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My name is Tamie and I was banded in July 2009, I had to have my port replaced in nov 2011 due to a leaky port. I had lost 100 then gained back 50 in that time. Now today I am down 106 lbs I feel great and eat like we are suppose to eat, small portions of anything. I make sure to eat healthy and every now and then I can have a treat. The key is proportions, I still take a lot of different foods for my lunch so I can have variety and this keeps me from straying to bad food. They make a dark chocolate granola that fills my cravings. I still eat on a small plate and my stomach does not like some foods any more but that's ok it just means I don't need them ( bread, tortillas)…

WELL DECIDED TO CALL THE INS COMPANY TO SEE IF IT WAS A COVERED CLAIM.. AND OF COURSE ITS NOT..UGHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!! SO DISAPPOINTED..CANT AFFORD TO SELF PAY.. MAYBE ITS THE OLD FASHION WAY FOR ME...

Hi all I have been on hear since Feb. my first meeting was 1/3/13 all hoops have been jumped through an now monday the 19 is my day. I have talked to an read a lot of good stuff all has help me be ready so wish me luck an I will see you on the other side. Doug from Michigan.

I am in the process of debating the pros and cons of two surgeons - Dr. Nicholson in Dallas and Dr. Houston in Nashville. I live just outside of Nashville so it seems like the logical choice would be to go with Dr. Houston. But, since I'm going the self-pay route, I have to factor price in my decision. Here's my pros and cons list thus far: Nicholson Pros Great reputation, including bedside manner Price $12,200 Pretty much guaranteed I could get in for surgery in December Cons Won't get to meet him or have pre-op work done until day before surgery Have to travel almost 11 hours - kinda worried about that on the ride home If post-op complications pop up, I a…

I am writing this post in the hopes that I help others really understand what life with the band is like. I was part of the Swedish Adjustable Gastric Band clinical trial in October, 2003. I thought I was doing a great service for the medical community, as well as hoping that I might help others that have battled with their weight find an effective treatment. From the get-go, the band was a major pain in the arse. My fills had to be done by the surgeon under floroscopy because of the study, so I got to see lots of images of my stomach. My port was very hard to find as it had flipped and tilted upwards. I had my port moved once, and after that, we decided we would j…

I can not believe how fantastic i feel and only 14lb till ive lost 100lb Only 65lb till goal ! I thought it would be a longer road than this but after only 5 months ive achieved so much I am 1 very happy sleever !

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I just recently had the LGS, April 29,2013 and I actually am a week today post opt and I feel great. I feel that the sleeve was the best option for my self considering I'm trying to choose a better and healthier life style not only for my self but also my 3 children. I've been obese for 5 years and I felt that all my attempts didn't get me where I wanted nor needed. Now here I am happy as can be on my way to where I'm happy with my health. I have hypertension, as well as sleep apnea, and was border line diabetic with high cholesterol. I also was morbid obese, after 3 children it was time for a change. I'm now on my way to a new happier healthier life with my family right …

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Hello my fellow post sleevers, can your protein beat mine? i am trying to figure out the best protein drink out there. My nutritionist told me to always get the protein drink with the most protein content and the least fat and sugar content. I am using the whey protein by body fortress with 30g of protein per scoop and 2.5g fat, 2g sugar, 170calories. I tried the premier protein drink and it was nasty. I was wondering if anyone else can beat this whey protein considering the contents. I'm looking for the most grams of protein. Thanks

Hello all! I'm 32 mother of one! Weight has always been my obstacle however I have always been able to control it with diet and excercise. After having my son I am unable to lose the weight I put on --- I'm still 40 lbs heavy from before I got pregnant and 60 lbs away from my goal weight. I recently saw a specialist who said I was an ideal candidate for gastric bypass --- I weigh 195 and am 5'1" --- I have no health issues except the weight I carry -- looking dr someone in a similar body weight and height who has gone through this!!!

Hey people's Just thought I'd reach out to anyone, if there is anyone in the sea coast area of new Hampshire. See if anyone needed a workout buddy or just to walk? I got a great workout in at the driving range. But need more. Kevin

I would rather NOT eat a thing than to have to live through these horrid runny bowels that this protein shake is giving me...OMG (sorry TMI)!! I think I'm going to get some gateraid and broth because I cannot take another minute of this. What did you drink during your pre-op diet that made it easier? Funny thing is I'm not even hungry I just want to make sure I'm putting something in my stomach.

