dsarah1977
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hi been accepted for sleeve awaiting funding but i want to know how op went how recovery was wat ucould eat and how long your stay in hospital was thanks again.
sarah xx
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gaelic girl
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Sarah i've had a bypass so not any help to you but i'm sure Mixman will be along soon to help you xx
Gail-michelle
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Hi Sarah, Mixmans the man. Hey Mixman!!! where art thou!!!!
thinkbethin
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Sorry I can't help either but there is Mixman, Krazykelly and Blondemoment who have all had the sleeve and I'm sure they'd be willing to help youxx
Emma Louise
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Thanks for asking these questions! Ill be waiting for some answers too as im considering the sleeve. xx
margaretmc
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Hi Sarah
That is fantastic news . I copied this from Charing Cross I hope it helps . Take care .
Margaret xx
What are the advantages of having a sleeve gastrectomy?
For very large patients where the risks of a long operation are considered too high, a sleeve gastrectomy may be used as the first of two operations. The second operation (a roux-en-y gastric bypass) is then done several months later when the patient has lost a significant amount of weight and the risks associated with having further surgery is much less.
However, about 50% of patients who have a sleeve gastrectomy get such good weight loss that they do not need to have further surgery.
Are there any risks associated with this operation?
As with any operation, there are risks associated with having a general anaesthetic. Specific to this operation, there is a small risk of wound infection, chest infection, deep vein thrombosis (‘DVT’ or blood clots in the legs), pulmonary emboli (blood clot on the lungs). Most people will not experience any serious complications from their surgery. The risks increase for people who already have other medical conditions, such as heart disease or high blood pressure. However, any problems that do arise can be rapidly assessed and appropriate action taken. Other complications include leakage from the staple line along the stomach. This can occur in 5% of patients. There is a 1 in 100 risk of death and a 5% risk of adverse effects as listed on the previous page caused by having this treatment.
Are there any alternatives to this operation?
· Lifestyle management
· Drug Treatment
· Gastric banding surgery
· Gastric bypass surgery
What happens before the operation?
A few weeks before your operation, we will ask you to attend the
Pre-admission Assessment Clinic. This appointment is an opportunity to check that you are fully prepared for your admission, treatment and discharge home. You may also have routine investigations such as blood tests, ECG (recording of your heart) or a chest x-ray done at this time to check your fitness for surgery. An anaesthetist will also see you at this appointment.
Is there anything I should do to prepare for my operation?
Please follow the pre-operative diet sheet for bariatic surgery (enclosed) for two weeks before your operation.
Make sure you go for a 30 minute walk every day, as this is good cardiovascular exercise. This will reduce the risk of post-operative complications, as well as help you lose some weight prior to surgery.
You should also do your breathing exercises 3 times each day using your inspirometer as instructed by your clinical nurse specialist.
Please do not have anything to eat (not even sweets or chewing gum) or drink after midnight on the night before your operation.
If you regularly taken medicines in the morning, you should take them before 7.00am, with a small sip of water if necessary.
If you are diabetic, you must not take your insulin or diabetic tablets on the morning of your operation.
If you take blood-thinning medications (such as warfarin or aspirin) and/ or you are allergic to any medications, please contact the ward for advice before you come in to hospital.
What happens on the day of my operation?
You will be admitted to the ward on the day of your operation. Your temperature, blood pressure, respiration rate, height, weight and urine will be measured to give the nurses a baseline (normal reading) from which to work. We will measure you for special stockings (sometimes known as ‘TEDS’) to prevent blood clots (known as ‘DVT’ or ‘deep vein thrombosis’) from forming in your legs following surgery. We may also start you on anti-coagulant (blood-thinning) injections to help minimise this risk.
The surgeon will explain the procedure to you in detail before asking you to sign a consent form. This is to make sure that you understand the risks and benefits of having the operation.
All make-up, nail varnish, jewellery (except wedding rings, which can be taped into place), body piercings and dentures must be removed. One of the nurses will then come and prepare you for the operating theatre.
What happens after the operation?
You will wake up in the recovery room before you are taken back to the ward or the High Dependency Unit.
Please tell us if you are in pain or feel sick. We have tablets/ injections that we can give you as and when required, so that you remain comfortable and pain free.
