kaylou

hi everyone!! just found this site and have abandoned my homework to read sleeve stories i'm having the sleeve surgery in 5 days and i could not be happier! can anyone tell me what to expect the first week after surgery? how long did it take everyone to be up and about?? surgery will be done by Mark Fontana in Norfolk, VA. hoping to lose 101 pounds!

wow haven't been on in a bit! thanks for all the well-wishes everyone - the surgery went perfectly, i'm almost 2 weeks post-op and i have lost about 20 lbs so far. first couple of weeks have been difficult but all seems to be going well - soft food is getting easier by the day. been a slower recovery than i expected, but i also haven't allowed myself to slow down much since i got back to school a week ago. all in all it's going well! only worry i have is that i feel that i may have popped an internal stitch in one of my surface incisions might just be paranoid though. nothing looks different and it only feels a bit more sore than yesterday - nothing very painful, just wondering if anybody's had the same concern or experience? if it's not one of my stitches/staples in my stomach incision, is it still a big deal? also, how long did it take everyone to get back into exercising? my surgeon told me at my one week post-op that i could start doing cardio on the treadmill, i gave it a shot and felt like hell and really sore afterwards. thanks for any advice!

Thanks for all your info everyone! Surgery is tomorrow morning and I'm so excited, and with these lists I know I won't forget anything when I go to the hospital! I'll update as soon as I get to a computer post-op!