Dmantei56

North Texas (Denton area)

Your stomach is a lot smaller and still healing. I was told 6 months as I also like to sometimes have wine with dinner! The wine will hit you quicker than you think so hope your not planning to drive! Most people who have had the sleeve think they can drink like before. Wrong, in fact people who attempt to, normally get their first DWI after have WLS and drinking. If I were you I’d check with your doctor and see what he/she thinks.

Call your doctor last thing you need is a clot!! Please keep us posted, haven’t really had any problems since my sleeve on Monday, but did have to call my doctor and I guess I was confused. Thought I only needed to take the Omeprazole (prysolec) if I was having problems. Have to take it everyday to keep the gastric fluid down in my sleeve so it will heal. Couldn’t figure out why I had the burning pain. Glad I called!

Fresh Start Bariatric Cookbook by Sarah Kent!

3 days out, curious how others were doing 3 days out!

3rd day out since my sleeve and experiencing some lower abdominal pain, anyone else have this?

One of my friends told my of the sudden ? and advised I keep an extra pair of understand with me and maybe a change of ? or shorts in the ?

Don’t know for sure, did not wake up with one

Bored, been here since 8:30 and still waiting!????

Thank team!

Packed up and headed to the hospital, have to check in at 8:30 with surgery scheduled at 9:30. Good luck to all the others that are getting sleeved today! We will come out of this ready to complete our life changes.

Right behind you I have to check in at 8:30am. Good luck!

9:30 am tomorrow, I’m there with ya, we all need to keep each other in touch! Good luck to each of you! My nerves are beginning to heighten a little, Been looking at pictures of me that I hate and looking forward to the next step in my life.

Denton Texas Presbyterian hospital has meetings monthly, last Thursday of the month, I’ll have to double check the time, but I’ll get back to everyone.

I’m having my surgery tomorrow the 18th. Sorry your having problems simply drinking water. That has to be tough have you called you doctor on this?

Thank you, I’ve been trying to check out recipes myself! I plan to go back to work on the 25th so I’m trying to build my menu plan for the next two weeks! I’ll give a shout out after my surgery on Monday!

I’m having surgery at Texas Presbyterian Hospital in Denton! Dr Michael Lee is my Bariatric Doctor, I’m 61 and think I have a pretty strong pain tolerance, so hopefully this will be a piece of cake.

How have y’all done? How was pain after surgery, seen a variety of pain levels from low to high! How was your? How is you WL going since your surgery?

Sosewsue61, I love the advice in your message, and I love that you use “I am no longer a slave to fear, I am a child of God!”

Sorry you are going through this stress. Praying you have the strength to get back on track! Suggest you get up from the computer and take 10-15 minute breaks every hour! Walk the neighborhood if you can or if you have a treadmill get on the machine! The breaks may help breakdown the depression and help you look at things in a better light! Good luck, God Bless!

Good luck you will do well, I’ve been doing my liquids and my surgery is Monday the 18th! Happy , excited, anxious and a little scared are where my emotions are right now!

Curious if any North Texas Sleevers (NTS), would be interested in sharing their WLS journey. I have my sleeve done Monday the 18th!

My insurance doesn’t cover WLS, I have been thinking about it for a while and saw a couple of bariatric doctors until I found one I liked, total cost is $13,900 but I feel really good with my decision as when I went for my Pre-op test at the hospital, one of the nurses commented on my surgeon. She basically said that he was very good at making sure his patients were completely informed on the procedure, the risks and the benefits. She said she sees a lot of these surgeries from several different Bariatric surgeons a she likes my surgeon the best.

Picked up my 3 prescriptions as I have surgery Monday. The loaded me up with Ondansetron for nausea, Omeprazole for any acid reflux, and liquid Tylenol with Codeine.