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November 2020 sleevers

shawnt

By shawnt, in Gastric Sleeve Surgery Forums

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Love_thatgirl    19

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I've been pretty much done with everything and have had my day since September. This waiting has been very long and tedious but I think also helpful. I'm still really nervous but not as much as before. Getting ready to start this liquid diet and I'm not looking forward to it just because of headaches and irritability. I'm already going through that having had to stop some medication before surgery. I'm just counting down for this procedure to be over and for a smooth recovery process. I'm curious what people are planning as far as work. How much time are you all taking off from work? I am working from home so I figure I'll get through the weekend and go back to work that week. I don't know. Perhaps I'm being overly optimistic but I hate taking time off from work and it's actually pretty convenient that I can work from home so....

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VickieRenee    56

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I'm working from home also and plan to take a week off as well. I've enlisted friends to help make meals for my boys the first week and I'm going to spend next weekend making and freezing a few types of homemade broths for myself.

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GivinItMyALL    169

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By the time I saw the doctor I was down 30 pounds and now I am down 46 pounds.
Wow, that's awesome! WTG!

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Love_thatgirl    19

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On 10/13/2020 at 5:24 PM, VickieRenee said:

Had my endoscopy today - it definitely feels real now! 3 weeks (gulp)

That's how I felt after I completed mine last month. I've never had surgery or anesthesia before so getting through that was a big deal. A little peek into the big day.

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drakel    6

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My doctor isn’t making me have a endoscopy. Why did y’all have to have one? If y’all don’t mind me asking? Was it required by insurance?

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VickieRenee    56

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8 hours ago, drakel said:

My doctor isn’t making me have a endoscopy. Why did y’all have to have one? If y’all don’t mind me asking? Was it required by insurance?

I was told that is for the doc to take a look at my stomach specifically for ulcers, hernias or anything else that will need to be repaired or would have perhaps delayed my surgery.

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Chelsealauren09    4

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9 hours ago, drakel said:

My doctor isn’t making me have a endoscopy. Why did y’all have to have one? If y’all don’t mind me asking? Was it required by insurance?

Generally you see if you have a hiatal hernia and check for gastritis. If you have either, a sleeve could make things worse and they’d generally opt for a bypass.

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klmcin2020    7

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14 hours ago, drakel said:

My doctor isn’t making me have a endoscopy. Why did y’all have to have one? If y’all don’t mind me asking? Was it required by insurance?

I don't have to have one either and my surgery is on the 11th of November.

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Neller    114

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Had my pre-op visit today and finally got the dreaded pre-op diet. A Protein Shake for Breakfast, another for lunch, and for dinner, 3-4 oz of Protein and a cup of steamed vegetables. I'm starving already. I can also have 1-2 cups of broth and all the Water I want, as long as it's at least 64 oz. On the drive home, I was thinking I could maybe stop and pick up one last hamburger or some Mexican food, but since this is a food change I'm going to have to do for life, I figured I'd better get on with it. 13 days to surgery. I'll be glad to get it over with, because then at least I won't feel hungry.

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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. 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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