Sherryp50

Hi all, I'm Sherry from WV, I'm 50 and was sleeved July 17th. My highest weight was 333 and I am now at 294. My biggest problem has been my emotions. I thought I was well prepared for surgery but my emotional response to it floored me. I know I needed to take drastic measures, I could tell that my mobility was decreasing, I have sleep apnea and hypertension. I wanted to be more active with my grandkids, etc. about a week or so after surgery I started to have theses horrible night sweats, would wake up in a total panic. Thoughts going through my head like I had ruined my life etc. thankfully the sweats have stopped and I am mainly having some anxiety now, worrying about making my everyday life work around the sleeve. Stuff like, if this happens will I still be able to get my water and protein in. Did anyone else feel this way? I'm struggling with water anyway so maybe that makes it worse. I tell myself that I hope as the days and weeks go by that it will get better.

Hi everyone. I was sleeved on July 17th, I have about 144 lbs to lose. This first month has been hard, while I havent had any complications it has kinda done a whammy on my emotions. My biggest problem is that I have a lot of anxiety about getting all my water and protein in. My question to you all is, when did it all seem to become routine in your life? I hate it being the first thing I think about in the morning. I feel like it has taken some of the spontanaity out of my life, but maybe that's just because it is still new. I am however, beginning to enjoy the smaller me. I did this because I am 50, and I was getting so big I just wanted to sit at home so I wouldn't have to walk and get out of breath.

Hi everyone I started out walking in the cemetery and park, a mile per day. Last week I joined the local gym and have been doing the treadmill and bike. I have had trouble with shin splints so I didn't do the treadmill last night but did five miles on the bike. I really don't know how to use any of the Nautilus equipment and they don't have trainers. The elliptical kicks my butt, can't do but a few minutes. I ordered a step aerobics DVD, I'm not brave enough to go to a Zumba class yet. Any suggestions appreciated.

Thanks for the advice everyone. I did ten miles on the bike yesterday and felt really good about that. The gym is only open 1-3 today and if it isn't crowded I'm going to do some ellipitical today also.

I don't think 50 is late in life! I did this because I wanted to live to see my grandchildren grow up, I was so heavy I was afraid I was going to die. I am a bit jealous of the younger ones who seem to be losing faster but I already feel 100% better! I'm down 59 lbs from my highest weight.

I am walking the treadmill and riding a stationary bike. I still love walking outside but I see your point about distractions. I wish the treadmills at the gym I go to had a place to prop a magazine or my tablet because I tend to watch the stats and I think it would go faster if I didn't do that. The main thing I like about the treadmill is that I can control the speed, incline, etc. I'm just starting at the gym and tonight I did a mile on the treadmill and three on the bike.

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Huntington here!

I am using the Jif to go packs. My nut wants me to up my calories and some days that is the only way. Plus they are yummy!

Sounds like you are doing great. I totally understand the reasons you did this. I was at 333 and getting less active every day. Good luck!

Thank you so much for the encouragement

Thank you for the encouragement SpecialK!

Do you have a plan for how you are going to handle it Sheila?

Thanks Kari, I just needed reasurance that it's not just me, I am just anxious to feel normal!

Thank you!

Hi everyone, I was sleeved July17th and everything went ok. I will be starting soft foods this week and I am getting my protein in through shakes. I am still struggling with water but I am slowly increasing. My biggest problem is anxiety, or just a feeling of loss of control. I could use a pal that understands the after surgery emotions.

Hi Mimi, I would like that as well, hopefully I can help you.

Thank you so much for your reply, it sounds like you know exactly how I feel. It helps me to know that there is light at the end of this tunnel.

Hi everyone, I am a Family Nurse Practitioner in WV, I worked cardiac as a RN for seven years and before that was a LPN. I was sleeved on July 17th, physically everything went fine, especially after the J P drain was removed. For the first week after surgery I was waking up with horrible night sweats and av terrible feeling of panic or anxiety. The sweats seem to be gone, thank God but I am still having some anxiety. Everything seems a little overwhelming, I'm getting my protein in through shakes, building up my water intake, struggling a little with food. I think it has helped me to go back to work but I know there will be crazy days there that make trying to eat and drink hard.

I was sleeved 7/17/13 and I have been a roller coaster of emotions. At first I was waking up at night in a hot sweat just feeling in a total panic, I would think "omg I ruined my life". That has seemed to be a little better. I did wake up this morning feeling anxious, no sweats just general anxiety about getting all my protein and water in. I went back to work last week and that has helped, but in the midst of my first week back I had a bad reaction to Cipro and my feet swelled and that made work hard. I can't put my finger on exactly what I am anxious about, I think it is just a huge change and I want so bad just to feel normal. Anyone else go through this?

Thanks everyone

Hi! I was sleeved July 17th and am set to start my soft diet Wednesday. Currently I am drinking 3 Unjury shakes per day for a total of 66 grams of protein. While I think they taste good I am getting a little tired of them and would like to eat some protein, or at least cut down one of my shakes per day. I have even thought of this, usually I mix one scoop of Unjury with 4ozs 1% milk, I wonder if it would be better to mix 2 scoops with 8ozs and sip over a longer period of time just to get two out of the way?