Tell Your Weight Loss Surgery Story

Its been 3 1/2 months since I had my surgery and I've started to loss some hair. Anyone else? Is this normal?

so i just got my first fill today. 1cc...i thought i didnt have any saline in my band but come to find out i already had 7cc from my surgery...so she added 1cc n ill go back in 4 weeks to see if i need an adjustment. wasn't bad at all. no numbing the port area just a tiny poke. no issues keeping fluids down! woohoo!

Having the sleeve tomorrow in Mexico. Any one else having surgery tomorrow with a lighter me??

Hi my name is Carol and I had my bypass sleeve surgery Dec 16, 2014. Very hard for me during Christmas. I am 44 married and a mother of 5. With 4 beautiful grandchildren. My kids are grown well physically anyways. OK back to my story. To start out with I was 270 lb in June 2014. I have Lupus and other smaller things. The Lupus is what helped me to decide to have surgery. I get flare ups in my hips and can't walk (carry my weight) I'm only 5'2. So I started in June. My insurance required me to go through all kinds of stuff as you all know.6 months of doctors visits, nutritionist, mental evaluation. Passed. Before surgery in June I went down 257. I did go down before the bi…

I am done with all insurance prerequisites. Drs office called today to say submitting for authorization. Once they get authorization I will get surgery date. Now I'm excited and nervous. How long does that usually take.....BCBSTX.

So, I had my surgery on Dec 3rd, and have lost over 40 lbs! I'm still struggling with water, and protien. Forget about soft food, not happening. The past week, I've been very constipated, with the exception of one bout of diareah a few days ago. Now I feel so backed up, that I think I'm going to vomit everytime I sip some water or gateraid. Don't know what to do... I see my surgeon and Nutritionalist next week... just want to start feeling better... also, upper back pain for a few weeks that won't go away.. any suggestions?

Does anyone have any suggestions; i.e. excercises or food that I can do or way to help get rid of the top part of my stomach? I've lost 91 pounds in 7 months I have 35 more to go but I need to get rid of the muffin top any suggestions?

Hi All, I am newto this site. I am also just starting my wieght loss journey. I have my information session at Kaiser on the 8th. Then I start the options classes either end of January or sometime in February depending on the class time. I am excited to finally get in control of my weight. I am hope to have my surgery over the summer so that I don't have to miss school. I am almost done with my BA in Libral Studies. A little about me: I have been with my husband almost 9 years. We have been married just over 3 years. We have 3 children. 2 boys 8 and 3, and a girl who is 7 months. She is the princess for sure. The boys are in Karate and so we spend a lot of time at the…

Almost reached my goal

I had my Barriatric sleeve surgery on Monday. I am going up and down to feeling great and then when I do too much i crash. My hands have also been very cold. I'm assuming this is normal because I've had a change in dietary change. But starting tomorrow I'm able to go on puréed soup and yogurt. What is purred soup? Is it just like a cambells soup or is there a different brand?? I can't have meat or noodles in the soup and the instructions are non creamed soup.

Haven't checked in for quite a while -- hope all my fellow bandsters are doing well! It'll be four months of banded life on January 5 -- time flew by! I've learned much on my journey & I continue to work on being a better, healthier version of me. I'm down 42 pounds & I must admit that I'm enjoying the weight loss but also the NSV's as well. I've had one fill & going back for another this month. My surgeon, nutritionist & I feel it's best to ensure I'm learning to "eat better" & not just look to fills as the be all, end all. I'm glad we are taking this approach because it really has helped me learned to eat better & make good choices. It's n…

I am so proud and pleased with the decision I made to save my own life by having WLS! I'm my own hero! I've been sharing my surgery with those who inquire and I have made announcements to family and friends. I'm very happy to share my decision with others. As with any other part of recovery (I've been clean/sober for 19 1/2 years) I have chosen to keep no secrets. I talk openly about having had this surgery to free myself from the grip of food addiction. I don't keep my decision to myself, I have also spoken to my employer and my coworkers and they are very supportive. Everyone I've told about my decision has been extremely supportive. Coming forward as a champion for my…

Hello my name is Carol and I am two months post surgery. It has definitely been a struggle with trying to get the right amount of Protein and Water into my body, I am still having trouble with that one. It's been about two week's since I had a short hospital stay, as I was not able to keep anything down and was starting to get really dehydrated, when they performed an endoscopy they discovered scar tissue build up at the site that the lower intestine was joined to new pouch and there was only a very tiny little hole where the food could try to get through, this was rectified by Dr. putting a small balloon device down into that area to dilate the scar tissue area. I am …

