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December sleevers!

babigrl111

By babigrl111, in Gastric Sleeve Surgery Forums

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Rainsong    12

Rainsong
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It's been a long time since i've posted on this forum. But tomorrow is my big day! I report to the hospital at 9:20am. I'm thinking my surgery will be around 11ish. My husband came home from deployment on Wednesday and has been an amazing supporter! He is going to take my measurements and pictures sometime today.

Good luck my fellow December 19th sleevers!!!

Tonya

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CowgirlJane    14,261

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I was sleeved 12/12 and yesterday went to family Christmas party. I received overwhelming support! My family complimented my being brave enough to take on this committment. I had let everyone know via email 2 days after my surgery so of course everyboday wanted to talk about it. Everyone thinks it must be hard to be on liquids dyring holiday parties, but truth is non of it was tempting in the least. I would be sadder if i were missing out on my horse activities during nice summer weather.

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SleeveDreamer    383

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I was sleeved on the 14th. I had said before that my dr needed to repair a fundiplication surgery from 1999 that had undone itself (was for severe gerd) My preop upper gi showed about 1/3rd of my stomach above my diaphragm in my chest cavity. So my dr would fix that first for one hour and then my sleeve would be 1/2 hour. Turned out after he got in te the upper stomach was actually lodged between my lungs resting on my heart. So he had to repair that firtst which took 2 hours instead of one and then he did the sleeve.

As you know with any laparoscopy carbon monoxide is pumped into you to expand and most of them are 30-45 min, but I had it for 2 1/2 hours which had my shoulders in such bad pain until the next night! Thank God if i hadn't wanted o be sleeved, would have never known it until something drastic happened! I feel so blessed or that!

As for my sleeve never had any pain, no nausea, no cramping, of course am passing a little gas. Still no pain, and keeping all liquids down.a. Have drain in until i asee the dr on Thursday.

The only problem I am having is alot of coughing especially when I try to talk. Has anyone experienced that?

Otherwise everthing is great and I am on the loser's bench!

Janet

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SleeveDreamer    383

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Good luck Rainsong and all sleevers of this week!

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SleeveDreamer    383

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SleeveDreamer, we are sleeve sisters! I leave for the hospital in less than three hours. I can't sleep. I'll sleep plenty when I get to the hospital. I've been working like a mad woman lately, 11/13 days. I'm a RN, plus I've had multiple abdominal surgeries, so I have some idea of what is coming. I was very melancholy yesterday. I felt like I was leaving a large part of myself behind, saying goodbye. I know it is an unhealthy part of myself, but it kept me going for decades. I'm going to have to face my internal demons on my own now. It scares me. Still, I'm going forward. I know it is just preop jitters. I will come out of this with a tool to be the person I've longed to be. I'm going to the hospital to free the healthy, thin woman that lives hidden inside me. It will be good to see her again. :)

Hunidew how are you doing my sleeve sister?

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donniej    35

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wow ...only 7 more days and I get a spot on the losers bench!!!

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CowgirlJane    14,261

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The gas pain was pretty bad for me. It has worked it's way out... except when I take a deep breath I still feel it on my shoulder. Always have to remind ourselves that it does get better!

I have had quite a sore throat /cough since the surgery. I am considered "hard to intubate" but I think they must have done something else to leave me with the cough.

Tomorrow is one week since my surgery so i am feeling very optimistic. I am looking forward to getting more strength back and returning to "normal" though. I am definately losing the weight and always just keep visualizing hitting those big milestones - of losing 50, 100 pounds it makes some of the small issues easier to deal with.

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SleeveDreamer    383

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I'm not going to let this coughing bring me down so I will call dr in the morning!

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Afro_Cyster    74

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I'm not going to let this coughing bring me down so I will call dr in the morning!

I'm so glad that they caught your stomach issue BEFORE it became a major problem. You seemed to come through like a trouper. I STILL have gas problems.....not all the time so it's more so annoying.

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SleeveDreamer    383

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I would kill for a good shoulder massage right now! LOL!

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favoredone    590

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Hey Rain!!! We're sleeve sisters!!!!.. Today is the day!! My surgery is at 1:30 pm.. Yeah, I should be resting.. but.. I had a lot to finish up!!! Blessings and a smooth, speedy recovery to you and our other sleeve family!!

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peacequeen    434

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Good luck, Favoredone and Rainsong,,you both are in my prayers!!!

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indi1    66

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Favoredone and Rainsong- Happy surgery day! I will be thinking about you.

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favoredone    590

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Thanks so much guys!!! This is it!!! I'm so excited!!!!biggrin.png

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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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      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.

        BTW, the liquid diet sucks, one more day and you are over the worst. You can do it.

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