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Well, I have crossed over to the sleeve side! The day of surgery was pretty uneventful, all of the fun happened when I was given the morphine pump--no bueno! I was so sick--so nauseous, and lethargic, dry heaving,and gagging but we finally figured out that it was because of the morphine. Once they switched me to torodol? I felt 1000% better. The hospital and all of the nurses were wonderful and attentive. I did have a drain, but it was removed before I came home this afternoon. Both of the ...
Tomorrow is the day! I want to say thank you to everyone who has shared their experiences--good and bad in getting the sleeve. This is a great community and I fully intend to return when my surgery is over. Thank you so much for your support! If you have a moment, please say a prayer for me. Will check back in tomorrow on the sleeved side! woot woot!
So today I had my pre-op appointment with the surgeon. When I received my letter I found it strange that my surgeon's name was crossed out, and another surgeon's name who practices in the same group, had their name checked instead: roll eyes: Well, it seems that "my surgeon" is considered out of network by my insurance, so "my surgeon" will be assisting. I met my new surgeon(?), who is a woman, very nice. She explained the entire procedure AGAIN, but went into A ...
Happy New Year! I can't believe my time is almost here! I remember when my ticker said 87 days to go, now it says 12! yikes! Definitely reading too much and while I'm not terrified, I am nervous, but not nervous enough to cancel. I think I'm nervous that this surgery will not work for me--especially with my non-existent metabolism and thyroid--sigh. Tomorrow I have to be at the hospital at 8am for pre-admin testing, from there, I'll go to work. We are expecting ...
What type of scale does everyone use? Do you use a digital or analog? I had a digital scale, but it was awful and gave me three different weights if I stepped on it three times I've had my analog for years, and its fine, but I would love a RELIABLE digital. If you have any suggestions for a good digital scale, can you please let me know? I am determined not to let the scale rule me and intend to weigh maybe once a week