Tell Your Weight Loss Surgery Story

I'm almost three months post surgery and i feel great. When I started this whole process I was 343 lbs. I'm now at 257lbs. I was taking 2 blood pressure medicines and now I'm not taking none. I had a lot of problems but after the second month things got better. I'm still have issues eating because I learning how to eat again. But the good thing is i used to hate taking picture and now I like taking them because I can see the change.

Title says it all.. I hate these flintstones, crunchy, chalky, bad tasting rock pieces that hang around in my mouth... I need a nice vitamin pill that l can just swallow... Any suggestions??? I am 7month post of, and l have not touched my vitamins in 4 months

Is it normal not to have bow movements and a lot of gas a week afte surgery???

I woke up feeling so much better today, it was unbelievable. I made the mistake of eating 3 bites of a scrambled egg in under 5 minutes. Ohhhh, the pain. I guess I was pushing my luck a little, huh? I took a shower and had my niece drive me to Walmart so I could grocery shop. I could tell I was pretty fatigued. I moved slow, but completed my grocery list. Once I got home, I pureed sweet and sour chicken lean cuisine. I found a method that really worked for me. Eat a teaspoon every five minutes. I managed to get 5 teaspoons in. Thankfully the discomfort that comes with eating post op has died down a lot. I'm averaging 1-2 naps per day, but I'm feeling better each day…

Are all doctors "on hold" for plication??

I am going to be there from the 28th-3rd. I will be getting my surgery done at Clinica Jerusalen...

I'm starting to get the hang of this! I'm not in any pain whatsoever and the soreness is almost completely gone. What a relief. I didn't even require a nap today. The best part of the day was when I was able to lie on my tummy for a bit and watch tv. I'm a stomach sleeper. Oh, how I've missed it! The challenge I have met today is getting in my H2O. Not drinking 30 mins before or after a meal is easy enough. Unless you're trying to eat 5-6 meals per day. I guess I should start getting up before 10 am to make this goal more achievable. I was able to have 4 meals with 2 yogurt snacks in between. My H2O intake was shy by about 40 oz. Yowza. I'm gonna have to get this thing…

Hello All, I'm new to this forum. My surgery is scheduled for March 20th and my surgeon is Dr. Chau out of Princeton, NJ. Anyone out there ever use him? I'm 59 years old, 5'7" tall and currently weigh 335lbs. I can't wait for my surgery date to get here so I can start my new life.

I have been lurking on the site for a while (I guess you can call it that). I feel that it is finally time to tell my story. Hello everyone, my name is Shirley; I am currently at 344 (that is what the evil scale told me when I last went to the doctors) and am 28 years old. I have been looking into getting banded for several years and finally have decided to go for it. My current BMI is over 50 (I am 5’9”) but everyone says that I am very well built (I guess I hide my fat very well but it is still there, I know it every time I look in the mirror). I first started my journey in April of 2012 with all the documentation that I needed but all it took was one horrible phone…

I am so getting excited. I should have my approval letter in the mail any day now. EGD on the 28th. Looking for meal ideas post band

Hi i am 19 years old I had my lap band surgery when I was 18. I weighted 349 lbs. 2 weeks before surgery and a BMI of over 50. It is 1.5 years since my surgery and I weigh 179 lbs My optimal weight is 164 Wish me luck

I'm looking to find people that are likely to be going through or have had surgery at this hospital, I'm rather nervous about it all, I am meeting the surgeon on the 12 th of March I don't have a operation date yet. Any help or support would be great. Thank you x

Hey, guys and gals well first of all I am a paramedic and police dispatcher. I am also married and have to young kids. I am in the very early stages of my getting healthy journey..I will begin my 6 month weigh ins and doc apps. March 1st...getting excited...My company has approved the surgery just gotta jump through so hoops..Looking forward to this great forum to meet friends and fellow adventures on this great trip to healthy land we are going on..lol

I'm excited because I will be visiting Niagara Falls ...n I would like to know how's the weather in the winter over there?

I'm almost one month out and I continue to have this sick feeling in my stomach. Also a horrible taste in my mouth. Any suggestions on what to do????

Sorry to be blunt but I have the biggest boil on my inner thigh!! Can barely walk it hurts and I know it's from being fat ! How do u get rid of these , I'm 175 already lost 25 pounds . Does anyone else have these ?

As long as I've been on this site I could not wait until I could be the one posting my pic/post for getting under 200 lbs!!!!

during my initial consult my doc recommended plication. Now that I am approved the doctor is no longer doing plication. Should I choose another surgeon????

im 25 years of age and i was banded march 30 2012 it is very different for me i can admit that i as a female have a relationship with food and over the course of time ive learned to control that emotion but not always i still have my moments of eating and not chewing as slowly as i should ive lost 80 pounds and scared that i could gain it back as i have before but this time i feel different i use my band as a learning tool a change in life that will help me the for the rest of it god willing its not like jenny greg were i lost weight then gained back lost then gained back hopefully i can be strong enough to keep going the only problems i do have is being a lil too tight t…

It was 4am, and super cold outside (like it usually is in the winter...) and I woke right up when the alarm went off. I wasn't allowed to shower that morning, but I had to wipe my abdomen with this weird sticky wipes..gross. We had to take our 6 year old daughter with us because our babysitter caught the flu at the last minute. She had to miss school that day because no one was going to be home to get her up and ready. Her and I had packed a bag of her toys, and made sure the DS and iPad were fully charged to keep her occupied. 4:30am, we were off. Stopped by to pick up my best friend who wanted to see me off before she had to go to work. We arrived at the hospital at 5:3…

I've got to have my band removed and bypass the same day. Did anyone have problems with their insurance approving the removal?

