I am so excited that my insurance approved me and I'm set for June 11th. However I'm freaking out a little bit because now it's like HOLY CRAP it's REALLY HAPPENING!

Any other June Sleevers around? Any words of encouragement or advice?

xox

Denisse

Thanks SharonTX. Sounds great.

Sleeved on monday the 29th and I feel like nothing was done. I have no pain. My 5 wounds are healing nice and I don't get hungry like before. I notice if i wait too long to eat or drink I get the shakes and sweats till I get somthing in me. Word of advice try to have a BM asap. It will make you feel like a million bucks.

I haven't had a BM for a while but I haven't had any solids so how can I have a bm??

Sleeved on monday the 29th and I feel like nothing was done. I have no pain. My 5 wounds are healing nice and I don't get hungry like before. I notice if i wait too long to eat or drink I get the shakes and sweats till I get somthing in me. Word of advice try to have a BM asap. It will make you feel like a million bucks.

I haven't had a BM for a while but I haven't had any solids so how can I have a bm??

You may want to take something to make you go. If you're one of those people against taking meds, drink prune juice or something.

If your taking protein shakes you could have diarrea

I'm gonna try that then. Because I am moving ALOT of gas but nothing with it

Oh boy why do I have to be the different one? I was sleeved on the 30th (and also had gallbladder out) I'm still having a tough time! Today's 4 days and my voice is finally coming back, I had a bad reaction to anesthesia. I was vomiting since day 1 (worst feeling ever)! Today I woke up feeling much better! Ugh the struggle IS real!!!

Oh boy why do I have to be the different one? I was sleeved on the 30th (and also had gallbladder out) I'm still having a tough time! Today's 4 days and my voice is finally coming back, I had a bad reaction to anesthesia. I was vomiting since day 1 (worst feeling ever)! Today I woke up feeling much better! Ugh the struggle IS real!!!

Oh @@Happy13! I'm so sorry for your struggles, the throwing up must be unbearable. I only "gagged" a few times the first day and thought I was ripping my insides out! Two sneezes this morning HURT! I surely hope the worst is behind you! I've had so many surgeries that anesthesia wasn't even on my radar of concern. Your trials humble me and make my need to poop so inconsequential!

Soooooo...I've survived two 4th of July cookouts and we have another one today. Today is day 6 post op. I haven't really been able to get any protein down, I don't actually want it. I'm not hungry. So I've just been trying to keep hydrated with water. I don't have much heartburn but my incisions do hurt sometimes. Other than that no complaints...I just want to get back to my daily life. And I am looking forward to chew food one day though.

Edited July 5, 201511 yr by roseluv3

Hang in there it'll pass sooner than you think. I'm one month post and I feel almost back to normal. Keep searching for a protein shake. Protein is the key to weight loss! Keep up the good fight everyone!

On the 10th of July I will be 1 month post op, and I feel great, I had BBQ for the first time yesterday, steak, shrimp, sausage, the cool part is I ate 2 bites of the sausage, 2 of the 3 med Shrimp, and 3 oz if the steak, and I was full!!!!!!!, this is an awesome change for me and I utilize the sleeve with what I've learned, a typical Sunday breakfast would have been 2 eggs, 6 pieces of bacon and 8 tortillas, today it was 1 egg, half a sausage, and 1 slice of 7 grain bread, and I left 1/4 piece of the bread and 1/2 a sausage, and I always remove the plate and yell I'm done just to re-affirm it to myself, I actually find it harder with drinks, I'm craving things like Energy drinks, my coffee, and yesterday I wanted a beer so bad( I always limited myself to 1 or 2 after college), I'm still researching the alcohol thing, too many varying opinions, even a couple of theories that some wine is good for you after gastric! We will see

Edited July 5, 201511 yr by laguerr13

@laguerre13 You are only 3 weeks post op and can eat all that meat? I know each surgeon is different, but I haven't read anyone who's eating all that meat before their 1 month out date. I'm in full liquids until the one month mark and then purée for two weeks and soft for two after that. I'm not even allowed the think about what you ate until I'm at least two months out. I think I'd be scared! How wonderful you are able to experience the food with control!

Edited July 5, 201511 yr by sleevenv

My understanding was as long as it wasn't crunchy or hard, so yeah, and don't think it's that great, after I was 2/3s into meal I started hiccuping, which told me I was full, after almost 4 weeks of liquids and soups I really wanted that portion of steak, but I'm realistic now and I let my stomach rule and not my head, my head goes back to my upbringing and says things like "your wasting food" " clean your plate" " you didn't like my food?" Etc. so when I eat rule no. 1 is that I'm fault vigilant about my meal, by using my sleeve, and body, and soon my brain will catch up, it's easy if you realize where it all started, you can do this, we are all stronger than we think until we see ourselves making achievements over and over!!!!

I am just over 3 weeks out and I met with my NUT last week. I had gone back to work last Monday and had bad stomach ache all day Monday and Tuesday. My NUT pointed out that maybe I was having too much dairy and that was the answer. I was drinking yogurt shakes and eating yogurt for snack and lunch bc it was convenient for lunch at work and it had lots of protein. I had been drinking lots of protein shakes but with almond milk that doesn't have any lactose so that didn't bother me. Now I feel great. My NUT also told me to start eating regular foods. Yeah. I can actually chew food. I made chili and put it into small containers. I had a tiny bit of London broil yesterday. I cut into really small pieces and chewed it to death and it was fine. Today I had some chicken and the same thing. Real food with real taste! Yeah me!

Just left my 10 day post op appointment--- down 15 pounds since surgery! Advanced to soft foods :-)

Way to go shugarhey! Welcome to the Loser's Bench!