wordygirl74

Would love any feedback on Dr. Alexander. Thx!!

I am 7 months post sleeve and down 55 pounds. Thursday evening after work I got the most intense pain in my chest. Nothing I was doing was helping so I went to the ER about 2 am. After a chest xray, EKG and ultrasound they said it's gallstones. Got some morphine (awesome) and the name of a surgeon to call. I felt great all weekend but tonight hurting again. Took a zofran (also awesome) and a hydrocodone but can't sleep. I'm calling in the morning but my question is..WHO do I call? The surgeon the ER doc suggested? Should I call my sleeve surgeon? My GP? This is new to me so I wanted to get some thoughts. Would also love to hear from anyone that's had their gallbladder removed post sleeve. How was recovery? Thanks!

I am 7 months post sleeve and down 55 pounds. Thursday evening after work I got the most intense pain in my chest. Nothing I was doing was helping so I went to the ER about 2 am. After a chest xray, EKG and ultrasound they said it's gallstones. Got some morphine (awesome) and the name of a surgeon to call. I felt great all weekend but tonight hurting again. Took a zofran (also awesome) and a hydrocodone but can't sleep. I'm calling in the morning but my question is..WHO do I call? The surgeon the ER doc suggested? Should I call my sleeve surgeon? My GP? This is new to me so I wanted to get some thoughts. Would also love to hear from anyone that's had their gallbladder removed post sleeve. How was recovery? Thanks!

Tomorrow is my 6 week check up and I'm SO nervous about it! I am down 27 pounds after hitting a stall and I'm afraid th doc will think it's not enough. I've been increasing my Protein and finally started losing again but I feel like I should have lost more by now. Are these normal feel

Sorry...hit send before I was done! Is it normal to feel this way? I'm trying to be happy abouy what I've already lost and not stress about what I didn't. ..but it's hard!

I was sleeved 8/29 and I've been feeling the exact same way! Lost almost the same amount also...lok!

I was sleeved 8/29 and for the last couple of weeks I've had horrible insomnia! I just cannot sleep!! I'm so so tired! I'm still off work, going back to work Thursday. I have GOT to be able to sleep. I've been taking my kids to school in the AM, coming home and eating a little Breakfast and then finally filling asleep at about 9am. I may call my surgeon and ask if I can take an OTC sleep aid of some kind.

I was in the ER last night. Woke up yesterday with chills and body aches. Then the vomiting started. I tried to hold it together but just couldn't. I'm only 3 weeks post op so was scared sonet bigger was going on. By the time I got to the ER I had a fulk blown migraine too. Got loaded up with some saline and meds and feel so so much better today.

I hardly slept, could not get comfortable and my body just feels achy. Almost like flu achy. I've been nauseous off and on since yesterday but no fever. My bm's have been like liquid and I'm afraid I'm dehydrated. I've already been to the ER once for fluids at 8 days out. Trying to get some gatorade in and maybe a little sleep. Going to call the docs office when they open. Anyone experience these symptoms?

I hardly slept, could not get comfortable and my body just feels achy. Almost like flu achy. I've been nauseous off and on since yesterday but no fever. My bm's have been like liquid and I'm afraid I'm dehydrated. I've already been to the ER once for fluids at 8 days out. Trying to get some gatorade in and maybe a little sleep. Going to call the docs office when they open. Anyone experience these symptoms?

Thanks Richard. I know I'm not getting in 60oz yet. Its a struggle to get a 32oz G2 finished. I feel like I am sipping allll the time but I can't seem to take in that much!!

This morning I woke up feeling worse for wear and I posted this thread http://www.verticalsleevetalk.com/topic/93159-day-8-feel-worse-not-better/ Well.... I went to my appointment, got my staples out with little fanfare. Got weighed, down 18 pounds since surgery... yay!! Then the PA hits me with "Your pulse rate is really high" so they checked it a couple more times. I had told her how I was feeling earlier so she calls the doc and they decide I'm dehydrated and need to go to the ER for IV fluids. When I get there they determine I have a pretty bad UTI (probably the back pain I've been experiencing) and that had led to my dehydration and higher pulse. I spent about 5 hours in the ER getting 2 bags of fluids and an antibiotic. Ugh. I have REALLY been trying to stay on top of my intake and thought I was doing good! Guess not...lol. It was a good wake up call though and I'm glad my doc's office wanted to be on the safe side and get me checked at the ER. I would have hated to go all weekend, it would have just gotten worse more than likely. It's still SO SO hot where I live (TX) so I'm really going to have to keep an even closer eye on things.

