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.

I can't believe we are checking off the days of August, already. Wishing all of us a safe and gentle journey into our new beginnings, and great success without complication as we move forward on our paths to greater health and well-being.

Hi all my august sleever friends! Home happy and feeling well day 4. Down 8 pounds since surgery day. I think I am one of those people who feel guilty because I didn’t expect it to be this easy. Liquids are not a problem (moved from medicine cups to Playtex toddler cup yesterday) http://www.target.com/p/playtex-coolster-tumbler/-/A-14126369#?lnk=sc_qi_detaillink easier then the medicine cups just remove the non spill plastic piece. Pain in tummy where incisions are when moving but not when still so resting letting others wait in me, sipping and enjoying the Olympics! The tips on this forum were so helpful... although I was over prepared and did not need many of the items it was nice to know. Also the gas pains, gurgles, nausea etc. all info helped me know what to expect. I did not read anywhere about the patch for nausea they wanted to put on after surgery, I was coherent enough to refuse it. I had warn one on a cruise 2 months ago and had awful side effects. (7 days of severe vertigo after removal) So I was given Zofran IV and used the morphine pump the first 10 hours to sleep the nausea off. Other then that all seemed like what I had read.

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!

So glad you are feeling better... God Bless You....

This is a picture I found and thought would hlep... I hope it comes out...

ICANDOTHIS is up and walking and messaged me and the fb group and asked if I would pass on that she is doing good quoted

"Up. And walking....no pain.......three laps at a time and they were so good I do not enough remember the gourny..........this was a breeze.....hugs everyone!!!!!! I a, official ally sleeved!!!"

She is such an inspiration and sleeved

Hey everyone. Today is better. I took shower and got to put my own clothes on! Heaven! I've been able to walk several Laps at a time, even went down to the Giftshop for a 'field trip' my granny was with me and said , 'can I get you some hard candy!' lmao God bless her. I don't think she fully understands how this process works. But that's okay she's the best. I tooted today, so everyone was excited about that!! Hopefully discharged tomorrow as I'm able to keep liquids down. I miss my baby boy so much!!!! Thanks for everyone's support.

Hey everyone. Today is better. I took shower and got to put my own clothes on! Heaven! I've been able to walk several Laps at a time, even went down to the Giftshop for a 'field trip' my granny was with me and said , 'can I get you some hard candy!' lmao God bless her. I don't think she fully understands how this process works. But that's okay she's the best. I tooted today, so everyone was excited about that!! Hopefully discharged tomorrow as I'm able to keep liquids down. I miss my baby boy so much!!!! Thanks for everyone's support.

Glad to hear your doing better...hang in there {hugs}

Hello fellow sleeves, I am being sleeved Aug.24th in TJ Mexico with Dr. Garcia. I am 5'7" and currently 267lbs with a BMI of 42. I can't wait to take this weight not only of me physically but emotionally as well. Nice to see so many post op people who would do it all over agin, even with some complications. Getting pretty excited.

Hello fellow sleeves, I am being sleeved Aug.24th in TJ Mexico with Dr. Garcia. I am 5'7" and currently 267lbs with a BMI of 42. I can't wait to take this weight not only of me physically but emotionally as well. Nice to see so many post op people who would do it all over agin, even with some complications. Getting pretty excited.

Welcome ipinch

Hi All,

Had surgery 8/1 and all went very well ...didn't need any fancy mouth stuff just brush teeth and rinse a lot. Sleep when you can. I would try and log on but fall asleep before I could join in. In fact gotta nap now!:-)

Have to agree with all this... especially the teeth brushing it is my favorite. Not sure why it is so refreshing but it has been the whole last 3 days since surgery. And the fall asleep thing too. The day after surgery all I did was sleep, walk, pee (from IV drip) and sleep some more, sending a text seemed taxing.... I just wanted to sleep.

I have noticed that I am super sensitive to smells... I think it is part of the whole taste changing after surgery thing.

Hey everyone. Today is better. I took shower and got to put my own clothes on! Heaven! I've been able to walk several Laps at a time, even went down to the Giftshop for a 'field trip' my granny was with me and said , 'can I get you some hard candy!' lmao God bless her. I don't think she fully understands how this process works. But that's okay she's the best. I tooted today, so everyone was excited about that!! Hopefully discharged tomorrow as I'm able to keep liquids down. I miss my baby boy so much!!!! Thanks for everyone's support.

Glad you're doing better, MamaMelly!

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!

Love this!!

Hey everyone. Today is better. I took shower and got to put my own clothes on! Heaven! I've been able to walk several Laps at a time, even went down to the Giftshop for a 'field trip' my granny was with me and said , 'can I get you some hard candy!' lmao God bless her. I don't think she fully understands how this process works. But that's okay she's the best. I tooted today, so everyone was excited about that!! Hopefully discharged tomorrow as I'm able to keep liquids down. I miss my baby boy so much!!!! Thanks for everyone's support.

Glad you are having a pretty good day! Haha about tooting, congrats!

Hi everyone I am so scared, dare not tell my husband Got my date Aug 21 ,I am 49 5'5 230. Last year at this time was 202 life~~~ well death got in the way of losing on my own,again!! My niece was found dead in Aug {heart} my brother in law passed away with ALS, the day after burying my niece & my brother in Nov of cancer. was a long year.

Hi everyone I am so scared, dare not tell my husband Got my date Aug 21 ,I am 49 5'5 230. Last year at this time was 202 life~~~ well death got in the way of losing on my own,again!! My niece was found dead in Aug {heart} my brother in law passed away with ALS, the day after burying my niece & my brother in Nov of cancer. was a long year.

It is time to do this FOR YOU so that you can be healthy, active and enjoy life the way God designed you too. I was sleeved 4 days ago and it is so much easier then I expected. I have to admit as I lay on the table waiting to go into surgery I thought about running... but I had no idea how to get out of there and would have looked so silly in my blue hair net and matching booties and beautiful gray paper gown.... So I stayed there and no regrets! The doctors would not do a sleeve on you if they did not think you would benifit. Trust them... God is going to use them to help bring you the freedom you desire and He has waiting for you to grasp.