Charlotte

Congrats on the loss!!!! I am also 7 days post op and haven't weighed yet.... hope all is going well

I had my gastric sleeve surgery on Monday December 12, 2011, that was a day in it's self. I am bi-polar and had not had any medications for 2 days before going to hospital. I was not a nice person at all even had a fight with my husband making him leave before I went under and then I didn't even see him after the surgery. I am doing some what better still have no medication as they won't let me take pills yet, but am trying to work through it. I did good in the hospital walking but now that I'm home it is much harder with the cold to get out and walk so I try to get as much as I can inside LOL I have been using the season packs from Top Roman to make my meals some of them are good and some just bite. I feel like I can't get enough to drink so I have filled a 1 liter bottle with tea and lemon in hopes that I can drink it all today. The gas is unreal and have not had a BM since before surgery. I am not sure what else to take or do I have used a few different softeners and nothing is helping. Truly believe it is all about the fluid intake. Hydrating is the name of the day for me, try to see how much I can get down without it coming up. My bruises are looking better, the big one has spread way out and is now changing colors thank goodness. All the sites itch but that means they are healing which is a good thing. When I woke from surgery I looked as if I had been beat puffy face fat lip and all the bruising, face and lip went back to normal by day 3 was very happy. Update appointment to check wounds is December 20 in Las Vegas Tuesday hope there will be good news. I believe that I have taken the right steps in having the gastric sleeve surgery for my health. Starting weight was 337 heaviest was 341 can't seem to get on the scale yet to see if I lost anything guess a little scared. One thing so far that is a God send is my sugars are way down 130's never thought I would see that, they were always in the high 200's. All in all I am feeling better day by day step by step.

O wow I thought I was the only one having these same problems. I also am 5 days post-opt and feel like I can't get enough to drink Today I put my favorite drink (tea with lemon) in a one liter bottle to see if I could finish it will see what happens. Hope all goes well for you and Congrats on taking the 1st also.

My first day was horrible after surgery I woke with a fat lip, left side of my face was puffy and I hurt so bad. The nurses said it was because of the tube they put in so I could breath. Dr Atkinson from Las Vegas did my surgery Monday afternoon I am having trouble with the Protein powder, can't get use to the taste.