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Sleeved today and feeling great

Beckh86

By Beckh86, in Gastric Sleeve Surgery Forums

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ccrim03    6

ccrim03
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How r u doing

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Beckh86    40

Beckh86
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Great. I can lay comfortably on my stomach already which is huge for me because I'm a stomach sleeper. I'm not really tired at all. I had my one week post op which was actually 5 days and I'm down 7lbs!!!! Yay! I walk everyday a few times a day. Im getting all my fluids and Protein in (slowly- it's definitely a full time job). And I really honestly feel good. I'm so happy. I have had a few mini moments where I "want" food. I do not feel hungry but when I open the fridge and can smell the fried chicken or see the sour cream and cheddar chips my husband is eating I WANT a handful. But typically out of site out of mind. I have a few more days on Clear Liquids. Today I'm officially 1 week post op! How is everyone else doing?

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Ballermom    803

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That's Fantastic news. Congrats. Glad to hear how we'll you are doing. Wishing you Continued success.

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cinward2001    141

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Great. I can lay comfortably on my stomach already which is huge for me because I'm a stomach sleeper.

I think I'm looking forward that almost more than anything! LOL I haven't been able to sleep on my stomach for a long time...when I stretch out, I'm sure to have reflux and coughing in the middle of the night. In fact, recently, I've had to start sleeping propped up almost all the time and I hate it.

I want the sleeve revision more due to sleep deprivation than weight loss, I think! :) My surgery is the 14th....

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Beckh86    40

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Yay! You are going to love it. I'm only a week post op and so far I love it!

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cinward2001    141

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I hope/think so! I honestly think that my band is interfering with my health right now. Not anything that a medical professional could probably "see"...no slip or erosion, etc. But lack of sleep, having some reflux and then just feeling "icky" the rest of the day...mild but persistent things that I think are directly related to the band. It's time it's gone.

I also remember the days of not being hungry, eating for nutrition only...and I'm NOT one of those people who love food. The less I eat, the happier I am (if I'm not hungry). The thought of going back to really small means focused on Protein is very appealing!

When I was first banded, I weighed 260, lost down to 175 (my original goal), back up to about 200 (maybe 195-205...I don't weigh). I think this time, I'd like to drop to 145...and that's STILL less weight than I lost with the band. ;) Back then, hitting 175 felt "skinny" to me (from size 26 to 12), but I've been this size (14) long enough now that I think I'm used to a "smaller" me.

Sorry, didn't mean to hijack your thread! It's great that you're loving it!

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Beckh86    40

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Oh I'm not that sensitive! Hijack whatever you would like! :) I thankfully actually kept all my weight off but with the band it seemed like I just never felt "good"

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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
      of something and I'm not sure what to do about it. For years the only thing I've enjoyed is eating. We rarely do anything or go anywhere and if we do it always includes food. Family comes over? Big family dinner! Go camping? Food! Take a short ride or trip? Food! Holiday? Food! Go out of town for a Dr appointment? Food! When we go to a new town we don't look for any attractions, we look for restaurants we haven't been to. Heck, I look forward to getting off work because that means it's almost supper time. Now that I'm drinking these pre-op shakes for breakfast, lunch, and supper I have nothing to look forward to.  And once I have surgery on June 11th it'll be more of the same shakes. Even after pureed stage, soft food stage, and finally regular food stage, it's going to be a drastic change for the rest of my life. I'm giving up the one thing that really brings me joy. Eating. How do you cope with that? What do you do to fill that void? Wow. Now I'm sad.
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      1. LeighaTR

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        I hope your surgery on Wednesday goes well. You will be able to do all sorts of new things as you find your new normal after surgery. I don't know this from experience yet, but I am seeing a lot of positive things from people who have had it done. Best of luck!

    • Alisa_S

      Alisa_S

      On day 4 of the 2 week liquid pre-op diet. Surgery scheduled for June 11th.
      Soooo I am coming to a realization
      of something and I'm not sure what to do about it. For years the only thing I've enjoyed is eating. We rarely do anything or go anywhere and if we do it always includes food. Family comes over? Big family dinner! Go camping? Food! Take a short ride or trip? Food! Holiday? Food! Go out of town for a Dr appointment? Food! When we go to a new town we don't look for any attractions, we look for restaurants we haven't been to. Heck, I look forward to getting off work because that means it's almost supper time. Now that I'm drinking these pre-op shakes for breakfast, lunch, and supper I have nothing to look forward to.  And once I have surgery on June 11th it'll be more of the same shakes. Even after pureed stage, soft food stage, and finally regular food stage, it's going to be a drastic change for the rest of my life. I'm giving up the one thing that really brings me joy. Eating. How do you cope with that? What do you do to fill that void? Wow. Now I'm sad.
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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.

        Now I have a whole new big, bigger, biggest, best days ever. I am out there with those skinny people doing stuff i could never have dreamt of. Food is now an after thought. It doesn't consume my day. I still enjoy the good home cooked food but I eat smaller portions. I leave food on my plate when I am full. I can no longer hear my mother's voice saying eat it all up, ther are starving children in Africa who would want that!

        I still cook for family feasts, I love cooking. I still do holidays but I have changed from the All inclusive drinking and eating everything everyday kind to Self catering accommodation. This gives me the choice of cooking or eating out as I choose. I rarely drink anymore as I usually travel alone now and I feel I need to keep aware of my surroundings.

        I don't know at what point my life expanded, was it when I lost 100 pounds? Was it when I left my walking stick at home ? Was it when I said yes to an outing instead of finding an excuse to stay home ? i look back at my last five years and wonder how loosing weight has made such a difference. Be ready to amaze yourself.

        BTW, the liquid diet sucks, one more day and you are over the worst. You can do it.

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      Officially here for a long time, not just a good time💪
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