When i was on the pre-op side i was on the site daily. And always found not just here but on other sites as well, its very easy to locate stories with complications but not as easy to find the one's with out. Now i know why, people just live. When they don't have problems they normally don't have many questions. But i think it does leave a lot of sites very one sided. So even though its early for me i am going to try to post more. Cause so far so good. I stopped taking pain meds 4 days out started driving the same time. the only issue i can say is getting my 64 oz., but its not an issue of pain or nausea , more like poor time management . Ill be going back to work in 2 weeks so i think that i will be very helpful with keeping a schedule, i will update as i go.

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I am 9 month post op and had ZERO complications. My recovery was great, I had no pain in the hospital or at home, I was up and walking around and running errands in a matter of days. I haven't even had much hair loss at all.

When i was on the pre-op side i was on the site daily. And always found not just here but on other sites as well, its very easy to locate stories with complications but not as easy to find the one's with out. Now i know why, people just live. When they don't have problems they normally don't have many questions. But i think it does leave a lot of sites very one sided. So even though its early for me i am going to try to post more. Cause so far so good. I stopped taking pain meds 4 days out started driving the same time. the only issue i can say is getting my 64 oz., but its not an issue of pain or nausea , more like poor time management . Ill be going back to work in 2 weeks so i think that i will be very helpful with keeping a schedule, i will update as i go.

Good insight @@Womanvsmirror ! SO glad it's going well for you. Mine turned out beautifully, and even an unexpected huge benefit from the hiatal hernia repair. It's been the best thing I ever did for myself, and I've had ZERO complicatoins or problems. Sure i've gotten frustrated these past two years about an occasional stall, but now i have that in better perspective and don't let it rattle me.

That Water thing is hard, and heaven help me, even after two years I have to constantly remind myself. I'm glad at least that smaller bites and portions and not drinking with meals are all now firmly in the 'habit' part of my life.

off to get another freaking glass of water now---

Can you explain the hiatal hernia repair benefits? I'm getting that done too, along with gall bladder removal and RNY on 6/27.

Thank you! Thank you! Thank you! You have no idea how much I needed this post!! I'm on day 3 of my starvation, um I mean pre op diet and wondering what the hell I've gotten myself into. It's been almost one year since I decided I wanted this and for the very first time ( this morning) I thought about backing out.

@@taracutch - my hiatal hernia was causing painful hiccups and food coming back up, and both of those stopped afterwards. I'd had severe anemia for years and though I'd gone to several specialists they couldn't find where I was losing blood. No active ulcers or Gi track bleeds, etc. what they couldn't see was that fat deposits in my hiatal hernia (which created a pouch) where blocking the cameras from seeing striations which would actively bleed like an ulcer, causing the anemia. Fat deposit removed, striations repaired, hernia repaired to prevent recurrence, and no more anemia for me. Such a happy thing!!

@@katesuccess thanks so much for that. Glad it helped. I have some of those issues.

I am just under 3-years post-op at about 33 months-ish and I have had no real complications. I have a sleeve that doesn't like fried food, oils, fats, sugar and heavy dairy and periodically it pukes regular things that it normally doesn't complain about. I have a slight stricture so I can't eat too much too quickly or I barf. Both of those things have been good for me because it is a physical control that keeps me in check. I don't have any interest in the vast majority of junk food, because while it took about 18 months of barfing almost everyday, I have now learned that I don't get to eat burgers, ice cream, and cheesedogs if I don't want to be sick and rather than not eating them to avoid being sick, I've been conditioned to just not want them. I wouldn't really call this a complication as much as a blessing, although for a new person reading this I can see that it might contribute to concern. I promise, being thin is worth far more than any burger could ever be.

When i was on the pre-op side i was on the site daily. And always found not just here but on other sites as well, its very easy to locate stories with complications but not as easy to find the one's with out. Now i know why, people just live. When they don't have problems they normally don't have many questions. But i think it does leave a lot of sites very one sided. So even though its early for me i am going to try to post more. Cause so far so good. I stopped taking pain meds 4 days out started driving the same time. the only issue i can say is getting my 64 oz., but its not an issue of pain or nausea , more like poor time management . Ill be going back to work in 2 weeks so i think that i will be very helpful with keeping a schedule, i will update as i go.

