August 2017

[kem91 38]

I have surgery tomorrow too! I'm a little anxious, but mostly excited (though I'm sure that will change by tomorrow morning). We'll be okay, and looking back a year from now we'll both be glad we made this choice.

[Sassy Sleeve 34]

I am not gotime0810, and I did have surgery the same day. All went well. I left the hospital the next day. I had no problems with the stairs etc... I was tired and it was hard to take in fluids at first.

Today, I am off the narcotics and driving again.
I am still a little sore, but Tylenol is enough. Bending can be a challenge, but if I am careful, I can manage.

I did not realize that they want us to sleep at a 45° angle... I have an adjustable bed at home, but had hubby go buy a neck/travel pillow after the first night at home.

I am wearing the elastic stomach band when I am out and about. It helps keep everything stable.

So overall, everything has been fine.

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[Rosana 5]

2 minutes ago, Sassy Sleeve said:

I am not gotime0810, and I did have surgery the same day. All went well. I left the hospital the next day. I had no problems with the stairs etc... I was tired and it was hard to take in fluids at first.

Today, I am off the narcotics and driving again.
I am still a little sore, but Tylenol is enough. Bending can be a challenge, but if I am careful, I can manage.

I did not realize that they want us to sleep at a 45° angle... I have an adjustable bed at home, but had hubby go buy a neck/travel pillow after the first night at home.

I am wearing the elastic stomach band when I am out and about. It helps keep everything stable.

So overall, everything has been fine.

Sent from my SM-G950U using BariatricPal mobile app

where did you get the elastic band?

[gotime0810 71]

2 hours ago, Rosana said:

how are you doing my surgery is tomorrow and I am a bit anxious.

My experience is a lot like Rosana's.

I had some minor nausea right after the surgery but they gave me a patch and that made things much better. I basically only ate ice chips the first day. I tried a bite of Jello and tried some broth but they didn't taste good. The second day I was put on full liquids so I had yogurt and pudding for Breakfast. I went home around noon and stayed on my pain meds for another 24 hours. Liquids have been a challenge but finally easier today. I felt really empty, not hungry just empty, until yesterday. I made some pudding with Protein and that helped take away that feeling. Honestly I wasn't walking around as much as I should but finally got out yesterday and that made a huge difference to relieve the bloated feeling in my abdomen area. The gas pain was never that bad for me, basically discomfort. Overall things have gone pretty smoothly. I have no regrets.

Good luck, you are going to do great!

[down4cats 3]

Hi Everyone! I had the sleeve and I am almost 3 weeks post-op. I had surgery on the 17th of August. I am doing good but having difficulty getting in all my liquids. It's been hard trying to get it all in the las couple days. Everything went well during surgery and I also had a hernia repaired. Hope everyone has a good week! My name is Anita.

Edited September 5, 2017 by down4cats
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