Hello out there, well as my title sugest I am still in waiting on my approval letter. Im nervous that I will get denied but I truly need this surgery. I have been checking out this site and looking at the before and after pictures and it seems you all have done a great job so far. I cant wait to get the approval and share my before and after! Congrats to you all....

Yes finally I have a surgery date after 2 yrs trying to get a date..smh but yeaaaah Sept.26 with God on my side ill have surgery done

I am going crazy...PMS is the only thing I can think of.

Hi my name is Lucii & I will be 31 years old this November. I've battled with my weight on & off most of my life; but this started to become more of an issue for me following a head on collision back in January 2009, which as a result has left me with a spinal injury thats permanent. My Doctors & consultants told me that I will need a spinal fusion within the next 10 years; if I don't have this surgery then they've said that I could lose the loss of my legs, bladder & bowels permanently & become registered disabled. The catch is though that they've also told me that if I don't undergo a spinal fusion, then the above issues would happen to me any…

I am 8 days post-op and having a terrible time with my shakes. I have tried just about every idea suggested to me. Thinking of speeding up my diet yo soft foods a few days early. Haven't had any vomiting so far. Any suggestions? ????

Hello everybody! As i have post in the past my surgeon has sooo many requirements for rny that its been taking a toll on me anyways so the new thing now is that i posted that i needed to have a cpap machine so i can have pulmonary clearance and move up to the second consult wich is submit to insurance and all that so now i need to have a recording data that im using the machine before i see him!!? What!?? Now the thing is i just cant stand the machine im claustrophobic and i feel that im choking with the mask on i dont know what to do i didnt know this was going to be like this so many hoops to jump!! Is this normal? The constant air going through your mouth? I just can…

I feel like a truck ran me over . My left shoulder start hurting last night and I woke up with a headache . I cough up some green stuff this morning wondering is that bad . Not feeling my best today

First off, I can't tell you how excited I am for my RNY Gastric Bypass Surgery. It is scheduled for Tuesday, August 27th. After reading many of your posts, I too have had to jump through a lot of hoops. It will be worth it in the long run. My biggest obstacle was stopping or quitting chewing tobacco before they would do surgery. Having to quit delayed my surgery by 3 months. The frustrating part was when I went for my first Nicotine blood test two weeks from my quit date, my test came back positive. I was shocked, upset, and frustrated all in one. When the nurse called to tell me the bad news, I was very upset and I asked her how it could be positive when I swear…

Hi, everyone - I am seriously considering weight loss surgery and have been browsing through some of the posts here, so I thought I'd register and introduce myself. I will probably go with UC Weight Loss Center, which is near Cincinnati in West Chester, Ohio (Dr. Brad Watkins). Right now, though, I am trying to decide whether to go with the lap band or the plication. My insurance will not cover any of the procedures, unfortunately, so I will have to pay for it myself, which means I won't be able to have the surgery till after I get my bonus at the end of the year. I know the plication is newer, and therefore riskier. But it seems less invasive than the lap band. …

New to this forum/website and looking for support and to connect with people who have or are having the sleeve surgery. I hope to connect with some people from the MD/DC area especially. I am scheduled, tentatively, for surgery on Aug. 29. I've spent the last 3 months going through all the necessary clearances. I'm really excited, not scared at all. I've had 2 c-sections, so hopefully this will be similar in terms of recovery.

Got word this morning @ 9:15am from my surgical cordinator who submitted by paperwork yesterday that I was APPROVED!! Words can't even express my feelings right now! I started my liquid diet (and it's not that bad!!)....it's all in your mind! I keep reminding myself that this is for THE BEST so I'm not loosing anything. You only want something you can't have when you're told that you can't have...I'm just saying NOT RIGHT NOW!! GOOD LUCK to my fellow sleevers that are waiting...YOUR TIME IS COMING!! This is going to be THE best birthday EVER!!!

