January 2025 Surgery Buddies!

[Skewiff 5]

Phew - had it Thursday, only a 12 hour wait on the ward (first in , last operated on ).

The NHS is clearly still overloaded in the UK, but still , it went well and a hernia was stitched Im told too , so thats good even if I am slower on the recovery now.

I was home the next day (another 12 hour wait for my bag of drugs, glad Im an avid reader).

I have strange pains in my left wrist which was a surprise - normally alleviated by raising my wrist or a heat pack. Fading today, so CO2 or canula related I guess.

I am still on Water , coffee, and actimel drinks, will try puree on monday.

No hunger - instead a hard belly and only some grumbles in my head when my kids eat crisps beside me.

For people to go through it - dont be a fool like me and try and pull 27 stone up into the standing position without going slow and careful . And dont dwell on what happens when you wake up , its not long and its over fast.

[DaisyChainOz 518]

46 minutes ago, Skewiff said:

Phew - had it Thursday, only a 12 hour wait on the ward (first in , last operated on ).

The NHS is clearly still overloaded in the UK, but still , it went well and a hernia was stitched Im told too , so thats good even if I am slower on the recovery now.

I was home the next day (another 12 hour wait for my bag of drugs, glad Im an avid reader).

I have strange pains in my left wrist which was a surprise - normally alleviated by raising my wrist or a heat pack. Fading today, so CO2 or canula related I guess.

I am still on Water , coffee, and actimel drinks, will try puree on monday.

No hunger - instead a hard belly and only some grumbles in my head when my kids eat crisps beside me.

For people to go through it - dont be a fool like me and try and pull 27 stone up into the standing position without going slow and careful . And dont dwell on what happens when you wake up , its not long and its over fast.

Glad it went so well and you're recovering well!

[NoSnowHere 17]

2 hours ago, Skewiff said:

Phew - had it Thursday, only a 12 hour wait on the ward (first in , last operated on ).

The NHS is clearly still overloaded in the UK, but still , it went well and a hernia was stitched Im told too , so thats good even if I am slower on the recovery now.

I was home the next day (another 12 hour wait for my bag of drugs, glad Im an avid reader).

I have strange pains in my left wrist which was a surprise - normally alleviated by raising my wrist or a heat pack. Fading today, so CO2 or canula related I guess.

I am still on Water , coffee, and actimel drinks, will try puree on monday.

No hunger - instead a hard belly and only some grumbles in my head when my kids eat crisps beside me.

For people to go through it - dont be a fool like me and try and pull 27 stone up into the standing position without going slow and careful . And dont dwell on what happens when you wake up , its not long and its over fast.

Sorry to hear you had to wait so long, but sounds like your surgery went well. Now you're on the journey! And, yes, go slow with your movements. I found it was easier to get in and out of my car than in and out of bed! All the best to you in your recovery 🙏

[Melissa💖💜💙 18]

On 1/30/2025 at 7:06 AM, RhondaLPN said:

How is everyone doing?? I am 22 days post op VSG and feeling great at the moment. 25# and several inches, tolerating all my liquids and hitting my Protein goals. Currently on puree diet and excited to be moving to soft diet next week 😍

Happy to see you're doing so well!

I'm going home today. Ended up getting sleeved on Wednesday, which wasn't the initial plan. My surgery was scheduled for Thursday, Jan 30. When I arrived on Wed morning for my pre-ops (blood work, urine test, EKG, meeting with psychologist, etc) they asked if I'd like to have the procedure that same day as the schedule had unexpectedly opened up. I was like, sure let's just get this over with lol

They gave me a bottle of Water with 1000mg Tylenol, benadryl, and Clonopin to help me relax, and told me not to drink anything else from there on out. I had the VSG around 3:00p. I remember the anesthesiologist saying, "If you feel a little dizzy, that's normal." And then nothing. I woke up in recovery lol

I was really groggy when I woke up and a little disoriented, like "Where am I? What's going on? It's over already? That's it?" Haha. I did feel pressure in my abdomen and I kept having to tell myself to breathe. I haven't felt much pain, only when getting up and sitting down, and I haven't felt nauseous at all, thank god. A young lady in the room next to mine had nausea SO bad. I felt for her cuz that's awful.

