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I FINALLY got my sleeve done!!! I was scheduled for 1pm but because the surgeon was delayed I ended up starting at 3pm. The longer I waited the more active and jumpy the little butterflies in my tummy got. I was so greatful to see the anesthesiologist lol. I was told the procedure would take 1.5 hrs then have 1 hr in the recovery room before I would be transfered into a room to see my hubby. I was brought to recovery at 5 and woke up to the most horrendous pain and nausea. Every time they asked if the pain and nausea was improved I could honestly say no. After quite a bit of dilaudid, Tylenol, and anti nausea meds I finally started to get to a level I could tolerate without thinking I'd made a terrible terrible mistake. I was under the impression it would be the same kind of pain I I had with my cesarion section. SO much more. I gotta say I was very upset with the staff. They didn't listen very well, and acted like I was stupid. My main nurse would ask details that I struggled to provide not only because I was in intense pain and the meds we're making me tired but also cause my throat was dry and on fire. One convo went like this..... Nurse: "what kind of chronic pain do you have" Me: "nerve pain, one at night like RLS in shoulders, arms, back and legs . And dif kind during day. (Should have told him that felt like when you hit your funny bone but it was too hard), and joint pains" Nurse: "what do you take for it" Me: "nothing, My dr wanted to give me something like gabapentin or cymbalta but I didn't want to add more meds till after (should have told him after we figured out my immune deficiency but that didn't come out)" Him: "what dose do you take", Me: none, I don't take it yet" Him: "I don't see it in your chart" Me: "I'm waiting on it" Him: "Do you take narcotics for it" Me: "no" Him: "what's the highest number 1-10 it gets too" Me: "gets to a 5-6" He then hands me off to another nurse so he can go to lunch and I hear him say.... "she has chronic nerve pain in her back and arms and lives at a constant 5-6. She says she takes gabapentin or cymbalta for it but I can't find it in her chart. She must get it from another provider" I wanted to scream "NO NO, It GETS to a 5-6, and I don't take ANYTHING for it".... But they walked away and I fell asleep. He kept drawing his own conclusions and it was really annoying. One thing that really hurt my feelings was he told a nurse that my son was waiting for me in my main room. Not normally bad but I'm 28 and it was my HUSBAND. I know in pain and right out of surgery I didn't look like myself but normally I'm told I look 16 and why the heck didn't he check my chart to see I was 28 not 48??? At 8 o'clock (yes that's right, 3 hrs in recovery not 1) I was finally sent to my main room where the nurses continued to try my patience. Nurse: " oh you didn't tell me you had a son!" , hellooooo I JUST met you and we haven't said more than hi to each other!!! But I didn't say that. The biggest problem with this bunch of nurses is that they didn't listen. I mean LITERALLY didn't listen to me. They sat at the comp in my room not saying a word and when I tried to ask a question I had to repeat myself 4 times and practically yell to get their attention. One nurse kept trying to take my pulse...RIGHT on the IV they put in my wrist. I told him oweee and he looked at me like a bother Me: "Why didn't the dr switch the IV site like they said they would" Nurse: "we can't take it out, you need it for the pain meds" Me: "I don't want it out, I was wondering why they didn't switch it" Nurse: "no we can't switch it somewhere else" Me: "no I asked why the anesthesiologist didn't switch it in surgery like I was told they would since the site is shallow." Nurse: "oh i don't know" Me: "it's not in my chart?" Nurse: "no, they only write why they do something, not why they don't. They must have forgotten. But we can't change it, you need it for pain meds. Grrrr What is wrong with these people. I still know I was raspy but I don't have an accent or anything and I was speaking pretty loudly. Im in so much pain I was told I need to start walking once the pain is managed. I asked if I can walk with the catheter in and they said yes. Seriously? Is this true? I'm so shocked at these nurses! I'm used to going to an IHS facility (government run) with nurses who are attentive and read your chart. I was really expecting Providence would have been the same or better since after all it's supposed to be a hospital with a high standard of care . This is throwing me off!!! How do I handle these people? So this is my experience so far. It's s been harder than expected, but Im trying to keep positive.

I wish I had thought if that before I left. If they call me for the post visit survey I'll be sure to mention that. Thanks for the suggestion!

