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Just curious to know if anyone has been sleeved by Dr Hans Schmidt, in New Jersey, or know anyone who has been? According to his records, he has done only 8 sleeves which was ok with me at first, but as the time is getting closer to my surgury, im having doubts . The only reason y it didnt bother me from the start is cause I will be sleeved open, not lap, cause im having 4 hernias repaired and some reconstructive surgery done, and the sleeve will be at the end.

Have seen a few Jersey Sleevers out there, but none in the Hackensack hospital area Im starting to feel not safe with Advanced Lap Associates of Hackensack NJ.

Finally!!!!!!!!! I saw my surgeon again yesterday bout my hernias....THIS IS WHAT HE TOLD ME.... " he will clean out intestines first, cut out some part of bad intestine, clean out all he can of old scar tissue from 16 previous abdominal surgeries, find and cut out 2 old meshes from previous hernia repairs, repair a multitude of ventrical hernias and 2 others on both sides of my stomach, pull walls of stomach together and do some reconstructive surgery, and remove some fat around surrounding areas.....afterwards, the bariatric surgeon will step in and sleeve me! He said this will take a minimum of 13 hours!!!!!!!!!! and, I will be on a respirator for at least 2 days afterwards...for sure!!!!!! IM DYYYYYYYING GUYS. IM SOOOOOOOOO SCARED OUT OF MY MIND U CANT IMAGINE! What im wondering though, is what it's like to be on a respirator??? I WANT DETAILS. I am a panicy person. The surgeon said I will not know about it, which is a plus I guess. This is all occuring one day next week. I was told I will definitely get a call on Monday coming, (since I was scheduled originally for June 13th), the hospital will tell me when to go in. I have never been soooo scared in all my life!!!!!!! Im trying to weigh the options, but all im doing is crying my eyes out!!!!!! All I keep thinking to myself is...what is going to happen to my poor 12 yr old baby boy, since I have no family members left at this time. They allllll died from complications of fattness and issues related ...OHHHHHHHHHHH, and the best part is....my hospital stay will be 2 to 3 months!!!!!!!! this is what I was told yesterday! With all the surgeries and all I have been through over the years, the surgery itself is not whats scaring me, although of course the very first thing he said to me was....this will be the most challenging surgery of anyones career, but he has done it b4, and feels optimistic. Well, Im glad someone is feeling optimistic, cause it sure is hek ain't me!It is very dangerous, and we r talking very serious here he said!, you can die from this, and must know that.....so go home and get all ur affairs in order....we will call u Monday and take it from there!!!! I need all the advice I can get, and all the experience out there plzzzzz. Im soooooooo sorry for this long novel, but if I didn't do this, it wouldnt be me

Ohhhhhhh Tiffykins, thank u sooooo much for responding. I remembered ur story, and I was hoping u would respond cause I didn't know how to find u. Do u remember hearing people talking around u while u were on the respirator or not? When the surgeon told me I will be on the respirator for 2 to 4 days, he said I wont know anything, but I get very panicy and im wondering if I would hear people around me and if this would make me panic or anything like that. Im also wondering if u r awake, and what it is like when they remove the tube. I was told u get wild and crazy, and dont know where u r. Omgggggg, im going out of my mind. I cant believe I will be going through alllllllllll this Tiffykins, ALLLL FOR food Im sorry im driving u crazy with all this. Thanks for all the thoughts and prayers, and for responding to my post I will not have access to a computer, and since the surgeon told me I will be hospitalized for 2 to 3 monthssss, u will not hear from me for a while, but if and when I get access to a PC, I will definitely let u know how all things went. Thanks again

Almost every post I read, and nearly everyone I talk to who has had the sleeve, will say.....3 to 4 days after the sleeve will be real tough!!! Can anyone explain to me what to expect????? I know not everyone is the same, and all will experience different things, but Im asking about the average. Plz explain and tell me what to expect immediately after surgery. Sorry guys...I know Im a real pain!

