Tell Your Weight Loss Surgery Story

As of yesterday I am 12 weeks post op. When I came on today to update my ticker I got excited. I noticed I only have 7 more lbs to lose till my weight lost is MORE than my weight to left to lose to get to my goal weight. Just thought that was cool. Now grant it 175 is my first goal weight, but I know my doc wants me a little lower. But one step at a time. Also on another note......2 more lbs to go till the 240's!!! Hope everyone has a great day!!!!

Hi all. I had my lap band surgery surgery 3 years ago this month and after a long miserable 3 years I am now 1 pound lighter than when I had my surgery. Never thought I would even consider another surgery, but now I'm waiting on approval to get a revision. I need to lose 125 pounds and my doctor recommended the sleeve for me instead of the switch because I'm 28 and want to have children very soon. But he said I would only lose an average 60 pounds with the sleeve. He said I could come back and do the switch after I'm done having kids... But I don't want to have to have another surgery, I want to do it right this time. My main concern is having children right after th…

I had my surgery on 12/30 the first week I lost 12 lbs . Now the scale is barely moving I know I am doing everything right but I can't help feeling I should be losing more .

So I did it! I have officially had the gastric sleeve and so far the results have been pretty good. I got the surgery on 1/13 and I weighed 316 pounds. As of today 1/19 I am down to 299. I've lost 17 pounds in 6 days. Talk about EXCITED ! 've NEVER lost that much weight in a month, let alone less than a week. So I have nothing but good things to say about the surgery. Body wise, I'm good. I honestly have had NO pain where the cuts were. Weird right? But yup absolutely none. I've had some really bad back pains but I've had those prior to the surgery and it was also explained to me that because I would be laying flat on the operating table that it can cause some extra back …

Hey guys, I just finished making my 2 year Surgerversary video. It wound up being much longer - 1 1/2 hours long - than I expected. I didn't know if I should upload the video as one long video or break it up into 20 - 30 minute segments in a playlist. So I thought I'd ask you guys what you preferred? Thanks for taking my poll.

I want to cry at how overwhelming all of this is! I want this surgery so bad that waiting to do a diet makes it seem hopeless... I get the liquid diet 3 weeks before surgery,but the 6 month thing seems kinda shady to me. If a crack head needs rehab do you say ok now dear u must go with no crack for 6 months and then we will help u. ????. For a lot of us this is food addiction related and 6 months may be too late. I'm done venting and crying now lol. Much love and respect to all of u that made it through the weight loss journey without goin crazy!!!!

Just over a month...I know i made the right choice...it's not without working out 7 days a week and getting my liquids..praying that i continue on this path...A size 10 now thats a number i haven't seen in a few decades...LOL!!...Am just #thankful

Tuesday morning at 8am I check in for my sleeve surgery at OHSU in Portland Oregon. I was very nervous a week ago but now I'm just anxious to get it over with and begin the steps to a healthier life. I've lost about 25lbs so far and, everything being perfect, would like to lose another 110lbs. Yesterday i went on a nice hike that was much steeper than I expected. I ended up climbing about 1600 feet and back on rain-soaked muddy trails, and now my muscles are really sore. But I don't think there is any chance I could have accomplished that even a couple months ago. I haven't had the surgery yet, and already I'm I'm living a healthier, happier life. Just thinking …

Wow. So after weeks of crrraaaaviiing sushi... 3 days before surgery...I had some. And it was good. And I felt satisfied. Satisfied...with a side of guilt. Monday (day before surgery) I have to eat according to the list of things I was given at hospital which will eventually end in clear liquid dinner. Any tips?

I'm due to have my surgery Jan 7th and I'm petrified, both of the opp and post opp, I know my eating habits need to change but can you have the rare treat of say french bread? Or steak (grilled of course) just that all I've seen in this forum is talk of puréed foods and not how anyone can tolerate certain solid foods, any advice would be greatly appreciated. Thanx ????

Friday I went in for my one month follow-up with the surgeon following my sleeve gastrectomy on Dec 16th. I'm down 35 pounds, blood pressure is great. Scars are there, but hardly anything too speak of. Other than the (sometimes TERRIBLE) constipation that I have experienced intermittently, my recovery has been fantastic. I'm feeling great, and not being tempted by the food around me. I've been to a few group support meetings, but none of them really "fit" me. I need to find one in Los Angeles with similarly aged men. The groups I visited were primarily women much older than me, and while the vibe was all positive, I could tell that their needs as "recoverers" were d…

My name is Justin Wiseman. I would love to share my story with you. I have been bigger than everyone around me for as long as I can remember. I have my report card from kindergarten and there in black ink under my weight is 100 lbs. Wow, 100 lbs at 5? All the doctors my mom took me to said I would grow out of it, but the only thing I grew out of was my pants. Well actually jogging pants because that was the only thing my mother could find to fit me. Food was my world, it was my everything. It made me happy and took all the pain away. By the time I was in middle school I was over 250 pounds, and when I graduated high school I was over 400 pounds. After high school I pretty…

Surgery scheduled for 1/19. Had pre-op yesterday and ready to go.

