I was sleeved on this past MOnday the 25th. I came home yesterday in alot of pain. Made it through the night. Honestly, I was almost suprised to wake up. This morning, I feel like I knave NO idea what to do. Like I just fell on my butt and am just lost with everything circuling around in my mind. Is this normal? I don't want to eat. When I try to drink it doesn't even get down my throught before my esophogus spasms. Like a nervous tightness. My drain is gross ( I can deal with that) and I take my liquid pain Lortab every 2 hours (1/2 dose) instead of waiting 4 for the full dose.

My husband is not here for me...to be honest, I think he is cheating again. It just hit me in the hospital yesterday as we were waiting for discharge papers....the same I hate you look in his eye that was there when he did it before and we divorced the first time. Please don't lecture on that..I already know. I feel like I'm having a mental breakdown. Is this normal? Im looking at the world in a WHOLE different view. From who came to see me at the hospital, to how they acted to where do I go from here and did I do this really horrific thing to myself that is just a path to me dying. I don't want to sound like a freak, I just need to know this is normal and it will pass. When can I eat even a little bit again and not be nauseous? Will I be normal again? If so, what is normal? When does the pain stop? How can I change how I look at the world right now? Because my view is grim. Is this the pain meds? Im on welburtin but I have to crush it and haven't had it since Sunday. That was for depression. Any steps or ideas to get me out of this funk? Please help!

Even though I haven't posted, I am checking this post every time I wake up for reassurance. Thank you so much. You are truley a life savior in no other words. I will continue to check the posts and keep everyone updated. Just woke up and trying to get anything down. With every drink is a spasm. May call the dr tomorrow. Im going to try my welburtrin again in about an hour. Still haven't gotten it down. Supposed to be on cream liquid diet. Can I use apple sause for it?

Yes thinned applesauce but just enough to get your meds down for now. Your in my thoughts, stay strong!

stress can make your sleeve so funny things. OMG I can't eat at all now when stressed and before that was my go to method to fix my stress. Try slow tinny spoonfuls of warm/hot "food"

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You poor thing! I was sleeved Tuesday and the first day and a half were awful due to the nausea. You will get through this. You definitely need to call your doctor about the spasms, you may need medication. Things will get better we've got a new lease on life and it's there for the taking. Love yourself and focus on getting your fluids and Protein in and walking everyday.

Best wishes and hugs to you!

I was sleeved 6/13/12 and I wish you all the best. I have some problems with my pills and the pharmacist had to give me smaller pills. I have to take more now to get the same dose but they go down. Hoping each day gets better for you....

I just had some DQ gravy. That helped alot. Im not hungry at all and as of right this min...I am ding ok. I will call the dr tomorrow about the spasms. They hurt when I swallow! Thank you for putting up with my whiney butt today. It only took about 1 oz of gravy to satisfy me. was that a smile? Thanks everyone for being there.

Glad you got something down! You will feel a little better every day

Friday and seeing a glimpse of hope. Today I woke up not in not as much pain. Still walking bent over but I think it is the weight of my stomach pulling on the drain incision. When I lift it up light to me, the pain is ok. Im still taking the pain medicine every two hours and actually fixed my hair this morning. I had about 3 tsp of DQ gravy lasy night. Thats the only thing that sounded good since I've been home. It filled me up. Today, I got what was left out of the fridge and going to try a few tsps for breakfast. I thought I knew what I could eat during this cream stage, but Im at a loss. Suggestions please. I was supposed to go back to work next week, but I think I'll take off Monday and Tuesday, 4th holiday and go Thursday and Friday half days. Then full time the next Monday. I am finally back down to my weight of when I went into the hospital on Monday morning. That was a damper to come home with 9 extra pounds ! No matter why they are there. I hope it starts coming off soon. Thanks for the encourangment and talk to you later today.

Pain us back to 10. In my back. So much i cant catch my breath. Took pain meds and lying on heating pad. What do i do?

I've been eating campbell's cream Soups and measuring out 6 ozs and straining it into my bowl. My doctor said if I could eat 6 ozs in an our that would be sufficient. It is working. I've eating cream of chicken, tomato, beef broth, cream of asparagus so far. Again I strain out any bits and eat the Soup and it is very tasty going down in small sips. I'm also eating sugar free strawberry Jello and Edy's real fruit sugar free popsicles (very tasty) and these count towards my liquid intake. I'm also trying to get in my Protein shakes for breakfast and dinner to get my protein where it should be.

I don't have a drain but do have a lot of pain on my upper right side and that is where my biggest incision is and she also had to repair a hiatal hernia and I don't know if this is the area that my new sleeve is and the incision where they removed the part of my stomach they removed...but, it is painful and makes it hard to walk upright. I've been using ice in this area and it seems to help. I've been using a heating pad on my lower tummy and back and that also seems to help. I hope you get relief soon...you may have pulled a muscle in the back from all the strange contortions of movement in trying to keep your tummy from hurting. Keep the faith!

Christine

If you are in extreme pain, you need to contact the doctor as something else might be going on. Better to be safe than sorry.

During this stage of full liquids..protein shakes, thinned out cream of wheat Cereal, yogurt, creamy soups, thinned out mashed potatoes & gravy.

Hang in there...it takes time to normalize.

My back started hurting really bad and I had to start really drinking my water. Try to drink more water and start taking your chewable vitamins. I take flinstone complete they have it at the drug stores (walgreens, cvs) it will get better but focus on helping your body heal. Give it water and protein drinks.. I use premier chocolate ready to drink. Or add protein powder to whatever cream your eating.... This is just temporary, remember that, just give your body a chance to heal

Water and protein

I called the dr, who sent me to the ER for tests to make sure it wasnt a blood clot. Tests were normal and he said he thinks its just surgery pain and where the drain is. It should come out Monday. Came home, tooks liquid meds and heading to bed. I'll try the soup later. He told me if I can't handle the soups, just get the liquids down. Heading to bed. ttyl

Glad everything was okay! Get some rest and fluids

I had horrible pain in my back while my drain was in. As soon as it was removed I felt so much better. I hope you do to.