dec 2017 Buddies Group - Surgery Dec 4 to 15, 2017

[SKF 16]

On 12/12/2017 at 8:47 PM, SKF said:

Good Luck! Yes it’s great to here stories.

I have a question for you all.

i am picking my date this Thursday.. fo you think before Dec 21?22 Xmas or Dec 27? Time enough to be able to do things? Or is it just walking and resting? How do you all feel?

Is it liquid for different time frames for each patient? I’ll find out Thurs.

Thanks!

[Brittanyblue 55]

2 minutes ago, SKF said:

Personally, I would do it after the holidays simply because the stress is not there.
However, others would argue to say it'll be hard sitting through watching your family eat food as you cant have that stuff.
Either way you wont be able to have what they're having. My surgery is on 12/28 and right now I feel like i'll be fine with not eating during family get together because of the support from my family. But personally I think after the holidays is the best option so you can relax without a worry.

[SKF 16]

Congrats! And Yikes! I just got my date Dec. 20th! Feeling the same way.

I am worried I won’t feel well by Xmas Eve??? But this is about me and my health.. How do you feel after a few days? Do I need any help? I don’t have anyone and hope I can do this alone.

I mean assistance. Taking care of myself .. is everyone pretty self sufficient?

🙏🏻 Thanks

[SKF 16]

Thanks for your input.. I have been going back and forth. You have a good point.

I don’t have family here so that will be easier. Just don’t want to bail .Are you or .. Anyone a revision to Lapband ?

[hollyb815 14]

My sleeve was done December 5, I'm 9 days post op. So glad I found this forum, I need the support of some fellow "sleevers". First of all, WHAT was I thinking when I decided to do this around the Holidays?? Talk about miserable. LOL>. But yes, I know come next year, I will be smarter and in a much better frame of mind. So for now, I'll just watch all my coworkers, family and friends enjoy all the goodies and gain weight, while I lose ...right:) I'm new to the forum, as of today and welcome any hints, tips, and good advice anyone can offer. This full liquid diet is a struggle but thankfully there is Miso Soup and no sugar added fruit bar popsicles to save my life. sugar free Jello and broth just suck. Good luck everyone , and lets help each other

Edited December 14, 2017 by hollyb815

[Road2Newme3 116]

Thanks for the responses. I was definitely in contact with my surgical staff. Turns out since I had a long clear liquid diet preop and then going into the next week on it, my body went into ketosis which was causing the extra nausea even though I was taking zofran every 6 hours. They had me do 1/2 an ounce of Beans which I mixed with broth and man. The nausea disappeared within the hour. I still have some but not nearly as bad. I'm also able to get in more liquids today. Hoping to hit about 26oz today rather than my 10 oz yesterday.

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[Rachel.1187 2]

I had my sleeve on the 11th, day 4 today! I've also had a lot of new tummy noises and sensations, and burping! My nausea has improved a lot in the last 2 days, just a bit achey now in the stomach.

[Rachel.1187 2]

Congrats! And Yikes! I just got my date Dec. 20th! Feeling the same way.
I am worried I won’t feel well by Xmas Eve??? But this is about me and my health.. How do you feel after a few days? Do I need any help? I don’t have anyone and hope I can do this alone.
I mean assistance. Taking care of myself .. is everyone pretty self sufficient?
[emoji120]🏻 Thanks

Im Day 4 today and feeling pretty good. I really only needed assistance the first day in hospital after surgery, then it's just about taking things slow. Not overdoing it. Always nice to have someone to help out though, if you can [emoji5]. And of course, everyone reacts differently with the pain and nausea.

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[MamaDarlin 25]

did anyone else have a LOT of bruising around the incisions? I also had a lot on the sides of my legs - maybe where they strapped me in for surgery or something...
also I saw people write about their staples - I don't think I have external ones - just some sort of tape...am I the only one?

I received several heparin shots when I was in the hospital they say it increases bruising, possibly could be from that.

[Jeannie49 101]

16 hours ago, Mary Stokley Gromer said:

HAHA!! My growls are getting tame now. I'm at 12 lbs too and I can't seem to break that. I was hoping to get to 20 lbs by Dec 20th when I go to the doctor. I'm not walking enough so I'm going to pick that up the next few days. I really over did myself yesterday. I had couple of night with only 4-5 hours of sleep and a big day yesterday and it slapped me down last night. Better today. I know for me, I have to overdo in order to gain my strength. I've also barely made my fluids limit now for 2 days, probably why I didn't lose any more.

Mine are much more tame too! I haven't lost anymore either and have my first appt at 12/20 too..too funny as I was thinking a 20lb loss would be nice too but seeing how these stalls happen, I'm trying not to worry about it too much.

