*****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.

I'M SORRY I HOPE U FEEL BETTER SOON. WE WERE SLEEVED ON THE SAME DAY. I'M DOING REALLY WELL. JUST A FEW PROBLEMS SLEEPING ALL NIGHT. TAKE CARE AND GET WELL.

I think you should go to the hospital and get an IV,it helped a lot when I got dehydrated . I hope you feel better soon!

Update J? How ya feelin'?

Thinking of you and hoping you are feeling better today!

How are you feeling? I hope your on the mend.

Have you tried Isopure? A lot of people don't like it but you could mix it with crystal lite or gatoraide. It's very high in Protein and isn't milky like other Protein drinks, it's more of a Kool-aide consistency.

Glad to hear your're keeping things down now. Egg drop Soup has quite a bit of protein in it too.

All I can say is meee too! I was going to post the same thing you posted not long ago...but I knew what everyone was going to say. I just tried to force myself to drink and not pressure myself on making the daily quota of what is required. ie..64 oz of fluid and 60 gm so of protein. I get about half of that right now. I keep striving so that I can get to the point of what's required. I can say that I'm getting better. A couple weeks ago I'd walk upstairs and I could literally pass out! I was not eating or drinking enough. I'm 7 weeks out now and I am getting better. I'm not perfect...but I'm getting better. Hang in there and make small goals to accomplish each day. Trust me I know exactly what you are going through!

you know what? dont worry so much ab out the protein. I couldnt, and still cant stomach protein shakes. Try nibbling on a protein bar if you feel you must get your protein in. it gets better once you start eating "real" foods. just being able to nibble on saltines and cream cheese gave me energy. i couldnt do broth, or isopure drinks. I lived off of popsicles and frozen yogurt tubes. hopefully things start to turn around for you soon.

GREAT NEWS!!!!! ive been eating & i feel so much better. i snack all day & it keeps the gas gone & i have so much more energy! THANK GOD!!!!! i went from about 10 gas x chewables a day to 2 a day! im not 100% but im a lot better than before.

im not dehydrated as i stated before so the IV is not necessary & i went to see my nurse practioner on thursday & she thinks im doing great!!!

Hallelujah! So glad you're feeling better :cheer2:

Have you contacted your dr for something for the nausea? Keep drinking, you can do it. I am 7 weeks out and believe me it gets better. I was that way too.

Hope you feel better soon.

Laura

i have no more nausea

Have you contacted your dr for something for the nausea? Keep drinking, you can do it. I am 7 weeks out and believe me it gets better. I was that way too.

Hope you feel better soon.

Laura

Glad you are doing a little better. Try to stay positive. Hope you feel better soon!

Yay, I am so glad to hear you are doing better, you sure had us worried about you. Now, to start truly loving your sleeve!

That's wonderful news, J!! I've heard from many on here that the first month can be "fraught with peril." Then suddenly it gets better. Yay for you!!

GREAT NEWS!!!!! ive been eating & i feel so much better. i snack all day & it keeps the gas gone & i have so much more energy! THANK GOD!!!!! i went from about 10 gas x chewables a day to 2 a day! im not 100% but im a lot better than before.

im not dehydrated as i stated before so the IV is not necessary & i went to see my nurse practioner on thursday & she thinks im doing great!!!