November sleevers

[ReneeShante 18]

On 10/31/2017 at 6:24 PM, mvshine said:

November 6 for me. I started my liquid diet yesterday. So far so good. I’m in Illinois

November 7 for me and I’m in Illinois as well. How did your first day on the liquid diet go? I start tomorrow. Best of wishes to you.

[TheNewMrsR 249]

Good luck to all the other November sleevers. You can do it. I slept for 12 hours post-op but so far I feel great and have been walking a lot. I have a little bowl of broth and a little cup of Water now.

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[Jeremy19 45]

Less than 24 hours post op. Gas pains are no joke!! I don't think i have much surgery pain, just gas/bloating. Hoping it passes soon! Do not remember a thing from surgery so that is a good thing. I'll keep you guys posted.

[TheNewMrsR 249]

Less than 24 hours post op. Gas pains are no joke!! I don't think i have much surgery pain, just gas/bloating. Hoping it passes soon! Do not remember a thing from surgery so that is a good thing. I'll keep you guys posted.

Recovery room after surgery was rough. I threw up a couple times which caused me to pee the bed. How mortifying. I was groggy and could not wake up. Slept for 12 hours. Once I woke up, I felt great.

Next morning. No site pain or gas pain for me. I'm sure it's because they got so much pain meds in me right now.

According to my tracker I walked 1.5 miles in laps around my ward last night. My mantra is walk walk walk... Other patients joined me that saw me walking so much. They said they felt guilty laying in bed. Apparently I inspired them.

The nurses earned their pay last night as I was calling them about every 45 minutes to get unhooked from everything to go pee. Between 11:30pm and 5 am.

I get a thimble of a Protein Shake today.

I hope my other Nov. 1 buddies are doing well and feeling good.

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[Jeremy19 45]

Feeling a bit better but still bloated. Will be doing the leak test a bit later to see if i can go home. Gonna go walk for a bit...

[hap314ness 90]

Big congrats to everyone who had 11/1 surgeries and are on the mend! Good luck to everyone on your pre-op diets, I know every surgeon is different so some of you really feel deprived and I hope it flies by.

I'm booked for 11/13! 11 days away now. Actually enjoying the regimented pre-op diet, it's keeping me organized and accountable. I'm having this weird anxiety that somehow something is going to go awry and they'll tell me "nevermind! you can't have surgery!" So many emotions.

Can't wait for more updates as the days pass and more of you have your procedures!

[confusedturtle3 246]

" timestamp="1509560287" uid="142306"] Thanks [mention=321372]LylaLovesCoffee[/mention] how is your pre-op diet going after a week now? How was giving up [mention=324381]confusedturtle3[/mention]?

When I thought I would be having surgery in October I went Decaf slowly and was fine. I immediately went back when I was scheduled for Nov 21st [emoji23]. Starting tomorrow I will start weaning myself off again, I do it slowly to avoid the Migraines but I always feel sluggish as my coffee has less and less caffeine in it. I have a Mr Latte maker (from Target) and I use 2 Protein Drinks per 11 oz of coffee, I carry it around all morning and sip on it. My NUT is ok with me replacing Breakfast and snack with it so I plan to continue but I doubt I’ll drink as much after surgery. Protein drinks are allowed on my pre-op diet so I plan to stick to it as long as I can. My pre-op diet starts on the 13th. So far so good [emoji1360]. how are you doing?

[LylaLovesCoffee 182]

1 hour ago, confusedturtle3 said:

When I thought I would be having surgery in October I went Decaf slowly and was fine. I immediately went back when I was scheduled for Nov 21st . Starting tomorrow I will start weaning myself off again, I do it slowly to avoid the Migraines but I always feel sluggish as my coffee has less and less caffeine in it. I have a Mr Latte maker (from Target) and I use 2 Protein Drinks per 11 oz of coffee, I carry it around all morning and sip on it. My NUT is ok with me replacing Breakfast and snack with it so I plan to continue but I doubt I’ll drink as much after surgery. Protein drinks are allowed on my pre-op diet so I plan to stick to it as long as I can. My pre-op diet starts on the 13th. So far so good . how are you doing?

I'm doing pretty good. I had my pre admissions testing this morning. They took some blood and swabbed my nose. I asked them to get the itch that has been bugging me since allergy season started. They did what they could hahaha. Now all I have to do is show up on the 8th. Until then I guess I'll be playing on the emotional roller coaster hahaha.

[Jeremy19 45]

Back home. Still feel bloated but had a bowel movement finally which helped. (Tmi?) Stomach feels strange. It is going to be a challenge to realize when your new stomach is full because i have so much going on down there anyway it is hard to decipher what is coming from where. Im sure it will get easier when my tummy calms down a bit. Feeling ok overall but going to be slow going this first week. Slight headache and low energy at the moment. Still super glad i did it and in a few months i will likely not even remember the tougher moments of recovery.

[TheNewMrsR 249]

Back home. Still feel bloated but had a bowel movement finally which helped. (Tmi?) Stomach feels strange. It is going to be a challenge to realize when your new stomach is full because i have so much going on down there anyway it is hard to decipher what is coming from where. Im sure it will get easier when my tummy calms down a bit. Feeling ok overall but going to be slow going this first week. Slight headache and low energy at the moment. Still super glad i did it and in a few months i will likely not even remember the tougher moments of recovery.

Welcome home! Sounds like you are doing just fine. With time it will only get better. The headache probably means you are not drinking enough liquid. You could be a little dehydrated. Remember sip sip sip.

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[BabyFat23 209]

Looking at the calendar like is it my turn yet. 😅 Thanks for all the info.

[TheNewMrsR 249]

Looking at the calendar like is it my turn yet. [emoji28] Thanks for all the info.

I had a two week vacation planned for like a year before my surgery was even scheduled. In fact there surgery was scheduled for the first available spot afterwards so it was only 2 days after I returned home. So my big day actually rolled around pretty fast at the end!

Your day will be here before you know it. Good luck!

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[LylaLovesCoffee 182]

3 hours ago, BabyFat23 said:

Looking at the calendar like is it my turn yet. 😅 Thanks for all the info.

Not much longer. Are you ready?

[confusedturtle3 246]

I'm doing pretty good. I had my pre admissions testing this morning. They took some blood and swabbed my nose. I asked them to get the itch that has been bugging me since allergy season started. They did what they could hahaha. Now all I have to do is show up on the 8th. Until then I guess I'll be playing on the emotional roller coaster hahaha.

I hate those kind of itches! I told hubby we need to make a bottle brush just for back of the sinus itches [emoji23] sounds like everything is going good, I’m excited for you [emoji1373]


Have a great day!
Amanda [emoji16]
HW 248 CW 241 Surgery Date: pending 11/21/2017. Goal weight 150’ish [emoji23]

[confusedturtle3 246]

Back home. Still feel bloated but had a bowel movement finally which helped. (Tmi?) Stomach feels strange. It is going to be a challenge to realize when your new stomach is full because i have so much going on down there anyway it is hard to decipher what is coming from where. Im sure it will get easier when my tummy calms down a bit. Feeling ok overall but going to be slow going this first week. Slight headache and low energy at the moment. Still super glad i did it and in a few months i will likely not even remember the tougher moments of recovery.

I think learning the new stomach and what it needs or doesn’t need will be a tough trick to learn. Glad you are feeling ok and I hope the headache and weakness resolves soon. [emoji177]


Have a great day!
Amanda [emoji16]
HW 248 CW 241 Surgery Date: pending 11/21/2017. Goal weight 150’ish [emoji23]