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hi guys! just a quick update: my sleeve & gallbladder surgery went super well! under 2 hours and except for an initial bout of nausea, things have been going smoothly. not a ton of pain, some gas, of course, but tolerable so far. thanks for all the well wishes and PMs! hope you are all doing well, also! xo

~jessie

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Just touching base after a very difficult past two weeks .

Surgery date: June 11th 2014 with Dr. Higa at Fresno Heart and Surgical hospital.

Leak found June 14th, 2014.

I'm 38 no major health issues except obesity.

For those of you who have suffered a leak, how did you get through it? How long did you feel terrible and how long until leak was healed. Any advice or encouragement welcome.

To everyone considering surgery, remember there are risks and use surgery as your last

option to weight loss.

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How do you know if you have a leak? What are the sympotoms?

Just touching base after a very difficult past two weeks .
Surgery date: June 11th 2014 with Dr. Higa at Fresno Heart and Surgical hospital.
Leak found June 14th, 2014.
I'm 38 no major health issues except obesity.
For those of you who have suffered a leak, how did you get through it? How long did you feel terrible and how long until leak was healed. Any advice or encouragement welcome.
To everyone considering surgery, remember there are risks and use surgery as your last
option to weight loss.

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So sorry you are going throught that....hope it heals soon and that you get to go home and get better <3


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Well, I am two days post op. I have no pain in my incision but I have never been so nauseous. I am able to walk and get fluids down. I should be going home today. I am a little afraid because I have so many stairs at home just to go to the bathroom. How are my other June 24th s leevers doing?

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Well, I am two days post op. I have no pain in my incision but I have never been so nauseous. I am able to walk and get fluids down. I should be going home today. I am a little afraid because I have so many stairs at home just to go to the bathroom. How are my other June 24th s leevers doing?

I also have stairs. Just take it one at a time and as each day passes it gets easier. My husband went up and down with mr the first few times to be safe.

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I'm two days post op. And the first day after surgery I felt like I could take on the world. Guess the button at hospital was keeping down the pain. When I got home was in a lot if pain cause of gas and air bubbles. Learned to take slow deep breathes and sip on my Clear Liquids, on about two ounces right now. But still taking the prescription every 6 hours. Am doing breathing exercise after every sip of liquids. Each day I hope is better.

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I'm two days post op. And the first day after surgery I felt like I could take on the world. Guess the button at hospital was keeping down the pain. When I got home was in a lot if pain cause of gas and air bubbles. Learned to take slow deep breathes and sip on my clear liquids, on about two ounces right now. But still taking the prescription every 6 hours. Am doing breathing exercise after every sip of liquids. Each day I hope is better.

I promise you it will get better each day. Just last week I was miserable and today feel great. Tired of liquid foods but that will pass soon enough. Hang in there. ;)

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It does get better every day. I am getting bored of liquids as well. It's kinda TMI but I still have diarrhea which I am hoping resolves when I move to soft food next Wed.

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It does get better every day. I am getting bored of liquids as well. It's kinda TMI but I still have diarrhea which I am hoping resolves when I move to soft food next Wed.

I have had diarrhea for several days. I decided to stop drinking milk/ products and switch to soy milk (some research shows you can develop a temp lactose intolerance after surgery). I also bought probiotic supplement. I also started Biotin for thinning hair.

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Im worried that some of you are rushing to pureed too soon. Any issues? I am sticking to this 14 day liquid even though it sucks. Want to heal ok.

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Im worried that some of you are rushing to pureed too soon. Any issues? I am sticking to this 14 day liquid even though it sucks. Want to heal ok.

I waited two full weeks

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Oh my Gosh a leak sounds so scary. What symptoms did you have that led you to realize you had a leak?

Great to hear all us 'June Sleevers' are doing well for the most part :-)

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Im worried that some of you are rushing to pureed too soon. Any issues? I am sticking to this 14 day liquid even though it sucks. Want to heal ok.

I tried my first pureed food (buffalo chicken) 6 days post surgery and it went well, except I ate a bit too much (only 1/4 cup) so i'll adjust my intake accordingly. Told my doc at my 8 day post -op appt that I had pureed foods and he said to try something new everyday as tolerated. I'm not to the point (10 days post op) that I can have small bites of chicken and chew the hell out of them with no issues.

Rule of thumb - progress as tolerated.

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