KimA-GA

You are amazing!!!! You will be even smaller before you know it…. You have this!

hey there! been healing away. since i am now one week post op, thought i would give an update!!! was doing well overall with lots of soreness and some actual pain. had trouble getting liquids for about three days but finally am doing a lot better. (did about 23-28 oz those three days sipping as much as i could… then have been increasing since) was burping with every single sip for three days. also had issues with gas pains that would randomly come on and feel like my sternum would rip in half. moving makes such a big difference !!! i Tuesday and wednesday i started to have a lot of pain/tugging and difficulty with my main incision … the bruising around it spread like deep healing bruises do and i think that was part of the issue. it also felt like a hard lump under the incision area there. i talked to my surgeon and said that was all normal and just keep at it as long as i didn’t get fever over 100 or it started getting red… this morning it feels a lot better, but still hurts… big victory for today is that i can sit and stand more comfortably than the last two days!!! i was finally able to “go” 5 days po.. no real problem but had the runs yesterday… i know, tmi but it’s what we go through zero real hunger and no real desire to even drink but doing it because I have to … i am only down 4.4 lbs so far (actually went up for the two days i was in acute pain this week) … but i am ok with that because my body is healing and know that is more important during this first healing stages… i am wary about going back to work next week part time. know i am going to be slow and really take it easy… i should be fine but know how doing nothing exhausts me lol (i am in bed before 830 every night… used to be 11 easy) hows everyone else in the early stages of post op????

That’s a great achievement!! I was a 32/34 top in January… down to a 28 pre surgery… can’t wait until I am even smaller sizes

Everyone has their own criteria for success… glad you have a good perspective of health and able being good things!

Ouch… lots of healing to ya…

Good luck to the Nov sleevers this week! to all done last week: post an update please! to those prepping: you got this day 4 post op: really focusing on getting liquids today. Got 34 oz yesterday and that was a struggle. I have 6 incisions and only 1 hurts, the big one.. it is heavily bruised and hurts when I get up and down or move wrong, but bearable. So far I am down 3.8 lbs, which is great because I was sure I would be up after surgery with all of the fluids they put in me! I’m glad I took this week off.. I have low stamina and have been going to bed around 830 pm, sleeping four about four hours, up for about an hour or two then getting a little more rest… still have a little gas, stil sometimes have pain swallowing, still occasionally hiccup, still have occasional waves of nausea (under 30 seconds but waves over me)… going from clear liquids to full today.. not sure what I am going to try first yet! Doing beef broth for breakfast so I have hydration before attempting something new. As soon as the sun is up I am going to do more pecan walks in my backyard. Picked up a bunch with my stick so far (no bending.. ouch ouch that couldn’t happen right now)

my main incision 3 days post op… bruising and swelling reducing. still very tender and i need to brace it standing up or sitting down… glue coating on it, no bandages. 34 oz fluid today total, so behind but sipping away… go from clear liquids to full liquids tomorrow

i didn’t think post op liquids would be hard for me, but I am behind. walking and sipping is my life. i bought too many clear beverages when all i really care for is water, broth, juice (4 oz day) … the artificial sweetener is not that great to me in the clear beverages after an ounce or two

I was getting them , but would move my shoulders (shrugging or small circles over and over) and walk each time i got them.. they got better fast with that… i get pains behind my sternum randomly and occasionally waves of nausea … i have been walking a lot at a slow pace… picking up pecans with a picker upper stick in my yard (weighs 2 lbs and i use it like a walking stick so no strain) …. had hiccups too - those hurt…. but only two so far today you having issues with fluid? i am behind but working it hard to get closer to a goal today…

i was sleeves nov 3rd too i had 3 days clear liquid, including simple broth, then starting monday i can do full liquid including the soups as long as they can go through a strainer for all of the bits and bobs that might be floating solids in it …

Post op gas sucks. Sipping has helped because it can make me burp. Have felt it move to my shoulder and neck. The moment that I feel that I start gently moving that area and it usually disappears quickly if I start on it right away. If I wait to move the area it turns into more pain and I don’t want that at all. Lots of gas bubbles that feel like they are under my sternum and those are tougher to deal with until they move somewhere else. Walking in general helps those some. It hurts to sip some still. Not as bad as day 1, but I have also learned how freaking tiny the sips have to be. Using the one ounce cups from hospital (30 ml) I can only sip about 5 ml at a time comfortably. If I did over ten ml it huuurts ! I am sure that will be better with time but keeping it very small and frequent. getting up and down sucks, but walking hasn’t been bad for me. Just slow and deliberate. I walked around my yard with my pecan gatherer (weighs about two pounds) and used it like a walking stick that picked up pecans yesterday. No bending, nope nope - not going to happen. Dumped it every ten or so nuts (I just turn it and dump into a box.. does not strain any bit of me).. sat on my outside swing frequently too. Enjoying the sunshine and resting between nut walks. The swing movement was helping with the gas too. my big incision hurts, the others I can’t really even feel. The big one I have to hold my hand against going up or down and will ache at rest. All of my incisions have big bruises around them, the big one is the worst. Dr apparently told my husband and mom that he could tell inside that I had already lost weight because the fat in my internal areas were already looking good for someone my size. husband made me an enriched beef broth for me last night (he pressure cooked meat and veg in beef stock and strained it through my fine mesh strainer). Tasted good, and warm things soothe and don’t hurt as bad going down (but sips need to stay the same..) And in the TMI category - be aware that this surgery can also trigger your period to come early. Another joy of womanhood. At least I don’t usually get cramps, just more to do when I go to the bathroom to pee.. (last month it came early when I got terribly sick with the flu too) other than that.. I am down 2 lbs already from surgery weight. I was expecting to be heavier because of all of the fluids and other liquids they put into me in the hospital. 149.5 lbs to go to get to ONEderland lol time to go do some more nut walks !

