Hooray! I'm sleeved! I'll post soon about my experience, for now I am just trying to get the pain under control. :-/ Hoping it's better tomorrow.
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Thread: Home & Hurting
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01-11-2014 07:42 PM #1Gastric Sleeve Member
- I have had a gastric sleeve.
- Name
- Jenn
- Surgery date
- 01/10/2014
- Surgeon
- Dr. Richard Boorse
- Join Date
- Aug 2013
- Last Activity
- 04-18-2016 10:25 AM
- Location
- Allentown PA, USA
- Posts
- 156 Said "Thanks" 6 Times
- Blog Entries
- 20
Was Thanked 32 Times in 31 Posts
Said "Welcome to Gastric Sleeve" 565 Times
Home & Hurting
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01-11-2014 07:47 PM #2Gastric Sleeve Member
- I have had a gastric sleeve.
- Surgery date
- 01/03/2014
- Surgeon
- Sherman
- Join Date
- Nov 2013
- Last Activity
- 09-04-2014 08:56 PM
- Posts
- 6 Said "Thanks" 0 Times
Was Thanked 2 Times in 2 Posts
Said "Welcome to Gastric Sleeve" 0 Times
Re: Home & Hurting
It will get better. I had no pain. Just more soreness.
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01-11-2014 07:55 PM #3Gastric Sleeve Member
- I have had a gastric sleeve.
- Surgery date
- 03/03/2014
- Surgeon
- Dr. Almanza
- Join Date
- Jan 2014
- Last Activity
- 02-25-2015 11:04 PM
- Location
- Mississippi
- Posts
- 5 Said "Thanks" 0 Times
- Blog Entries
- 1
Was Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post
Said "Welcome to Gastric Sleeve" 9 Times
Re: Home & Hurting
Can't wait to get my surgery...
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01-11-2014 07:59 PM #4Gastric Sleeve Member
- I have had a gastric sleeve.
- Surgeon
- Stephen McNatt
- Join Date
- Dec 2013
- Last Activity
- 12-11-2014 01:07 PM
- Location
- Greensboro, NC
- Posts
- 36 Said "Thanks" 1 Times
Was Thanked 9 Times in 8 Posts
Said "Welcome to Gastric Sleeve" 17 Times
Re: Home & Hurting
It will pass, just hang in there.
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01-11-2014 08:20 PM #5Gastric Sleeve Member
- I have had a gastric sleeve.
- Name
- Nikki
- Surgery date
- 12/16/2013
- Surgeon
- Dr. T Daniel Harison
- Join Date
- Jul 2013
- Last Activity
- 12-19-2017 02:49 PM
- Location
- Lehigh Valley, PA
- Posts
- 14 Said "Thanks" 3 Times
Was Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts
Said "Welcome to Gastric Sleeve" 7 Times
Re: Home & Hurting
Congrats! Hang in there. It gets much better-quickly!
NIKKI
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01-11-2014 08:36 PM #6Gastric Sleeve Member
- I have had a gastric sleeve.
- Name
- Terri
- Surgery date
- 11/26/2013
- Surgeon
- Dr. Craig Floch
- Join Date
- Aug 2013
- Last Activity
- 12-08-2014 08:32 AM
- Location
- Connecticut
- Posts
- 646 Said "Thanks" 386 Times
Was Thanked 164 Times in 138 Posts
Said "Welcome to Gastric Sleeve" 25 Times
Re: Home & Hurting
I promise it will get better. I wrote almost the same exact words as you 46 days ago.
Sleeved with my husband on 11/26/13! Together through it all
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01-11-2014 08:39 PM #7Gastric Sleeve Member
- I have had a gastric sleeve.
- Name
- Penny
- Surgery date
- 12/27/2013
- Surgeon
- Dr. Keith Boone
- Join Date
- Nov 2013
- Last Activity
- 02-29-2016 07:31 PM
- Location
- CA
- Posts
- 201 Said "Thanks" 0 Times
- Blog Entries
- 57
Was Thanked 36 Times in 32 Posts
Said "Welcome to Gastric Sleeve" 31 Times
Re: Home & Hurting
Hang in there - just keep on top of the pain...make sure you don't skip your pain meds...set the alarm for every 4-6 hours...sleep, sleep, sleep...then, walk, walk, walk...short itty bitty walks of course - You got this! Congratulations xo
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01-11-2014 09:55 PM #8Gastric Sleeve Member
- I have had a gastric sleeve.
