danila

I've been sleeved on May 27 and right now I feel kind of sorry that I did it. I think that I should have tried more to diet instead of going for a drastic procedure like this. I lost 30 pounds from the beginning of this process but this number is not making me feel better. I want to be healthy and have a normal life, not to become a photomodel. I had complications because of anesthesia and/or pain killers and I have been so nauseous and sleepy that I believed I would die. That's gone now, but I am frustrated now with this clear liquid diet that I have to keep for one week, then another week of liquids but not necessarily clear, and then I can start the puree foods. Let me tell you that this is happening after 15 days of liquids/protein shakes diet that I followed strictly and of course the surgery itself. My stomach is grumbling and sometimes I have pain when I even sip Water... I started to have diarrhea and I wonder how could I have a normal stool when I live with water, Gatorade, Multivitamins and broth? I was also asked to make these injections with Levonox for 7 days but after the 3rd one I felt weakness in my feet muscles, so I refused to continue them. I don't want to discourage anybody, I am just saying that things don't go always the right way. And you have to be aware of every single thing, good or bad, that can happen when you take this decision.

I am scheduled for May 27 in Philadelphia. I am struggling with the much-too-long liquid diet and I am also scared of the surgery!