GetInMyBelly

Thank you. The complications forum scared me so bad. :0/

Please chime in.

Gabriella, how are you doing??? Let us know. Where was your surgery done??? Thanks hope to hear from u!

Oct 28. CA.

You will still have a tummy, so no worries ;0)

Ah ha! Now I understand why the office only has big couches. Lol

Good question sandy. I have the same reaction n my biggest fear is in regards to staples, leakage, infection, rupture.

I don't have a child but I'm your age abd having vgs done this month.

3 more days for u!! :0) good luck n keep us posted please. :0)

Me too.

Weird I know but I'm afraid I'll wake up During the procedure (not enough anesthesia).

For those who had a couple days in hospital post surgery did u start taking your vitamins there to see if u could handle it or did u start taking it at home? I'm curious because they told me not to bring any meds with me on surgery day . Thanks

I start the preop diet in two weeks n I'll let u know how it goes. Will you have to do one, as well?

Yes I have to do two weeks or ten days of the protein shakes six times a day with veggies if I want. I think this is more to prep me for after. I bought a pill crusher already for my UC meds for after. To answer your other question: the surgery according to my GI should help the UC symptoms by giving me a better diet and losing the weight will ease my stress/anxiety/depression which will reduce flair ups. I have to b extra careful cuz my disease is at the very end of my colon and I cannot remove that ever. I am going into this surgery with a flair up as we speak. I hope I don't become anemic and the surgery does indeed reduce future flair ups. The insurance approved me also purely based on GI notes documenting the correlation of UC and VGS being the possible cure. ;0)

I watch the most recent ones all the time and I gave them permission to film mine, etc. :0/ I have changed my mind on that though after much thought. I feel it's good to watch the current videos out there though to be more informed and prepared.

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Did u have trouble at home getting vitamjns down?

I threw up Seven times doing bikhram (without the sleeve) I commend u ladies for being so strong.

TMI, but I know some can relate to these: I look forward to being able to easily wipe my butt :0/ I'd like to not get out of breath doing the simplest tasks, like putting socks on. I can't wait to actually want to put more effort In my appearance and enjoy looking in the mirror. I can't wait to have enough guts to actually go on a date.

Congrats u r so pretty n a total inspiration! Awesome

Wellbutrin gave me insomnia even more. Prozac is working well 4 me.

28th. Thanks for adding me and for this group's support. Good luck to everyone.

No OCt 28th ;0)

I already have insomnia I hope it doesn't get worse after my sleeve :0/ good luck

Oh my gosh!!!!!! We r the same!!! I have bad ulcerative colitis. My GI thinks this will help cure it. I am 5.3 and 252. I just got approved this past wk. I get sleeved on the 28th. I can't wait for the same outcome as u hope for.