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kdiddle31

By kdiddle31, in Gastric Sleeve Surgery Forums

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ElectricBoogaloo    337

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43 minutes ago, CrankyMagpie said:

It's the 31st! Pretty soon, all of us October sleevers will be post-ops! Congratulations to all of us! ❤️

If people are looking for stats to compare to (though you shouldn't, for your own sanity; it's all so variable and so individual!), my surgery weight on 10/3 was 312.8, and I'm at 299.0 today, exactly 4 weeks later. Low to moderate, especially for starting out over 300. I expect I'd have done better if I'd managed to get more liquids in--we really need that extra hydration to lose the weight. But it's still pretty great--more than 10 pounds a month is a really mind-blowing amount of weight to lose, without feeling constantly hungry and dizzy. (At least, that's how I felt, every time I've lost that much weight in a month, before now.) And also without avoiding carbs like they are death ... I had (low sodium) chicken noodle Soup last night.* Refried Beans have been a significant part of my diet, as well.

My team clears people to do ... uh, pretty much everything, as I understand it: lifting weights, swimming, and so on, after a month. I think that means I'm good after Saturday (11/3), but my one month appointment isn't until 10 days later. So I might try to be patient, we'll see.

*Noodles are only OK this soon if they come in a Soup like that, and even then, only if your team says they're OK. You don't want them swelling up in your tummy. Soup noodles are as swelled as they're going to get, so different teams vary on whether they allow them or not.

My surgery weight on 10/10 was 210.8 and my discharge weight was 218.4:(😒. Today (3 weeks po), I weighed in at 195.8. I have been able to drink 64 ounces and get in 60 grams of Protein from the first day I returned home...which led me to believe that I had a placebo sleeve!😂 Once I started soft foods, I quickly realized that a majority of my stomach was no longer there. I would say the best thing that has happened to me since surgery was the ability to...😊SLEEP ON MY STOMACH AGAIN!!!!😊

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Yvonne47    86

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Good for you I can't even lay on my side yet too much pain feels like my whole insides falls to the right. I've been sleeping on my back which I hate smh.That weight gain after discharge was most likely from swelling.

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ElectricBoogaloo    337

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3 minutes ago, Yvonne47 said:

Good for you I can't even lay on my side yet too much pain feels like my whole insides falls to the right. I've been sleeping on my back which I hate smh.That weight gain after discharge was most likely from swelling.

They pumped me full of 8 pounds of fluid! After my syncopal episode, I guess they didn't want to take any chances!

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llhill    72

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1 hour ago, jujusmommy07 said:

When you look down and see you legs instead of your fat rolls We got this guys20181031_142216.jpeg

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Yes we do and YOU GO GIRL!!!!

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%^&    89

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On 10/30/2018 at 1:13 PM, chuckwalsh said:

It's an uncomfortable feeling of fullness and pressure right in the middle of my gut.

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Hope you are feeling better!

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deltadentist    6

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@Yvonne47. I just experienced that. I tried to partially lay on my side and it felt like my insides were dropping. I guess i will attempt to sleep on my back.

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deltadentist    6

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@Yvonne47. How far are you out?

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3 minutes ago, deltadentist said:

@Yvonne47. I just experienced that. I tried to partially lay on my side and it felt like my insides were dropping. I guess i will attempt to sleep on my back.

Try getting a long pillow and prop under your stomach once on your side. That is the way I've been sleeping and it works! I can't sleep on my back unless I'm on the pain killers lol

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deltadentist    6

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@byefat. Thank you. This is my first day home. Surgery was yesterday afternoon. I’ll go find that pillow. I have one somewhere.

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katterbees    10

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On 10/31/2018 at 18:06, deltadentist said:

@Yvonne47. I just experienced that. I tried to partially lay on my side and it felt like my insides were dropping. I guess i will attempt to sleep on my back.
Same. Laying on my side makes everything feel so much worse. I had 5 incisions and they all feel like they’re gonna burst open. I had a couple sips of a Protein Shake and felt full. I’m not sure I’m drinking enough but as long as I pee twice a day Imma call it a win.

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Yvonne47    86

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Still in pain when I cough sneeze try to get out of bed out if a chair walking too much smh. I know its still early plus he fixed my hienal hernia that could add on to pain as well.

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deltadentist    6

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@yvonne47 @katterbees. I’ve been drinking today. Drinking Water and Soup broth. Not much Protein yet. Im not hungry at all either but i have to feed the belly. She seems to get a little angry after a while. I’ll remember to be careful with dehydration.

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%^&    89

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5 hours ago, llhill said:

Congrats. I'm down 8 lbs since my surgery on the 23rd and I'm pretty excited too. I just went back to work today and people already notice my face is slimmer!

Hi Ilhill I was done on the 23rd also! YAYAYAY so happy to have found this board 😂

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