jlvolkma

You two should join our fb group December 2015 Sleeves It's been wonderful for me!

Hey everyone! I'm new for the most part. I'm scheduled for surgery on December 10th and I was hoping to find someone to was getting sleeved right around the same time that would want to talk. For motivation, worries, support, someone who is literally in this process at the same point in time as me. :-)

Hi luvkoto! Please join our fb group! Link is on a lot of these pages. It's called December 2015 Sleevers. It's a closed group so ask to join and Bri will accept you! Congrats on your surgery date!

Hey karen! I believe bri said they show up only for you since it's a closed group. I haven't told anyone on my fb either! :-)

Hey whitney! Welcome! No one really talks on here anymore, we all do the fb group! If you would like to join please find the link above (I suck at figuring out how to post it) and ask to join. Bri will accept and get you in the group! :-) Lol sorry Melissa, I also tend to comment as the name tags! Lol I'm Jenna btw!

Hey everyone! Most of us tend to talk on the Facebook group now. If you'd like to join please find the link (it's been attached tons of times in this forum...and I suck at trying to put it on here lol) and Bri will add you to the group! Look forward to chatting with you!!! Elizabeth, I'm terrible at replying to this forum stuff too. Lol

Hey christine! We have developed a fb group if you would like to join! We all (mainly) are December sleevers! Some haven't had it yet and some had! I just had mine on the 10th! I'm on there mainly, not so much here anymore

Efishman, mine was not he 10th as well! What is your current diet like? I losr so much weight to begin with because i was only allpwee gatorade for the 1dt week aftwr surgery and i think that made a big difference for me. What ive moticed is all surgeons are different and have such different instructions for before and after surgery! Also, did you request to add to the fb page?

Hi ivettev001! Nice to meet you! I have good days and bad days. But im doing well. Had my first follow up appointment yesterday at 8 weeks out and lost 14.8lbs! So it's worth the pain. Lol the group on Facebook is all ed "December 2015 sleevers" Bri made the group so you have to request and she will let you join!

Oh no. have they given you anything to help with that? It will pass, keep your chin up. Also, on page 9 we have all kind of joined in a fb group. Please join us if you would like mayasa! And I hope for fast healing.

Danielle you are my height and what only 15lbs or so more than what I weighed when I felt semi good about myself! So I'm sure you will get way down there. I'm so happy for you to start your journey!

https://www.facebook...51676404876572/ The link above is the fb group Bri made! Please join everyone and welcome! It's easier to reply and what not on the fb geoup. And it's closed so you just have to wait for bringing to accept you! It's a happening place. Lol Conrad, nice to meet you! I tried to reply to your post...but I can't because I duck and can't figure it out so I posted to link in my post above lol Welcome teekay and danielle!

Hey efisherman. I'm iffy. I have a follow up with my surgeon because I'm not progressing as well as I should (a lot of pain) and also a huge rash across my abdomen that isn't going away. How are you doing?! Also, please join our fb group! The link is above!!

Hope, I am starving too. You are not alone. Lol Olivia, nice to meet you and welcome! To both of you, Bri has set up a secret fb page for our group. If you would like to join the link is on one of the pages of this convo!lol

4millyb, I'm happy to hear you are already pack at work! I've been in so much pain (not nearly as much from.hospital though) that I have to go back in this week to see melt surgeon. I also had problems with my pain meds and 3 different nausea medications. They actually made me do another upper GI thinking I had a leak because I was throwing up bad stuff as well. I'm happy you're off of clear liquids! I'm so jealous. I'm on them until thursday. But I also am hungry cranky person!!!! Especially when I think about food, see food, smell food, it all sucks. Lol come.march 10th I can hopefully be eating normal again but that is so far away! I also was sleeved on the 10th. Good to hear from you. Have you joined the fb group yet?

Hi articgirl! My recovery was way worse than I was expecting. I couldn't really get the strength to get on my phone until Sat evening and mine was thursday. So I bet you're doing great $

Tobeornottobe, competition with yourself is healthy! At least I think it is. And you bring up a good point. I would like something water proof for when I go do aerobics class or swim laps. That's a great idea! I'll have to do some research as well! Are you on our fv group? I meant fb not fv Amanda, I am going to look that one up too! Do you love it?

Trillian, I suggest getting "better than boullion" I got it from walmart. It's 3.72 for a container but you get 38 8oz servings from it. I'm drinking the roast beef right now and it actually tastes like I'm having roast beef and not just broth. It's really helping me for when my family eats. Although for the past 2 nights they haven't eaten I think because they feel bad for me. But I weighed myself about 20 mins ago and from Thursday I've lost 6.6lbs. That is even better motivation for me. I know it's just water weight for the most part, but it still makes me feel good! But really, try this stuff. It's yummy. My chicken one says "made with seasoned roasted chicken meat" it's kind of gross to look at right away because it isn't a powder or a boullion cube, but once you taste it, that weird feeling goes away about it Lol

Also, is anyone who recently had theirs done hungry? From what I've read a lot of people seem to not want to drink or eat and I would love some pizza, pasta, etc. When people are making dinner or I walk past a restaurant it doesn't make me feel ill, it makes me hungry! Anyone else feel this way?

Does anyone also use any type of fit bit or something like that? I don't, but I feel like it could be a good investment. Just wondering what others use and why like do or do not like it.

I was going to say, maybe some of us could become my fitness pal, friends and we can help encourage each other etc. Update on my status is that I'm still in a lot of pain. Got home from the hospital last night. I don't sleep much even though I'm on narcotics because nothing is comfortable to me and I think I move in my sleep and it hurts so it wakes me up. But I'm not as nauseas anymore and that is a wonderful thing! I'm currently working on my Gatorade right now!

Thanks for the kind words everyone. I actually woke up in more pain today. But I think I may have over done myself with walking and stuff yesterday. And then I took a shower too and blah. I have a lidocaine patch on one of my incisions that is giving me the most grief and also a heating pad. I'm getting liquids in well today though so I'm hoping when the docs come to do rounds again I will get to go home! Do any of you use my fitness pal?

Hey everyone. I had my surgery on the 10th. I'm feeling a but better now but I'm still in the hospital. I had a really rough night on Thursday and learned I'm VERY sensitive to painkillers. Didn't work out in my favor. I was supposed to get to go home this morning already. Feeling hopeful for tomorrow as well. I'm also having some issues getting liquids in. I contribute that to the fact that I'm exhausted 3/4 of the time.

Shel, that's a good idea about the soup! I actually got my elf 1oz ice cube trays but I didn't think to do that! Good luck amanda! Hopefully it won't be long

Sleevegal, I had a 6 month program as well! I'm sorry about all the extra you had to do! But I'm glad to know kidneys are okay and just being watched! I hit my deductible in 2 days when I just started this process. I got a bill and I was like holy crap! It was over 500 for a 1 hour endocrine appointment! This medical stuff..myikes!