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May 27th Sleevers - it's time!!!



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Hi all! I know at least two others joining me in spirit and having their sleeves done today too.

I'm in preop now, in the gown in bed watching tv. Was just told the surgeon is running about 3 hrs behind! How'd that happen, it's only 7am!!! Lol!

I'm a little nervous but have my wife here to comfort me, unfortunately I also have my mom here to make me nervous again!! When she got to our house this morning she said "are you sure you still want to do this?"...oy vey what a Jewish mother she is.

Anyways, how's everyone else doing?

JG

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Best wishes on an utterly uneventful surgery and recovery!

(Oh... and you might want to change the title of the thread to 'May' 27th! laugh.gif)

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I'm one of those with you - also in bed watching TV. Best wishes! Everyone keeps telling me the first day is the hardest - it will be over before we know it!

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Hooray on your sleeves all 5/27s! Can't wait to hear how you are doing.

By the way- if you click edit and then click full edit and then you can edit the thread title.

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glad to hear my felow 5/27s are doing well...i do have to say that the last 24 hours have been absolute hell for me. sleeping has been sporaic, comfort nearly non-existant, nausea, pain etc. I keep having these horrible fits with hiccups which is torture! I started on ice chips yesterday but even that made me have chest pressure! this morning they brought me brorth, crystal lite, and hot tea but even the smallest sip of anything was massively uncomfortable. Dr. came in to check on me and order me NPO (nothing by mouth, even ice chips. I've thrown up once and held back when i wanted to several other times.

They are keeping me an extra night in the hospital and as of now are pushing back my diet stages by at least a day or two.

Hope you are all having a better experience than me, but i'm gonna stay positive and keep on truckin.

Thanks,

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Wow...I'm so sorry to hear that! I have to admit...stories like this scare me to death. I don't do well with pain or nausea...My stepmom is going with me for surgery when I go and I told her to prepare herself because I might turn into a baby after surgery. :( I'm very nervous about the post op healing process. I hope you get better and fast!

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I am so sorry you are feeling so bad! I am having my Band to sleeve surgery on 6/17 with Dr. Domkowski in Sebastian FL. If you dont mind my asking, what size Bougie did Dr. Kim use? Feel better!

glad to hear my felow 5/27s are doing well...i do have to say that the last 24 hours have been absolute hell for me. sleeping has been sporaic, comfort nearly non-existant, nausea, pain etc. I keep having these horrible fits with hiccups which is torture! I started on ice chips yesterday but even that made me have chest pressure! this morning they brought me brorth, crystal lite, and hot tea but even the smallest sip of anything was massively uncomfortable. Dr. came in to check on me and order me NPO (nothing by mouth, even ice chips. I've thrown up once and held back when i wanted to several other times.

They are keeping me an extra night in the hospital and as of now are pushing back my diet stages by at least a day or two.

Hope you are all having a better experience than me, but i'm gonna stay positive and keep on truckin.

Thanks,

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Thanks everyone. I'm feeling much better now, post op day 4. Got to shower and sleep in my house finally last night and actually got a full 7 hours of sleep without any drugs (o don't like to take meds unless I have to bc my stomach has always been very sensitive. One thing that was really bad last night was that I took my happy pill (celexa) and then probably retired for the night a little too quickly so it felt stuck in my chest and ultimately I had to force myself to vomit a little and couldn't really get to sleep until midnight.

The gas pains are much better today and I'm drinking my Protein shake one ounce at a time, typically 3 oz per hour. I'm really staying on point with ankle exercises, walking, incentive spirometer etc bc I want the best possible results!

As for the size of the bougie, I haven't a clue. It wasnt something that ever came up in any of my research so I didn't even think to ask.

Thanks for all the well wishes folks, I can't wait to see how I look and feel a couple of weeks from now.

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I am so happy you are home and starting to feel better!

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JG407-this might be TMI (to much info) but do yourself a favor and start taking something now for Constipation. That was absolutely the worst part of my surgery. One week later and, well........:(

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