Anyone else having surgery in April? Maybe we can find surgery twins here. I thought I could start it off by asking a few questions.

When is your surgery? April 4th
What kind of surgery? Revision from sleeve to Mini Gastric Bypass
Height? 5’8”
Starting weight? 285
Goal weight? 175

I was hoping to be an April Sleever, but it's looking more like May as I won't get my Endoscopy until the 24th. I am new to this site and finally figure out how to reply.

Good luck to everyone who is scheduled for surgery as I am excited for all of you.

I was sleeved on April 3 - all good so far

My Gastric Bypass is Monday April 8th at 2pm in Ontario, Canada. I'm 5'4, starting weight is 289 lbs, current weight is 245, goal weight is 130-140. Nervous but excited to hopefully rid myself of this burden finally after 15+ years battling obesity. I don't even know what I would look like as an adult with a healthy weight. Been overweight/obese/morbidly obese since before highschool! Doing this for me and for my special needs 3 yr old. I need to keep up with him!

On 04/04/2019 at 15:56, Alwzla8 said:

I am ready, I think:) I have bought a food scale, emersion mixer and an instant pot along with a new bathroom scale ha ha. Now just to get Tuesday here and done with:) How about you besides the shopping?

What is an Emersion mixer?
I received my time today, I have to be there at noon surgery is at 145, holy cow I’m nervous! And I am going to do the last of my shopping this weekend, I’ve been looking up puréed recipes since I will be on that for 4 weeks. We only do clear liquids in the hospital.

I imagine that’s the fluids they give . I also only had to do 1 day of liquids preop. So never lost weight preop.

I agree. I was connected to an IV from the moment I arrived until discharge.

My pre op time frame is 10 days protein and 2 days clear liquid starting on the April 17th. I went to the preop and post OP class today with dietitian and nurse. Post up on day one is clear liquid and advance to puree starting 2nd day after surgery, or while at the hospital on day one. They told us to do our best on the puree stage. This last for 4 weeks. We have to make sure we get in 50g protein and 48-64 ozs of water. I was suprise that puree stage is so soon, but dietitian said it is to get our digestive track moving again so that we can use the muscles.

7 hours ago, girlaccountant said:

Things just got real. The hospital called, I’m scheduled for 9:30am Monday morning. I’m the 3rd procedure that day. Check into hospital Sunday night. My nerves just kicked in, so far I’ve been able to not really think too much about it. I know I won’t regret it, just ready to get onto recovering and starting this new chapter. Thank you for all the insight everyone is posting with their experiences. I think in the end that will help prepare me the most for what to expect. We’ve got this thing!! See you on the losers bench Monday!! Any items anyone wished they had with them in the hospital but didn’t?

I ended up wishing I'd brought less! I didn't need a thing I brought, the hospital had everything except free smartphones, and I was so out of it that first night there I hardly had time or strength to use my phone! Everyone I love called the hospital!

Surgery is Thursday, my last day of my job (ever, I got a new job) was supposed to be Wednesday... But two people came in to work with respiratory infections and I was worried that I'll get sick before surgery. My Dr said they would cancel surgery if I had any infection. My boss said it was OK for my last day to be today instead. Now for the next 5 days to do nothing but prep my house and clean before I go under the knife.

12 hours ago, I Am Groot said:

I don't have any drains.

I have a train also

3 hours ago, Gaelsart said:

I was sleeved on April 3 - all good so far

I was april 3rd it was awful 1st day. How r u doing

Here's some more encouragement for all you April Babies: my RNY was Monday April 1. I went home the next day. And I am losing weight already!!! Where: face, neck, wrists, ankles/feet, and breasts. I am being careful as I can to keep my protein up because I have never lost pounds this fast. I sneaked behind surgeon's back and drove my car to the supermarket to buy extra Ensures, and walked laps around the store, and experienced no pain, just a little fatigue when a long term male cashier "suddenly noticed me" and started flirting and wouldn't leave me alone, hmm... I don't recommend store visits. It was kind of hard seeing so many foods that used to trigger me.

But bottom line WLS does work, oh boy does it. Less than a week and my face is slim and men are "noticing" me and talking to me about "bikinis"? (Not joking either) I can't wait to see at the surgery follow up where my prediabetes is now. That's why I asked for the surgery... Hang in there April Babies... your turn is coming fast!

My VSG surgery is on April 8, nervous yet excited and bit stressed. You’ll know why if you read my post. But yeah I’m so excited and wonder how my body will change after surgery. I can’t lie I wonder how my body shape will look like and who it will resemble the most from all the females in my family. They all look different and my two sisters have different body shapes.

Edited April 6, 20197 yr by KhaosG00B

I had VSG on April 3rd & it went well. My hardest part was waking up in recovery in pain. I dozed in & out of sleep so much that they jokingly nicknamed me sleeping beauty! I’m home now, doing well, & continuing to recover. The gas pains are the worst part.

Wow once I had horrible gas pains and I felt like I was dying but i just dealt with it since I wasn’t able to do nothing. But man I wonder if the gas pain from surgery will be anything like what I experienced before. Thankful it was only once. Fit.4.Me I hope you feel better soon

22 minutes ago, KhaosG00B said:

Wow once I had horrible gas pains and I felt like I was dying but i just dealt with it since I wasn’t able to do nothing. But man I wonder if the gas pain from surgery will be anything like what I experienced before. Thankful it was only once. Fit.4.Me I hope you feel better soon

Your gas may move into weird places like your chest and shoulder. Mine did today. Later I burped and it went away. TMI but the worst part of it for me has been bowel movements: liquid spray, dark, the color of spinach, and the worst-smelling they have ever been in my entire life, haha! Egad do they stink. I woke with stinky breath this morning but they say that's a good sign, ketosis, you're losing weight. It's so exciting reading everyone's journeys! I can't wait until SuzieQ has hers! Thanks for yours!