*****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.

You are doing so great!

You are doing so great!

thank you

i weighed in today! im 155lbs! yay! 20lbs from my main goal.

Woohooo!! I bet that feels fantastic!!

Congrats ))))

Woohooo!! I bet that feels fantastic!!

Congrats ))))

yesss!

I POSTED MY NEWEST PICS UP ON MY PROFILE! go look

just a little update!

ill be 10months post op in 1 week & i am officially 156lbs! that means a total of 117lbs lost. 21 more lbs to go

I love to see this... especially given the title of this thread you started so long ago. Still regret surgery?

i dont "regret" surgery anymore but i wouldnt do it again if i had to & i regret having the complications although they were out of my control.

I love to see this... especially given the title of this thread you started so long ago. Still regret surgery?

i dont "regret" surgery anymore but i wouldnt do it again if i had to & i regret having the complications although they were out of my control.

Jasleeve you've come such a long way! Congratulations!

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Jasleeve you've come such a long way! Congratulations!

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thank you so much love!!

Very cool!!!

Wow. I just spent half my life reading this entire thread. I feel like I know you! lol I'm soooooooo glad you're all healed up, losing weight, looking great, and most importantly living a NORMAL life. Thank you for sharing this experience. I still intend to get sleeved, this didn't scare me off, but if I do experience a leak at least I know what the road ahead will look like. Thank you again and God bless.

aw! thank you for taking the time to read my story! it def has a lot of detail but i think i sugarcoated lots of thoughts thinking id be judged almost.

but im glad i was able to post it for ppl to see.

good luck to u on ur journey!

Wow. I just spent half my life reading this entire thread. I feel like I know you! lol I'm soooooooo glad you're all healed up, losing weight, looking great, and most importantly living a NORMAL life. Thank you for sharing this experience. I still intend to get sleeved, this didn't scare me off, but if I do experience a leak at least I know what the road ahead will look like. Thank you again and God bless.

just an update:

i was sleeved dec 20th, 2011.

im less than 11 months post op.

i started at 273lbs.

i am now 150lbs.

starting bmi was 51.6

my bmi now is 28.3

i am 15lbs away from my goal.

i weighed in again today and i am officially 149lbs!!! down a total of 124lbs! im in shock. no more 150s for me.

i am 14lbs away from my long term goal