Presurg1

I had my surgery March 5th. I have had a really rough time since getting out. I had to stay overnight and I felt fantastic when I got out. With the exception of the incisions not healed all the way I am doing good. The day after my surgery, my son passed away unexpectedly at age 31. The police came to my house an hour after I got out. I have not concentrated on what I should be doing and immediately following finding out I ate foods I should not because people were bringing all kinds of food to my house . I ate stuff like a half a cupcake and I began smoking. Losing my son has taken its toll on me. Physically I feel fine, but mentally I am heartbroken and my coping skills are weak. I had lost 13 pounds and the last two days gained 2 and I actually was following the instructions. It has been a roller coaster since the day after and I feel hungry and it might be hungry in my brain. It almost just seems I don't even care about having the surgery anymore, I have had other things on my mind like preparing for his service and everything and now that it is over I feel empty. I am hoping to get back on track...

Yeah, wish the gas in my upper stomach would disappear and I guess walking really helps with that.

I had mine this afternoon. Up walking, have some gas pain but all in all feel great. I was able to eat 2 squares of Jello. Nurse staff called a superstar!

Hi, My sleeve will be on March 5th. I only stopped smoking on the 18th which will be 2 weeks before surgery by this coming Monday when I get it done. I have tried to eat right and I do and I don't. I do drink the protein shakes (in the last week and Dr has the 2 week pre op diet consisting of two meals atkins style and one shake on week one and the week before 2-3 shakes and one meal) I drink more than the recommended water, but find myself cheating and keep eating those stupid Reese Eggs or some other sweet and might skip a shake every other day. I was going to get the sleeve last year and ended up not getting it because I had to have a total hysterectomy which I had last August and have gained weight (about 15 pounds since). I went through the total hysterectomy EASY. I was up walking within hours and went home the same day. Then I just kinda put the sleeve off debating to have it or not. My question is - is this harder than a hysterectomy? I healed pretty quickly and although I took 3 weeks off I could have gone back to work within 4 days. I also smoked up until my surgery and my Dr. told me to because he didn't want me coughing a lot after from my body adjusting to quitting smoking and opening up the I think its called a vaginal sleeve. (I ended up anyway getting a horrible cold after and coughed and coughed within 4-5 days after and even still healed well.) I have been reading a lot on here and this is my first post. I don't know why I am really scared to have this after reading some of these because everyone seems to follow their Dr. instructions and I have not. I smoke and have cheated on my pre-op. Putting it off would only continue my bad habits which I am positive will change after my surgery. I have mentally prepared myself for after the surgery, but NOT followed to the T what they told me to do. I have my pre-op appointment tomorrow and I am scared they will know I haven't follow instructions. I read some on here they test for nicotine and I am hoping mine doesn't and I am not going to tell him I smoked up until February 18th. If I postpone it I will end up not doing it and I really want to, but after reading this forum I am scared about my cheating and that I smoked even though I smoked and sailed through the hysterectomy. The anesthesia was like taking a peaceful nap, waking up and being able to pretty much walk right out of the hospital (the only thing that stopped me was the nurse and the fact they had to remove he catheter. Anyway, this is too long...can you give me your thoughts? Have you all done exactly as you were told? My friend confessed she cheated on the pre-op the entire two weeks and she has lost over 100 pounds since hers a little over a year ago.

Thanks for getting it and for the time you spent trying to tell me the risks in a nonjudgmental way. I do know them, but I was supposed to get this last year then had an emergency hysteretomy so the education part kind of has been a while although I have read and read on different sites about it.

I won't block you I don't do that when someone says something I don't want to hear. Congrats on your hard work, Just because I made my first post doesn't mean I am "new" on here OR that I don't know anything and just because you have been here awhile doesn't make you all knowing. I have been reading these posts for months. Like I said, I have many friends that have had the surgery. I am probably twice your age from the looks of you too, so I know a wee bit. Good Luck and no I won't block you. I am a grown woman, I can take it.