Wow, small world! Maybe, but there were 3 of the nurses acting like that. Maybe it was just an off day. I'm feeling better, still feel like I did a million sit ups and it hurts every time I eat/drink anything but I'm able to walk and do more so improvement

Haha I'm glad u asked cause I was too embarrassed to lol. I know with this pain I'm in no shape to do either, but it would be nice to know when my hubby and I are cleared for fun.

So at what point did you start to lose the water weight gained from the IV fluids? When they weighed me in the hospital it showed I gained about 7-8 pounds. I'm just curious when that went away for you

Absolutly! I'm nervous at every little gurgle and pain. I have a 2 yo who doesn't understand the need to be careful with mommy. For the most part he's been excellent but there have been a few times he's lightly fallen on my stomach. That has left me really scared!

Good for you.... I'm not counting what I'm eating/drinking. I'm having a hard time consuming more than ice chips (hurts when i eat or drink) so I consider it an achievement that I'm drinking water.

I had to do that. What got me through it was pork rinds (has 9 grams Protein and NO carbs) and string cheese. Also mushrooms. I love love love mushrooms so I'd have hamburger and mushrooms, or spaghetti sauce and meat balls over mushrooms. Just get creative and look up recipes online

I'm in anchorage alaska. Providence is considered the best here so I was shocked at the treatment. The second day was so much better tho. Maybe it was because the first day I had men assigned to me?

Thank you! Boy was that humiliating

Wow 4 days is nice. Tomorrow will be my 4th day so hopefully soon. The pain meds are keeping me from crying but I definetly notice the moment it wears off. Im still waking up at night as soon as it does. Last night was the worst cause I was back home and I couldn't get the pillows to work with me. I guess no pain no gain (or loss lol)

Wow 4 days is nice. Tomorrow will be my 4th day so hopefully soon. The pain meds are keeping me from crying but I definetly notice the moment it wears off. Im still waking up at night as soon as it does. Last night was the worst cause I was back home and I couldn't get the pillows to work with me. I guess no pain no gain (or loss lol)

Oh I can't wait for that day! I can handle the pain if I can see an end in site soon. Thanks

Oh I can't wait for that day! I can handle the pain if I can see an end in site soon. Thanks

Luckily I got some good nurses the next day. They were attentive and very supportive.

So for those of you who had alot of pain right from the beginning (and I'm not talking gas pains, but the muscular and shooting type pain) how long did it take for that to go away? I'm on day 3 and still feel like I've done a million sit ups and someone is repeatedly stabing my abdomen.

If it makes you feel better i couldn't walk the first day. I was seeing double from the pain meds and in so much pain i just went to sleep. Second day I only got 3 walks in and it wasn't far, I felt like such a faliure. I've also noticed burping after taking a sip helps the gas pains. As for bms, I've had liquid diarrhea since yesterday. Which is odd cause I'm not taking in enough for it. I think my system is cleaning itself out of what was left in it. How much are you all able to drink? I'm so afraid I'll get dehydrated cause I havnt been able to get more than 8 oz of liquids a day.

I was very unprepared for this pain. I was under the impression it wouldn't be as bad as the c-section I had but that's sooo untrue. At 12 days out is your pain better?

I cried after my first walk. I'm NOT a Cryer but the pain was intense and every time I breathed it got worse, which I think made me panic. How are you all eating? I was cleared for purees but I can't eat more than full liquids.

I had it the same day. I'm home now and wow do I hurt! Are u home yet?

My dr never said anything about a straw and the nurses gave me one with my water so I figured that meant it was ok to use.

Drink a lot of chicken broth. The salt will make you bloat and hold water

Aww thank you!!! It had me in such a tizzy. I've always been sensitive about my age because I've been overweight all my life so people have assumed I was older. It's not a fun feeling and it was the last thing I needed when feeling so bad. But thank u for that, I appreciate it.

