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Blog 1017

A blog by educationrulz in General

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A weight loss surgery blog by educationrulz on BariatricPal. 11 entries on surgery, recovery and progress.

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6 Month Update

I'm excited to be giving my 6 month surgery update. There were times when I didn't think I could do this, but it gets easier every day and every month. I feel pretty much like a normal person now. I eat whatever I want (within reason) and my sleeve keeps me in line. I am thankful for that control. I still have occasional moments of pity for myself when I can't eat a big meal or a large serving of something. But, I'm always able to put it in perspective when I remind myself of the positive life c

3 Month Update

Well, I'm a little past my 3 month mark and can definitely say that I am glad I had this surgery done. It wasn't easy to say that early on when I was struggling with getting fluid in, learning how to slowly feed my sleeve, and adjusting to a life of smaller portions. I can't say I'm 100% there, but I'm making good progress. I still get irritated sometimes when I'm really hungry and have something really good to eat and then I sit down and can only manage to eat a tiny bit. One thing about the s

3 Week Stall

Well, I just made it through the dreaded three week stall. I knew it was happening when I was going through it (even before I weighed) because I could tell that my body hadn't changed and that my clothes were fitting the same. Against my better judgement, I weighed myself at Walmart, since I don't plan to buy a scale until close to goal, and sure enough it hadn't budged since my last weigh in a week earlier. Man was I pissed off! :tongue_smilie: Despite the fact that I had read countless stories

Post-Op Diet

Note: I edited this post to get it off draft status so the post date has changed from when I originally posted it before surgery. *************************** I am just a few short days away from surgery and have begun preparing for my post-op phase. I went shopping today and got my popscicles, jello, italian ice cups, and pudding (all sugar free/low fat of course). I already got my Unjury unflavored protein packs in the mail and I"m praying that I can tolerate it. I ordered a Majic Bullet fro

Don't Get Dehydrated!

I posted this in one of the VST threads, but I thought it might be helpful to post here as well since I only mentioned it briefly in my 2 week postop update. ******* I became dehydrated a couple of days after coming home. I attribute it to pain when drinking from the hiatal hernia repair, nausea, and lack of desire to eat or drink. In hindsight, for a couple of days I wasn't drinking much of anything at all even though I thought I was sipping all day. It felt like a hot poker every time I dra

Questions asked of surgeon at PreOp appointment

I was supposed to post these questions awhile ago. I didn't write the answers as we talked so I can't remember everything he said, but I think I remember the answers to the important stuff.   1. Number of VSGs done? can't remember this one, but I think he said over a hundred   2. What size boughie used? 40 french   3. Impact of boughie size on maintaining goal weight and not losing too much weight? I think he said this is different for everyone and more related to changing your eating pat

2 Week Post Op Update

Well, today I am officially two weeks post op and still not quite sure how I actually feel about the surgery. I definitely don't regret it, but it hasn't been a breeze. :scared0:   I struggled quite a bit the first week and a half with being able to drink and eat. I ended up having a hiatal hernia repair with my sleeve surgery and I think this increased my pain level post op. It also made my esophagus very sore and restricted, making it painful to drink and eat. Getting that hot poker sensati

Pre-op Testing and Appointments Completed

Well, I have had such a busy week this past week getting prepared for surgery. I'm mentally and physically exhausted, but excited about having everything out of the way. Now, I just have to continue my pre-op diet and make a few last preparations before my surgery on the 22nd.   I thought it might be a good idea to post what I went through with pre-op appointments in case anyone out there is wondering about this aspect of things. I actually scheduled all of my own preop clearances. (The surge

Approved by Insurance!!!

(I've waited too late in the weekend to make an original post here, so I'll just cut and paste my forum message from two days ago here.)   Well, after waiting about about a week and a half since my insurance documentation was submitted, I found out today that I'm approved for VSG surgery. I am sooo excited I could turn cartwheels! I kind of knew I had everything in place to be approved, but it wasn't real until the nurse coordinator called me today to give me the news. NOW IT'S REAL!!! I've b

Finished Insurance Requirements

I've finally finished my 6 months of MD supervised diet and counseling visits. In some ways it seems like it took forever and in other ways it seems like it all went by really fast. I'm so excited to be past that part of things. I finished the visits last week and made sure that all of the records got to the surgeon's office. The counseling stuff was sent over immediately by the therapist I worked with. I had received the copy of my medical records from my primary doctor's office before my last

My Story and 1st Blog Entry

Hi everyone. I have been on the VST and OH forums since December, but I primarily post on VST. I don't participate much on OH, but I do enjoy the blogs there - I guess because they are continuous and not individual links for each blog. But, I feel more at home here on VST, so I've decided to post my first blog here. I'll probably go there at some point and post a blog also.   My journey is still pretty much in the early stages, so I feel a little scattered at this point. I have struggled with

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