Tell Your Weight Loss Surgery Story

I was mad this morning, I can't find anything I like to wear and I only got like 3 hours sleep last night I am grumpy so I had a left over bacon and cheese English muffin my husband made for Breakfast... Well I had half of a half and now I feel gross and like a piggy so full lol ( it was like 125 calories ) LOL ohh well also I only lost 1lb this week which annoys me because I worked hard last week... But now I am not too mad I am getting there and that's all that counts Happy Monday everyone

Good Morning Everyone, I have just started the process to get the surgery done. Of course I am in my 1 month and my insurance require a 6 month "I CAN CHANGE" process before they can approve me. I have been overweight my whole life. I am ready to make this change, FOR ME. My family supports me and I actually have my aunt doing the whole process with me since she is also considering it as well. My boyfriend supports me all the way. I am a 27 year old Puerto Rican female with no children and engaged to an amazing guy. As a typical spanish family we LOVE our CARBS! Right after high school (9 years ago) I have gained 70 lbs. I have gone with so much and upset with myself …

Hi Everyone!! This is my first post in this forum! Ive had my band just under 3 years now, i LOVE it, but im struggling. I had gone from 257 to 197 (YAY) but still had more to go. i got unfilled a little bc i figured i'd try to give it a shot "on my own",, eat more protein etc,, big mistake... im currently 212 and made an appointment for next week... my struggle is that when im at a good fill, protein is REALLY hard for me,, so i guess i need some ideas or helpful hints be cause i truly need to get the rest of my weight off. Not only am i unhappy, but for medical reasons as well. Any input would be helpful! Thanks!

Hello I am 2 months out and wondering when should I eat rice I'm kinda scared I don't know what to do !

I'm one month and almost one week postop and am losing maybe 1/2 pound per week. First week I lost 20 second week 4, then nothing. I was just cleared to exercise at one month and still no change. I don't understand how most have lost 30-40 by now and I'm struggling. Struggling to get in water. I keep a water bottle with me and sip ALL day but can get about 40 oz only. I was instructed to eat 3 meals a day no grazing but how can I get in the calories if I eat all the protein possible before filling up. I've resorted to peanut butter and ice cream for the last week. NOTHING'S coming off. What am I doing wrong? I could've just dieted and did better than this. At my last appt…

So I am 10 days post Op. Started this journey at 272. Went I to surgery at 249. Today weighed myself and I am 237. Would love to chat with people who are on my same journey!

This app has changed since I last was on and I'm struggling with figuring it out. Had to create a whole new account and I want to do my profile but can't figure out how.

I had surgery on Tuesday and I haven't had a bowel movement since Monday night. Is there anything I can take or drink that will help me out but that is also safe??

At my last nutritionist appt, before they send in my paper work for approval, c'mon BCBS!!!

I had surgery Sept 15, 2014. I'm down 20 lbs but everytime i eat protein anything it makes my stomach gurgle and gurgle up my throat so loud everyone can hear it. Is that normal? Plus, i am exhausted i literally sleep all day today. I walked the mall yesterday for about 2 hours but really I'm exhausted. Does it get better?

Hi I'm 2 weeks post op and can't seem to shake this head ache along with feeling light headed. I'm not sure what I'm missing I guess it's food because that's the only thing I'm struggling with not getting. I don't really know what and when to eat confusing when I need to drink

Today is my surgery. I just turned 20 yesterday and I am looking forward to a new chapter in my life.

Hello BariatricPal... I am VSG Ready. I am 42, preparing for VSG. I am excited, nervous, hopeful, all at the same time. I am slowly preparing and educating myself. Gaining confidence along the way.... My story is simple and short. I have lived my life eating all the wrong foods. I have many excuses for my past bad habits. Woke up one morning and realized that my longevity is not guaranteed and that my lifestyle of consuming bad food was going to cause me great harm. Decided to become healthy. Researched my options. Chose the sleeve... Just started my new life.... I am happy to have this opportunity. Highest weight 272 VSG Ready

I was going through pictures and I just had to share these before and after pictures. Beginning weight: 318 Current weight: 145

Hi everyone, I don't have my surgery date yet, but I'm having cold feet. I am scared that I will be hungry and therefore return to all my old habits. Dieting has always proven to be ineffective for me. My willpower isn't the greatest. The only times I can actually lose weight is if I took diet pills. However all diet pills give me headaches, so for the last 4 years I have refrained from taking them and thus have gained 45 pounds. I am VERY SCARED. Everyone expects me to fail and I don't want to prove them right!

