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[sleeveme77 28]

Hey! So i got my Surgery Date finally. Started this whole process back in Nov2014 and My Surgery Date is *Drum rolls* 9/15/15!!

I Have a few questions?

What did you guys bring to the hospital with you? Personal Stuff?(Tooth Brushes, Pads, ECT)

Did your Friend/Spouse get to Stay in the patient recovery room with you the whole time?

How long did you stay after the surgery was complete?

Did you have a Laptop or Tablet for entertainment?

Should i get my hair put up so i wont have to worry about maintenance for a few days?

What were you prescribed for the pain?

Any other advice for the whole experience would be great too!

I bought a robe, slippers, extra underwear, pads and tampons (was on my cycle), iPad, phone, Chargers, toothbrush and toothpaste.

My family was able to be with me in the pre-op room and prayed with before they took me back for surgery. They were in my room soon after I got there from recovery.

I stayed 2 nights, had a hard time keeping my liquids down the first night.

I got crochet braids, so I wouldn't have to fuss with my hair and wore my scarf at night :-)

I was prescribed OxyContin and stop taking it two days after I got home.

[lovelytrl 162]

I brought a ton of stuff to the hospital after watching a bunch of YouTube videos but guess what! I didn't use none of it except for slippers, a robe to cover my butt and a pair of comfortable changing clothes. Congrats!!!

[VSG_A_NEWME 16]

Hi everyone. I'm going through the preop qualifications for surgery. Just did the upper GI, trying to pass the cardiac clearance..I have to do the 2 part stress test and the psychologist. My EKG should something abnormal so I'm working on that.

[nesheag101 8]

@@VSG_A_NEWME

I am starting the process as well. Have 1st consult with surgeon on Wed. Excited and nervous, but trusting GOD! Congrats on your journey and pray all goes well!

[athurm 2]

I had surgery on Aug 18th, lost 29 pounds since I started this whole process. But this past week I have not lost anything. I wondering if I need to go back to the liquid diet to jump start the weight loss again. I'm wondering if I made the wrong choice with surgery???????

[vsgchick 117]

I had surgery on Aug 18th, lost 29 pounds since I started this whole process. But this past week I have not lost anything. I wondering if I need to go back to the liquid diet to jump start the weight loss again. I'm wondering if I made the wrong choice with surgery???????

Stalls are normal. When I was 3 weeks out, I stalled for 2 weeks and I've had several in 9.5 months post-op. Just keep working your plan...the weight will come off. Even with the stalls, I am down 140 lbs since surgery last fall.

[cslove 141]

I only used my robe and slippers!

[BLERDgirl 6,417]

I had surgery on Aug 18th, lost 29 pounds since I started this whole process. But this past week I have not lost anything. I wondering if I need to go back to the liquid diet to jump start the weight loss again. I'm wondering if I made the wrong choice with surgery???

No continue with your eating plan prescribed by your program. It's not uncommon to have a huge initial weight loss. Between the all or full liquid diet, the trauma of the surgery, actually having a considerable amount of your tummy removed, it's not unusual to lose a lot in those first few weeks. However after that the common weight loss is 1 -5 lbs a week depending on a variety of factors such as age, health, how much weight you need to lose, etc....

My advice is monitor your eating and stay off the scale. Take your measurements so you can see those differences even when the scale doesn't move. Drink your Water, get your Protein in and exercise as much as you safely can.

[sleevedtbd 10]

Hello All,

So glad I found this thread!

I will be sleeved on 9/30.

I'm all over this forum looking for any shred of advice.

- If you knew what you knew now after going through surgery what would you tell yourself? advice?

How long did you all take versus need off of work?

How are people reacting in your life to your weight loss. Specifically those who don't know you had surgery. Only my boyfriend and mom know of my plans. What do you tell them you are doing?

My biggest fear is missing food. Is that something that sticks with you for good?

My apologies for the random questions

[OutsideMatchInside 10,166]

Hello All,

So glad I found this thread!

I will be sleeved on 9/30.

