Tell Your Weight Loss Surgery Story

I have my first appointment tomorrow I'm excited but nervous, hoping to schedule a date.

Hi Everyone, I go by SnohoGal98296 - I have been visiting and posting for a few months now. At first I was lurking to learn about your experiences and your pre and post surgery successes and failures. I also wanted to learn if you had the same experience as I have and if those experiences helped lead you to weight loss surgery. I did this research to determine if WLS was for me - and through this site, my outside research of specific surgeons and my own family who have made the leap for themselves and are very happy, I have made the decision to get weight loss surgery, specifically the sleeve. I am just in the process of determining which bariatric surgical center …

I have been out two months and only lost 18 lbs and 1 dress size. I feel like I've failed at the one unfailable thing....having your stomach removed. I know this surgery doesn't work for everyone but I never thought I'd be that one. Just bummed.

Hey guys what do u all think about weight watchers products? Have any one eat them after the sleeve?

It's funny how some of my weight loss happens. One day I can weigh say 210 and the next day I can weigh 208, same thing happened when the scale said 206 it happened in one day's time. Is this possible to lose 2 pounds in a days time? Not that I am complaining at all, just was wondering if this was happening to anyone else? I have a habit of trying to weigh myself everyday or every other day. I am trying to go back to weighing weekly. Is this happening to you???

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I'm scheduled for gastric bypass surgery on January 28th and I'm so excited!! I keep getting impatient about waiting but I know it will fly by! Any advice for a newbie?

I am 47 years old and I had roux-en-y on Sep 17, 2013. My starting weight was 228 and weight on surgery day was 215. I had diabetes and hypertension and apnea. I had begun to feel the effects of diabetic neuropathy. I watched diabetes take the life of my sister when she was just 50 and I had been struggling to get it under control for 2 years. I am now four months and two weeks out of surgery and I weigh in at 160. I have had normal blood glucose readings since about 4 weeks post op but the readings had been dropping like a rock from the day of surgery (BG of 210 the morning of surgery, and 150 the next day when I went home). Blood pressure was back in normal ranges by 5…

I am excited! Today is the day. Sitting here waiting to go back to get sleeved. I started at 242 lbs. back in October. Today 214. I have been up and down in weight. No more!! Going to lose all this extra fat and get fit!!

My journey started on Thursday November 14, 2013. Surgery was out patient and took about 45 minutes. Once I left I was fine...no pain. I came straight home and went to bed for a few hours. I walked around the house, but not as much as I should of. Due to the surgery, I wasn't hungry at all and I could not force myself to drink the shakes. I would gag at the thought of it. I drank a good bit of Water and survived (wouldn't recommend it). With only liquids the first week, I lost a considerable amount of weight. I started out at 251, and after only a few days I was down 5lbs. After the first 3 days, I felt like I was in the clear with pain etc....however, the gas pain…

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Apparently since my sleeve on 10/21, the taste of any whey protein powder tastes awful to me. I can barely finish one. Found one but fear the calories are too high.. Any suggestions for a better tasting powder?? Thanks

Hi. I am booked for my bypass on Feb 11, 2014. I am having a revision from a vsg. I am very scared I have asked on the forum if anyone else had this done but I haven't had any response I am very nervous about that. Does anyone know of anyone who's had it done? Any help would be appreciated.

I feel fortunate being able to sit here and tell my story to all of you. We all have had issues, concerns and problems that we have to deal with as part of our decision to undergo weight loss surgery. At least in my case I downplayed some of the potential side effects. I did not think they could happen to me. But they did; here is my story. My insurance (BCBS of Illinois) required a six month managed plan before they would approve weight loss surgery. Although at times this seemed a long period of time, I learned a lot about the surgeries, my motivation to eat, the importance of following a food plan and taking on exercise, something I had never done. During the six m…

I just wanted to share the wonderful experience I had going through bajabariatrics.com for my vertical sleeve 2 weeks ago - Dr. Jalil Illan is top notch and the care and treatment I received, both before and after surgery, was more than I expected. I truly feel a greater connection to Dr. Illan and his team then I do with my PCP here in the States - and I love my doctor here - but the care and time was incomparable - the hospital was clean and private (with a great view), the doctor was thorough, knowledgable and friendly (much more approachable than many doctors I have seen in the US), and his coordinator, Omar, is someone I now truly consider a friend - he was with m…