I know alot of people post this concern, I have seen it too....Please dont tell me to stay off the scale, I have been through this nightmare already.....I was a sleeve to bypass revision on august 1st, but when i got my sleeve I was on the other site titled "sleeve talk"...and soon after my sleeve, I saw that my weight loss was lagging behind everyone who was sleeved at the same time I was..then, I just stopped losing..actually as soon as the post op diet ended...I have lived on salad and grilled chicken for 3 yrs, and the wt would not come off..I knew I could eat alot, it wasnt my choices in food, it was the volume...Now I feel like I am living that nightmare all over ag…

I am doing the diet but I'm just worried as I only started it properly today and my surgery is in 6 days!!? So I'm really worried that my liver won't be shrunk and he won't operate on me??? Let me know your stories please xxx

I am 3 days post op and have so much discomfort. My back and shoulders are killing me. I can't really sleep unless it is sitting upright. Any suggestions. I have walke and the gas is coming out but it is not relieving the discomfort I have. Pain meds are ok until they wear off and then back to the same discomfort again. Please give me some advice.

Well 5 days after surgery the clear liquids are not working And is two of us and tension is building lol

hello, im post op 6+ mos now and got to say this journey, if you havent started it has alot of emotional ups and downs BUT can say like many state......its worth it & the wait to see results, also we must remember that the results arent going to just appear, of course you will lose your water weight in the first few months but to continue your eating right, exercise & living a new life style will be some good and bad days ahead but please dont be discouraged or think you cant do it cause im here to say what many have said BUT i believe it and am living it so i know with confidence i could look you in the eye (or thru the computer hahaha) and say YOU CAN DO IT &amp…

Hello everyone, I am a newbie to the site but am post op three years in September. My starting weight was 370lbs and 8 weeks ago I was 282lbs. I was thrilled but really struggling to eat. Something was blocking and I was choking at night while sleeping. Pretty scary to be woken up out of your sleep because you are choking on your own saliva. Anyway I went to the doctor and they immediatly emptied me out. It was such an incredble feeling to not have any restriction. They wanted me to be empty for a week or two to make sure I was ok. But I was supposed to still be careful with my food intake. Well I went haywire right away eating everything I have not been able to …

All done my upper GI! It was all that I thought it would be...nauseating!!! Anyway! That's it! Pre-op then my surgery!!!!! Thank God! He made it possible! I'm really nervous now. Not about the surgery but the anesthsia has me on edge !!

4 days post op. I'm doing better each day. Showering is harder than I expected. Walking is easier than I expected. I took the binder off today to let my incision sites breathe. Having a hard time really sleeping at night as I so badly want to roll on my stomach to get comfy like normal and that us obviously not happening. Anyone else have that issue?

My first week lost is 25 pounds ... And my bf 17

I have never ever been so nervous / scared in my life ...

Since I have started this journey I have realized that I am a bored eater. I eat when there is nothing to do. I am constantly checking my Facebook and coming on here to see if there are any new topics or updates to try to curb my mind off of food. I need a new hobby or activity. I can't walk to much because of my knee. I would go swimming more but I can't take the kids with me. Uggh! Does anyone else that's pre op feel the same way I do? The good thing is though since I have started to change my eating habits the food cravings and mind manipulation has went down dramatically. I now have some kind of control. Which is a good thing!!

I found this site yesterday and was thanfkful. I was so pumped about having gastric bypass and did all my research. I knew complications were a possibility but were rare. Everyone I know personally that had it had zero problems. Well wouldn't you know I would be the one to have complications. I had my sx on Mon. 8/5..all was well. I was supposed to go home on 8/7 but had been passing blood from my bowels and my blood counts were dropping. My surgeon told me it was most likely left over blood in my gi tract from sx and would resolve itself. My blood counts leveled out and I came home on 8/9. I could only keep down small amts of water. I could not tolerate protein. I was co…

Is having regret a normal part of this sleeve process? I was sleeved on 7/30 and i know it hasnt been that long but im dehydrated cant eat ntg because im so worried about getting liquids down. Im still not drinking enough.. im weak.. dont feel like doing ntg and im still not in the mood to get back to work.. i still feel pain when i breathe in when i lay on my right side im still uncomfortable.. i dont know what to do. Im feeling as if i made a mistake. I been trying to eat different soft foods i get nauseated all the time. Im constanly burping especially when i eat. Im taking meds for the reflux.. i hope it gets better.. i didnt imagine it would be like this. Please help…

Has anyone created a YouTube video to document their journey? If so what made you decide to document. I am thinking about it but I'm not really open with everyone.

