GivinItMyALL

Oh, hey! Yes, I'm doing well. I can't complain. A lot better than I was expecting. Just missing food, but.....🤷🏾‍♀️
Hope you are too!

I had my sleeve yesterday. all went well. Today(day2) was relatively painless although I still took my pain meds in case. The ride home with bumps in the road was the most painful part. Probably taper meds over the next few days.

For anyone still upcoming on their surgery, don't be afraid to ask for pain meds. At different points I got a tylenol IV drip and a few times I got morphine. My doctors and nurses were great and very attentive. Had it at baylor scott while in Frisco, tx.

If it's like pre-op, they had the meds I'd need after surgery ready in the office and I paid for them and took them home. I assume it's the same. They'll be *handing them to me after I pay - they are pretty hands on.

I’m officially sleeved! The pain and nausea were pretty bad yesterday, and I threw up liquid pain meds once. 0/10, do not recommend. Feeling a bit better today. I’m trying to drink a Protein Shake right now, just still really hesitant because of the pain in my stomach.

I’ve had a lot of burps and they make me feel so much better. I feel like it’s like burping a baby.

Passed the swallow test this am so hopefully things are looking up!

Yes its just a delay as far as the program but January 1st starts my deductible over and I already paid it for this year that would covet99the surgery and they dont know when they will start back since the beds have been turned into covid beds

Hey all!! Had my sleeve done today at St Thomas Midtown in Nashville.

I’m still very sore, and had some lingering nausea while in recovery, but I’m currently sipping my hospital tray broth. The warmth feels great on my throat, and is helping me burp to get rid of some of the gas they inflated me with. Sitting and and walking really help with the gas too. My dr requires me to walk 4x/day while I’m in the hospital recovering, and about 5 minutes every hour I’m awake when I go home.

Hang in there everyone! It’s going to be so worth it in the end! 💕

Have you started taking your Vitamins? I started my vitamins the day after I got home and that evening things were moving.

Life altering diarrhea, and my urine smells like Protein Shakes. Monday cant get here soon enough. Ugh. Lost 12 lbs so far on liver shrink diet, so there's that.

Hate to burst your bubble, but those Protein Shakes continue postop. I am so sick of them! I didn’t have the diarrhea part though. Have to drink Smooth Move Tea to get results.

Nov 20th here!!!

Hello everyone! I am 8 days Post Op I was 234 before preop diet. Weigh 214.2 today. Still very swollen. Wearing the band pretty much 24/7 to help with that.
Have not had any painkiller - even tylenol - since Friday. So pain was not bad - only did the codeine for two days and then switched to powdered Tylenol. I did not even know there was such as thing - kind of like an adult pixie stick. LOL
I do think that I am a bit hungry - although I don't act on it. Could be just a reflex when I am in the kitchen. ( craving like smokers get after eating meals)
I am struggling getting all fluids in though. I am using Ensure Max Protein supplemented with unflavored whey and collagen. Have been getting 90 grams per day.
Fluids like are tough though. I am a gulper and this sipping stuff is tedious.
Wounds are healing well. Really looking forward to three days from now when I no longer have to take the blood thinner injections - right side is sore from needle sticks.

I've read that that is probably due to acid. Are you on anything that reduces it?

I just worry that they are going to try and charge me an arm and a leg...

I'll check that out shortly... but I was given guidelines, and suggestions. They suggested opurity Vitamins, but with the guidelines, I searched a bunch of different types on Amazon, and this is the one I chose 🙂

My plan says 1-2T of egg with 1-2T of something else (I chose the applesauce option). I got the whole egg in, and maybe 1 baby spoon of the applesauce. It's sitting well so far... I'm more worried about the Multivitamin.

Just ate my first scrambled egg and took my first multivitamin. Let's see how this goes... Wish me luck.

Just ate my first scrambled egg and took my first multivitamin. Let's see how this goes... Wish me luck.

My surgeon just sent the preauth letter to insurance last week and I'm biting my nails! Hoping that they answer her quick! My PTO is use it or lose it by the end of the year and I saved up 3 weeks for this... if they don't get me in before the end of the year I will be so pissed!
When I saw her at the first appt, she said that she'd do the RnY or Sleeve, my choice - but when I had my final appointment before she sent off the letter she was pretty adamant on wanting to do sleeve on me - I'm feeling a little conflicted about that. But at this point I'm just wanting to get it done!

Wow! You had surgery on the 2nd, like I did, didn’t you? I’m on the Protein Shakes for another week and I want real food SO BAD!!! I’m going to call the office today and see if I can start early. I’ll look for that soup.

I leave on Wednesday for Vegas. I’ve told my boss and a co-worker. The others think I’m just using up PTO. The two that know asked me today if I was excited. Oh, sure, it’s like going to Disney - lol! I am decidedly not excited for surgery but looking forward to having it done.

Best of luck to you.

I know this is a self inflicted problem, but I’m getting tired of all my coworkers being nosy about my vacation time and talking about how I’m going to enjoy it so much and how lucky I am to be taking time off. But it makes me even more glad I didn’t share anything with them because I can’t imagine the gossip and drama they’d be starting if they knew I was getting surgery.

I’m almost all packed, just have to finish up today at work, pick up the kids, check into our air bnb a few hours away, and off we go on our “vacation”.

Morning all! Today marks exactly a week and I feel great. Still on liquids until at least Wednesday but so happy with my decision to get the surgery. Watching the kids eat was tough the first few days, but then I decided to focus on what I was gaining - GOOD HEALTH! Love reading all of your stories and posts - motivates me to keep going.

Just finished my Breakfast of some Two Good vanilla yogurt mixed with Protein Powder and a splash of vanilla Premier shake. Mid-morning snack will probably be some Progresso creamy Tomato basil Soup (also with Protein powder). I gotta tell ya... I have never tried that particular soup before, but I had some yesterday, and it was so good I wanted to cry LOL...

Anyone already sleeved feel like they are constantly watching the clock? I am in the no drinking 15 min before or 30 min after stage (it will soon switch to 30 & 30 I think... gotta read my paperwork again), and am having such a hard time getting my Water in all day. I used to be a guzzler and would drink SO much water, but now, it's so hard.

I could start soft foods today, according to my surgeon, but I think I am holding off on that for a bit, because I am scared after all the complications I had.

Have you talked to your surgeon’s office? Will they let you try again? Do you want to try again? Seems like a ton of buildup and work not to see it to completion. If they can determine what happened so they can use a different anesthesia protocol, it seems like you should be able to do it. They may want you to talk to a psych to see it it was panic/fear if not medical.

Are you sure it wasnt Phenergan? and you misheard it? Ritalin before surgery will wake you from anesthesia and is illegal. You would have a malpractice lawsuit. Try again and let the staff know what happened last time.