Dr David Kim/Dr Bridget Holden

[lori68pink 5]

Nothing by mouth till after your swallow test at 8am the next morning.

You start walking as soon as you get to your room & every 2 hours after.

No morphine pump but they are constantly asking you to rate your pain & will give you anything if you ask.

At your last class' date=' I think they call it b university, you get a script for liquid hydrocodone. They suggest you bring it with you to surgery for the way home just incase.

They will give you liquid scripts if you need them. One of mine I can swallow, along with the pepcid they have you taking, & my other one is a capsule I mix with a little Protein drink in the am & shot & swallow.

Once I got home I only took my pain meds at night for 4-5 days. And they may or may not give you a blood thinner script. For some reason they gave me one & its a shot I give myself in the stomach once a day for 10 days, its not bad though.

Do you have a date yet?[/quote']

I appreciate your awesome info!! I am not finished with all my requirements for insurance yet, so I don't have a surgery date yet. I just am the type to ask a million questions and be well prepared ... Or as prepared as I can be!

[court2180 30]

I appreciate your awesome info!! I am not finished with all my requirements for insurance yet' date=' so I don't have a surgery date yet. I just am the type to ask a million questions and be well prepared ... Or as prepared as I can be! [/quote']

Totally understand! Myself & three coworkers had the sleeve & I was the last one so I picked their brains constantly!

[lori68pink 5]

Totally understand! Myself & three coworkers had the sleeve & I was the last one so I picked their brains constantly!

Another question popped into my head ..... The pre op diet ... Is it solely just the Protein shakes you buy from their office???

[court2180 30]

Another question popped into my head ..... The pre op diet ... Is it solely just the Protein shakes you buy from their office???

My pre op was one week & it consisted of 4 Protein Shakes, from them, crystal light, Water, sugar free popsicles, sugar free Jello, low sodium chicken & beef broth. Basically anything sugar free, calorie free, & non-carbonated. You mix the shakes with fat free, skim or 1% milk. I used skim. It was a sucky week but I just kept thinking I didn't want them to open me up & say my liver didn't shrink enough so they cancelled surgery.

[wordygirl74 45]

My pre op was one week & it consisted of 4 Protein shakes' date=' from them, crystal light, Water, sugar free popsicles, sugar free Jello, low sodium chicken & beef broth. Basically anything sugar free, calorie free, & non-carbonated. You mix the shakes with fat free, skim or 1% milk. I used skim. It was a sucky week but I just kept thinking I didn't want them to open me up & say my liver didn't shrink enough so they cancelled surgery.[/quote']

I had the same preop diet and I hated it but had the same fears you did. Since I didn't actually get my sleeve when I went in I get to do the preop all over again....wheeee! Not!!

They gave me the script for the shots too but I didn't fill it. The nurse told me a lot of people don't and I was already up and walking a lot so I didn't. Not suggesting you go against drs orders...just my experience.

At the hospital that gave me all the pain meds I needed but it wasn't much. I took it maybe 3 days at night so I could get comfortable and sleep.

[lori68pink 5]

So over a period of a week you only have to drink a total of 4 shakes? ?? The rest of the time you consume broth, Jello, Water, etc???

[court2180 30]

So over a period of a week you only have to drink a total of 4 shakes??? The rest of the time you consume broth' date=' Jello, Water, etc???[/quote']

No you get 4-5 shakes daily, mix with milk you get 4 per day & with Water 5 per day.

[lori68pink 5]

No you get 4-5 shakes daily' date=' mix with milk you get 4 per day & with Water 5 per day.[/quote']

Lol!! Goofy me!!! Are the shakes flavored??

[wordygirl74 45]

Lol!! Goofy me!!! Are the shakes flavored??

You can choose chocolate or vanilla. I went with vanilla because you can add other flavors to it and I get bored easily of the same stuff.