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       I did it...I survived my gastric sleeve surgery yesterday. It took a lot longer than then expected as Dr. Toder found a hernia on my stomach and needed to fix that too. Yes I am in pain, but its manageable and like you all said walking does help. Today I began my 30cc's of water every hour and am able to keep up so far. Dr. Toder came to see me and said if I can tolerate the protein shake tomorrow then I can most likely go home tomorrow!!! Thanks for all the support, this is a new journey for me and I will need all the support I can get. Thanks, Sasha

 Hi Sasha,

It's nice to hear from someone who's been through the same experience I've been through, so close in time to me.  Dr. Toder did my surgery, too, two weeks ago (March 3rd).  I'm sorry to hear about your hernia, but I'm so glad that she's so thorough, and so cautious.  If there's a better surgeon out there for this procedure, they'd have a hard time proving it to me.

I had the RNY bypass, and I sailed through the surgery, recovery, and hospital-time.  I didn't have any pain, and I really felt very good the whole time.  I came home on the third day, and spent two weeks recovering at home.

I hope your recovery continues to go well, and would enjoy hearing your updates.  

Best of luck to you!  Be prepared!  I've dropped twenty pounds since I got home from the surgery!  (slower is fine with me too, but it's really amazing how quickly those early changes come...)

-David

Welcom to the loser's bench!   Remember the mantra: sip, sip, sip, walk, walk, walk.

Hope you heal quickly!

Congrats Sasha! I am glad Dr. Toder found the hernia and glad that I have chosen her as my surgeon as well! I will be having RNY in May. Please keep us updated on your progress :)

Kristie

 Congrats Sasha on joining us on the losers bench.  Dr. Toder is my surgeon also, I had my surgery on March 14th.  I was able to go home on day 3 thankfully.  Just keep walking it does really help. The weight that comes off is quite amazing.  Good luck on your journey and we are here for you.
Kim