posting this on my new ipad =) anyways im mike from oklahoma born and raised in connecticut im 6'0" and weigh 495-500

just wanted to pop in here and let you all have the honor of meeting me.....lol jk anyways im going to be keeping a vlog of my journey check me out at

www.youtube.com/user/sciontcdude <--- this ipad keyboard has the \ symbol but shift and that symbol doesnt work -.0 so change the \ to the other one ...eh you understand. oh btw its with dr. armando joya

Hi Mike! Glad you're joining us. I'll look forward to watching your progress! When is your surgery scheduled, or have you already had it done?

surgery is scheduled on 5-21 ..im changing careers as well im going to be going to school for trucking from 4-18 to 5-18 my 2 week pre op diet has me concerned considering ill be taking final tests around that time frame when im going through lack of proper nutrition so ill probably be lethargic and wont be able to concentrate very well? AHH just figured out how to operate the alternate shift on this keyboard ...WINNING

hey Mike, hope all goes well for you!

surgery is scheduled on 5-21 ..im changing careers as well im going to be going to school for trucking from 4-18 to 5-18 my 2 week pre op diet has me concerned considering ill be taking final tests around that time frame when im going through lack of proper nutrition so ill probably be lethargic and wont be able to concentrate very well? AHH just figured out how to operate the alternate shift on this keyboard ...WINNING

Welcome Mike! Don't assume anything, Just get the job done. In a year your life will be SO different. enjoy both rides!

Hi mike from okla as well!!

Hey Mike..hope all went well today!

Hey Mike!!!

Hope all went well today congrats on the new start of your life.

thanks all went under at 2:35 and woke up groggy at 6:30 i had some pretty

uncomfortable pain right on my sternum no where else though but it lasted until

like 11 at night ...if i lay down i get the pain every 3 or 4 minutes it lasts

for a few seconds then goes away..but if i stand up or walk then that goes away

but then i feel sick a lil and feeling like wanting to throw up..so right now im

sitting on my bed ...just took the leak test and they said i passed that ...i

got ice and i can sip on water so thats huge since i havent eaten or drank

anything since 8 pm sunday so about 32 hours..oh also at night good thing i

caught it ..but when tossing to my side i noticed the iv was dark ..turned on

the light and found out i disconnected the iv and was bleeding all over the

place through the iv that was kind of scary ..but i had a nurse come in and they

gave me a new iv ...i did throw up blood last night i guess thats normal since

a lil blood goes in the stomach when they perform the procedure..im feeling a

lil hungry and sick so im going to relax

Grats on the new ipad, the tech nerd in me just had to get that out of the way LoL. 500 lbs thats about where I am right now. I just attended a seminar last night and am about to make an appointment myself. Btw. FIRST POST for me!

Glad to hear everything went well Mike. BTW, I'm an okie too.

Hi & congratulations.

thanks all went under at 2:35 and woke up groggy at 6:30 i had some pretty

uncomfortable pain right on my sternum no where else though but it lasted until

like 11 at night ...if i lay down i get the pain every 3 or 4 minutes it lasts

for a few seconds then goes away..but if i stand up or walk then that goes away

Most likely residual gas. You're pumped full of CO2 during surgery. Sometimes some can linger, and unfortuately it's pretty painful. As you've figured out, walking helps. Heating pads always help me. You can also try laying on your left side & bending your right leg up as close to your chest as you can get it. Also some yoga poses that can help, but I don't think they'd make you feel any better this freshly post-op... more harm than good!

Nausea & what not is fairly common. Part anesthesia, part your stomach was severed, part reaction to the meds - who knows. It should subside. I didn't have any so I can't tell you how long it took me to feel better, but seems like 3 - 4 days is a good bet. If your nausea gets bad, make sure you tell your nurse. They can give you Zofran or something similar through your IV and you should feel much better afterward.

Glad to hear everything went well Mike. BTW' date=' I'm an okie too.[/quote']

thanks glad all is good with you as well couldnt figure out how to reply in the private message ....every day it gets better and better?

Congratulations Mike! Looking forward to watching your vlog.

The best of luck to you! Congrats for taking charge of your health! We're all an inspiration to one another! Here's to you and the journey you are about to embark upon!!

April