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Fibromyalgia and Sleeve

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Denice66    6

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I've just completed all the pre-clearance requirements for the insurance. My Dr stated that fibromyalgia does not always improve. My goal is to lose weight. Get off my medications for diabetes, high blood pressure, c-pap, and move easier.




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sharon23    26

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I have fibromyalgia and was sleeved on June 14, 2017. However, it's to early to tell. I can tell you I'm not having extra pain from surgery that I didn't already have before, which is one things I was worried about. I'm hoping with some weight dropping off it will be less painful to move and exercise. My rheumatologist says the best thing for fibromyalgia is sleep and exercise. Fingers crossed 🤞🏼


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Denice66    6

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Thanks Sharon, my sleep scores on my ResMed cpap machine have been low due to interrupted sleep due to pain. I pushed myself to clean out a 10x20 storage unit the last 2 months. Things to get done before my surgery. I'm waiting for my insurance to ok my surgery after completing all the requirements.


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sharon23    26

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Thanks Sharon, my sleep scores on my ResMed cpap machine have been low due to interrupted sleep due to pain. I pushed myself to clean out a 10x20 storage unit the last 2 months. Things to get done before my surgery. I'm waiting for my insurance to ok my surgery after completing all the requirements.




I know it's not easy, but you'll defiantly want to get some of that organizing and cleaning out the way before. My whole process to get sleeved went pretty fast now that I think about it. My first consult with the surgeon was April 13th and my surgery was June 14th. My authorization from the insurance company only took 1day.


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Naturelover    27

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I was sleeved 2/9/17 and I have noticed a big improvement in pain and fatigue. I'm down 50 pounds.




So good to hear!


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Naturelover    27

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My vsg is on 9/17, and I have chronic pain, chronic fatigue (for 30 years) and fibromyalgia. I've been helped greatly by using Low Dose Naltrexone (LDN) which is now the first line treatment at Stanford for fibromyalgia and chronic fatigue patients. It can make a huge difference for some people. But, you can't take opiates with it because it's an opiate antagonist. Lots of info on lowdosenaltrexone.org


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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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    • 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. 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.

        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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      Three months and four days ago... I was in Costa Rica having a life changing surgery! Yesterday we had a followup visit with Dr. Esmeral via video chat and this morning my middle number changed.  I'm down 47lbs and two pants sizes. I can wear a Large tshirt for the first time in like... 14 years! Woot!! Everything is going great. I have zero regrets. I went down to the riverwalk with a friend and walked 2 miles on Monday without even getting fatigued. And no more snoring or chugging pickle juice for crazy leg cramps! I need to go to the gym more... I'm making new shirts next week so that will motivate me. LOL But I'm also just not as TIRED all the time! I have a LONG way to go...but seeing the progress on the scales and in the mirror is a huge motivator!! Thank you all for cheering me on and supporting me!!
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