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Scheduled for sleeve surgery in a.m.! IT'S FINALLY HERE! I am excited yet anxious about the post-op pain. Hopefully it's not worse than childbirth w/no pain meds. Anybody else out there goin in tomorrow? I'm from Oklahoma - I need a buddy but they don't necessarily hafta be from Oklahoma. I have 77 lbs to lose for my goal weight of 135 lbs. And can anybody tell me how to attach that ticker thing that shows ur weightloss timeline?

Was sleeved on 3-12. Tomorrow is my 2 wk check up. The 1st week, i lost 10 lbs, and haven't lost a lb since! How can i go all week long on less than 500 cal and not lose anything? All I ate (drank) is water and protein shakes, and 1/2 can thinned soup a day. Any ideas?

7th day post op. When I eat anything thicker than a protein milk shake, like cream of mushroom soup, it kinda hurts in my stomach, a sharp kinda pain. Goes away within seconds. But happens with every attempt. Have tried taking much smaller bites, and go slower, and it doesn't help. Could this possibly mean that I should stay at thinner consistency foods and try again tomorrow? That I'm just not ready yet?

http://www.murfsurg.com/dietary_guidelines_gastric_bypass.htm

My VSG bible says to advance to full liquids on 5th day, stay on full liquids 2 wks then go to pureed/soft. So I tried cream of mushrm soup today, so that's what i was taking bites of.

$12,500 total. $4500 to surgeon, $8000 to hospital. Sent from my iPhone using VST

My doc did not have me do liquid diet pre-op either. He told me to do the induction phase of Atkins starting 10 days before my surgery date. When I asked him why not the liquid, as I've read so many other people's dr put them on, he explained that it's been his experience that the liver looks no different in pts that've been on liquid Protein as opposed to protein only food. The day before surgery, I ate half pound of bacon & 2 cheeseburgers with no bun. He said my liver looked awesome. Sent from my iPhone using VST

I live in Roland, which is on the ark/okla stateline. I had my sleeve in van buren, ark by dr Travis goodnight. My 2nd choice was weight wise in Edmond, and I hear they run specials occasionally for $9000. I am self pay, I tried the insurance route but I have no co-morbities. Sent from my iPhone using VST

Well.....I'm still alive & it wasn't near as bad as childbirth! No cakewalk, but not horrible. I just got back from my swallow studies & doc said everything looks great. Will be discharged today. I'm very sore in my abdomen, kinda feels like I did 1000 sits ups yesterday--that kinda sore. I waked around the halls twice last nt, & have been getting up and down to the bedside commode a million times. Worst part really is urinary retention, it's really hard to get started & then when I do pee its only like a medicine cup full at a time. But it's getting better. Supposed to be discharged today. Sent from my iPhone using VST

I'm having surgery tomorrow, will be following you to see what's around the next corner during recovery process. So post a lot, LOL Congrats!

oh I will girl! I'm trying to figure out the iphone app so I can post from my hosp bed

I called my insurance about this, just incase I did go to Mexico and have it done, and they told me that if I had any problems afterward, that my health insurance would cover it, cuz it goes by "diagnosis", not by who did what surgery and where. So, God forbid, you get an infection, they cover the admitting diagnosis, the reason why it's infected or whatever has nothing to do with it. That being said, I would wait the 6 months, just incase insurance pays for it, it'll save u a ton of $, and then u can use that loan money to get new boobs or tummy tuck, which insurances will never pay for. Just my opinion, good luck!

I am an RN with 20 years ICU experience. 5-7 surgerys a day for a surgeon is a slow day for docs in the U.S. Loud, obnoxious smells? Welcome to ICU. Don't let those aspects sway you. It's not better here, it's all part of being in the hospital.

(sorry to highjack your post, Vickie!) So, the important question to ask the MD is how far away from the SIZE of the Bougie do they sew then, not necessarily the size of it, correct?

what is "bougie" and what is "DS"?

I, too had planned on doing the lapband. But after meeting a co-worker who had the sleeve done, I have definately changed my mind. With the lapband, there is a lot of throwing up and feelings of hunger. 2 of my friends have lapband and this is a complaint w/both of them. Plus, lapband holds 10 cc (2 teaspoons) and that's the max, so you're only gonna lose so much weight. After following these forums, it seems a lot of lapband patients have had it revised to the sleeve as well, esp after long plateaus. Also, I'm an ICU nurse and I've taken care of a few pts that had lapbands that rotted thru their gut and set up peritonitis. There is risk w/everything, but after weighing all the pros and cons, I'm sticking w/the sleeve procedure. Hopefully have it done end of this month. Good luck, sweetheart.

Just curious, how can you be "resleeved"? Either 80-85% of the stomach is gone or it is not. If I was going to have to fork out the money to have it redone or whatever, I'm not sure I'd use that same surgeon.

Anybody know how quickly you can get it to be sleeved? I find out soon whether or not my insurance will cover it, and if it does not, then I am considering having it done in MX but am curious about how quickly I could get myself scheduled for surgery. Thx