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vsg_dan    45

vsg_dan
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Thanks to everyone who responded!

To those asking... I misspoke. I meant Sleever's Remorse, basically like buyer's remorse, ie. thoughts like "why did I do this?" I am saying I do NOT feel this way.

I'm not being negative, just honest. Some people want an honest account of what it will feel like directly out of surgery. I'm on day 2 and I'm saying it's pretty rough. I haven't ever had any medical complications or surgery before, thankfully, so for me, this recovery has been the worst I ever felt physically. It should be getting better soon though! I can feel the gas pain slowly become less intense, which is such good news.

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blizair09    3,250

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Welcome to the other side. The first few days will suck, but you should rebound quickly. By Day 3, I got up and out of the house to watch the Saints game, and that made me feel so much better. As the days and weeks went on, it got easier and easier.

Hang in there with the food stages. They suck, too, but they are so important while you are healing. Before you know it, that will be behind you as well.

Take care and good luck as you continue your journey!!

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painter88    101

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I also had a very rough ride, first time in a hospital, and it was very hard. Plus, they kept me in recovery for 10 hours because there was no bed available this added more.

You'll be fine, it gets better. I almost have now zero pain, and my surgeons allows anything after 3 weeks, so no restrictions soon.



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Lema    236

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The more you walk, the better it gets. And remember, the next three days will be tough and nothing compared to days after that so when it gets tough, don't panic.

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mexicosleever88    30

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I was sleeved 10 days ago. It is definitely an emotionally roller coaster. From day 1 post op I was saying it's the best decision of my life. And it's true. But we are only human to feel the natural feelings of regret after a life altering event!

For me it's my addiction to food and what that means for life after the sleeve. When I'm around my friends and family and they are eating whatever they want and me still being on full liquids....not a great situation. The addiction is still there. Now I have no other choice to fight it. I have cried many times since surgery. But I pick myself up every single time by saying I GOT THIS. IM TAKING CARE OF MYSELF. Binge eating is something of my past and the new, stronger and happier me, will not let the darkest spots of my mind take over this amazing journey I am embarking upon. It's not worth the puddle of tears.

It is not easy. It's not meant to be easy. But keeping a positive attitude and NOT DWELLING ON THE "negatives" will make us stronger.

I like to keep my mind on this track...it's not that "I cant" eat big meals anymore, or "I can't" drink soda anymore or "I can't" chug a beer anymore...because I have a sleeve as a stomach. INSTEAD OF THE CANTS...it's I DO NOT WANT TO EAT BIG MEALS...I DO NOT WANT TO CHUG BEERS. We need to stay IN CONTROL FIRST and foremost. That's what my mantra is...that's how I'm getting by.

We can do this! Sure we will have trials and tribulations. But we now have the right tools to fight it!!!

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vsg_dan    45

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I love this thread. Thanks for all the input!!

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orionburn    1,024

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I had a very tough go the first few days as well. I handle anesthesia terribly so day one was just God awful. Walking definitely helped. All in all I was surprised at how well I was feeling within a few days. I do have a high tolerance for pain, but still I was barely using any pain meds at the end.

Hope things continue to go well and you get home soon!

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MrsPenguin    103

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I was sleeved on Monday the 13th. What is " Sleever's Regret"?


I believe it's just having thoughts about regretting the surgery, or that "what the hell did I just do?" kind of feeling. It's a permanent surgery with a big life change. It's a very normal thing, so don't sweat it if you have those thoughts. I did. But so happy now!

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      On day 4 of the 2 week liquid pre-op diet. Surgery scheduled for June 11th.
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      On day 4 of the 2 week liquid pre-op diet. Surgery scheduled for June 11th.
      Soooo I am coming to a realization
      of something and I'm not sure what to do about it. For years the only thing I've enjoyed is eating. We rarely do anything or go anywhere and if we do it always includes food. Family comes over? Big family dinner! Go camping? Food! Take a short ride or trip? Food! Holiday? Food! Go out of town for a Dr appointment? Food! When we go to a new town we don't look for any attractions, we look for restaurants we haven't been to. Heck, I look forward to getting off work because that means it's almost supper time. Now that I'm drinking these pre-op shakes for breakfast, lunch, and supper I have nothing to look forward to.  And once I have surgery on June 11th it'll be more of the same shakes. Even after pureed stage, soft food stage, and finally regular food stage, it's going to be a drastic change for the rest of my life. I'm giving up the one thing that really brings me joy. Eating. How do you cope with that? What do you do to fill that void? Wow. Now I'm sad.
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        Life as a big person had limited my life to what I knew I could manage to do each day. That was eat. I hadn't anything else to look forward to. So my eating choices were the best I could dream up. I planned the cooking in managable lots in my head and filled my day with and around it.

        Now I have a whole new big, bigger, biggest, best days ever. I am out there with those skinny people doing stuff i could never have dreamt of. Food is now an after thought. It doesn't consume my day. I still enjoy the good home cooked food but I eat smaller portions. I leave food on my plate when I am full. I can no longer hear my mother's voice saying eat it all up, ther are starving children in Africa who would want that!

        I still cook for family feasts, I love cooking. I still do holidays but I have changed from the All inclusive drinking and eating everything everyday kind to Self catering accommodation. This gives me the choice of cooking or eating out as I choose. I rarely drink anymore as I usually travel alone now and I feel I need to keep aware of my surroundings.

        I don't know at what point my life expanded, was it when I lost 100 pounds? Was it when I left my walking stick at home ? Was it when I said yes to an outing instead of finding an excuse to stay home ? i look back at my last five years and wonder how loosing weight has made such a difference. Be ready to amaze yourself.

        BTW, the liquid diet sucks, one more day and you are over the worst. You can do it.

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