Week 2: May 27-31st Sleevers

[WhoKnows 288]

@@lylabelle, is that 20-30 pound average including the weight dropped in the pre-op diet, or is that just the weight off in the first month post-op?

[lylabelle 257]

Post op. Everyone has a completely different pre op, some did it for months and some didn't have one at all. We can't compare those. So the number we look at is after surgery.

[par1959 470]

As of day 13 post op I am down 32 lbs which include the 1 week pre-op diet. My energy is a bit down but I find good thick coffee which I am limited to 2 a day helps. Tomorrow, I am switching over to sqishy foods, cant wait. An egg will never taste so good:)

[hrhlaurie 185]

After 3 days at the same weight, I'm down another pound today, 13 total since surgery on 5-29! What's great is that I'm down 33 pounds from my highest weight of 270 when I weighed last March. I think I'll try on those size 20 clothes today and see what I can get rid of.

Funny that I only used to weigh once per month or so, when forced to by a nurse, with my eyes averted. Now, I'm weighing each morning during these early days after surgery but at some point I think I'll just weigh once per week to keep track of progress.

Now, to get rid of the itching from allergic reaction around incisions and take care of the little problem of constipation...

[lylabelle 257]

Nicci my highest was 270 too. I am down 13 from surgery also, but my surgery weight was 260. Not a long pre op. I would like onderland to hurry up and get here. Lol. Hopefully by labor day!

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[boccob81 244]

Ok how about really bad heartburn acid reflux or gerd or what ever they named it. Any one have it ? My Prilosec is not working ..it feels like the same thing I had when I had the lap band put in but that turned out to be h pilorie or how ever it's spelled I think it's back how are you all dealing with your acid pains ?

[swedishfish1020 59]

Ok how about really bad heartburn acid reflux or gerd or what ever they named it. Any one have it ? My Prilosec is not working ..it feels like the same thing I had when I had the lap band put in but that turned out to be h pilorie or how ever it's spelled I think it's back how are you all dealing with your acid pains ?

My surgeon had me do an endoscopy prior to my sleeve to see if I has any signs of acid reflux. He said that if you have it, the sleeve can actually make it worse and not go away. I was told if I showed anything suggesting to it, he would only to the bypass. I passed and haven't had one bit but I do take a Prilosec in the am and pm. Hope you feel better soon. That is the worst.

[swedishfish1020 59]

After 3 days at the same weight, I'm down another pound today, 13 total since surgery on 5-29! What's great is that I'm down 33 pounds from my highest weight of 270 when I weighed last March. I think I'll try on those size 20 clothes today and see what I can get rid of. Funny that I only used to weigh once per month or so, when forced to by a nurse, with my eyes averted. Now, I'm weighing each morning during these early days after surgery but at some point I think I'll just weigh once per week to keep track of progress. Now, to get rid of the itching from allergic reaction around incisions and take care of the little problem of constipation...

Good job! Excited the scale finally moved. Can you take a benedryl or Claritin. That should help the itching.

[Monte0828 46]

Pre surgery highest weight 213

Pre op day of surgery 207 5-27-14

Post op one week 193

NSV: down a size in pants to 14 and rings barely stay on.

[devint 162]

High weight 309

Starting weight before preop diet 288

They didn't weigh me at surgery so weird!

Today 267!!

[SingleMom33 25]

Highest weight 276

Dos 261

Today 248

[devint 162]

Update on my doctors followup visit today... One of my incisions had the glue fall off of it and it was gaping open a little bit, 1/2" or so with some stitches from underneath poking out. My doctor numbed it, snipped the stitches "bunny ears", and taped it shut to heal together properly. It's not infected and I am praying for a clean heal without a heinous scar (anymore so than the rest, I guess) I also got pictures of my surgery showing my stomach before and after. It was so strange and cool to meet my new stomach face to face!

[lylabelle 257]

Cool!! So you got a barium swallow pic?

[devint 162]

No I got three color pictures of them performing the actual surgery and a picture of my stomach mass in the disposal bag! Gruesome and so cool! The staple line looks nothing like I imagined, it looks like a metal foil zipper.

I asked for a barium swallow pic but they didn't have that ready for my arrival and said they'd work on it for my next follow up.