Hello! I would like to start this thread by assuring all readers that I love my band. I have been banded for 3 months now. Even if I never lost another pound, I understand things about food and eating that I never did before. For instance, what full feels like. Or, the joys of bringing home leftovers from a restaurant. Or, not feeling like I have to order the largest plate on the menu and eat multiple large helpings in order to feel satisfied. Actually, eating is now more enjoyable because I can savor it, rather than shovel it. With that being said, I have to admit that I'm quite an impatient person. I understand that I have an underlying desire for all things to hap…

I'm snacking too much and I'm so upset with myself but the only positive side if there is one is that I'm not eating bad snacks I'm eating cheese and almonds and sometimes sugar free pudding but I've started back counting my calories and logging my food hopefully this helps me get back on the right track! Sorry just had to vent for s moment but on the flip side is I've lost 70#'s in 4 months so that's great just don't wanna loose focus because I still have 70 more pounds to go!!!

I got banded in march of 2014 and have only lost 30 lb, but I have lost a lot of inches. Its now Sept and I feel like I should have lost way more than 30lbs. I have hypothyroid and work a full time job with no time to exercise, when I get off from work I am absolutely wore out I go home and wipe out body and in mind. Honestly I don't feel that the lap band is working. I know they said It would be hard for me to loose weight because of my thyroid but this is ridiculous I have a friend who had the sleeve 2 days after me and she is a bone I know at least a size 6 me a snug 12 I'm very discouraged I need help any suggestions would be greatly appreciated. Thank you in advanc…

Hi all! I want to share my story because I feel like things are "hopeless" again like they did all of those years I had been dieting prior to having my gastric sleeve. I was sleeved in September of 2010 by Dr. Aceves in Mexicali. I had a wonderful experience there and would do it again in a heartbeat. In fact, I feel like I may need to do it again since the weight gain has started. I started at 240 lbs and the lowest weight I got to, which was last year at this same time, was 150 lbs. At that time, I stuidly felt like I was losing too much weight, as I wanted to stay curvy, so a friend of mine who has had the lap band, suggested I find something high calorie to s…

Hi Everyone Thank you for allowing me to join your group. My name is Diane I had my Surgery Dec 18, 2013 at Humber Hospital in Toronto ON Canada, I am down 125 pounds and I feel amazing. Best thing I ever did for myself. So while I was on another website someone asked the group if there was any WLS cruises. The thread was very long and everyone seem to be very interested in doing a trip together so I took it upon myself and called up a travel agent and that is how the 1st ever WLS FALL 2015 CRUISE came to life. Just so you know I paid for my trip just like everyone else. This cruise for us and the people who love us. If you are interested please feel free to jo…

Hi Everyone Thank you for allowing me to join your group. My name is Diane I had my Surgery Dec 18, 2013 at Humber Hospital in Toronto ON Canada, I am down 125 pounds and I feel amazing. Best thing I ever did for myself. So while I was on another website someone asked the group if there was any WLS cruises. The thread was very long and everyone seem to be very interested in doing a trip together so I took it upon myself and called up a travel agent and that is how the 1st ever WLS FALL 2015 CRUISE came to life. Just so you know I paid for my trip just like everyone else. This cruise for us and the people who love us. If you are interested please feel free to jo…

What is the evaluation like. Any advice on how to answer the questions?

Ok so I went to do my final nutrition apt and exercise appt this morning. Then afterwards I jaunted over to the Dr office for my second weigh in. At the end of my allotted 5 minutes. (Ok it was longer but feels like just 5) he says ok let's get this submitted to the insurance and get you scheduled. Ok sounds normal right! But the surprise was that I thought I had another month of weigh ins! I looked at him confused and said huh. That's not right. Well they count the first visit as month one of the weigh in. I had a holy crap moment this is going to happen really fast. It's like going to a vacation spot you always wanted to go.... London, Paris and you plan for it …

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Today is my six month surgiversary and my birthday! I've lost 67 pounds and still have 35 more to reach my goal! I can't believe it's been six months!

I fly to san Diego in the morning, then go to tijuana for my surgery. So excited cant sleep. My Dr. Is Dr. Osuna.