You may feel light-headed or sleepy after the operation. This is due to the anaesthetic and may continue until the next morning. It is also common to have a sore throat for 2 or 3 days after having a general anaesthetic. This sometimes happens because the anaesthetist (specialist doctor) has to pass a tube down your windpipe to give you the anaesthetic gases that keep you asleep during the operation.
Four hours after your operation we will askyou to stand up and start moving around. It is important that you move about as much as possible, as this will reduce the risk of any complications and speed up your recovery.
Please make sure that you do your breathing exercises 10 times every two hours (between 8.00am and 10.00pm) and walk around for 10 minutes every two hours every day that you are in hospital.
Your wound will have been closed with absorbable sutures (stitches) that will dissolve within 7 – 10 days after surgery. We will remove the dressing covering your wound after 24 hours.
For the remainder of your stay, the nurses will take your temperature, pulse and blood pressure at regular intervals to check your recovery and it will sometimes be necessary to wake you up to do this. It is very important that we monitor your progress after your operation, so please be patient with the nursing staff during this time. Your doctor will also visit every day to check on your recovery.
A catheter (tube) will be inside your bladder to drain urine away and to allow the nurses to closely monitor your urine output after the operation. The tube is usually removed approximately two days after surgery.
You may have a ‘nasogastric’ tube in your nose, which passes down into your stomach. This tube removes any excess fluid from your stomach, preventing vomiting and thereby making you more comfortable. The tube is usually removed 2 days after surgery.
You may also have a drain (tube) inside your wound. This is so that any blood or fluid that collects in the area can drain away safely and will help prevent swelling. The tube will be removed when it is no longer collecting fluid, usually 2 – 3 days after surgery.
A ‘drip’ will also be attached to your arm or neck to provide you with fluids and prevent dehydration.
When can I start eating and drinking again?
You will be allowed to start slowly sipping unlimited amounts of water, tea, coffee, milk, squash, ribena or bovril the day after surgery
· Days 2 – 6 after surgery, you will be on a liquid diet
· Days 7 – 13 after surgery, you will be on a puréed diet
· Weeks 2 – 4 after surgery, you will be on a soft diet
· After 4 weeks, you can return to a regular diet
For further details, please see the diet plan given to you before surgery by the dietician.
When can I go home?
Provided you are well enough, you should be able to go home
3 days after your operation. We will give you a 2-week supply of medication to take home with you. Any further medication will need to be prescribed by your GP. Please make sure that you arrange this before the 2-week supply runs out.
If possible, please arrange for someone to come and collect you by car on the day of your discharge home, as you will not be able to drive yourself or travel on public transport. It is important that you make the necessary plans as you will be expected to make your own arrangements for going home unless your doctor feels that there are special reasons why you need hospital transport.
You should continue to walk for 30 minutes every day, as this is good cardiovascular exercise. It will also reduce the risk of post-operative complications.
You should also do your breathing exercises 3 times each day for the next 6 weeks, using your inspirometer as instructed by your clinical nurse specialist.
Please continue to attend the support group meetings when you can. They run every 2nd Friday of each month from 10.00am – 11.00am in the Seminar Room, 5 East.
Is there anything I need to watch out for at home?
You may feel different sensations in your wound such as tingling, itching or numbness. This is normal and is part of the healing process.
However, if you experience a high temperature or fever, swelling, pain, discharge or excessive redness around the wound site, please contact your GP or go to your nearest Accident & Emergency (Casualty) Department as you may have an infection.
What happens next?
1 week after surgery
You may still have some abdominal discomfort, which can be caused by your wound or the reduced size of your stomach. You can take painkillers for this if necessary. You should be able to return to work. However, you should avoid doing any heavy lifting for six weeks. Make sure that you continue to walk for 30 minutes each day, as well as do your breathing exercises 3 times a day using your inspirometer. Continue following a predominantly liquid diet as instructed by your dietician. See your diet sheet for ideas and meal plans.
2 weeks after surgery
You should now be able to start on a diet of puréed foods (see diet sheet for examples of meal plans). You may experience symptoms of ‘dumping syndrome’. This is where you may feel sweaty, light headed and have diarrhoea after eating refined carbohydrates such as sucrose (table sugar) and fructose (fruit sugar). Make sure that you continue to walk for 30 minutes each day, as well as do your breathing exercises 3 times a day using your inspirometer.
