Neese

I had the exact same thing happen. I wasn't getting enough water or protein in. I felt sick to my stomach so i couldnt take in much, I ended up dehydrated in the hospital a few days later. Watch your intake and good luck (:

YAy!!!!! (:

Phenomenal (:

Best of luck to you two. It'll be the best decision you've made for yourself (:

I read somewhere on here that someone's NUT okayed it so that she could get her full amount of liquids in. However, I agree with what everyone else says, it literally makes me feel ill!

Great so far! I walk over an hour every night and it just feels better not to center my life around food

Haa i sure hope so

YAY! welcome to the sleeve side!

Sending good thoughts your way! You're in my thoughts and you will rock that surgery and rock the recovery and the sleeve!!

My name is Denise but most people call me Neese. I am 23 years old, I will be married for 2 years, in May to my DH, Sean. We met when I was a junior high school (he was first year of college) and we have been together almost 8 years. I have been chubby/overweight/bigger, or whatever euphemism you prefer or have heard, all my life. It was never an issue until I could drive and that started the eating out and the no exercise because I had a car--I didn't need to walk anywhere! It wasn't until I realized I want to have children that I want to be healthy in my late 20s and from then on. My goal isn't to be skinny, but like most of you can relate, to honestly just be healthy and feel good in my own body. It was when I stepped on the scale at 5'6 and I saw that I weighed 292 that I realized it was time to be more serious about my health before serious health complications arose as a result of my obesity. So my journey, well my serious one after many failed attempts anyway, started in May of 2011. I did an online seminar and then had my consult the very next day. The next 6 months, as that was my insurance requirement, seemed to fly by and other days seemed to lull on forever. I remained at the same EXACT weight of 292; I will never know how I stayed at the exact same weight at all of my checkups . So my surgery was set for January 31, 2012 and I was only given a weeks notice because of some error at the doctors office. I have never had any surgery, e.v.e.r, I have never even been hospitalized overnight! I have no huge health problems (except, the obvious--obesity). My husband had to work that morning, I insisted he take off on a Friday so he could be home with me longer. My best friend came up from Virginia to take me to the hospital along with another best friend of mine. Before I knew it I was being put under, and when I awoke I was not in pain, although I had a catheter in that I was not crazy about. So it took about 4 hours to get me out of recovery because they had no clean rooms?? I dont know what that was about haha! Once I got to my room I had probably 10+ visitors with gifts and flowers--I am a very lucky gal to have such amazing people in my life. Not that I showed my appreciation much because I was SO out of it. I was released two days later--just in time for the weekend. The first two weeks home went ok, the head hunger was a killer because I watched a lot of TV and it was right around the super bowl . Then after feeling awful at my two week check up I was hospitalized overnight due to dehydration I felt so dumb like I couldn't even take care of myself. Tomorrow I will be 1 month out officially and later this week I am going back to work. I have lost 27 pounds, including 5 pre-op, and I have been at a stall since my stint of dehydration at the hospital. I am walking almost 50 minutes a night for exercise and getting enough liquids in and working on the protein. I am on the mushy phase early because my NUT believed I was doing so well that I could move up. I do NOT have a cranky sleeve, thankfully, nothing has really made me sick. I just hope to break this stall soon!

amazing!!!! great job, keep up the phenomenal work!

You seem to be doing wonderful! I hope things keep on the amazing track that they are on!! [:

She is just trying to reflect her insecurities onto you. Just keep on keepin on, you're doing wonderful and you will continue to do wonderful; regardless of her snide remarks! She is the same type of person that would give any of us awful looks if we ate too much. You just can't seem to please some people

YAY!!! enjoy the little (yet momentous to us) things!!

You made me smile first thing this morning. I am proud of you, and as you know, you should be (and I am sure you are!) proud of yourself!

5 pounds from a one day liquid diet, but the rest was just from the surgery. and forgot to mention congrats on your newish sleeve!

I hope your first day back went well! And congrats on your newish sleeve and great weightloss. I told everyone, as we are a very close group, what I was doing. I took a month of because of complications that arose. Im more worried people are going to expect me to be 100 pounds lighter when I walk in

I would have thought so as well but they have been on my surgeon and nut's suggested dietary intake beginning at week 2 post op (pureed stage). they do, however, suggest to eat Protein dense foods first then the mashed taters! all surgeon's have different diets it can be so confusing ha!

You have even made ME feel a little better today thank you!

I think our combinations and eating habits are going to be a little different to most people for a while. Hehe. Do whatever feels right for you to enjoy the food especially in our first months!!

I am glad that you ended up where people could take care of you. You're in my thoughts, take care of yourself, and keep pressing forward!

Tracey, I know you what you're feeling! I was sleeved Jan 31st and lost 27 pounds and it just stopped 12 days ago. hoping our stalls break soon!!

Amazing! Keep it up!

I'm late too but this also happened to me and was found on a CT scan. My pain, however, was from dehydration.

I just got sleeved on the 31st of January and let me tell you how horrible the day before surgery liquid diet was for me. I literally wanted to beat people up for their food haha. And as Im laying on the OR about to be put under I think to myself '**** i didnt eat this, this, or this before this surgery.' Im glad I wasnt alone in my thoughts. I was worried a few months before the surgery but I slept like a baby the night before and honestly wanted to sleep while they were prepping me for the surgery. You will do amazing and when you wake up it will all be with a sigh of relief. The liquids phase for the first week has necessarily been a breeze because, like you, I see other people eating food while Im stuck with broth. However, it'll pay off and day by day and week by week it will get better. Be so completely proud of yourself and make sure to remind yourself how wonderful you are while laying on the OR table. The best wishes for a speedy recovery [: