Mine is scheduled for November 5th, 2012!!

mum_of_one 10/30/2012
mandyabraio 11/05/2012
holly (hewing)- 11/2/2012

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mum_of_one 10/30/2012
mandyabraio 11/05/2012
holly (hewing)- 11/2/2012
mi2sc 10/23/12

wow!! we are all very close or either recently passed...everyones in my prayers..congrats btw on the soon to be life-altering event!!!!! we will all do awesome!!!

Congratulations to everyone! My vsg was 8/07/12, so a few months before. Good luck and keep us posted on how you're doing!

Sandy, we are being sleeved the same day!!! How cool is that!! <<==Ok Mandy, I believe that will make us 'sleeve sisters'.

Good luck Sandy and Mandy on your procedure Monday! Please keep us updated!

mum_of_one 10/30/2012
mandyabraio 11/05/2012
holly (hewing) 11/2/2012
mi2sc 10/23/2012
cdbloo01 11/12/2012
sandyfromnj 11/5/2012
dallasgrl46 11/14/2012
RunnyGranny 11/07/2012

Wow, It sounds like our group is all getting sleeved on time. LOL

It's amazing how the time flies, before you know it, your date has come.

I will give you an honest account of my experience........

I am Post Op Day 6. I went in Monday, November 5 th at 5:30 am and left the hospital November 6th at noon. Um, I never knew this but .............I am a whiner. Everyone's experience with the surgery is a bit different. I did not have anything out of the norm happen. Early in the morning, I had my surgery. By the afternoon, I was out of bed, walking and drinking water. I was also taking pain med and medication for nausea (because, everytime I took a sip, I would get a really weird feeling in my stomach and would get nausous). Positioning in bed is tricky for a person that is a side sleeper. I was able to sleep on my right side but not my left. I even woke up a few times because of it. As far as what I could drink, it has been trial and error. At first I put crystal light in my water, thinking I would tolerate it better. I do not like artificial sweeteners. I somewhat tolerate them in the protein drinks but I don't know how long that will last. Starting Day 3, I drank my water plain and I am in the process of learning to live with the fact that I can feel the water going into my stomach. At day 6, I am still having difficulty getting in my fluids and protein, but I'll keep trying, what's the alternative?

Walking: I do not have a big house but do have a treadmill. On day two, when I came home from the hospital, I slept for about 4 hours and then walked on the treadmill for 20 minutes, VERY SLOWLY. I wanted to work out that gas that everyone talks about.

Pain: I left surgery with a PCA pump. It was removed after 4 hours and switched to Percocet by mouth. I'll admit, I took the pain med and Zofran for nausea. Pain from the gas that is pumped in, did not feel it much because I utilized the medication on Day one and Day two. Once I was home, I only took tylenol for aches. I get a pulling on the left hand side of my abdomen because of the surgery. I have generalized arthritic pain that I use to take aleve for but I am only allowed tylenol for now. I have not taken any pain medicine yesterday or today.

TMI: Urinating was a problem for the first 12 hours but there after kicked in. On day three I passed gas and day four and day 6 had BMs. I am positive that the walking helped with both of these issues.

Incisions: 5, very small, covered with steri-strips. They look fine. They are a bit itchy and the one on the left still smarts a bit.

Diet: I was on clear liquids, I think it was three days and then started full liquid. At first I did not tolerate the protein shake. I took i once and then had a loose bm. Waited for a day and then tried again. I am tolerating it now. I tolerated water downed, blended, pea soup. Tonight I might try a different soup.

All in all. It is not so terrible. I am very fortunate. I am ok but I am cranky because I am impatient and want to feel normal again. Even though I am not eating much, I am not hungry. I am looking forward to eating soft foods but that won't happen until after I see my surgeon on November 20th.

Any Questions?

OK because I'm a prefectionist

Surgery done and dusted:
mi2sc 10/23/2012
momskg 10/24/2012
mum_of_one 10/30/2012
holly (hewing) 11/2/2012
mandyabraio 11/05/2012
sandyfromnj 11/5/2012

Coming up:
RunnyGranny 11/07/2012
cdbloo01 11/12/2012
dallasgrl46 11/14/2012

RunningGranny you're next - woohoo



I had my surgery on Oct 24th. Hit a plateau at 2 weeks and got very discouraged. So I stopped weighing myself for a week and have finally lost 3 more pounds, yay me! Otherwise my pain was minimal and I'm doing great. Hope you all are doing well too!

mine was done 10-24-12 California :flowerforyou:

Did you have a hiatel hernia repair or gallblader removal?

I had both on October 10. Combination surgeries are the way to go!