sweet4422

Surgery date is march 12th 2014 in NorCal east bay, looking for anyone else in area, surgery will be at kaiser Fremont Dr Chu, I'm excited and nervous but ready. I'm. 5'6 sw:285 cw:269 . Aldo if anyone else had Dr Chu

I have lost 84 lbs I'll be 1 year on the 12th, I finally hit a stall in nov, and haven't broke it, I'm trying to keep losing but it is nice to reflect on how far we come

My surgery was March 12th 2014! , I didn't have a stall at all untill nov and I been maintaining I lost 80 lbs since surgery, best thing I ever did, how's everyone doing?

M scheduled for march 12th, does anyone that had wls at kaiser know how many days you stay I'm Hospital?? Is it inpatient or outpatient? I'm Asking cuz I had my gallbladder surgery at kaiser and I'm not kidding, the discharge nurse was sitting at my feet waiting for me to wake up and sign the discharge papers! Lol

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I have sleep apnea and there is no installation guy coming in lol I'm just laughing because the thought is funny , it's a relatively small machine, smaller and acts like a humidifier with a mask and hose, you pug it in and wear the mask, before you actually get it, the calibration it, hope that helps, I actually sleep soo much better with it

Um vitamins make your urine bright and yellow, just letting you know , ttyl

Get the shot in your tummy, trust me,do not get it in your arm

I'm starting this for my records I'm 5'6 A wife. A mother of 4 boys. Highest wt: 285 current wt: 269 Pre Op starts March 5th for Gastric Sleeve, my surgery date is scheduled for March 12th. Lately it's been hard to keep losing at the same time mourning some foods I'll have to say goodbye too for a while....lol And also for some reason I've been noticing how big I really am! I guess I was in denial and now my eyes are becoming clear, the fog is separating, and everyday I want my surgery more and more, and it's actually helping me stay focused.

I tried regular Yoplait, tomorrow I'm gonna try Greek nonfat yogurt chocolate/raspberry I hope my sleeve likes it! Lol

Ok so 1st day at home was rough, I had a lot of pain, and the liquid medicine for pain was horrible!! It actually made me almost have heart burn! And it burned going down I had to take pills for acid reflux for 3 months for preventative , so I figured if I can take that pill why can't I take a pain pill? Lol so I called the nurse and they gave me pain pills, and I also got zofran"nausea" dissolvable tablets( these are amazing) what a difference that pill makes, I feel so much better! Now day 4-5 I'm doing better every day, it's true it does get better, it's hard to image when your in pain and can barely get a sip in, but it's true. I drink Water, then cream of mushroom Soup 4oz then I drink water n more water, then another 4oz of soup and then water , I tried Protein shake but I could barely get it down, too thick & too much, I can only take 4oz at one time. But I feel good today, I did get horrible gas from yogurt! Ugh it was so good, but immediately my sleeve didn't like it! It said no lol I suggest don't stock up on nothing, try it first then you'll know Oh and yes I still have muscle pain from the way I was in the surgery table, my back is very sore and my incision where they took out tummy, other than that I'm good

Hi, I'm sorry your having a hard time, but I know that it's not un heard of that people change insurances all the time , just to find the right insurance that covers it, it takes time but worth it, if this is what you realty want , hope that helps

Thank you all sooo much

Just wanted to tell everyone that I had surgery yesterday and here's the scoop lol! I wore "bare minerals" foundation powder one circular all over, and "bare minerals" blush a small amount, one brush over and then I put a thin line of "bare minerals" waterproof eyeliner, and "rimmel" water proof mascara , one swipe and everything went fine!!!! Yippee

I know this might sound really dumb, but did anyone post op wear makeup to surgery? Not that it's important to wear makeup , cus I know it's a serious surgery, but you know how you feel good if you look good, type of thing, I'm Just wondering ?

Post op! On losers bench! So excited, it was horrible coming out of surgery , I was like , can I do this?!" I was sooo much in pain, but it subsided in an hour or so and then when I got moved to my room for the night I've been feeling so much better every single minute! I went pee twice it's been 6 hours since surgery and I waked 4 laps around hospital and I got I've got ice chips . I cried for a moment when I was in huge pain kinda just releasing my frustrations of the pain, now I'm excited to start my adventure! I don't really have the gas which is great j

I was getting anxiety before my pre op and as I stated my concerns, my dr said, "well maybe it's not the right time....." I was like what?! No!!! I'm getting this!! Lol it literally took her saying that to take me from "oh nervous, anxiety what if!" To " F. That! I'm doing this for sure, I need it and I'm determined to be healthy for me and my family'", so I say ask yourself that question ..... "What if someone said you can't have the surgery ?" Wouldn't you be pissed! Lol I hope this helps you, because I was feeling that way too... Good luck:) prayers for you!

WHen did you (after surgery) drink any alcoholic beverage?? Wine, or hard liquor whatever, this is just informational for me, and also how did you feel? And did you do it again? Thanks

Thanks for all the info

Congrats on being so close to goal!

Thank you all! It really is interesting and good to know, thank you again!

Yeah I know some post ops on you tube drink occasionally but I'm totally clueless to when they started

Yes thank you ! It helps a lot, I'm going to Fremont

Welcome back, I'm happy your doing good