Well I did it. Yesterday they did the gastric sleeve operation at 7:30am.

When I arrived for checking they did some paperwork that allowed the hospital to bill my insurance, then they took me back to pre-op. In pre-op they had me strip down and put on a gown. I didn't have any valuables with me but that is when they would have taken them and put them in the safe. A gentleman came in and started the IV. Another nurse came in and was asking me about what I had to eat and drink prior to the surgery date. Then I met the nurses that would be assisting the surgeon. They gave me a shot of blood thinner to protect from blood clots. I met the anesthesia person, he asked about if I'd ever been under or if any family members had issues with anesthesia. The surgeon came in and asked if I had any questions before we got started.

They then wheeled me off to the operating room. In the OR there were several people work on getting everything ready, they hooked up to my IV, set up the heart monitor. Then anesthesia gave me something to relax. He then came over with a mask that covered my mom and nose and said he was going to give me some oxygen. Next thing I remember is waking up in recovery.

For me this was the worst part, not feeling good coming out of the anesthesia and being in pain. There was one nurse to every two people. Unfortunately the other person that my nurse was watching was being combative so he the attention of a lot of staff members. Once things started to clear up for me a bit they adjusted my pain medication to something a bit stronger. After about an hour of being awake in recovery they wheeled me off to my room.

On the way up to my room we stopped and got my family from the waiting room and they followed me up. I was pretty out of it from all the drugs they had been giving me. So I don't remember much about the day of surgery once I made it up to my room. It was mostly keeping me comfortable. They got me to the room around noon, and had me take a short walk at about 6pm. I was able to urinate for them so no need for a catheter. Yay!!! They gave me some more pain medicine and let me rest. Throughout the night someone came in about every two hours to check on me and my vitals and checking my blood sugar.

The next morning they came in and gave me another shot of blood thinner, I had been sipping Water this entire time. I got up and went for a couple walks around the floor. Had to prove I could still urinate. Then the surgeon came in and talked about the surgery and answered more questions. He gave the okay for me to be released.

I've made it home. Still in a bit of pain from one of the incisions but not the others. So far no real issues with nausea or vomiting. I feel this was the right decision for me and am excited to start this new chapter in my life. So far I'm doing good, as far as the pain, it sucks but I know each day it will get better and better. Just focusing on getting in my water and walking as much as I can.

I'm just now laying down for the night, sure will be nice to sleep in my own bed.

A short video I made about 10 things I wish I had know before I had weight loss surgery. . For those of us on the forums it's probably old news, but for some its food for thought. Lol. Pardon the pun.

How come I can not hear no audio on any videos

On 6/30/2017 at 8:23 PM, #BirdDog said:

A short video I made about 10 things I wish I had know before I had weight loss surgery. . For those of us on the forums it's probably old news, but for some its food for thought. Lol. Pardon the pun.

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Awesome transformation! Thank you very much for making this video. I am in the pre-op phase with all of my appointments scheduled. I have a very complex case due to previous abdominal surgeries, not related to weight loss. I'll be starting a thread like you have in a little while. I'm still nervous about talking about everything, especially my past.

Thanks again and keep up the great work!

On 7/3/2017 at 6:56 AM, getfit4life2017 said:

How come I can not hear no audio on any videos

Try clicking on the TV icon at the bottom of the video. It will open the video in youtube instead of an embedded video here. I go to college and sometimes the material is embedded like this is and the sound does not work. By clicking on "watch on youtube.com" it works most of the time.

Another thing to check is to see if you have the videos muted. Check the speaker icon next to the play arrow on the bottom left. Hover your mouse over the icon to see how loud the sound is or if it is muted.

Last thing is to check if you have your sound turned all the way down... I had this problem, so this is a suggestion from experience... I spent about 20 minutes checking everything; restarting my computer; unplugging and replugging in my speakers; doing the two things I suggested above - only to find out that I had turned the sound all the way down... (-:

Column turned down too far, sounds like something I might do!?

Not column but volume, more than slight difference.