I know its a few months away but I thought I would start a thread for Nov 2020! My date is 11/9! Looking forward to starting my new journey, hoping Covid doesn't screw stuff up!

7 hours ago, Neller said:

Is anyone else hungry? I thought that was supposed to be a thing of the past, but I f3el something in my gut that I associate with being hungry. If I ate, I know it wouldn't sit well, plus, at 5 days postop, it's a huge no no.

I am hungry too. But I get full really full if I eat some yoghurt or soup. And then I am not hungry for a long time.

Scheduled for my sleeve on the 18th of November

3 hours ago, Tracespace said:

Scheduled for my sleeve on the 18th of November

My birthday!

1 hour ago, VickieRenee said:

My birthday!

Happy early birthday, fellow scorpio (mine was the end of October)!

Has anyone who has had surgery already had a BM? I have not, and I don't even feel the pressure from one. Is that normal until I start eating more?

Also... does anyone have LARGE, DARK bruising? Especially at the stomach-removal incision? I am going to go on a search for what's normal there and what... isn't. Because it is like ?

I’m Nov. 17! ???

Just had surgery on Wednesday. I’m still sore and a little nauseous but getting by okay. Any else feel like there heart is beating super hard? I feel it in my chest and limbs constantly. Just wondering.

27 minutes ago, Cindydt said:

Just had surgery on Wednesday. I’m still sore and a little nauseous but getting by okay. Any else feel like there heart is beating super hard? I feel it in my chest and limbs constantly. Just wondering.

My heart rate has been up since my surgery on Monday. I lost a lot of blood, though, so mine could be due to that. Hopefully yours will resolve soon!

Update: successful procedure on Thursday (thanks to God) and released to go home on Friday. Very grateful i can drink and things are coming along okay. This OnQ pump is annoying but appreciated. Only lost a couple pounds from preop diet (2 weeks liquid). That mostly came from the last 48 hours in which I could not have anything solid at all, only clear liquids and I stopped working out those last three days. I have lots of gas that's not moving enough so I feel full. I can pass gas from both ends (...I know?). No bowel movement. Keeping track of liquids, meds, everything is hard but getting the hang of it. Just went for a 20 minute walk outside (it's absolutely beautiful out! ) and will go again later. I do walk around the house and try not to sit for too long. I was so annoyed when my friend had delicious Thai food from one of our favorite restaurants. It smelled so good! One day....Can't think of anything else. Hope all is well with everyone!

5 minutes ago, Love_thatgirl said:

Update: successful procedure on Thursday (thanks to God) and released to go home on Friday. Very grateful i can drink and things are coming along okay. This OnQ pump is annoying but appreciated. Only lost a couple pounds from preop diet (2 weeks liquid). That mostly came from the last 48 hours in which I could not have anything solid at all, only Clear Liquids and I stopped working out those last three days. I have lots of gas that's not moving enough so I feel full. I can pass gas from both ends (...I know?). No bowel movement. Keeping track of liquids, meds, everything is hard but getting the hang of it. Just went for a 20 minute walk outside (it's absolutely beautiful out! ) and will go again later. I do walk around the house and try not to sit for too long. I was so annoyed when my friend had delicious Thai food from one of our favorite restaurants. It smelled so good! One day....Can't think of anything else. Hope all is well with everyone!

Congratulations on your surgery! Happy to hear that it went well and you are home!

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4 hours ago, GivinItMyALL said:

Has anyone who has had surgery already had a BM? I have not, and I don't even feel the pressure from one. Is that normal until I start eating more?

Also... does anyone have LARGE, DARK bruising? Especially at the stomach-removal incision? I am going to go on a search for what's normal there and what... isn't. Because it is like ?

No BM here either. Not sure what is normal or not. But I guess it will change when we eat more solid food.

Almost no bruising at all for me. But I have seen photos in groups online, where the whole tummy was bruised. So I guess it is different from one person to another.

Attached is a photo of my tummy as you can see I only have bruises dirctly on the insicions.

On 11/07/2020 at 09:26, GivinItMyALL said:

Has anyone who has had surgery already had a BM? I have not, and I don't even feel the pressure from one. Is that normal until I start eating more?



Also... does anyone have LARGE, DARK bruising? Especially at the stomach-removal incision? I am going to go on a search for what's normal there and what... isn't. Because it is like ?

I have not had a BM either. I feel like I need to go but there is nothing. I think it’s normal for the first 2 stages (that’s what the nurse told me).

On 11/06/2020 at 23:59, Jose Gutierrez said:

I'll be having mine on Monday 11/09 getting a little worried about the liquid diet?

The liquid diet before surgery can be a little tough but hang in there. After surgery (I’m only 4 days out) and it’s fine because you won’t feel hungry at all. Congrats! And good luck.

5 hours ago, GivinItMyALL said:

Happy early birthday, fellow scorpio (mine was the end of October)!

Thank you! Happy belated to you!

5 hours ago, GivinItMyALL said:

Has anyone who has had surgery already had a BM? I have not, and I don't even feel the pressure from one. Is that normal until I start eating more?

Also... does anyone have LARGE, DARK bruising? Especially at the stomach-removal incision? I am going to go on a search for what's normal there and what... isn't. Because it is like ?

Yes - some soft stool BM and another weird one but I think I’m officially constipated. My stomach is bruised - I think the docs said it was the heparin injections given to prevent blood clots

Also I was told *not to expect a real BM for awhile - we aren’t eating any roughage and because surgery and pain meds slow digestive function. I’m super bloated, but I’m not worried. My insides have just went through a major trauma and it takes a while to heal from that. I’m reminding myself to be kind to myself and not to rush the process - we got this!!!

Edited November 7, 20205 yr by VickieRenee