Tell Your Weight Loss Surgery Story

In trying to get surgery! I have everything done but I'm having a hard time.

HEY Everyone... Name is cat ... I have been banded for a year and six months today... I have lossed 119 lbs so far with the band and 149 lbs since my highest ... I do YouTube videos about my journey and it haa kept me on track ... Hope you all are doing well xoxox [ATTACH]24837[/ATTACH]

On vacation. No scale:( I pray to god I have not gained. I don't know!!!!!! Lots of walking not to many bad choices. One more day to my scale. I hate that I feel this way. On the up side I waked up a hill today that would have kicked my but last month, and I made it a point to be the first to the top!

Tomorrow will be my 10 month surgiversary. I had gone from a size 18 jeans to a size 4 skinny jeans. (I have always had very skinny legs.) Yesterday I put on a pair of 4 skinny's I bought a about a month ago but never had worn since they were still a little tight then. And guess what? THEY ARE TOO BIG! I returned them since I never took the tags off and still had the receipt stuck in the pocket and tried on a pair of size 2 and they fit perfectly! I can't believe it! I was so shocked to be in a 4, and now I am blown away from the size 2 skinny's! It is so nice to put on a pair of jeans and zip up the zipper with no problem, and feel comfy all day! I never wore je…

I am six months post op and I have a problem. My hair is falling out by the handfulsş Is anyone else having this problem and is there anything I can do to stop this from happenıng. Please help!!!!!!

I had a full physical and blood work done. I have a BMI of 40 and high cholesterol. My doctor submitted paperwork to Cigna but how long does it take to hear back!?

As anyone not reached their goal by there one year surgery anniversary? This is a fear of mine because I am loosing very slooowww. Thanks in advance for your advice!

I had my GB on 7/24/08 and gained, then had the band over bypass 9/26/12

Surgery Thursday afternoon and back home Friday at noon. Took some adjustments, but finally got on a schedule. Slight soreness, but seem to be coping. Copious amounts of gas, belching and otherwise. Off the pain meds this morning (Saturday)and feeling OK. Have been sipping the Protein shakes and Water. It just all seems surreal right now, but the worst part are the bitter crushed up meds. Wish they made liquid Nexium! My nose was bleeding from all the dry oxygen, but finally got that cleared up. Finally shed all the IV fluids they pumped in me. Feeling pretty good right now. BopPop

I am 10 weeks out from surgery and under the site where I had the drain hurts and my right side hurts. Not a lot of pain but it is slight. Sometimes radiates to back right side but very slight pain. Has anyone experienced this? What could it be? I have not had any complications and weight lose since surgery is 43 pounds.

I had my surgery 2-17-12 and I've lost 165lbs!I started at 381lbs and a BMI of 59.9 and now i weigh 216lbs and my BMI is 34 in just 8 months!I used Dr. Davidson in Dallas, Texas.Absolutely love this Dr.I lost my first 110lbs in the first 3 months.I've been wanting to talk to others but never thought to look for a APP like this.Best decision I've ever made in my life.

Well, my gastric sleeve is scheduled for October 11th. I am nervous, excited, and a little scared. This is life changing and I hope do not fail.

Well, my one year anniversary was on Sept. 27, 2012, and I am down 86lbs. I am very excited & blessed to have come thus far without any issues or problems. I am down from a size 26 to a 14W, from 296lbs to 210lbs. I am so close to "onederland"!! I am continuing on my journey with about 50lbs to goal. I will post pictures soon. It has been an amazing journey. Before surgery, I had diabetes, high blood pressure, acid reflux, and lots of swelling. All diseases are gone, but still dealing with some acid reflux. I feel so much better physically and confidence level has skyrocketed. I am excited about continuing my journey in the coming months.

So in 2009 I had lap band. Lost 25 pounds. November of 2011 I developed severe pain and other issues . Doctor removed the lap band stating that I developed a sudden allergy to the silicone. March 28th of this year I had gastric bypass. To date I have lost 80 pounds. Best decision I have ever made! I hated the band. Was either too tight or not tight enough. Not much weight loss either. My husband had the lap band in 2010. Due to not losing weight he got it removed and had the bypass 3 weeks ago. He's lost 30 pounds in the first two weeks. I'm so happy that I did this revision!!!

