Hi! Anyone else scheduled for surgery in July of 2023? Let's talk!

How are you? How's your process going? What are you excited about for the future? What are you enjoying now? How are you talking about the upcoming surgery with family and friends? What supports have been helpful to you?

LibrarianErin, I’m glad they know about it and you know what signs to look for. Tea sounds lovely! I have some fresh mint in my garden and now I might make some yummy, summery meadow tea.

how has moving been going for you? I can relate to the short grocery trip. I took my son to an outlet center yesterday . I walked really slow and had to stop and sit after every store because I was having so much pain. It was a big mistake! Today I am just taking it easy.

@RedE2goAimee, sorry to hear you were in pain, but glad you can take it easy today. I haven't had pain with walking, but discomfort, tiredness, and sweating. I find 30 minutes is my absolute limit, and then I feel really tired the rest of the day. What works better for me is 5-15 minutes leisurely walking around my house or maybe up and down the block outside. Those small bursts of activity every hour or so are much less tiring then one long trek. I know I'm privileged in being able to take leave from work and have it easy not having a family to take care of, so I'm grateful to be able to focus on myself and not stress about resting.

I also seem to do better with short walks in my neighborhood. I guess I just pushed it too far yesterday. Lesson learned!

I have a family, but they are very supportive and helpful. My kids are also older and self-sufficient, which is huge! I took a month off from work, which was a good choice for me. I can't imagine juggling work with figuring out my new body.

Hi! New here. I had my surgery 7/13.

Good Morning! I'm new here. I had my gastric sleeve surgery on July 26. I'm having pains mostly on my right side, but nothing I can't push through. Still have occasional pain in my left shoulder but I think its getting better. I'm waking a total of 30 minutes a day, but broken up. I'm doing well getting my water down but the protein shakes are hard. I'm ready for total healing to be complete. Thank you for letting me share.

Welcome Guru! Welcome to the forum. Sounds like you are recovering pretty well for three days!

Well my surgery was July 6th, completely recovered and feeling great. 20 Pounds down so far. Just about the end of the month for the July Surgery buddies. Hope everyone is doing well!

Hello, I just joined!

My surgery was July 27th! The first night I was in a ton of pain, but it's getting better every day. I'm trying to walk a lot but I get very dizzy after around ten minutes. I've been drinking all my protein shakes, but I'm struggling with my water. I feel like I'm constantly drinking and still not getting enough!

On 6/22/2023 at 6:40 PM, LibrarianErin said:

Hi All. Surgery went well on the 17th and I’m returning to work this Wednesday. My biggest struggle is eating, I don’t eat much at all as I am also afraid of not recognizing when I’m full. A friend who did the surgery last year had complications and couldn’t keep anything down, so think it’s playing with my psyche. I started the puréed phase yesterday and am trying to follow guidelines as closely as possible. I think I still eat too fast but not much to chew at the moment given my food is puréed. Pain wise I’m now ok and getting in daily walks. I’m 9kg (19.8lbs) down since surgery but think it’s coz I’m under eating which isn’t good. Going to need my energy at work. All tips welcome.

On 6/22/2023 at 6:40 PM, LibrarianErin said:

Hi All. Surgery went well on the 17th and I’m returning to work this Wednesday. My biggest struggle is eating, I don’t eat much at all as I am also afraid of not recognizing when I’m full. A friend who did the surgery last year had complications and couldn’t keep anything down, so think it’s playing with my psyche. I started the puréed phase yesterday and am trying to follow guidelines as closely as possible. I think I still eat too fast but not much to chew at the moment given my food is puréed. Pain wise I’m now ok and getting in daily walks. I’m 9kg (19.8lbs) down since surgery but think it’s coz I’m under eating which isn’t good. Going to need my energy at work. All tips welcome.

Hi there,

I just found this site after googling because I haven't been feeling very good and haven't been losing weight. My sleeve was 7/20. I had to go to the hospital the day after for uncontrolled vomiting and dehydration. Since then I've been struggling with nausea. I'm hungry but if I eat anything that seems to control the hunger, I have dumping syndrome- pain, nausea, spasms, feel terrible.

I know the first week, I gained weight from all of the fluids and that has come back down, but I haven't lost any more. I'm worried that I made a mistake.

Hello dear

I'm so sorry your having a few complications

have you spoken with your Dr. And nurse so they can advise you on how to proceed. Did you have GERD before your surgery?

Hello! I’m new to this website from all the research I’ve been doing. My surgery date was July 19, 2023.. tomorrow makes 2 weeks post op! ?

Hi new to this

just had my surgery July 20 th so far not sure what to expect

On 8/1/2023 at 1:23 PM, Glampreneurs31 said:

Hello dear

I'm so sorry your having a few complications

have you spoken with your Dr. And nurse so they can advise you on how to proceed. Did you have GERD before your surgery?

Thank you for your kindness!

I didn't have much GERD, but they did do a hiatal hernia repair that I didn't know I had. My dietician said it can take a few weeks to see weight loss, but it's frustrating when I lost 15 lb before surgery and nothing now with barely eating.

That's a good suggestion.

3 hours ago, JanetSS said:

I didn't have much GERD, but they did do a hiatal hernia repair that I didn't know I had. My dietician said it can take a few weeks to see weight loss, but it's frustrating when I lost 15 lb before surgery and nothing now with barely eating.

Welcome! I am 8 days post op. One day after surgery I stepped on the scale to see I had gained 9 lbs. I knew it was from the IV fluids, but it's not fun to see. One week later I've lost that and more. Hang in there. Did they instruct you on a clear liquid diet in these early days/weeks? I encourage you to talk to your doctor and team. All the best! ?