Another newbie here...

[Cyxelsid]

I had my vertical sleeve gastrectomy on Wednesday. Everything went extremely well, and I am recovering. The pain was not too bad, 3-4 on a 10-scale, and tapering down. The liquid diet is ok. I have only had water and diluted apple juice so far. The worst pain has been from back spasms (I am assuming this is stress, that's usually why I get them), and gas. The gas pain has been a real bitch.

A little about me, I am a 45 year old man, in Southern California. I am 6'0", and my highest weight was 348 lbs. I hit 348 in 2016, before going on a medically supervised weight loss program and lost 100 lbs. I had to do that program, because my insurance would not approve gastric banding unless I did that first.

Then, over the last 3 years, I found all the weight I lost. So... here I am!

I did A LOT of research before I had my surgery, with a lot of reading, podcasts, and interviewing multiple surgeons. I am a scientist by trade, so I took a very methodical approach to this decision. I am actually glad I waited, as there was a lot more information about gastric banding, and I determined it likely would not have worked well for me. Hence, the sleeve.

I wish I had found this forum before I had the surgery; you probably could have saved me some time and research. I am very appreciative that there are forums out here and people that know what I am going through.

I have decided to take a 6 week leave of absence from work, while I recover and adjust to my new normal. (Thank goodness for disability insurance!) I just got married in October 2019 to a beautiful regular weight woman, so there is some learning we both have to do together.

Anyway, looking forward to reading more about everyone's journey, and sharing mine! Thanks for being here!

 

[Brenda2010]

I had my vertical sleeve gastrectomy on Wednesday. Everything went extremely well, and I am recovering. The pain was not too bad, 3-4 on a 10-scale, and tapering down. The liquid diet is ok. I have only had water and diluted apple juice so far. The worst pain has been from back spasms (I am assuming this is stress, that's usually why I get them), and gas. The gas pain has been a real bitch.

A little about me, I am a 45 year old man, in Southern California. I am 6'0", and my highest weight was 348 lbs. I hit 348 in 2016, before going on a medically supervised weight loss program and lost 100 lbs. I had to do that program, because my insurance would not approve gastric banding unless I did that first.

Then, over the last 3 years, I found all the weight I lost. So... here I am!

I did A LOT of research before I had my surgery, with a lot of reading, podcasts, and interviewing multiple surgeons. I am a scientist by trade, so I took a very methodical approach to this decision. I am actually glad I waited, as there was a lot more information about gastric banding, and I determined it likely would not have worked well for me. Hence, the sleeve.

I wish I had found this forum before I had the surgery; you probably could have saved me some time and research. I am very appreciative that there are forums out here and people that know what I am going through.

I have decided to take a 6 week leave of absence from work, while I recover and adjust to my new normal. (Thank goodness for disability insurance!) I just got married in October 2019 to a beautiful regular weight woman, so there is some learning we both have to do together.

Anyway, looking forward to reading more about everyone's journey, and sharing mine! Thanks for being here!

Welcome and congratulations on your surgery! I'm glad you're feeling as well as can be this early out. And lucky you being in Southern Cali! Upstate NY here, no fun in the winter.

 

[Cyxelsid]

LOL, yeah, life is just easier in 65 degree weather!

 

[missdarmitage]

I had my vertical sleeve gastrectomy on Wednesday. Everything went extremely well, and I am recovering. The pain was not too bad, 3-4 on a 10-scale, and tapering down. The liquid diet is ok. I have only had water and diluted apple juice so far. The worst pain has been from back spasms (I am assuming this is stress, that's usually why I get them), and gas. The gas pain has been a real bitch.

A little about me, I am a 45 year old man, in Southern California. I am 6'0", and my highest weight was 348 lbs. I hit 348 in 2016, before going on a medically supervised weight loss program and lost 100 lbs. I had to do that program, because my insurance would not approve gastric banding unless I did that first.

Then, over the last 3 years, I found all the weight I lost. So... here I am!

I did A LOT of research before I had my surgery, with a lot of reading, podcasts, and interviewing multiple surgeons. I am a scientist by trade, so I took a very methodical approach to this decision. I am actually glad I waited, as there was a lot more information about gastric banding, and I determined it likely would not have worked well for me. Hence, the sleeve.

I wish I had found this forum before I had the surgery; you probably could have saved me some time and research. I am very appreciative that there are forums out here and people that know what I am going through.

I have decided to take a 6 week leave of absence from work, while I recover and adjust to my new normal. (Thank goodness for disability insurance!) I just got married in October 2019 to a beautiful regular weight woman, so there is some learning we both have to do together.

Anyway, looking forward to reading more about everyone's journey, and sharing mine! Thanks for being here!

Welcome to the group! It sounds like you are off to a great start and have done plenty of homework. Taking the time off after surgery is great. I had four weeks off and needed it for all the naps I was taking daily. It is crazy to look back on it now and see how much changed in my thinking from one week to another right after surgery. I went from "I will walk every two hours" to "I will walk 3 times a day" to "I will walk once a day for 2 hours" and landed on "I will walk/run 5 days a week for a minimum of 30 min". The best advice is to listen to your body and take it one day at a time. Your thinking will change as you go along but that is all a part of finding your "new normal". Good luck and keep us posted!

 

[mmitti]

Welcome to the group. I had my VSG on Jan. 21; today is day 6 for me. I'm 65. Not much pain, but I get fatigued easily. I'm on full liquids, so it's been oatmeal, grits, yogurt, strained soup.

 

[mmitti]

I had my vertical sleeve gastrectomy on Wednesday. Everything went extremely well, and I am recovering. The pain was not too bad, 3-4 on a 10-scale, and tapering down. The liquid diet is ok. I have only had water and diluted apple juice so far. The worst pain has been from back spasms (I am assuming this is stress, that's usually why I get them), and gas. The gas pain has been a real bitch.

A little about me, I am a 45 year old man, in Southern California. I am 6'0", and my highest weight was 348 lbs. I hit 348 in 2016, before going on a medically supervised weight loss program and lost 100 lbs. I had to do that program, because my insurance would not approve gastric banding unless I did that first.

Then, over the last 3 years, I found all the weight I lost. So... here I am!

I did A LOT of research before I had my surgery, with a lot of reading, podcasts, and interviewing multiple surgeons. I am a scientist by trade, so I took a very methodical approach to this decision. I am actually glad I waited, as there was a lot more information about gastric banding, and I determined it likely would not have worked well for me. Hence, the sleeve.

I wish I had found this forum before I had the surgery; you probably could have saved me some time and research. I am very appreciative that there are forums out here and people that know what I am going through.

I have decided to take a 6 week leave of absence from work, while I recover and adjust to my new normal. (Thank goodness for disability insurance!) I just got married in October 2019 to a beautiful regular weight woman, so there is some learning we both have to do together.

Anyway, looking forward to reading more about everyone's journey, and sharing mine! Thanks for being here!

It's good you can take 6 weeks off work; that will give you valuable time to focus on your self.

 

[Brenda2010]

Welcome to the group! It sounds like you are off to a great start and have done plenty of homework. Taking the time off after surgery is great. I had four weeks off and needed it for all the naps I was taking daily. It is crazy to look back on it now and see how much changed in my thinking from one week to another right after surgery. I went from "I will walk every two hours" to "I will walk 3 times a day" to "I will walk once a day for 2 hours" and landed on "I will walk/run 5 days a week for a minimum of 30 min". The best advice is to listen to your body and take it one day at a time. Your thinking will change as you go along but that is all a part of finding your "new normal". Good luck and keep us posted!

I agree 100% on the need for naps in the first few weeks. Healing wipes you out something fierce!