Hi All -- I'm back from 2+ weeks of travel. I tried hard over the past 3 weeks to forget the stall, heal, focus on work, and be positive. I have been struggling quite a bit. I came back yesterday...

Hi There -- I was sleeved on 5/17. I opted for the pre-op "belly" anesthesia, which is done through ultrasound to guide the needles into deep tissue. This helps with post-op pain, and I took...

Y'all! I KNOW it's a thing. I know the pneumonia and related medicines (steroids) have not helped. I know the stall is common at 3 weeks. I've been stagnant weight-wise since starting the...

Annie, I copied this list and plan on using it! Thank you!

Thanks to all on this thread! I have nothing to add, only that it is super helpful to read!

Thank you! I should really go back to using the food journal. The more I recover from the pneumonia, the more ready I feel to really hit the sleeve eating and drinking with more intentionality!

Congratulations and hooray for being at home!

Use it! Hooray! And if you run a fever and start coughing up green before you leave the hospital, insist on antibiotic BEFORE you go home. So much for my thinking "this is nothing and I'll get...

They are okay -- drinking is more of a trial due to the metallic taste from the steroids and the fact that anything similar to dairy (including protein shakes) coats my throat. This feels like it...

Thanks, All!

For what it's worth, I did *ALL THE THINGS* -- the incentive spirometer, the walking, the everything. In terms of the GI, I was off pain meds within 12 hours of surgery and doing all...

Good luck! Healing thoughts!

GI stuff seems to be okay. I started a productive cough and had fever/chills second night in hospital following surgery. It followed at home but seemed to be getting better. It all came back and...

How LOVELY! Congratulations! 67 is 43 in hexadecimal! So 60s really are the new 40s!!!!

Agreed on the Poppies -- I wish that tradition would have taken up in the US.

So it's not normal to feel "full" on liquids? I most certainly get a full tightening feeling when I drink a lot -- but maybe that was the hernia part of the surgery that I'm feeling in these healing...

On day 9 post-op... I've got the prickly feelings, too -- I'm guessing nerve endings at work? I also have cravings, but even with those cravings, I really don't want to put anything in my mouth, so...

Hi All --

I'm 9 days out from surgery and 7 days out from hospital discharge. The last few days were busier than usual (company in town, my son's ballet showcases). I have been very up and...

Thank you! I’m feeling generally okay. The first 36 hours were tough. The inspiration and encouragement is appreciated! I’m feeling a lot of complicated things right now.

It’s done. I ended up being in the hospital two nights. Pain was difficult due to muscle spamsims. Took some time to figure that out. Trying to stay comfortable and sip, sip. I thought I would be...

Thank you thank you! You inspire me and give me a calmness going into this. Thank you!

I’ve got a hiatal hernia. MD is removing it with the surgery, planned for Friday. My insurance is covering the hernia part, and the hospital is quoting me the remainder as self pay, which is what is...

Just chiming in to say I’m sorry and I hope things work out soon!!!

Christie13 -- Thank you for your supportive comments. One thing you said keeps ringing in my ears -- that you're living your best life possible and that you love living as a sleeved person. What is...

THANK YOU for your thoughtful and supportive words. I believe that this will be a good thing for me. My doctors have been supportive and encouraging. A lifetime of dieting and exercise and hard...

Hello!

I found this forum today.

I'm 43. My BMI is 36.5. I have terrible asthma, iron-deficiency anemia, and vitamin D deficiency.

I'm scheduled to have surgery for hiatal hernia on...