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That is great news. One piece of advice my friend who just finished it said to be sure to keep up on the paperwork.

Hi All, I thought I'd share some of what I thought were the odder moments of surgery. First off was I had been in my room several hours before I noticed the gown I was wearing when I was willed in was a different one. Now I know during surgery we are all laid out like Sunday chicken but it still felt odd to think of someone undressing and redressing me! I also had something called an On Q pump an odd little gizmo that pumps in a novacaine type drug into your stomach area. The last was a bit of a NSV well not really but felt like it they came to take me to x-ray for the upper gi they brought this wheelchair big enough to almost fit two of me in it. The barium stuff was nasty as could be but with someone like me with bad reflux I was able to do it. Oh and a last bit of advice for anyone waiting on surgery, when they bring you your first liquid tray do not go crazy mixing in the unflavored Protein into every thing (G) Nancy

Hi, That was really odd I seriously doubt we have any kind of look, maybe after bypass if there are mal absorption problems but beyond that I really can't see it. I agree with Tiff about what proceedure that guy could use. Nancy

Caffeine can dehydrate that is why they want you to avoid it.

I have heard that this is common and to try gas x strips if your MD okays it.

I am so sorry to hear you had complications but like someone else posted they caught it early and that really makes a difference. I was just sleeved on the 24th but I imagine even a week out because of the complications you are probably a bit swollen. Go easy on yourself you just had two major surgies!

I had some the first night but that was it today I am sore sitting is a bit uncomfortable but I haven't taken any pain meds since last night. I am not too sure how much I should be taking in I keep sipping have had a bit of nausea probably telling me to stop. I am now going to have to figure out how to post a tracker.

Ill be sure to send out prayers your way.

I can finally answer this one I sleep on my side with a body pillow too. The first night at the hospital I didn't even try and because I had two things hanging off my stomach one a drain one a pain pump it won't have worked. I did not expect to be able to sleep with one last night but I did just fine.

Thanks guys it is good to be on this side. I haven't had too much gas trouble when does that start? I even had a small BM this am I know TMI(G) I am a little more sore but not too bad. Thanks you all for the support I don't think I could do this without it. Nancy

Hi All, Just got home from being sleeved. I have to say the worse part has been the waiting. Last night was rough but I think that that was in part because who can sleep in hospital!?! I still have a drain I am told my stomach muscles will probably hurt more tomorrow but today 24 hours after surgery I am moving well. Nancy

This time tomorrow I will have been sleeved.

Hi All, Let's see I am in my fifties married 20 years to a wonderful support man am 5'2" and weight 200lbs. I have always been overweight I can remember at an early age not understanding why I was overweight or what it was just that I was overweight and the only one in my immediate family that was. I don't think there has ever been a time when I wasn't dieting or at the very least conscious of the things I ate that should not have not that that had ever stopped me. My biggest issue is that when I eat I just plain eat too much I only feel satisfied when I feel full and it takes a lot to get me there. To make matters worse somewhere along the line I developed the habit of eating once a day. In my twenties the only time in my life when I was actually thin. I discovered walking and love it to this day, yes I have been walking for the last 30 years not as much as I did when I was younger but I still walk 5 miles a day 5 days a week with hills. And yet over the years the pounds crept up. I think the walking has kept the weight gain in check to some extent. Anyway the walking has given me a false sense of security calling my self "fat but fit" thinking I was keeping any potential weight health issues far away. Then a couple of years ago my blood pressure started climbing along with my cholesterol and I really could not fool myself any longer. I know that if I do not do something my health will start failing no matter how much I exercise. I know I have trouble getting to my feet not just when I am on the floor but also rising from a chair. I also know that a life time of dieting has not worked and that I could not convince myself that somehow history would not repeat itself. That all my efforts keep me running in place I never go anywhere. So I have decided on the sleeve not for vanity sake though I know there is some vanity involved but mostly because I realize that I can either have my stomach under the knife or in a few years my heart. I had a bit of a wake up call with my pre op ekg it was considered borderline with the possible beginnings of major issues. I have to do something and this is my choice. Tomorrow 8/24 I go in for surgery. I am scared out of my mind about now. Scared about surgery, scared about recovery, scared about complications and most scared of it not work. Nancy

Lol! I love it after all the hoops who won't be mad?(G) If they have really changed the BMI requirements I will be pretty ticked off with them. I can not imagine that they did not know this was in the works. Nancy

Seriously 35BMI !?! Well that kind of stinks since my BMI is 36 and they turned me down in April and I am all set for self pay on Tuesday. I am really happy for you my friend who did do the options class really loved them. She opted out of surgery for now out of fear but she had nothing but good things to say about them. Nancy

The nurse told me at my last visit that the surgery seems to reboot you whole system and having changes in likes and dislikes is common. Nancy

Thanks for sharing Lovin Life I am getting sleeved on Tuesday and am getting so anxious I can barely move. Nancy

I'd be down right postal in your shoes1 I know the bariatric doctor can make exemptions maybe that is what happened. I am sure you will get it straightened out. Nancy

Sleeve for me, I would love to have some of that happy juice about now(G). I have always been a bit of a nervous Nell but menopause has really ramped it up and when I get stressed my stomach gets bad nausea +++++ so good times are had by all here(G) Nancy

humpty dumpty I forgot to mention that at least we can get all our labs at Kaiser. I think by having my labs, ekg, and chest x-ray done there I saved around $500.

teressaftmer, If you don't lose the 10% they will not drop you as long as you have lost something and they felt you were trying. The thing that got me was that during the waiting period between the finish of the options class and surgery which could be 3 months or more if you gain back it could delay things. humpty dumpty, My BMI is 36.6 I have high blood pressure and cholesterol and they turned me down too they said only those with type two diabetes will get accepted for BMIs below 40. We did try to fight it didn't get far so now I am getting sleeved self pay on Tuesday. Nancy

I have Kaiser and you have to have a BMI>40 if you do not have diabetes. My BMI is 36 not diabetes and my HTN , high cholesterol, carpal tunnel, and joint issues are considered below 40. I really did not want to have to gain more in order to get them to qualify me especially since their wait time is close to a year. Nancy

Hi, I know at Kaiser they want you to lose about 10% of your weight while going through their hoops if you dip below their magic 40 BMI because you lost that 10% they say they will not cancel you.

Hi All, The closer surgery gets the more nervous I get the crazier my thoughts become. One of my cats got sick and is in the hospital something with his GI track. Now that has me upset enough as is but then I start to wonder if this is some cosmic message to me. Fortunately I had a bit of a wake up because my pre op ekg was borderline showing the beginnings of problems that are probably obesity related but I have no idea how I am going to keep my sanity between now and Tuesday. Nancy

Wow! I'd have more then my share of four letter words if it were me. I am self paying here in California 15,700 the anesthesia bill is only 1,000. Nancy