Hailey D

29 minutes ago, ForMyOhana said:

Crazy scale victory... So, from the time I started my pre-OP diet for 1 week prior to surgery.... that was 2 weeks ago today, until now... 1 week post-OP, I'm down 40#.

Non scale victories... soreness almost gone. Water weight in legs and hands vastly gone. But most importantly, I did all of this due to an arrhythmia and that too is now 95% gone.

Congrats! That’s amazing! I am almost 2 weeks post op too and I have been able to stop taking all my blood pressure medications!! Those NSVs make this whole process worth it already!

18 minutes ago, Stacie21 said:

Ooooo what is this? I've not heard of it so would definitely be interested. I can not wait to taste proper food haha. Hope your all healed and losing xx

https://recipes.sparkpeople.com/recipe-detail.asp?recipe=1793517

Thank you! Down 5lbs from surgery and feeling a bit better everyday!!

1 hour ago, Stacie21 said:

Hey everyone I'm nearly 2 weeks post op I will be going onto puree food this weekend. Anyone have any nice meal ideas? I'm so excited to eat actual food xx

Congrats! I’m one week post op and I am counting down the days until I can move on to purées 😂! I’ve seen a lot of people talking about the Eggface Ricotta Bake as a good purée dinner. I would love to hear other ideas as well!

Hi! I had my surgery yesterday and so far so good. I’m experiencing some gas pains but other than that the pain has been manageable. Good luck to everyone that is counting down the days to surgery. I’m so relieved it is over 👏👏. Now on to recovering and learning about my new sleeve.

So excited to be able to join this thread!! 11/9 over here and starting the pre-op diet today! Good luck everyone!

1 hour ago, vikingbeast said:

Hi Hailey,

I also had hypertension (notice that past tense there!).

The day before your surgery, your hospital coordinator will call you to give you specific instructions (wash with antibacterial soap, nothing by mouth after midnight, etc.) and should go through your list of medications and tell you which to take the day of surgery and which not to take. Some of them, like losartan/Cozaar, interfere with anesthesia.

Your anesthesiologist has ways to control your blood pressure, so I wouldn't worry overmuch about your anxiety spiking your BP. I was as anxious as all get out and scored a super-awesome 🙄 145/87 even on amlodipine the morning of surgery, and things went just fine.

But here is the awesome news: my PCP told me to take one more dose of the losartan with hydrochlorothiazide (HCTZ) the day after surgery since the HCTZ is a Water pill and would help me pee out the surgical Fluid. That was the last time I took that pill—the day after surgery.

Within two weeks, I was on half my dose of amlodipine, and my doctor said to take my BP every morning and if it was below 130/80, don't take the half-dose.

I haven't taken it in a week and a half, and my blood pressure has remained firmly below those numbers.

So it can happen very fast.

I would speak to your psychiatrist to ensure that the anti-anxiety med you're on isn't some kind of extended-release thing. Your medication won't stay in your digestive tract long enough for extended-release medications to work. I had to be switched from Wellbutrin XL (which I realize is not an anti-anxiety med...) to Wellbutrin IR... and then the dose was halved.

You will be totally fine.

Thank you so much for the reassuring response! It’s so much to process but I’m really excited for this positive change in my life!

Hello Everyone!

I am scheduled for VSG on 11/9! I am so excited but also nervous. I have hypertension- which worsens when I experience high anxiety. My blood pressure has been running in the normal range thanks to multiple BP meds. However, I am worried that surgery day anxiety will spike my BP and interfere with my ability to have the procedure. Just curious if other people have had experiences with getting prescribed a PRN anxiety medication for the day of surgery. I have my pre-op appointment next week but I would love to hear other peoples experiences. Thank you in advance!