3 weeks after surgery
You can now start eating a diet of predominantly soft foods. Make sure that you continue to walk for 30 minutes each day, as well as do your breathing exercises 3 times a day using your inspirometer.
4 weeks after surgery
You can start eating ‘normal’ food (solids), but be careful with any food that does not crumble in the hand, such as bread or broccoli because these can swell in the stomach and cause bloating. Make sure that you continue to walk for 30 minutes each day, as well as do your breathing exercises 3 times a day using your inspirometer. You will have your first post-operative outpatient appointment to see the doctor and the dietician.
6 weeks after surgery
We will ask you to return to the outpatient clinic to see your surgeon so that s/he can check your wound.
3 months after surgery
We will send you appointments to see both your doctor and your dietician so that they can check your progress. Both appointments will be on the same day.
6 months after surgery
We will send you appointments to see both your doctor and your dietician so that they can check your progress. Both appointments will be on the same day.
1 year after surgery
We will send you appointments to see both your doctor and your dietician so that they can check your progress. Both appointments will be on the same day.
2 years after surgery
We will send you appointments to see both your doctor and your dietician so that they can check your progress.
That is fantastic news . I copied this from Charing Cross I hope it helps . Take care .
Margaret xx
What are the advantages of having a sleeve gastrectomy?
For very large patients where the risks of a long operation are considered too high, a sleeve gastrectomy may be used as the first of two operations. The second operation (a roux-en-y gastric bypass) is then done several months later when the patient has lost a significant amount of weight and the risks associated with having further surgery is much less.
However, about 50% of patients who have a sleeve gastrectomy get such good weight loss that they do not need to have further surgery.
Are there any risks associated with this operation?
As with any operation, there are risks associated with having a general anaesthetic. Specific to this operation, there is a small risk of wound infection, chest infection, deep vein thrombosis (‘DVT’ or blood clots in the legs), pulmonary emboli (blood clot on the lungs). Most people will not experience any serious complications from their surgery. The risks increase for people who already have other medical conditions, such as heart disease or high blood pressure. However, any problems that do arise can be rapidly assessed and appropriate action taken. Other complications include leakage from the staple line along the stomach. This can occur in 5% of patients. There is a 1 in 100 risk of death and a 5% risk of adverse effects as listed on the previous page caused by having this treatment.
Are there any alternatives to this operation?
· Lifestyle management
· Drug Treatment
· Gastric banding surgery
· Gastric bypass surgery
What happens before the operation?
A few weeks before your operation, we will ask you to attend the
Pre-admission Assessment Clinic. This appointment is an opportunity to check that you are fully prepared for your admission, treatment and discharge home. You may also have routine investigations such as blood tests, ECG (recording of your heart) or a chest x-ray done at this time to check your fitness for surgery. An anaesthetist will also see you at this appointment.
Is there anything I should do to prepare for my operation?
Please follow the pre-operative diet sheet for bariatic surgery (enclosed) for two weeks before your operation.
Make sure you go for a 30 minute walk every day, as this is good cardiovascular exercise. This will reduce the risk of post-operative complications, as well as help you lose some weight prior to surgery.
You should also do your breathing exercises 3 times each day using your inspirometer as instructed by your clinical nurse specialist.
Please do not have anything to eat (not even sweets or chewing gum) or drink after midnight on the night before your operation.
If you regularly taken medicines in the morning, you should take them before 7.00am, with a small sip of water if necessary.
If you are diabetic, you must not take your insulin or diabetic tablets on the morning of your operation.
If you take blood-thinning medications (such as warfarin or aspirin) and/ or you are allergic to any medications, please contact the ward for advice before you come in to hospital.
What happens on the day of my operation?
You will be admitted to the ward on the day of your operation. Your temperature, blood pressure, respiration rate, height, weight and urine will be measured to give the nurses a baseline (normal reading) from which to work. We will measure you for special stockings (sometimes known as ‘TEDS’) to prevent blood clots (known as ‘DVT’ or ‘deep vein thrombosis’) from forming in your legs following surgery. We may also start you on anti-coagulant (blood-thinning) injections to help minimise this risk.
The surgeon will explain the procedure to you in detail before asking you to sign a consent form. This is to make sure that you understand the risks and benefits of having the operation.