I FINALLY got my sleeve done!!! I was scheduled for 1pm but because the surgeon was delayed I ended up starting at 3pm. The longer I waited the more active and jumpy the little butterflies in my tummy got. I was so greatful to see the anesthesiologist lol. I was told the procedure would take 1.5 hrs then have 1 hr in the recovery room before I would be transfered into a room to see my hubby. I was brought to recovery at 5 and woke up to the most horrendous pain and nausea. Every time they asked if the pain and nausea was improved I could honestly say no. After quite a bit of dilaudid, Tylenol, and anti nausea meds I finally started to get to a level I could tolerate without thinking I'd made a terrible terrible mistake. I was under the impression it would be the same kind of pain I I had with my cesarion section. SO much more. I gotta say I was very upset with the staff. They didn't listen very well, and acted like I was stupid. My main nurse would ask details that I struggled to provide not only because I was in intense pain and the meds we're making me tired but also cause my throat was dry and on fire. One convo went like this..... Nurse: "what kind of chronic pain do you have" Me: "nerve pain, one at night like RLS in shoulders, arms, back and legs . And dif kind during day. (Should have told him that felt like when you hit your funny bone but it was too hard), and joint pains" Nurse: "what do you take for it" Me: "nothing, My dr wanted to give me something like gabapentin or cymbalta but I didn't want to add more meds till after (should have told him after we figured out my immune deficiency but that didn't come out)" Him: "what dose do you take", Me: none, I don't take it yet" Him: "I don't see it in your chart" Me: "I'm waiting on it" Him: "Do you take narcotics for it" Me: "no" Him: "what's the highest number 1-10 it gets too" Me: "gets to a 5-6" He then hands me off to another nurse so he can go to lunch and I hear him say.... "she has chronic nerve pain in her back and arms and lives at a constant 5-6. She says she takes gabapentin or cymbalta for it but I can't find it in her chart. She must get it from another provider" I wanted to scream "NO NO, It GETS to a 5-6, and I don't take ANYTHING for it".... But they walked away and I fell asleep. He kept drawing his own conclusions and it was really annoying. One thing that really hurt my feelings was he told a nurse that my son was waiting for me in my main room. Not normally bad but I'm 28 and it was my HUSBAND. I know in pain and right out of surgery I didn't look like myself but normally I'm told I look 16 and why the heck didn't he check my chart to see I was 28 not 48??? At 8 o'clock (yes that's right, 3 hrs in recovery not 1) I was finally sent to my main room where the nurses continued to try my patience. Nurse: " oh you didn't tell me you had a son!" , hellooooo I JUST met you and we haven't said more than hi to each other!!! But I didn't say that. The biggest problem with this bunch of nurses is that they didn't listen. I mean LITERALLY didn't listen to me. They sat at the comp in my room not saying a word and when I tried to ask a question I had to repeat myself 4 times and practically yell to get their attention. One nurse kept trying to take my pulse...RIGHT on the IV they put in my wrist. I told him oweee and he looked at me like a bother Me: "Why didn't the dr switch the IV site like they said they would" Nurse: "we can't take it out, you need it for the pain meds" Me: "I don't want it out, I was wondering why they didn't switch it" Nurse: "no we can't switch it somewhere else" Me: "no I asked why the anesthesiologist didn't switch it in surgery like I was told they would since the site is shallow." Nurse: "oh i don't know" Me: "it's not in my chart?" Nurse: "no, they only write why they do something, not why they don't. They must have forgotten. But we can't change it, you need it for pain meds. Grrrr What is wrong with these people. I still know I was raspy but I don't have an accent or anything and I was speaking pretty loudly. Im in so much pain I was told I need to start walking once the pain is managed. I asked if I can walk with the catheter in and they said yes. Seriously? Is this true? I'm so shocked at these nurses! I'm used to going to an IHS facility (government run) with nurses who are attentive and read your chart. I was really expecting Providence would have been the same or better since after all it's supposed to be a hospital with a high standard of care . This is throwing me off!!! How do I handle these people? So this is my experience so far. It's s been harder than expected, but Im trying to keep positive.

Oh no! I'm so sorry. I got some of the gas pains when I was allowed liquids but I learned if I burp after every sip it went away fast. How's your walking doing? Mine isn't the best. My first time ended up in tears (and I HATE crying so that just says how bad it was). Second and third time were better. Gonna do more soon as my hubby gets back. He's bringing my son so I wanna show him off