I had my sleeve 09.13.2017. I was compliant before the surgery and 100% compliant now. I haven't even had cream soup or low sugar pudding or any of the other more interesting things they let you have. Clear broth, protein drinks, diet jello, sugar-free frozen fruit bars and diet green tea.
My surgery experience wasn't great. I had a cardiac arrest while they were administering the gas. Chest compressions for about 30 seconds, and I'm fine. It occurs in 0.2% patients. I'm a little ticked my surgeon kind of brushed it off. It was the residents who told me. It seriously freaked me out. Post-surgery fluctuations in BP and glucose kept me in there 2 nights. I had a transfusion because I was anemic. My entire abdomen is one large purple Rorschach ink blot. Every incision and every needle stuck in me just bruised more than they'd ever seen. Probably the heparin. One injection site continued to bleed for about 24 hours.
I came out of the hospital 10 pounds heavier than when I went in. They overdid fluids, plus they had me on oxygen and I shouldn't have been, so my oxygen levels were actually low and I almost had to stay a 3rd night.
I'd be fine with all that. I lost the fluid in about 2 days and since then nothing. My BMI was 37. 5'2", 205" and now I'm 207.5. The hospital called me and said PROTEIN and WALKING. I upped the protein and I haven't really walked that much, but I've had to be busy at home up and down steps, which they love you to do.
I didn't expect a magic bullet. Even on fen-phen, you had to work hard, so I was prepared. I hadn't lost weight on the pre-op diet and that gave me pause about the surgery, but I went through with it anyway.
Someone suggested a different surgery, such as a duodenal switch, but I'm not doing another surgery and I don't want to get into the malabsorption nightmare.
Just venting. Food for thought
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