You are doing great! You probably are gaining muscle with all the workouts and it’s balancing the fat loss weight wise… keep up the amazing work

surgery at approx 12:30 pm November 3rd surgery ended approx 1:45 pm November 3rd discharged from hospital 11:00 am November 4th. I walked out of hospital from my room (by choice) and to the car- sore. exhausted, loopy a little still. incision areas are very visibly bruised today. largest (2.5 inch approx ) is only incision area I can “feel” overall better than i expected

so far good.. pain low and tolerable - gas not bad because i walk or move my shoulders every time i feel it starting… sipping away well.. hurts each time i sip but it’s only for a second.. i burp every single sip hospitalist and surgeon cleared me to go home - yay!

lots of hiccups so far! and burps.. lots and lots of mini burps….

did he test your a1c? with weight loss you often have to readjust down many meds including psych meds. If your meds are inducing diabetes you may want to taper or change meds if possible. type 2 diabetes (nearly all adults who get it are that) usually gain weight due to insulin resistance due to stress on pancreas and other biochemical issues due to excess weight. there is a small contingent of adults who develop a latent autoimmune diabetes which is really a different disorder with same result of pancreas not working (my dad has it) and there isn’t as much you can do) it will settle out and you will learn no matter what! we got your back

i bought the fruity pebble protein powder and one scoop in the morning that made me feel like i had a naughty bowl of fruity pebbles in the morning without the sugar or high calories… satisfied me greatly.

glad you are doing great!!!!!!!!! mine went great too. i hurt but tolerable. walking is helping big time. are you burping with every sip???

4:25 am, Nov 4 2022 - update still kinda hazy but sleeping good between overnight between med staff visits. lots of meds, antibiotics, antiemetics, Tylenol, gabapentin, neurotin, .. they tried to give me insulin and i refused. i am non insulin and blood sugar only spiked to 177 post surgery (blood sugar spikes with body trauma) from106 pre op… pain when i stand and sit back down.. but tolerable… minimal pain when walking carefully… i walked as soon as I could and that made gas pain dissipate quick so far (horrible chest pressure for a while but is 80% gone.. but i am starting to feel it in upper chew and shoulders again since o was laying flatter to sleep… sitting up at more of an angle for the rest of the night) there is pain/discomfort with most sips (lots of pain when i accidentally gulped once.. lesson learned) but it passes in a few seconds. general minor pain and discomfort in abdomen, kinda like a minor sprain… i didn’t do extra pain meds in the afternoon but took it in the evening and a few mins ago… the one ounce cups are amazing for control. use them! minor nausea sometimes passes fast but they are loading me up with anti nausea meds due to a family history of severe nausea after surgery (my first procedure under a general besides endoscopy) was not prepared for the fact that i would burp with nearly every sip (even purposely keeping air out of mouth and sipping approx 5 ml at a time! and there is 30 ml in a one ounce cup - so not much) no pain with burp but is reducing gas pain i think. one more pain saving tip: IV potassium sucks but get an ice pack to put on arm IV area to reduce the burning and pain the infusion causes. Huge difference in comfort. …. hope this helps take the mystery out of some of the after…

no energy for big update. ok. having some pain. walking sucks but makes things better. didn’t expect to burp with every sip, even if i know i wasn’t swallowing a lot of air

feeling better??

blood tests, pregnancy test, got naked and ready to go lol

thanks in the car going to the hospital (husband getting energy drink.. lol.. doesn’t bother me if he eats or drinks in front of me so far) will try to update later!

I slept till after four am! Better than I thought. Today is the day! I gotta be at the hospital at 8:30 a.m. (45 min drive which isn’t bad for my rural area). I got nerves! My life is already better by loosing 90 lbs this calendar year, over 100 in less than 18 months. Good things gotta be in store for me. It’s my time to live life and be happy and not embarrassed about my size all the time. good luck to all going through pre op, post op or surgery today, or even just preparing… we are all in this together.

Thanks everyone!, will try to post tomorrow after!!