Hello everyone! So I was sleeved at 6:30 am this morning (8/03/15) and I am already back home!

Everything went wonderful! No gas pain and feel pretty good. Worst thing right now is a sore throat from the breathing tube!

I am walking, walking, walking....sipping, sipping sipping.

Thanks to everyone on this site I feel like I was well prepared!

So scoot over peeps...make room for me on the losers bench!

I went home 8\4\15 because I walked alot around the unit and drinking hot tea didn't make me nauseous or vomit. There were a few ppl who had their surgery before me that was still there though.

So glad to hear how well you are doing! Sending positive thought your way that you continue to quickly heal!

@@BrownEyedTxGirl How are you feeling today ?

I don't have a date yet. I'm approved but Melissa is my insurance specialist and I can't get her to get it done. (Long story)

Anyway, if I don't take my approval elsewhere, I will be at Baylor trophy club. I never heard of the Destiny center. Sounds nice. I only went to Frisco twice. All my other appintments were in Colleyville. I'm glad it went well for you

Thank you sending positive thoughts for u on our journey.

Congrats! So happy everything went so well and you're already back home. Nothing better than being home to speed up the recovery process. Get some rest and good luck!

I had my surgery August 3 as well ! In grapevine tx by dr matin he was awesome ! And I was home by 4pm the next day and I'm doing ok! But I gain weight due all the iv fluids they gave me, did that happen to anybody else??

I had my surgery August 3 as well ! In grapevine tx by dr matin he was awesome ! And I was home by 4pm the next day and I'm doing ok! But I gain weight due all the iv fluids they gave me, did that happen to anybody else??

It is extremely common to gain weight. I don't intend on weighing myself until my follow up appointment with my surgeon next week.

Good luck on your journey!

@@BrownEyedTxGirl How are you feeling today ?

Feeling ok. Walking and sipping as much as I can. Got in all my water yesterday but no protein. Not doing so well with water today but did get in 20g of protein. I am scared of drinking too much at one time. It's like I am way too cautious with my new stomach and I can't even imagine eating real food again. The thought of an actual protein shake is even too much for me. I am taking it one day at a time...one sip and one step at a time.

Just take it one day at a time and you will get there @BrownEyedTxGirl Its very early days for you and each day will bring a new milestone.

~gentle hugs~

Kate

CONGRATS!! I'm glad you are doing well! Are you on the Dr Kim/Holden private patient only support group yet?

Unbelievable!!!!!!! I hope I am that lucky when I have my surgery!!!!! Why were you released so early? I thought everyone usually stayed at least 2 days.

My surgeon tries to have everyone out same day. I have Dr. David Kim and he is amazing!

How do we get in that support group. I have Dr. Holden.

@ yes I am on the private FB page.

@@nomoremeds they will give you the info when you go to your pre-op class...the one where you taste the different flavors of Protein powder. They don't officially add you to the FB group until you have surgery.

ok great. I just talked to the surgery scheduling person. I really felt like I needed to share with her my experience thus far and for some reason I thought she would appreciate me being honest. She was very defensive pretty much told me that I didn't know what I was talking about. How could I not know what I experienced? Anyway, even though I have been approved for over a month, I still have no surgery date. I told her that I would call her back to schedule my date after Sept 1st when my FSA kicked in. I really want to be healthy and get off of all these meds and everything else that comes with WLS. I hate that I'm not excited anymore because of having to deal with non-compassionate people. Did any of you experience this with kim bariactric?

@@nomoremeds, you will learn about how to get in the group in your pre-op class. Once you get scheduled for a surgery date, that is when you will get your pre-op class date. You can't be in the private FB group until you have surgery.

How do we get in that support group. I have Dr. Holden.

Ok thanks.