Kimberly3

Wow! You have already overcome some many life obstacles this should seem easy for you. Congrats on continuing your journey and best wishes in your new home!

Hello Crystal!

i am almost 6 weeks post op from the sleeve. It does get much better and easier. I remember sitting the hospital thinking what the F$&k did I do to myself! No real pain for but extreme nausea from the anesthesia. Everyone is different but it does get easier for everyone. Focus on each day at a time. Try not to overwhelm yourself and make sure you keep moving. It will really help in your healing

1 hour ago, FluffySaysForkIt! said:

I am so sorry you are having trouble!

I actually just had my second sleep study done 2 nights ago so I don't know if I have improved enough to go off cpap yet. (I do know mine is better, however.)

I don't have any explaination for sure as to why you are suddenly mouth breathing- but my theory is that it isn't actually related to your surgery at all. Many people who are able to use nasal type masks, even for long time periods, can begin to have issues as they start to open their mouths at night. It can just happen.

Have you looked into issues with your nose? I know if my nose is blocked, even a tiny little bit, I will mouth breath and my cpap pillows don't work. (I can have allergies, a cold, or something so minor I would otherwise not even notice it.) I also went to an ENT and had them do a Turbinoplasty to make my nose less stuffy at night. It was an easy, in office procedure and has helped tremendously.

I hope you get some answers and find a solution soon- good luck!

I am hoping your test results come back great! My nose is not stuffy at night at all. Prior to surgery my ResAir scores were almost always 100 apnea reduced to 1.5 events per hour. Every day since surgery my scores have reduced, leaks increased and events even higher than when I was first on the machine. It's crazy.

Yeah I would not be in any kind of rush to plunk down $3K on anything right now. Surgery bills are starting to come in lol!

4 hours ago, lvidacovich said:

Are we the same person lol? I too got my CPAP in January and it was so amazing - until my surgery on Oct 22. I know I still need it because I've gone a couple nights without it and woke up tired. Problem is that I too now open my mouth which I never used to do. My mouth is SO DRY in the morning and my leak stats are awful.

I too use the pillows and I know they make a chin strap that helps keep your mouth closed. For me that's my next step. I don't do full face, I hated it so much.

I end up pulling my mask off after like 5 hours of non sleep. My husband says I sleep better with it off, but I know I need another sleep study. My mouth is like the Sahara it's awful! I have tried mouth pieces in the past and they haven't worked. This is is all weight related, it started as I gained the weight with my pregnancies.

I was diagnosed with sleep apnea in January. It was actually really the final reason I opted for WLS. Anyway, most cases apnea gets better or even goes away post surgery. I was put on CPAP therapy right away. My sleep study showed I stopped breathing 62 times per hour. Yup more than once a minute! Essentially not getting any sleep at all. CPAP therapy has been miserable for me. The first three months I felt worse than before I started. 6 months in I started to feel better.

Fast forward my surgery was October 15th. I wont lie I am anxious to get off the CPAP, but post surgery my apnea has gotten worse. I have started to breath through my mouth all of a sudden causing leaks and increasing my apnea episodes again. MY pulminologist is stumped and does not understand why. The CPAP machine is supposed to be intuitive but I think the air is set too high. He manually reduced the pressure and it worked for a few nights but is now the same problem.

Has anyone else had this problem? My greatest hope for this surgery is to be off the CPAP. My next step up is a full face mask which I am dreading because I am claustrophobic of my mask as it is and I use the pillows now.

Thank you so much for sharing your journey! You have been through a lot. Best of luck with your upcoming surgery. 💚

Best of luck to you!

I had issues with my gallbladder after my first pregnancy. Just a few weeks after it kept feeling like I was throwing my back out. I chalked it up to shlepping the baby stroller etc. then I started to get violently I'll. I had ten atacks in ten weeks. Primary Dr at the time claimed it was acid reflux. Went to ER, (after Dr blew me off). After my 10th attack. I had a stone stuck in my bile duct and was in liver failure. Had a procedure to knock stone back into gallbladder, the next day they took it out.

My pain would always start in my back travel under my rib cage make me violently toss everything in my stomach. It resembled a heart attack. The pain was worse than childbirth it was that severe and I would know, I had just given birth 10 weeks earlier.

I have BCBS NJ. I was not allowed to lose or gain any weight during my six month wait. My BMI was right at 40 and I had a slew of co-mortilities APNEA, BP, diabetes and more. But each insurance plan even with the same company is different. At my pre op class 3 of us had BCBS with a 6 month wait 1 woman had them and her consult was literally a week before and was approved for surgery.

Thank you for your amazing courage and strength to share your story. I know it was very scary for you, but I am grateful you did. As a newbie here, I crave any and all informative from people with experiences and willing to share. So thank you again for your awesome story and sharing it with all of us you help us learn a great deal.

BCBS New Jersey. I had a 6 month wait as well. At my consult we scheduled all classes, nutrition consults and tests right then. I started in April, they went for approval in September was supposed to have surgery Oct 1st, but health wise needed to be pushed back to the 15th. It seems like a long wait but it went quick. You should have no trouble scheduling for June/July.

That's great! Congrats on your wonderful progress!

You may want to try lunch meat. Lean turkey, chicken or even ham sliced real thin may be easier going down than larger pieces of meat.

Peanuts you may want to watch. Walmart has whole wheat saltines. They are pretty good. I had Campbell's chicken noodle Soup. One can is like three meals but I did ok with that.

9 hours ago, SabrinaGoddess said:

How are you feeling!

What's been the toughest part so far

A bit of a roller coaster. I didn't expect to be so emotional. I need to stop weighing myself daily. My biggest struggle has been the drinking while eating I have always drank a lot not drinking while eating has been a huge adjustment for me. I constantly watch the clock.

I have sleep apnea. My sleep specialist is a Pulminologist. His specialty is sleep disorders as opposed to asthma, copd, or allergies. I am on CPAP treatment. I got to he equipment first visit with Pulminologist after my sleep study.

I was required to bring my machine to the hospital to use after my surgery. Your anesthesiologist needs to know because you will stop breathing during surgery.

Call your insurance for information they after all should refer you where to go and they are the ones who ultimately approve the surgery. Best of luck!

My doctor had my incorporate Vitamin etc when I started full liquids day 4 for me. I take a Multivitamin, 2400mg Calcium, B12, d and Prilosec.

Yup like wait a minute how did I miss that cheeseburger there 😂

Thank you for sharing your story. It's nice to hear about a calm no drama experience. Congrats on your success!

Your post made me laugh so hard! I too just kept hoping something better would pop up on my food list too it does go quick I can't believe I'm 4 weeks out and already on modified solids. I still get hungry though and just started a stall in weight lose.

I am 4 Weeks post op. Just started on full modified foods. So far everything has been going pretty good. In a stall currently down 21lbs beginning to learn my new normal. I had a really bad time with anesthesia and was kept in the hospital an additional day. I was suprised to still be hungry. They say that should pass once more solid food is introduced.

I'm new here. But I'm always open to new friends for support! Goodness knows this is a challenging process only others who had as well can appreciate!

I hit my first stall this week I'm down 21lbs but nothing the past 5 days I was surprised to hit a plateau so soon it will pass

I hit my first stall this week I'm down 21lbs but nothing the past 5 days I was surprised to hit a plateau so soon it will pass