Its just strange all the Dr's have all these different pre op diets.

blizair: What I disagree with is your responses, what you consider "real talk" I consider talking down to me. I understand that you have to have the will to change, but if we all had the will we wouldn't be getting surgery. The actual surgery itself is what enables us able to lose the weight because we don't feel as hungry and although we eat when not hungry now, we have no repercussions. After surgery we can't eat the foods we want to without very painful repercussions. I am not trying to minimize your weight loss. I am sure you feel fantastic, but the surgery is what caused your success. That little bit of success in your recovery period motivated you to continue. You have worked hard, but it sends up a "red flag" to me that you come across as someone who worked hard and did it, but act as if you did it all when it took surgery to accomplish it. The surgery propelled you into success and if you did it all by hard work then why did you get surgery when you could have done the same thing by "hard work" and not surgery. How is that for real talk?? I have had over 8 friends that have had the surgery with some 4 years ago who are still thin. The surgery was how they succeeded, not by hard work. Many don't even work out. I guess we have a difference of opinion in what the meaning of hard work is. I think hard work is someone who eats healthy 95% of the time, works out daily and is fit through discipline, not by surgery to correct years of neglecting your health.

YES it does make sense. I don't feel like a fat girl either. I just worry because I don't see anyone on here saying they cheat or whatever and then there is me.. lolol

LOL I wasn't talking about you. It was on a post I posted about my sins. You actually showed some compassion, but the one person in my post acted all judgy (I know its not a word..lol).

"Nicotine is usually detected in blood from 1-3 days after last use of Nicotine products i.e. Nicotine patches or gum, cigarettes, smokeless tobacco etc. However, cotinine stays for longer period and its levels can be detected in blood from 1 to 10 days after last use." Is what I have found online. I quit on February 19th- 14 days before.

I quit smoking 4 years ago and quit for 3 years and started again about 8 months ago after some stress. I hope they don't do that test. I am also taking some supplements hoping that it helps with my liver like milk thistle. I wasn't a heavy smoker (a pack every 3 days or so) If it were so easy to do all this pre-op none of us would need the surgery, we'd all be thin. We wouldn't have the food issues we have. I have read a lot on here and there seems to be a lot of judging from people on here and I am assuming everyone one here having the surgery has food addictions.

Yeah I know. I just hate seeing everyone act all offended on here if someone cheats and it has my anxiety kicking in that I didn't have until I came on here and started reading posts. Some here that have gone through the surgery and posted on my post I created got all judgmental. We ALL have food issues or we wouldn't be having the surgery and if they followed the pre-op diet then they wouldn't need the surgery... To judge some who struggles kinda annoys me since they have been there and eaten way to much to get to the point they needed surgery. Anyway, I didn't quit smoking as soon as I should have, BUT I did quit almost 2 weeks ago and I cheated on pre op. I pray everything goes well for me and when it is over I believe all I will need is the ability to not eat to get me over my cravings. My friend who had it says she didn't want to eat...I believe that is the boost everyone who has the surgery needs.

How come? Not sure...maybe it just doesn't seem real to me. I have eaten the correct water amount and protein shakes and meals. I have eaten junk though probably every 2-3 days. I guess because I know a few people who all cheated before and have been really successful since they had it and they told me they cheated.

I am having mine on Monday the 5th and I have not done to great on the pre op diet and have consistently cheated. Not going to lie.....

I have already detoxed as far as nicotine. It takes 3 days to get it out of your system and its been 8 days. I won't be eating the Reese eggs or pizza after surgery. I do eat healthy anyway for the most part (except the Reese eggs). I rarely eat bread and pizza isn't one of my favorite things anyway. I am only worried since I came on here and everyone seems to have followed it. I find it strange since my friend told me she cheated up to the day of surgery and no one has on here that I am reading. I will do me and you made me laugh because my son always says, Mom, you do you.