Misty_eyes

hi Lizv123, Padded panties sounds good...but i would also recommend getting in touch with your physical/occupational therapist bec they might have better recommendations for padding/ special surface material (seat cushion) for your everyday sitting routine (chair, couch, car, etc). You want to protect your tailbone bec if it's hurting and you're losing weight you don't want to have skin breakdown there which will be hard to heal and painful. moisturize the area, avoid friction, and keep the skin protected. Your hospital should cover this seat cushion --- hope this helps.

Hi Tawnie, I have the same book and I really like it! This was recommended by my nut and surgeon. The recipes are super easy to make

Yikes! I agree with you guys, isopure doesn't taste very good. . HOwever, im 6 days post op and can't tolerate much fluid and can't take my shakes coz they make me gassy. So i drink the isopure to get my protein intake in. I just put my iPhone timer every 15 mins and endure the taste- I guess I'm stuck with mine until i feel better. Lucky for me I only got 4 bottles and not the whole case the GNC lady suggested

Thanks guys for the tip!!! Amazon had great reviews and its the #1 best seller and it's all inclusive so I don't need to buy anything else-- plus i have Prime, so shipping is only 2 days! And yes! I will make sure the door is closed Lol

I'll share the Stage II Soft/ Blended List from my MD. Hope this helps

How much Biotin is needed to prevent hair loss? I am post op day #5 and am scared of hair loss coz my Protein intake is low. Hopefully it will get better with Isopure drinks that I got today. Anyway, GNC is selling biotin for 600mcg -10,000, the dosage range is sooo wide! . So im not sure exactly how much to take. Advise and information will be appreciated! Very thankful!

Surgery date 1/16th. Starting weight 200 lbs, and down to 181. Today is the first day I can take in more fluids and pain is almost gone so i started walking and did light exercises. went to GNC to get Isopure drink to increase my Protein intake. Super excited with this new journey! Thinking of getting resistance bands for my arms and legs, no abdominal exercises yet for a while!

Thanks guys! It seems also from the older posts that i read the 10,000 mcg is the most common. And yes! This is in addition to the cocktail of vitamins I now take that is recommended by kaiser. I will also check whats the best recommendation with my nutritionist-- and will share with y'all as well! Thanks ????.

Yikes! I feel your concern, I'm in grad school as well and the timing could not be worse. Spring '13 started on the 14th for me. I had my surgery on the 16th, got discharged on the 17th, and had a paper due 19th. It is manageable, just stay focused. Good luck!

Post of day#4 for me---- I am in the same boat. Whenever I have the pain it really hurts and all I want is to pass gas. I have tried all of the things you guys mentioned, I need to be patient and give it more time. Just wish for this pain to be over. It makes me not want to sip and drink coz everytime I do-- I feel it all over again ;(

Hi there! We have the same surgery date 16th. How are you? Im still having gas pain, and hard to take in liquids. I feel so full and I have the weird feeling as it goes down my stomach-- and then gas pain! Which is painful! I'm lucky if I can finish 32 oz ( 2 water bottle) liquids today but I will try. Yesterday I only finished one. Gas x, hot compress, abdominal binder, walking- I did all that ;( Hope you are better... Keep us posted!

Hi mistie, I am 4 days post op too. I can hardly drink, maybe 1 1/2 small bottled water. Happy that you're ready to move on to full. I am still having gas pains, and have their too full feeling with 1oz drinks. Hope it will get better. How do I make the gas pain go away? It seems to be happening everytime I drink. I use hot compress, gas x, I move & walk a lot. When did gas pain go away for you? Thanks!

Would love to see it. How do you view it?

Hi my kaiser permanente md and nut also said no no to gummies. Something about the content being less absorbed for sleevers. But best thing is to check with your md and nutritionist.

Hi vwilson, Hope you gets well soon, and will keep you in my prayers!