Hello there. I’m Dave, 44 years old, from Arizona. I will apologize in advance, this might be long! I am 1 week post-op today, but my weight loss journey started almost 3 years ago. I knew my weight was out of control, but I had no idea how bad since I had long ago exceeded the max weight of a standard scale. I was walking out of work one night, through the warehouse. Nobody was around, so I decided to weigh myself on the shipping scale. (Hopefully I didn’t weigh more than a pallet of goods!) I was 450. I knew it would be bad, but I was shocked at that number. Definitely my “what the @#!*?” moment! I decided that night that I had to make changes, and I did. B…

I'm 2 months and a week post op this month. I went to an ugly Christmas sweater party yesterday and I cheated...had some mixed drinks for the first time since my surgery. I'm down total 25lbs which is a bit discouraging to me but my doctor tells me I'm doing good. It turns out I'm losing inches fast and she says the scale will eventually catch up. Anyway I took some pics yesterday and I finally see the weight loss. My face is covered because I would only like the people I told to know about my surgery.

Hey guys, I'm Becky and I'm new here. I have been stalking the forums for a couple days and decided to start a post. I'll be keeping an updated log of my progress with pictures, weight, and measurements so be sure to check back! Here's my story: I'm 19 and have been morbidly obese since middle school. I was extremely athletic when I was young, gymnastics and competitive cheer along with riding horses since I was 5. I was always bigger than other kids but mostly it was muscle. My parents got divorced when I was 8 and it ripped my world apart, I had issues with depression and ended up going on Zyprexa which is now I believe off the market due to the insane weight gain. …

Hello all I'm 35 m. I will be having gastric sleeve surgery on Jan 13th I stared this back I. April 1st visit I was 395 right now I'm 355 all my tests and all my goals are good and I got the green light. I start my 10 pre. Surgery diet tomorrow. I'm vary ready for this. Any good tips Sent from my SAMSUNG-SM-N900A using Tapatalk

I'm not entirely sure how I found Bariatric Pal's website - I think it came up when I was initializing a new smart phone I had purchased after I lost my cell phone somewhere in the process of checking out of the hospital from my gastric bypass surgery. I think this is a wonderful meeting place to share experiences with those who have made the journey or are about to. The last milestone I passed was my 6 week follow up with my surgeon and am down about 50 or so pounds and maybe 66 pounds from my highest weight ever. I spent a year researching the surgery and consulted with 3 different surgeons before making my selection as well as the final decision to undergo the surg…

Ok so I know everyone's weight loss is different , especially depending on the persons stats! I've lost 90lbs , surgery date was on September 3, 2014! I am so happy with my results so far! 28 lbs till ONEderland!

I was sleeved on November 17, 2014 and my SW was 243. I am now down to 203???????? my birthday is January 10th and I told my self I wanted to hit onderland by my birthday. I hope I hit my goal. ????

Hello All: I'm usually a listener and not a talker but I've been experiencing a lot of anxiety with my upcoming surgery scheduled for 01/12 & thought I would seek encouragement from those that have already been through this. Needless to say I'm scared, anxious, and feeling overwhelmed but I know I have made the right choice that will benefit me in the long run. Along with needing to lose weight, I'm having the surgery to help relieve pain caused by a car accident that also left me disabled. Any advice on how to deal with the anxiety would be greatly appreciated!!

As I got ready for my day this morning I saw an old pair of jeans. I decided what the heck let me give them a try. Last time I tried them they wouldn't go up past my thighs. So there I went slipping my feet in, past my thighs, and buttoning them up with room to go! I went out today feeling so great about myself and then it happened, my first compliment from a coworker, saying I looked great and that I lost weight. I'm 4 weeks post op with no fill yet, but I do feel restriction, and I can honestly say I LOVE MY BAND! I remember my first week after being banded and thinking maybe I made a mistake, watching my family eat in front of me pizza, the confusion of thinking I'm h…

Hello all! I am new to post but have been lurking like a mad woman! I am trying to absorb as much information as possible and have been so pleasantly surprised by how supportive everyone is. I have had my first consult with my doc, bloodwork, and am waiting on my psych clearance to set up my EGD. I am cautiously optimistic at this point. On of the things that I do struggle with is the question of what happens when you suffer from food addiction and go through VGS? I am afraid of the emotional issues I will have to confront once food is no longer my crutch. I had a severe bout of depression after the birth of my daughter which has led to this 100lb weight gain. I am lookin…

Having the sleeve tomorrow in Mexico. Any one else having surgery tomorrow with a lighter me??

