I did it!!
Had my sleeve on June 10th!! Feeling pretty good right now. Everything went smooth with sleeve but had to repair a hienal sp. hernia and was in there a little longer. Also this is my first surgery and doc said I had a little rough time coming out of anesthesia -oxygen level kept going down but by the Grace of God I did it!!! Thank you for all the prayers !! I am so excited about this new journey!!!
Rest up- heal well- get ready for some good, hard work, new growth and transformation!
goal!!! August 20, 2013 age: 59 High weight: 345 (June, 2011) Consult weight: 293 (June, 2012) Pre-Op: 253 (Nov., 2012) Surgery weight: 235 (Dec. 12, 2012) Current weight: 145
TOTAL POUNDS LOST- 200 (110 pounds lost before surgery, 90 pounds lost Post Op.diabetes in remission-blood pressure normal-cholesterol and triglyceride levels normal! BMI from 55.6 supermorbidly obese to 23.6 normal!!!!
AWESOME, you!! I can't wait -- I'm on the 23rd! Hey - so now that you're 2 days out how do you feel? Are you hungry at all? I am SO hungry on Day 4 pre-op, protein-only liquid diet. Grrrrr. Please tell me that this gets better and that after surgery the cravings are gone at least for a while?!
PS. How long until you can drive? Others please chime in if you've had the sleeve -- how long before you drove a car? Honest answers please, not doctor's orders...
THANKS!
I waited until my 1 week checkup to drive. Doctors orders were as long as I wasnt on pain meds I could drive. I didnt feel comfortable with that knowing my experience of driving too fast after c-sections. Even though Laproscopic, you dont realize that all of your muscles are still sore and can cause more pain.