Howdy from Texas! 45 year old male here who has been battling obesity for several years. The straw that broke the camels back was realizing that bad ankles, knees and hips along with diabetes and high blood pressure are going to kill me. I got tired in looking in the mirror and seeing that reflection of what I had become through laziness, bad self esteem, and poor choices. I decided it was time to get serious...and get serious now! So, now I have started my 2 week pre-op liquid diet, and I am scheduled for surgery two weeks from today. I know it's a long road to achieve my goal, but I am beyond ready. I'm not nervous, which concerns me a little, but I am very anxi…

My sleeve was on July 31. I lost 14lbs the first two weeks, and in a month (from Aug. 14 to Sept. 16) I only lost 5lbs. I started the fase 4 as recommended by the nutritionist on August 15. The thing is that the first 2 weeks I was unable to eat all the food, I was barely eating and I was stock in the same weight for 2-3 weeks. Now I eat a lil bit more but still under the 800 calories recommended. I do see my body changing, but the scale is not moving! I was supposed to loose at least 10 lbs. I was doing exercise and she recommended not to exercise until I'm eating all the 800cals and start losing weight. Bummer... Is there anyone out there that has experienced th…

I know I was told by my doctor plus I've read about around month 3 I would have some hair loss does anyone have any suggestions? My surgery date was 5/21 so on Sunday it'll be 4 months I'm down 70#'s thank GOD! But I would love yo hear any suggestions thanks again!

As I write this, I find myself in tears, because it took years of being unhappy with myself, being overweight since delivering my last child who is now thirty- eight. My name is Jodi and I'm almost seventy-one. I am a wife, mother of five, grandmother of eight, and a retired nurse. My PCP was not very encouraging re this surgery, so I wasted years putting it on a back burner, being depressed, and hating my self image. The scale was the enemy. Hated shopping for clothes, and even though people said I didn't look my age, nothing helped. This post is not meant to be a pity party, just me baring my soul. As an overweight woman, I felt invisible to the opposite sex, when in …

Hi! I was sleeves on July 14 2014 so I'm 5 weeks post op. I started my regular food on my 4th week if not before and im a carb lover, actually that's all i used to eat And im craving them a lot! I know i should be eating protein first but i dont end up doing that! And when i eat, i feel full, but i keep eating! I dont know why im doing this to myself i feel like im stretching my stomach and that's terrible! Everyday i say I'll stop tomorrow but i just dont. Breakfast and lunch are great and i know what to eat but the night is when everything is messed up. I think i need some motivation. Help please.

I'm almost ready to be cleared for surgery and I'm getting nervousness about thing any moral support would help I'm Happy it's finally almost time in excited just hoping to expect the best...

Hey weight loss junkies... First Time posting anything on this forum... Had my weight loss surgery March 26, 2014 at Weill Cornell hospital in NYC... Best decision I made... I've started on this weight loss journey 2004 was successful but never able to keep weight off... So I final decided to have the gastric sleeve... It's been 6 month since my sleeve and I've lost 100lbs... Started weight before surgery 332lb. After surgery 232lb.

Had my first surgeon and nutritionist appointment today... I am officially on my way! I have 3 follow up appointments which I have strategically scheduled for right before Halloween, right before thanksgiving, and right before Christmas. I'm hoping that any minor holiday gain can be lost before the next weigh in. Surgeon was fantastic. He was patient and answered all my questions. I was hoping for a little more guidance from the nutritionist, but perhaps I'll get that more down the line. With Aetna I can be denied for even a 1lb gain, so I was hoping she would give me more guidance as to how to handle the next 3 months. Honestly though, I know what to do, I just haven'…

Hi, My name is Nicole. I'm 40 years old and had the sleeve done 7/30/14. I guess about 8 weeks post-op now. Things sucked until about week 7. I think I'm finally in a groove. I am sure I made the right decision. I was 233 pounds and am now 205. Doesn't seem like enough for 8 weeks, but the nurse said I was on track. Just not fast enough for me I guess. I know that my tastes have change, with is great for cravings, but not so good for variety. Smells make me gag! I still with my 65grams of Protein a day, low sugar and low calorie items. Lots of chicken and Beans lol! I'm looking forward to learning and giving some advice because I have the b…

Well I'm going through the process all over again I was approved back in 2006 and about a week before my surgery I was admitted into the hospital. I was in so much pain and after all the test came back, they diagnosed me with LUPUS so the surgery was cancelled. I tried again back in 2010 but this time for the gastric bypass. I had no idea that doctors dont do patients with LUPUS. When the doctor told me that he does not operate on patients with LUPUS my feelings were so hurt, but he recommended the lap band. At that time I had heard some awful things about the lap band and plus my sis-n-law had to have hers removed due to food poisoning and slipage of the band. Now I'm b…