My doc puts in this surgical mesh over the largest incision to give it more support in the healing process. I had my 1 week post-op visit today and when I asked about the discomfort on my side they said it usually resolves itself in a few weeks. Hope yours does!

Every day since surgery I've felt a little better. Today is my post-op visit to get my staples out and I am soo ready for that. But I have been having some god-awful pain in my lower back on the left side. Yesterday had to resort back to my pain meds it was so bad. This morning its still killing me, I am completely nauseous and generally feel like crap! So now I'm laying on the heating pad, sipping a vitamin water and hoping I can sleep a few more hours before I have to drag myself to my appointment. I feel like I've taken 3 steps backward.

After my band removal he did come to my room and talk with me and my DH. When I was sleeved I only saw him before they took me back. My personal opinion was that I was using him for his surgical skills and not his bedside manner. I have no regrets picking him as my surgeon but I don't know that we would be bffs or anything. Lol!

Dr. Kim did by band removal in June and I was sleeved by him last week. I think he's very thorough, wouldn't do my sleeve when he found erosion with my band, but he isn't the kind of doctor that will coddle you. He's pretty much strictly business. I will say that I do think his post-op diet is THE most restrictive I've heard of. And I don't think there's a chance I will be able to make it 6 weeks on just liquids. Ugh!

YAY! I'm finally an official sleever! I had my band out in June and there was erosion so my surgeon wanted to wait on the sleeve. I went in on 8/29 and finally the deed was done! The night of surgery I had a hard hard night, I was heaving something awful and was sure I had hurt my little tummy. My swallow test the next morning showed everything was perfect! I've had no problem getting my liquids in. My only issue has been an intense heartburn that doesn't want to go away. I'm taking Pepcid daily per doc's instructions but I don't think it's doing much. I am soooo happy to be on the other side now and can't wait to see the scale moving!

Grand Prairie here and finally got my sleeve on 8/29 after having my crap band removed on June. My doc is Dr. Kim. I've been doing ok getting my fluids in but I think overdoing it physically. I have 2 small kiddos and as hard as he tries DH just can't do everything on his own. Luckily he's back to work today and the kiddos are back at daycare so maybe I can catch up on some rest!!

I was sleeved 8/29 and everything has been great. Not having much trouble getting my liquids in or anything. The #1 issue is this raging heartburn!! I take pepcid every day but its not helping. I cant sleep tonight because every time I get comfortable it comes raring back. Are tums ok to use until I can call the doc in the AM?

I thought pepcid was a ppi....if its not what is? Anything otc?

I have uhc and had no problems with approval for my band 6 years ago or my new sleeve. Good luck!

I went in for a revision 6/10 but woke up without a sleeve. There was too much scar tissue for the doc to want to do both in one step. I was so so disappointed. But... On rescheduled for 8/29! I'm ready to get it going!

I feel like I've been holding on to my sanity by a very fine thread the last few years. I have a son that's almost 4 and I really don't think I've been the same personality wise, patience wise, tolerance wise since he was born. I wasn't ever diagnosed with PPD but really wonder if maybe I had it. I'm considering making an appt to talk to my PCP about getting started on some meds to see if that helps. I'm scheduled for my sleeve 8/29. Anyone start taking meds right before surgery? I appreciate your comments...thx.

When he removed my band I did have one drain. It stayed in until my post-op visit a week later. It hardly had any output so I'm not even sure why I had it. It wasn't a big deal, not painful. It was just annoying more than anything. I'm getting my sleeve 8/29 and I expect I might have one then too but who knows.

Baylor TC is a great facility. A very small hospital but I was we'll taken care of there!