December 16th sleever

[ChristeenieD 4]

Hi Christine,

I was also sleeved on 12/16. Overall things went really well. I was fortunate in that they found pain meds that worked well from the get-go. I got liquid Tylenol in my IV every 4 hours and a shot of Dilaudid whenever I felt like I needed a little something more.

I was released yesterday and have been taking things easy ever since. I got sent home with some dilaudid pills, Prilosec, and some anti-nausea drug that I haven't needed.

I am on Clear Liquids and will then move to full liquids then puréed foods and then on to soft foods.

There are a few really good recipe sites out there - I really like "The World According to Eggface" and our own Gamergirl here has a great blog with lots of tasty recipes. Plus, you can search "VSG" on Pinterest and find lots of stuff.

Melissa

[ChristeenieD 4]

Hi Mel. Checking in to see how you're doing. Merry Christmas! How's your progress going?

[ChristeenieD 4]

Hi Mel. Checking in to see how you're doing. Merry Christmas! How's your progress going?

Hi Christine,

I was also sleeved on 12/16. Overall things went really well. I was fortunate in that they found pain meds that worked well from the get-go. I got liquid Tylenol in my IV every 4 hours and a shot of Dilaudid whenever I felt like I needed a little something more.

I was released yesterday and have been taking things easy ever since. I got sent home with some dilaudid pills, Prilosec, and some anti-nausea drug that I haven't needed.

I am on clear liquids and will then move to full liquids then puréed foods and then on to soft foods.

There are a few really good recipe sites out there - I really like "The World According to Eggface" and our own Gamergirl here has a great blog with lots of tasty recipes. Plus, you can search "VSG" on Pinterest and find lots of stuff.

Melissa

[Mel1071 149]

Merry Christmas! Things are going really well. Virtually no pain (haven't had any pain meds including Tylenol for a few days), incisions are healing great - now just kicking back on my full liquid diet. Would love to chew something - but I have to wait until mid-January until I get to start real food. At least I can go puréed in about a week. Based on my scale ii'm down just iver 17 pounds! Thanks for asking!