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hey guys.. a lot of you have been following my story & know what has been going on. for those of you who havent, let me fill you in.

dec 20th i had my vsg surgery.

week 1 was ok.

week 2&3 were hard. i was so weak, barely ate or drank & i dont tolerate Protein shakes. i felt faint & would struggle to walk a short distance!

week 4&5 were great! i was eating & had energy & felt good! but threw up yellow bile 2x.

jan 20th i went in for a swallow test (leak test) & my sleeve showed a leak. i was hospitalized for over a week & had a stent placed in me on jan 23rd.

since having the stent placed, i was EXTREMELY sick. fought nausea 24/7 & no meds were helping. not reglan or zofran. i just couldnt stop throwing up. even would wake up in the middle of the night to throw up in my mouth and hands!

my stent ended up shifting after 2weeks & i had to undergo an emergency procedure to have it adjusted abd it eased the nausea. during this whole stent experience, i couldnt eat and barely drink! seriously... it was PURE HELL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

feb 20th (today), i finally got my stent removed and i have no leak!!!!! HALLELUJAH!!!!

im relieved that i should be feeling better without my stent & i can go back to feeling great.

im down 55lbs. in no way was this experience worth losing 55lbs. i prefer to have put on 55! i regret surgery because of my complications but i cant undo it so im looking fwd & praying for a better future!

god bless u all

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So glad to hear things are finally turning around for you! It can only get better from here ;)

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thank u!!! im relieved!!!!

So glad to hear things are finally turning around for you! It can only get better from here ;)

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You already sound like you're feeling better! Here's hoping that things will go better from here on out!

Good luck! :)

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I'm so glad to hear you are feeling better. I followed your posts but never posted because I was praying for you to get better and thank God you are. Now you can make the best of your journey. God Bless.

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I could not be happier for you. Hopefully one day you will not have to be regretful. I will continue to pray for you .

(((((HUGS))))))

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Thank God you are feeling better.

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thank you guys!!!! i love all your support! <3

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Awww :) I'm so happy for you! I hope that you quickly end up being thankful for your sleeve! I don't expect you'll ever be thankful for the bad but I can't wait for you to start experiencing some of the joy my sleeve has brought me! And ya know- we really don't live that far apart from each other. I'll be down your way on the 29th- maybe we can grab a bottle of Water lol

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let me know girl... we can so sip Water together. :)

i pray to love my sleeve one day but cant as of yet. :/

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Oh, I really am so happy for you right now I could either cry or jump up and down! (Silly weight loss hormones!)

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its funny because i want to cry too but i dont believe it so it has yet to hit me!!! lol

Oh, I really am so happy for you right now I could either cry or jump up and down! (Silly weight loss hormones!)

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I have been following your story. I am so happy that you no longer have a leak! Hopefully now you will be able to experience the good of the sleeve. I am very moved by you and even through the journey you have had you are still positive. I wish you the best!!!

Nicole

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Just a question for a to be sleever. Didn't they check for a leak before you left the hospital?

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yeah.. it showed no leak. :/

Just a question for a to be sleever. Didn't they check for a leak before you left the hospital?

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