Sleeve today, in recovery

[pnwguy 29]

Congratulations. I don't know how you are posting. I was in and out of sleep the whole time and had absolutely nothing with me (phone) to post with even if I could. This is the start of a great journey best of luck.

I had my wife's iPad Mini and was posting from the wifi at the weight loss center They have their own surgical/recovery, so no hospital for me. I was in and out from sleep as well, I would take a sip and do something until I nodded off, which usually happened within 15 minutes.

I'm at home now (was discharged around 8am this morning). Feeling pretty good, minimal pain so far, I'm being careful to keep up on the hydrocodone and Zofran.

Its nice to be home isn't it? I hope you have all the support you need in place. I was curious, though, how long will it be before you follow up with your surgeon and how long did your surgeon say to wait before you could exercise?

It's great to be home!

Exercise wise, walking daily, work up to 60 minutes a day, can be broken up to start. I don't have any specific dates for weights or anything more strenuous as of yet, I hope to start cycling after the weather gets better.

I have a 1 week follow up scheduled for the 4th, and then monthly appointments for the at least the next 6 months (might be 12), then yearly appointments. I'll also be following up with my PCP in April or May for my diabetes. Additionally, I'm also going to be testing my daily blood sugar more often and keeping more detailed logs so that my PCP can help me reduce my dosages - I'm currently on 2000mg metformin ER and 10mg glipizide daily)

Edited January 30, 2014 by pnwguy

[TriciaC. 11]

Congratulations. I don't know how you are posting. I was in and out of sleep the whole time and had absolutely nothing with me (phone) to post with even if I could. This is the start of a great journey best of luck.

I had my wife's iPad Mini and was posting from the wifi at the weight loss center They have their own surgical/recovery, so no hospital for me. I was in and out from sleep as well, I would take a sip and do something until I nodded off, which usually happened within 15 minutes.

I'm at home now (was discharged around 8am this morning). Feeling pretty good, minimal pain so far, I'm being careful to keep up on the hydrocodone and Zofran.

Its nice to be home isn't it? I hope you have all the support you need in place. I was curious, though, how long will it be before you follow up with your surgeon and how long did your surgeon say to wait before you could exercise?

It's great to be home!

Exercise wise, walking daily, work up to 60 minutes a day, can be broken up to start. I don't have any specific dates for weights or anything more strenuous as of yet, I hope to start cycling after the weather gets better.

I have a 1 week follow up scheduled for the 4th, and then monthly appointments for the at least the next 6 months (might be 12), then yearly appointments. I'll also be following up with my PCP in April or May for my diabetes. Additionally, I'm also going to be testing my daily blood sugar more often and keeping more detailed logs so that my PCP can help me reduce my dosages - I'm currently on 2000mg metformin ER and 10mg glipizide daily)

Wow, so happy to hear that walking can be immediate since I am an avid walker, (did 7 miles in 2 hours today!) If and when I get my sleeve, (not sure now, cuz I'm doing so well on my own since I had to cancel because of big out of pocket expense), I wouldn't want to give up any of the activities I do now. Your follow ups sound very well organized, too. I wish you the best in your journey and although my revision from band to sleeve is probably not going to happen, I will follow you to support you when I can. :-)

[wendyt 108]

Sounds like you are doing very well! Keep up the good work!

[pnwguy 29]

LOL, weighed myself this morning to see how many pounds worth I gained from the fluids and gas.. clocked in at 297.. preop weight was 288. I think I'll stay off the scale for another week to give things a chance to settle. Not discouraged at all, just amused.