Lets Live This Complication Scairy Site Up!

[momofthree 14]

its mom of three here. had my gastric sleeve done this last monday feb the 13th by a doctor f. garica in Tijuana mexico first day or two i was scaired. this is all so new. now it is day four. thursday. i am following the instructions to the t. i dont hurt. they say sip and walk. walk every hour your awake it helps the heart burn and acid. dont gulp drinks. dont eat and drink. at the same time. i like waterd down apple

juice instead of gatorade. this isnt easy. neither is gorging and trying to keep a house hold together. lets surrender and

do this. and remember. good job we are beautiful. its not easy walking the hallways of the mariott after this surgery. but im doing it.

and so can you. feel free to email me on recipe or measuring ideahs. thank you all you positive patients!!!!!!

[Bedhead 158]

I thought this forum was specifically for those struggling and with complications. I'm happy for you that you are doing great but I think that posting about how well you're doing in a sub forum for people having a hard time is a bit insensitive.

[circa 333]

while a lot of complications are caused by not following instructions, that's not always the case. Some people follow instructions to the letter and still end up with complications. Please don't think that because you're having an easy recovery thus far that its going to be that way for everyone. Every person gets a different amount of pain and every person handles pain differently. Just because someone says they have pain, severe or not, does not mean they're looking for attention. They have PAIN. I was a fortunate person that didn't. I knew I wouldn't have much - I never do. I have an extremely high threshold for pain,which means i will NEVER judge someone for their pain tolerance or lack thereof. Comorbidities also contribute to pain factor. Diabetics and those with sleep Apnea and High Blood pressure are known to recover slower due to those issues.

Please leave the complications forum for those that actually have complications. While its good that you don't thus far, and I hope you never do, There are plenty of other places for your post.

[Bedhead 158]

I came out of surgery feeling like a rock star- in fact I even posted in the forums that I felt like a rock star.

5 days later I had horrible pain. 6 days later I was in agony with a fever. 7 days later I was admitted to the hospital with a postoperative infection in my sleeve- after doing every single thing right. I'm still recovering from that and still have pain because of everything.

No matter how great you feel today- you never know what tomorrow will bring.

[circa 333]

I came out of surgery feeling like a rock star- in fact I even posted in the forums that I felt like a rock star.

5 days later I had horrible pain. 6 days later I was in agony with a fever. 7 days later I was admitted to the hospital with a postoperative infection in my sleeve- after doing every single thing right. I'm still recovering from that and still have pain because of everything.

No matter how great you feel today- you never know what tomorrow will bring.

So true! I hope you're feeling well now!

[Dizzle 19]

Bedhead who was your surgeon? I truely hope things get better for you. Keep your head up and stay positive!

[Bedhead 158]

My surgeon was Howard Simon- and I just want to say that he is seriously a rock star. I was hospitalized on and off almost the entire month of Feb and he was amazing through it all. He never once tried to minimize the pain I was in and ordered test after test after test. I had more leak tests in 1 month than most people have in a lifetime! He never gave up on finding an answer and that tenacity paid off. Now I have my moments when my sleeve will vehemently reject something I've eaten but 99% of the time I feel great. I can already eat pretty much anything I want just in small quantities and slowly but surely the weight is coming off.

For the first time in nearly 2 months I can honestly say I'm glad I got the surgery.

[wannabb08 17]

Bedhead - I'm glad you are doing better. Complications are tough to handle especially when you do all the things you're supposed to.