Hey, I had my lap band fitted 8th March '14 but only just found this forum. All going well so far, up to about 10ml I think and approaching the 5stone lost mark. If Anyone has any questions, about theirs, feel free to ask. Weight @ surgery - 23st 2lb / 147kg Weight now - 18st 5lb / 117kg

so 4 years ago this December I decided to do my lap band. I lost 20 lbs before surgery. I went in weighing 356 lbs. I lost weight right away. Notice a huge difference. I went almost 3 years no problems. I decided I was going to go get a breast job, tummy tuck and some lipo. At this point I'm down to 230. I ask my lap band dr should I have band released before surgery he says no you are fine. I under go my tummy tuck & lipo 2 weeks later I do breast job. I'm trying to recover but I'm not healing very fast. I eat pasta for dinner the night before I'm still Vomitting 24 hours later I get a fever I'm not doing well. I'm rushed to ER. There's an infection in my boob job (…

I had my surgery this morning at 9:15.am. I was supposed to have gastric bypass, but I received the sleeve. This is as due to my liver being huge. The doctor said that I did everything I was supposed to due to shrink it, but it was just bigger than most he's worked with. He said it would have been too dangerous to do the bypass. Right now I'm doing ok. I'm groggy and dozing off and on . I'm due to start walking around a bit shortly. I'm in pain and the pain meds seems to be helping some but not entirely. He said everything went well. Now I'm looking forward to the future.

Hello everyone, I had the lap band and the I band done August 20th. I just had my first fill September 22nd and I really don't feel any different although I've noticed that if I eat or drink anything cold I freeze easier than before if that makes any sense?

I fly to san Diego in the morning, then go to tijuana for my surgery. So excited cant sleep. My Dr. Is Dr. Osuna.

Sleep Study Complete Results Are - ???? Next Appt 9/29 Endoscopy... 3rd Nutrition Visit 10/14 Praying For Surgery Date In February Upon Insurance Approval So Anxious

It's almost a surreal feeling that my surgery is scheduled. I feel like I have been waiting sooooo long for approval, 8 months!! I can't wait for this change!!

I started my WL journey in November 2013. I lost 56 lbs before my sleeve surgery. I had surgery on sept 3, 2014. I lost 10 lbs in the first two weeks after surgery. This last week I did not lose any. In the last week I have lost 1.75" off my waist, .75" off my hips and .5" off my neck. I am grateful for the loss in inches but surprised there is a stall in the weight loss already. Have you experienced this? I am three weeks out from surgery tomorrow. I am still on the liquids and some puréed foods.

I am in a foul mood and really feel down on myself. The ONLY weight loss I have experienced since April after the lap band was in the first week. I wasn’t a high BMI to start with (30 bmi) so I thought it may not come off as quickly but I never thought it would not come off. When I first considered a lap band I telephoned the clinic and the dr. telephoned me back. I never did meet directly with my dr until 15 minutes before the surgery. I only wanted initially a bariatric balloon for 6 months. I thought that this quick tool may snap me back into a healthy weight and do something about my grazing (no…feasting!) from 8 pm to 1 am. The doctor, after hearing my p…

Hello everyone, I wanted to start this in hopes to gather support through this process. Since my parents and family are not too supportive! I'm a 31 year old with a BMI of 37. I had my first appointment with my family doctor about getting WLS in sept. I have been researching WLS for about a year now and decided based off research that the lap band seemed to be the best choice for me. Today I had my physc. evaluation and not only did the doctor write that I am cleared for the lap band, but that I would benefit from the surgery both physically and mentally as well! After my appointment I spoke with my family dr. and was told I would get a call tomorrow to find out if the …

I have not been talking to my husband for five days now and he refuses to talk to me too. It started over his smoking, which I just cannot stand anymore. He smoked before and while we were dating but quit before we were married but then started again about 3 years into the marriage. I let it go because I loved him and because we had a small child. I had nowhere to go and couldn't support myself and I don't believe in divorce. Over the past 17 years things got better and I obtained two degrees and we had another child. Now, my children are both teenagers and one is getting ready to head to college. I work full time now and make a pretty decent salary. I've felt …

Hello hi my name is jakia I had my surgery August 21st before surgery I was 212 now I'm down to 193 however I'm having a hard time holding liquids down I'm constantly burping and I'm also constantly constatipated to the point where it hurts my back any suggestions I'm tired of liquids I need something for fulfilling I can't stand the smell of broth it makes me gag and throw up any suggestions

I am excited and nervous at the same time

I will be sleeved at 9:30 today nerves are killing me…everyone say a prayer for me please….and for those who are having surgery today also…good luck and all the best...