I just got approved by my insurance!!!!! YAY!!!! My surgery is February 26!!!!!! I can't believe there wasn't any problems getting approved!! The doctor submitted all my paper work on Friday & I got the call today. I'm beyond excited!!!!!!

Does anyone know the size of your pouch when you are three months postop? I had my surgery in November and I'm feeling so much more hungry lately. I am getting 60 to 80 g of protein for the day but I'm still hungry? I'm worried it may be stretching or already has

Hi all! I am three weeks out and I am very curious as to how much folks are eating and sinking each day- and how often during the day.

Hello all, I figured I'd finally come out and introduce myself since I've been visiting this forum every day for months! First of all, I'd like to thank each and every one of you for educating me more than any article or book could have. I have educated myself as much as I think I possibly can.... but no reading material can ready you for the everyday feeling after the band than real people can!!! So thank you! I am a registered nurse on a cardiac unit with a history of cardiac disease my self. I had open heart surgery when I was 5yrs old. Though all is well now, I have always been well aware of the stress my excess weight puts on my heart (let alone the rest of my bo…

Has been reading around the site for a few days and finally registered so here I am......ok my story ....well I have always been overweight as a young child , as a teenager , as an adult and here I am now...super morbidly obese .....how did I get here? Was bullied all through school so ended up turning to food , got married He ended up being a highly abusive alcoholic , had no where to turn so turned once again to food.....marriage ended after 5 years ....happy to be divorced but now I am raising 3 special needs kids on my own , very stressful so ate once again to make myself happy and here I am beginning the Journey of WLS .....waiting for my patient orientation and su…

4.5 months post op and concerned the pounds will stop falling off. Doc thinks I might be falling behind the curve too. All the charts show a drastic slow down in months 5,6,7... I'd like to be in onderland by June, but that could be optimistic. If things stay the way they are now, I'll get there, but not if the fat loss slows down. The last three months I've lost 12-13 pounds consistently, so I'm upping my workouts and keeping my calories at or below 900 per day. Thoughts or insights? Hw: 368 - July 2012 Dos: 316 - October 1, 2012 Cw: 244 - February 14, 2013

I had Gastric Sleeve surgery on 1/17/13. I'm down 19 lbs so far, but I have not lost anything in the past 5 days. I'm taking in protein at each meal and veggies. I have about 1/4 cup of fruit each day also. I'm drinking about 50oz of water each day and drinking a protein shake once a day also (Shakeology). Any suggestions on why I'm not losing weight? I estimate I'm taking in about 400-600 cal a day.

Wake up feeling great .... Getting over this cold I had thank god ... I weighted myself today I'm 266.6 so I'm 32 pounds down and 1 month and 2 week in

Sharing these pics with the intention they encourage someone about the procedure.. I was sleeved August 22, 2012. I weighed 292 lbs at the age of 24. I was wearing a 3XL in shirts and 24 in pants. 5 1/2 months later, I weigh 209, wear a 10 in pants, and a medium in shirts! Tell me who wouldn't wanna look better and feel better. Tell me what y'all think.

Hello everyone - I am happy to have found these forums thanks to the suggestion of my BFF Where to start? Well, the first 20 years of my life, I was skinny. Not just slim, but skinny... I graduated from high school at 115lb which was pretty small for 5"4'. I had no understanding of overweight people, and was probably unitentionally judgmental of those who were bigger. Then, I began to change... the weight slowly began to creep on - there are various reasons for this which I am aware of. By age 21 I was 200lbs... and I have not seen a "1" in front of my weight since (other than for an extremely brief period). I got married, had two children and have done several m…

Anyone getting sleeved February 22nd??

I'm looking for a real buddy near me. Is it possible that no one lives in Bryan College Station, Tx? Im waiting for approval with an unofficial surgery date of 3/20.

Worried. Will my skin tighten up? any thing I can do pre op to help my skin for when I lose my weight?