I've been walking a lot to help relieve the gas pressure. It's a lot better than it was a couple days ago. They took out my IV yesterday and I have been able to take my medications by mouth without any problem. I'm able to tolerate liquids, and have been mixing water with gatorade. I got a B12 shot in the ass today, and that sucker hurt! Yowza.

They have me on an antiobiotic and blood thinner for the next week. I also have pain medication that I can take every 6hrs, but I honestly haven't needed to take it that much. I'll just use Tylenol once I get home.

Looking forward to going home today and seeing my three babies! (They're cats lol) But first I have to discharge and then go to the airport. Hopefully the flight home isn't too bad. 🤞

[NoSnowHere 17]

Sounds like everyone's doing well - so glad to hear! I'm back home from my Thursday bypass and like everyone else at this stage trying to get all those fluids in! My hubby's keeping track of the amounts so I don't have to remember them all 🥛

[S-jay82 3]

My pre op diet currently is 4 pints of semi skimmed milk a day, a cup of clear stock or broth and a sugar free pot of jelly each day. I’ve started feeling dizzy, did anyone else get dizziness?

[finally_funsize 2]

I had my sleeve done on Tuesday, doing pretty good so far! just wanted to check in.

[NoSnowHere 17]

5 hours ago, S-jay82 said:

My pre op diet currently is 4 pints of semi skimmed milk a day, a cup of clear stock or broth and a sugar free pot of jelly each day. I’ve started feeling dizzy, did anyone else get dizziness?

No, I haven't --thinking you need to check that out with your doc, though.

[NoSnowHere 17]

22 minutes ago, finally_funsize said:

I had my sleeve done on Tuesday, doing pretty good so far! just wanted to check in.

Hi! Glad it's going pretty well for you. Keep us posted!

[Annae1131 1]

Hi, I Had VSG surgery on Tuesday, I'm doing pretty good so far, with gas and pain, just trying and failing to meet my Protein and liquid goals so far. Do you have any tips?

[NoSnowHere 17]

27 minutes ago, Annae1131 said:

Hi, I Had VSG surgery on Tuesday, I'm doing pretty good so far, with gas and pain, just trying and failing to meet my Protein and liquid goals so far. Do you have any tips?

No, but if anyone out there has any hints I'd love to hear them as I'm having the same problem 😵‍💫

[Melissa💖💜💙 18]

58 minutes ago, Annae1131 said:

Hi, I Had VSG surgery on Tuesday, I'm doing pretty good so far, with gas and pain, just trying and failing to meet my Protein and liquid goals so far. Do you have any tips?

My doctor has set a goal for me to have 60g of Protein a day (two protein shakes) and 50oz of liquids. Today is my first full day at home, and I'm doing kinda okay so far. A tip I got from some YouTube videos was to buy 2oz cups with lids and portion out my Protein Shakes into 2oz servings. I drink one cup slowly, and then 15-30 minutes later I drink another. I was able to finish one Protein Shake this morning over the course of a couple hours.

Edited February 2 by Melissa💖💜💙

[NoSnowHere 17]

22 minutes ago, Melissa💖💜💙 said:

My doctor has set a goal for me to have 60g of Protein a day (two Protein shakes) and 50oz of liquids. Today is my first full day at home, and I'm doing kinda okay so far. A tip I got from some YouTube videos was to buy 2oz cups with lids and portion out my Protein Shakes into 2oz servings. I drink one cup slowly, and then 15-30 minutes later I drink another. I was able to finish one Protein Shake this morning over the course of a couple hours.

That's a great idea - thx!

[Annae1131 1]

29 minutes ago, Melissa💖💜💙 said:

My doctor has set a goal for me to have 60g of Protein a day (two Protein shakes) and 50oz of liquids. Today is my first full day at home, and I'm doing kinda okay so far. A tip I got from some YouTube videos was to buy 2oz cups with lids and portion out my Protein Shakes into 2oz servings. I drink one cup slowly, and then 15-30 minutes later I drink another. I was able to finish one Protein Shake this morning over the course of a couple hours.

Thanks for the great tip. I had 1oz cups from the hospital, but I shall purchase 2oz

[DaisyChainOz 518]

I also used a 60ml (2 oz) glass and kept the Protein Shake cold in a Thermos. Same with broth, kept it warm in one, set 15min timer, and just every 15mins sipped on the "meal" or plain Water between.

It was a bit tedious, but got the job done! 😊