Hello All, My name is Cindy. I heard about this website through a group of women that I went to classes with pre surgery and we are all under Kaiser and we all are about 3 months out. I am currently 2 months out and not doing the best but surviving. I had weight loss surgery because I just got tired of not being able to breath (COPD) and having trouble tying my shoes and other things as well. I felt miserable in my own skin. I am glad I have had this done I am just having trouble with my food, I had to go back to soft and moist foods for a while. I have trouble eating meat so I have been drinking 2 protein drinks per day and then fill the rest with cottage cheese and str…

I am nervous and excited at the same time. My surgery is less than 2 weeks away.

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Happy New Years! I was banded on Tuesday morning, and am looking for others that got/ are getting banded around the same time. I would love to get a group together for support. I'm into day two of recovery and am pretty sore, but am excited to start 2015 on such a good note. Let me know if anyone is interested!! Mandy

Hi been kinda inactive lately here's a little catch up i am 22 had my bypass September 25 2014 im 5'2 weighed 309 current weight 247 my instagram is @itskariduh

12/17 surgery date and it has been 2 weeks and one day since my surgery and I am still struggling to feel better! My 3 friends were back to work in two weeks one friend had surgery on wed back to work on Mon! I am soooo glad they approved me for four weeks..I am wondering if having my gallbladder removed at the same time is setting me back?? There is no way I could go back now..

Hello, everyone. It's taken me two years to decide if I should have wls, and here I am, one day after lap band/stomach plication surgery. I'm sore, but not as sore as I thought I would be. No shoulder pain either as a side effect, so everything is good so far. I have to say I was about ready to jump ship before they took me into surgery because of fear. Glad to be on the other side of it. Any advice?

And so it begins! Wish me luck!!!!

My name is Tammy, I'm 39 and I had the gastric Sleeve on December 22. I'm still a little sore, but over all I think I'm doing great. This is very new to me. I have no problems getting my fluids in. I have a time getting all my protein in but I do. I drink protein shakes and I also mix skim milk with the Greek yogurt. Anyone else do anything different? So far I've lost about 13 pounds.

Since I am so horrible about logging in and keeping everyone updated,I figure it best to give a brief run down of me and my experience this far I am a 27, soon to be 28, year old wife, step mother, aunt, full time student, and law enforcement dispatcher. For the majority of my 27 years I have been over weight. My obvious love for food coupled with family genetics and trials I have experienced, allowed me to add on pound after pound. With every added pound I would become more and more agitated with myself and my inability to take control. With every year that passed, I would make an "effort" to lose weight. I could lose 5-10 lbs, but after a while I'd balloon back up an…

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I've set a date with my PCP but it's not for another month! I'm just wondering if there is anything I can do/ anyone I can contact before I talk to my PCP. I know what my insurance is going to require but I'm not sure if I have to wait and deal with PCP first!?? I'm so confused! Any advice? Thanks in advance!

Hi folks, I don't normally go to support groups, but have been feeling kinda lost and looking for answers or guess just support from others in similar situations. I did not plan on having bypass, but after having a spinal fusion from C5 to L2 in Jan 2011, my doctors felt that my wt would become much more of an issue without me being able to exercise. I spent most of my life very active, including was an amateur female boxer for 15 years. After the spinal fusion, i could not do anything to burn calories, so i eventually agreed. In Aug of 2011 i had the Bypass, the surgery was hard, it took me 24 hours to even wake up and talk to my family members, then i spent another 2…

I want to thank everyone who has traveled this road before and those traveling Thorpe road with me, even though it may be at a different point! You all have no idea how much your input and Feed back and input has helped me!!!! God bless each and every one of you from the bottom of my heart! I want to wish you all success, happiness, and great health in 2015!!!!!