I'm all over this forum looking for any shred of advice.

- If you knew what you knew now after going through surgery what would you tell yourself? advice?

How long did you all take versus need off of work?

How are people reacting in your life to your weight loss. Specifically those who don't know you had surgery. Only my boyfriend and mom know of my plans. What do you tell them you are doing?

My biggest fear is missing food. Is that something that sticks with you for good?

My apologies for the random questions

I would tell myself to relax and not to spend so much money stocking up on things. I have a cabinet full of broth.

I work for myself, so I did not take any time off work really. I did some extra work the weeks before surgery, but i was back at my desk working for short periods my 2nd day home from the hospital. If I had a normal office job, I think I would have needed a week or 2 off, just because your energy levels are not the same and you get tired very quickly early on.

I only told 3 friends that live out of state. They have all responded positively. They don't ask me about my weigh loss, which I live. I share my progress when I feel like it and they are supportive. I am really happy with this choice to tell people. I have lost weight a lot of times over the years. Everyone knows I low carb, so right now losing weight is not a big mystery to people around me. I always workout and walk everyday. My weight loss is not so rapid to raise alarms. It appears pretty normal. I know it is faster and easier than normal (no hunger).

If you adjust the way you think about food, you won't miss things. Right now my favorite food is baked fish, because it goes down easy and it digests easy. I can have lots of other things but that is the most comforting because it causes me no discomfort and I can feel my restriction without feeling restricted. I don't dump and I have not thrown up since surgery. You might find what you want post surgery is different. Plus there are lots of healthy Protein Snacks. And you can bake and cook healthy. This is an example of something healthy you can have later on eatmeguiltfree.com they have blondies and browns that are 22g of Protein. They are pretty delicious. You can make "icing" for them with Protein powder. You don't have to miss out, you just have to adjust your thinking.

[acyum2008 55]

Hey everyone, I am so glad to be apart of this forum. I have a load of thoughts. I am a single mom of a 1 year and I just need to know if any of you guys have been in this boat. I have my last NUT visit on Friday and then the Dr's. office will send off my records for my authorization. I have been told by numerous sleevers that you cant lift for the first 4 weeks??? How is this even possible with a 1 year old at home???? If anyone has any advice please share. I came really far on this journey and I would hate to have to wait 2 or 3 more years.

Am

Edited September 16, 2015 by acyum2008

[OutsideMatchInside 10,166]

You can't lift. Your stomach muscles and other things are cut and stitched back together. You are going to need help.

[teitei636 54]

Congratulations on beginning your journey.

I was sleeves on July 21 of this year.

I am super grateful for no issues, no food problems, etc. I had my 8 week check today and I am at 40lbs.

Only thing I would do different, is not get discouraged during the early stalls. Mine lasted almost 2 weeks...then suddenly, I started dropping. The big the I didn't notice, etc through my clothes and I needed to realize it, I was still losing inches. So now, I just remind myself, it's going to come off, just be patient!

[umo 86]

Hey everyone, I am so glad to be apart of this forum. I have a load of thoughts. I am a single mom of a 1 year and I just need to know if any of you guys have been in this boat. I have my last NUT visit on Friday and then the Dr's. office will send off my records for my authorization. I have been told by numerous sleevers that you cant lift for the first 4 weeks??? How is this even possible with a 1 year old at home???? If anyone has any advice please share. I came really far on this journey and I would hate to have to wait 2 or 3 more years.

Am

Congrats on starting your journey. It is true you can't lift anything the first few weeks. One of the incisions is very painful. Every time I walked around during the first week, I had to lift the flesh around it because the gravity pull was so painful. With a one year old, you will need some help.

[teitei636 54]

I have a 2 year old and I was sleeved July 21st. You will need help with your little one as far as lifting. My son would climb up and I would hold him that way.

You will feel like you're okay, but just remember your internal organs are healing. I had to remind myself at week 3 not to pick him up. The few times I did, I felt a pulling that was unusual, and was reminded that I wasn't fully healed.

The best to you .