Scheduled for sleeve July 10th may back out

[Letsgetgoing2018 448]

Frustr8 thanks for the post. Amen!

[Lily’sMom 28]

I had my surgery in Mexico on 6/29. I am 55 year old, have high blood pressure, diabetes, and sleep apnea. I weighed 256 on the day of surgery and that is on a 5’3” frame. These are the reasons I had the surgery. My thought was that if I didn’t have the surgery I wouldn’t make it to age65. That prospect scared me a lot. There are no guarantees whether you have the surgery or not. When I was wheeled into surgery I was at complete peace with it and not at all nervous because I knew this was my best hope for a long life. It was a tough surgery and it took me a good 4 days to feel decent. But now at 10 days out I feel pretty darn well aside from not having too much energy because I am still in phase 2 full liquid only. I am looking forward to Thursday hen I get to try soft foods. So far I have had zero complications. Hope this helps. Please let us know your decision.

[Letsgetgoing2018 448]

Lilysmom-thank you for your post. I am thrilled for you that you are doing well. I am feeling much more at peace with my decision having discussed my feelings on these boards. I am moving forward with the surgery and will have it done Tuesday. Hope you continue to feel well.

[SimpsonGirl 1]

Please know that what you're feeling is normal. I was anxious up to the day of my procedure on June 29th. It was quick - 30-40 minutes and after a brief recovery taken to my room - you will sleep a lot. What ever pain there is is well managed and I truly only had pain in left shoulder from the gas used for the procedure. Went home the next day and only needed Tylenol for whatever discomfort I had. You will be well take care and confident you will be glad you did it.

[Letsgetgoing2018 448]

Thanks Simpson girl. I am keeping positive.

[Orchids&Dragons 9,047]

Best wishes tomorrow for an uneventful surgery and a smooth recovery!

[Letsgetgoing2018 448]

Thank you orchids....appreciate it! I’ll be in touch on the boards!

[roleypoley 19]

I had my vsg on june 25th and zero complications. The first week is rough from a soreness point of view but i pretty much feel back to normal. my only regret is not doing this years ago

[Letsgetgoing2018 448]

10 minutes ago, roleypoley said:

I had my vsg on june 25th and zero complications. The first week is rough from a soreness point of view but i pretty much feel back to normal. my only regret is not doing this years ago

Thank you for the post. I am inspired by and comforted by the GOOD stories.

[roleypoley 19]

3 minutes ago, Letsgetgoing2018 said:

Thank you for the post. I am inspired by and comforted by the GOOD stories.

You're very welcome. Go easy on the shopping prior to surgery though..i stocked up a lot and can't stand the taste of the shakes now after surgery.. a lot of things taste different. shakes are now chalky and way too sweet.

The one thing that tastes and feels good is bonebroth. And from what i understand it also helps with the healing and is high in Protein

[LauraDinoska 1]

I have my surgery tomorrow too. I am feeling very anxious. All the post I have read really make me feel more at ease. I am looking forward to my new life. Thank you all for sharing.

[apositivelife4me 189]

On 7/8/2018 at 5:50 AM, Letsgetgoing2018 said:

Hi all. New to forum. Scheduled for the gastric sleeve on Tuesday and thinking about backing out. So many worrisome issues people are having in these forums. I am scared to death of complications. I have Hugh blood pressure sleep apnea and am borderline diabetic. I weigh 229 and my goal weight is 140. I know I need to do this but I am terrified there will be complications. Can anyone offer me any advice? I really don’t want to call this surgery off after all the hard work I’ve done. Sad and anxious.

I was terrified too of being put under for surgery, but I did it. I had waited for almost 9 months to have this surgery after jumping through all the different hoops of interviews and the whole pre op process that you must go through so I wasnt about to back out. I had never been put under before and wondered if something would go dreadfully wrong during the surgery but I woke up and was fine. I couldnt pee after the surgery so the nurse had to put a catheter up my penis which was the worse part of the whole thing. I have lost 22 pounds so far and I am 2 months post op as of today. I started out with a bmi of 36. Dont be a quitter. See this through to the end. Pray to the Universe for some bravery and confidence and get this done!

[GreenTealael 24,871]

Don't back out, you'll just delay what you really want because if you've gotten this far you want it pretty badly.

I knew I wanted it badly after I drank barium...

[Letsgetgoing2018 448]

Thanks all.

[Letsgetgoing2018 448]

47 minutes ago, LauraDinoska said:

I have my surgery tomorrow too. I am feeling very anxious. All the post I have read really make me feel more at ease. I am looking forward to my new life. Thank you all for sharing.

Laura-I share in the anxiousness. All will be well. Feel free to keep in touch.