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I'll be one.

Well, Congrats !!!!

My sleeve was performed on 11/21/14 and to date lost 72 pounds.

Just remember to take it one day at a time. You will not loose weight in 3 days. It too you however many years to put the weight on, and will take a good year to remove what you are willing to work for.

Breathe and relax, enjoy this ride. I did not notice any difference until maybe 1-2 months into my weight loss. Your body needs to adjust, you need to adjust.

The only real good advice I can give to you is: Your surgeon performed surgery on your stomach, not your brain. It is up to you to work hard to get what you want in this new beginning.

I am proud that you took the first step. It is not easy, but once you get into a routine, you will love the new you.

Annamarie.......

My email is : acwikla05@yahoo.com if you ever need to talk.

Hi Butterfly I had my surgery on 3-30-15, so I'm right here with you trying to navigate this sleeve. We can support each other through this. What I've found out so far is that it gets better every day. Yesterday a few sips of protein drink Was painful. Today I can still feel it going down but it's not painful. It's just a strange feeling. In any case hang in there and get plenty of fluids and rest.????. Let's support each other.

I was sleeved on 330

As well - let's figure this out together ! I am working on the walking and the liquids - I am not in full liquids until monday!

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Had surgery on 3/31. It was rough! So much pain & nausea! Ouch. But now am feeling good with minimal pain & no nausea. Eating Protein shakes now & focusing on getting the right amount of liquid in a day. My only problem is that I haven't had a bowel movement yet!

@@Butterfly85 I had surgery on March 25th and it went well. I know I'm like a week ahead of you but I'm here if you need to talk. I am trying to make sure I get in all of my Protein and Water. I try to walk every day. Each day gets a little better.

My email is mechele4eva@hotmail.com

I had my surgery on 3/31, too. Happy to connect.

My surgeon also repaired my hiatus hernia during the surgery. I stayed 2 days in the hospital. I'm doing mostly liquids and a little pureed. I find the Protein shakes to be the easiest right now. I had a hard time the first day and night with heaving. Early on it was the anesthesia, but once it wore off, I started to realize that the vomiting was related to the pain button. Once I stopped with the pain meds, the vomiting stopped. My heartburn was pretty bad the first 3 days. It's getting better now. I'm on prilosec or nexium. Working hard to get my Water in. Sometimes water hurts when it goes down. Trying to take very small sips of water. Sometimes I forget and take a big gulp - that hurts! I had a little bit of a headache today. I need to push water and get more protein in.

The only thing that concerns me is the soreness in my chest and back and pain when I try to take a deep breath. I'm asthmatic. I suppose the surgery is rough on the body and I know that the hiatus hernia was pretty high up. I'll give it another few days. Meanwhile, I'm practicing deep breathing to exercise my lungs.

Glad to be on the other side of the surgery, though! Honestly, it wasn't that bad.

@vida81 I didn't have one for 4-5 days, and then it was followed by 2 days of diarrhea. Everything has been back on track since then. Your body doesn't have much bulk in it right now to form a BM.

@@jenna777 I began reading your post and had to scroll back up to make sure it wasn't my post, lol! Aside from the hernia my journey has been identical to yours. I am really worrying about the chest pain but am trying to give it about 2 more days, if it doesn't go away by then I'm at least going to go up to the hospital and have it checked out. Let me know if yours gets any better.

@@liannatx it's encouraging to know I'm not the only one at day 4 who hasn't had a bowel movement. That too I'm giving till Sunday and then if no bowel movement then getting that checked as well. But u2 ladies just took my fears down a notch at least. Thank you and the best of luck!!

I had mine on 3/30. I get to start squishy foods tomorrow. I thought I wasn't going to feel hungry but I did today and felt discouraged.

Hi everyone,

My surgery was on 3-30-15 and i stay in the hospital for 5 days due to compliations like chest pains and vomiting. I also had a prior hernia up high along with asthma like you Jenna777, so I wasn't sure if this can work for me. However, I just was released today and very happy to finally be home.

I had my surgery on 3/31, too. Happy to connect.

My surgeon also repaired my hiatus hernia during the surgery. I stayed 2 days in the hospital. I'm doing mostly liquids and a little pureed. I find the Protein shakes to be the easiest right now. I had a hard time the first day and night with heaving. Early on it was the anesthesia, but once it wore off, I started to realize that the vomiting was related to the pain button. Once I stopped with the pain meds, the vomiting stopped. My heartburn was pretty bad the first 3 days. It's getting better now. I'm on prilosec or nexium. Working hard to get my Water in. Sometimes water hurts when it goes down. Trying to take very small sips of water. Sometimes I forget and take a big gulp - that hurts! I had a little bit of a headache today. I need to push water and get more protein in.

The only thing that concerns me is the soreness in my chest and back and pain when I try to take a deep breath. I'm asthmatic. I suppose the surgery is rough on the body and I know that the hiatus hernia was pretty high up. I'll give it another few days. Meanwhile, I'm practicing deep breathing to exercise my lungs.

Glad to be on the other side of the surgery, though! Honestly, it wasn't that bad.

Hi everyone,

My surgery was on 3-30-15 and i stay in the hospital for 5 days due to compliations like chest pains and vomiting. I also had a prior hernia up high along with asthma like you Jenna777, so I wasn't sure if this can work for me. However, I just was released today and very happy to finally be home.

I had my surgery on 3/31, too. Happy to connect.

My surgeon also repaired my hiatus hernia during the surgery. I stayed 2 days in the hospital. I'm doing mostly liquids and a little pureed. I find the Protein Shakes to be the easiest right now. I had a hard time the first day and night with heaving. Early on it was the anesthesia, but once it wore off, I started to realize that the vomiting was related to the pain button. Once I stopped with the pain meds, the vomiting stopped. My heartburn was pretty bad the first 3 days. It's getting better now. I'm on prilosec or nexium. Working hard to get my water in. Sometimes water hurts when it goes down. Trying to take very small sips of water. Sometimes I forget and take a big gulp - that hurts! I had a little bit of a headache today. I need to push water and get more protein in.

The only thing that concerns me is the soreness in my chest and back and pain when I try to take a deep breath. I'm asthmatic. I suppose the surgery is rough on the body and I know that the hiatus hernia was pretty high up. I'll give it another few days. Meanwhile, I'm practicing deep breathing to exercise my lungs.

Glad to be on the other side of the surgery, though! Honestly, it wasn't that bad.

Hi all I'm so glad you guys are sharing your experiences. I too had hernia repair and deep breaths are painful. Seems like whatever they do in there, this is a common after effect.

Hi everyone! I was sleeved on 3/30 too. When I woke up I had such severe nausea that I had to stay two nights in the hospital. My first thought was "what did I just do to myself!" But it has greatly improved and I'm starting to get my protein and fluid in. Not at the recommended amount yet but more than yesterday. So that's progress. Tomorrow is another day. ????

I was sleeved on 03/31/2015. So far so good. I spent one night in the hospital and was able to go home before lunch the next day. I still have the nausea patch that they put on me prior to surgery. I'm kinda scared to take it off. So far I have not really been hungry. I'm drinking lots of Water and have had a few sugar free popsicles. I haven't tried anything else. I get a tightness in my chest (like someone is squeezing and then letting go) after I drink anything or have a popsicle. It is real quick and goes away real fast. Every now and then it happens when I'm just sitting up. I think it is the gas from surgery trying to force its way out. My followup appointment is on Thursday. If its not better by then, I will take with my doctor about it. I'm trying not to worry too much. I'm excited for what the future has in store.