All make-up, nail varnish, jewellery (except wedding rings, which can be taped into place), body piercings and dentures must be removed. One of the nurses will then come and prepare you for the operating theatre.
What happens after the operation?
You will wake up in the recovery room before you are taken back to the ward or the High Dependency Unit.
Please tell us if you are in pain or feel sick. We have tablets/ injections that we can give you as and when required, so that you remain comfortable and pain free.
You may feel light-headed or sleepy after the operation. This is due to the anaesthetic and may continue until the next morning. It is also common to have a sore throat for 2 or 3 days after having a general anaesthetic. This sometimes happens because the anaesthetist (specialist doctor) has to pass a tube down your windpipe to give you the anaesthetic gases that keep you asleep during the operation.
Four hours after your operation we will askyou to stand up and start moving around. It is important that you move about as much as possible, as this will reduce the risk of any complications and speed up your recovery.
Please make sure that you do your breathing exercises 10 times every two hours (between 8.00am and 10.00pm) and walk around for 10 minutes every two hours every day that you are in hospital.
Your wound will have been closed with absorbable sutures (stitches) that will dissolve within 7 – 10 days after surgery. We will remove the dressing covering your wound after 24 hours.
For the remainder of your stay, the nurses will take your temperature, pulse and blood pressure at regular intervals to check your recovery and it will sometimes be necessary to wake you up to do this. It is very important that we monitor your progress after your operation, so please be patient with the nursing staff during this time. Your doctor will also visit every day to check on your recovery.
A catheter (tube) will be inside your bladder to drain urine away and to allow the nurses to closely monitor your urine output after the operation. The tube is usually removed approximately two days after surgery.
You may have a ‘nasogastric’ tube in your nose, which passes down into your stomach. This tube removes any excess fluid from your stomach, preventing vomiting and thereby making you more comfortable. The tube is usually removed 2 days after surgery.
You may also have a drain (tube) inside your wound. This is so that any blood or fluid that collects in the area can drain away safely and will help prevent swelling. The tube will be removed when it is no longer collecting fluid, usually 2 – 3 days after surgery.
A ‘drip’ will also be attached to your arm or neck to provide you with fluids and prevent dehydration.
When can I start eating and drinking again?
You will be allowed to start slowly sipping unlimited amounts of water, tea, coffee, milk, squash, ribena or bovril the day after surgery
· Days 2 – 6 after surgery, you will be on a liquid diet
· Days 7 – 13 after surgery, you will be on a puréed diet
· Weeks 2 – 4 after surgery, you will be on a soft diet
· After 4 weeks, you can return to a regular diet
For further details, please see the diet plan given to you before surgery by the dietician.
When can I go home?
Provided you are well enough, you should be able to go home
3 days after your operation. We will give you a 2-week supply of medication to take home with you. Any further medication will need to be prescribed by your GP. Please make sure that you arrange this before the 2-week supply runs out.
If possible, please arrange for someone to come and collect you by car on the day of your discharge home, as you will not be able to drive yourself or travel on public transport. It is important that you make the necessary plans as you will be expected to make your own arrangements for going home unless your doctor feels that there are special reasons why you need hospital transport.
You should continue to walk for 30 minutes every day, as this is good cardiovascular exercise. It will also reduce the risk of post-operative complications.
You should also do your breathing exercises 3 times each day for the next 6 weeks, using your inspirometer as instructed by your clinical nurse specialist.
Please continue to attend the support group meetings when you can. They run every 2nd Friday of each month from 10.00am – 11.00am in the Seminar Room, 5 East.
Is there anything I need to watch out for at home?
You may feel different sensations in your wound such as tingling, itching or numbness. This is normal and is part of the healing process.
However, if you experience a high temperature or fever, swelling, pain, discharge or excessive redness around the wound site, please contact your GP or go to your nearest Accident & Emergency (Casualty) Department as you may have an infection.
What happens next?
1 week after surgery
You may still have some abdominal discomfort, which can be caused by your wound or the reduced size of your stomach. You can take painkillers for this if necessary. You should be able to return to work. However, you should avoid doing any heavy lifting for six weeks. Make sure that you continue to walk for 30 minutes each day, as well as do your breathing exercises 3 times a day using your inspirometer. Continue following a predominantly liquid diet as instructed by your dietician. See your diet sheet for ideas and meal plans.
