Anyone on Friday June 28

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Good luck to you

[EllaJo 60]

Good luck to you all June 28th sleevers! I am heading to the hospital now

See you all on the sleeved side!

[SheWins1 207]

Good luck to you all June 28th sleevers! I am heading to the hospital now

See you all on the sleeved side!

I will say a prayer for you & the rest of todays sleevers.

Dear Jesus, please watch over todays sleevers as they begin their new journey. Watch over their surgeons , & give each person the strength and comfort needed during & after this surgery. Please take the worry away with the faith they have in you, this I ask in your name, Amen.

I hope this gives you all a peace of calm. Also be sure to ask for a "cocktail" before you go under. It helps so much. Sending {{{hugs}}}- She Wins 1

[EllaJo 60]

I will say a prayer for you & the rest of todays sleevers.

Dear Jesus' date=' please watch over todays sleevers as they begin their new journey. Watch over their surgeons , & give each person the strength and comfort needed during & after this surgery. Please take the worry away with the faith they have in you, this I ask in your name, Amen.

I hope this gives you all a peace of calm. Also be sure to ask for a "cocktail" before you go under. It helps so much. Sending {{{hugs}}}- She Wins 1[/quote']

Thank you so much!

[SheWins1 207]

Thank you so much!

Ella, you are soooo very welcome! When u get out of recovery? Lay on a heating pad for a few hours, then place on chest/ tummy area. This helped me sooooo much with the gas until I could get up and walk. I had forgot my heating pad, but the hospital had one. So, please be sure to ask for that as well. {{{Hugs}}}

[EllaJo 60]

Ella' date=' you are soooo very welcome! When u get out of recovery? Lay on a heating pad for a few hours, then place on chest/ tummy area. This helped me sooooo much with the gas until I could get up and walk. I had forgot my heating pad, but the hospital had one. So, please be sure to ask for that as well. {{{Hugs}}}[/quote']

Oh I will be asking for one! I didn't even think to bring one...

[SheWins1 207]

Oh I will be asking for one! I didn't even think to bring one...

Where are you in the states? I am in Iowa.

[MsJones83 27]

A cocktail????? I honestly just laughed out LOUD!! Are you serious? I'll be heading over to the hospital in 41/2 more hours.. (deep breath). Still can't believe it's today already. Smh Well, may God continue to bless and protect us all on our new life decision and give us the strength to succeed in our efforts to a happier, healthier, life. May He guide the hands of every surgeon and assisting nurse as they proceed with our procedures. Give us peace in knowing that you are with us. Protect our minds, spirits, and souls from anything that may try to slide in while we are under the anesthesia. And may we all have uncomplicated surgeries and smooth recoveries/transitions to our next phase in life. Congratulations to those already sleeved & blessings to those being sleeved in the future.. UGH, my nerves while writing this post smh

[SheWins1 207]

A cocktail????? I honestly just laughed out LOUD!! Are you serious? I'll be heading over to the hospital in 41/2 more hours.. (deep breath). Still can't believe it's today already. Smh Well' date=' may God continue to bless and protect us all on our new life decision and give us the strength to succeed in our efforts to a happier, healthier, life. May He guide the hands of every surgeon and assisting nurse as they proceed with our procedures. Give us peace in knowing that you are with us. Protect our minds, spirits, and souls from anything that may try to slide in while we are under the anesthesia. And may we all have uncomplicated surgeries and smooth recoveries/transitions to our next phase in life. Congratulations to those already sleeved & blessings to those being sleeved in the future.. UGH, my nerves while writing this post smh[/quote']

I am so serious about the "cocktail". It's just a lil' relaxer to take the jitters away. You know you will be fine, but it so helps. They will NOT be surprised when you ask for it.

I wish I could take that uneasy feeling away for you. That's why I try to stay in contact on here . For me, it was very easy . I did get sick (dry heaves) twice, because of the meds. But overall , that was the worst part.

You got this sister!!!

[Nursebarbie 392]

Leaving in an hour for surgery. Feel like singing that song "independence day"!

[EllaJo 60]

Where are you in the states? I am in Iowa.

I am in Louisiana

[Nursebarbie 392]

L A area near the Queen Mary. I love you Kaiser!

