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Dehydration? When to seek help? - Surgery was Tuesday, but they only kept the IV in until Tuesday night.  It was making my arm swell and they said that it had to go.  I think I was doing fine until this afternoon. ...

Four days out, how much exercise? - Surgery was Tuesday, I was in the hospital for 36 hours, and walked the halls 3 to 4 times per day.  Not a super long distance.  Yesterday was very warm where I live, so I took a w...

Sick of clear liquids... - I've read about how taste buds change, and I wonder if that's what I'm experiencing. I can't even think about the sweetness of these protein shakes. I have samples of every brand a...

When to return to work? - I have a primarily sedentary job sitting at a desk. There is some walking when I have to go to the workroom, or other areas of the building.  I'm just trying to figure out when I s...

I'm sleeved!!! - I truly can't believe I did it. All went well, sleeve was as planned and I did have a hiatal hernia that he repaired.  I had some pain as I woke up in recovery, but the pain meds w...

Surgery is tomorrow morning, and it's national nur - Here I am, just about 13 hours until surgery.  I'm so nervous I can hardly stand it.  I work in long-term care, and just realized that tomorrow is national nurses day!  Wondering i...

How soon after surgery do you start losing? How o - I've always played mind games with the scale and I'm wondering how soon to expect a loss?  I've already lost 12 lbs in 2 days from the Liquid diet. Do you all weigh every day?  Onc...

Tell me about your hospital stay.... - Sorry to keep posting. All I can think about is surgery and things keep popping up.   Do the nursing staff wake you up during the night for vital signs? Could you even sleep duri...

No robe, slippers at the hospital? - My surgeon typically discharges after 3pm the day after surgery. In our pre-op class the nurse said not to bring a robe or slippers. How can that be if we are supposed to walk the ...

Blog or other wls documentation? - Now that I'm about 7 days pre-surgery, I'm wondering what the best way to document my journey might be.  Is it too late to start a blog?  I have written a few in the past on other ...

Pre-Op everything today... - I'm actually excited. That's kind of unusual because I've been so nervous it's kind of overshadowed the excitement.  Final surgeon consult- all went well, he assured me that he an...

What other websites should I check out??? - Honestly this is the only one I've been to that is a forum. Any good sites or blogs I should bookmark for stories, recipes etc?     Thanks!! Renee

Anyone ask for Xanax for days before/of surgery?? - I don't have a script for Xanax, though I have taken it in the past for short term issues. I'm very nervous and am afraid I will back out due to nerves if I don't take something th...

Surgery scheduled for May 6th. Should I be orderi - My nutrition class is April 28th.  I like to be organized.  Should I be pre-ordering protein shakes/samples, or wait until my nutrition class?  I work FT, have a family, house and ...

I got insurance approval today, but I had already - You all may remember my previous post. I had done all the paperwork and doctors visits in order to get approved for surgery.  Then I got a horrible migraine and decided that I coul...

I chickened out.... - I did all of my pre-testing, dr release, psych eval etc, just needed to give the ok to submit to insurance and I chickened out. I admit I have a severe phobia of throwing up. Then ...

Link to Tips on VSG?? - As I'm waiting for final insurance approval, I'm compiling a list of tips and advice on my ipad. Is there one main link with lots of tips?  I hate to start a new thread for a su...

Getting closer/to tell or not to tell... - I've had my surgical consult, my psych eval, lab work, primary care release, and I see the dietician Wednesday.  After that, we can submit to insurance. I'm hoping for late Febr...

Consult and psych eval Friday. Questions to ask? - I have the psych eval at 12 and the surgical consult at 2. Any advice on the psych consult and what questions should I ask the surgeon?  Is there a link on this site to question...

Insurance kicks in January 1st. How can I get star - My insurance has an exclusion, so I signed up for Dh's as a secondary which kicks in January 1st. I'm 150 lbs overweight, I have RA and am in terrible pain in my hips, and I'm S...

Phobia of throwing up... Opinions if VSG is for me - I have extreme anxiety about vomiting. If someone in my family gets the stomach flu, I get very anxious and obsessively clean. I'm wondering if the fear of vomiting would make ...

New here- will old pelvic adhesions prevent VSG su - Hi, I've been lurking but not posting yet. I am hoping to start the process of VSG in January when my secondary insurance kicks in. I just had laparoscopy for an ovarian mass l...