jasleeve

so during the night, i woke up with slimes feeling super nauseous. as i tried to relax & get control of the nausea (sitting up in bed), i start throwing up! i had to run to the bathroom where i threw up hunter green bile non stop for like 5 minutes! so much for thinking those days were over im feeling sick to my stomach. i highly doubt im going to be able to eat anything today. my throat is burning still from the acid of me throwing up & i feel like i may need to throw up again. it seems never ending. my gi dr told me that he doesnt think my food aversion is stent related. he said hes not sure why i am having a food aversion but that hopefully "itll pass". THATS THEIR ANSWERR FOR EVERYTHING!!!!!!!!!!!!!! i swear i think ima punch the next dr in their face if they tell me itll pass one more damn time! WELL...... 5minutes after writing this post, i got out of bed to go brush my teeth & wash up & began throwing up again.

lol i thought about changing it for that reason!!

i started at 273. i got weighed on a regular scale (not digital which is more accurate and usually weigh less) with all my clothes & sneakers on... i was 234 on friday & i was 229 today with all my stuff on & same scale. its not worth it tho...

oh wow!!! scary!!! i think im all over the map. im depressed then ok & then depressed. i actually have an appt with a therapist tomorrow. hopefully i like him!! the food aversions are depressing. i was able to get in a small jar of baby food for dinner even tho its makin my tummy feel funny now. :/

they really gave you medical marijuana?

well i am now where u are! i cant eat. food makes me so sick. i can keep liquids down but the smell of food makes me want to throw up my life! i even saw a picture of a hamburger & it was so gross

so the past few days have been bad. smell of food makes me want to throw up all my insides so im barely eating anything at all. :/ i also have slimes & tons of gas. wooo lord help me. i just want to be normal again.

the infamous swabs! lol. i lived on those. i had a billion of those. for the pain in the shoulder, try walking around. when i came out of surgery, i only had incision soreness & dry mouth & i was sleepy. i didnt press my morphine button often. most times, i forgot it was even there until an incision would hurt real bad. i was walking around like nothing. i had my gall bladder removed 2yrs prior & i think my gall bladder was worse in the hospital. good luck to u! <3

im happy for u & im praying for u! good luck!

i have so much!!! they gave me bottles of it. its crazy! lol

if loritab is responsible for stopping my during the night nausea, loritab is my new BFF!!!!! im almost afraid to stop using it now lol. i still cant eat much but im glad im feeling some what better.

i wanted to start a thread about insurance. it would be greatly appreciated to all pre-op patients if we all had an idea of what insurance you have and if they denied you or approved you. also, what were the requirements made by your insurance company because some are different. i have 1199SEIU affiliated with aetna. ive read stories about aetna approving so im assuming mine would too but i wont know until i talk to my surgeon. i called my insurance company & the lady gave me the run around & couldnt say, "YES, WE COVER VSG!" or "NO, WE DONT COVER VSG!" so its a dreadful waiting game. thank you to all the people who respond. us pre-op'ers definitely appreciate it. <3

last night was my 2nd night in a row that i did not throw up since coming home a week ago! im praying to high heaven that this is me improving! yesterday was my first day not throwing up. i was nauseous & gagged a few times and thought i would but i fought the feeling & it went away. im praying that i keep looking up & not back. something tells me that i havent thrown up in the middle of the night because i took loritab these past 2nights for a headache. either way, i wasnt making a mad dash to my bathroom.

im trying!!

smh means shaking my head and yeah i read that thread. im glad u are well!

i think the stats are up in the air because a lot of people heal from a leak without ever knowing to have one but the ones that are caught are usually severe enough to have symptoms & those are the ones documented & then maybe 1/2 to 2/3 of them speak up. i just cant wait to get past this

its funny u say that. with not feeling good, it felt like everyone was like "youre not feeling good.. ok. deal with it." they all made me feel like i was a big baby & all i do is complain or have negative things to say. smh! ridiculous!!! im glad you & i can relate so well. right now, im having a hard time getting in all my fluids and eating. im barely eating because my stomach is like on a wave! it feels hungry but the thought of eating makes me want to gag. so im trying to get my calories in through liquids. i had a bite or two of rice for dinner & it sat well.

they say 1 in 100 have leaks. if thats the case, there should be more. i think ppl who have leaks are too down to speak on it. i know i felt that way

well i had a swallow test done on thursday & its in place thank god & is working as it should be working! i dont think it will slip or can from where it is now. atleast i hope not!!!

i think i found one vlog about a leak! she had to be revised to bypass after 2 or 3 failed attempts with the stent. she looked like she was standing on her last leg before kicking the bucket! she scared the daylights out of me!!! but of course when i told my mom or ppl that know about surgery, they all called me negative & told me it wont happen to me & i need to stop searching! yeah well, so much they knew because look at me now!!! i asked my nurse practioner & her answer was "u dont have to worry about a leak but if there were one, we would place a stent to cover the leak up until it heals & then everything will keep looking up". never ever ever ever ever did they go into detail about how its done, the pain, nothing! matter fact, i thought the stent was a pain free procedure UNTIL waking up in recovery from the procedure! then my gi dr didnt wanna give me pain meds!! he told me to give it a few hrs until i adjust! he didnt give me pain meds until i began crying hysterically!!! mind u, i was throwing up excessively! smh horrible horrible horrible!!!!!!!!!!! horrible!!!! just nightmare! smh! i think they need to go thru all the complications as if they were trying to sway ppl from surgery! in detail. thisway ppl grasp it! they emphasize all the good but no bad.

today i am having a better day & im terrified to jinx it! ill talk more about it tomorrow

i can understand that.. but i think thats the issue. we only talk about the good. no one wants to "complain" or sound "ungrateful" because thats how i felt prior to making this thread but maybe had someone been more like me... maybe i wouldve prepared myself more for a possible leak. even if it were just financially... but i coulda still been more prepared than now. i also wouldve asked a lot more questions about the stent. the stent is nothing of what i thought it was!

i dont mind people making up their minds. i would never go to someone and say "im telling you, dont do it!!!" i can only give my advice & say i dont recommend it. thats all i can do. i know a lot of ppl (in person) who have had the surgery & living life on cloud 9. i only know one other person (in person) who is having complications... far worse than mine. with all that said & done, i can only voice my opinion & pray it doesnt happen to others.

it took me a long time to come out with how i was feeling about surgery at first prior to my leak. im on the site all the time and every minute of everyday, i wanted to get on here & start this thread. it took me days & it was all i could think of so it felt like eternity. even went as far as typing everything & then saying nvm & never posted it. i have a video vlog & i wanted to be that person that posted twice weekly if possible & tell my hospital story & etc! BUT i cant do it. im almost 7weeks out from surgery & my last update on my youtube vlog was me coming out of surgery! ppl send me messages & i never respond. i think i feel so much hate that i have nothing nice to say but its easier to write than talk about it which is why i cant bring myself to do an update video.

thank you!! im glad u guys accept me & understand my pain. i can definitely use all the support i can get.