I was scheduled to be sleeved 2 days ago. I followed my preop diet, an Atkins diet less than 1200 cal per day. My surgeon noted that I had "abnormal anatomy". my liver was tall and very thick as opposed to long. He called in two other surgeons they worked for over an hour, but could not safely visualize my stomach. the surgery was cancelled. He said we could try again in about 6 wks. I trust that my surgeon made the right decision, but is there a chance that my liver just won't shrink?
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That will depend on how bad you GERD is. If you have mild to moderate gerd meaning you only get gerd after eating certain types of foods. You are okay to have the sleeve most of the gerd is probably caused by being over weight. If your gerd is currently being treated with one...
This is probably healing tissue from the recent surgery. In surgery it is called the "healing ridge". As far as feeling gas pain after eating, eat slow, do not drink or swallow too fast. Swallowing too fast can cause gassy pain and disconfort this soon after surgery.
Chances are you will have to wait a few months, and by then you may be done breast feeding . However, the surgery will interrupt your breast feeding, and the post operative pain medication will go through to your breast - so it may be a time when you will want to use formula.