I'm in a stall. I'm fine with it, just wondering how long does it typically last. I know we are all different, just looking for a consensus / average.

Getting ready to step my gym game up.... What songs are on your play list that help you finish your workouts? I'm loving nick Jonas jealous at the moment

HI EVERYONE, IM NEW TO THIS AND JUST HAD SOME QUESTIONS THAT I REALLY WANT INFO ONE.. MY SURGERY IS JAN 26 AND IM HAVING THE SLEEVE DONE. I WEIGHT 238 AND DECIDED THIS IS BEST FOR ME I DINT HAVE KIDS AND WANT THEM REALLY BAD I WAS DIAGNOSED WITH POLYCYSTIC OVARY SYNDROME AND FOUND OUT IT'S FROM WEIGHT GAIN... HAS ANYONE HAD POLYCYSTIC OVARY SYNDROME AND GOT PREGNANT AFTER SURGERY?

I'm doing good the pain is much better I chose not to have pain medicine don't like the feeling I get from it. I'm hoping to get my drainage and staples out tomorrow Sent from my SAMSUNG-SM-N900A using Tapatalk

Hi all, I have just signed up to this. Sleeve op date is set for Feb 19th. I'm feeling very nervous, just hoping everyone could share their pre op experience with me, any tips on how to calm the nerves? Cheers, K

had lap band six yrs ago and lost 45 the first year but gained jalf back. havent seen the dr in yrs due to embaeaasment etc. i was 329 now im 302. wtf. dont be me please. you must have support system around u. spouse friends etc. do it for the right reasons. yourself. im so disgusted ẃveryday. helpless. could i go to a new doctor for a fill aand checkup??? idk. so depressed it hurts...

Hello.... I'm excited to have found a site to share with... I will see my Dr. on Tuesday to have my surgery scheduled. I have been doing the 6 month monitoured weight loss with a NP so that my insurance will pay as needed. Very anxious to get the surgery scheduled. Any pointers to facing pre-op?

Hi everyone! I've been around the boards for 2 years now as a lapbander and lurker. I had many issues with my band and finally made the jump to take it out. I had a revision to gastric bypass almost 2 weeks ago. I'm looking forward to a new beginning! Thanks for reading

My name is Miss_Rawnie I'm new to this site I was sleeved on April 15, 2014 (tax day) thats all they kept saying before my surgery. My stats starting weight 256 surgery weight 243 I now weigh 167 struggling to get weight off been stalled the last 6 weeks but in better physical condition than I have ever been. That is my journey but its not over yet not quite where I think I should be

Surgery couldn't be better! I feel good, positive and determined. Lots of tightness specially laying down or sitting but I try to move around ad much as possible. Still feel a bit oozy from meds. Not much pain only at the site of port upon getting up (back to pregnancy days and rolling off to a side to get up:) My biggest challenge will be away from my almost 23 months old son. My awesome mom is taking care of him for the next 3 weeks until I heal (cannot lift anything heavy). My sister is my biggest inspiration, she was lap banded in 2012 lost all the excess weight and keeping it off. Her only major complication was lifting her son (then 2.5 yr) and having port twi…

Did anybody experience visible swelling on their stomach after surgery. I just had mine on Tuesday the 13. Got discharged on Friday. And I have a bit of swelling on my stomach around on of my incisions. and it's a little numb. Is that normal?

Hi all! So happy I found this site. Well to begin I have struggled woth dieting since my 20's. I turned 38 last year and had finally had enough. After 4 kids my max weight had reached up to 267 lbs. I couldn't believe it. It's like size 12 gradually went to size 20. While my hudbad is wonderful and loves me at any size I knew the weight gain was unhealthy. I read somewhere that losing weight after 35 gets more difficult and it was true. I had enough of 20 lbs here and there. So I consulted with my doctor after medication for weight management for 3 months I lost 20 lbs but in my heart I had decided on surgery. I have no medical complications and I actually love my ve…

I am getting the Gastric Bypass on January 29, 2015.Kinda nervous and excited all at one time. Lets see what the future holds!

