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It's been a while since I've posted. I had my surgery December 2015. Didn't really have any trouble to speak of but fast forward to tonight. I ate too fast and I felt a burning pain in my chest as the food passed. I knew it would be coming back up soon but when it did it was accompanied by a lot of bright red streaks of blood in the mucus. It seems to have stopped but this has never happened before. Is this something I need to have checked out?
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Preparing for Surgery. Advice: What you wish you knew
sparticus414 replied to Kassidyjkesterson's topic in Gastric Sleeve Surgery Forums
For me it was the heartburn and acid reflux. I had it severely. To the point where it's deteriorated the enamel of my teeth. Mine is a more rare case and you may not get it that bad but know that acid reflux of some sort is common. -
Almost into week 5, eating and drinking still hurts
sparticus414 posted a topic in Gastric Sleeve Surgery Forums
I feel this dull aching pain on my left side whenever I eat or drink. Sometimes it's so strong it is immobilizing. I can't get all my daily protein in or ever get out of a seemingly dehydrated state because I just can't eat or drink enough throughout the day. This is so discouraging. I'm not even straying from the diet one iota. I love eating less and feeing satisfied, but the pain while eating is not something I expected to this extent. Does anyone else experience this at this point? Does it get better? What can I do to help with the pain so I can at least get my daily limits in without hurting? -
Almost into week 5, eating and drinking still hurts
sparticus414 replied to sparticus414's topic in Gastric Sleeve Surgery Forums
I'm not sure if I have a constipation problem. But I won't say I'm regular. Pretty watery stuff but that's basically what's coming in as the full liquids are what doesn't hurt. -
Almost into week 5, eating and drinking still hurts
sparticus414 replied to sparticus414's topic in Gastric Sleeve Surgery Forums
At least a week. -
Things I didn't expect my first month post-op
sparticus414 replied to SleeveMe247's topic in POST-Operation Weight Loss Surgery Q&A
I'm almost 5 weeks out with a starting weight of 346 and a current weight of 299! I didn't expect how hard it would be to swallow anything! No matter how small the sip or the bite it feels like it slides down very slow. I didn't expect all the dull pain on my left side under my ribs when I ate. I still experience this and sometimes it takes my breath away. I certainly didn't expect to lose this much weight so fast but that goes hand in hand with certainly not expecting it would be so hard to eat and drink just to meet my daily needs. -
Almost into week 5, eating and drinking still hurts
sparticus414 replied to sparticus414's topic in Gastric Sleeve Surgery Forums
I have but they keep telling me it's normal. The few close friends I have that have had the sleeve surgery did not experience this. Makes me feel very conflicted. -
Starting real food today!
sparticus414 replied to rking's topic in POST-Operation Weight Loss Surgery Q&A
Humble, TX here. (Basically Houston). We don't know what winter is. It's in the high 70's... I can't wait until I'm on real food. I'm not hungry per day I don't think but the broth is brutal. -
Any 12/21/15 sleevers: How are you doing?
sparticus414 replied to mabarbee's topic in POST-Operation Weight Loss Surgery Q&A
I'm just a day behind you. Had the sleeve on 12/22/15. I'm not feeling what I would consider "hunger" but have a strong desire to be done with broth and liquid Protein. I get strong nausea attacks while drinking either temp. Usually deep breathing overcomes it but sometimes it gets worse and I start to salivate like crazy. Breathing is still key for me to get through it. Coconut Water has been a savior so far. It causes me the least amount of issues and is full of electrolytes.