Hello all. my name is morgan (obviously). I'm 29 years old. Diabetic, PCOS, high blood pressure.. Everything fun of course.

I have Kaiser and did the 12weeks Options class over the summer and ended at the end of September. Last Tuesday, October 28th I had my consult appt with my surgeon, and he surprisingly had a cancellation and was able to fit me in on November 4th. Talk about nerveracking . soo quick. I started at 256 at the beginning of my options classes, did Protein shakes for a week to drop weight and ended up being 242 by the end of the classes. I made my appt for last Tuesday on the previous Friday and wanted to make sure I was still 242 a because if he saw in gained weight, I'm sure he wouldn't have been okay with soing the surgery. I ends up being exactly 242 on my consult say, and then 239/240 on my surgery day. I went into the hospital at 8:30, surgery WS at 10:40am and I was in recovery by 12. I was so out of it I slept most of the day/night. I stopped taking any morphine because it made me so drowsy by 5. I barely used any which everyone was impressed with. I toughened it out for sure. I woke up at 4 this morning and decided to walk around like they want you to do. Did a few laps around the floor then rested a bit until my mom got there. Did some more laps. My doctor came and checked on me at around 830/9 and said I looked fantastic but he didn't want to send me home with my blood sugars so high. They were @ 188 when I came in, 330 (the highest it has ever been) at 10pm on Tuesday night then 303 at 130 am on Wednesday, after they pumped me full of insulin to lower. The surgeon then decided the only way I'd be able to leave was to get my sugars down, they then changed my IV to saline (the one had glucose in it), by noon it was 165 and by 1 the Dr came in and was pleased and had me discharged.

All in all, my blood sugar gone down as well as my blood pressure, its in the normal zone. It boggles my mind. Ice tried so hard using diet exercise and medication and still no real change. I'm so happy I went through with this. I never realized how much I use my stomach muscles though. I'm in a bit of pain. Getting in and out of bed is no pleasant time, same with coughing (due to the tube down my throat) or even laughing. Tmi. But i have been super gassy since the surgery and am wondering if thats where most of my pain and discomfort is coming from. But I'm happy though I was only at the hospital for a little over 24 hrs, esp when I thought I'd at least be sleeping there for another day at least.

My mom had lapband then removed it, waited a year and got the sleeve. She told me not to be surprised about gaining weight while in the hospital due to all the liquids and what not. Luckily, as soon as I got home, I peed and then weighed myself. Super surprised that I still weigh 239.

So here is to my new journey, of hopefully no longer being diabetic, having hypertension, no longer having PCOS, hopefully being able to have children! And living a much longer and fulfilling life.

Good luck to everyone that is starting this journey and people that continue on.

Morgan

@Morganamazing

Good luck. The hardest part is over. Getting through the surgery. Now you can work on enjoying your amazing new life. There will still be ups and downs, but the hardest part is taking the plunge. I am so excited for you. Please keep us all updated on your progress.

Thank you so so much Jonathan I appreciate the support and kind words!!!

Congrats to you, Morgan! It's amazing how quickly wls can seem to alleviate the comorbidities that diet and exercise just never could tame, isn't it? I'm glad to hear you had such a positive hospital experience. Get lots of rest, and get to learn your "new body" while you're home recuperating- I look forward to hearing how you're coming along

You are so lucky! I have to wait and have Kaiser for over two months to get a surgery date. What region are you in?

Thanks so much @@SuzeMuze!!!!

@@MBM1Forever I live in southern California. Did the 12 weeks options class, called then right after n was like I'm done with everything! Had to lose weight, bring my blood sugar down under 8, and lower my blood pressure. Then they referred me, my consult was going to be November 28 unless there was a cancellation, the surgery ppl called me at the end of the day the Friday before my consult and said there was a cancellation, so my consult was on oct. 28..then the Dr told me there was a cancellation in his books n November 4th was it. It came so fast! I think it was meant to be, because if it wasn't that, then it would have been in December.

@@morganamazing

Congrats on getting through the surgery, Now the fun part begins! Just try to take things one day at a time. My best advise post-op is to throw away your scale! Seriously! I don't get stressed out weighing myself everyday. I rely on how my clothes fit. When I do "weigh in" every 2 or 3 weeks I usually always have a significant weight loss and that high keeps me going for the next 2 weeks or so. Can't wait to hear how things are going for you. Best of luck!!!

@@tamg26k thanks so much! I find myself hoppin onto the scale at least every other day. What I've noticed is that most people from what I've read have gained weight from surgery by the time they were discharged. Probably because of all the IV fluids and whet not. I actually lost a pound, so I haven't minded looking on the scale. I was super nervous getting on it as soon as I got home, but obviously pleasantly surprised. Luckily it's a bit difficult for me to bend over right now because of the pain, so I haven't been addicted to the scale. Lol