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Yesterday morning I got sleeved. I was so scared and full of anxiety, but the doctors and team were incredibly kind and reassuring. I stayed overnight in the hospital and am home today. So far I’ve been able to keep down yogurt, cream of wheat, applesauce and butternut squash pear Soup. I’m eating everything very slowly and in small quantities.

The worst part of the experience so far was being on the liquid diet 24 hours before surgery. The lack of food triggered a Migraine, which made me nauseous, which made the headache even worse. I dry heaved for hours, and at 12am my husband drove me to the hospital early so I could get fluids and zofran for the nausea. They couldn’t give me anything for the headache pain because I might not have been able to go under anesthesia a few hours later. Then we waited around at the hospital until my 5:30am check in time because we live an hour away from the hospital and it didn’t make sense to drive all the way home. So if you get Migraines too, I recommend getting zofran from your doctor BEFORE you get sick like I did.

Overall, my pain is being managed well and I feel optimistic and hopeful. It’s a great feeling after months of worrying what will happen. Now the surgery is over and it’s simply about following instructions and doing the next right thing. I am on the full liquid phase diet. My doc said I could even have a latte! If you have any advice for me at this stage, I’d appreciate any insights.

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Welcome to the losers bench.

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I am on day 2 post up..going home today..today is clesr and tomorrow starts full liquids..yay to being on the losers bench

SW 306.6 CW 283.6 GW 135

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