Glad I did it

[Jorge 11]

I had the sleeve done Dec. 18,2012. Comming out of surgery I had immense pain all over my chest and body. It was very difficult getting up to walk around the hospital.

I started to really regret what I had put myself through. Knowing there was no undoing this, just made feelings of regret worse.

The next morning my Doctor came for a visit and told me he almost decided to call off the surgery when he saw 2 tumors on my stomach.

He decided to go ahead with it and take those 2 masses out at the same time.

In Doing this he had to make my sleeve a little smaller than normal; this made my taking in liquids and now foods more difficult; but I am really glad he did it. My next appt is next week when he'll tell me what those masses really are: meanwhile I have lost 15 pounds so far, so this journey is ongoing.

This whole experience also had an unexpected effect on me. I feel very humbled and am appreciating my family more than ever.

So no matter what pain I went through or what other thoughts may come to my head, I know I'll never again regret having the gastric sleeve.

[DUBrookie03 142]

I had my surgery on Monday Dec 24th and I also had the worst pain of my life, along with the worst heartburn ever. Today is day 4 after surgery and I'm feeling a little better, however I'm still hurting really bad, especially on the left side and I haven't had the energy to really get up and do anything yet. Hopefully tomorrow I can start walking

[rglawler 3]

I am really glad you did it too. And I am sure that the masses will turn out to be nothing major.

[Jorge 11]

I had my surgery on Monday Dec 24th and I also had the worst pain of my life' date=' along with the worst heartburn ever. Today is day 4 after surgery and I'm feeling a little better, however I'm still hurting really bad, especially on the left side and I haven't had the energy to really get up and do anything yet. Hopefully tomorrow I can start walking [/quote']

I found that as soon as I started to walk (although very slow at first) I started feeling better and better each time. Right now I feel almost at 100%. Start slow and sit down when you feel dizzy and then walk some more, it will help.

[SeriouslyChange 319]

I had the sleeve done Dec. 18' date='2012. Comming out of surgery I had immense pain all over my chest and body. It was very difficult getting up to walk around the hospital.

I started to really regret what I had put myself through. Knowing there was no undoing this, just made feelings of regret worse.

The next morning my Doctor came for a visit and told me he almost decided to call off the surgery when he saw 2 tumors on my stomach.

He decided to go ahead with it and take those 2 masses out at the same time.

In Doing this he had to make my sleeve a little smaller than normal; this made my taking in liquids and now foods more difficult; but I am really glad he did it. My next appt is next week when he'll tell me what those masses really are: meanwhile I have lost 15 pounds so far, so this journey is ongoing.

This whole experience also had an unexpected effect on me. I feel very humbled and am appreciating my family more than ever.

So no matter what pain I went through or what other thoughts may come to my head, I know I'll never again regret having the gastric sleeve.

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I find myself a lot more grateful for the little things in life. Going through with this surgery also showed me how strong I can truly be. Glad you're happy