Sick and surgery in one week

I'll say a little prayer for you! Hopefully if there is no fever, they can still do your surgery! Let us know.

I had the sore throat right before surgery and finally got an antibiotic and too****il the day before surgery.  I was fine. 
I would call your doctor and talk to them just to be sure.  Maybe you can do something now so you will be over it by then.
Good luck.
Linda

Thought for the day....  This was my pre-op mantra.  :)

Everything always works out for me.  Everything always works out for me....

(((HUGS)))  Have you called the doctor yet.  It's best if you take something now because they might not be able to give you something afterwords.

I sent a secure message to the surgeon and he replied that if the congestion isn't better by Friday, then the surgery will need to be postponed, which means at least another month out. I am worried, but they can't treat a cold with antibiotics.

Gail.


I am sorry that you are not feeling well.
I agree with Kristen... visualize the surgery... well, not really, but that it is going to happen. You have a week to get over this stuff... and our energy are going to help you "make it so".
Your in my thoughts and prayers... and by the way... now I am reading up on the sleeve... lol

Hugs to you ,............ (((((((((((( Gail))))))))))))

Thank you for your kind thoughts and words. I really appreciate it. I just have to take it one day at a time. Luckily, this didn't happen next weekend.

BTW, check out verticlesleevetalk.com for more information on the VSG. I read a lot of journal articles and the short term and intermediate term results are pretty close to the RNY. I didn't want the malabsorption issues, but everyone is different and has their own levels of comfort.

(((((HUGS to YOU)))).

How is the new job?

New job is great... although my back is killing me at work.. from standing. It is not my feet, lets... but my lower back... when I get home.. I am fine... it is the reaching into the counters, bending but Gail... I love working again. I know this stuff inside and out... so it is ok..

So about the sleeve... besides the malabsorption... does it do anything different than the RNY? I did not pay that much attention to the sleeve stuff... I guess next day off I can read about it... but you are a nurse.. and were are very close to the same age... sleeve works as well as the RNY? Your a nurse... so I figured you did your homework... perhaps I sould get the sleeve...what about recovery same time?

 Hi Kristen,

I'm Lee that you met at the Saturday Luncheon.  I have the Sleeve and love it.  I think people just fall in love with whatever surgery they have because we feel so grea****ching the pounds come off.

As far as recovery..... on day 5 I was drinking 64 oz of water and walking on the treadmill.  On day 7 I was working my desk job from home.  On day 13 I was back in my office.  it sounds like you have a physically active job so it would take longer.  From what I've read, the recovery time is about the same.  Why not post a new topic here in the LW forum and ask about recovery time.

Did I mention that I  my Sleevie?

Kristen, I know about the lower back pain!!! Since I have lost some weight, it takes longer for the pain to set in, and I know with surgery, it will become less of an issue. Glad that you are enjoying being back at work.

The sleeve restricts the volume of food that you can eat, just as the RNY, but with the sleeve the stretchist part of the stomach is removed and the hunger hormone is reduced. With the RNY, malabsorption is what I didn't want, but many people need and want that aspect for weight loss. RNY is an effective surgery for many people, but I liked the less invasive sleeve. Nutrients are absorbed with the sleeve, but you still have to take the vitamins, because your intake is less, and there is less surface area for gastric acid secretion and absorption of nutrients and the volume of food that you can eat is less. Gastric acid is used to break apart nurtients from foods so that they can be absorbed.

With the sleeve, acid production can be a problem in the beginning, because there just isn't enough room for the acid, so reflux can be a problem. My surgeon said he prescribes acid reducers, anti-nausea medication, and PPI's, to decrease this issue.

If I had full-blown diabetes, I might have considered the RNY, but I didn't like the malabsorption aspects of the surgery, and I didn't like the idea of having a blind stomach and my intestines rerouted.

Many nurses have had the RNY and love it. Just depends upon your comfort level.

Kaiser gives people 4-6 weeks off of work, so that you can get over the fatigue factor, get into a schedule of taking your vitamins, and continue with an exercise program. There is no lifting of more than 10-20 lbs for the first 4-6 weeks. Check with your surgeion. My surgeon has given me 5 weeks off, and I am going to take it, so that I can take care of myself. I also, have the sick leave and SDI to do so.

You will get TONS of feed back from other people on this forum.


Although, having 80% of one's stomach removed can be difficult to wrap your head around, people have lived healthy lives for many areas with partial gastrectomies. People have had large amounts of their stomachs removed related to cancer, ulcers, and other reasons and have gone on to live long lives.