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Gastric Sleeve 2/29/2012

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bcapps    1

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Had gastric sleeve with hernia repair , was suppose to have had bypass but due to previous surgeries it wasn't possible.

I am 3 1/2 weeks post op ; I have lost 40 lbs. I am sick alot. I can only eat twice a day and usually throw one of them up. Veggies nor any Protein will stay down . Is anyone else having this problem?

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bcapps    1

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Had gastric sleeve with hernia repair ' date=' was suppose to have had bypass but due to previous surgeries it wasn't possible.

I am 3 1/2 weeks post op ; I have lost 40 lbs. I am sick alot. I can only eat twice a day and usually throw one of them up. Veggies nor any Protein will stay down . Is anyone else having this problem?[/quote']

Had the light run into my tummy yesterday , I have 2 areas that are narrowing they opened one; nodules,inflammation , redness , hiatus hernia, bacteria, so I'm a bit of a mess. 41 lbs lost 4 weeks post op

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UK Cathy    977

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Sorry to hear you are suffering and I hope you feel better soon. My surgery is 3rd April. Cathy

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Carly    56

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I am so sorry you are having such a hard time. I hope that since they have located the problem, you are now on the mend. Please keep us updated. Thoughts and prayers with you!

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Artsy    48

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Bless your heart. Hope you are feeling better soon. Hang in there and post your progress. It will get better!

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bcapps    1

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They opened my tummy esaph/ stomach. And stomach/ small intestine they stretched it with a balloon, I was so restricted no food could enter my stomach. That's why I was throwing up. Stomach still little raw from test but food is staying down. Starting to feel better! Thanks for all the support!!!!!!!

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Artsy    48

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So glad they found the problem. Thank you for posting the results of what the doctor found. Saying prayers for continued recovery!

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Carly    56

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So glad to hear you have an answer. I hope it is all good news for you from here on out!

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Miriam    50

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Hey, I had my surgery on the same day as you! (but no hernia repair) I think my sleeve is pretty restrictive, too (I can still only eat about 1 tablespoon of food a meal, 4 times a day (my nut wants 5), but nothing like yours. I did throw up a lot in the beginning, but once my nut taught me how to eat (not sure why they couldn't do that before I left the hospital - had to wait till my 2 1/2 week appointment for that), I've mostly managed to eat without problems. The funny thing is that although I was never much into fish (at some point I wouldn't touch most types of fish), that's about all I eat nowadays! For some reason, meatballs are just not sitting well with me, and chicken tastes too bland. (I used to eat 2 chicken / turkey / meat meals a day before my sleeve!) But other than that, doing fine. So I'm glad to hear they found the problem and doing better. Good luck with your weight loss!

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bcapps    1

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Hey' date=' I had my surgery on the same day as you! (but no hernia repair) I think my sleeve is pretty restrictive, too (I can still only eat about 1 tablespoon of food a meal, 4 times a day (my nut wants 5), but nothing like yours. I did throw up a lot in the beginning, but once my nut taught me how to eat (not sure why they couldn't do that before I left the hospital - had to wait till my 2 1/2 week appointment for that), I've mostly managed to eat without problems. The funny thing is that although I was never much into fish (at some point I wouldn't touch most types of fish), that's about all I eat nowadays! For some reason, meatballs are just not sitting well with me, and chicken tastes too bland. (I used to eat 2 chicken / turkey / meat meals a day before my sleeve!) But other than that, doing fine. So I'm glad to hear they found the problem and doing better. Good luck with your weight loss![/quote']

I still can not hold meat of any kind down. It's better but something still isn't right, I can eat baked potato, some fine noodles , yogurt,Peanut Butter,that's about it. Everything n

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Miriam    50

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I still can not hold meat of any kind down. It's better but something still isn't right, I can eat baked potato, some fine noodles , yogurt,peanut butter,that's about it. Everything n

Ouch. Sorry to hear that. But from what I've read, some sleeves do take more time to heal than others. So it may be that in a couple of weeks or a month from now, you will be able to hold down meat. Don't give up!

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Ouch. Sorry to hear that. But from what I've read' date=' some sleeves do take more time to heal than others. So it may be that in a couple of weeks or a month from now, you will be able to hold down meat. Don't give up![/quote']

Thanks I am holding on to hope

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bcapps    1

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Had gastric sleeve with hernia repair ' date=' was suppose to have had bypass but due to previous surgeries it wasn't possible.

I am 3 1/2 weeks post op ; I have lost 40 lbs. I am sick alot. I can only eat twice a day and usually throw one of them up. Veggies nor any Protein will stay down . Is anyone else having this problem?[/quote']

Finally seeing some improvement , not throwing up as much quite nauseated at times. Still only eat 1 or 2 times per day that's all I can hold. Total loss since feb 29, 2012 44 lbs

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Miriam    50

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Finally seeing some improvement , not throwing up as much quite nauseated at times. Still only eat 1 or 2 times per day that's all I can hold. Total loss since feb 29, 2012 44 lbs

Glad to hear that there's been an improvement - I think that while most of us are taking baby steps in our recovery, you're taking extra-extra-extra-small baby steps. But I have no doubt that you WILL eventually catch up to the rest of us - it may just be a longer journey than most...

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Had gastric sleeve with hernia repair ' date=' was suppose to have had bypass but due to previous surgeries it wasn't possible.

I am 3 1/2 weeks post op ; I have lost 40 lbs. I am sick alot. I can only eat twice a day and usually throw one of them up. Veggies nor any Protein will stay down . Is anyone else having this problem?[/quote']

Well tomorrow makes 8 weeks post op; things are getting better. Holding down food better, more textured foods. Total loss as of today is 51 lbs. I still only eat 2 times per day and sometimes a small snack.< /p>

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      On day 4 of the 2 week liquid pre-op diet. Surgery scheduled for June 11th.
      Soooo I am coming to a realization
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