Hey guys! Got my call today! Scheduled for surgery on August 26th, which is also my grandmas birthday! Haha, hope all is well with you all, I am going to start getting nervous now!

I began thinking about surgery (again) in April this past year. I have PCOS and have struggled with my weight since my late teens. I spent many years on and off on WW (lose, get pregnant, have baby, gain, go back to WW (repeat 3x!)). I went to the "informational" meeting the beginning of June and have submitted everything to my insurance (Federal BCBS). Waiting to hear from the insurance has been more difficult than I imagined! I am so ready for this. I am sick of feeling like food rules my life and feeling like a bystander in my own life. I know this isn't going to be easy, but I am ready!

Hi everyone, I'm Lindsay, 21, with two beautiful boys. I started this journey weighing 363lbs, I had surgery july 24th 2013 which would put me a little over 3 weeks out. At my two week weigh in I was down 23lbs. Its good to see the scale go down for once. Im currently on the aoft and mushy foods stage two is whay they call, it but there really isnt any difference between stage one and two. But I just want to inteoduce myself and say im glad I downloaded this app and found this page. Thanks.

All done my upper GI! It was all that I thought it would be...nauseating!!! Anyway! That's it! Pre-op then my surgery!!!!! Thank God! He made it possible! I'm really nervous now. Not about the surgery but the anesthsia has me on edge !!

I love love this site a could spend hour on here so much helpful info 3 days to my big day so excited and nervous at the same time can't wait to start this new journey...

Hello everyone, I am new to this site, I just found it last night. I'm having gastric bypass surgery on August 7th and am on day 3 of the liver reduction diet. I lost weight all on my own and kept it off for 5 years. I have gained a great deal of it back and just don't feel like I have the strength to do it myself again, I'm tired of the constant fight with food. If I'm not eating, I"m thinking about eating. I am also a stress eater and have a lot of stress in my life that I can't get away from so I have to find a better way to deal with it. As I sit here tonight, feeling really empty physically, I am kind of feeling that way mentally too. I'm in a strange mo…

Hi you all my name is wilo I got my band on 8/9/13 just a few days ago so far pain is there and the anestecia side effects are the worst ...we'll no hunger at all yet ..

I wanted to see what other's diet progression is. My surgeon/dietitian has a standard progression of one week of clear liquids, two weeks of full liquids, then two week of pureed foods. I have been reading other sleevers talk about how they are doing pureed foods within the first week or so. I wanted to find out if my diet progression is typical or extra conservative. Also, wanted to see what kind of calories people are taking in.

Hello All, Well had my surgery July 30th and all is well so far, surgery weight was 231 and for 14 days im down 13lbs I can also see my pants size is down a tad. I really was hoping for a little more but I guess I need to give it more time. Anyone else looking at the same results or better ?? When does the weight relly start falling off.

I just attended the introduction seminar at the hospital. I'm in the medical field but was educated by the speaker on many things. I'm excited about the thought of finally losing this weight. I hope to learn more from you good folks and share my experiences with the forum as well.

No worries, this won't be a full recap of my life. I just feel that my story is one that should be shared because of how the band changed my life and then unfortunately had to be removed 4 years later. Before I jump into the story I will say that if you are feeling ANY unusual pain - not necessarily in your port area or stomach - see your surgeon. We have a foreign object in our bodies and it's not unusual for our bodies to try and reject it... Before the band: I've been overweight my entire life. Like many others I couldn't latch onto the right tools to lose that unwanted weight. My level of discipline is something that I continuously struggle to build up - especial…

I have had my band since 11/2010 and for the,past 4 months I had bad acid reflux, waking up with vomit after,being asleep and I couldn't take the heartburn and acid pain I went to see my dr today and confirmed my doubts my band slipped. I have a big pouch on top of my band. Im so upset and heart broken. My dr unfilled my band conpletely and says to go back in a month to see if its back to normal to get filles again. Im scared, worried and in total panic. I am self pay customer anyone here gonw thru this please help!!!!