maybe 15th to 20th July? If they try for 4 weeks I will not be happy. I have a class reunion 11th August and I would like to be at least on Stage II by then. One thing I do know, sleevers they keep on stage 1 to stage 2 for 4 weeks, RnY only 2, only time I think we catch a break, has to do with not having to heal as long a staple/suture line as sleevers do .
I have been seeking my surgery for nearly 3 years total, 6 months the 1st time through, brief hiatus, 6 months 2nd time, 3 week hiatus and then with OSU since March. Traditional in USA,is 3 to 9 months, depending on insurance and practices hoops to jump through. I got advanced placement having gone through other facility's programming twice. First time because I lost insurance due to job termination, second time was their fault, I did nothing wrong, karma will get them and theirs eventually. Nicest way I can say If they no longer wanted me, then I certainly,don't want them, they betrayed my trust and belief in them and I would never darken their doors again on any basis. If I had any accident or such I would demand to be transported elsewhere. They claim to be a Catholic hospital, pfooey, I'll take my chances with heathens, atheists and headhunters --I actually knew a retired headhunter from New Guinea, nice guy, due to missionary's influence, studying in the US. Fascinating to talk to. People are called "long pork" due to our omnivorous diet I guess we taste pretty much the same. Also told me if you ever encounter an English-speaking one tell them you are an American, they don't like to eat us, due to DDT, other pesticides and hormones, we make them very sick and they don't enjoy vomiting either. Don't know if Aussies and New Zealanders are exempt, you might taste of sheep,know they aren't too terribly fond of Japanese, they taste too fishy although Grandfather said during WW 2, you take what you can get!
Guess I'm like the old joke:
2 men talking, first says " My wife can talk for hours on any subject!" second man says " Mate, you are lucky! Mine talks for hours on end and she doesn't need a subject!"
They talk about someone being the Jack of all trades, well I am the Kill of all Trades, mistress of nothing much. But I keep on moving forward in life perhaps with less weight at a faster speed, but I keep going and going like a battery operated toy. Haven't totally run down yet👉😛👈.

Gosh, things are so hard over there in America! I really feel for you guys. But this is it Frust8, I'm sure it will come through and you'll get your date. Then it will just be a countdown, like new years. And I love your stories.

12 hours ago, BabsR said:

I felt the exact same way. I even had zero pain after the surgery day. I actually went to my doctor and joked that this was all a placebo. Give it a few weeks and everything changes. Once you are onto solid food you’ll really notice how little you can eat and the weight will start to drop. On average I’m losing 2lbs a week. Not a lot but it’s in the right direction.
SW 275.6
CW 244
GW 170

2lbs a week is great! That is actually what I'm aiming for!! Well done I'm three and a half weeks out and have stalled a bit, but I'm sure my expectations are just too high and it will come off slowly!

13 hours ago, Frustr8 said:

Like Matt Z I will have the Rube Goldberg rearrangement,of my gastrointestinal plumbing. Weird that I will be asking a Turkey Egg to take over a Football sized pouches function. It is elective mutilation but one I earnestly desire. It will help,fulfill something. starvation, diets, exeercise and will-and-won't power didn't. I am adding to my arsenal one final tool, I pray it will be enough for I surely intend to work with it so I have a future with life and life more abundant. I believe in my surgeon, he will work for my ultimate good. Dr Needleman may be willing to be my ally but in the long run it will be all between Mr Pouch and me.😛

Do you have a date yet? I got fingers and toes crossed for you!

13 hours ago, Buddy Warren said:

I know that I feel the same way. I can meet both my Protein goals and Water intake pretty easily, so I feel like nothing has changed yet. Maybe when I move on to solid food next week??

Yep I can report this really changes when you get to solids. Its just like wow, three bites I'm done!