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Thanks for the help I will look into it.

Hello all, While am currently now 15 days post op of my gastric sleeve and I can say that it was the best decision that i could have made. I started my journey weighing in at 375 I felt so ashamed of myself telling myself how could I allow myself to gain so much weight and then I started have physical problems from my feet swelling, pain in my knees and I even tore my meniscitis in my right knee. I made the decision to change my life. My new life started on the 19th of September were I weigh in at 344 after being on Clear liquids. Had my first follow up with my gastric doctor I weigh in at 342 and my current weigh is now 338. Am slowly making process and I can honesty say that I feel proud of myself there are times that I have to stop those negative thoughts that seem to creep in telling me that am never going to lose the weight and always be big and fat. But am working on my mind as well as my body.

Hello, I just had surgery on the 19th having hard time getting my protiens if i could aske what soups you were taken with 20 plus Proteins? Thanks for you help

Hello, I am also a nurse however am a psychiatric nurse I just had my gastric sleeve done on the 19th of September am 15 days post op. I can honestly say that I did not feel any pain from the laproscopy procedure. What I did not expect or was told about was how nauseated I would feel as well as have dry heaves. But the day of surgery for me was early in the morning I was in my room by noon then with in about 2 hours I was up walking I can honestly say that I was very tried felt like all my energy was gone, but walking was not a a problem. I was in the hospital for 3 days then went home I did some walking up and down the street I can say for the first time I was not breathing heavily as I was walking which felt great I was off work for a week during that time I did feel exhausted and tried , but it has gotten better since I was walking twice a day for about 20 minutes each time. I went back to work on 28 th of September and I can honesty say that i have not had any problems being back at work I have consciously made a effort to walk more at work and stand more am not as tried as I was last week I think that am building my strength back I have been riding my statuary bike for 45 minutes a day now. I know that you will do great on her journey. I am 32 years old and I am scheduled for sleeve surgery on the 26th of October. I am excited to be starting a new chapter in my life but I have some questions about what to expect right after surgery since my mind seems to keep forgetting there is a section between the surgery and looking and feeling good. The funny thing is that I am a nurse but I have always worked in Emergency rooms never on the inpatient floors so I only see the people who have problems with surgeries (any surgery not just bariatric) and I don't actually see the recovery part. My question is this, how much pain should I expect and for how long? I have never even broken a bonem I have been really lucky to never really need the services which I provide so I am really unsure what to expect. I would like to know what it is going to feel like when I wake up after surgery and what to expect as far as energy, I have heard people are exhausted for quite some time after. I am planning on going back to work 20 days after surgery but my boss is wonderful and has told me to call if I need longer and also to talk to my HR rep about short term disability. What have people experienced going back to work and such? I would love detailed responses and don't be afraid to be brutally honest and descriptive, remember I see the worst of the worst so you won't offend me thanks so much for considering and letting me introduce myself.