Hi all ! I'm being sleeved August 8th, 2012 by Dr Morris Washington in Myrtle Beach SC. Is there any other august sleevers on here?

I'm 27 (almost) ---about 100-130 to lose.

Hello ladies. I was sleeved on Thursday. Surgery went fine. I was in a lot of pain afterwards that was not very well controlled for awhile after. :-/

I was unable to keep down sips of anything or ice Chips until late this morning. Trust me dry heaves after being sleeved Is incredibly painful. I've been able to do some walking. Every day is a little better. First day was rough!

I'm glad that you are feeling better!!

@Ramona1019 - I am an 8/6 band to sleeve revision. Glad you found the preop wasn't hard. By day 7 I found myself starting to think the 2nd week would never ever end. But now here we just 2 days away. Wishing you the best of luck w/ your journey and hope we can share our successes along the way!!

@loleata I understand the concerns. It's perfectly natural for our nerves and 2nd guesses to get the best of us. I don't know much about the self mutilation issue, but as far as what sort of example you are setting...well, I think there is a lot to be said for being able to admit that this is something you need help with. I've spent the last few weeks addressing the shame feelings. I look around at my life and think things are pretty damn good. But the one area that I have been unable to master long term is my weight. I'm great at losing weight, but keeping it off is another story. I can't say if this is the right decision for you, only you know what is best. I hope that your nerves settle down and that you feel good about whichever route you take.

Sorry you had a rough start MamaMelly. Hope you continue to get better everyday!!! Hugs. Keep us posted

Loleata- I think all of us go thru these same questions or similar ones when trying to decide if this is right for you. I can't tell you how to feel but I can share my thoughts for me. Obesity is a disease just like alcoholism, diabetes, or anything else. If I didn't treat this disease the best way I can then wouldn't it be abusive to what god gave me? He wants me to live a full life and if this treatment plan is going to do it then so be it.

As for if I am ready to do this, and have I really tried everything. Well I've been overweight for 20 years and been on about a zillion diets. And yeah I've lost but I've also gained it all back too many times to count. This is going to help me KEEP it off. I think your sister is going to see someone that is strong enough to take action to change! This is not easy. There are going to be rough patches and you r still going to have to do the work to make it successful. So I think she will b proud of you! Goodluck!!

Hello ladies. I was sleeved on Thursday. Surgery went fine. I was in a lot of pain afterwards that was not very well controlled for awhile after. :-/

I was unable to keep down sips of anything or ice Chips until late this morning. Trust me dry heaves after being sleeved Is incredibly painful. I've been able to do some walking. Every day is a little better. First day was rough!

sorry it was hard on you, hope the worst is over and your on the down slide now to a much better version of you.. hang in there prayers with you huggss

Hey. Thanks for getting this started. My surgery is aug 17 with Dr Almanza in Mexico. I guess that means I will be seeing strawberry in SanDiego.

Welcome to all our new sleevers its great to have you here...Also futureskinnypants started a fb group so you we can talk and communicate on there also, its a secret group and no one on your fb can see your in it or comments, either ask futureskinnypants or me to invite you, best way is t follow my link and then friend me and then send me a message so i can then add you to the group here is my direct link, if you cant make it work then i need you to send me your direct link

http://www.facebook.com/klyn.mcmickell

also reference your surgery date and your VST sleeve name so we know who you are

Hey all I am being sleeved August the 10th by Dr. Hata in Hickory, NC. I am glad I found this because I am on day of four of my ten day liquid pre-op diet and I am struggling!! I am trying to think of it as one day at a time but, thinking I have six more days of this feels like an eternity to me right now.

@ mczoo33 I sent you a fb friend request but, it wouldn't let me message you until you accept me for some reason

Hey all I am being sleeved August the 10th by Dr. Hata in Hickory, NC. I am glad I found this because I am on day of four of my ten day liquid pre-op diet and I am struggling!! I am trying to think of it as one day at a time but, thinking I have six more days of this feels like an eternity to me right now.

welcome, and hang in there, you can do it, for me 3-5 day was the hardest but you can do it, I am now in like day 20 i think, see forget and stop counting lol hav 30 days preop and for most part managed it, had a couple small slips and no sense beating yoursef up if you do, just try and keep doing it...a great supportive group here with lots of information

welcome, and hang in there, you can do it, for me 3-5 day was the hardest but you can do it, I am now in like day 20 i think, see forget and stop counting lol hav 30 days preop and for most part managed it, had a couple small slips and no sense beating yoursef up if you do, just try and keep doing it...a great supportive group here with lots of information

thank-you so much I needed that right now!!

My surgery is 3 days away and I can't sleep at all. I'm very nervous and starting to have second thoughts... I keep asking myself: How am I Christian if this is considered self mutilation? What if I have complications? What if I can do this on my own? What example am I setting for my 12 year old sister by doing this? I'm also thinking... I have no self control and don't know how it got me to such an extreme.

Any support would be greatly appreciated.

In my opinion, it is just fear and guilt affecting you, and we know that God loves us as individuals far more than we can ever even imagine, and His love is not about fear, and He is not an accuser. I think it is perfectly normal to have second thoughts,because all of us want to be able to do this without assistance. One thing I think God wants us to learn is that we can't overcome obstacles all alone, and every single person has his or her own set of issues and needs help and support for them. food and how it affects our bodies just happen to be ours. As far as self-mutilation is concerned, I am fairly confident He is referring the ancient practice of marking oneself to identify with a pagan deity, which I am fairly certain you are not trying to do. ((((HUGS)))

@Mom_24: What you just said about God not wanting us to overcome obstacles alone is so true. Having faith is so important.

@ loleata: "And all things,whatsoever ye shall ask in prayer,believing,ye shall receive"Matthew 21:22

Hi All,

Had surgery 8/1 and all went very well except spent extra night due to a slow heart rate caused by anesthesia. They used lidocaine in abdominal wall to minimize tenderness but think it affected Vegal nerve and my HR got pretty low. I do not remember anything from being wheeled out of pre/op till I woke in room. Pain minimal and well controlled. Everything everyone said is absolutely true!!

WALK/ USE GASX/ GO slow .... Tiny sips... I have had zero nausea...didn't need any fancy mouth stuff just brush teeth and rinse a lot. sleep when you can. For me most of the discomfort was and still is Gas .

Each day the swelling goes down and sipping gets better. The goal is 4 oz per hr but day one all I could do was 1 oz per hr but have doubled it every day since till I am almost doing that . Protein is very filling and harder thus slower. My new best friends are my ice packs. Very comforting... Hope everyone else is getting better, I know I would try and log on but fall asleep before I could join in. In fact gotta nap now!:-)

Oh and yes this is drastic but my surgeon said you have to move beyond the shame and guilt and be determined to use this as the tool it is. MOST morbidly obese can only lose 10% of their weight with exercise ... The rest is food restriction. All those diets we tried have fine print after the befor and after pictures... "not typical results" But look at the TYPICAL RESULTS here!!! Only you can decide what is good for you... Seems to me there were no surgical options when the bible was written so getting directions from it would be difficult ...you just need to trust you are loved whatever you decide!