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My doctor has put me on Levsin (an antispasmodic) and it has done wonders for the spasms. I take it under my tongue four times a day. I hope you get relief soon.

I'm really worried about my Fluid intake. I've only been able to get in 15 oz. I hope to get to 20 before bed but I'm pretty full. I spoke with my doctor today and he didn't seemed to concerned. He said I have enough fluids in me from the IV that I should be good for a few days until the swelling goes down. I'm just wondering if anyone else experienced this? They want me to be up to 40oz soon.

I have to drink 4 oz.every hour. How am I.supposed to fit in walking and a nap? 40oz in a day right now is my goal. It will increase in a few days to 68. BTW...still in hospital.

I'm 2 days post op and doing pretty good. The gas has been the worst for me. I have had mild muscle pain. Everytime I take a sip of something I have to get up and walk. Doing that helps the fluid go down easier. I had a big day today. I was able to come home and the ride was 45 mins, so by the time I got home I was exhausted and sore. I just now took some pain med and hope I can rest. I must say each day I noticed a huge improvement than the previous day. Good luck to everyone

I am finally home. Sipping and walking. I'm glad to say pain isn't too bad. Today I walked the halls, took a shower, then had a 45 min ride home. Now I'm exhausted and feeling kind of quesy. I was doing ok until the bumpy ride home AND my little girls hopped onto my bed and that didn't feel good. We explained the situation to them and they've been gentle. Its hard for little ones to remember. Anyone else have alot of spit? I know this is gross, but I'm literally having to spit out excess saliva. EW! Well, I'm going to try to rest. Each day gets better Thanks everyone

I made it home safe and sound Now I'm sipping and walking. Zero hunger.....tiny bit of nausea when I take too big of a sip. I've not had a nap the entire day so hopefully I will rest well tonight. I did have about 5 mins of what on earth have I done to myself...but t hat went away quickly. I'm in the thick of it right now, but each day I improve tremendously! Thanks again for your continued support and prayers

Well...T minus 8 hours. I'm surprisingly calm. I've kept myself so busy today that I've barely noticed I've only had Clear liquids. I weighed myself tonight and I'm 6 pounds heavier than this morning. I hope its just all of those fluids. I'll flip out if they cancel surgery because of Water weight gain. I just got my shower and used the Hibiclens antiseptic as instructed by my doctor. I've had a moment with all of my kids telling them how much I love them. I'm ok with this. I just pray everything goes well. I have 5 kids that I want to be around for. I'm waking up at 5 to do another Hibiclens scrub and take my prilosec. We leave for the hospital at 6...its not quite an hour away. I was told that I have to do my hugs and kisses in the lobby and family isn't allowed in the pre-op area. That makes me very anxious. I should mention my husband and my parents are going to be there for me. I'm so blessed to have such a wonderful support system. I feel like this is so surreal. Like I can't believe its really happening. I hope I stay strong and not flip out once I get there. I'm having the majority of my stomach removed...wow. Tonight, when I took my pre-surgery pics it reaffirmed for the 1000th time that I'm doing the right thing. I wish I would of done a video blog. Maybe once I'm home I'll do that. If you are up at around 730 central time, please say a prayer for me or send good thoughts. I really appreciate it. I do plan on taking my laptop though I may not use it at all. Depends on how I'm feeling. I can't thank everyone enough for the support I've recieved here. I'll report back as soon as I can.

I'm 2 days post op and still in the hospital. Trying to get adequate oral hydration. After walking, showering my heart rate is about 48...crazy low for me. I'm usually around 100. Has this happened to anyone else? I'm wondering if med is the culprit. I haven't had pain Meds at all today. Thanks

Surgery went great. Minimal pain..just lots of gas. I am staying an extra night because I'm having trouble drinking the required amounts. I'm able to drink more tonight, hopeful I will get to go home tomorrow. Thanks everyone for your prayers and kind words. It's all very surreal to me. Sleepy time now.

I had my surgery yesterday. I'm doing great. I'll post more later. If I can get these fluids down I can go home today.

I'm going very slow with fluids. I'm trying liquid Lortab and it took me an hour to get 15 cc in. I just hope it stays down. I'm in no rush to,leave the hospital. I want to be sure I can orally hydrate . Thanks everyone for your kind words and prayers.

