May 2013 Sleevers!

[wesc04 6]

Well today is my day finally. Getting ready to head to the hospital soon for an 8:30 am Sleeve! A little nervous but also very excited to finally get it done. I will be back soon to share my results and experience. I was scheduled the final day in May and here I finally am. Wish me luck as the first day of my new life begins today. Thank you to everyone for their support and kind and helpful words. Here I go!!!!!!

[mistysj 1,939]

How exciting! The May 2013 group is almost all sleeved! Good luck, Wes!

[Elissa55 8]

Good luck and best wishes for a speedy recovery!

[cinward2001 141]

You know, I remember first posting in this thread and feeling like "Darn, I wish I'd been sleeved sooner!" As in, wishing I was at the beginning of May instead of the middle! LOL Hard to believe the month is almost over. I'm about 2.5 weeks post-op, eating soft foods, and feeling pretty good!

Hope everyone is mending well!

[mswanda9577 44]

Hello everyone. Today I am one month post op. Was sleeved may 1st. I am doing well. My sleeve and i get along well. I am down 23lbs since surgery and I feel great. No issues as of yet except for......ACID REFLUX!!!! Its horrific. Doc upped prilosec today so I hope it works :-).

[jtower97 28]

Sleeved on Wednesday the 29th, taking it one day at a time. Trying to get my liquids in but it is very difficult. I do not have any desire to eat or drink anything, except sugar free Popsicles; they have been a lifesaver!

[Lego78 8]

Sleeved on Wednesday the 29th, taking it one day at a time. Trying to get my liquids in but it is very difficult. I do not have any desire to eat or drink anything, except sugar free Popsicles; they have been a lifesaver!

Same here, I was sleeved Tuesday, and only tolerated Water and sugar free popcicles. Today I was able to drink butternut squash Soup and felt a lot better. I hope I am over my "weak" hump.

[palomarules 45]

Palomarules' date=' I was sleeved on the 28th also. I am doing really well but struggling to get enough liquid. I would love to hear how you're doing.

Jellybean[/quote']

Hi Jellybean,

I got home the hospital yesterday and feel fine, but maybe a bit gassy. I have only had two sons of yoghurt and three spoon of apple sauce in four days. I have absolutely no appetite and have to make myself sip Water. I love not wanting to eat, but wonder how long this will last. Someone mentioned wanting a cheeseburger, but I only imagine my stomach being ripped apart by the idea. My surgery was Wednesday and today is Saturday and I've already lost 3kg, nearly 7 lbs. I am pleased with that. Let me know how you're getting on.

[jtower97 28]

Same here' date=' I was sleeved Tuesday, and only tolerated Water and sugar free popcicles. Today I was able to drink butternut squash Soup and felt a lot better. I hope I am over my "weak" hump.[/quote']

I was able to get 4oz of a Protein shake in last night, shooting for 8oz today. We got this!

[tigerbelle 328]

it does get better once you are able to move on to soft foods...I will be 4 weeks out Monday and am almost ready to start introducing a few more dense foods...definitely not planning on adding any starches (bread, Pasta, rice, potatoes, corn) though...I have been in a stall for the last week, and it is very discouraging, but here I am getting encouragement to stick with the plan and hang in there

[ramirelek 59]

I dont want to be measuring every week, but I figure out that if I dont do it I would not know if I am or not an a stall. Ohh what should I do.

[k8ee 131]

I figure that I should be measuring my weight. Weekly at least instead of daily! I think it's good to set a day to do this each week and to also set yourself some goals.

i think this will also help me move towards and achieving lifestyle changes.

[wesc04 6]

Hello all- well I was sleeved on may 31st. I was pretty nauseous on day 1 and 2 and the gas and acid reflux pains were unbearable. I went home yesterday 6/1 was still pretty nauseous and I tried taking my first dosage of hydrocodone but I could not keep it down so I threw it up and just did not take it. Day 3 is much much better. The nausea seemed to subside, did a morning walk and took my hydrocodone and was able to keep it down this time, just sipped it slower this time. I also had a Popsicle earlier which was awesome and I am sipping on Isopure and Water as I write this. Hopefully it's smooth sailing from here on out. Those acid reflux pains gotta go lol. Anyway ready to officially start the journey now that all the nausea is out of the way. Thanks for all the support

[tigerbelle 328]

wesc, I hope you get that under control soon...did your dr prescribe a PPI, like Prevacid...that helped me a lot

[wesc04 6]

wesc' date=' I hope you get that under control soon...did your dr prescribe a PPI, like Prevacid...that helped me a lot[/quote']

Yes he prescribed prilosec which is starting to slowly work a little bit. I just have to be patient I guess