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Jsims32

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Jsims32    19

Jsims32
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I'm new to all of this. A little back story. Im a former college football player( Mike linebacker) and army infantryman. My entire life revolved around being the "big guy" in a good way then(6'3" 245lbs.) I injured my back in Afghanistan in 2012 and my weight took a hit from then on. I reached 275 within months of being back. I couldn't even tie my own boots due to back pain. I got out in 2014 and shortly after I over ran the 300 threshold. My breaking point was not being able to play with my little girl's. I asked for help. My heaviest was 382. My weight day of surgery (April 16,2018) was 357. I'm right now at 349. I have no issues with anything OTHER than sleep. I can't fall asleep or stay asleep. I try to be active as much as possible and it seems like it doesn't help. How do y'all sleep? Any advise?

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SaRose    20

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Hi! So I had surgery on the tenth and sleep was a huge issue for me. I would fall asleep in bed or on the couch for an hour, maybe two. But then it's 1AM and I'm wide awake! Some of the suggestions I got were to sleep on a recliner. To be honest that didn't help me. Last night was the first night I woke up once through the night and fell back to sleep quickly. Unfortunately I think it just takes time. Congrats on how well you're doing and I wish you a speedy recovery!


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gomum    17

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They told me it is a common problem I think it was at least a week before my sleep returned to normal. Put Netflix on and go with it!!!


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Jsims32    19

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I hate it!!! Lol in my early twenties in the army it was nothing to run full blast on little to nothing. Now, I FEEL the fatigue. Thank y'all for responding. It's nice not knowing I'm alone in all this. I think I may turn into a hardcore gamer after this sleepless stint lol

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aNYCdb    310

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I guess it depends on why you are having difficulty sleeping. For me it was that I was a stomach sleeper, which I just couldn't make work for the first 4-5 days after surgery. I found that a couple of Tylenol PM helped my sleep in the unusual position.

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James Marusek    5,244

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Many people find it easier to sleep on a recliner right after surgery. It can take a week or two to begin to sleep comfortably but things should improve daily.

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sillykitty    10,787

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It will pass! I had the same problem the first week. My body was just generally uncomfortable I think, and I couldn't sleep on my side. But once everything settled down, I was sleeping well again.

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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

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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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      Officially here for a long time, not just a good time💪
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