medmgr
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Don't panic, your only 9 days out of surgery? Way to early to worry about it! Your body has just undergone major changes - it will need time to adapt. Right now, your calorie consumption is way low, so it is entirely possible that your body is in survival mode and trying to protect its fat stores. Many times in the last year when I have increased calorie intake, I get past a weigh loss plateau and start to shed again. Also, it is getting warmer and your body may be trying to store up Water against dehydration - so you may just be seeing water weight. Good Luck!
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With some of my students at my lowest weight
medmgr commented on Miguel M's gallery image in Before and After Gastric Sleeve Photos
Great Job - BTW, which one is you? They all look like students! -
This may sound like a silly question, but are you drinking enough water? If I start getting dehydrated my skin drys out and I get itchy... 4 weeks post op, I know I was not drinking enough water - heck, I am 10 months post op and I still find it difficult to stay hydrated.
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Congratulations Sarah! You are doing awesome!
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The other night my wife was getting dinner ready for her and the kids, and my 2 year old looks at me and tells me "daddy, you can't have any - you just eat jello". He has me pegged :-)
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I am also Jealous - I had surgery on June 28, I will not be allowed solids till August!
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Hiding in my bedroom while my wife and kids eat pizza. I am having a really tough time of this.
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Don't want to gain weight & then be denied!
medmgr replied to longer-life's topic in PRE-Operation Weight Loss Surgery Q&A
Wear heavy clothing w/ steel toe boots, iphone in your pocket, keys, any thing else you have w/ some weight... good luck! -
Please allow me to introduce myself...
medmgr replied to Geeewhy's topic in Tell Your Weight Loss Surgery Story
Welome and you gotta finish the statement "Please allow me to introduce myself, I'm a man of wealth and taste" - always loved the Stones! I may not be a man of wealth - taste has been very important in my life, and that is why I am here also - lol. Know what you mean on the the pride stuff - up until my surgery 11 days ago, I would do 65 minutes on the elliptical machine at the gym, but if I did not diet - weight would still creep on till I was at a BMI of over 50. I was so embarrased about having WLS, I told as few people as possible that I was having surgery - and only 4 people (wife, mother, daughter and a freind who had gastric bypass) what the surgery was. The truth of the matter is - I do not think "normal" people have ever been as hungry as I got on a daily basis. While I am in a tough situation right now in my recovery (liquid diet phase w/ dumping syndrome - which is rare for sleeves, but not unheard of) - I still think I made the correct decision, just counting the days till I can start having pureed foods so I can get some decent protien. Good Luck and welcome aboard! -Kevin -
Three days out of surgery is this normal
medmgr replied to Chatty's topic in POST-Operation Weight Loss Surgery Q&A
I would agree that you should call your Doctor - good doctors do not mind answering questions, they are more worried that you will not ask and it could be a sign of something dangerous... My surgeon stressed over and over - call! I had a similiar situation, did you have an IV in that hand? I had so much stuff injected into my hands it wasn't funny. I ended up w/ IV tubes in both hands while I was in surgery, it was left hand while I was awake and being prepped, but apparently they had an issue and changed it to my right hand while I was in surgery. After surgery, I had some nurses who took thier time with the injections and others who rushed it - this caused some blow outs in the veins. When they finally gave up on my right hand, they took the tape off and it looked like I had a giant baby hand (I have very little fat in outer extremities - so this was majorly obvious). I had fewer injections in the left when they switched back, so had a similiar but less pronounced baby hand. I am 11 days out of surgery, all the swelling has gone down - but the back of my hands and wrists are still sore. Good Luck - and please call your doctors office - or if you had surgery elsewhere, at least call you primary care physician and talk to them about it. -Kevin -
Good news - I got full release to go back to work tomorrow! The bad news, I am having dumping syndrome with the liquid protein drinks and still can not start on pureed protein til next week. Surgeon said I will have to be protein deficient for awhile.
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low point of the day - my two year old (future NFL linebacker) got up and started running at me yelling Hug! He was intercepted by his older sister and kept from giving me on of his power squish hugs. He cried and cried cause he wanted daddy. I feel an inch tall...
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I am supposed to be discharged before 10 this morning - just in time for our Monthky CPS inspection (we are foster parents anf
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Surgery done yesterday, waiting for my swallow test this morning so I can start on water... mouth is so very very dry.
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i had surgery yesterday and they put it in while I was sedated, I still have it until they do the swallow test this morning where I drink something not pleasent then they xray to make sure I am not leaking. The worst part of my walk last night was having the cath in Good luck on your surgery!
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Gotta get this stupid Foley Cathater out first and maybe leave the hospital before I do... lol
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Sleeved on Friday and still in the hospital
medmgr replied to lyndynojo's topic in POST-Operation Weight Loss Surgery Q&A
Hope is going better today now that they know what it is - keeping you in my prayers, from my own hospital bed (I was sleeved today). Question, did they do a leak test on you poor to letting you start on water? I have an extremly dry mouth because I can't have water till after the leak test tommorow. -
Howdy Rob! I hope your surgery went well. I had nausea tat was really bad and me feel like I needed to throw up. The pain is not to terribly bad (especially when I consider the nasusea!) Any way drop me a line if you want to compare notes - since apprently we are sleeve brothers today LOL!!
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Howdy Sweetie! Hadj surgery this morning and all can say was OW! Were you nauseas after the surgery? I felt like I kept want to trow up. Pain is not terribly bad, but I have dry mouth all day since they will not let me have water till tommorow after my leak test. I hope you are doing well and getting the support you need!
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Just got hit with an unexpected today - found out that on my company Aetna plan where it says they will cover 100% of WLS if you use one of thier Centers of Excellence, is not really 100%. Apparently (and I called Aetna to verify - the lady I got had to go ask someone else cause she did not know) the Surgeon and the Anesthesiologist are not covered at 100% - they are 80% covered. The Surgeons office called me up and said I will need to pay $523.36 (my 20%) but I have no idea what the Anesthesiologist is and what I need to pull from savings. Does anyone who has had thier sleeve done know what the Anesthesiologist "agreed" rate is with Aetna? Thanks!
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I will be on the operating table here in Houston around the same time as you - I have to be at the hospital at 7:30 for a 9:30 surgery. I am excited and nervous AND STARVED!!! I have been on a lquid diet since Tuesday and it is killing me I will send prayers your way up until they put the happy juice in my IV - then no telling what I will say
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Congrats on your approval, I am going for surgery for two days - I am really not sure how much the excercise will help with minimizing loose skin - but it will help with recovery and the more weight you lose before surgery, the easier it will be for the doctor and you will have less risks of complication. Excercise is a very good thing and will help you achieve your goals. That being said, I would STRONGLY agree with Carmen in that you don't want to jump into boot camp. I started my excercise program in February doing 35 minutes on the elliptical at low resistance - I am now up to 65 minutes at high resistance. I also started lifting weights then (highly recommended by my surgeon for weight loss - will have to stop after surgery till I get clearance) and have since doubled the amount I lift. Please start slowly. As far as boot camp goes - I can excercise longer and harder than most skinny people, but I am in no way ready --- yet!! Don't feel bad about not being able to jump right into boot camp though, if we wanted a fair measure with everyone else, if they weighed 150 they would need to carry an extra 200 lbs worth of Water bags strapped to thier bodies - and THEN we will see!!!
