hey guys.. a lot of you have been following my story & know what has been going on. for those of you who havent, let me fill you in.

dec 20th i had my vsg surgery.

week 1 was ok.

week 2&3 were hard. i was so weak, barely ate or drank & i dont tolerate Protein shakes. i felt faint & would struggle to walk a short distance!

week 4&5 were great! i was eating & had energy & felt good! but threw up yellow bile 2x.

jan 20th i went in for a swallow test (leak test) & my sleeve showed a leak. i was hospitalized for over a week & had a stent placed in me on jan 23rd.

since having the stent placed, i was EXTREMELY sick. fought nausea 24/7 & no meds were helping. not reglan or zofran. i just couldnt stop throwing up. even would wake up in the middle of the night to throw up in my mouth and hands!

my stent ended up shifting after 2weeks & i had to undergo an emergency procedure to have it adjusted abd it eased the nausea. during this whole stent experience, i couldnt eat and barely drink! seriously... it was PURE HELL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

feb 20th (today), i finally got my stent removed and i have no leak!!!!! HALLELUJAH!!!!

im relieved that i should be feeling better without my stent & i can go back to feeling great.

im down 55lbs. in no way was this experience worth losing 55lbs. i prefer to have put on 55! i regret surgery because of my complications but i cant undo it so im looking fwd & praying for a better future!

god bless u all

So glad to hear things are finally turning around for you! It can only get better from here

thank u!!! im relieved!!!!

So glad to hear things are finally turning around for you! It can only get better from here

You already sound like you're feeling better! Here's hoping that things will go better from here on out!

Good luck!

I'm so glad to hear you are feeling better. I followed your posts but never posted because I was praying for you to get better and thank God you are. Now you can make the best of your journey. God Bless.

I could not be happier for you. Hopefully one day you will not have to be regretful. I will continue to pray for you .

(((((HUGS))))))

Thank God you are feeling better.

thank you guys!!!! i love all your support! <3

Awww I'm so happy for you! I hope that you quickly end up being thankful for your sleeve! I don't expect you'll ever be thankful for the bad but I can't wait for you to start experiencing some of the joy my sleeve has brought me! And ya know- we really don't live that far apart from each other. I'll be down your way on the 29th- maybe we can grab a bottle of water lol

let me know girl... we can so sip Water together.

i pray to love my sleeve one day but cant as of yet. :/

Oh, I really am so happy for you right now I could either cry or jump up and down! (Silly weight loss hormones!)

its funny because i want to cry too but i dont believe it so it has yet to hit me!!! lol

Oh, I really am so happy for you right now I could either cry or jump up and down! (Silly weight loss hormones!)

I have been following your story. I am so happy that you no longer have a leak! Hopefully now you will be able to experience the good of the sleeve. I am very moved by you and even through the journey you have had you are still positive. I wish you the best!!!

Nicole

Just a question for a to be sleever. Didn't they check for a leak before you left the hospital?

yeah.. it showed no leak. :/

Just a question for a to be sleever. Didn't they check for a leak before you left the hospital?

awthanks sweetie! i appreciate the support.

I have been following your story. I am so happy that you no longer have a leak! Hopefully now you will be able to experience the good of the sleeve. I am very moved by you and even through the journey you have had you are still positive. I wish you the best!!!

Nicole