pieganjane

I was sleeved on Oct 15th. The surgery and recupe was uneventful, I think you have to trust your Dr., do the research and ask all the questions. I am now 5 weeks out and am having trouble getting used to the feeling on having such a small stomach. It is odd to eat one oz and that's it. When I ate to much I had a dumping syndrome like experience and that was very scary. The risks for this surgery are low but if you are feeling more than normal surgical apprehension then wait or talk to the shrink. I was tested for every possible medical condition before hand and I can assure you I would not have been cleared if anything was amiss. I hope it goes well for you.

Ridgefield Connecticut

Not bad....The docs were good about pain meds given every four hours, took some codeine when I got home but nothing after two nights. A month before I tore the ligaments in my knee and had surgery. That was a 10 on the pain scale, the WLS was maybe a 4.

Many straws: Here are a few... 1) falling and not being able to get up off the floor 2) watching the EMT's faces when they lifted me and knowing what they would say to each other later. 3) Husband left after 38 years of marriage. 4) Not one response on Match.com 5) Being treated like a 2nd class citizen at the doctors office. 6) Looking at photos of myself 7) Wheelchair at big airports. 8) Having to stop when climbing steps. 9) Airline and theater seats. 10) Always being charming and "jolly"...that's what fat girls do.

I'm tired but I am always tired. Twenty years ago I had a hysterectomy and was 100 percent more then now. Also being way overweight is tiring.

Eating slowly is the hardest thing to accomplish. I am 5 weeks out and there are times when I think I will never be able to eat regular food. I did nibble some cheese which my sleeve liked, but it hates vegetables meat, and coffee. If death by cauliflower was possible my funeral would have been a few days ago. I am a professional food writer and am 66 years old. I have spent a lifetime and a career eating lots of food fast...it is scary to change.

My NUT told me that the single most often distress call she and the surgeon get is for eggs...Who knew?

Man did I have an episode a few days ago....Ate a cup of soft cooked cauliflower and spent the next 10 hours vomiting and sure I was going to die. I am 5 weeks out and really have to be careful about eating too much and too fast. Boy I hope this never happens again, it freaked me out.

had my hernia done as the same time as the sleeve.

Hi everyone..yes we passed our onw month mark. I have been enjoying following this thread because we are all in the same place time-wise. I have lost weight and inches about 32 lbs since surgery, had a three week stall but finally got things moving again. I have had two awful experiences with slimeing and nausea and then vomiting, I vomited for 6 hours and was terrified. Of course it was the weekend and there was no blood so I tried to ride it out and keep calm. The cause was cooked cauliflower, I boiled it forever but ate a full cup of it and ate it fast and it stuck and I stayed up until 3am pacing and freaking out. Today is a new day and the cauliflower has gone away. The problem is that I want t be eating real flood and all I can do is puree shakes and soup. Oh well. I have to realize that this is all such a change for me. I am 66 years old and am a food critic. Obviously I had to take a break from work for 6 months. I go from loving the sleeve to hating it...an emotional roller coaster. I have opted out of Thanksgiving this year, too stressful.

Just woke up after the cauliflower dumping episode yesterday. I feel like I was run over by a truck. I think everything finally went down or came up but what a day and night...scared the heck out of me. I went through a day of hating myself for not realizing that eating a cup of cauliflower really fast was not the same as trying a nibble of a new food and waiting a bit. I am scared of having a repeat of this event, I seem to be having a hard time moving from puree to soft foods, anyone else stuck at this stage, any advice?????

OK, I am four weeks out and I have been doing well and today after a cup of soup I ate a full cup of cooked cauliflower...fast. About 15 minutes later I started slimeing and foaming and vomiting up mouthfuls of cauliflower. This went on for another hour when I started really feeling awful and fidgety and finally vomited the rest of the cauliflower, I think my pouch was empty. It was very very scary, I knew I was having a panic attack in addition to having really eaten stupidly. Feeling better now, will never eat cauliflower again, has anyone else had this happen.

I feel better today too. Just can't get the hang of small bites, small sips, and stretching meals out to 25 minutes. I think I always ate faster then Elmer whose picture is to your left. If I slow down I feel better.

One more thought, Exactly how does your friend know what God wants you to do. Is she on his twitter acct? Is he on her speed dial? Do they share a cubicle at work. My mother said never argue with stupid people or crazy people...

I am four weeks out and in the same place as you. I am scared at how little I can eat, one oz of ground turkey and I was feeling horrible, drooling and foaming. I also have no appetite...please let us know if this is it or it gets better?

Hi Oct 15th sisters...This has been a rocky week for me, and reading your posts has helped. Yesterday I felt so droopy and tired so I pushed myself beyond puree with a test of one oz ground turkey mixed with cottage cheese. I ate it slowly (for me) but after 5 minutes I started to foam or slime or whatever it is called when you have to spit out your saliva. It felt horrible and I got depressed thinking that I would never get any better. I was having buyers remorse about the sleeve, feeling weak and grumpy and no appetite-ish and acidy. I also gained a lb. So I went back today on shakes and tea and water and am not drooling. I also was constipated which I have never before been in my entire life. I felt like I had a bowling ball lodged up my ass. I took some senekot and things eased up. Hopefully things will smooth out a bit.

your friend is a jerk and you need nicer ones. What I do when people say really stupid things to me is to tell them a really ridiculous story and let them deal with it. Mean people are usually dumb and it is fun to watch them try and figure out what you said. If she had said that to me I would have probably told her that "I sold the extra part of my stomach on eBay", "or I am having it recycled as breast implants to save money".

That makes sense...having come from robust peasant stock a dr once told me that I am genetically programmed to survive any famine...basically the same thought, I can live off my ass for a year.

Oh (I am so happy I found this forum!!! I am an Oct 15th sleever as well and do not know anyone else who had a VSG so this is a wonderful thread!!! First of all am 66 years old and am a bit jealous of the young people who have made the change with so much of their lives ahead of them but I think as long as I am breathing I can move forward to better life. I have spent my career as a profesional food critic and love to eat, so committing to the sleeve was a choice I did not make lightly. So far here are the good things: my surgeon was very good and my scars have totally disappeared, no complications or pain after I left the hospital (1 day). I have lost weight and a few jean sizes. I look better. Some bad stuff is I am also having problems getting all the protein and water in. My pouch is tiny and the few times I ate the whole cup of yogurt too fast I started to drool which was very unpleasant. It is hard to undo a lifetime of bad habits. I am fighting mental hunger more than physical hunger which feels very odd. I keep looking at 2 ounces of baby food and then at my huge self and can't compute that this can keep me going.

I am so happy to have found this group. I live in Ridgefield and had VGS on Oct 15th. Seem to be stalled this week and feeling discouraged and odd. I do not know any other sleevers so being in touch with you al would be so helpful.