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That's so exciting for you! I had my sleeve done on 31st May and my hubby i shaving his done on 28th June,so just two weeks before you! Good luck with everything!

Thank you for your advice for Cajunincheesetown.It has taught me a thing or two. I certainly didn't know about the daily protein requirements correlating to body weight. I will remember that when I am on the other side which will be next Monday!

Thank you all for your input. I went to see the anaesthetist and asked him about my medication and he said that it should be fine to take my one tiny antidepressant each evening. I have chewable Multivitamins that I can start taking after a week or so.

I am waiting to head to surgery as I type! I’m feeling quite anxious! Yikes!

I am waiting to head to surgery as I type! I’m feeling quite anxious! Yikes!

I am waiting to head to surgery as I type! I’m feeling quite anxious! Yikes!

That's great that you are feeling so well. I hope I feel the same when I have my VSG on Monday.

Sooo exciting!! I’m right there with ya with all the feels lol!!! I’m like I can’t wait then like omg what am I doing lol good luck!!!

I’m scheduled for June 1st! So excited and anxious and nervous and thrilled...ALL at the same time! LOL!

Hi everyone, had my surgery yesterday and it went extremely well. Some gas pain but walking definitely helps! Incision pain is minimal and im sipping Water and broth with no problem! Im very happy overall, i hope to go home today.

Check if your antidepressant is available in liquid form.

i’m fine now had my surgery in january and can take all 12 tablets in 1 go.

I have that problem sometimes when I take my 15 or so nighttime meds now, but I take them all in one swallow... I can't imagine what will happen after my surgery. I am not looking forward to that! I hope it gets better for you!

Why could you only take one at a time every few hours?

This was my main problem after surgery, i got some meds put into liquid form by my pharmacist but it took me nearly all day taking my tablet form taking 1 at a time every few hours.

Yeah, I don't have an option to not take my pills after surgery; the surgeon said just not to take a few that might be affected by the surgery, but I've actually already stopped those for other reasons. I was taking a medication for nightmares that is actually a blood pressure medication and he said I would need to stop that for a bit, but I decided to see what it was like to stop taking it, and I haven't noticed any difference in my nightmares (blood pressure has always been fine). I was also taking metformin for weight loss (still don't have diabetes) and he said I would need to stop taking that, but my doctor never refilled my script for that, so I haven't been on that for a while anyway. I'm losing weight now and I wasn't when I was on it.

I was taking giant (an inch long and thicker than a pencil) antibiotics in the hospital right after surgery without issue. As far as my regular meds it was suggested I do them one at a time until I felt more comfortable taking them all at once (bonus I was able to stop taking my bp meds anyway). But yeah, the usual “ask your doc” answer is right, but I can’t imagine all the doctors who say it’s fine are doing anything different in surgery vs those who say no pills for x weeks (“hey I installed a special pill duct in your sleeve!”)

I had some trouble at first. I take a nighttime med that's a large tablet and realized if I cut it into quarters, it went down better. Thankfully the others I take are small or capsules. I was not allowed to take any Vitamins until my second week post surgery and all vitamins were required to be chewable.

Hi all, I am having my VSG on Monday and I am wondering if I will be able to swallow/take my daily antidepressant medication? It is not in a capsule form but the tablet is quite small. I cannot stop the medication or withdrawal symptoms will occur and in any case, I need it. I am sure this is a common issue and so I was wondering what other people do? Also, to keep the breath fresh, are you allowed to suck on sugar-free mints that dissolve in the mouth? As for Vitamins straight after surgery, do most wait a bit until they are at the puree stage to start them? I have already started taking BN multis pre-op but they are quite large and can't see these going down well post-op. Sorry for all the questions lol!

That's great that you are feeling so well. I hope I feel the same when I have my VSG on Monday.

Good luck!!!

I am so glad you're home now and are feeling more like yourself. I'm sure it will be onwards and upwards (well, more like downwards for the scales) from here on in. I am scheduled for VSG for Monday and have been told I'll likely be out by Wednesday. I hope it won't be any longer than that.

I just wanted to put this out into the ether because I wasn't prepared at all for the length my hospital stay ended up being -- vast majority of people seem to be in and out. My sleeve was Thursday 5/20 at around 11am and I was in the hospital for 4 nights and 4 solid days total.
I had some irregular heart activity coming out of surgery I guess (still don't have much detail on what that was about -- previous EKG was normal, all pre-op testing was normal), so the first day and night, they only let me have ice chips. Then on the second day my potassium was really, really low -- don't know why that was. They had to try a few different things to get my potassium up. Finally was released on Monday 5/24 around midday and after a couple of nights of rest at home I feel like a new person. Trying to recover in the hospital is miserable! Impossible to sleep!
Anyway, I was really expecting a short stay because aside from the super-morbid obesity I didn't have any other health problems and I'm in my 20s, but that did not happen.... be warned. All this said, I didn't pack anything "to do" and didn't need it even with a long stay. I was hardly even on my phone because I was so exhausted.
Did anyone else have a longer than anticipated stay?
Good luck with your procedures if you are reading this pre-op. ❤️

Your tummy looks great! Hardly a mark and so flat looking already!

Thank you. I will be discharged soon and have a 45mins ride🤦🏽‍♀️ So I hope it is not too bad.