- Surgery date
- 08/28/2013
- Surgeon
- Dr. Frank Veninga
- Join Date
- Aug 2013
- Last Activity
- 05-26-2016 08:35 PM
- Posts
- 1,196 Said "Thanks" 42 Times
Was Thanked 304 Times in 287 Posts
Said "Welcome to Gastric Sleeve" 74 Times
Re: Home & Hurting
Congrats. Hope the pain subsides soon.
8/14/13 - 279 Pre-Op
8/28/13 - 265 Surgery
9/28/13 - 235
10/28/13 - 218
11/28/13 - 209
12/28/13 - 198
01/16/14 - 195
Blood Sugar 140 with metformin before surgery, 80 with no meds after surgery
Blood Pressure 145/90 before and 110/70 after
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01-11-2014 10:34 PM #9Gastric Sleeve Member
- I have had a gastric sleeve.
- Name
- Kim
- Surgery date
- 01/06/2014
- Surgeon
- Dr. Marc Bessler
- Join Date
- Sep 2013
- Last Activity
- 08-15-2015 04:11 AM
- Location
- NYC
- Posts
- 243 Said "Thanks" 45 Times
- Blog Entries
- 5
Was Thanked 42 Times in 40 Posts
Said "Welcome to Gastric Sleeve" 18 Times
Re: Home & Hurting
Congratulations and welcome to the losers bench!
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01-11-2014 10:37 PM #10Gastric Sleeve Member
- I have had a gastric sleeve.
- Surgery date
- 12/12/2013
- Join Date
- Dec 2013
- Posts
- 169 Said "Thanks" 20 Times
Was Thanked 37 Times in 36 Posts
Said "Welcome to Gastric Sleeve" 56 Times
Re: Home & Hurting
Gets better every day. Sip, sip, walk, and REST!
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01-11-2014 11:05 PM #11Gastric Sleeve Member
- I have had a gastric sleeve.
- Name
- S.Blackmon
- Surgery date
- 12/13/2013
- Surgeon
- Dr. Eagon
- Join Date
- Dec 2013
- Last Activity
- 03-09-2015 08:47 AM
- Location
- Illinois
- Posts
- 209 Said "Thanks" 48 Times
- Blog Entries
- 2
Was Thanked 51 Times in 35 Posts
Said "Welcome to Gastric Sleeve" 9 Times
Re: Home & Hurting
as everyone else has said, it does get better by the day! And as much as you may not feel like it, the walking does help! Congrats and welcome to the losing side!!!
NOTHING TASTES AS GOOD AS BEING THIN FEELS 
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01-12-2014 03:47 PM #12Gastric Sleeve Member
- I have had a gastric sleeve.
- Surgery date
- 11/26/2013
- Surgeon
- Dr. Simchuk
- Join Date
- Oct 2013
- Last Activity
- 01-23-2020 10:43 AM
- Location
- No. Calif.
- Posts
- 588 Said "Thanks" 10 Times
- Blog Entries
- 4
Was Thanked 107 Times in 105 Posts
Said "Welcome to Gastric Sleeve" 148 Times
Re: Home & Hurting
The pain was less and less every day for me. I made laps inside my house. My hubby and daughter kept reminding me, several times a day, to walk. keep sip, sip, sipping. You'll be happy you did.
Highest weight - 254
Day of Surgery - 245
1 month: 22 lb. loss (232)
2 month: 12 lb. loss (220)
3 month: 12 lb. loss (208)
4 month: 7 lb. loss (201)
5 month: 5 lb. loss (196)
6 month: 7 lb. loss (189)
7 month: 7 lb. loss (182)
8 month: 5 lb. loss (177)
Goal: 150
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