Hey everyone. My name is Eleni, I'm 34 years old and my surgery date for my gastric bypass is today! Yay! I've had a rough time sleeping tonight, mind isn't stopping. Excitement, nervousness etc. My story, I have been overweight as long as I can remember. Even looking back at photos from kindergarten I was large. My entire family on my mothers side is overweight. I've always worked out, watched what I ate, but nothing worked. I've had so many tests to determine if there is a thyroid issue or diabetes etc, but always negative. I can't even remember the last time I was even around 200 lbs. I was well over that in high school despite playing sports etc. Now after having a…

Hi all! I've been following this site for some time and now that my sleeve surgery is scheduled for January 8th, I've finally decided to join officially. I have found this site and the information shared to be so very helpful. I'm very happy to be a part of the group now. Thanks and see you on the forums! Kat

I had my surgery December 17th.. and since then I have lost 19 pounds. 6 pounds pre op and 13 pounds post op. It has not been too bad, but a MAJOR lifestyle change. I cannot wait until I get over the pain of the surgery so I can feel somewhat normal. I go back to the doctor January 8th and a pray to God that my vitamin levels are ok. I have been getting all my supliments down but the protein is sooo hard. I am sooo glad I had the surgery. I am.so ready to become healthy and stay that way!

I had my sleeve on September 2, 2014. I weighed 370 pre surgery, then day of surgery was 351. As of today I am 273, almost 100 pounds. Glad for it but want to loose 100 more. I have been told It slows down but if anyone has a clue about about timing and tips around losing the additional 100 pounds. Also does anyone focus more on how much more to loose than what you have lost this far? Thank you

I have read so many successful stories I felt compelled to add mine and I hope it reaches to at least one person. I know every post is a great tool of encouragement and I believe that to be the most awesome gift for all of us. So this was me....4'11, female at 348 pounds....working extremely hard to deny the fact that I needed to make a change. So of course I went to the WLS seminar and it hit me I don't want to be referred to as fat anymore, potential diabetic, high blood pressure, pain in my knees or feet...everyone seemed to have an answer for what I had become. Then I decided to take control of my life and no longer allow anyone to dictate my person so I had the L…

6 feet, 416 pounds

Original weight 356 now down to 213. So thankful and healthy

December 23-29 day one came out of anesthesia yelling out in agony. Slept. About 2 hours after I woke up I began walking. Did at least three laps around the ward per walk, which I did 5X times today, 3 yesterday. Impressing the staff ???? feeling ok but for the painful balloon of gas dead center of my belly. Definitely questioning the surgery. A little regret with the pain. Surgery day December 23rd and the next day went home by 7 p.m. I was feeling great until about 2 a.m. The nurse gave me oxycodone which I had a red alert bracelet saying I had a sensitivity to. She insisted it wasn't exactly the same thing so I took it am feeling terrible. Didn't get it together until…

Hi all, Just want to share my experience with the lapband during the last 4 months. It is a great tool but you still have to exercise. It wouldn't work without it. I have stalled for the last 2 months because I was always eating out and drinking wine. Sure enough I didn't lose weight but it stayed the same for 2 months with the cheating. I went to my surgeon 2 days ago and he said I lost 8 lbs from my previous appt. This motivated me so much in concentrating on what I eat and to go to the gym. In the past couple of days, I have managed to go to the gym and look at my food intake, and when I weighed in, I have been losing 1 lb everyday. I have lost a total of 25 lbs in …

Surgery date 12/17. I was starting to feel ok then all of a sudden I have pains in my belly the big incision.. my muscles ache a little. ..I also had my gallbladder removed at the same time.. the pain was gone from that woke up this morning and it hurts in that area. I have lost 20 pounds so far. 6 pre 14 post. Not eating much everything feels so heavy get nauseated when I eat even my two tablespoons.

I'm 35yr. Old mother of 3 my HW: 280 SW: 260 CW: 254 today 26DEC14. The smallest I ever remember being was 160 right out of military boot camp. Weight has always been a struggle my entire life and I can not wait 2 get out of the 200 ' s club again..... I've always been very active even a year before the surgery prior to my injuries I was running 5ks. And could only get down to 220... to be honest maybe the injuries were best. ... I was running long distance not fast but long every day from 3 to 8 miles... became a adrenaline junkie it was funny to me because I never loved running until long after the military but at this point I did I really love waking up just to run I …

Hello, my name is Ashley. I am a 29 year old living in Maryland near DC. I am currently hovering around 250 lbs and am working on the approval process for gastric sleeve. I have to do the 6 months doctor supervised weight loss, sleep study tests, psychological exam, blood work, endoscopy, nutritionist appointment, and pre-op seminar before I can get surgery. I am hoping to get surgery around Mid-April 2015. I have read quite a bit about the surgery and am mostly scared of the pain. I have quite a few medical conditions: Carpal Tunnel Syndrome, Crohn's Disease and Crohn's-Induced Arthritis, Fatty liver, Functional Dyspepsia, Irritable Bowel Syndrome, Migraines, TMJ, …