June Sleevers!

[sleeve4 ever 8]

Hi good morning I was sleeved on june8 2015 and was very scard too but now am ten days post and fill amazing best thing I have ever dunn I love it my highest was 265 day of surgery was 225 as of today 8 days later am 211 yay I love it

[chines66 39]

Hi good morning I was sleeved on june8 2015 and was very scard too but now am ten days post and fill amazing best thing I have ever dunn I love it my highest was 265 day of surgery was 225 as of today 8 days later am 211 yay I love it

Congratulations!!!! Can you tell me more?? I am 11 days away till surgery and I feel like I'm going to chicken out.

[Hisbrowneyedgirl 175]

@@"sleeve4 ever", we r sleeve twins! I have lost 17.5 as of yesterday. Each day is getting easier.

@@"chines66" what do you want to know?

[chines66 39]

@@Hisbrowneyedgirl I have never had surgery. So anything you can tell me. I am excited but I guess nervous at the same.time.

[Hisbrowneyedgirl 175]

@@Hisbrowneyedgirl I have never had surgery. So anything you can tell me. I am excited but I guess nervous at the same.time.

This was my first as well. I asked for an anxiety med during pre op. My nerves were shot. I only remember flashes after that. My husband said it was about 3 hours from when I left him until I was put in my room. My only pain was from my hernia repair. Morphine was a godsend! I slept most of that first day. The second day was so much better. I was walking around, doing Water and sleeping.

[gcroach 15]

36 hours post op and feeling good.

Just drank the dye for my X-ray not the greatest taste but tolerable.

A diet of ice chips yesterday and walk walk walk minimal discomfort. The worst was immediately after surgery I had lots of gas pain in the chest and shoulder thankfully it started to ease off after about two hours. I was up walking about 1 hour after getting back to my room from recovery. The hospital INT here in Tijuana has been wonderful the staff so attentive and quick to respond to any needs. The language barrier has not really been an issue. I'm so happy I did this and hope the rest of my journey goes as well. I have a 5.5 hour flight Saturday home that I'm a little concerned about but sure it'll be fine.

[chines66 39]

@@Hisbrowneyedgirl I have never had surgery. So anything you can tell me. I am excited but I guess nervous at the same.time.

This was my first as well. I asked for an anxiety med during pre op. My nerves were shot. I only remember flashes after that. My husband said it was about 3 hours from when I left him until I was put in my room. My only pain was from my hernia repair. Morphine was a godsend! I slept most of that first day. The second day was so much better. I was walking around, doing Water and sleeping.

Thank you so much.???? I'll be sure to ask for something as well during pre-op.

[bengaldude 27]

Had mine done Monday, 6/15. Got pretty nervous about the whole thing and was wondering what the heck I was doing. Didn't back out though. The surgeon talked to my wife about 40 minutes after it started, but it was another 2 hours or so before I was moved to my room. No hernia and it went well from his perspective.

So far, surgery day has been the worst. I ran a low-grade fever, and my blood pressure stayed high for the 24 hours I was in the hospital. I bring that up because I've only registered high blood pressure 1 time. Normally I run on the low side. I ended up having a bit of trouble with the morphine. I dry-heaved a couple times from it but nothing too horrible. We went ahead and switched to percacet (sp?) which seemed to help the nausea. I got up several times and walked laps around the halls. I suspect that is why I have had almost no gas pains. would strongly suggest walking as much as you can if you can get out of bed. I've pushed the walking pretty hard and I think that has helped with recovery.

The first time I brushed my teeth at home after the surgery I brushed my tongue. BIG MISTAKE, the gag reflex got me and I threw up. So, mental note made, be careful when brushing teeth. That is the only time i've actually thrown up except for the dry heaves from the morphine.

I don't seem to have any trouble getting Water down, at all. Protein is a different topic though. I like the Protein2.0 you can buy at Kroger, but it only has 15 grams of Protein. Isopure has a lot more protein, 40 I think, in only 4 extra Fluid ounces. Dang it's gross though. I'm trying to drink the Isopure the most but it's tough.

Haven't really been hungry, which obviously is totally weird. I sat with the family at dinner and it didn't really bother me to eat/slurp broth while they ate the good stuff. I lost 5 lbs during the 1 week pre-op diet, and 10 post-op so far. I'm really trying to push the protein to keep that number growing.

[chines66 39]

@@bengaldude I love this update. Please keep posting your progress. I need to know what to expect and you are very detailed!

[laguerr13 993]

I would kill over a scrambled egg, I am 8 days post op and started full liquid yesterday, 12,days to my first scrambled eggs, I'll probably have tissue near me for the tears!

[bengaldude 27]

Heck yeah. eggs will be good. Not really hungry but I feel like I should be eating SOMETHING. Until I take a sip of water...

[TrialAtty 36]

June 2 here. 29 lbs since surgery.

[laguerr13 993]

Way to go Trialatty

Edited June 19, 2015 by laguerr13

[peteyrulz 82]

Hi all! Surgery was yesterday. I didn't feel too great after I woke up, the pain was pretty bad (almost in par with my C-section), & I vomited a little blood but I feel AMAZING today! Because I traveled ystdy was a very long day, so I went into surgery pretty darn crabby because I had been up since 2am Thurs morning. But I feel so much better now.

Hotel Angeles is a great hospital; I'm so glad I had it done here. Nicest nurses and docs.

[ANewBeginning15 41]

I just got home from the hospital (today is Friday). I was sleeved on Wednesday and had an umbilical hernia repair. I think the hernia repair hurts more than anything. I struggled badly with pain when I was woken up from the surgery and for the rest of the day. But today I feel kind of happy. Strangely, I'm more focused on healing than losing weight. Hopefully weight loss happens too