stacelistman

Thank you for all the support everyone! For those who have had the sleeve, is it normal to have stomach pains after drinking? Every time I take a sip of protein or water or basically anything, I get these awful stomach pains. Almost similar to when you have a stomach bug and you can feel your stomach turning. I am still getting liquids in but it’s been pretty painful

Hi all, I am super new to all of this, and was just sleeved on 6/19. I spent two nights in the hospital, and walked around as much as I could tolerate. I know that I am only a few days post op and pain can be normal, but I feel so lethargic and sore almost all of the time. The gas pains have been the worst I think, and they don’t seem to lighten up. I don’t think I am feeling very hungry, mostly just head hunger right now. I’m sipping, going to the bathroom pretty regularly, and using the spirometer. I don’t regret having the surgery, but I just want to know that it gets easier as time goes on. I feel like so many other people have come home from the hospital feeling so much better, and I feel like a slug. My family has been super supportive, but I still feel like I’m failing. Does anyone have any advice? Stacey

Hi everyone! I’m four days post-op and still struggling! My incisions are sore but the gas pain is just awful and I can’t seem to find any relief for it. Sipping is definitely a challenge too. Can’t wait to start feeling back to normal!

Thanks everyone, it’s nice to know that I’m not the only one struggling!

I just had my vsg surgery on Tuesday, and while I was at the hospital I felt no hunger at all. now that I am home, when I smell someone cooking dinner I keep asking myself if I’m hungry. I thought the hunger hormone is taken out during the surgery, so why do I feel like I could be hungry? It’s not enough to make me want to get up and eat something, but I’m worried that if I could feel hungry this soon after surgery that I’m not going to be successful. Has anyone else dealt with this?

Hi everyone, I had my sleeve surgery on 6/19. I ended up staying two nights in the hospital, and I am still feeling so much pain. I am trying to sip every half hour but every sip of water feels like it’s rocks in my stomach. My throat doesn’t hurt at all so swallowing isn’t the problem, but I feel like drinking the water hurts so much that I just want to stop sipping all together. Is this normal? Stacey