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I was sleeved monday morning the first day i was in so much pain !it wasnt even the surgery it self The gas is horrible! It i walked and walk finally they gave me some kinda inflammatory meds which helped alot! Im doing much better now but still have some pain this time from the surgery . I also feel weak if i do to much .. Ive been eating popsicles and broth i even suck on beef Jerky !! Im so hungry or my mind is anyways when i see people eating i wanna rip out there hands and eat it!!! I feel like a zombie on Walking Dead!!! Lol from day 1 i started dreaming i was eating!! Every dream i have im eating haha im going to try and hold out until wednesday when i go for my first dr visit!

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oh yes, i remember the first few weeks post op. Just miserable....I didn't dream about food but that is not uncommon. Hold out until your doc oks for solid food, it is hard to digest at first and makes your tummy feel really weird. Hang in there, you can do it!!!!

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I was sleeved Monday as well. Yes the gas is reficulous. Even when i sip Water i get gas. But its to be expected for at least 6 weeks.

You will also feel lots of pain when moving r/t the large incision that they actually pulled the stomach out of.

Its hard but hang in there. We are sleeve sisters.

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thank u sister!

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I had surgery on Wednesday and last night I had a dream I was eating French fries..boy was that scary

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i was sleeved 19 days ago and im still in pain.i have had every problem possible. nicked spleen during operation,pneumonia'2 infections that needed to be drained.i currently haave a bag connecting to my stomach to drain the infection.im living in hell.so it could be worse..i hope u feel better.i wouldnt wish what im going through on my worst enemy.

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Meggies...may I ask who your surgeon is? I am having surgery this Tuesday and terrified about these worst case scenarios!!

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i was sleeved 19 days ago and im still in pain.i have had every problem possible. nicked spleen during operation' date='pneumonia'2 infections that needed to be drained.i currently haave a bag connecting to my stomach to drain the infection.im living in hell.so it could be worse..i hope u feel better.i wouldnt wish what im going through on my worst enemy.[/quote']

Oh my goodness that horrible! Where in the world the you get sleeve at?

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I too was sleeved on Monday I want to eat some meat so bad I'm on stage 2 per Kaiser so cream on wheat grits and yogurt but I want some Damn meat. Ugh this sucks I did not know it would be this hard.

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oh yes' date=' i remember the first few weeks post op. Just miserable....I didn't dream about food but that is not uncommon. Hold out until your doc oks for solid food, it is hard to digest at first and makes your tummy feel really weird. Hang in there, you can do it!!!![/quote']

Hello magpie30.. so I thought the same thing about weird feeling as I progress to cream of wheat.. do u feel ur food going down into ur new stomach? It doesn't hurt but man its weird. Will it always be this way? Sleeved 5/10

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Oh, you poor things! I was sleeved 24 days ago and have never felt better. Post-op pain lasted less than a day and except for one major bought with gas pains, I haven't had a complaint. I am now on a soft diet with ground meats and have tolerated everything I tried. I was so fortunate not to have pain because I am limited to Tylenol for pain and that wasn't going to cover much. Hold on, I'm sure it will get better as you heal. I do know that I spend most of my day thinking about food right now, but not sure I have dreamed about it. That will get better I'm told as the new way of eating becomes more normal. I am getting tired of being obsessed about this sleeve. Hopefully, soon will get back to thinking about what used to occupy my mind.

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