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My blood work the day of surgery showed I was anemic and I still had the surgery. Just keep with the iron supplements and add a multi Vitamin with extra iron if you aren't taking one.

Just bought some at CVS.

Welcome to the losers bench!!!!!

Splenda works for me. and I was told no caffeine too. I haven't had any in a while, so if I should sip a glass of tea, I am not having decaf. It just tastes different to me and no more than what I do drink, a little caffeine I don't think will hurt me every now and then.

Pre op they start your IV with sodium chloride ( and the pumps are not electronic, lol. Just good old fashioned gravity). They gave me dexethasone, ceftriaxona aka ceftriaxone for us, zofran, and toradol (all are IV). It seems like there was another one but I can't recall. They keep giving you that scheduled. Also if u have a hx of breathing problems/asthma they stay on top of that with breathing treatments. If you have sleep apnea bring your cpap. Anesthesiologist wants it handy in recovery if needed. Post op, u will get IV toradol, ceftriaxona and zofran and I think some heparin or lovenox. I remember getting an injection In My upper right arm And it is bruised (I was very groggy). I was never in any serious pain that would have required a narcotic. Toradol (ketorolac) took care of my pain very well. You are NPO post op until your first leak test. I was miserable from dry mouth. Forget any pain, my mouth was dry. They let me swish Water around my mouth and spit out but Bring some extra glycerin swabs if u can and really LOAD up on the water and that may help some. Discharged with antibiotic (their version of keflex maybe because it smelled like it and sublingual ketorolac, only about 8 tablets, but they worked fine and I didn't need all of them. They also give bottle of liquid that has maalox, reglan and simethicone mixed together, I guess sort of like a GI cocktail. Keep that handy, even for the plane if u r traveling by air. They let me take it thru checked baggage (after they tested it of course.....lol). Sorry if I was too specific. The whole drug part is my thing and I wanted to know and see them. Let me know if u have any other questions and I would be happy to answer them.

Hello fellow believing sleevers. I am just wondering if this forum is still active and if not let's get it going again. I am 8 days post op....had my surgery in Mexico, took a giant leap of faith by going there and let God guide me through the journey. I was scared to death, but I let God be my Pilot and he delivered me back home safe and sound. I couldn't have done this without Him. The decision to have surgery was one that required so much prayer and then to decide to do it in Mexico was something I really had to pray about. Today I am reading Romans 12:12 "Be joyful in hope, patient in affliction, faithful in prayer" Hope everyone has a blessed day. Girlfriday (Alabama)

Yes mam, Amen!!!! To God be All The GLORY!!!!! Michelle

Amen Misty.....you brought tears to my eyes. I have had a very poor self image carrying all this weight around. I recently read a book by Renee Swope called, "A Confident Heart." Aside from being overweight, I just suffered from low self esteem and severe depression. I just really hated myself. I knew God loved me. I knew my family loved me. I knew I was worth something to them, but I didn't feel like I was worth anything to myself. I felt useless....overweight, unhealthy, never feeling good and depressed. God used her book to minister to me and it was like she wrote it just to me. It is a great read. I highly recommend it. I could not do anything in life without prayer and listening to God. I may not always be at my best, but God doesn't see that in us. Congratulations on your decision and I too was sleeved by Dr. Garcia. You will have a great experience. The staff at the hospital are so caring and so nice. Not many speak a lot of English, so if you have a smart phone or ipad put the Google Translate" app on it and use that. I could type in "I am in pain", "I need water", "I am nauseaous" and it translated it into spanish for them. I also wanted them to know I was a pharmacist and that I wanted to know what the drugs were i was receiving, so I typed in "I am a pharmacist. I need to know all the names of the drugs I am receiving." It worked out great. If you have any questions or concerns please let me know. I would be glad to help in any way.