Thank you both. I'm glad I'm so calm about it. Let's hope I am tomorrow. Sleepy meds are doing their job so I'm going to say goodnight! Oh how funny is it I only had enough nail polish remover to remove polish off of one toenail! I look like a dork with all 9 painted and one naked as a jaybird LOL. At least one nail bed is visually clear

I'm having a bit of a nervous breakdown I think. It hit me when I was in the grocery store stocking up on the stuff I need for clears diet tomorrow. I came home and just started crying. I want this surgery more than anything but I must admit the reality of relearning and developing a new relationship with food is making me so sad. When I tried to decide what I was going to have for my low carb low fat dinner thats what sent me over the edge. I started thinking about all the things I wanted and I just broke down. I think once I cry and say goodbye to these habits I'll be ok. I know I am making the right choice. I'm just trying to deal with what I'm feeling right now. I'm going to make some powders?utm_source=BariatricPal&utm_medium=Affiliate&utm_campaign=CommentLink" target="_ad" data-id="1" >unjury chicken Soup now, its been about 5 hours since my last shake and I'm sure low blood sugar is playing a role in me being so emotional. Oh and sorry if TMI but PMS x 10 isn't helping one little bit.

iegal Thank you for the response. Yes, surgery is in the morning. I'm shocked at how well I've done today on clears. No tears...just a little anxiety. I have asked my teenage girls to handle dinner prep tonight. I just can't do that right now. I'm going to have my preop pic and measurements done tonight. Surgery is @ 0730 and I have to be at the surgery center at 0700. Your experience is making me feel better about this process. I think if would of not cried yesterday I would of been a HOT MESS surgery day. I've got my head around it and I know I'm going to be ok. I appreciate your support and the support of everyone on VST.

Thank you Kathy for your words of encourgement. I'm a 1000x's better today than yesterday. I needed to get it all out and feel so much better after having that mini meltdown. Today I'm doing all clears and I'm ok with it. I'm so thankful I found this board. The support here is incredible.

I'm starting my new job August 2nd. HR called me this morning and wants me to come in for paperwork. Of course she wanted to make the appt. for 9 a.m Thursday SURGERY DAY. I told her I couldn't come that day because I was having a procedure done. She then says "If you don't mind me asking, what kind of surgery are you going to have." I was so taken aback that she asked that, especially with her being in HR. I blurted out "hernia repair". I'm betting during the VSG surgery I'll have a hernia repaired so I guess thats why I said it. I feel bad. I didn't want to tell them I'm having WLS...simply because its none of their business. I should of kept my mouth shut from the beginning, but I didn't know what to tell a new employer about why I couldn't come the day they needed me to for ppw. UGH. So I'm here confessing it to y'all.

Congrats on being sleeved and YAY for it being a breeze so far! I hope everything continues to go smoothly for you

My date has changed! I'll be sleeved June 16...this Thursday!!!!

Kelly I'm so hung up on the one month re-entry diet that I can't see past it. I'm so scared that I will have nausea issues and that I won't be able to eat again. Or that I'll have to have a feeding tube for the rest of my life. I need to take a pill and chill out. I'm glad you reminded me of the hunger hormone being reduced...if the hunger is gone I can do this. Thanks to everyone else for your kind words. I pulled up some Youtube vids and that helped tremendously. I'm going to make a list of why I am doing this surgery to help settle my mind. I just pray everything goes ok. I'm ready for an improved quality of life and hopefully this weight loss will add years to my life.

Yay for you!!!! Update us when you can!

My date is June 16. I've only got 2 days left. Yikes!!!! This all feels very surreal to me now that the date is almost here. Best wishes to all the June sleevers.

Good luck with your surgery tomorrow! My surgery is June 16. I too worry about having complications. My surgery will be in the U.S. I have a very enlarged fatty liver. I know the liver itself can't feel pain, but in the past the area around the liver would ache. I'm PRAYING this pre-op diet will shrink my liver sufficently. Back in 08 I had gallbladder surgery that took an excessively long amount of time because according to the surgeon "your liver gave me fits". I guess it was too big and he had trouble. I don't want a repeat situation with this surgery. I'm doing the Protein shakes and a very low carb heathly dinner then on Wednesday I'll go to clears only. My starting weight is 257 and I'm 5'5". At the pre-op appt. I asked the surgeon how much he wanted me to loose before surgery. He said "5 or 10 pounds....just don't gain any." I was prepared to have to loose about 20lbs....not sure if this is a good thing to not have to loose that much weight. My fear is I'll get in the OR...and he will have to stop surgery because of my liver. I'm a self pay so I need this to work the first time Do you have any suggestions other than what I'm doing to get this liver ready? I wish you the best tomorrow and PLEASE keep us posted.

I'm so excited!!! Today our loan went though for the surgery....AND I got hired at a school district here. What a double blessing!!! I'll have plenty of time to have my surgery and to recover from surgery before school starts Aug 4th! Miracles do happen!!!! I'll go tomorrow and pay the surgeon and get my date. I hope it will be very soon.

Just a quick update.....They called me today to let me know my surgery has been moved up to Thursday June 16....THIS COMING UP WEEK!!! I'm so excited!!

I got my date and its June 28th!! I kind of love how it rhymes! LOL It could of been June 23rd but that is my little girls 8 year Bday and I didn't want to miss that. I hope to be recovered by the time I start my new job Aug 2nd.