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carolnphx    16

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Hi, I'm Carol. I got my sleeve April 20th. Is there anyone else here that got their sleeve in April? It would be fun to have others of the same time period to go forward with.

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ahchancey    0

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Hi my name is Angie. I got my sleeve 3/24/09. I am interested in swapping info about my experiences. I have lost 38 lbs. I am having problems keeping food and liquids down due to acid reflux and the sleeve being to narrow. My Dr. is considering putting in a stint to open it up some. Anyway look forward to hearing from you. :confused1:

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carolnphx    16

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Wow, I'm excited. I just came to have a look and found both of you, Ahchancey and Lib here. That is super.

Looks like all 3 of us have lost close to the same amount. I too have lost 38# and have been same for 3 days. I'm waiting for the wt drop that will be coming. Maybe tomorrow will be the day....ha

Ahchancey, I am so sorry you are having problems with reflux. Does Doc have you on Nexium or equivalent? I haven't heard of having a stint put in for that. Keep us posted.

Looking forward for us to get to know each other and share this "adventure", as I call it. :confused1:

More later, carol

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*Lib*    5

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I have had a pretty rough recovery. My first 3 weeks was great, then I started to feel sick all the time and vomit daily. Turns out the Dr didn't give me nexium, and the acid caused my stomach to become raw and inflamed. I spent a few days getting rehydrated in hospital and am now finally on my way back! I have lost 41lb so far, so that's been motivational!! :confused1:

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carolnphx    16

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I have had a pretty rough recovery. My first 3 weeks was great, then I started to feel sick all the time and vomit daily. Turns out the Dr didn't give me nexium, and the acid caused my stomach to become raw and inflamed. I spent a few days getting rehydrated in hospital and am now finally on my way back! I have lost 41lb so far, so that's been motivational!! :confused1:

I had just read on another thread where you stated you had problems. I'm so sorry. Are you doing OK now?

Yes, isn't it fun to watch the number go down on the scale. I weigh every day but only record on Monday's. I can't wait. I have to look.

My main issue is I don't like to exercise but I am trying to get diciplined into a routine.

You are doing great and I'm glad you are getting better.

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*Lib*    5

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Doing much better now. I have been able to eat for 3 days! The few weeks before that I couldn't eat or drink anything, was also a bit mental that was preventing it, but back on now, roll on bikini bodies!!!

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ahchancey    0

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You guys are crazy!!! LOL! I had never heard of being splinted either, but he explained it to me that it was done the same way that someone who has a clogged artery has a balloon put in to allow the blood to flow. It is left in for a month or so and then removed, allowing time to stretch the opening. Doesnt sound fun. I will have to return to liquids. I am currently taking prevacid and zantax, but it only helps after the fact, not to prevent the attacks that i have.

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carolnphx    16

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You guys are crazy!!! LOL! I had never heard of being splinted either, but he explained it to me that it was done the same way that someone who has a clogged artery has a balloon put in to allow the blood to flow. It is left in for a month or so and then removed, allowing time to stretch the opening. Doesnt sound fun. I will have to return to liquids. I am currently taking prevacid and zantax, but it only helps after the fact, not to prevent the attacks that i have.

When is this procedure scheduled? I sure hope it helps with your issues. Good luck. keep us posted.

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      On day 4 of the 2 week liquid pre-op diet. Surgery scheduled for June 11th.
      Soooo I am coming to a realization
      of something and I'm not sure what to do about it. For years the only thing I've enjoyed is eating. We rarely do anything or go anywhere and if we do it always includes food. Family comes over? Big family dinner! Go camping? Food! Take a short ride or trip? Food! Holiday? Food! Go out of town for a Dr appointment? Food! When we go to a new town we don't look for any attractions, we look for restaurants we haven't been to. Heck, I look forward to getting off work because that means it's almost supper time. Now that I'm drinking these pre-op shakes for breakfast, lunch, and supper I have nothing to look forward to.  And once I have surgery on June 11th it'll be more of the same shakes. Even after pureed stage, soft food stage, and finally regular food stage, it's going to be a drastic change for the rest of my life. I'm giving up the one thing that really brings me joy. Eating. How do you cope with that? What do you do to fill that void? Wow. Now I'm sad.
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        Life as a big person had limited my life to what I knew I could manage to do each day. That was eat. I hadn't anything else to look forward to. So my eating choices were the best I could dream up. I planned the cooking in managable lots in my head and filled my day with and around it.

        Now I have a whole new big, bigger, biggest, best days ever. I am out there with those skinny people doing stuff i could never have dreamt of. Food is now an after thought. It doesn't consume my day. I still enjoy the good home cooked food but I eat smaller portions. I leave food on my plate when I am full. I can no longer hear my mother's voice saying eat it all up, ther are starving children in Africa who would want that!

        I still cook for family feasts, I love cooking. I still do holidays but I have changed from the All inclusive drinking and eating everything everyday kind to Self catering accommodation. This gives me the choice of cooking or eating out as I choose. I rarely drink anymore as I usually travel alone now and I feel I need to keep aware of my surroundings.

        I don't know at what point my life expanded, was it when I lost 100 pounds? Was it when I left my walking stick at home ? Was it when I said yes to an outing instead of finding an excuse to stay home ? i look back at my last five years and wonder how loosing weight has made such a difference. Be ready to amaze yourself.

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