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Colunga65

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Colunga65    8

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Hello every one. I'm newly sleeved 3 weeks ago yesterday. I'm still new at this and still have my doubts that i made the right decision.

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fyre_storm    1,412

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Hello every one. I'm newly sleeved 3 weeks ago yesterday. I'm still new at this and still have my doubts that i made the right decision.

What doubts?

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Kalipso2    25

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i'm 24 days post-op so just a little further along than you... so i can feel you! the revision surgery was a lot harder on my body than the lapband surgery was!! just today, after lunch, i thought to myself, "will i ever feel normal again?" each day i feel better but i'm only operating at like 85% right now. we had major surgery.... worse than just getting sleeved. the scarring we had from the band probably makes us feel worse! let me know if you ever want to talk privately!

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Colunga65    8

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The surgery was very hard on me. Two days later i was admitted into icu, i was severely dehydrated, so weak. Don't even know how i got there or what happened while i was there. I was told the adjustment physically and mentally is a slow process. I have lost as of the day of admittance into the hospital 13 lbs, haven't been weighed since. I see my doc next Thursday. I was 223 then. People ask why did i have the surgery, that I'm not that over weight. I guess that is why i doubt myself now, but surgery is done with.

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Colunga65    8

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@kalipso..most definitely. I feel like poop. I have good days and bad. And yes I was told this is major surgery we had and we need to take it slow

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Threetimesacharm    1,400

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You probably had the surgery like I did so I wouldn't gain back any weight lost with the band. I have gone on and lost 45 pounds since my surgery, woohoo!! You did the right thing don't second guess yourself. You want your weight loss to be forever, so the sleeve was the best choice. You will feel better, one day at a time!

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Kalipso2    25

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*knock on wood* i've been able to stay hydrated. that must have been SO scary to not remember getting to the ICU due to dehydraytion!! after my band surgery, i bounced back and went back to work less than a week later. i had no pain, nothing weird happening. after this surgery, i was off about 10 days and then only worked until 3pm the first week. this is my first full week back and i'm exhausted when i get home. i'm also still freaked out about a leak. every strange feeling or weird pain i worry. hopefully things will get better soon but this surgery really screwed me up mentally as well as physically. i get asked all the time if i regret having the revision. i tell them to ask me after a month but i might need longer than a month to NOT feel regret. so don't worry... you are not alone!!!

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Colunga65    8

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Kalypso.. Wow.. I had my surgery for the removal sept 28, sleeve Oct 24, and I'm off till Jan 1. I was told just rest...rest..rest.

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CowgirlJane    14,261

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I was forewarned, so knew this was going to be harder. I am grateful for that knowledge, I think it made it easier to endure the rough weeks. I had a very similiar recovery pattern as yours.... but I was pretty tired and feeling weird for the first 6-8 weeks. By 2-3 months out, I started returning to the human race...

*knock on wood* i've been able to stay hydrated. that must have been SO scary to not remember getting to the ICU due to dehydraytion!! after my band surgery, i bounced back and went back to work less than a week later. i had no pain, nothing weird happening. after this surgery, i was off about 10 days and then only worked until 3pm the first week. this is my first full week back and i'm exhausted when i get home. i'm also still freaked out about a leak. every strange feeling or weird pain i worry. hopefully things will get better soon but this surgery really screwed me up mentally as well as physically. i get asked all the time if i regret having the revision. i tell them to ask me after a month but i might need longer than a month to NOT feel regret. so don't worry... you are not alone!!!

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MyNameIsNatalee    14

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Just be patient. I am 3 months post op and 40lbs down. I was feeling the same way as you are now. Trust me it gets a lot better and is worth it!! I'm very happy with the results and I'm so glad that pesky band is gone!! Just hang in there and take one day at a time!

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Colunga65    8

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i hated that band. And cringe when i hear someone tell me they are getting it or getting it. Oh hell no..not worth the misery. I was vomiting blood at the end

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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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      1. summerseeker

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        Life as a big person had limited my life to what I knew I could manage to do each day. That was eat. I hadn't anything else to look forward to. So my eating choices were the best I could dream up. I planned the cooking in managable lots in my head and filled my day with and around it.

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