*****UPDATE****** feb 2nd, 2012

i now have a leak & a stent was placed in. feeling horrible!!! the below post is the least of my worries now!

im going crazy..

i was sleeved dec 20th. everything was ok until maybe a week after coming home from the hospital. i realized that i was extremely exhausted and always felt faint. it didnt really start hitting me hard until last week. everyone keeps telling me that it will get better but it feels like its getting worse! i keep trying to "stay positive" but how much more of this can i take? i want to feel normal again!!!!

i noticed that when i walk, im like dragging my feet. im so weak and faint. almost like my thighs might just give out.

i also have excessive gas which i think is making me really nauseous. the burps are just crazy. i cant eat or sip without burping.. then it wont stop until i take some gas x chewables. i live off those chewables.

as far as shakes, i cant tolerate them. ive tried so many different ones & i throw them up. they absolutely repulse me!

i do eat but i have to be "in the mood" to eat whatever is in front of me or i will just throw it up. my stomach is extremely weak! i cant even tolerate Soups. they turn my stomach too.

i called my surgeon & told him how im feeling & he told me im dehydrated. told me to get on gatorade for a week & see how i feel then. im going in thursday morning to see the nurse practioner.

the gas & the gatorade mixed is making me very nauseous.

i take 20mg of prilosec in the morning, 2- Multivitamins & 1- B12.

im so so so so so so tired of this! i truly regret surgery. i never thought id feel like this but i do.

There is a thread called "I have a leak in my gastric sleeve" I think there are 3 people in that thread with leaks. I am only telling you this because it seemed like you wanted to read other people's stories who had also complications.

What does SMH stand for?

I am reallly sorry you're going through this. I had surgery on a Wed and went back to work on Monday . I could not even tell I had surgery. I have felt completely normal since the day I had surgery. I wish that you were like the 98-99% of us who had no complications and love their sleeve.

smh means shaking my head and yeah i read that thread. im glad u are well!

There is a thread called "I have a leak in my gastric sleeve" I think there are 3 people in that thread with leaks. I am only telling you this because it seemed like you wanted to read other people's stories who had also complications.

What does SMH stand for?

I am reallly sorry you're going through this. I had surgery on a Wed and went back to work on Monday . I could not even tell I had surgery. I have felt completely normal since the day I had surgery. I wish that you were like the 98-99% of us who had no complications and love their sleeve.

>>i just cant wait to get past this

Keep reminding yourself that you will get past this.

im trying!!

>>i just cant wait to get past this

Keep reminding yourself that you will get past this.

last night was my 2nd night in a row that i did not throw up since coming home a week ago! im praying to high heaven that this is me improving! yesterday was my first day not throwing up. i was nauseous & gagged a few times and thought i would but i fought the feeling & it went away.

im praying that i keep looking up & not back. something tells me that i havent thrown up in the middle of the night because i took loritab these past 2nights for a headache. either way, i wasnt making a mad dash to my bathroom.

Isn't Loritab the best? I have had the pleasure of using it a few times since my surgery, and it does wonders. I have been following this thread, and prayed for you to have success and happiness- I haven't had to deal with a leak, but have had days where I wondered why in the world I decided to do this to myself. I am so, so glad to hear that things are starting to look up for you! May you be blessed with increasing happiness and healing, and may these days of misery become a foggy, distant memory!

last night was my 2nd night in a row that i did not throw up since coming home a week ago! im praying to high heaven that this is me improving! yesterday was my first day not throwing up. i was nauseous & gagged a few times and thought i would but i fought the feeling & it went away.

im praying that i keep looking up & not back. something tells me that i havent thrown up in the middle of the night because i took loritab these past 2nights for a headache. either way, i wasnt making a mad dash to my bathroom.

if loritab is responsible for stopping my during the night nausea, loritab is my new BFF!!!!! im almost afraid to stop using it now lol. i still cant eat much but im glad im feeling some what better.

Isn't Loritab the best? I have had the pleasure of using it a few times since my surgery, and it does wonders. I have been following this thread, and prayed for you to have success and happiness- I haven't had to deal with a leak, but have had days where I wondered why in the world I decided to do this to myself. I am so, so glad to hear that things are starting to look up for you! May you be blessed with increasing happiness and healing, and may these days of misery become a foggy, distant memory!

HAHA gotta put my 2 cents in about Lortab - it rocks when you can inject it directly in to your feeding tube - it takes no time to work! Sadly, I ran out about a week ago

i have so much!!! they gave me bottles of it. its crazy! lol

HAHA gotta put my 2 cents in about Lortab - it rocks when you can inject it directly in to your feeding tube - it takes no time to work! Sadly, I ran out about a week ago

so the past few days have been bad. smell of food makes me want to throw up all my insides so im barely eating anything at all. :/

i also have slimes & tons of gas. wooo lord help me. i just want to be normal again.

! am SO sorry to hear that you still aren't feeling better. Know that you are in my prayers (and the prayers of lots of other good folks who frequent this web site)! It must be horrible to go to surgery expecting to have a fairly simple procedure, and then end up feeling so horrible! (Makes me SO thankful for my fairly uncomplicated recovery! And makes my problems with fatigue seem so minimal!)

I have a friend who had a Roux N Y (another bariatric procedure) and had a huge leak. She almost died and was sick for months and months. She became so depressed. Please don't get to the point where you are that depressed. Get some help! I know that right now your physical symptoms seem overwhelming. But they will resolve eventually! Don't get so depressed that your physical recovery is complicated by mental depression.

And again, KNOW that you are in my prayers!

Love and Hugs and Prayers coming your way!

oh wow!!! scary!!! i think im all over the map. im depressed then ok & then depressed. i actually have an appt with a therapist tomorrow. hopefully i like him!! the food aversions are depressing. i was able to get in a small jar of baby food for dinner even tho its makin my tummy feel funny now. :/

! am SO sorry to hear that you still aren't feeling better. Know that you are in my prayers (and the prayers of lots of other good folks who frequent this web site)! It must be horrible to go to surgery expecting to have a fairly simple procedure, and then end up feeling so horrible! (Makes me SO thankful for my fairly uncomplicated recovery! And makes my problems with fatigue seem so minimal!)

I have a friend who had a Roux N Y (another bariatric procedure) and had a huge leak. She almost died and was sick for months and months. She became so depressed. Please don't get to the point where you are that depressed. Get some help! I know that right now your physical symptoms seem overwhelming. But they will resolve eventually! Don't get so depressed that your physical recovery is complicated by mental depression.

And again, KNOW that you are in my prayers!

Love and Hugs and Prayers coming your way!

Hi I have been following your story and feel terrrible for you. I hope that the end of your misery is near. Just curious since you cant eat or really keep anything down, how much weight have you lost? I know that this is the least of your concerns and the weight loss is secondary to getting back to normal.... just wondering.

i started at 273. i got weighed on a regular scale (not digital which is more accurate and usually weigh less) with all my clothes & sneakers on... i was 234 on friday & i was 229 today with all my stuff on & same scale.

its not worth it tho...

Hi I have been following your story and feel terrrible for you. I hope that the end of your misery is near. Just curious since you cant eat or really keep anything down, how much weight have you lost? I know that this is the least of your concerns and the weight loss is secondary to getting back to normal.... just wondering.

every time i read your updates you look so happy in your picture it's hard to imagine you are going through a hard time with that big smile on your face. ironic hey?