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Been around BariatricPal for a while? Then chat with other old-timers who also know the drill! Sometimes it just feels more comfortable to kick back and shoot the breeze with familiar faces. So, come on into the Vets Forum for some serious WLS talk or just to hang out. We're old pals here!

NOTE:  You must be 18 months post-op to participate in the WLS Veterans's Forum.

1,236 topics in this forum

  1. Accountability Group

    By s_suther,
    • 1,200 replies
    • 64,536 views

  2. Official Ongoing Gastric Sleeve Maintenance Thread

    By Oregondaisy,
    • 280 replies
    • 54,683 views

  3. The 5:2 Diet

    By Tink22-sleeve,   
    • 431 replies
    • 43,197 views

  4. sleeve reset was successful

    By Olarance75,
    • 92 replies
    • 29,088 views

  5. 5:2 Links and info

    By feedyoureye,   
    • 55 replies
    • 26,109 views

  6. Veterans ONLY please. One year + post op.

    By LipstickLady,
    • 156 replies
    • 21,618 views

  7. How many vets are actually AT goal and staying there?

    By clk,
    • 248 replies
    • 20,113 views

  8. Calling all vets- where are you

    By mi75,
    • 83 replies
    • 18,295 views

  9. How long do you wait to drink after eating?

    By smithpy,
    • 19 replies
    • 15,839 views

  10. Long term prognosis

    By No game,
    • 163 replies
    • 15,298 views

  11. who here has been banded for at least 2 years and has had NO complications?

    By Lapbandster,
    • 81 replies
    • 14,374 views

  12. Vet's Forum

    By PdxMan,
    • 152 replies
    • 12,929 views

  13. Sleepy after eating

    By OutsideMatchInside,   
    • 6 replies
    • 12,510 views

  14. Feel like my surgery "expired" at 1 year

    By Success2013,
    • 45 replies
    • 12,237 views

  15. Welcome Lap Band Veterans!

    By Alex Brecher,   
    • 50 replies
    • 12,211 views

  16. Weight regain...I don't know where to start.

    By Ann Parde,
    • 39 replies
    • 11,964 views

  17. So mad at myself for regain

    By Debbieduck4,
    • 31 replies
    • 11,567 views

  18. Welcome Gastric Bypass Veterans!

    By Alex Brecher,
    • 42 replies
    • 11,507 views

  19. Am I FAT? Please tell me.

    By MichiganChic,
    • 83 replies
    • 10,936 views

  20. Big Pants

    By lsereno,
    • 92 replies
    • 10,861 views

  21. Back for support - nearly 7 years sleeved!

    By coops,
    • 50 replies
    • 10,727 views

  22. How Often Do You Weigh Yourself?

    By GradyCat,   
    • 51 replies
    • 10,703 views

  23. how much can you eat after a year?

    By yazzy,
    • 21 replies
    • 10,532 views

  24. 10 Day CHALLENGE to get back on track!

    By Success2013,
    • 31 replies
    • 10,433 views

  25. Satiety foods for post goal hunger?

    By Fiddleman,
    • 100 replies
    • 10,241 views

  26. What body type do you have after your weight loss?

    By Healthy_life2,
    • 66 replies
    • 10,177 views

  27. Regained weight support

    By Ohsv1966,
    • 50 replies
    • 9,999 views

  28. 12 week Transformation challenge for vets

    By Fiddleman,
    • 157 replies
    • 9,865 views

  29. What protein shakes for Reset to take off regain.

    By KC35,
    • 5 replies
    • 9,721 views

  30. Discouraged and Heartbroken.

    By Lisa's Hope,
    • 69 replies
    • 9,463 views

  31. Before/After Photos at Goal

    By bellabloom,
    • 69 replies
    • 9,327 views

  32. Sleeve Veterans: What makes you successful long term?

    By OutsideMatchInside,   
    • 23 replies
    • 9,003 views

  33. Please Help Me Wrap My Head Around This...

    By LipstickLady,
    • 74 replies
    • 8,973 views

  34. Jealous ? Resentful ? Spouse just stunned the HELL out of me !

    By LizInTexas,
    • 35 replies
    • 8,825 views

  35. Veterans....#1 thing you miss / don't miss

    By Kindle,
    • 91 replies
    • 8,742 views

  36. Looking deflated!

    By Nicolanz,
    • 92 replies
    • 8,701 views

  37. 10 years out From Sleeve

    By BriarRose,
    • 14 replies
    • 8,591 views

  38. Anyone gone through menopause AFTER the surgery?

    By Strangefruit,
    • 17 replies
    • 8,471 views

  39. serious question for fellow "veterans"