Is anyone getting their lapband removed??? My guy had his band 5 years lost maybe 50 pounds and he was a big guy 415. But he's now had some scary side effects which we are now action upon and asking for removal. He has lots of getting stuck episodes where he has to puke up what he's eaten, he has to have a pike cup with him when he eats and on the bedsi de table, he has regurgitation issues at night with either saliva or air, he chokes on it and has even had an episode that caused enough to get in his lungs and cause pneumonia, he has passed out and had seizures twice due to stuck meds and food. Fir $t time I found him in the bathroom unresponsive, jerkinf, puking, lost c…

Hello I just wanted to jot a line or two to say that I am finally done with all of my requirements. I am waiting on final approval from insurance but have a target surgery date of 02/04/15. I'm excited & nervous. I have my preop class on Tuesday and planning to start the 2 week liquid diet on 01/21/15. Today I'm cleaning out closets. Thought I'd do some early spring cleaning to keep my mind occupied. I'll keep you posted. I wish all of you well.

I have been preparing for gastric bypass surgery since Feb. of 2014. My visits for my 6 months of dr appointments started in March, and ended in Sept. My final visit was Sept 25th 2014. My doctor sent my all of my papers/file to the surgeon and everything was going great. Sept 27th I was walking my dog and cracked my fifth metatarsal on my left foot in half. The office manager called that monday the 29th and said I was approved and we needed to schedule. I told her about what happened. The doctor called and said I wasn't able to have my surgery during the time of my broken foot because I would not be mobile enough. I was devastated to say the least. I stayed in a cast fro…

Well after 6 months of Doctor visits, Blood tests and a 14 Day PreOp liquid diet. I go into surgery to get banded tomorrow. After all the failed diets, fad diets, pills and everything else I have tried. "And I have tried them all" It is time for a new beginning and a new me. I was thinking last night how being overweight had kept me captive in my own body. Watching my kids grow up and not being able to run in the park with them, sit comfortably in a movie next to them, even go to amusement parks only to be told I was too heavy to ride some attractions. This all comes to an end tomorrow. With my new weightloss "Tool" and am now ready to take on the world and ever…

Why everytime I asked my doctor about constipation he keeps referring me to probiotic pills does that suppose to be good for constipation? I'm 7 1/2 months out so upset with this freaking standstill I've lost 93 pounds but nothing in the last month any suggestions???

Considering the amount of food I would eat through the day, I am really amazed that I am sailing right through this. With my lapband surgery just 8 days away. I think I have a great hold on this whole thing. Wish me luck!!!!

My name is Synthia McClure I had my surgery on December 30, 2014. My surgeon was Dr. Paul Macik Northside bariatrics. My begging weight was 288lbs. I am in my third week and have lost 28 lbs. My problem is learning how to get my protein in. I am still only able to eat blended food, but I can only take about four spoons before I am full. I make a protein-shake and can only drink about 4oz. I only get about 8oz o water. I have been walking about a mile everyday. I need to get a schedule of how and what to eat to get the protein,

Hey guys, First off, I wanted to say thanks for all the support and information I've gotten from Bariatricpal and it's community. I've come to learn we all go through the same set of doubts and fears and worries - no matter what type of WLS we've had. So here's my attempt to try and pay if forward. I kinda shot myself in the foot, creating an hour and half long video that was 13 gigabytes in size. Processing a video that size has taken my computer days, not to mention the additional time it will take to upload to Youtube. So I've had to break it into segments. I've posted my body shot video 1st because it was the shortest video segment. I'm going to get more of …

I feel great no complications at all.

Hello! I'm Michelle, 43 yrs old, 299 lbs, 5'10. I started doing everything in October. It doesn't seem like a long time but it feels like a long time. LOL I was on a roll with all of my appointments but then hit a snag with this new primary care doctor. She was so paranoid about writing the referral that I ended up having to go back to my old doctor for it. I got a physical and she wrote the letter. Of course I had to pay for it, but whatever it was done. I faxed it yesterday. I'm really glad I did it this way because I found out I'm pre-diabetic. That scares me. A few family members suffer from diabetes and I don't want any parts of that. I have to do a sleep study …

I've loved being here, but I have to go back home and become responsible for myself so I'm getting ready to be discharged. I'm so sleepy with all the pain meds. But I'm so happy I've done this. Can't wait for results

