I of course have many questions and would like for February Sleevers to join together for this adventure and life changing decisions we have made to better our health and lives. I think it would be awesome to find other February Sleevers to share our experiences good and bad.

On 2/22/2017 at 11:52 AM, anina said:

Had my surgery yesterday!! It all went great. Very sore today, but managing to walk and drink some Water. All your experiences and advice helped me so much to be mentally prepared, I cannot thank you enough

Its awesome to read you. You give me hope. I wish fast recovery for you. Keep telling us how you progress.

17 hours ago, Loribelle73 said:

I'm Feb 28th, too! Our day is almost here!

Thats pretty cool! The best blessings for you. Im likin this blog.

On 2/22/2017 at 7:52 PM, Yole2433 said:

I'm having surgery on Tuesday, February 28! I am extremely nervous I am on this cabbage Soup diet has anyone ever tried it?

Ive done that cabbage soup in the past i must say i do like it. Keep strong we can do it. Im on day 5 of pre surgery diet, a lot of veggie Soups and fruit smoothies im surviving. I stay away from temptation and talk daily with my therapist. I tried this app called TalkSpace its pretty cool.

Well done stay strong it's amazing how little your body can live off ?

I had my surgery on Feb 20. Got home the next day and learned real fast how slow I have to drink. Been on Phase 2 (clear liquids and Protein shakes) for 4 days now.

Thr first few days at home, I would wake up during the night with the worse dry mouth ever. That was a sign that I probably wasn't drinking enough throughout that day so I upped my liquid intake and have not woken up with dry mouth since.

sleeping on my side was impossible the first few days but now that I'm 6 days out, I have no problem moving to my side now.

I finally got ouf of the house yesterday and today and realized how tired I was at the end of the day. Tomorrow I start Vitamins, Calcium and B12 so hopefully more energy will follow soon.

i see the doctor on Tuesday and I hope to start having soft foods soon.

I sit at the dinner table with my family sipping my Protein shake while they eat. I wouldn't be honest if I said I didn't miss the food. But I also know that there is no way I can eat anything now as my stomache needs to heal.

I start.a.week of puree on tuesday...any suggestions.? It been one wk clear liquids and two weeks of reg liquids after surgery...mteady to move on

We can all totally relate to everything you're saying, Beth!!! I had my surgery on the 17th and 9 days out feels amazing. Losing weight every day! This is sooooo worth it!! I went to the grocery store to get some things and you really notice how they have all the junk at eye level!!! Kind of torturous but I just looked away and strutted my little self right on by! Glad you're doing well!

I was sleeved on 2/22 with a hiatal hernia repair. Feeling pretty good by Saturday and getting over 100 oz of liquid and 75g of Protein. I'm on Clear liquids and Protein shakes for 3 weeks before advancing.

Things I learned... did you know that surgery can eliminate the urge and ability to pee?? When I couldn't "go" in the hospital, they ultrasounded my bladder and said it was totally full and if I couldn't go, they would put in a catheter. So I strained like I was constipated and finally was able to get some out. As of today I finally feel the need to go and it's no longer any effort to let it out. Weird.

My stomach was numb the first day so I didn't feel my incisions until day 2.

I haven't had pain meds since I left the hospital the day after. I got liquid pain meds and the taste was so bad, I figured I'd rather hurt. It wasn't that bad. I did have a headache from the day of surgery (Wednesday) until Saturday morning which I think was anesthesia, pain meds, and then not enough liquids. It's gone now.

The binder they gave me in the hospital is awesome. It supports your tummy and makes walking a lot easier.

I have to give myself blood thinner shots for 2 weeks because of family history. Watching youtube videos helped a lot. It's not fun, but I'm doing it.

I was dehydrated after my first day home so I really buckled down Saturday and today to get enough liquids. I feel so much better!

I didn't have bad post surgery gas, but the gas from this liquid diet is not nice.

I still can't burp. I think he removed my burper.

I didn't gain anything with surgery. Down 4.6 so far.

I get a little lightheaded sometimes. I think I'm just used to a lot more calories!

Hope everyone is doing really well!

I had mine mine on 2/22/17


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For those of you who need some help with dry mouth make sure you use some lip balm. it really does as far as belching I think they installed a new belching mechanism inside me


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I'm at the hospital! Today is my day!

Good luck Lori ????

Thanks! I keep falling asleep. But I've been sucking on ice chips like a champ. I can't wait for my first walk to try to work out some of this gas pain.

Congratulations Lori! Walking will make a big difference. Wishing you a speedy recovery!