*****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.

This thread is what I did tonight. Yes, I live an exciting fun filled life (AND it's Saturday lol).

I feel like I just read a novel. Filled with sadness and despair and hope and ultimately triumph! I cried as you suffered but also as I felt the pain of everyone pulling for you.

I'm so glad to see the happy ending.

Hopefully that was all the pain you will suffer in your life.

Done, finito, nada mas pain!! I don't even know you but--- XOXOX!!!!

I just did the same thing, It's also Saturday night and almost exactly a year later. I also wanted to hand that you handled the trial admirably. Of course you got upset and depressed, but it didn't beat you. Congratulations on your success and I wish you the best of life now and in the future.

UPDATE!

hey guys! its been a while.

i look back at my journey & sometimes it can seem like such a distant memory but other times, it seems like just yesterday, i was begging god to save me.

the title of this post is "i definitely regret surgery.... so far" but to be honest, i no longer regret it. surgery has given me such a beaaaaautiful gift.

im now 22wks pregnant with my baby girl.

had i not had this surgery, i wouldve never been blessed with such a miracle.

this surgery nearly took my life but it has also given me life & now im giving my baby girl life.

Congrats! I missed the baby post earlier. Looking forward to seeing pics of your beautiful baby girl in a few months! I think there is a group for pregnant sleevers under the support section.

Lynda

thank youu!!! there is agroup but not many posters on it. i remember visiting it often praying i could be on it one day lol

Congrats! I missed the baby post earlier. Looking forward to seeing pics of your beautiful baby girl in a few months! I think there is a group for pregnant sleevers under the support section.

Lynda

Wow, I should have been working but from the beginning, your story was intriguing. Unfortunately, a story to me was real life to you. What a journey to live and what a story to tell. I mean seriously, I would have read this in book format all the way to the baby details...and for someone like me who has been trying for over 15 years, your story was filled with trials and tribulations but mostly triumph and victory and I needed to read it!! Thanks for sharing...

Amazing!!!! Oh and congrats on your success and your bundle of joy!!

well thank goodness your doctors can care for you! hope this is all over soon.

i was thinking of having a vsg, but after reading this, lol, i think i'm gonna try to lose my weight naturally. i couldn't handle a complication. thank you for telling the truth about how awful this surgery is!

i wrote this almost two years ago, i ended up having surgery and now i have a leak too!

i wrote this almost two years ago, i ended up having surgery and now i have a leak too!

Wow! I'm sorry to hear that. I just re read this entire story again from beginning to end knowing it ended well and had a huge smile on my face which is what I was seeking just weeks away from own date....and then this....another leak victim....I'm so sorry. How was your outcome?

thank youu!!! there is agroup but not many posters on it. i remember visiting it often praying i could be on it one day lol

Good to see ya Ja!!!! Congrats!!

i wrote this almost two years ago, i ended up having surgery and now i have a leak too!

Wow! I'm sorry to hear that. I just re read this entire story again from beginning to end knowing it ended well and had a huge smile on my face which is what I was seeking just weeks away from own date....and then this....another leak victim....I'm so sorry. How was your outcome?

slowly healing. it's been a tough 5 months!

slowly healing. it's been a tough 5 months!

Did u end up with a stent also? Are u eating/drinking ok now? Sorry for your pain...get better sooner!

slowly healing. it's been a tough 5 months!

Did u end up with a stent also? Are u eating/drinking ok now? Sorry for your pain...get better sooner!

i had a stent for 4 weeks, it wasn't in long enough to close up the hole, they just placed a clip on the hole this last friday, i am on a j tube feed. and ice chips.

slowly healing. it's been a tough 5 months!

Did u end up with a stent also? Are u eating/drinking ok now? Sorry for your pain...get better sooner!

i had a stent for 4 weeks, it wasn't in long enough to close up the hole, they just placed a clip on the hole this last friday, i am on a j tube feed. and ice chips.

I'm so sorry to hear this. I know this has to be hard to deal with and all you wanna do is get ready to live you new and improved life...what a set back...but not a failure so don't be discouraged. Praying for your healing...

I absolutely regret having my surgery.....and it has not been as bad as some people....

I know this post is old, and I'm very glad everything is ok. Congratulations on the baby/toddler, now!

I hope my question doesn't come off rude or harsh, and please correct me if I'm way off base. Isn't it possible that the OP abused her sleeve by alternating Water and food, nearly chugging water, fried cheese, concession stand corn chip and artificial cheese food? The statement is that the surgery was almost a regret, but why wasn't the behavior regretted?

Is it usually ok to have slip ups or be caught in a jam and not be able to eat the perfect diet and have nothing go wrong? Or is the sleeve really very sensitive and slip ups equal complications? I just know I'm going to feel the need to drink lots of water at some point, but I'm nervous now that I risk causing a leak. I'm sort of worried I won't have the willpower to not do things I shouldn't.

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So sorry you're sick hope you get better soon