Sleeved!

kygal1982 · October 18, 2011

Good day everyone. My post sleeve journey has begun and it's been a wild one thus far. I was sleeved on October 11th in Kentucky. I was required by my insurance to stay two nights in the hospital. My hospital stay went great, very minimal pain with my main issue being nausea from the anesthesia. Nurses kept talking about how great I was doing and how I didn't look like I'd had surgery. I was walking the halls, showering and even blow drying my hair to have something to do lol On the 12th, Tuesday, I went for my upper GI before they would start Clear liquids. I could hear the radiologist talking to the tech and it didn't sound good. As soon as I returned to my room x-ray was there to do a KUB on me because the radiologist thought she saw a 'leak'. KUB could not rule a leak out so the surgeon was in my room with a glass of blue food colored Water instructing me that he didn't think I had a leak but since the radiologist could not rule one out he was going to have to go back in and check. He had me drink the blue water while waiting for surgery and they watched the JP drain to see if any blue water entered the tubing (none did). Two surgeries in two days wasn't the greatest, especially since I get extremely nauseated from the meds they use. Luckily there was no leak and he just reinforced the staple line and put my drain back in. I didn't have any new incisions because they were able to go into the same holes.

Right before I was discharged I started having severe lower abdominal pain. The doc told me this would be worse than usual since they filled my abdomen with air and sterile saline not once, but twice. This pain lasted till Friday till I finally started being able to pass some of the gas and drain some of the Fluid out. This was the most uncomfortable experience from the whole surgery. I've had massive amount of fluids from my drain (some nights >400 cc). This has finally slowed to 100 cc or less a night, thank God. I too experience what feels like actual stomach 'spasms' that are not painful but are uncomfortable and I believe this may be my stomach healing or trying to tell me it's hungry? I'm going to ask him about this on Thursday when I go for my f/u appt.

I started this summer at my heaviest at 440 pounds. Day of surgery I weighed 406 pounds after the 3 months of counseling and supervised weight loss. Day home from surgery I weighed in at 412 pounds (FULL of fluids). Today, 6 days after returning home I've lost 20 pounds and am down to 392 pounds. It's great to be under 400. I finally told my mom how much I weigh which she was shocked and said she had no idea. We are tall (5'10) and I think I carry my weight well for the massive amount I have on me. This def was a life changing event for me which started months before surgery. I wanted to tell her how much I weigh because I don't want to ever be that again. I'm so ready for what's ahead and welcome the unknown. I'm glad I stumbled on this website and have found support and answers to many questions I have.

I can't wait to see what the future holds for us! Good luck to everyone and God Bless.

To Be Thin 2011 · October 18, 2011

Good Luck to you KYgal!!!

Just about any question you may have has been posted out here! LOL!! Lots of advise, and interesting to read things from other perspectives.

You have had a tougher start then some, glad to hear you are still up beat and staying positive For me, this has been the best decsion I have ever made! I have quite a ways to go yet, but little by little I am plugging away at it!

Looking forward to seeing & hearing of your sucess!