Thanks for the update. I hate people are more inclined to only post or update the negative stuff especially for us pre-op to hear "normal " less complicate stories is so helpful. Keep us updated on the journey thanks

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You are welcome, i remembered how much i needed something positive pre op

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Seven months out, no complications other than occasional heartburn when I eat too late before I go to bed. I never really paid much attention to the horror stories since I did my research and knew serious complications are very rare with sleeve. But everybody's experience is different, that's part of the risk/reward if the surgery works, only you can make the decision if it is the best path for you.

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You're absolutely right. That's also why you don't see as many "maintained weight loss for several years" posts. Once you kind of get past that rapid weight loss, everything kind of falls into a groove, and you don't really come back as often. Congrats on your experience thus far.

I am trying to only weigh the 16th an 1st of the month. I know if I am not careful, I can become obsessive and be disappointed easily in the scales. I am hoping I will see progress.

I think that's a good idea. I'm 8 days out, and Mon, Tues, and We'd this week I got heavier. Stressed me out, but I KNOW I can't be putting on fat, because I'm eating about 900 cals/day. So now I'm only going to weigh once a week.

Ok ok ok....I'll TRY to only weigh once a week

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I had the world's easiest recovery. I never had gas pains. I am 18 months out and down 80 pounds since surgery and 106 since highest.

The only thing my sleeve seems to not like is soda. My surgeon allows soda after 6 months. I had a sip of my husband's a few months ago because I had a nasty taste in my mouth and even after swishing it around in my mouth before swallowing it was a little uncomfortable. I could not imagine taking a bigger swallow. No great loss for me to not drink soda.

I took 1 pain pill the night I was discharged just to make sure I slept well that night and did not even take a Tylenol after that.

I am off the Nexium, high blood pressure meds, 2 diabetic drugs that I was using off label for PCOS and off the pee pills (Detrol). I am using Celebrex but the low dose about once a week. (Surgeon approved the Celebrex)

I started riding my horse again about 1 month after surgery. I would have been sooner except I put an immersion blender blade through the tip of a finger on my left hand and needed 7 stitches.

I feel great.

Still have 20 pounds I want to lose and I am slowly getting there.

Hello all..... I'm glad to have found this thread. I'm 9 days post op and I have to admit...everything is going great. I was reading other threads and began to wonder

if something was wrong. I'm following my post op diet, my pain is non existant, I am even back to work. I guess the hardest thing for me right now are the television food commercials. ...I change the channel allot lol.

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Hi all,

I'm also so glad for the OP posting this I'm 13 days post op and everything has gone really great. The only pain I ever really had was first thing out of the op in recovery from the gas- which after "something to help" from the recovery Doctor I was absolutely fine when I woke up in my room.

My program allowed 3 nights in hospital which although I didn't think I totally need it, it was very nice to be looked after I didn't need any pain meds during my stay- and I was able to toodle about my room and the hallway for little wanders about. My stitches were tender but absolutely fine.

The first days at home also meant first purées - I was so worried about all the horror stories about not being able to stomach foods that I was very apprehensive, but it's all gone down very well and I haven't felt sick once- especially when you stick to your measures. The only problem is maybe wanting to try a bit more challenging foods when you feel too brave but I know I have another week of purées so I'm making sure to resist the urge.

I've also been walking an average of 4-6kms a day this week to get my stamina back up (back to work on Monday )- I've really been enjoying my danders about and 10kgs down since the pre-op diet has even meant hills feel easier

One thing I need to stop doing is weighing myself every day- there has been a wee bit of a stall last couple of days which I've been disheartened about but I've realised weighing every day isn't a heathy way of monitoring- i need to focus on the "NSV's" like being able to walk up hills with out getting out of breath 2 steps in

I'm excited to see what the next few months bring.

All the best everyone!

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