I also know what you mean about pushing yourself == I overdid it today for the first time and I feel like the tightness/swelling/soreness near the large incision feels a bit better so that's a good thing.

Keep going - you're doing great.

[Jeannie49 101]

6 hours ago, hollyb815 said:

My sleeve was done December 5, I'm 9 days post op. So glad I found this forum, I need the support of some fellow "sleevers". First of all, WHAT was I thinking when I decided to do this around the Holidays?? Talk about miserable. LOL>. But yes, I know come next year, I will be smarter and in a much better frame of mind. So for now, I'll just watch all my coworkers, family and friends enjoy all the goodies and gain weight, while I lose ...right:) I'm new to the forum, as of today and welcome any hints, tips, and good advice anyone can offer. This full liquid diet is a struggle but thankfully there is Miso Soup and no sugar added fruit bar popsicles to save my life. sugar free Jello and broth just suck. Good luck everyone , and lets help each other

welcome to the forum i'm pretty new too and the board has been a great source of info for me..

I had a similar thought yesterday about why i did this around the holidays as it's not like I'm way ahead on shopping or anything and there's so much to do ...not even thinking about the food. My sister took me to get my nails done today and I was excited to hear the holiday music..and then realized that I usually have it on while I do a lot of my christmas cookie baking (which is obviously not happening this year)...tomorrow I'm going to put my music on and try to get myself into it a bit more..

I had mine on 12/7 and really hoping on the 20th he moves me off of fluids. I would love to have some Jello right now -- the popsicles are keeping me going. did you have a pre-op liquid plan?

[Jeannie49 101]

47 minutes ago, MamaDarlin said:

I received several heparin shots when I was in the hospital they say it increases bruising, possibly could be from that.

oh good point MD - I did have 2 of those so maybe that did have an effect.

[SKF 16]

Thank you! It’s really comforting to hear your experience Good and bad. .. and just feelings ..

sugar free fudge pops are a staple in my house so all hooked up on those .. when allowed.. sugar free pops on my list to gather and get set this weekend. preop Starts Sunday.

Whats a good clear liquid protein.. Isopur? .. Vitamin Water ? Googling all options to prepare.

Thankfully all gifts and cards done.. stressful time of year.

[MPRN 1]

My sleeve was done December 5, I'm 9 days post op. So glad I found this forum, I need the support of some fellow "sleevers". First of all, WHAT was I thinking when I decided to do this around the Holidays?? Talk about miserable. LOL>. But yes, I know come next year, I will be smarter and in a much better frame of mind. So for now, I'll just watch all my coworkers, family and friends enjoy all the goodies and gain weight, while I lose ...right:) I'm new to the forum, as of today and welcome any hints, tips, and good advice anyone can offer. This full liquid diet is a struggle but thankfully there is Miso Soup and no sugar added fruit bar popsicles to save my life. sugar free Jello and broth just suck. Good luck everyone , and lets help each other

Hi friend! Had mine done on Dec 4th!!! 10 days post op! I’ve been battling too with the holidays. Although I’m not hungry, I’m craving all the yumminess I can’t have lol. The full liquid diet blows, however I was moved to the next step and I can eat scrambled eggs, cheese, mashed potatoes, tuna, avocados, and cream of wheat. Unfortunately, my stomach is have a really hard time with any of the dairy or eggs at this point. The only thing I ate that didn’t make me miserable is the cream of wheat. Other that that I’m struggling to come up with like a meal plan throughout the day. But I’m down 21lbs!!! Woooo!!!

[hollyb815 14]

6 minutes ago, MPRN said:

Hi friend! Had mine done on Dec 4th!!! 10 days post op! I’ve been battling too with the holidays. Although I’m not hungry, I’m craving all the yumminess I can’t have lol. The full liquid diet blows, however I was moved to the next step and I can eat scrambled eggs, cheese, mashed potatoes, tuna, avocados, and cream of wheat. Unfortunately, my stomach is have a really hard time with any of the dairy or eggs at this point. The only thing I ate that didn’t make me miserable is the cream of wheat. Other that that I’m struggling to come up with like a meal plan throughout the day. But I’m down 21lbs!!! Woooo!!!

Never thought I would be saying this, but I honestly cannot wait till I can have cream of wheat and cottage cheese. And I could totally live off of acocados alone Yummo!! Lol

And thank you for the encouragement. I'm jealous tho, my Doc says liquid diet til our first post op visit. Which is not till Thursday. (7 more days:(

Edited December 15, 2017 by hollyb815