VickiCat

It's 23 days since my sleeve surgery. NOTHING tastes good. I have a horrible taste in my mouth. I have brushed my teeth and gargled mouthwash about 6 times per day-every day. Flossed....brushed my tongue, used my waterpic. I've gargled with salt Water. My stomach....doesn't feel good. Sometimes a get hungry, eat, and then tummy feels uncomfortable. At first I thought it was from overeating but now it just takes one or two small bites. Will this go away after more time passes? I've lost only 11 pounds since surgery

OMG I feel the exact same way. After all the crap I had to go through in order to have my surgery---I can't believe I feel this way. It's been 23 days since I had surgery.

Hi everyone! Does anyone have any tricks to swallowing pills? I'm supposed to crush my paxil and blood pressure med and thyroid med. During a class the day I got discharged from hospital I was told to take my ursodiol by opening the capsule and putting it over some low calorie cool whip. I tried it with the crushed paxil and thyroid med...I had to use quite a bit of the cool whip. There has to be another way. And you can't drink much to get the taste out of your mouth....what is everyone else doing???????????????????

I was torn too...my mom has been living with us for 3 years now. She's 78 and her health isn't the best and she has been dealing with lung cancer for the past 3 years. I went for it. I did a LOT of praying. This surgery isn't that bad-it doesn't take long to recuperate from. I will feel fine by the time she has to get her PET scan next month. I had to juggle a few things to get her appointments and mine to work out but in the end it did work out. My husband was a big help.

It was a very long process for me. First, my insurance company wanted me to complete a 6 month long weight loss/management class, then I had the surgical evaluation, then I had to attend a four hour class about the different operations, an exercise class, a psychological evaluation, I had to write a paper about why I wanted the surgery, I had to have an overnight sleep test, a EGD scope, a surgical re-evaluation and a manometry test. All the while I had to keep a food diary and exercise log. I didn't think I would ever get the surgery! Oh, I quit smoking AND I had to give up coffee. Fifteen months all together. But I got my sleeve on the 24th of this month!!

Thanks for comments....I can't have the pudding yet but that is a good idea that I will try when I can have it. I did try with the raspberry ice crystal light and that sucked too. So far the cool whip is the best...I will just have to spread all my pills out over the day I guess. Too much cool whip made me feel sick.

Ok, had my sleeve surgery on the 24th. Doctor said he repaired a pretty big hiatal hernia. What I'm having in my chest area is not exactly pain...it's hard to describe. It's an uncomfortable feeling....like I have to burp really bad but don't. It happens every few seconds then goes away and comes back again and goes away, etc. It's right under my breast bone center of my chest. What the heck is that?

Wow,,,,thanks so much for commenting people!! I feel better knowing that others understand....

I had one. Not a pleasant test to be honest. Really try to stay relaxed during the procedure so it will be over with sooner. My throat bothered me for 24 hours afterward.

My surgery is on the 24th. I can have liquids (Protein drinks, sugar-free Jello, unjury chicken broth, Crystal Light, Water, coffee (decaf) and tea. Monday (day before surgery) no Protein Drinks or broth...just Crystal Light, water, coffee, tea and clear broth. I started my liquid diet last Tuesday. This has been hard. Today is the first day that I don't feel like I'm starving to death. That's great you've lost so much weight on this...I've only lost 5 pounds so far!!!!!!!

I'm following you Your surgery date is the same as mine. Good luck and fast healing!!!!!!!!!

Update---this journey of mine.....not sure I want to finish it. I started with a weight loss clinic January 2014. Had to jump through so many hoops for my insurance to ok everything. I quit smoking cigarettes. I quit caffeine. I quit decaf coffee thinking it would help my GERD (didn't help very much). I woke up during my EDG and thought they were going to let me choke to death. I have a surgery date now-March 24. From the beginning I wanted the sleeve surgery-not the RNY. Because I have GERD the doctor said I should have the RNY. The sleeve will make my heartburn much worse. I also have esophagitis, gastritis and Barrett's esophagus. And because I got an infection after my hysterectomy in 2001 and got peritonitis, he said I probably have lots of adhesions and that meant he would have to do an OPEN RNY on me...a very looong incision. More complicated surgery, longer healing time, more pain, etc. He scheduled a manometry test and the soonest I could get in is the day before my surgery but they will have the results fast because of my surgery the next day. That will tell him how strong my esophageal sphincter is...if it's strong I can have the sleeve and if it isn't he will do the open RNY. So I don't even know which surgery I will even be having yet. The sleep test I had to go through in order to have this surgery found that I have sleep apnea. The stupid mask is making my face break out really bad. They are ordering liners for me so the mask doesn't touch my face. And I still only sleep 4 hours per night. Started my liquid diet and I am starving, I don't feel great and I am miserable. Don't you think it would be stupid of me to go through with this surgery? Why so many obstacles I wonder? Just venting I guess.

