I am on the other side of the Sleeve now and i am loving it ! i have already noticeably lost weight in my face,legs and butt.So here is how it went

Day 1 I wake up from surgery and feel like i have major cotton mouth i did not feel pain really becouse i was hitting my morphine pump as soon as they hooked it up. the nurse administered pain meds to me until the pump was hooked up. i just automatically said i was in pain to her when she asked lol

it took a few hours for my room to open up but i was really to drugged to care

Day 2 I feel pain in the one incision where they took my tummy out of (this is really my only major complaint even now on Saturday) It hurts when i cough or move from a laying down position. but it is not even close to being as bad as when i had my hysterectomy which ended up being an open surgery.i had alot of nausea which was immediately taken care of by this medicine they put in my IV. i was bummed when they took my morphine pump away but the Tylenol 3 did the job nicely. they did not put a catheter in me so from the time i wake up after surgery i have been doing the potty thing on my own. which is a good thing as i hate catheters.

Day 3 felt great and was glad to be going home

Day 4 I went garage sailing with my mom for 4 hours and was probably to much movement i was exhausted and slept for 5 hours when i got home

Day 5 I ate some pudding and am so glad it tasted yummy . I think my secret weapon is the 32 ounce bottles of Gatorade i bought to help me recover. as ridiculous as it sounds the Gatorade has saved me since i have been home

Day 6 What can i say but I love my tiny tummy

Giving back thoughts

Since i am a Watercolorist i am thinking about every XX amount of pounds that i lose to do a painting and give it away to someone on this forum.Do you guys think that would be a good idea. would anyone want to be in a free painting drawing every 10 lbs i lose?

I'd love one as well!! Sounds like a great motivator!! You might lose so much you won't be able to keep up with all the paiting!

Sign me up! I love watercolors. Did you paint the litle bird in your avatar and the lake scene in your profile? They're gorgeous. Congrats on making this step in your life. What a great idea for "giving back".

yes i did paint the bird in my avatar and the lake scene in my profile.Thank you for your kind words kath-a-leena

What a great idea! I want to think of something creative now too! I can tell you I brought 2 HUGE bags of work clothes, dress clothes and casual clothes to my last support group meeting and they were devoured! It was really hard parting with some of my FAVORITE clothes, but wonderful seeing people so happy to have them! I kept feeling like if I gave them away, I'd gain my weight back and NEED them and have NOTHING to wear. My drawers and closets will be virtually empty with my next size drop...scary but absolutely wonderful at the same time! Do you know there is a site online...where people without insurance can get help with the cost of weight loss surgery? Not that I wouldn;t love a painting from a fellow loser, but maybe if you raffled one off and donated the proceeds to someone who wants to have surgery and cannot afford all the expense?? Help someone else change their life too!!! Just a thought, your picture on your profile is beautiful, you are very talented! Congratulations...and have fun planning and "paying it forward"