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  1. ab123.
    @@RaginCajun When were you sleeved?
  2. ab123.
    @@RaginCajun Geaux Tigers! I am a LSU Med School Grad and no I am not one of those devil Doctors just an RN BSN , BC. I want the answer to the soup with floaters dilemma too! You've got your liquid and your gator lol. This seems to break all the rules!!!
  3. ab123.
    Then it's not Gumbo!
  4. ab123.

    Bad news and decision

    ab123. replied to spiritfilled's topic in PRE-Operation Weight Loss Surgery Q&A

    You will need to to be able to consume and absorb all the nutrients and medications necessary for healing your ee. You needd to discuss with your WLS if this is optimal after WLS.
  5. ab123.

    My first follow since surgery is Thursday with my surgeon. How hoften did you all go after that? Never ? Every 3 or 6 months?

    1. Djmohr

      Djmohr

      Sorry, month!

    2. BeagleLover

      BeagleLover

      I will go every 3 months for the 1st year, having blood test results ready for each one. .

    3. ab123.

      ab123.

      Thanks guys!

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  6. ab123.
    I had horrible pain when I got home. It seemed like I was the only one willing to admit it. I have a really high pain threshold normally and this was unfathomable pain. But - and here's the good news! It gets MUCH better each day and now it is just discomfort - pressure.
  7. ab123.

    allways hungry

    ab123. replied to liliana1963's topic in POST-Operation Weight Loss Surgery Q&A

    Yes only a week out and feel like other than residual surgical pain and the money it cost me the surgery did nothing. I'm hungry. Not head hunger. I don't like sweets. I hate milk products. No more protein shakes please. I want a nice salad. I was losing weight really well, now nothing. My rationale for the surgery was historically gaining it back. Now I just want a greek salad with fat free dressing and to return to losing 5 pounds a week.
  8. ab123.

    OK, So tomorrow morning is a week since my surgery. Other than residuql surgical pain and the money I'm out I don't feel ant different. I havent lost weight in fact I was doing great in that regard before the surgery but I was afraid that I would gain it back. Now I'm JUST AS HUNGRY!

    1. ab123.

      ab123.

      Typos galore!!

    2. Djmohr

      Djmohr

      Ok, in the first week you experience water gain from all the fluids they pump into you. I am certain that is what has happened. That will all come back off very quickly and then some. In terms of hunger, are you certain they are hunger pains? Many times dehydration actually causes that effect. Are you getting all your liquids in? Depending on the surgery you had all the nerves that lead to real hunger pains have been cut so you should not be feeling real hunger at this point. Also it could totally be head hunger which you need to deal with. Don't let yourself get down, it only makes recovery worse. I promise if you follow the plan, the weight will come off.

  9. ab123.

    No weight loss

    ab123. replied to mandyq1985's topic in Tell Your Weight Loss Surgery Story

    @@mandyq1985 I feel for you. I hope you lose really soon so you can see some results for your suffering. I had my surgery 6 days ago. I came home from the hospital 3 pounds lighter and it's ben up and down but no more weight loss. I know it's onl been 6 days blah blah blah but I am tired of eternal positivity. The surgery was excruciatingly painful. I' m the ONLY one - right? And I want results I couldnt get without the surgery or I woulnt have had it! I'm a realist!!
  10. ab123.

    1day post op

    ab123. replied to Joshua Barbour's topic in Tell Your Weight Loss Surgery Story

    Are you on a PCA pain pump? When I wan on mine I was doing laps and laughing and home in 24 hours. I hope it will be perfect for you but for me it is excruciating, pain I did not know existed. I am an RN with a high pain threshold which has been tested multiple times. This is like being ripped apart.
  11. ab123.

    screaming, unfathomable, ripping apart, pain.

  12. ab123.
    @@CanyonBaby going into hospital to have my sleeve! I will get back to you. I did a lot of Telemetry nursing.
  13. ab123.
    What were the results of your EKG? If she was super concerned she probably would have sent you for your stress test as a stat order so that is a good sign. (retired RN)
  14. ab123.
    @defibvt@dsmith_rn Thank you both! Nervous right now, just want it over! I am a retired RN myself and I think I am dreading being in the hospital with all the disgusting germs almost as much as I am the surgery lol! My fellow nurses will know what I mean when I say that I hope my room got a good terminal clean before I roll in!
  15. ab123.

    more sodium in these protein shakes than I used to eat!!

  16. ab123.

    My stomach is super bloated and huge after this pre-op liquid diet. I'd have thought it would be flat!

  17. ab123.

    Surgery in the AM! Final preparations - scrubbing myself to high heaven being made!!

  18. ab123.
    Surgery tomorrow April 24,2015. Supposed to be there at 0800 at surgery at 10:00. Surgery will be worth it just to end this pre-op liquid diet!!
  19. ab123.

    Surgery Friday. Can't wait for this pre-op diet to end. I hope the surgery helps with my hunger! I hope it works!!

  20. ab123.
    "their way"
  21. ab123.
    Hahaha @@samuelsmom ! I have had to eat my dinner at the nurses station out of necessity almost every night I worked! And I was the RN House Manager of a 195 bed hospital lol. I have had hard nosed supervisors in the past though. That's when you call your sister unit unit with " they're on they're way"! Suprise attack! - bummer.
  22. ab123.
    Thank you for your support and well wishes. Sometimes I think what the OP which was not me is looking for is comraderie. There are so many people who struggle with the preop diet and for every person who posts there are others who afraid of being judged when all they want to hear us "I felt that way and I succeeded ".
  23. ab123.
    Yes while I have not been able to maintain the Clear Liquids for 2 weeks - it has triggered my severe migraines with aura which cause blindness in my right eye and caused electrolyte changes which which showed up as irregularities on my EKG I have stuck to a high Protein, low carb diet and have lost 39 pounds preop. I also go to the gym 1 hour each day Commitment is not the issue with the preop diet for most people I have read on this site. It is the feeling ill. As a registered nurse who has taken care of many Bariatric clients post op and many years later with post surgical complications I have my eves open wide. You can't make blanket statements. Each person is an individual. The preop diet should be individualized.
  24. ab123.
    Also many surgeons do not require liquids entirely. I am going to speak with mine about moderation. So far I have only been allowed to speak with the office dietitian.
  25. ab123.
    @@CanyonBaby I understand what you are saying completely. That is why I cancelled my surgery and am reconsulting with my surgeon. However I do not believe that there is a strong correlation between success on the preop diet and post op success. The inability to lose weight on structured diet programs over a period of at least 2 years is what led to my insurance approval. This is why I sought out the sleeve. After the removal of 80% of my stomach and most of my hunger hormone I am supposed to have the tools for greater success.

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