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I was sleeved on 10 Feb and I have to say it wasn't bad at all. I did have to be pushed back because my surgeon was called into an emergency surgery right before me (I pray the patient lived). They gave me something in my IV to relax me and I remember nothing after that until the recovery room.

Hardest part of it all was all the needles. It's not normal but my veins aren't normal either. The IV "infiltrated" twice so I ended up with 3 different IVs. Then after the third they came to star blood but all my good veins were jacked up from all the IVs. Smh I cried and begged them not to stick me anymore but I'd still be there if I hadn't.

I'm home now and trying my best to get in my Protein. Suprisingly, nothing is disgusting so far. But I'm scared to drink because the full.feeling is the worst! I slept in a chair last night. Quite frankly my Ass hurts from sitting and laying so much :lol: (I have been walking some though) I'm dying for a shower but I'm freezing cold for some reason and the thought of being colder after the shower scares me :P

I'm feeling better every day. Trying not to take the pain meds they prescribed but I did fill it just in case.

My dad came in last night (I got home around noon yesterday) and before he said hi he says, "so how much weight have you lost"..... Lmao! It doesn't work that way dad! :lol::lol:

All in all, I'm glad I did this...so far :rolleyes:

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Thanks! When will you get your date?

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Congrats Laurenella

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@@laurenella82

Congrats. good to see things are going better. Keep us updated.

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@@laurenella82 Congratulations and welcome to the losers bench! Take it easy and take one day at a time. There are all kinds of crazy things you're going to experience during the upcoming few months. Most importantly do everything you can to get your liquids in everyday. You don't want to allow yourself to get dehydrated or you'll wind up right back at the hospital.

You can send me a private message if you like and I'll give you my telephone number if you ever need someone to just "vent" to.

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Thanks everybody!

@@mysleeve yes, I'm sore but it's not intolerable. I have had some Protein and some Protein Water and Water with flavor drops (I use crystal light, kool aid and hawiian punch drops, all sugar free and low to no cals). The only issue is that the Protein shakes are a bit thick so it takes 2 oz and I'm at capacity. I can drink 3-4 oz of the other stuff in an hour and I'm ok.

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Warmest congratulations @@laurenella82 and welcome to the Losers' Bench! Glad to hear that your surgery and your recovery both went well!

Don't forget to drink your fluids as you've been doing!

The shakes will start to go through more quickly as your sleeve heals. I actually was afraid my sleeve was too big because the shakes went through so quickly after the first week. But once I got to mushies/purees...wow, what a difference!

Keep us updated!

Edited by AlwaysVegas

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Happy to hear you are doing well so far. If/when things get rough, feel free to come here to vent. We've all been there!

Welcome to the losers' bench!

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needles ,shower, " how much weight have you lost?"

@@laurenella82

glad surgery is done :)

i remember watching you doing a constant countdown toward surgery date :)

did start to get annoying after a while :angry: :D

boring too :D

"they" always have problems getting my blood because i have small veins

i thought when i lost weight, it would be easier for them to get my blood -nope

an IV is supposedly harder to put in than a regular needle to draw blood :angry:

my mother said something similar to your dad

inquiring how much weight i lost immediately after surgery

she seriously asked me "did my underpants fall down?" :D

i've been meaning to talk to you about your shower situation :huh:

ummmm, please take that shower ASAP :angry:

you really need to!!! :lol: :lol:

as far as kind of being upset about not getting enough Protein in..............

for now getting as much water/liquids in is more important than protein

eventually/ASAP you will need to get in 60+ gr of protein

for now concentrate on drinking :)

glad recovery is moving along, going well

normal small problems PO will continue to get better :)

take care my friend :)

kathy

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Congrats on getting through it!! I'm glad that your recovery seems to be going well and that you escaped some of the awful post-op side effects I dealt with this week. (I was sleeved on 2/9/15.) if you need a buddy to commiserate with just send me a message!

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Hi all. My stepdaughter just told me about this site. I had my surgery on Monday, Feb. 9. No real problems so far, some nauseous feelings, especially today. I'm tolerating the Protein Shakes well but I do miss chewing. Lol

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@@Armymama Welcome! This is a great site with a great community. I hope you find he support and answers you need here!

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