Hi Valentina, How r u??? Congrats on ur surgery. Im glad ur did it, and it's all over with for ya. Hope everything is going well. I have been meaning to write u, and say congrats. How r u doing with it all? Sounds like ur doing just fine. I still didnt hear from my surgeon, and I wont call him yet since I gained some weight. Anyway....keep up the good work!!! Talk soon

I cant believe I did this!!! I was scheduled for surgery June 13th which was cancelled cause the two surgeons couldn't coordinate their time together, so Im pre-oping it alllll week, which is a wonder for me. I was soooo iritable just a short while ago, I ate like a mad man and im soooooooooooooo upset. I have no control at all. Im sitting here having second thoughts whether or not I should even keep going. Plz someone.....give me some good advise, and keep telling me how I have to do this, cause for me there's no other way! thanks for listening.

Hi yb First, congrats on ur surgery . I have not had my surgery yet, but have read most of ur posts, and although I cant remember what I ate for lunch, and I may be wrong, but I think I read in one or more of ur posts, u were concerned about ur blood pressure dropping, or feeling like weak or dizzy post op, or something like that.....Anyway, Im sure we all have those thoughts. I am totally freaking out though. Those thoughts r in my mind 24/7!!! Cause of all my co-mobilities, I feel like I will experience such horror afterwards like passing out type stuff. Sooooooo.....ultimately.....my question to u is.....have u been drinking the gatorade from the beginning post op?????? Im thinking that will be the only thing that will help me. I know it helps me now when im weak, light headed, dizzy, etc..... I have electrolyte imbalances. I know it sounds crazy, but Im thinking of stocking up on the clear gatorade b4 time. Whats ur suggestion on that, if u dont mind me asking? My surgery was cancelled on June 13th, and Im still waiting to hear from the surgeon as to when my new date will be. In the meantime, although my ins does not require me to do any post op diet, I have been on liquids all week, finally I cant imagine what it will be like afterwards. Im literally freaking out now. Im starving like a wild animal in the jungle, and totally nasty and miserable. Anyway, thanks for any advise or response if u would kindly. Keep up the good work!!!

I have not been sleeved yet. June 13th was my original scheduled sleeve day, but the surgeons postponed it. I know the excitment/nervousness u r experiencing. I am going through the same thing, and....I cant even get on track with my pre-op diet, so that is freaking me out alllllllllllllltogether. Anyway, if you've come this far, im sure it's for a good reason.... Not many people have good things to say about weight loss surgeries, but we have to do what we have to do for ourselves and families in some cases. I will keep u in my prayers ejsmith.....like everyone is telling me.....only YOU know best, what u feel, and what u should do....and IF IN UR HEART UR SAYING THIS IS FOR MEEEEEEEEE, THEN MORE POWER TO U....and go for it. Im almost to the point now where Im just gonna go for it already ONCE AND FOR ALL.....that is what a surgeon told me at the seminar anyway lol so im trying to put that in my head.....GO FOR IT!!!!!!! GET IT OVER WITH ALREADY, IFFFF THATS WHAT U FEEL.....LOL Good luck with whatever decision u make... will keep u in my prayers

THANK YOU SOOOOOO MUCH SAMANTHA I need all the prayers I can get. Im just hoping to make it through it first! .....but thank u

Thank u kindly Swizzly. I really hope Im making the right decision, cause im terrified all the way around, but I feel I really need to do something, and hopefully this will be a start....maybe....., but thx again! Keep up the good work...