I am scheduled for my first fill later this month, approximately 6 weeks post surgery. I don't want it yet. Part of it is fear (of being too tight, having reflux, getting stuck, etc.). The other part is that I think I am doing ok on the weight loss and changes to my eating habits. Of course I lost a lot of weight during the post-surg liquid diet, and since I have been on regular food I am continuing to lose (not as fast though). I am comfortable with this pace and don't want to mess with it. I am comfortble with the band as is (and yes I can feel it working). I am going to speak to my doc before the appointment, just just wanted to know what you guys thought. Is he …

Well after six months of planning, lab tests, docter visits, psychological evalutions and a 14 day liquid preop diet. My Lap band surgery was completed 2 days ago. I was truly blown away of what an amazing and truly professional job the staff and my Docters at NYU Langone Hospital in New York City did for me and my surgery. From me being admitted, surgery, recovery and discharge, the staff at NYU will go above and beyond for you and your family. I was released the same day and I have to say the only discomfort I had was some bloating and pinching near my incisions which is normal. In the beginning, I was skeptical and a little scared of going under the knife. …

G'Day Banders... I was banded in 2010 by a very good Bariatric Surgeon in Australia, Dr Paul Caska. The preparation on an Optifast packet/powder diet of 900 then 600 calories per day was gruelling (especially as I cut booze and coffee at the same time) was very successful. I lost around 30 lbs in six weeks. The operation went very well, two nights in hospital and home I went. The liquid phase went fine with some more weight loss. Over the next four years, I had minimal success. I visited the surgeon for adjustments and food advice. My weight hovered around 300 lbs. The band restricted my meals sizes but I was hungry between meals. I was still c. 50 lbs lighter t…

Had my visit with Dr today and all is looking good. I had NO problems after surgery and have been able to slowly introduce foods. I was down 17 lbs today from surgery day. WOW! Feeling good and looking forward to my transformation this year.

Is this something that all lap band patients go through? I was told of a lady that had it done, went strictly by the book, lost all her weight and now she wears a wig. Oh no!!!

Hello from Leesburg, GA. I am Denise, age 56. I am one week today post op lapband. I feel good but sore. I started strained Soups today. Looking forward to a pureed diet next weekend. Besides extreme soreness, I have a dry cough after some meals. Anyone have this? Looking forward to reading all your stories and interacting Denise

I had a Lap-band placed in February of 2010 . I originally lost about 40 pounds, but that stalled once the fills started. I have almost 10cc in a 12 cc band and have absolutely no restriction. The day since I have had surgery I have had constant diarrhea and loud stomach noises with normal BM's about 10%. Of the time. My doctor told me this was not related to the band, and so I starting seeing a GI specialist . After spending about 2k and about 6 months he cannot find anything wrong with my digestive system but is perplexed at the amount of diarrhea I have . I had none of this before surgery, and have researched the Vagus nerve in your stomach sometimes is damaged dur…

Three weeks in and I don't get a fill for a couple weeks. Definitely feeling hungry but am satisfied with much smaller portions. How hungry were you guys before your first fill? I am trying not to panic

So here I am I have seen the psychologist and dietician and surgeon I have a date for surgery for feburary 9 I have ordered all Optifast supplied for. The 2 week preop diet Have ordered all my Vitamins Have a follow up appointment with my GP 2 days after getting home to see if I need more pain relief And I am terrified...excited...but scared Scared it will hurt, scared I will regret my decision and scared I will fail to reach my goal and it will all be for nothing (having failed so many diets before) The dietician I saw was pretty judgmental and it all seemed to be about the money...I am sure they see fat people as loosers who can't manage themselves and as a …

Wow! I'm finally on the other side!! I feel sad, happy all at the same time. I'm in a little bit of pain, it's bearable though. Don't like the gas pain too much, although today is much better than yesterday. I had 1 protein shake this am, but couldn't finish it. Trying my best to follow the books. Any tips would be great....

hi everyone! I am new to this site and had my RNY done on December 10th. Everything went really well and I think I got through the hardest Days ( liquids only ). The part that has me concerned is the lack of weight loss. Because I am barely eating anything, one would think the weight would be dropping oFf! I lost 12 pounds the 1st week, and have pretty much been stagnant since then. I am getting all my vitamins and protein in, just not much movement. Still not regretting my decision, just feeling a little discouraged.

I had my sleeve on 12/22/14 and it has been an interesting transition. My emotional struggles are getting better with cooking for the fam and not eatting. My birthday is on the 20th usually we would go out to eat and have cake this year will be very different.... How did you all celebrate ur birthdays after being sleeved? Think I'm going to buy an outfit I hope to wear next birthday.... lBD anyone ????????