    By CowgirlJane,
    • 91 replies
    • 8,434 views

  40. Putting weight on

    By ooffa511,
    • 60 replies
    • 8,197 views

  41. VET'S FORUM. What the %^&* is going on around here?

    By LipstickLady,
    • 35 replies
    • 8,173 views

  42. Vets: What Are You Eating Today?

    By lsereno,
    • 73 replies
    • 8,029 views

  43. Welcome

    By *susan*,
    • 91 replies
    • 7,955 views

  44. what's the longest with the band

    By Muñekita,
    • 69 replies
    • 7,940 views

  45. Weight gain, looking for meaningful discussion/mutual support not lectures!

    By Oak Park Lorena,
    • 60 replies
    • 7,898 views

  46. Low Hemoglobin, Ferritin, and Iron 3 years out, anyone else?

    By FishingNurse,
    • 52 replies
    • 7,838 views

  47. Starting my first fast today on the 5.2 Diet Plan! Questions.

    By Lisa's Hope,
    • 131 replies
    • 7,817 views

  48. How are you doing on the "emotional" side of being skinny?

    By CowgirlJane,
    • 51 replies
    • 7,804 views

  49. What are your differences between Year 1, Year 2, and Year 3?

    By Queen of Crop,
    • 50 replies
    • 7,766 views

  50. Hello, any veterens around?

    By Tink22-sleeve,
    • 44 replies
    • 7,718 views

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    • ChunkCat

      ChunkCat

      Thank you everyone for your well wishes! I totally forgot I wrote an update here... I'm one week post op today. I gained 15 lbs in water weight overnight because they had to give me tons of fluids to bring my BP up after surgery! I stayed one night in the hospital. Everything has been fine except I seem to have picked up a bug while I was there and I've been running a low grade fever, coughing, and a sore throat. So I've been hydrating well and sleeping a ton. So far the Covid tests are negative.
      I haven't been able to advance my diet past purees. Everything I eat other than tofu makes me choke and feels like trying to swallow rocks. They warned me it would get worse before it gets better, so lets hope this is all normal. I have my follow up on Monday so we'll see. Living on shakes and soup again is not fun. I had enough of them the first time!! LOL 
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    • BeanitoDiego

      BeanitoDiego

      Still purging all of the larger clothing. This morning, a shirt that I ADORED wearing ended up on top. Hard to let it go, but it was also hard to let go of those habits that also no longer serve my highest good. Onward and upward!
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    • Onedayatatime365

      Onedayatatime365

      Looking to connect with others who are also on the journey of better health. Post-Op Gastric Sleeve (4/11/24).
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    • jparadigm

      jparadigm

      Happy Wednesday!
       
      I hope everyone is having a lovely week so far! 
      It's been a bit of a struggle this last week...I'm hungry ALL the time.
      · 1 reply
      1. BlondePatriotInCDA

        BlondePatriotInCDA

        Have a great Wednesday too! Sorry you're hungry all the time, I'm pretty much the same..and I'm sick of eating the same food all the time.

    • ChunkCat

      ChunkCat

      Well, tomorrow I go in for an impromptu hiatal hernia repair after ending up in the ER over the weekend because I couldn't get food down and water was moving at a trickle... I've been having these symptoms on and off for a few weeks but Sunday was the worst by far and came with chest pain and trouble breathing. The ER PA thinks it is just esophagitis and that the surgeon and radiologist are wrong. But the bariatric surgeon swears it is a hernia, possibly a sliding one based on my symptoms. So he fit me into his schedule this week to repair it! I hope he's right and this sorts it out. He's going to do a scope afterwards to be sure there is nothing wrong with the esophagus. Here's hoping it all goes well!!
      · 4 replies
      1. AmberFL

        AmberFL

        omgsh!! Hope all goes well!! Keeping you in my thoughts!

      2. gracesmommy2

        gracesmommy2

        Hope you’re doing well!

      3. NickelChip

        NickelChip

        I hope it goes well! Sending positive thoughts for a speedy recovery!

      4. AmberFL

        AmberFL

        How are you doing? any update?!

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