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Hi there, just got sleeved this past Tuesday, May 15th. Is there anyone lose on this site from Raleigh, Durham, Chapel Hill?

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Good lord, I can't type! I meant to say "is there anyone ELSE from Raleigh, Durham, Chapel Hill?"

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Hi there, just got sleeved this past Tuesday, May 15th. Is there anyone lose on this site from Raleigh, Durham, Chapel Hill?

Raleigh here. Welcome. The forum is great. Congrats on your new sleeve.

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Hi Angellic, I am glad that there is someone else from my area on this site. Did you get any news on when you will get sleeved?

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Yes my date is tomorrow.

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I hope your surgery went smoothly and you are healing well.

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Hey, I live 1 & 1/2 hours away from the Raleigh area. I just got my approval letter today & I hope to have surgery next month.

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Congratulations! You will be so happy once it is done. I was nervous about going in, but everything went great, no complications and definitely no regrets. If you have any questions, let me know for sure. Are you getting your sleeve done in the Triangle area. UNC? Duke?

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My surgery went well. Just trying to see how long it takes to push the gas pain through. I'm curious to know how long it will be before I can swallow without pain

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Some people said they had a lot of gas pain up to their shoulders which they had to walk off. I did not have that, however I did have constant air bubbles getting "stuck" in my sleeve which was annoying. That part tapered off little by little and ended by the 5th day. It is definitely going to take patience. I was on Clear liquids the first week of post op and it was hard because my family is big and they love to cook caribbean comfort foods, which I love but will not be able to eat for quite some time.

In the end it is totally worth it. Including my pre-op diet I have lost 20 lbs. I feel soooo much better and I sleep much better too. Definitely no regrets. Where did you have your sleeve done? UNC? Duke? I had mine done in Mexico but will be continuing my post op at Rex.

Happy Healing,

Carlota

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Some people said they had a lot of gas pain up to their shoulders which they had to walk off. I did not have that, however I did have constant air bubbles getting "stuck" in my sleeve which was annoying. That part tapered off little by little and ended by the 5th day. It is definitely going to take patience. I was on Clear liquids the first week of post op and it was hard because my family is big and they love to cook caribbean comfort foods, which I love but will not be able to eat for quite some time.

In the end it is totally worth it. Including my pre-op diet I have lost 20 lbs. I feel soooo much better and I sleep much better too. Definitely no regrets. Where did you have your sleeve done? UNC? Duke? I had mine done in Mexico but will be continuing my post op at Rex.

Happy Healing,

Carlota

I had my surgery at Rex. I was so ready to get out of the hospital that I would have walked home if they tried to keep me one more day. Congrats on your weight loss. This clear liquid diet is a struggle for me to keep up with the Proteins.

I know that I should take it day by day but it's the pain that is more annoying now.

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At first I too was stressing about the Proteins, and then I let it go. Stress always does more harm than good. Eventually I will get my Protein intake to the right level, but for now I do what I can do. I think my daily intake now is about 20 grams. I have one Protein shake a day. That is all I can stomach. After that I have drinkable (kefir) yogurt that taste good to me. That has about 11 grams of Protein per cup. I never got near 60 grams of protein before weightloss so I'm not stressing about making my numbers after. I am just listening to my body, giving it good nutrients. I did buy some NowFoods flavorless protein isolate which dissolves in any cold liquid. You can put that in any drink you want, even crystal light. Each scoop is 25 grams of protein. I found it on Amazon.com. I really do like that and it got rave reviews. We are at a stage now where we are taste testing everything again for the first time.

Let me know if you have any questions. I am happy to share my experience.

Best,

Carlota

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That makes me feel better. I have some Protein drinks but they taste bad. Right now I'm craving a hot dog something fierce.

Thanks for the tips.

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Hey ya'll. I'm in Raleigh!! I had my surgery at Rex on 3/26/12. Everything has gone very well and tomorrow I will be 9 weeks out. I'm down 35 pounds and feel pretty good! Back to the gym full throttle - which has been wonderful.

Angellic - Dr. Bruce did my surgery, too. You will do great! He's awesome.

If anyone is on myfitnesspal feel free to add me - I am outdoorchic74

In the beginning I didin't use it much since I wasn't really concerned about overdoing it on calories while on liquids or mushees, but now that I can eat anything I like to count my calories and be sure I am getting in enough Protein.

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Hi. I will definitely look into that.

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