Sleeved Monday Morning - Feels kind of strange

[shamps4all 28]

I remember being prepped for surgery, and waiting a while and then they rolled out of the bay I was in and I have absolutely no recollection of anything except when they rolled me into my recovery room. Everything went so fast, I felt like I was in the Twilight Zone and wondered if I had done something I might regret later. I hope not, which is why I am determined to follow all of the instructions. My abdomen still looks and feels like a balloon. Now that I'm on Clear Liquids it feels strange going down, I can hear where the liquid is inside after I swallow. I wonder if this will go away? I've taken all of the supplements, Gas X, Prevacid, blood thinning injections...all of it but I can't tell if my stomach is growling for food or if I'm having the head hunger I've read about on these boards. It's nice to be home, but I haven't been sleeping the whole night through and this makes it difficult to navigate around in the dark so as to not wake everyone else up.

Weight loss stats are not even worth typing. Hopefully this will change with time and increased activity. Any suggestions for those of us just sleeved this week are appreciated. Thank!!!

[FishingNurse 1,211]

this all will pass. just wait until you are 2.5 years out like me and you forget 98% of the time you were sleeved.

Actually... I noticed I felt significantly better about 3 weeks out, then at 3 months. Its a new normal. Everyday seems to get better. At 1 year i felt 100% normal, except I ate 1/3 as much as before. :-) It's all worth it in the long run, your new life has just begun!!

[joatsaint 2,814]

I'm on month 13 and I can still remember my 1st week post-op. Just keep walking as much as you can, wear the abdominal binder if they gave you one, and focus on getting in enough liquids - then Protein. It gets soooooo much better after the 1st week!

[Seela 1,187]

All the advice above is golden. Im 3 months out and except for my tiny meals I pretty much feel normal now. Going back to work at two weeks was hard but I have a very active job. With the exception of the first few days weeks 2-4 were the hardest because I had a very hard time keeping hydrated. So make sure you get all your Water in even if it's hard. Best of luck!

Edited January 17, 2014 by Seela

[shamps4all 28]

Thanks for the advice everyone!

I'm definitely better today. sleep has improved and I made myself a checklist in Excel to keep track of all of the medications, Vitamins, activity that are required daily. I am working from home but only for half a day. I'm expected to be back in the office on Monday. Its a desk job so it shouldn't be too strenuous. Pounds are coming off and generally speaking everything is just fine. Still feeling a little bloated and my abdomen seems a little distended, but I'm hoping a nice walk will help some of that.