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Hello Support Group!!!

While I have been a ROCKSTAR with this Sleeve stuff....My poor Mom is having a hard time! I am almost 9 months out, never been sick, easy recovery, etc.....

She had the surgery last Thursday - and is STILL IN THE HOSPITAL! She had a hernia repair on her esophagus as well, and is just not able to keep anything down....can't come home until she can keep liquids down. ANyone else have hernia repair at same time as the sleeve? Longer recovery time? More pain? What's up??

Anyway....just waiting for her to get better :(

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Ohhhhh, poor Mom. I also had a hernia repair at the same time, but I had a totally uneventful recovery. I will keep her in my thoughts.

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So sorry to hear about your momma! I think everyone is just different, and age does make a difference (I say as a "middle-aged" sleever). My surgeon repairs hiatal hernias in about 90% of his patients who receive a VSG. Not sure about other surgeons. I didn't feel that mine specifically made my recovery any more difficult, but I did have a rough couple of days in the hospital after surgery--mostly related to respiratory issues. Had to have a respiratory consult, etc. The drugs made me feel really crappy, too, but then a wonderful nurse suggested that might be the issue and it helped tremendously.

Hope your mom feels better soon! It's great that you can experience this together and support each other.

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poor Mom is having a hard time!

Shannon

hey you rock star, looking good!!!!

113 lbs gone, gone, gone , forever - down the toilet, FLUSH!!!! :)

its great that you have had so much success since WLS - no problems, recovery et al, vomitting - all is good!!!

so great, hope you are rightly proud of yourself!!!!

but..........

so sorry about your mom :(

that much be difficult seeing her go through these problems

maybe you feel "guilty" since you didn't have any problems??

if thats the case - DON'T feel that way - i'm sure mom is happy you have had a smooth time

just be their for mom, like i see you are :)

i see MANY people here have hernia surgery at the same time as WLS

I "think" most of those people don't have problems (i never had that surgery, so obviously i'm not an expert)

as with anything, OP do have problems with surgeries, always possiblity of complications, doesn't help you any that i am saying this to you :(

I hope she can hold down liquids sooner than later, and she starts to feel better enough where they can release her to continue her re-cuperation at home

being at home is always better

hopefully - when this "situation" clears up - she'll be on the right road to recovery and success with her sleeve

take care to both of you

good luck!!!!

again shannon, congrats on ALL your success - you deserve it!!!!

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Hi Shannon I'm Praying for you Mom. The good news is that she has a daughter like you. I hope she keeps down her liquids and Wishing her a very speedy recovery. Congrats on your weight loss.

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I had a hiatal hernia repair done at the same time. My recovery was pretty uneventful. It may be partly her age or if she has comorbidities to her obesity or a number of other factors. I will keep her in my thoughts, I hope she feel better soon!

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I hope she recover soon.

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SHe is home!!! Thank you for the prayers and kind words!!!!!!

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Wonderful! Wishing her a speedy recovery now that she is home. One day at a time...right?

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SHe is home!!! Thank you for the prayers and kind words!!!!!!

Glad she's home.

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