I feel so bad for you but admire your determination and your good outlook. I haven't had my surgery yet so I can't really help. {{{hugs}}}

Hi everyone. My doctor ordered a sleep study done as a prerequisite to sleeve surgery. I have to say that I hated the experience. I cannot believe I was able to sleep at all. Anyway, the tech told me that she could not give me any information about my test. But I'm thinking that because they didn't wake me last night to have me put on a mask and use the c-pap machine-then maybe I don't have it? She had me try on 3 different masks in case they had to put one on me during my stay there. I did ask her if I snored last night and she told me not much at all. Kills me to wait around for the tests we have to have. I quit caffeine a month ago and have been sleeping better and for longer periods. I think getting used to one of those machines and mask would be VERY difficult.

Hi all, Does anyone know if you can have sleeve surgery if you also have Barrett's esophagus? Just got the results from the gastrologist...was too shocked to think of asking her when she was on the phone with me and now her office is closed.

Thank you Projectme The reason I don't want the RNY is I'm afraid of "dumping". I took care of my father-in-law (bedridden) who had diarrhea all the time (most of his stomach had to be removed because of ulcers)...my elderly mother suffers from it quite often (sometimes we have to turn around and come home from shopping)....I could not stand it if I have that problem. It scares the crap out of me. (pun intended) I know nothing about the RNY except you can suffer from "dumping" and malabsorption...... To top off my day I just got fitted for a stupid cpap machine.........I think I'm going to cry. If i drank I would tie one on tonight.

Thank you Bufllehead.... I do not want the bypass....I am bummed.

They said I had 31 episodes=severe sleep apnea So I have an appointment the 19th to get my machine..... I thought I didn't have sleep apnea because they never woke me to put me on the cpap machine...said my episodes didn't start until near the end of the study (they wanted us out a little after 6 a.m. Which sounds weird to me because why would I have them near the end of 8 hours and not any other times???

lol onmywaytobeingfound!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Braver than I am for sure!!! I had a lot more wires on me than you have. How'd you sleep that night?

This is what I wrote to my friend on Facebook---she wanted to know how my sleep study went and what I wore---easier to copy/paste than to write it out again. Gloria-----The sleep study----IT WAS AWFUL!!! I wore a blue print satin nightshirt....very comfortable. And socks haha Worked out well because of all the stupid wires. Sweat pants would have not been so good but they would have worked with themif they had to. I had wires on my chest, on my calves, a BUNCH of them all over my head, on both temples, my jaws, 3 on my chin, 2 thingees on my nose-one which had a wire hanging in front of my lips, a wide elastic belt around the area above my boobies and another one right below my boobies......oh and one next to my eye....they were all glued/taped to me.......I almost took a picture of myself with my phone camera but then I thought :WHO THE HELL (sorry) WOULD I EVER SHOW THIS TO?????"

I'm not sure what you mean by buddy. I can be here for you if you need to vent, talk you out of eating a cupcake, pat you on the back, etc....... Today I am fighting the munchies. Nothing is satisfying me. I have lost 30 pounds since last January (I KNOW-not much in all that time) but I am not exercising much yet, am almost completely off caffeine, AND I actually quit smoking. Two nights ago I ate a KITKAT.

I have tried EAS AdvantEDGE Protein drinks (chocolate only)-it was ok. Haven't tried BA yet. Premier Protein wasn't bad at all but it is sweet. Lots of people on here seem to love the unjury chicken broth so I will try that. I want to find an unflavored protein to add to Soups and such...I've been reading about them. I read that if you heat them above 140 degrees F the protein will clump. Too many choices out there and too many differing opinions---makes for a LOT of confusion. Wow, only 3 more days for you! Exciting AND scary! I am going to "stalk" you on here to keep up with your progress! (in a good way-not a creepy way!)

Hi Gemini. Wanted to wish you good luck on your journey. What kind of shakes are you drinking? I have a feeling that someone on this website is going to come by and ask you the right questions and offer advice about the dizziness and weakness you are feeling. I don't know enough yet but I am trying to learn all I can. So many helpful people here!!

Your doctor will do that? I asked my doctor to go ahead and remove mine but he refused. I figure why not do it when I'm under for the sleeve...now I have maybe another operation down the road to worry about??!!??

AWESOME!!!!!! So happy for you!!!!