I really do like the Unjury Protein chicken broth. It tastes great to me. I also have ordered the chocolate splendor and the vanilla protein powders and have been very pleased. I drank my first chocolate shake today (post op) and it still tasted fine. just like it did pre op. Everyone is different and some love it and some don't. I definitely prefer it to the RTD shakes you can buy at the health food stores and walmart. That's just me. Unjury does offer packets for $1.99 so you don't have to invest in a whole container, however they do have a 100% money back guarantee if you are not satisfied and will take an opened container back.

I am sure this has been asked but I am going to ask anyways.......How long before the pain subsides when drinking liquids? I feel like it is getting better a little each day, but there were moments today that it just down right hurt. a little sip could cause so much pain???????

Thanks Kathy I am glad. I will be a frequent flyer then. God bless!

So stinkin' tired of broth. I may never eat soup again. I do add the Unjury chicken flavor broth protein powder to a can of the swanson chicken (reduced sodium) chicken broth. It was good.....but I am over the broth. I also strained a can of campbell's vegetable soup and drank that broth which was a nice change from chicken. I saw someone post on here that they used the powder mix from a pkg of Ramen noodles. I would be a little concerned about sodium. I guess you could dilute it down. The best broth was the broth I had while I was post op in TJ, Mexico. I don't know how they made it, but it was the bomb. I guess I got spoiled by it and now that I am home nothing compares.

Yes!!!!!! So ready and hoping to make it to some Auburn games this season, with a lot less weight to drag around. Climbing to the very top of Jordan Hare stadium 70 pounds overweight was no picnic last year. Can't wait for this year!

I arrived in Mexico on July 1, surgery was July 2, discharged from hospital july 4 and stayed at a hotel for 2 days and flew home July 6.

As far as pre op, just hang in there. Pre op was rough and traveling across the country didn't make it easy either. Once you are post op......all I can say is WALK, WALK, WALK to help ease the gas pain. I was up and walking 2 hours after surgery and I walked every 30 minutes. Once you are allowed to have Clear liquids, just SIP. It will be easier to take bigger sips a few days out, but continue to SIP. Get your fluids in. The main thing for me, is I have not just lied around. I was shopping in the tourist district 3 days post op in Tijuana, lol. Nothing strenuous, just a good opportunity to keep moving. Now, at 8 days, if I start having discomfort I just get up and walk. Good luck!

Wow, what a difference a day makes. Today is much better. I have been sipping on a protein shake for an hour and a half. I think maybe I may be been taking too big of sips as well. So, backed off some. Baby sips and doing better. Yay!!!!!

@ girlfriday - My pain is also up higher in my esophagus, feels like a big lump, just stuck there. How far out are you? Iam 7 days post op

I am 7 days post op today.

I live east of Birmingham, in Moody. Was sleeved July 2, so only 7 days post op.

IPod, IPad or something to do if u r not sleeping or walking.

Yes!!!!! I was sleeved July 2 as well. Saturday it felt like something was getting stuck in my esophagus. yesterday the discomfort had moved a little lower and today about the same. I noticed I could drink more than a teeny tiny sip yesterday and today seems about the same. It really helped me to just get up and move around to ease the discomfort. tried some very soupy grits this morning, maybe 1&1/2 tbsp and experiencing a small amt of discomfort. so tired of broth. for the most part, I had very little of the post op gas pain. I guess because I just walked and walked and walked and walked. So far, doing FABULOUS! Better than I expected.

Same here. I feel like there is some sort of constriction in my esophagus up higher where you wouldn't think it would hurt. I have just kept myself moving. Walking walking and more walking. Helps to get my mind off of it and the tummy gurgling. Lol.

I am home from TJ and was sleeved by Dr. Garcia on July 2. I am getting my liquids but this rumbling in my tummy after every sip of everything is annoying. Some pain and discomfort as well after a sip. Please tell me this is somewhat typical??????

Oh good news then! I know we are all different in our post op journey. Will be glad when the pain of sipping goes away for sure.