Advice Please!

[GeauxForIt 659]

I feel a lot better..I think your post made me feel like 100 x better..!! Thank you sooo much!!#..howblong ago were you sleeved?.and Congrats!!

I'm 2 weeks tomorrow and I'm feeling wonderful! Physically, things have been textbook perfect except for some serious nausea the day of and the day after surgery (which is common).

Mentally, days 6-10 were rough! My surgeon let me start puréed three days early and that made all the difference.

I made a 4 hour round trip drive with no issues at all over the weekend. My only complaint is that I get tired quickly still. Not bad for less than 2 weeks post-op!!!

I'm going back to work tomorrow and I'll be wearing my engagement ring for the first time in about a year and a half!!!

[GeauxForIt 659]

I'm glad my post made you feel better!! <3

[lisa2job 130]

I am with "Aspiring Evangelist" if you are questioning your surgeon , I would talk to another surgeon , no way would I have surgery with a Doctor that i am second guessing. Sit back and really think about it... your are trusting this doc with your life.... Good luck though with what ever you decide.

[steelergirl 135]

I'm trying to get an idea of what is normal..I would be doing this with any surgeon..

[shayv123 96]

I think it is the life changing surgery and I can trust him now that I am starting to see some of his.practices are the norm.

This is very life changing, and I know I had lots of anxiety all the way up to my surgery on 10/24. i will admit that I did trust my surgeon, and the staff (II was out patient). I agree with the other poster that you want too make sure you trust your surgeon, because they all have different views on the whole process. Here is a brief over view of how it was for me:

Surgery - outpatient but i had a appt to follow up the next day for fluids as a precaution that he does for all his outpatient surgeries, not all his patients are allowed to have their surgery at the surgery center either (center was awesome)

Pre op diet - very easy, for 2 weeks nothing fried, no carbonated beverages, increase Protein to 60-80 mg p/day including to shakes

2 days prior- clear fluids only

1 week post op- clear fluids only

Had to have endoscopy , surgeon found hiatal hernia that her repaired during the surgery

Funny thing that did happened, by the Time I had my surgery my CPAP was too big, so my surgeon made sure I got another one the next day after he tried to get it fit himself.

[carolrod 8]

I was very scared as well, DOS 10/18/12, and almost backed out, however now I realize it was the best decision ever. Overly happy and feel like I was born again. No Preop endo, no ct scan, just a 6mnth Preop nutrition class. Best decision ever! Sx wt 251 and post op day 10 today 236lbs!

[steelergirl 135]

Thanks for feedback..it is soooo awesome that all of you are doing so well!!

[Lisa's Hope 421]

I had a two week preop diet. Nothing but Protein Shakes. No food. I had to shrink my liver as well because I had fatty liver disease at the time. The preop diet was soooooo hard!!!! I did make it though and everything was fine. I only lost 15 pounds in two weeks drinking nothing but shakes.< /p>