Hi to us who've made it!! Officially post op and feeling great!

@@Zzzombrie That is why when they go down the list of meds when they are inquiring you have to tell them what works with you or not. Honesly, Percocet does nothing but relax me. Makes me feel like it is doing nothing. The good thing is I only needed it the first 2 days. After that, it is sitting there, a whole bottle of it. At the hospital they gave me liquid tylenol and I think my face turned green. It made me nauseas. So, they gave me Loratab instead. That knocked me out. But I am glad the prescribed Pepcid. I guess they anticipate that you will have heartburn because your stomach is adapting to food again. There will be things you can't eat that you did before. So far I noticed today that ham did not agree with me. I put so little of it in my eggs, but my stomach noticed right away. Ain't that weird?!

HI this is my first post! So glad I found you. I was sleeved 1/15/15. So far doing well. I'm on clear liquid diet till Thursday when I see my doc and graduate to puree for 4 weeks I think. Having trouble getting 64 oz liquids in and hardly no protein. I bought Isopure and it was disgusting. Only problem I had really was not being able to take pain and nausea PILLS he gave me, so I toughed it out but it's been tolerable. EXCEPT I can't sleep. Maybe 3 hrs a night--like from 7-10 am...I can't get comfortable anywhere. I'm a side, tummy sleeper and that's a no go. I cheated today and sucked on 5 cheerios. OMG it was sooo good. I'm starving! I'm weak and tire easily but get around a bit, do dishes, shower, etc. The w8 is coming off so fast I feel strange when I touch my face or arm and feel a bone that was never there. I feel my body changing so fast and it's kind of unnerving, but in a good way. Anyway thanks for listening. Hugs and good luck to all.

FIRST Day back to work! It started off rocky but ended well....to my surprise alot of support! Also find out alot of my co workers are 5 yrs post op

@@Pac-woman I'm glad you know what works for you. I sure as Hell don't, lol. Frankly I think ibuprofen is the best at killing my pain. I must be a light weight. Percocet makes me crazy. Like body sleepy and mind racing. So discombobulating to me. I don't think I can take any opiates anymore since I had a bad reaction to a morphine shot. My whole body cramped up. It was super painful. They had to give me 2 benadryl shots before it settled down.

Edited January 21, 201511 yr by Zzzombrie

Ibuprofen is going to hurt the lining of your tummy. Did they give you a list of drugs to stay away from?

I only really the it when I get migraines. Haven't had one since before surgery, but thanks for letting me know. Smart girl

Pm me your email address, i will give the docs i got so you can read if u like.

I was sleeved yesterday. Was painful most of yesterday. Today with walking I'm feeling much better.

My surgeon was Dr. Weaver with Rose Medical in Denver, CO.

My stats:

Hw-342

Sw-319

Thanks for all the good vibes and support you all give. So glad to be on the sleeved side????

In pureed stage and heartburn is killing me. Does anyone have any recommendations?

Pepcid

I hit my first stall ( down 38lbs since 1/1 preop diet sleeved 1/7 I hear its normal but still stinks

@@Aprilhoffman78 38 is awesome! I was sleeved day after you on the 8th. I'm only down 17. Been stalled since last week

Did anyone else get internal stitching with their procedure? It makes one of your incisions look like a dimple. I did and it's the only thing I'm struggling with after surgery. A lot of pain and discomfort from time to time.

In pureed stage and heartburn is killing me. Does anyone have any recommendations?

Your doc should've suggested an acid blocker. Either Prilosec or similar. My doc gave me a 2 month supply.

I hit my first stall ( down 38lbs since 1/1 preop diet sleeved 1/7 I hear its normal but still stinks

38 lbs is amazing! Don't worry about a stall. A stall means your body is working on repairing. Fat is metabolized in cycles from most dangerous to least. Think of it like carving a turkey for thanksgiving depending on the want of each guest. One wants dark meat, then white meat, then a leg, then a thigh, then dark meat again etc. You've come a long way in a very short amount of time. If your weight didn't move after 2 weeks, then you can look to adding some activity or drinking more water.