Hello all, I have my surgery tomorrow at 2pm. I am scheduled to be there at 12 noon. My emotions are all over the place. I never had surgery before, so I'm anxious, excited, scared, nervous. Etc... I've been overweight my entire life and have done yo-yo dieting. I started out my journey in July of 2013 weighing in at 325. Through diet and exercise I am now at 265 with the pre-liquid diet... Dont know if it's normal to go back and forth on this decision for the past 3-4 days, asking my self I only need to lose 65-70 pounds. My medical problems are sleep apnea, that is my major reason for having this surgery. Also I suffer from panic attacks & anxiety. …

This year will be reflection on my long journey, I've had many ups and downs, weight loss surgery IS a journey. I will be 9 years post op this year, and this great little tool is still keeping my weight down. I am still happy and healthy, I don't have to take a boat load of supplements, or kill myself exercising, just an hour walk daily on my treadmill or outdoors helps keep my weight down. I started in a size 26, and my lowest size was a 8, I hover around a size 10/12 at 5'7 inches tall now, I don't have to kill myself at this size -- and still eat what I want, I am grateful to be healthy at 9 years post op and most importantly -- still wearing a size 10...

I had the surgery last June been doing very good have lost have lost over 90lbs. Looking for some food recipes tired of eating the same dishes.

I am 3 weeks post op for my gastric bypass. My surgery was on 1/8/14. I had a great experience, no adverse side effects at all (except soreness, of course!). I was off pain meds within a week and have felt so great I think to myself, "did I really just do that?" I primarily did the surgery because i am a diabetic with no complications. My mom is on dialysis and is blind from the disease and my sister (1 year younger than me) had a pacemaker at the age of 37 because of this dreadful disease. I am so pleased - i have not had any diabetic meds since i left the hospital and my sugars are perfect! I have lost 25 pounds already, even though I have not yet been cleared for nor…

I am so happy that I had the surgery. My maximum weight was 302 pounds. My goal was to get to 220 pounds. I would have been ok if I got to 230 pounds. My weight as of this post is, are you ready for this number, 197 pounds. thats right, I am under 200 pounds. I was 51 years old when I had VSG surgery. I was a yoyo my whole life with weight loss and gain. I never imagined that I could be under 200 pounds after age 50 but it happened because I had the VSG. To all you people out there who struggle with weight or have road blocks in your way to getting the VSG, push hard through the road blocks to get what you need. I had to change primary care twice becau…

Tomorrow marks a week from my gastric sleeve and I would like tooo know when may I start sleeping on my stomach ugh I can't sleep side ways any more it's soo uncomfortable :/ I only have one incision Inside my belly button so idk help

I'm starting my required doctor visits for my VSG and tomorrow is my 90 minute psych evaluation. I really have no idea what to expect. For some reason, I am very nervous about going for this. Any comments would greatly be appreciated.

New here. I'm 22, was banded back in 2010, when I had just turned 18. Had a lot of issues with the band, especially the last year and a half. Nausea, vomiting, food stuck even with Fluid pull. I was 280 the day I came home from surgery, I am now around 240. Not a lot of weightloss, but some. I'm scheduled to have my lapband taken out and switched to the sleeve on Wednesday, February 5. I was wondering if anyone has switched to sleeve from lapband and seen better results? What should I expect? I'm anxious about the pain; after my lapband surgery, all I can remember is the pain and the nights I prayed for it to stop long enough to get some sort of sleep. Also nervous …

Hello my name is Anissa. I'm new to the group. I am scheduled for surgery on Feb 13. I started my pre-op diet on Jan 30th. I am 36 years old, 5 foot tall and currently weigh 314lbs. I started the process for surgery Nov 2012. It has taken me 14 months to get everything right with the insurance . I was required to loose 25% of my body weight and keep it off fir 6 months. When I started the process I weighed 382lbs. It has been a long and hard road. I'm very excited to have my surgery and hopefully soon my body will be able to do all the things that my mind wants to do. I am looking forward to meeting new people that are or have gone through what I currently am.

I was banded in December 10, 2010. I lost a total of 90lbs but now I have gained 30 to 40 of it back. I am going in for a fill next week, I believe I'm at 4.5cc now. I lost my way and started eating very unhealthy again...does anyone have any suggestions? I even started drinking while eating which defeats the entire purpose. I'm looking for a support group. Can anyone help?