Samantha, I was a 300 pound child in the 3rd grade, like one of the children u see on Oprah shows. I can make a movie of all movies!!! I also gave birth to my own baby boy (at 12 Lbs) weighing 475 pounds!! But, that was not it! I have Every co-mobility listed on the charts u see at the seminars. Including Lupus, and a chronically low magnesium deficiency, 4 to 5 hernias that have been repaired and 4-5 full blown bowel obstructions too! (talk about SEVERE ABDOMINAL PAIN NON STOP LIKE SOMEONE IS STABBING U CONTINUOUSLY, AND NAUSEAU) with 3 other hernias that need repair again now, and a hiatal too lol. A total of 16 abdominal surgeries over the last 10 yrs maybe. My boy is only 12 now. I can barely get out of bed, cause im always so sick. I experience all sorts of side effects from the mobilities itself, and all the meds. I lost approx 150 lbs three times in my life, but of course put it all back. Finally, at the age of 46, I am now fluctuating between 320-330. Samantha....I am totally out of control! My body literally craves Protein, the same way ppl crave carbs. I eat no junk, but give me a whole chicken, and have gone as far as eating an 18 lb turkey on several occassions all at one sitting! My friends and family have said to me for yrs...Ursssss, how is this possible??? I could understand if ur craving cake or ice cream, or u want 3 or 4 sandwiches, but an 18 lb turkey? It's unheard of Samantha. As a child, it was a feast at my house every day. My father had 18 bro and sisters, and all they ever did was eat and cook. Not one of the relatives were educated, and knew nothing about nutrition. Every thing was 5 and 10 different carbs at a meal, and 10 diff meats and I dont have to go on, Im sure u get the drift. Ultimately, my dad died of a massive heart attack when I was 10, and my mom died of an anyurism to the brain from a clogged aorta when I was like 20 I guess. The rest of the family is also gone, except one aunt who is still alive amazingly, and that is cause she kept herself thin. Anyway, theres more...and I have one and a half feet in the grave at this time, soooooo, the surgeons r telling me the sleeve will save my life. I cant see how this is possible, and am deathly afraid to undergo this, but im taking the risk. I was scheduled for June 13th, but they've postponed it now till the 1st wk of July. I keep saying I willllllllll notttttt write novels responding to posts, but u can always count on me! lollllllllll Sorrrrrrrrry

You know what Michelle.....I dont know u, nor anything about ur life. I have not been sleeved yet, but have...experienced this crap allllllllllllll my life. I always felt like a freak on display, and Im sooooooooo tired of ppl ewwwwwwwing and ahhhhhhhing over the fact that I have lost 50 lbs, or 100 lbs, or whatever!!!!. This is a wonderful thing u did for yourself. It is probably the best gift u have and will ever give yourself (from what im hearing anyway ) lol, but u know what I decided to do about all that stuff...... Put my nose up in the air, and be PROUD OF WHAT I DID, HAVE AN ATTITUDE FOR ONCE IN My LIFE (BUT A FAIRLY NICE ONE) LOL ....AND SAY....THE HEKKKKK WITH PPL AND THEIR COMMENTS and all their carrying on!!!!!!!!!! I dont know about u Michelle, but I always kinda hid in the backround, (but get me started and I can be the life of a party) It's about timeeeeee, I decided to do for myself. With that, the I dont give a u know what...attitude comes about!!!!! I can definitely relate to what ur saying. I have lost nearly 150 Lbs three times in my life....so i've been on and off display. The worse part, for me anyway, is....I gained it all back each and every time! So, Iv'e been the talk of the town for yrs....but u wont gain it back!!!!! Your strong, young, and thank God all went well with ur surgery.....You seem like the type of person that will do what u have to do!!! Your on ur way girl.....keep up the good work, and dont give a hoot what ANYONE SAYS OR THINKS....Pretend u dont even hear them, and carry on! Let them talk till they're blue in the face, cause u have a pretty face, and will look even better as time goes on....then who will be laughing? Good luck to ya Michelle Enjoy ur holiday weekend.....and soon I will say.....in ur bikini, on the beach, in Hawaii lol You know, I always say im not going to write a novel in my responses.....but I never fail !!!!

I'm really wondering what it feels like to be sleeved... afterwards. Was it almost exactly what u expected pre-op, or totally different ?????? Is it like the pre-op diet sort of, but u cannot consume as much liquid? R u experiencing anything out of the ordinary , physically or otherwise, that u had no idea u would afterwards? Plz share ur story, cause ppl r afraid to talk about the negative, but I'd really like to know. Thanks.....I know im making everyone crazy with my posts P.S.....IS THERE ANYTHING THAT THEY DO THE SAME DAY OF SURGERY WITH THE IV...SOME PPL R TELLING ME EVERYONE NEEDS AN IV PIK...CAUSE A REGULAR IV IS NOT GOOD ENOUGH....IS THIS TRUE??????

