SleeveDreamer

Wow 44 lbs. Since October is great. Congrats! You look so peachy and rosey. Love your skin tone!

Please don't be scared. Everything will be fine. The hardest part will probably be that you are so far away from home. I was sleeved one week ago, with no pain or nausea or anything. I have a strong faith and had so many people praying for me. I will be praying for you that you will come to peace with this so you will be in a good frame of mind, You need to have a strong attitude going in. Just relax. You will be on the loser's bench with us before you know it. Janet

Welcome Tiffany! You will learn so much from this forum and have all your questions answered for sure! I was sleeved one week ago today and have my postop tomorrow to have my drain out and move on to full liquids. I had absolutely no pain or nausea. Just do what your doctor and dietician tell you and you will be fine! Merry Christmas!

I was sleeved Wednesday the 14th with no problems, no pain, no nausea. Couldn't be better but I cannot stop coughing especially when I try talk? Has anyone had this isse? It is diving me crazy!

He did call me in something. Hecsaid cuz my surgery was so long, my tubes probably got a little irritated and inflamed. Thank God no infection!

Awesome! Hope you feel good quickly and have great success!

The only pain I have had was from the CO2 gas and my surgery was 2 1/2 hours. I personally was a little more uncomfortable laying flat. I would think that the more you sat up, the better, but what do I know, I am certainly not a nurse! Just remember to ask for pain meds if you need them. Everyone reacts differently but you will be fine. Good luck and you will be in my prayers for a successful surgery. Janet

Since i have not been able to get comfortable to sleep, I finally started sleeping in the recliner and man what a difference. I have been napping for two days and finally feel rested. Go to my dr. on Thursday to get my drain out. He called me in something for the coughing and it is subsiding. He said since my surgery was 2 1.2 hours long, and all that gas was pumped in, my tubes probably got a little irritated and imflamed. Am tolerating liquids well and will probably go to the next stage Thursday. Looks like I am averaging about 2 lbs. a day weight loss. YAY! We did it! Best of luck to those being sleeved this week.

So glad to hear you are doing so well Tonya!

I would kill for a good shoulder massage right now! LOL!

I'm not going to let this coughing bring me down so I will call dr in the morning!

Yes he gave me a prescription for something for acid that I am taking daily. I will call him in the am!

Good luck Rainsong and all sleevers of this week!

I was sleeved on the 14th. I had said before that my dr needed to repair a fundiplication surgery from 1999 that had undone itself (was for severe gerd) My preop upper gi showed about 1/3rd of my stomach above my diaphragm in my chest cavity. So my dr would fix that first for one hour and then my sleeve would be 1/2 hour. Turned out after he got in te the upper stomach was actually lodged between my lungs resting on my heart. So he had to repair that firtst which took 2 hours instead of one and then he did the sleeve. As you know with any laparoscopy carbon monoxide is pumped into you to expand and most of them are 30-45 min, but I had it for 2 1/2 hours which had my shoulders in such bad pain until the next night! Thank God if i hadn't wanted o be sleeved, would have never known it until something drastic happened! I feel so blessed or that! As for my sleeve never had any pain, no nausea, no cramping, of course am passing a little gas. Still no pain, and keeping all liquids down.a. Have drain in until i asee the dr on Thursday. The only problem I am having is alot of coughing especially when I try to talk. Has anyone experienced that? Otherwise everthing is great and I am on the loser's bench! Janet

hunydew, Congrats! I am leaving for the hospital in about 1/2 hour. I see you are in ohio. I was born nin Alliance! I hope you come to peace with yourself and know this is right for you andeverything is fine. i guess i willl see you on the loser's bench in a couple of days. i come home from the hospital friday. Good luck sister! Janet

Cowgirljane, Glad to hear everything went well and wishing you speedy healing!

Tomorrow I will be sleeved! The first hour I will be having a hiatial hernia repaired though, so my surgery is 1 1/2 hours! I will be on the loser's bench soon!

Cooper so sorry to hear that. But better safe than sorry. I'm sure the doctors have made the right decision for now. Praying for you.

I would just say that I did have some surgery on my stomach to help me lose weight because I want to be healthier. I looked at all the options and this was the right choice for me!

Good luck Roxy! Praying for you and I am right behind you!

Good to hear that. Hope you continue to do well and heal quickly Babigrl!

Has anyone heard anything from BABIGRL? I am wrried since she hasn't posted anything since her sleeve.

I am just 3days away from my sleeve and have been on my preop since Wednesday. I am not hungry and am down 11 pounds. Try Premier Protein premixed shakes that are from costco and 30 grams each. They taste really good just like chocolate milk. Then I have c hicken bouillion (Unjury) and decaf tea and sugar free Jello and sugar free pops. If I can do it I know you can do it!

You look awesome and luv your hair!