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This is the place to share your Weight Loss Surgery journey with other members. Please start your own thread to tell us more about yourself. Do you have weight loss surgery? Who was/is your surgeon? How much weight have you lost, what changes have you noticed, and what challenges have you overcome?

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  1. KY soon to be sleever

    By sheri_cummings,
    • 3 replies
    • 69,591,344 views

  2. What Was Your Final "straw That Broke The Camels Back"

    By bigjoe102,
    • 1,529 replies
    • 209,617 views

  3. Who Are You?

    By illgeturhairdid,
    • 1,179 replies
    • 151,446 views

  4. Horror Story

    By SistahSistah,
    • 314 replies
    • 89,531 views

  5. Hit a new milestone....hellooooo 240's =)

    By CheleLynn45,
    • 5 replies
    • 85,828 views

  6. Where Is Everyone From?

    By Lebim,
    • 713 replies
    • 73,727 views

  7. Newbie, Introducing myself

    By Seagull00,
    • 8 replies
    • 50,425 views

  8. ANY APRIL SURGERIES?....

    By mmlucas77,
    • 786 replies
    • 46,142 views

  9. Surgery day!

    By pr_pitbullgrl,
    • 569 replies
    • 44,395 views

  10. Things You Can Never Have Again With Sleeve :(

    By MK1986,
    • 50 replies
    • 38,368 views

  11. Out With the Old--In With the New!

    By FluffyChix,
    • 657 replies
    • 38,259 views

  12. Where are you From ?

    By jemma,
    • 666 replies
    • 37,565 views

  13. Low BMI Gastric Sleeve story

    By lady10000000000,   
    • 121 replies
    • 37,163 views

  14. SEX!

    By Juciilyps:),
    • 321 replies
    • 37,025 views

  15. July Surgeries

    By clk,
    • 382 replies
    • 36,331 views

  16. Rapidly Gaining Weight 2 Years Post Op Sleeve Surgery

    By nikki042,   
    • 107 replies
    • 35,898 views

  17. Height, Weight, And Size Poll

    By LeaveItToSleever,
    • 307 replies
    • 34,089 views

  18. Low BMI sleevers... results?

    By NightPilgrim,
    • 63 replies
    • 33,901 views

  19. New guy here, you've GOT to read this!

    By BigFrank,
    • 287 replies
    • 32,592 views

  20. Lost Too Much Weight

    By umystifyme,
    • 283 replies
    • 28,146 views

  21. Almost Died Fm Vsg Surgery.

    By Kim David,
    • 186 replies
    • 28,061 views

  22. 2/9 Surgery Date Team

    By Positive44,
    • 513 replies
    • 27,826 views

  23. Kristen's Journey From Pre-Op and Beyond

    By KristenVSG2014,
    • 187 replies
    • 26,545 views

  24. Gastric Bypass Surgery Ruined My Life

    By acuri08,
    • 25 replies
    • 25,620 views

  25. Newbie from Georgia

    By georgia girl,
    • 354 replies
    • 24,789 views

  26. The 1st Day Of My Gastric Sleeve Surgery Journey

    By GetInMyBelly,
    • 249 replies
    • 24,117 views

  27. Shoulder pain after surgery

    By stellasmommy,
    • 21 replies
    • 23,931 views

  28. PEOPLE WHO ONLY DID 3 day liquid pre op diet

    By rollargirl,
    • 535 replies
    • 23,884 views

  29. Can I Still Have Surgery If I Have Shingles

    By kaikai,   
    • 5 replies
    • 23,865 views

  30. The Uncomfortable Truth....

    By Madam Reverie,
    • 378 replies
    • 23,798 views

  31. Sleevers by profession.

    By BWaltD,
    • 317 replies
    • 23,452 views

  32. justwaitin2b banded in October and a bit scared

    By justwaitin2b,
    • 411 replies
    • 22,950 views

  33. Painful GAS pain!!

    By christina420,
    • 9 replies
    • 22,102 views

  34. Laura's RNY Journey; Age 31 Starting Weight 365

    By Laura7,
    • 225 replies
    • 21,297 views

  35. Gain weight to qualify?

    By kittydream,
    • 15 replies
    • 20,771 views

  36. 4 Years Post-Op

    By PeP,
    • 143 replies
    • 20,500 views

  37. Two weeks post-op enjoying hamburger

    By Big_Mike,
    • 17 replies
    • 20,381 views

  38. I did it! Got sleeved yesterday 9/2!

    By #BirdDog,
    • 171 replies
    • 20,329 views

  39. Before and after pics please

    By christy38,
    • 156 replies
    • 20,213 views

  40. I Lived Through This Surgery, My Sister Didn't.

    By LyndseyD,   
    • 139 replies
    • 19,649 views

  41. Why Getting Sleeved was the Biggest Mistake of My Life

    By Guest deleted_user,   
    • 128 replies
    • 19,503 views

  42. Where's everyone from?

    By WheelCrazy,
    • 276 replies
    • 19,210 views

  43. Will I Lose My Butt?

    By skinnyQT,
    • 12 replies
    • 19,179 views

  44. 7 Years Post Op Vsg

    By LUCK,
    • 17 replies
    • 18,822 views

  45. I Almost Regret Having Had This Sleeve Gastrectomy!

    By Lola43,   
    • 54 replies
    • 18,307 views

  46. 8 months out - AND NO RESTRICTION

    By texaschick,
    • 14 replies
    • 18,045 views

  47. Almost 10 years later

    By AdecadeLater,
    • 20 replies
    • 17,978 views

  48. Iband With Gastric Sleeve Plication

    By dragonfly2009,   
    • 174 replies
    • 17,938 views

  49. And So Our Journey Begins...

    By MistyAnnMoon829,
    • 179 replies
    • 17,770 views

  50. Bad acne after VSG

    By Munchiexa,
    • 14 replies
    • 17,767 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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