I feel panic all the time, and always feel faintish, sweats, dizzy, flushed which scares me to death, and like my heart is racing, but my high blood pressure is under control. I did lose approx 150 lbs over a course of 12 yrs!!!!. I have been to every Dr in creation, and they say it's all due to the fact that I lost a lot of weight previously. I was not sleeved yet, but what Im wondering is....will I feel this way post op and will it be sooooooo bad where I cant get out of bed????? Im trying to actually sense what it will be like not eating in the beginning. I know in ONLY 3 days, being on liquids, im FREAKINGGGGGGGG OUT!!!!!!!!!!!! I keep walking around saying omg im gonna pass out!!! What r the feelings

It's nothing new Kelly. I have been this way for years now, and I deal with it. Since the dr's have been telling me these r symptoms of what happens to ppl who lost lots of weight. I was wondering if anyone else that lost lots experience anything of the sort, and yesssss I am feeling panic wondering if afterwars it will be worse.....omgggggggggosh!!!!! lol Anyway, keep up the good work....and thx for listening

This is nothing new. I have been like this most of my years. I have been to all doctors, including psycotherapy which Iv'e been to for years for the weight also. The doctors say it's due to all the weight iv'e lost over the years. I was just wondering if anyone who has lost lots of weight, experience anything of the sort. I mean, I deal with it, but it's making me anxious now wondering if it will get worse afterwards. Thanks for responding

Waaaaaaaaaaay to gooooooooooo!!! U look great

Ohhhhhhhhhh my gosh!!!!!!! I was just gonna send u a little good luck ur way from Jersey post, when I saw this!!!!!!!! Congratssssssssssss, it's all over!! Im so happy ur done! Good luck to ya ....... so glad the surgery went well

I guess it is that surgeons preference, or maybe he just decided the bypass would be better for u, for whatever reason/s. Im no doctor, but there may be some reality to not being sleeved with Gerd (to our benefit). Although, im going through with it, and my surgeon is well aware that I've taken all medication under the sun for Gerd. I am now taking a supposed new med, this last yr, for an erosive esophagus too (Dexilant), and I also have a hiatal hernia, soooo, I guess he has his reasons. I would talk to him again, and if he insists u still need to have the bypass, then...somethings not right. Good Luck to ya

Im scheduled to be sleeved in June, yet I feel I am the only one who eats the way I do. Im really in no position to say I wont have this surgery. The surgeons told me I was going to die. Im in a very dangerous situation right now cause my intestines r out of line (hanging way below my pelvis) and they r afraid of strangulation. At the same time, I need 3 other hernias and a hiatal to be repaired! I have every other co-mobility on the list, no joke. The problem is...I know we all have our stories, and we've all been through hell one way or the other, but...I feel like Im the only one who eats the way I do. I mean, I cant even stick to the pr-op diet, but thats not only it....My body craves protein...and im ashamed to say it but here it goes....ppl say ohhhh thats good u crave protein, but the amounts of protein I eat, obviously at 330 LBS now (coming down from 475 in 1998 giving birth) is getting me no where fast. I can literally eat a whole chicken and 2 bags of salad for a meal. I wont even say for lunch, cause I never sat down and had breakfast, lunch, or dinner. I have gone as far as eating an 18 lb turkey at one sitting. I know it sounds impossible, or even untrue, but it's not. As a teen, I ate a dozen hotdogs with buns at one sitting. That is the kind of head hunger I have been dealing with all my life. I have been seeing therapists all my life for eating disorders. Soooo what makes me think, although the Dr's are all telling me im going to die now, I will be ok after this major sleeve surgery??? Will I make it?? People r heavy, they eat a lot, my whole family is morbiidly obese, but they eat second and third helpings, and a piece of cake or ice cream here and there, and dont exercise and thats what makes others heavy, but people r amazed at how I eat. I can literally put pounds of coldcuts and cheese away at a sitting. How will I manage with the sleeve? Is this possible? Is there ANYONE ELSE OUT THERE LIKE THIS???? My friends, therapists, family has said all my life....Ursssss, this is UNHEARD OF! I cant decide if I should take this chance with a 12 yr old. I know either way im doomed, but the Dr's r saying the surgery will save my life. I can't see how??? Iv'e had 16 other abdominal surgeries, full blown bowel obstructions (talk about pain and naseau 24/7 and still!!!) Major infections like cellulitis, and even MRSA (medium strain) I mean what the hek!!!!!! Plz.. any advice, suggestions, opinions, especially if you've been in my situation, is greatly appreciated. Sorry for the novel, but no one wants to hear my story anymore, cause I cant help myself. Thx for listening.

