3-days post sleeve operation -- Jello Jello Jello

[steven2016]

My name is Steven and I just had my sleeve done on Tuesday, October 25th, along with an upper hernia corrected.

Spent one night in hospital and was able to leave the next day in the evening.

I have come to find that my personal savor is JELLO. I actually have a routine where I fell up 10 little coffee cups with the jello and add a spoon upright -- and place in refrigerator. I can eat about one jello (box) a day.

Slept in my own bed the first 24 hours arriving home --- and IMMEDIATELY my aches and sores went away --- as my hospital bed was not comfortable and the pillows were thin --- so I brought two plus/Down feather pillows from home upon checking into the hospital.

All in All, I am doing 'on par' as I follow my surgeon orders to the 'T' ---- in fact he originally stated I don't get answers/information from this forum but him, instead.

Every time i wake up out of bed, I would walk around the house for 10 mnutes, then have some jello, swallow some pills and at least, 4 times a day, I would make my progein shake with the 25 grams of protein in it.

My partner who is a Masters in finance, even dreated me a simple spreadsheet that allows me to 'click' on what I just ate (jello, water, Protein shake etc) and it calculates the total calories, ouncez and protein in my body. That way I don't have to figure out the number.

Leave it up to a brilliant bank financier to come with this type of mechanize, which allows me to be precise ---- and I can' take the results in hand to my next doctor appointment.

So, so far I am satisfied and have lost 5.6 pounds since Sunday night. The first night i came home I weighed 4 pounds more then when I went into the hospital...... but all those iv bags full of liquids slowly 'peed out' once I came home and in my own environment.

I had a 45 minute drive home --- I could not vision myself being on a plane flying from Mexico back to the states after having the surgery down there. As I need several pillows around my body in the seat --- and I just could not see myself sitting in a tight airline seat.

So for my first update I am pleased and on par. I do NOT feel the missing 3/4 of my stomach pouch that was removed, the stomach area just seems normal to me.

Steven

[stacydev]

Welcome to the sleeve side! Good luck on your journey.

[KariVSG]

yeah. My surgery is on November the 8th. im getting tired of Jello already and im only on day 5 of my liquid diet

[ghost_ryder]

Lucky you, jello made me wretch. I could not get it down. But I have never liked it, even as a kid. One thing I can say is that our partners are the key. My wife has gotten me down the road to better health. Four days after surgery, I was back in the hospital from dehydration and Ileus from the anesthesia. Nothing was passing through my system. Once I got past that point, I was on a clear road as long as I drink a minimum of 3 powerade zeros and my protein shakes everyday. My savior immediately post surgery was sugar free popsicles.

Good luck moving into your next phases and don't rush your food introductions. Go easy and take long times chewing and eating.

[joyceoando]

Thank you Steven for posting your experience. I am considering getting sleeved and I wondered how much pain there was post op.
Thanks Joyce

[ghost_ryder]

If I can everybody is different. I personally had one incision that hurt for almost a whole month. To the point I started wearing a Waist belt to immobilize my stomach. When I saw the doctor at my one month post op appointment, she said it was likely she clipped one of the many unmapped nerves through the area. The other cuts healed quickly and felt great after a couple of days.

[zoey101]

Congratulations Steven, Sounds like your doing really well. The fact that you have a very smart partner that went out of their way to make you a spreadsheet to track everything shows that you have a great support system. Support is imperative during this process especially in the beginning so your one lucky guy. Quick question, I know you were concerned about the Diet Pepsi addiction, how's that going, do you even have a desire for it? Anyway it just gets better and better and as long as you follow your Drs. orders you will be another wonderful success story. Best of luck to you along the way it sounds like your in the right head space so your gonna do great. Oh and yes the Cherry jello was my personal favorite, it's so funny because I lived on that and you change so much as the months go by we tend to forget what it was like in the beginning until you read about someone else's experience. It's been a year and 7months for me and it seems like 10 years since I had this done, it's crazy.

[WANAGL]

Welcome to the sleeved side!

Thanks for the update. It sounds like you're doing GREAT!

SF Jello and SF Popsicles...ahhh yes, I remember it well. Even though it wasn't that long ago, it feels like years instead of months!

My "team" is always my go-to for all questions. We're here for support. My husband is the self-appointed Chairman of my Support Group. He created spreadsheets for EVERYTHING...LOL. His loving support got me back on my feet. I tell him daily how grateful I am. I come here to "Pass It On".

Best of luck as you continue your journey!

[trxl00]

Congrats from Mississippi!!!

[Srhultberg]

Congratulations!! I loved Jello before I went in to surgery and couldn't stomach it when I came out. Lol. Keep up the good work!!

[shalee]

How many ounces are your shakes, what liquid do you use in them?

[bndjones]

Thanks Steven for the update on your success. IT's posts like this that keep me motivated to go through this adventure. Surgery a little over a month out and still apprehensive but your post helps a lot.

[Leslieann]

Way to go!! Keep posting as I am so curious of everyone's post-op experiences. I am a big baby when it comes to pain . Hoping everyday you're feeling better and better!