I was sleeved Oct 2, 2013, no complications and have lost a total of 70 pounds. I do have very dry skin and my co-workers complain about my protein breathe once in a while. I do get depressed because I really enjoyed food and it is hard to watch others eat and you not being able to. Don't get me wrong I would not change a thing and I do eat mostly protein and bites of other foods, but I can get carried away with carbs and have to watch that closely. These forums are a great source of information and I just what to thank everyone who writes

Hello my name is Anissa. I'm new to the group. I am scheduled for surgery on Feb 13. I started my pre-op diet on Jan 30th. I am 36 years old, 5 foot tall and currently weigh 314lbs. I started the process for surgery Nov 2012. It has taken me 14 months to get everything right with the insurance . I was required to loose 25% of my body weight and keep it off fir 6 months. When I started the process I weighed 382lbs. It has been a long and hard road. I'm very excited to have my surgery and hopefully soon my body will be able to do all the things that my mind wants to do. I am looking forward to meeting new people that are or have gone through what I currently am.

Hey guys I'll be a month post op on the 7 of February! However I'm a bit down ???? prior to surgery I was on optifast shakes for two weeks I lost 17 pounds the week post op I lost 13 pounds I'm about to make a month and that's so far all I have lost! My appetite is at an all time high now I'm eating soups still and some solids mostly veggies but I don't understand why weight isn't shedding. Any suggestions? Weight day of surgery 227 current weight 216

February 11, 2014 9 more days to go

Hi am 4 day in to my liquid diet need tips

Hi All , I am 46 yr. old women and will be getting my lap band on the 3rd of feb.I have been like a yo yo all my life and even had a balloon inserted but gained all the weight back once it was removed.I am 5'1 and weigh 90 kg.I just do a lot of emotional /binge eating and this is my last chance to give it my best try.Would appreciate all the help and support I can get. Aasma

I'm (sort of) just beginning this process of looking into the sleeve. I'm in Houston and two years ago, I looked into having the sleeve done but my doc, dr. Hollis, pushed the band. After having an EGD, I got chemical pneumonia(painful) because I had coughed up some stomach acid while I was under. So I took time off and tried other things but nothing seems to be working. Fast forward to now, I went to True Results and they are still pushing the band. I am self pay and was told they won't even do self pay sleeves. So, I called NeWeigh on the referral of a friend. They said not to do band, sleeve is a much better option. I had already decided that's what I wante…

Hello, everyone. I am just two days post-op.My surgery ended up being mid-afternoon on Monday, January 27th and right now it's early Wednesday, January 29th. Everything seems to have gone really well so far although I am, of course, pretty darn sore. The only real problem I am having is that sitting up from a lying down position is very, very uncomfortable. That's normal, right? I know that some people press a pillow against their abdomen when they move like that and they say it hurts a lot less. I haven't found that to make any difference at all. Any recommendations on what has worked for you (beyond never, ever, ever lying down again? ) I am looking forward to moving…

A week after surgery I did soo much walking and was feeling okay . To tell you I even went to a concert and stood up for like 5 hours . I was extremely Thirsty I been drinking a lot of water I didn't even know my stomach would be able to hold I haven't thrown up or nothing so idont know if that's normal . I always been a fan of water but after surgery well the first 3days I was only drinking like a teaspoon of water . Now I'm getting hungry and thirsty ugh

I did it! Trying to stay positive, but a little bit of me is freaking out at what I have done. Doing well on clear fluids and protein. Getting my walking in, diarrhea finally stopped. Looking forward to next week and feeling even better! Is it normal not to sleep through the night? I seem to be getting up every 2-3 hours to walk around.

K. I'm just beginning this journey. Going for NUT and Psych next week then I have some other tests to be done before we schedule surgery. Hoping for late fen to mid march. At the same time we want to take our kids (18,13,&12) to Disney this summer but I want to give myself enough time to recover and enjoy. What is a good time to plan for this type of trip with lots of walking and heat. I don't want to hold everyone back

The Journey hasn't "officially" begun, but in my mind, it has. My excitement for this life changing event is hard to contain! My surgery date is January 14th, so the countdown has begun! I want to start my journal with my feelings before the pre op diet so I could go back and read it when the discouraging times come (which I'm sure they will). Ok, so first on my excitement list is my health! Wow, am I the only one that can't bend over without an act of congress! Tying my shoes is almost impossible because of the boobs and belly! Not to mention, the panting when I try doing something! I want to be active like I was when I was younger! I used to love being outside! I…

I am preparing for WLS in the near future. Does anyone know if the gastric sleeve diet is hard on gout?