I have been feeling pain due to the incisions the whole weel, but it is getting better. Yesterday i gulp water and it went right thru....whereas last week i was throwing up if i did less than 1oz too fast...i thought i would throw up the water but none of that...also i have been feeling more hungry whereas last week could not stand the smell of food, still sticking to my liquids...ice really helps me...have not made the time to go gwt my vitamins n calcium...dragging it because i hate taking pills or anything resembling medicatio....but feel week so ll go tomorrow....i typically sleep on my stomach so it has been an adjustment...hope pain goes away soon...cant wait for s…

My name is Teresa, I have always struggled with my weight, yoyo dieting, diet pills, various programs. I am what I would call a stress eater. Use food as my crutch. When happy, sad, mad, food always made it better. Finally at 47, 5'2'' 211 lbs, decided to get sleeved. After some research, I chose Dr. Guillermo Alvarez in Mexico. He is awsome. On Jan 5th, had my surgery, am now down 23 lbs. I've been at 23 for a week, I'm learning that is normal. I've decided not to weigh often. At first I felt so elated but lately I've gotten a case of the blues. Someone tell me if this is normal. Today is first day back on regular food. I am learning that is gonna be a process. …

Hi all, Gosh, I remember joining VST a bit over 2 years ago, when I was seriously thinking of having surgery. At the time I weighed over 230 lbs., which when you're a little 5'1" woman, is a lot of excess weight (100 lbs. to be exact). It's been an amazing 2 years since the wonderful Dr. Aceves performed my surgery and helped me get to a healthier and happier life. I'll be honest, I've made mistakes. A lot of mistakes. I wasn't very strict with myself during the honeymoon phase after surgery, and as a result I didn't lose as much weight as I could have. Before I hit goal I started eating a lot of crap I never should have eaten and started grazing again. I s…

Only two weeks out. Major change in face. 35 lbs gone. One pic from a year ago and the other from this morning.

Hello I had my sleeve August 16 and have lost 171 pounds. Dr Almanza is just amazing and I'm extremely satisfied.

I had rny 6 months ago. I'm now sick with a sinus infection. My general practitioner doesn't know much about gastric bypass. Can I just take a zpack? I'm allergic to amoxicillin. Or do I need to take a liquid antibiotic?

Omg I am three days from surgery. Started my pre op diet today. Killer headache. I am leaving for Mexico tomorrow with my dearest friend. I am leaving at home 4 kids and that realization is hitting my hard as I hold one of my twins this early in the morning because he is sick. This is the first cry I have had over my decision. I wanted to weigh and measures today but was exhausted. Tomorrow it is, will give us something to pass the time before our flight. I am looking forward to a new me but scared, as I am sure we have all been at some point. I always thought I wasnt "that big" but come on 230 lbs ain't no "little"either. I am ready to say goodbye to the fat! My first…

So today I had my last dietary appointment. I was down 7 lbs since my last appointment and received all my information for my pre and post op diets. Hoping for surgery in early March. I was having a good day! I came home and was talking to my boyfriend about it. So far I have only told him and my parents (who are very supportive) I just don't feel like I want to tell anyone else yet. So, as we (my boyfriend and I) were talking about I said okay, just don't say anything to anyone because I'm not ready to really tell anyone yet and he got a funny look on his face. I said "what??" He said "Well, I may have told just one person." Well of course it was his mom. Probably the la…

I took off 1 week and am due back on Wednesday and there is no way I am able to do that! I had my surgery on Tuesday and had a hiatal hernia repaired also...that was a surprise ! I went from post op holding to PCU unit for observation which I stayed the night and was released the next afternoon. I have had severe pain across my left shoulder and a lot of gas pains still,but is getting a little better with each day.. I really was wondering how long everyone took off? How about the pain? Anyone else with a hiatal hernia?

So darn happy. I am still so excited. I cant wait to be a loser. If any of ya'll have any preop advise please feel free to share.

I'm not trying to complain because I do love this website, however this has got to be the slowest website ever! I use this website at home on my kindle and at work and it's the same slowness. Anyone feel that way too? Grrrrr. LOL. There, I'm done venting now.

I am so excited...I just received word from my surgeon's office and my insurance company, my surgery has been approved. First try and they have only had it since 2/6! The excitement gives way to so many other emotions at the same time though. Fear, nervousness, pride, awe, excitement. So many things I am feeling at this moment. March 5th will be here before I know it!

I received the call from my insurance today! I'M APPROVED!!!!!!! I am so excited & I thank God for giving me this chance to change my life forever in such a great way!!! I will never again abuse my body/temple the way I have in the past. This will be a new lease on life as many like to say. I'm looking forward to The New Me!! :-)

After much consideration, I've decided to start a video blog! I just wanted to document my journey and hopefully people can relate...or even help me get through the road ahead. I'm currently pre-op, with about 2 months left before surgery. So, if you're someone considering VSG and want to know the process as it happens, follow along. And even if you're someone who's already been sleeved, I could always use the support as my surgery time crawls near. Please feel free to follow! View my video blog: http://www.youtube.com/sroan05

I was banded on 2/7/13. I guess I didnt expect to feel the way I do. It has been extremely uncomfortable. I just feel stuck like I am never going to feel normal again. I know i just had surgery and it takes time to recover but for some reason I feel some regret.

Went to dr Gedeon today . Absolutely love him he comes out in waiting room hugs me and has me come in office. I have had one issue after another and bottom line might have to get bypass if things don't change