Well, I'll just start at the beginning ... I was sleeved on November 4, 2013. Unfortunately I developed a post surgery infection around day 9 or 10 that showed up as leakage from two of my incision sites as well as the drain site. I was prescribed anti-biotics and took them for a whole week before being informed that the culture that was taken the day I went into emergency had come back and the drugs I was prescribed would not work.

I was then admitted to the hospital for a few days and given an IV dose of two very strong antibiotics and was discharged with an oral perscription. This was the beginning of a long process that eventually led to my December hospitalization. I began to seriously struggle with nausea which I believe was triggered by the heavy doses of antibiotics that were prescribed for me.

As the nausea worsened I was able to take in less and less water - eating anything was impossible. I mostly dry heaved and occasionally brought up bile. Things eventually became so bad that I was admitted to hospital in early December where I stayed through Christmas. A feed tube was eventually inserted so I could get some nourishment and of course I was hydrated as
well. I never realized that nausea could be so difficult to treat once it takes hold. It took experimenting with several medications before something was found that worked. The post-op infection was under control long before the nausea was dealt with.

Anyway I was finally discharged on new Years Eve and have been home for the past two weeks and each day I feel stronger. Even though I am 9 weeks post op and my stomach is pretty well healed I am still only able to consume very small quantities of food at one time after so long of not being able to eat anything at all. Now I am trying to eat 4 or 5 times a day. I have one or two protein drinks if I can and am still working on getting all my water in. Each day I feel stronger.

I have lost 61 lbs. and I must say that the past few days I have been trying on clothes that haven't fit me in years and finding they fit perfectly now. Yesterday I slipped into a pair of size 16 jeans that I have hopefully hung onto all these years. They fit me like a glove.

So ... having been one of the unlucky few who do experience serious complications would I be sleeved if I could start all over again? The answer is yes, I would. The way I was going before choosing to have the sleeve surgery I would have ended up with serious medical problems anyway. I have had a tough time but the hard part is behind me and now I am experiencing the plus side of being sleeved.

Well that's my story. Even though I haven't been posting much I am a daily reader of all the blogs posted here. I have drawn strength from what so many of you have shared. I just want to say thank-you to everyone who posts regularly.

Janet