[EllaJo 60]

Hello everyone! How is everyone feeling? This post is kind of long, but it's basically my update on how my surgery went I'll just fill you all in on how my surgery/recovery went... June 28, 2013 Got to the hospital around 5am. Checked in and around 5:15 I was called to the back to get prepped for surgery. After they got me into the hospital gown and got my I.V. In they allowed my parents and fiancé to come to the back. They gave me reglan to coat my stomach... Well I had a less than good reaction to it. I got hot, couldn't stop moving, and I kept asking if I was doing the right thing... Man o man was I scared... I was scheduled for 7:00 and my surgeon was late... I wasn't happy about that... Finally around 7:20 they came and gave me a shot that calmed me down and I fell asleep. The next thing I remember was kissing my parents and fiancé bye and then rolling out of the room, down a few halls and through a few doors. Next thing I know I see a big light to my left and hear someone say, "ok Dr. Richardson is on his way," then I was out. I was in recovery and was told my family could see me for 10 minutes on the even hours. I was in recovery for 9am. And my dad and fiancé came in for the 10am visit. Then my mom and fiancé came in for the noon visit. My fiancé had to leave to go to work. And my dad had to go run some errands so they both left. For the 2pm visit my mom was not called back until 2:30 which made me nervous. They asked again about a room since everyone else in recovery had already been moved...and there was all new people in there.... Between visits by my parents and fiancé I remember being woken up by alarms and a nurse telling me to take deep breaths through my nose. This happened every time I fell asleep. When asking when I would have a room and the nurses lied to me and my family and said I hadn't been assigned one yet. The real reason is because my oxygen levels and heart rate kept dropping. (Because of sleep apnea that we didn't know I had) It really bothers me that they never did tell my family what was happening in recovery... Just before the 4pm visit I was finally sent to a room that they forgot had been assigned to me... The rest of the afternoon I just slept on and off. Around 7 I got up and went to to the rest room and walked the halls for a few minutes. I did this again around 9pm when my dad was back. After my 9pm walk I was itchy. So i was given Benadryl and I was out until 2am when I walked again... Around 6am a nurses assistant brought me some ice, which I was glad to have. Then around 8 my nurse came in and asked if the doctor had came in an started me on liquids... I said no, but a lady brought me ice. Well it turns out I wasn't supposed to have ice yet... And the assistant got in trouble. I was itchy again and got more Benadryl. At 10am I was finally allowed to have sf lemonade and ice. It was yummy! Then I was released at 1 and my fiancé was there to pick my mom and I up at 2pm. The ride home went well. I haven't had much gas pain or severe nausea. But I have had some pretty intense hiccups! But those are getting better too! I hope everyone else is doing well with their recovery!

[MsJones83 27]

Well, I was sleeved on Friday the 28th... What a roller coaster ride that was! First, there was an emergency which pushed back all my surgeon's appointments. Then, because I have such small veins & was slightly dehydrated from the wait, I became a pin cushion! 5 different nurses, & 13 sticks later, they had an IV inserted. So from that episode caused someone else to be put in front of me. More waiting... Doc said surgery went well, no complications. Recovery on the other hand SUCKS! No pump for pain meds for me.. I had to ask for pain meds when I wanted them which, my nurses were pretty good on getting them to me w/o a major delay. The leak test ended with me painfully puking while trying not to fall off the machine. Smh I slept most of the time. I walked around with a mask on my face because the smell of my urine made me nauseous. Foods, visitors, doctors, & nurses' smells made me gag it was horrible! The day after surgery they gave me 2oz of diluted grape juice to drink before I could be discharged. Took me 3 & 1/2 hrs to drink it.. ugh it was so sweet. So, I got down as much of that as I could & was released Saturday at 4:30pm. When I got home I couldn't keep anything down! Kept gagging & throwing up & around 10:30 was readmitted in the hospital. 6 nurses, 2 doctors, and an ultrasound machine to find veins & they found nothing.... my arms have so many holes its ridiculous! My nurse was also sleeved & encouraged me to walk. Her advice really helped me in just understanding that I will get through this. I mean, this forum is very helpful, don't get me wrong, but actually seeing someone who had been through what I'm currently going through gave me hope. Anyways, I was discharged @ 7am Sunday morning. I missed church but my church Fam came over to see about me.. I slept most of the day. Since I've been home I've taken 2 pain pills. Today has definitely been much better. Freeze pops, ice chips, & (homemade) Jello have been my best friends! Store bought jello seems a little too rough for my stomach. It also helps to have family, friends, a great support system to help during your recovery. I sure hope it continues to get better from here.

[EllaJo 60]

I hope everyone is doing great 1 week post op!

Here's my stats so far:

28lbs down total

16.7lbs down since surgery!

I feel FANTASTIC! I am getting in an average of 60grams Protein

And my Water intake increases each day!

Also I am getting in all of my vitamins!

I hope everyone else is doing great! Post here and let us know how you are doing!

Xoxo