Hi! This is my first time posting on the postop site Other than Gas pain, surgery was okay. So day #2 i can't take much except water, tried everything on clear liquid menu. If I drink 1oz protein then I have weird feeling like throwing up, so I stopped it. So broth 1oz literally 1 medicine cup and I'm so full. I thought I was supposed to sip all the time upto 6oz/hr but that's not happening. Is this normal? I average 1oz/hr otherwise stomach is not happy. Please advise.

Thanks! I feel better now knowing I am not alone, and that this is normal. It seemed that all my efforts, research, reading and teaching was focused on the preop. Lol! I can't even believe i already did it. Will continue to sip and hydrate ;D

Thank you! I tried beef broth, will try anything coz I hate gooing to ER. And know dangers of dehydration. Thanks for advise guys, yes! I am listening to my body, and I no know what everyone is talking about when they can't describe "the feeling" but it is there when my body doesn't like something.

Hi Sabrina! Good to know you did very well. Same thing with me, I went home the next day, but pain really hit hard at home. I am still taking lortab (Vicodin / tylenol) syrup, and should be off that by tomorrow. Have a speedy recovery to all of us and will keep everyone in my prayers!

Finally surgery 9am tomorrow, mixed feelings of excitement, nervous & scared. I truly wish good luck to everyone having surgery tomorrow. I also pray for safe surgery, steady surgeon hands and speedy recovery for us all. This is a big -huge step... And I have faith in the Lord that all will be well.

This is the five incisions... I can shower today and take off the dressings. So miserable and regretful yesterday, but feels so much better today. Hang in there everyone!

Update: Pain meds-- make sure you try your pain meds in the hospital to make sure it works before u get home. I got discharged late last night 7pm bec meds didn't work. It actually worked but they wanted to give it every 6 hrs, but the interval is too long. I asked for every 4--- the asked until I got it. The nurses were nice but not very proactive about it. So ask! Walk walk walk- I walked every 30 mins coz miserable from gas pain. gas X didn't help much--I passed gas at home and we have 3 floors at home, maybe that helped. But give it time-- you can't rush it but when it happens its bliss! I slept in sitting position bec my stomach hurts too much. Drink your pain elixir! I did my incentive spirometer ( gadget to exercise the lung) coz the pain was not making me take deep breaths. The last thing I want was pneumonia so I did it hitting 1500 evening it hurts. This am, took pain meds. Used abdominal binder --- that helped 200%! Ibwish I had known and brought it with me to hospital. I can walk better and don't feel so swollen. Challenge: drinking enough. After 1 oz Water, I feel full. Need to use cell alarm to remind me to drink. Overall-- regret yesterday, and feel so much better today. Need to work on not getting dehydrated. That's all for now... Hope these helps all the preops out there

Hi beauty, I didn't feel the catheter, from OR to recovery was pretty blank, I don't remember anything. They gave me propofol, versed and fentanyl for sedation which are wonderful coz I don't remember anything. Wa Intubated with ventilato and foley-- but I was told they will be out rigt after surgery. Roux n y the foley they keep but not for sleeve. They won't out foley until you're out so don't worry

Hello all, this is an update. Went to preop, wheeled to or, and woke up in recovery all in matter of 4 hrs. Surgery time was 75 mins. Came out with 5 little abdominal dressings, no drain. For pain iVI had diladid pca pump which was wonderful had it overnight till 6am. Then switched to oral elixir, nasty but it works. Bring HoT compress!!! It works wonders bec gas pain is painful. I had to walk walk walk all the time every 30 mins - 1 hr. finally felt so worn out that I slept this afternoon. RN said I need to rest bec gas pains take time, and it goes away for some quickly, for some over couple of days. No appetite yet, nauseated with food, still have IV for hydration. Awaiting for md if I will be sent home or kept one more night. If not for gas pain, I'm good to go. Thanks for everyone's prayers! Best of luck to us all, and may we have speedy recovery. I'll keep y'all posted soon!