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kaykay

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  1. Just wondering if there is some point when you can be pretty sure that the danger of a leak has passed?
  2. Yeah, my husband's surgeon recommends 3 meals a day plus 2 Protein snacks (only if needed.) I think the thing they are trying to prevent here is "grazing" all day. I think they are concerned you could eat small amounts all day long and end up "cheating your sleeve" by getting too many calories in per day to lose weight. Their rule is "protein first." So they also emphasize getting enought protein. I think he is probably getting enough now that he is able to eat a little fish and eggs, etc. Way up north, my husband saw a video with a surgeon doing a sleeve and he was saying that the ghrelin levels go down gradually. They don't do a nosedive just because you had surgery. Also, some have mentioned to me that additional acid-reducer sometimes helps feeling of hunger. My husband is already on Prevacid. Are you taking an acid-reducer? So I guess we will see what happens. Everyone is an individual I guess. I know that he is way less hungry on small amounts than he would have been pre-surgery.
  3. kaykay

    Post Op Vitamins?

    My husband's surgeon also wants his patients to take additional B12. It is thought that the stomach reduction may cause a need for this. I can't remember the science on it, but somehow the stomach has a role in absorbing or digesting B12. (For example, my friend had cancer and had to have a complete gastrectomy. Because of that she had to go get a B12 shot periodically.)
  4. I think a lot of times when we are under stress, we get a little edgy. Even if post-surgery is going well, all the changes are bound to be stressful IMO.
  5. My husband was on metformin and glyburide(sp?) before surgery. At his one week, post op visit, (without any sugar regulating meds)his sugar levels were already dow to 107. (pre-diabetes level) So they told him for right now just to stay off the meds and see how the blood work looks later on.
  6. I agree. There reaches a point when the continuing obesity is a lot bigger risk than bariatric surgery.
  7. Cajun, are you sure that the stomach itself does not sense pain?(I do remember that you are a nurse.) My husband seemed to feel that it did especially when he came first came out of recovery. He was not talking about gas pains or skin incisions. He felt he actually had internal pain from his stomach. He did have it lap, but also have gall bladder out simultaneously.When they got him to the room, they gave him an injection of Dilaudid which controlled the pain.
  8. Praying for you. Please keep us all posted on your progress as you can!
  9. My husband has had pain until just very recently (He will be 3 weeks out on Tuesday) and has had to at least occasionally take his pain med. I know some on here say they barely needed pain meds or were off them very early, but I know also that has not been the case for him. He also had a diseased gallbladder out at the same time. So perhaps having an additional surgery simultaneously makes it more painful (like you had with the hernia.) Whatever, I don't think you're alone in still having some pain 3 weeks out.
  10. Are you having pain or what? Results are different for different people. My husband is almost 3 weeks out (will be Tuesday) and up until recently he was still taking his pain med occasionally.
  11. I will mention that I did see one patient of Dr. Alvarez on another board who was not totally happy with her experience. Felt she was given inadequate pain med and a couple of other fairlyminor things that didn't specifically relate to the surgery. This was the only patient I have ever seen that wasn't overwhelmingly positive so we don't know how valid that is, but felt I should probably go ahead and mention it.
  12. My husband crushes his pills in a pillcrusher he got at the drug store, then fills one of those little "medicine cups" with a little water and then dumps the crushed pill on top of the small amount of water, then swallows it. He has found that to be easiest.
  13. kaykay

    Tiredness

    My husband (16 days out) has complained of fatigue too. His nurse practiitioner suggested trying to get in more protein & little more B-12. I have heard quite a few sleevers say that they were tired early on.
  14. Guess that's why she needs a dr~ it sounds like staph to me. :biggrin0:
  15. kaykay

    Medication and Stress Echo Test

    Yes, you may need to call and set up getting a nuclear stress test. My husband had this done and there is no running or walking involved. He says the feeling is kinda unpleasant though. They "stress" your body chemically. Actually, though, I had a regular stress test a few years ago and I did not have to run, just walk kinda rapidly.
  16. My husband thinks they do help, but not with the intense left shoulder pain kind of gas from the surgery. Walking is supposed to be the only thing that helps that.
  17. I second that. There are things you could get OTC, but a physician might want to give you a script for an oral antibiotic and/or prescribe prescription ointment called Bactroban.
  18. Well, I got inspired to make some when my husband, (fencepost's) sister made him some potato soup. We both thought her potato soup was the best potato soup we'd ever had, bar none. But I could actually see the butter swimming around in there and it was indeed a little too "rich" for him. So I tried to experiment and make a low-fat version.
  19. While I have perused "the other board" it has been mentioned a couple of times that some surgeons are "gentler" than others ...which may result in less post-op pain. Do you think there is much to this? Is there really that much difference in not necessarily "skill" but in how a person is "handled" surgically?
  20. kaykay

    Mexico vs. US surgery

    If you end up deciding to stay in Dallas, you might also look at my husband's surgeon, Dr. James Davidson. My husband has been very impressed with him. Their package price is comparable. (Davidson's is 12,500.) www.bscdallas.com
  21. kaykay

    Need some support.....

    I think many, many people on these forums have not have any formal psychological counseling prior to weight loss surgery and done just fine. I think the main thing is that you know what you're getting into and be convinced that you do indeed want the surgery. My husband's surgeon's "manual" for them says that people often have a form of "buyer's remorse a couple of months out from the surgery, but this usually passes as they adjust and things smooth out from the surgery.
  22. kaykay

    my turn tommorow!

    Praying for you that all goes well.
  23. I can't give you specifics. Maybe someone else can, but from what I've read on this forum and on another, the two doctors both enjoy very good reputations among their patients, and I have heard people say they believe you would be in good hands with either doctor. Both doctors' patients appear to be very loyal and supportive of their choice of physician. Regarding cost, I understand that the price is comparable of both of them, depending on what specials they are running. Cost of air fare might be a consideration.
  24. Another Mexican physician who seems to have a good reputation on the sleeve forums is a Dr. Guillermo Alvarez. It seems like his and Dr. Aceves patients are very well satisfied with their surgeries and care received. I understand that their prices are pretty comparable. Dr. Alvarez may be closer to you, however, if you are in Houston, but that's not a big deal really.
  25. Hi, Tandy! Welcome to the sleeve forum! You will probably find this site very supportive and helpful. I am currently giving my husband injections daily (he wasn't keen on "self-injecting!") of Lovenox after his surgery to prevent blood clots, but I think he also only had to do about 14 days worth. We have about 3 left.

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