IT HAPPENED!!!!

[Down South Aussie 65]

So I have been fairly quiet on the message board but I have learned a lot by reading all of the different posts here.

so today was the day, I'm in my room now following my Sleeve surgery and I couldn't be happier, a new chapter has stared in my life!

my story starts back in September of 2017 where I had some bad liver results in my blood work, so we followed up with three month follow up and my numbers had tripled from the bad results that they already were at and prompted a comment from my GP that changed my life. She told me that if I continued on the trend I was doing that within 12 to 18 months I would be looking at a liver transplant in worse. It was my wake up call. for 15 years I had been promising I would get back into shape after being a state level rugby player in high school and earning my second degree black belt in taekwondo, I had certainly let myself slide.

On Jan 15th I weighed in at 305.6 lbs with a BMI of 44.5. I worked my butt of, literally, and today I weighed in for surgery at 230.0 lbs! And I feel great, coaching rugby again, even runnng with the kids I coach, running!

So now the second phase begins, my ideal weight I'm told is 154 so my goal is 160/165 so that when I get the little rebound I can level out at about 175/180.

so sleeve is complete, fixed a hiatal hernia and I'm up walking, downing my Water, all is well in my world right now and the future is looking bright. I have already stopped my diabetes Meds, stopped my cholesterol meds and looks like I'm going to go home with no blood pressure meds after cutting the dose in half already. So thankful for my wake up call and then the opportunity to get this done!

[allwet 868]

grats. i hope you have quick and easy recovery.

[GreenTealael 25,439]

Welcome to the team!

[sleevedinschool 44]

Congratulations! It sounds like recovery is going amazingly well for you! My sleeve was yesterday morning, and there was no way I had enough energy to post on Bariatric Pal after it. I hope everything works out well for you!

[Pearldrop 164]

6 hours ago, sleevedinschool said:

Congratulations! It sounds like recovery is going amazingly well for you! My sleeve was yesterday morning, and there was no way I had enough energy to post on Bariatric Pal after it. I hope everything works out well for you!

How are you feeling now?

I feel great but am very tired, I don’t have a lot of energy. I’m sure my energy will come back in the next few weeks.

[Down South Aussie 65]

Thank you all for the well wishes.

im still feeling great, every time I get up I'm doing 10 or more laps of the ward, blood pressure is low, but not too low, blood sugars have normalized following the surgery. All I can say is that the team whose care I am under is amazing.

[sleevedinschool 44]

7 hours ago, Pearldrop said:

How are you feeling now?

I feel great but am very tired, I don’t have a lot of energy. I’m sure my energy will come back in the next few weeks.

I'm feeling pretty good now! I'm definitely low on energy, so I'm getting plenty of sleep, but I'm in little pain and I'm able to stay hydrated. I hope you're doing well!

[Chunkysoup 75]

16 hours ago, Down South Aussie said:

So I have been fairly quiet on the message board but I have learned a lot by reading all of the different posts here.

so today was the day, I'm in my room now following my Sleeve surgery and I couldn't be happier, a new chapter has stared in my life!

my story starts back in September of 2017 where I had some bad liver results in my blood work, so we followed up with three month follow up and my numbers had tripled from the bad results that they already were at and prompted a comment from my GP that changed my life. She told me that if I continued on the trend I was doing that within 12 to 18 months I would be looking at a liver transplant in worse. It was my wake up call. for 15 years I had been promising I would get back into shape after being a state level rugby player in high school and earning my second degree black belt in taekwondo, I had certainly let myself slide.

On Jan 15th I weighed in at 305.6 lbs with a BMI of 44.5. I worked my butt of, literally, and today I weighed in for surgery at 230.0 lbs! And I feel great, coaching rugby again, even runnng with the kids I coach, running!

So now the second phase begins, my ideal weight I'm told is 154 so my goal is 160/165 so that when I get the little rebound I can level out at about 175/180.

so sleeve is complete, fixed a hiatal hernia and I'm up walking, downing my Water, all is well in my world right now and the future is looking bright. I have already stopped my diabetes Meds, stopped my cholesterol meds and looks like I'm going to go home with no blood pressure meds after cutting the dose in half already. So thankful for my wake up call and then the opportunity to get this done!

Congrats to you! I have surgery in 42 days (but whose counting?) I will also have to have a hiatal hernia repaired, I'm nervous about having most of my stomach removed AND repairing the hiatal hernia. I have read where people feel like they can't get a deep breath afterwards. Sounds like you were feeling pretty great after surgery! How are you feeling today?

[Matt Z 4,139]

Congrats @Down South Aussie Welcome to the Losers Bench!

[Down South Aussie 65]

14 minutes ago, Chunkysoup said:

Congrats to you! I have surgery in 42 days (but whose counting?) I will also have to have a hiatal hernia repaired, I'm nervous about having most of my stomach removed AND repairing the hiatal hernia. I have read where people feel like they can't get a deep breath afterwards. Sounds like you were feeling pretty great after surgery! How are you feeling today?

Yeah it is uncomfortable to take a really deep breath, but working with the inspirometer it is getting much better, it's a process.

[StrawberryLaray 33]

Congrats to you! I have surgery in 42 days (but whose counting?) [emoji4] I will also have to have a hiatal hernia repaired, I'm nervous about having most of my stomach removed AND repairing the hiatal hernia. I have read where people feel like they can't get a deep breath afterwards. Sounds like you were feeling pretty great after surgery! How are you feeling today?

I had my sleeve and hiatal hernia repair on May 16 (also an umbilical hernia repair). It was kind of weird feeling to take a deep breath but nothing to be worried about. Just use that plastic gizmo they give you to practice taking deep breaths and it gets better fast.

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[StrawberryLaray 33]

Thank you all for the well wishes.
im still feeling great, every time I get up I'm doing 10 or more laps of the ward, blood pressure is low, but not too low, blood sugars have normalized following the surgery. All I can say is that the team whose care I am under is amazing.

It's wonderful that you are feeling so good! Congrats!

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[Down South Aussie 65]

Small update, came home last night and still doing good. The best part is that I am on no pills other than what is required for the surgery recovery. No cholesterol tabs, no high blood pressure tabs and best of all no diabetes meds!

[kat6620 5]

Welcome aboard and welcome home!

[Frustr8 7,886]

Congratulations Sleevedinschool and Down South Aussie, When Chunkysoup, Em Jay ,Nnoni and I have ours we are going to look to you 2 as part of our shining examples. So,proud of you both!😛