Hi everyone. I just joined this afternoon. This site seems to be amazing! I am having my sleeve surgery on 2/24/14, and am just so excited! I can't wait to start my new life! There is a little bit of nervousness and even some self doubt creeping in now that it is getting closer, but I know that I can do this, and do it well! That's all for now, just wanted to say hello to everyone!

So I am a patient of Centennial Medical Center's Obesity Center in Nashville, TN and Im just a few weeks away from surgery. My surgeon is Dr. Douglas Olsen. My last consult was this past Thursday, January the 23rd, 2014. My emotions about this whole process is slowly changing. I had been experiencing a lot of severe anxiety in the weeks prior and having morbid thoughts of death and regret. I would think about dying and who would take care of my kids, but have learned to transition my thoughts into positive ones. I know that this is life changing and am excited about that, but also worried how it will change the dynamics of the personal relationships that I have with peopl…

I LOOOOOOOOOVE MY SLEEVE/POUCH ITS MY NEW BEST FRIEND AND I WILL NEVER REGRET EVER IN MY LIFE DOING WHAT I DID AND I JUST WANTED TO LET EVERYONE KNOW HOW MUCH THIS TOOL HAS HELPED ME. I HAVE LOST WEIGHT BUT ALSO LOST TONS OF AGE FROM MY FACE, I HAVE GAINED HAPPINESS, CONFIDENCE, MY HEALTH IS BETTER!! HOW MANY MORE OF YOU ARE IN LOVE WITH YOUR SLEEVE??

I'm soo happy I found the app! I and 24 and from Buffalo, Ny. I should be scheduling my LVSG soo for March or April.

Hi my name is DymondG, I just found out who my doctor will be for my surgery, I am so concerned since I've read some of his review's. He has had some up and down stories, people have complained about his surgery's in the past not being so great and then there are some people that say he has helped them in some of the most tremendous ways, you have people claiming that he did not complete his medical exam in Canada, and has moved to Florida and have been a terrible surgeon, Dr Kevin Hoddinott, is suppose to be doing my surgery and now since I have read the reviews I am having second thought's about allowing him to handle my surgery, is this normal for this reaction? And …

I am almost finished my 6 month follow up for surgery. Things were going as planned and right on point until I received not so great news. My Doctor told me I had sleep apnea. As I pretended that it did not bother me I can't fight the pain. I am 27 years of age, 5'6 285lbs. I have never in my life been this size and I seriously wonder how the hell did I get here. I am a youth counselor and work with boys. Many times they make comments to myself and other staff members about my weight, sometimes I brush it off, but deep inside it bothers me. I guess I am in denial about My actual size, when I look in the mirror I feel as if I'm looking at someone else. Between college li…

I was banded yesterday! I didn't think that day would ever get here! I think I am doing pretty good, normal gas pains in shoulder and general feeling of being run over by a truck but overall I think I am doing pretty good! Any advice for the next couple of days???

Today I am one week post op!!!! I feel great. I went back to work yesterday and that has been fine. My doctor released me to a full diet. Of course healthy diet but I don't have to do stages. Thank God!!! I really thought the recovery was gonna be so much harder. I know we all recover differently. I love being able to notice the changes already. When I would do a fad diet I never saw a change. I am so excited for this new life!!! HW 250.1 SW 234.8 CW 226.6

Hello Everyone I have just joined this site and hope to learn from you all. I have been overweight off and on most of my life. I am 56 and for the past ten years I have not been able to get any kind of control of my weight. I have been researching the gastric sleeve for the past few months. I have been a patient at Albany Medical Center for the past three months. I have done much of the pre-op requirements and I am due to see the surgeon on February 17,2014. I have gone from 245 to 221 since November 2013. Basically I guess I am wondering if those of you that have had the sleeve, are you glad that you did the surgery and what would you advise someone like m…

Twelve days post op and this is the first real horrible day I've had. This is the second day that I haven't been able to eat anything, including drinking Water and of course that means that I'm so weak that I couldn't go to work today. Even the thought of another Protein shake makes me gag so I decided to eat a little oatmeal. After 2nd swallow, I vomited profusely which was surprising considering I thought nothing was inside to come up. I felt a little better afterwards though and am thinking that the problem was severe acid reflux and the upchuck removed some of the acid that was making me sick. I don't know how I'm going to get in my protein because even the smell of …

I am one month into my gastric bypass. Surgery date was 23Dec13. I've lost 58 lbs. and 4 inches. No complaints or problems. Rhogue