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Hi everyone, sorry that i haven't posted in a while, i was just not up to it, and i was trying to adjust to my banana and the limitation after surgery. thanks GOD for my mom, dh, and my family and friends because without their support i could not have done this. I'm doing much better today, i still have discomfort at the site of the drainage, i had the increase in saliva which was pretty gross, at least i knew i was still hydrated. i have to constantly remind myself to drink and eat(well i am still on liquids, i call the broth dirty water!) i can't wait to start on real food, i need to get that taste of protien shakes and artifical sweetner out of my mouth. So far i've tolerated everything that i eat, but i know i need to get more water in. i've learned that i can't guzzle water like before and that i need to put the spoon down after a couple of sips( i guess know i'll be the talker at the table instead of the listener and eating my entire plate. i've learned that i can't finish my plate of food...which it' mind boggling to me. Also getting on the scale is not only awesome , but kinda freaky as well, never in my life have i every gotten on a scale and it move down so much, on a daily basis...in my mind i'm like naa this isn't real i can't believe this.......but the great thing is that it's true. I've list 31 ponds since the beginning of my liquid diet which was AUG 14. The willpower that it took to be able to do that preop amazes me, I am very proud of myself. I feel better than i have in years, i'm walking better, my knees don't hurt, shoes are fitting me and my clothes are big on me as well. My family can't believe how i look. I start work on tuesday and my boss hasn't seen me in a month she is going to freak and my coworkers can't wait to see me. that will be a big wow day.
oh and by the way the pooping is really disgusting!
Sorry this was long, I just wanted everyone to know how thing are right now. Everyone says it takes a while to love the banana after you get it and i think that once i start to eat real food i will be in that category.

thanks for all the support
Amelia

I'm back. had some ups and downs, I wanted to see how long I can stand typing this since I have back pain. Here it goes.I got to CCH at 5:30 with my mom and my husband. i went straight to preop after registering...still thinking i can't beleive i'm doing this!  The preop nurse was very nice (just to keep it short EVERYONE WAS VERY NICE NO COMPLAINTS WITH CARE!!) also my weigh in was ....239! i lost 19 pounds on the liquid diet and i was in the thirties!!! i was jumpin up and down!
I was the 1st case My doc arrived about 7:30am talked to me and said that i would thank him in a year. They gave me a sedative and started wheeling me down i remember smelling the gas with the mask and the waking up in the recovery room. I was very drowsy from that point, not too much pain but sleepy. by the night time around 10pm my heart rate went down, very low to about 29bpm, i had the nurse at my door in 1 second. MY DH jumped from the recliner about to have a heart attack. Me being a nurse i tried to remain calm and breathe it out and it went back to normal. It happened 2 more times once when i was doing the deep breathing exceisizes and once when i had morphine. i felt like someone put the brakes in my chest, i was checking my pulse and saying to myself..YEP the machine is right. I had stat labs, ekg, and the house md come to see me. Apparently my potassium and magnesium levels were low so once they supplemented me i was ok. And i refused to use the morphine anymore But i was very scared. Next day i got out of bed and walked. this kinda feels like a C-section pain but much higher. i also had a hernia repair so maybe thats why i have more pain. I was also seen by the cardiologist and had an ultrasound of my heart. They said thatwhat i had was like a conduction problem and they waned to be sure they looked into everything. Thank goodness it was negative. I stayed 4 days in the hospital. today has been the first day that i fell a little better. The bed in the room completely ruined my back(it hurts more than my abdomen. I have 7 incision sites with only steri strips(my doc uses glue!) the lortab is great i can't even drink the entire dose and it's enough to knock me out. the funny part is that i don't have an appetite, i was collecting the trays and saying"just leave it there for later" i would have the popsicle and I tried the shake but that was disgusting. I had my DH bring my lean body shake one night i i tolerated that better. I remember having the uppergi( the the drink was so gross) and thinking "ok when am i gonna explode like STACYS!!!" so i was very preoccupied with that. By the 3rd i i had a BM and it felt good. i also showered my third day and felt better. now i'm home, trying to get aquainted with my sleeve, not knowing let if it was worth it and trying to stay hydrated(angelcockatoo!) Just one more thing is i love my doc, cleveland clinic was the best, my family and friends were awesome and i could not have done it without the support of the forum! i hope this helps a future sleevester!!! thanks stacys for posting my update even though you didn't have enough info until now

wear a size 91/2 shoe
ask for shoes from the salesperson not the rack
cancel my lane bryant card
wear regular size clothes
cross my legs
wears high heels
wear knee length boots
fit into my jewlery
not be the biggest of my friends
not be so tired
continue not to smoke
share clothes with my friends.
tuck in my shirt
wear a belt
have a tummy tuck
feel good about myself
shop at victoria secret not for the creams
wear a thong again

hi i'm new to this site even though i've been looking at it for a few days now. i don't know how to place a photo in my profile box...i gues i'll figure it out. Anyways i'm hoping to have the sleeve soon. I just started my pre op stuff. hopefully by the beginning of next year i'll do it. I just have to give up alot of things and learn to modify my food now so i'll have a better outcome later.. i already attended the psychologist session...that made me feel a little weird. well hopefully some of you will read this and want to be on my friends list. hopefully i'll make my page soon. i love all the sopport on this site.