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61 Yrs & Surgery is Tomorrow

Jeanne56

By Jeanne56, in Gastric Sleeve Surgery Forums

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Jabh    10

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Surgery went well. 12 hours out ...tired and sore but doing good. Already walked the halls but still waiting to pass gas gave only been burbing. Diabetes numbers are already down! ! Ill keep you posted and good luck to you.

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carlychloe2    106

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Surgery went well. 12 hours out ...tired and sore but doing good. Already walked the halls but still waiting to pass gas gave only been burbing. Diabetes numbers are already down! ! Ill keep you posted and good luck to you.

Glad to hear that!!! Still keep us posted on your journey pls!!! Very happy for u.



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carlychloe2    106

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I made it through surgery and at back home with my beloved dog, sipping the always constant Water and even doing some laundry:) last night was really rough but its amazing how well I feel now. I still have some very manageable pain from surgery and gas. To be truthful, the worst part of last night was my bum shoulder aching from lying on my back. Now, my worst moments are getting down my crushed meds. But...its all part of the journey and something I'm thrilled to share with all the wonderful ppl on this site!




Did you have the sleeve or rny?



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Jabh    10

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18 minutes ago, carlychloe2 said:


Did you have the sleeve or rny?


I had the sleeve. Feeling good day 2. Tired but very little pain. Did wake up with a headache but its passed with tylenol. So far...so good!

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Jeanne56    22

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How are all making out? Per doctor's plan I have graduated to a diet that includes sugar free Jello and pudding, along with plain (yuck) or vanilla Greek yogurt. Can also have plain ricotta cheese. All this with Protein Shakes. Can't believe how excited I was this morning to have first bit of jello. Now I'm nervous about hitting requirements for liquid and Proteins. Any suggestions for making all go down a bit easier or how to make all a bit more interesting?



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carlychloe2    106

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I am 60 yes old and will be having my vsg in July. Thanks for sharing, it does help me. It took quite a lot of years and tears, but I am finally able to admit to myself that I do need help.





Im 58 and seheduled for 4/11!!! We've got this!!



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Beachbum60    6

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Proud for you ! Just had my sleeve completed this past Thursday. No problems . What I found is that at 60, even now you must "mentally "prepare yourself.
You will do great


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gjb2017    71

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My surgery is tomorrow and along with being excited to start this phase of my life, I'm also terrified of everything that can go wrong...including failure and health issues or even death from surgery. Are these feelings normal?


The minimal risk of death by surgery is the only reason I am telling my family. Just in case, you know...



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ProudGrammy    8,322

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Jeanne56

i was almost 58 years OLD when I had my sleeve surgery in 2011

now I'm 63 years YOUNG, 5+ years PO at GOAL!!

follow all the rules, work hard with any WLS you have

you work with the sleeve, and it will work with/for you

healthy, happy as a clam:rolleyes:

good luck to all

Kathy

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RoseinAZ    3

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On 3/9/2017 at 9:32 PM, RoseinAZ said:

I'm 62 and getting sleeved on 3/29/17!! Your so right... we've got this....

Thanks for everyone's support! I got my sleeve last Wednesday, 3/29/17 and am doing well.

Rough night in the hospital, w nausea and gas pains, both from anastectic (sp). Also some high BP flaired up.... I was still able to go home the next afternoon, late.

Just count on the pain lasting a good three days.....For me anyways. Doing much better today. Having some problems with getting all the Water down, ice chips have helped and popcicles! But for me, no hunger and no real desire to want to eat.

I'll keep you all posted.... Thank you again. Best of luck to you all.

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    • Alisa_S

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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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      1. LeighaTR

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        I hope your surgery on Wednesday goes well. You will be able to do all sorts of new things as you find your new normal after surgery. I don't know this from experience yet, but I am seeing a lot of positive things from people who have had it done. Best of luck!

    • Alisa_S

      Alisa_S

      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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      1. summerseeker

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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.

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

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