2 weeks after surgery
You should now be able to start on a diet of puréed foods (see diet sheet for examples of meal plans). You may experience symptoms of ‘dumping syndrome’. This is where you may feel sweaty, light headed and have diarrhoea after eating refined carbohydrates such as sucrose (table sugar) and fructose (fruit sugar). Make sure that you continue to walk for 30 minutes each day, as well as do your breathing exercises 3 times a day using your inspirometer.
3 weeks after surgery
You can now start eating a diet of predominantly soft foods. Make sure that you continue to walk for 30 minutes each day, as well as do your breathing exercises 3 times a day using your inspirometer.
4 weeks after surgery
You can start eating ‘normal’ food (solids), but be careful with any food that does not crumble in the hand, such as bread or broccoli because these can swell in the stomach and cause bloating. Make sure that you continue to walk for 30 minutes each day, as well as do your breathing exercises 3 times a day using your inspirometer. You will have your first post-operative outpatient appointment to see the doctor and the dietician.
6 weeks after surgery
We will ask you to return to the outpatient clinic to see your surgeon so that s/he can check your wound.
3 months after surgery
We will send you appointments to see both your doctor and your dietician so that they can check your progress. Both appointments will be on the same day.
6 months after surgery
We will send you appointments to see both your doctor and your dietician so that they can check your progress. Both appointments will be on the same day.
1 year after surgery
We will send you appointments to see both your doctor and your dietician so that they can check your progress. Both appointments will be on the same day.
2 years after surgery
We will send you appointments to see both your doctor and your dietician so that they can check your progress.
dsarah1977
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thanks margret that was very helpful xx
Gail-michelle
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Hey Mixy where have you been ? you was a wanted man earlier:flirt2:
Damn, always too late
Gail-michelle
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Ime going to start calling you "MINX MAN":flirt2:
dsarah1977
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not gd enough when needed how r u doing on sleeve u can tell me your story as interested as getting sleeve x
Gail-michelle
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Bet you havnt your lovely
Mixman
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In all honesty, I'm doing fandabbydozy!!
I lost nearly 4 stone in the first 6 weeks, I've probably lost the same again, if not more in the last 8-9 weeks. I'm eating the food as same as a bypasser. I'm not having anything sweet at all. Sugars between 5 and 10g per 100g, low fat as possible. Yes, I probably could have more than I am allowing myself, but I don't want to, I'm doing great as I am.
I have lots of fish/seafood/chicken meals. one weetabix or equivalent fills me up, a splendip fills me up as a meal I take to work with a low fat yoghurt like muller lite.
I can manage small amounts of things like spag bol, chilli, curry. I follow the same no bread, no alcohol etc etc
I have lost between 8 and 10 inches off my waist in the last 15 weeks or so.
The best bit is that people tell me how healthy I am and I am blissfully happy!!
But that's just me, I went into this positive and it's changed my life. It's changed me psychologicaly as well as physically.
I have no worry in saying that it's the single best thing that could have happened to me. It's made my family life so much happier.
I lost nearly 4 stone in the first 6 weeks, I've probably lost the same again, if not more in the last 8-9 weeks. I'm eating the food as same as a bypasser. I'm not having anything sweet at all. Sugars between 5 and 10g per 100g, low fat as possible. Yes, I probably could have more than I am allowing myself, but I don't want to, I'm doing great as I am.
I have lots of fish/seafood/chicken meals. one weetabix or equivalent fills me up, a splendip fills me up as a meal I take to work with a low fat yoghurt like muller lite.
I can manage small amounts of things like spag bol, chilli, curry. I follow the same no bread, no alcohol etc etc
I have lost between 8 and 10 inches off my waist in the last 15 weeks or so.
The best bit is that people tell me how healthy I am and I am blissfully happy!!
But that's just me, I went into this positive and it's changed my life. It's changed me psychologicaly as well as physically.
I have no worry in saying that it's the single best thing that could have happened to me. It's made my family life so much happier.
gaelic girl
Loving Being a Loser
lol love the banter lets design a wanted poster for Mixman lol x
Gail-michelle
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me & allie are only joking mixy. Take care
Oi! I am not just some piece of meat you know, I do have feelings
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