Meli01

My surgeon says I have to take it for 3 months even if there are no signs of reflux.

Does it have a lot of sugar? I hadn't even tought of coconut water, that would be a very nice break from broth.

I don't know what your surgeon will do, but with mine I was not allowed to drink anything after midnight the night before surgery. They made me try to go the bathroom multiple times the morning of my surgery to make sure I got everything out.

Congratulations! Hope you get some rest and don't feel as tired, i felt that way for a few days after surgery too, but now I feel like I have more energy than I've had in a long time.

Same thing, no driving restrictions along as I wasn't taking any pain meds. I drove 2 days after surgery to take my daughter to school.

I'm feeling great, able to get all my liquids inand my stomach doesn't seem to be hurting anymore. I'm kind of depressed about my weight loss. I was down 6 pounds 2 days after surgery and I haven't lost an ounce since. I know the first month is when you are supposed to loose the most weight, so I'm getting a little scared this isn't going to work for me. How are you doing?

This is exactly how I feel. Ive only told my mom and my best friend.

I am 2 days post op and have just started to get an itchy rash on my chest. Any ideas what could be causing it?

My doctor said I had so many medications during and after surgery that it was almost impossible to tell what caused the rash.

I love spanx, but I usually pick them up at Marshall's or Ross where they are significantly cheaper.

I have a horrible rash that I saw the doctor about today. Mine is concentrated on my chest and not on my incisions, but my doctor said it is a reaction to medication. She recommended benadryl at night, Claritin during the day and said I cold put an anti itch spray on it if I wanted to.

You're welcome!

I know how that feels I started to feel like that a couple days before surgery, but I couldn't be happier that I went through with it.

Congrats!! I can't wait for that NSV.

I had my surgery on Monday and have no regrets. I got a little scared reading some of the threads here, but I also had a lot of faith in my surgeon. My surgery was at 7 am and I was home by 9 am the next day. I was in a good amount of pain that lasted a couple days, but as of this morning I feel great. I was up walking around a couple hours after surgery. I had some nausea, but it was controlled by medicine. I'm not going to weigh in until Monday so I don't know how much I've lost, but I'm confident this surgery is going to help me loose big! Good luck on your surgery!!

Congratulations on getting your date!

Thanks everyone for your replies, the doctor thinks I am having a reaction to the pain medication. He tood me to take Benadryl and changed my pain meds.

They have actually been doing this surgery for years as part of the duodenal Switch. As much as I was worried about the unknown I was more concerned about what would happen to my health if I didn't have the surgery.

I'm 29 and just had surgery this week. I wish I would have done this years ago! If I had done this years ago I would have had less weight to loose. If you know you can't loose the weight without surgery, the only thing that will happen if you wait a few years will probably be that you will weigh more then.

My Bcbs approval was quick too, only took 3 days. Good luck!!

Congrats! You look great!

Thanks everyone! I plan on calling the doctor in the morning because it is super itchy and raw. It's only on my breasts, it doesn't seem to be in spots where I had any tape.

HI, I was sleeved Monday morning also and I was feeling the same way until about noon today. The only thing I've been ale to eat so far is unjury chicken soup and water. The gas pain was horrible and made me throw up almost everything I tried. I've had a heating pad on my stomach since this morning and it seems to have helped a lot with the gas pains. I have also been taking gas x strips, not really sure if those helped or not. Hope you feel better!

Good luck!

My surgery is scheduled for March 12th and it would be great to have someone with a close surgery date to talk to. I have about 100 pounds to loose and can't wait to get started on this journey.