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I am so excited for this forum! I also am an RN.

I was sleeved on May 18, 2015. I was 234 lbs on day of surgery. Today I am 170.2 lbs. That is 63.8 lbs weightoss. My goal is to be 135 lbs. I have 35.2 lbs to go.

The fluoroscopy showed I am healing perfectly. My Dr said it was the Levaquin. The diarrhea was a side effect. Because I was post op only a few days it was impossible to stay hydrated. It happen so fast. I began dry heaving and had my daughter rush me to the hospital. He said it was good I realized what was happening and rushed to the hospital. My electrolytes are all out of wack. I have had so far my potassium, phosphate and they will be replacing my calcium. But I have not had any diarrhea since yesterday. I had nausea this morning but that's because my electrolytes are out of wack. But with my electrolytes are being replaced so I am feeling better. So my diet was changed to clear diet. Ice chips never tasted sooooooo good!

Great attitude and honorable. I agree with you. I love being a nurse and I love taking care of people. I have never done anything just for me. This time this is for me! I don't want to cheat either. That is what got me to this weight.

Well ladies I am admitted to the hospital. The oral Levaquin given to me gave me watery diarrhea and I began having dry heaves. So I am NPO and having a fluoroscopy tomorrow.

I've been on Tylenol only. Since I am on antibiotics in had diarrhea last night. So I stayed in the shower until the imodium kicked in. I woke up about 1:30 pm but I am still nervous what the day will bring. I still have 5 days left on antibiotics.

Congratulations! That is when I had mine.

@@VSGMama my paperwork said if no BM in 7 days call the office. I finally had one but was drinking broth and propel. I started drinking isopure clear drink.

I am sorry smcobos2. It will be here before know it. Hang in there.

I felt like that last night and got really nauseated. Took some phenergan and it put me out cold. Feeling better this morning. Those cheese things look amazing! I'm scared of going off my "ok" list from the surgeon though. Probably will just stick to licking pretzels hahaha! I am the same about going off my ok list. Maybe it's the nurse in me.

So I have a question so I hope I do not embarrass anyone. But have anyone of you pooped yet?

craigcu good advice.

@@Bubbletoes I had a sleeve and hiatal hernia repair on 5/18. It gets better hang in there.

I didn't think anyone would know where I live. It is great place to raise a family. I love summers here.

I am in Puyallup, Washington about an hour out of Seattle, Washington. It's going to be a warm day but over casted.

@@abbyrn27 LOL!

I am fine ladies. I am glad we caught it early and it wasn't a pulmonary embolism. @ Gracy0721 I have been coughing and your right it really hurts. That darn left side oh boy can it hurt after I cough.

So true smcobos2.

rosieuk food ads have been grossing me out also. So I just got home from the Emergency Department. I began having shortness of breath and difficultly breathing and talking. I have beginning pneumonia and was given antibiotics at the ED and sent home with 7 days of antibiotics. I was walking in the house and in our neighborhood, using my IS. I thought I had a PE in my lungs. But St. Francis Hospital ED was awesome. So grateful to how we'll they took care of me.

My pain is on my left side that is where our stomach is at. I had tightness below & between my breast because of my hernia repair. It may be reflux. Do you feel like you have to burp? Or pain?

Is it on your left side?

Gracy0721 it does feel like muscles pulling.

smcobos2 I had that happen yesterday twice and it happened in the hospital they gave me Flexril. And that stopped it. I was given Flexril to take at home and that's what I did yesterday.

Abbyrn27 I enjoyed my chicken broth also. I think the warm liquid we down easier.

I am on clear liquid for a week. But I can add a thin protein shake if I can comfortably drink 50 ounces of clear liquids. Then week 2-3 I can eat clear liquids and puree consistency foods.