BeachMommy2Girls

Hi everyone! I am terrified of stretching my sleeve. I am only 4 weeks post op but I wanted to know what you do to prevent stretching! Thanks!

Hi! I'm Karen. I'm 41 and was sleeved July 10. I'm married to an amazing, supportive husband and we have two girls in elementary school. I'm in Alabama!

AGREE!!

I didn't say it was complicated. I just wondered what other people were doing, if anything, to prevent it. I didn't go through all of this just to stretch it out and gain weight again.

I have read that the weight comes off slower if you have PCOS. I have also been told by the nurse at my dr office that people have the surgery just to cure the PCOS!

Hi everyone I was just sleeved on July 10. My swallow test for leaks was fine. I have had gas symptoms but not shoulder pain. I am one week post op and feel minor, mild pain in my left shoulder intermittently. Definitely whenever I hiccup or burp or yawn or do my spirometer. I don't have fever, rapid heart rate, rapid breathing, or hiccups that don't go away. If it is gas pain, why would it show up a week after surgery?

Yes. So the pain would be constant not intermittent (coming and going)?

Really? I thought they were more common. I had a leak test during surgery and then one that night with the radiologist and both were fine.

Yes I called them today. They said to put heat on it and walk more. It isn't all the time. Just here and there. I'm wondering if leak pain would be all the time??

And it WAS in your left shoulder?

Thanks for your response! No pain when I eat or drink. Was your gas pain a week after surgery in your left shoulder?

So, hi! I'm brand new here. I'm gathering information. I've been to the sleeve seminar, called my insurance, and have my first appointment on Tuesday. I go back and forth about this surgery almost hourly. I am prediabetic, prehypertensive, probably have sleep apnea, have GERD, PCOS, joint problems, and other things. My BMI is 42. I apparently can't lose any more than 10 pounds during this process or my insurance won't approve it. So I can't even try to lose on my own or else I'll have to start over. The earliest I could have the surgery is mid July. I'm scared of after surgery. I'm scared of complications. I'm scared of regretting it. I'm also scared of losing 2/3 of a major, vital organ. I'm very scared of the health problems that I'm headed for if I don't do this. This isn't really about what I look like - I don't want to have a heart attack in front of my kids. I don't want to die. But I also don't want to have a lifetime of complications from the surgery. I'm not good at decisions.

Wow. Harsh.

Thank you so much for bringing this up! I'm definitely going to ask about it and consider it

I don't know that this is correct. At the seminar I went to, he said GERD would be much improved. I will ask when I go to my appt n

Hey everyone! I'm new here and just starting out on my journey. My question is - right now my BMI is 41. If I drop below 40 during this process (I don't have another qualifying condition) will insurance deny my surgery?

Thank you everyone! Does anyone know about WLS and PCOS going slower?

I like [mention=297401]ryan_86[/mention] what you brought up about food is completely how I feel. Food has become our entertainment, my comfort, my relaxer, all of that. I need to find something to replace that addiction.

I was told I have to maintain the 40 BMI. I have Blue Cross Blue Shield of Alabama.

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