About ihavestandards
- Sleeved or not sleeved:
- I have had a gastric sleeve.
- Name:
- Gina
- Gastric Sleeve Surgeon:
- Dr. Almanza
- Surgery date:
- 2014-08-13
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- 11-28-2014 06:42 AM
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- 08-02-2014
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ihavestandards on 09-01-2014 at 09:20 PM
So today makes day 22! I am starting to get back into the swing of normal life and I think it's time to start the planning and goal setting. For the first 2 weeks of my post-op, I just focused on recovery. I am still struggling with drinking enough and getting my protein in so I am not adhering to any specific diet. I am just eating whatever I can stomach that provides me with nutrition and calories. Starting on week 4, I plan on focusing on an actual plan of action to lose this weight. As of right
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ihavestandards on 08-27-2014 at 06:54 PM
Hey everyone. Today marks 2 weeks since I had surgery in Mexico with Dr. Almanza I went back to work 6 days after my surgery and my energy is finally getting back to normal. My incisions are healing but I am still extra careful with the drain incision as I know that if the scab falls off, it will probably open up a little. This week I have done a little more walking than usual and today was the first day I did some training activities with the pooches ( I do AKC Performance Events). Changes: I
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ihavestandards on 08-23-2014 at 10:08 PM
Today is day 10 and I am getting better each day. I had my stitches removed and my drain hole is no longer leaking. It is scabbed over so I am not wetting it the shower but washing it separately to ensure it does not get soaked. I have steri-stips on all of my incisions and I feel like I can finally move without restriction of those bothersome stitches. My abdomen is still swollen but it has gone down. I am slowly getting back to myself. I am able to drink a lot more than I could a few days ago.
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ihavestandards on 08-20-2014 at 09:41 PM
So today I started full liquids. I was able to get down about 6 oz of Naked Juice Protien and about 8 oz of cream of tomato soup. Water intake was probably around 14 oz. Not great but I'm working on it. I have been back to work for 2 days now and the weight is coming off. My abdomen is still very large. I still cannot fit into my FAT jeans (the pants I could wear pre-surgery) and I have lost 17 lbs. Doesn't make much sense. My incisions appeared to be healing.. or so I thought. Tonight, in the shower,
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ihavestandards on 08-18-2014 at 08:23 AM
I had gastric sleeve with Dr. Almanza on 8/13/14. My surgery was textbook. I had no complications during surgery and no pain. To avoid the terrible gas pains, I began walking within 10 minutes of being wheeled into my room from recovery. I burped, passed gas and never had the dreaded gas pains. The nursing staff is not as capable as the US nurses I have had in the past. They messed up 2 of my IV's. One hand was swollen for almost 2 days and I ended up receiving my antibiotics in the butt. THAT hurt!
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