Got sleeved today....need reassurance!

[RHmama 42]

Please tell me I'll feel better tomorrow....and the next day...and so on! I got sleeved this morning and I'm miserable right now, trying to go to bed. I'm pretty sure it is gas pain and I've been walking as much around the house as I can since I got home. I've taken a few GasX...both chewable and melt strips. I've only been able to take about 15 ounces of Water and one 20 gram Protein Drink (Muscle Milk). Because I've had so little, I only took 1/2 my pain pill just so I can sleep tonight. Any words of encouragement for this mama?! Thank you!!

[Pam_2-06-2017 375]

Aw....surgery is tough and pain sucks! You will begin to feel better quickly but soreness is a given. You'll be fine. Make sure you do a little walking regularly. That will get that gas moving faster. Gas-X is not endorsed by everyone. It is meant to treat gas in your digestive tract. The gas you have is in the body cavity, which will only come out with time. This is day one so use a pain pill if you need it. I only used it that first night and that was reluctantly. Keep sipping that Water and Protein. It will speed up the healing process and give you energy. You really need that right now.

It won't be long before you are feeling great, you'll see that scale move in the right direction and it will all be worth it. Good night and rest well.

Take care

[rainyann 118]

I think many of us, myself included, wondered what we did to ourselves that first day or two.... It gets better every day... you will soon feel better!

[xbdg 6]

The first 24 hours are miserable, the second 24 hours aren't great, and you quickly start to feel better after that. There's no magical solution, your body just needs time to heal at this point.

[Navigating the Wilderness 824]

Ditto what the others said, we all go through it, and it does get better! Keep looking ahead.

[hmills653 365]

Right with you. Sleeved Wednesday. I habe horrible gas pain in my collar bone. Just started passing gas today. Can barely get 1 oz of Fluid in each hour. It hits my stomach like a rock and stabs andI feel full and nauseated. I can't wait to feel better. I should be going home today. Just worried about getting enough fluids in. I can only do Water and lemonade everything else has a horrible taste and feels too heavy. I can't sleep at night I'm up like every hour and can't get comfortable. My I V went bad and my while hand and wrist is swelled. I was coughing up blood yesterday they said it was from the intubation. I am so regretting this right now.

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[FollowingMyPath 78]

I regretted surgery the moment I woke up from surgery. The pain, the nausea. Misery. It got better every hour, then every day. 7 weeks out I'm down 40 lbs, my energy has returned and I'm feeling fine. I still have the occasional struggle, but would do it again in a heartbeat. When I occasionally feel low....I just remember it's only temporary [emoji4] And remember, you're not alone! We're all going through this together!!

[Pam_2-06-2017 375]

5 hours ago, hmills653 said:

Right with you. Sleeved Wednesday. I habe horrible gas pain in my collar bone. Just started passing gas today. Can barely get 1 oz of Fluid in each hour. It hits my stomach like a rock and stabs andI feel full and nauseated. I can't wait to feel better. I should be going home today. Just worried about getting enough fluids in. I can only do Water and lemonade everything else has a horrible taste and feels too heavy. I can't sleep at night I'm up like every hour and can't get comfortable. My I V went bad and my while hand and wrist is swelled. I was coughing up blood yesterday they said it was from the intubation. I am so regretting this right now.

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Try drinking things at room temperature. Cold things really hurt at first. I drank room temp Water and Protein until nearly the end of week two.

[Kat410 423]

Please tell me I'll feel better tomorrow....and the next day...and so on! I got sleeved this morning and I'm miserable right now, trying to go to bed. I'm pretty sure it is gas pain and I've been walking as much around the house as I can since I got home. I've taken a few GasX...both chewable and melt strips. I've only been able to take about 15 ounces of Water and one 20 gram Protein Drink (Muscle Milk). Because I've had so little, I only took 1/2 my pain pill just so I can sleep tonight. Any words of encouragement for this mama?! Thank you!!

Sleeved on 5/26. I don't know what to say except the best thing is to suck it up when you are awake and move as much as you can. Walking, standing, get yourself out of bed. Then sleep for an hour then wake up and do it again. First three days I slept off and on about 16 hours a day. Sleep is a miracle for healing. Trust yourself and it will get better. Today I just got home from a 25 block walk and museum visit and going back to work tomorrow. My body is still getting used to the very low calorie intake I have been on since I started my preop diet. It took most of us years to get fat and will take time to get healthy. Love and strength to you!

[slimmerpoos 24]

It gets better each day. Although there will still be challenges ahead, keep strong and be confident. You got this!

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[AngieK72 69]

24 days post op. Feeling very good! You got this!!!

[twofacedmonster 2]

I am right there with you Mama! I was sleeved yesterday and am going through all the same miserable crap right now. But stay with it! You are not alone and we will all get through this!

[RHmama 42]

Update, day 4: I'm still in a lot of pain. Barely getting enough liquid/calories/protein in. Yesterday I pushed myself and managed to get in about 220 calories and 40 grams of Protein, but probably only about 20 ounces of Water on top of that. I'm peeing, so I'm not super worried about being overly dehydrated. This morning I'm having bad waves of pain. Different from other days. And this is probably way TMI, but is it normal to not have a BM 4 days after surgery? I figure it's because I haven't really had any food? I'm going to be emailing my doctor's office this am too, but interested as always in hearing what all of you say!

[Joann454 1,329]

My surgeon said 4 days max for no BM. The reality is it's not uncommon to go a bit longer than that. It'll make you feel better to go. Definitely keep trying to get those liquids in. What are the waves of pain you're having? Stomach pain? Incisional pain?

[Apple1 2,572]

I had to take a stool softener everyday for the first 10 days. It took my system about 2.5 weeks to get back on track and regular.

Everyday gets better. Try to drink some good homemade broths. The warm savory liquid felt the best for me the first week. The sooner you can get your Protein and Fluid levels up your energy will get better. I would experiment with cold/hot room temp fluids because sometimes the temperature make all the difference in how it feels.