Awwwwwwwwwww, thank u sooooooo much Christal Thanks for reading my novel Addictions r so very hard!!! but ur right, I grew up in a family that knew nothing about nutrition. Everything was eat, eat, eat!!! From the minute I opened my eyes, till the minute I went to sleep. I was ashamed to eat lunch in school with my friends cause my mother used to pack a hero on practically a whole loaf of italian bread that I couldnt even sink my teeth into it!, and enough to fall asleep in school from 1 to 3 pm. OHhhhhh just thinking about it all now makes me sick, but I want to thank u for all ur kind words, and advice and suggestions. I love how u explained it all to me. Im going to take ur advice, ,and take it slow, and come to terms with myself. I know it's all in the head, and u cant replace one habit with another BAD one! Ultimately, I have to do something. I think I need the restriction of the sleeve, cause im getting no where fast. I feel like im gonna die if I dont do anything, and since im gonna be open having the hernias repaired anyway, llike the surgeons said....lets just do it once and for all and get it over with..so I think thats the route im gonna take, and hope and pray for the best! Thanks for ur # and email address. Mine is ursiegirl2007@aol.com and my # is 908)441-2811. Keep up the good work....and thank u sooooooooooo much for all Christal

Thanks for the advice/suggestions. OA is a good thing. It's just a matter of getting there. I do the old procrastinating thing, which is no good, and I have to put my foot down and start now!!!! I am starting to get a better feel for the restriction of food by hearing more and more posts about the sleeve. I know it will drive me out of my mind, but ultimately I think that is what I need. Im getting no where fast, but I know, it's all psychological!!!! Anyway, thanks for the advice/sharing....keep up the good work i'll look into OA....thanks

It's definitely head hunger!!! I can honestly say...I dont think I even know what hunger is. I have been seeing a therapist most of my life for this eating disorder. I have been battling bulemia/anorexia since im small. I can proudly say I am bulemic free for 12 yrs now, but it has cause major damage physically. I know I will be totally neurotic over not being able to eat, but at this point in my life, I am so sick I go to sleep every night in hopes to wake up the next morning . I have a 12 yr old that I have to worry about, and he is the only reason I am strong at times, but as days pass, I am getting weaker and weaker. I have seen many bariatric surgeons over the yrs, but I was told I was never a good candidate for the surgery. Why all of a sudden am I a candidate for the sleeve, I dont know, but I feel it's worth a shot. Im scared out of my mind. Not of the actual surgery itself, but all the co-mobilities and then some, I am dealing with. I, to a degree dont understand how having the hernia repairs/reconstruction of the wall of my stomach, and the sleeve all at the same time, is going to do any justice????? I know this will be the hardest thing I have ever tried to tackle in my life, and realize there is no turning back. At times I feel I need the restriction, and that is going to be the only way to get somewhere, then again, I have my doubts too which I think we all experience, especially undergoing such drastic measures. I think ultimately I will just say ...what the hek, and just get it over with once and for all, and pray/hope for the best! Anyway, thanks for the advice, thoughts, suggestions, and for reading my novel . Keep up the good work