Hey all! I'm new around these parts

My surgery is scheduled for January 7th and I was wondering if there are any others schedule for the big day in January 2013 ...?

One week from today will be my turn. Nervous and Excited and Anxious to get it started.

Me too! Good luck!!

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I'm scheduled for January 30th! I start my liquid diet Wednesday!

So excited....the day is almost here!!! I am getting sleeved tomorrow @ 11:30 AM

EXCITING Aceykay!!! Keep us updated and good luck.

So excited....the day is almost here!!! I am getting sleeved tomorrow @ 11:30 AM

So excited for you. You will be great. When they tell you to walk get up and start moving

Me too! Good luck!!

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Thanks! Good luck to you too!

Prepped for surgery waiting for 11:30 can't believe the day is here already!!!!!!

Prepped for surgery waiting for 11:30 can't believe the day is here already!!!!!!

Good Luck!

Prepped for surgery waiting for 11:30 <img src='http://www.bariatricpal.com/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/smile.png' class='bbc_emoticon' alt='' /> can't believe the day is here already!!!!!!

I'm so excited for u - keep us posted. Blessings & prayers. Mine is scheduled for next Wed - I am so ready.

Prepped for surgery waiting for 11:30 <img src='http://www.bariatricpal.com/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/smile.png' class='bbc_emoticon' alt='' /> can't believe the day is here already!!!!!!

Hi! I was sleeved jan 10th. I planned on giving updates along the way, but didn't quite fill up to it. I had a adverse reaction to the scopolamine patch ( for nausea) I applied the evening before surgery. It made me have blurry vision for 2 days! I had to remove it after 1 day. For 2 days the nausea was unbelievable! Being an oncology nurse I know a few drugs that help with nausea and finally I had to coax my nurse into asking my Dr for the additional drug.......relief at last! .

I had a PCA for pain. I used it often the first day then was switched to oral pain meds on day 2. I must say however looking at that 15 cc cup of thick syrupy liquid pain med I had to get down while nauseous was not my best moment lol.

Every time I got up to use the restroom I went for a walk in the hall. I never went more than 3 hours without walking and I never experienced gas pains.

Loved having my robe and slippers!

I've been home for 2 days now and my biggest challenges are: I'm still a little light- headed when I first stand and walk around, my energy is really low, getting in about 1/3 of my protein ( dr says ok in the beginning not much protein wasting yet ), getting in 1/2 of my fluid intake ( time to really step it up).

I haven't taken any pain meds since first night I was home. I keep the abdominal binding on most of the day and that really helps ( especially when I cough since I caught a cold from my 2 year old ).

How is everyone else feeling?!

Hi, I'm new too. I'm actually sitting in my PCPs office to get medical clearance for surgery on 1/23/13 @ 2 pm. I'm so excited. I was nervous and I may get nervous as I get closer. I have been doing liquids for 4 days and I'm down 10 lbs. I'm so motivated by that. Good luck to us all!

Hi delta girl.. Good to hear you are feeling better. I was sleeved on 1/8 and I am feeling pretty good. Everything went pretty well. Finally able to get up and down without pain, which is nice. I am working on getting in more of my liquids in and I up to 2 protein shakes a day without feeling like it is too much. I see progress every day.

Delta girl....I wore one of those patches on my cruise and also had blurry vision! I finally learned after I returned home the medicine in the patch will dilate your eyes if you touch your eye after putting on the patch!! Duhhhhh.....now I know. Lol

I was sleeved on 8th - started purees today - yay! I don't see my bariatric surgeon for a month, but see my PCP (who is an internist and not bariatric) tomorrow. I have been doing laps around my house - walking that is - but don't know when I can be cleared to start walking down stairs and starting the treadmill. Does anyone know how much time you should give after surgery before a "real" exercise program? I am walking - but not to the extent I would call exercise - it is just "movement" at this point - often!

Also - anything else I should ask my PCP about? Driving? meds? Just want to make sure I'm covering what a normal post-op visit would entail.