Hi Everyone, I am new to the boards as I just found this site. I went to the surgeon to have an abdomen hernia repaired, but the doctor said he couldn't fix it without me losing weight as I was 100 pounds overweight. As I have had several abdomen surgeries in the past, he said I was an excellent candidate for the Gastric Sleeve. I went home, thought about it and discussed it with my family. Everyone, including myself, agreed that I should get the surgery. So, on November 7, 2011, I had the Gastric Sleeve Surgery. Everything appeared fine. Even Thanksgiving came and went with no problems. However, the first week of December, I developed complications. I started running …

My paper work was turn in to my insurence on 10/11 how long does it take to get approve with Medicaid

I want some cereal some honey nut cheerios to be excact I wont touch them but dear lord I can taste them Lol I'm just being sill what are u tasting u cant have

Today I made it! 50 pds off. Tomorrow is my 7 month anniversary. The scale has started moving again...i just hope it stays that way!

Hello. My name is Nicole and I have my seminar on Wednesday. I am just beginning my journey and have so many questions. I guess the first of my questions would be what should I expect for the amount of time until I am scheduled for surgery? I am planning on having my insurance pay for the surgery, but haven't even begun that process yet... I would just really appreciate any input at all at as to what I should expect, not just about time...but everything

I all. I'm scheduled for surgery October 11th, 2012 and I'm very nervous.

I can't stand sleep on my back or my side,i know is been only 4 days since my surgery but really dont like to sleep like that surgery 10/09/2012

Hello!! My surgery date is set, I have the support from my love ones and friends, I have coworkers who recently had the surgery and are doing great .... But I am so freaking nervous I am seriously starting to punk out a Lil bit! I am second guessing everything.. !! All types of things are running through my head like am i doing this for vanity, will It even be worth it, should I just try to diet and work out, and finally am I being selfish to my daughter what if something happen to me.. The only thing I know for certain is that I'm not happy with myself I hate to take pictures, I love to shop and now I refuse to go do to my wieght, and honestly I am embarresed I…

I met with the surgeon last week and today I had the first visit of my 6 month supervised weight loss program. My pcp is really supportive of the lap band procedure and really encouraged me. I hope this process hours by quickly. I am also having am endoscopy on May 3.

I got my phone call this morning, my psych eval is scheduled for Nov 15th. I am excited that things are moving forward. I have 5 more pounds to go until I've reached my pre-surgery goal weight and my surgeon will meet with me to schedule my date. It's kinda hard not to want to "cheat" and crash diet to drop those 5 pounds. My surgery date won't be until June, but I really want to get the date on the books so that my position is secured. I work as a school bus driver and I'd like to have our 10 weeks of summer break to recover. Patience, patience, patience, I know, But DAMN it's hard to do.

Hello everyone. I am not, necessarily, new to this site. I have been reading many of the forums and topics on here since May of 2012. I would have to say thank you to everyone for the great encouragement to me and those that have questions or needs. I am 41 years old, husband of 20 years to my best friend and father to 4 awesome children. I started my journey on April 15, 2012 with my initial information appointment at my surgeon’s office. After that meeting I knew that this is what I was supposed to be doing. My recorded weight at that visit…400 pounds. One advantage that I had throughout this whole process is that my wife and I did this together. I had my surgery on Jun…

Good morning friends, I was asked to tell you about my sleeve journey. I am so glad I had it done a year ago. Truly, although, it's not been as easy as I thought, but the complications were not from the sleeve itself. My husband of 40 years was diagnosed with prostate cancer 4 months ago and my mother passed away 3 months ago... both of those terribly emotional events have affected my success. I've lost 70 of the 90 pounds I wanted to lose, although I am now back on my eating program and expect to finish this journey. Physically I feel wonderful. This last Sat. we climbed all over the USS Iowa (one of the 4 large battleships being restored and preserved in port…

I am hijacking off another thread, but I have seen several people have named their sleeve. Haven't picked one for my soon to be made sleeve, so I need some good ideas!

im 2 weeks out i want some fruit so bad

I KNOW THIS WAS MY CHOICE BUT YOU KNOW WHAT THIS **** IS FOR THE BIRDS I WAS SLEEVED SEPT 24TH I AM WEAK I FEEL LIKE **** I CAN BARELY GET WATER OR ANY TYPE OF LIQUIDS DOWN WITHOUT MY STOMACH FEELING LIKE I BEEN KICKED IN IT I TRIED SOME PUREED FOOD LIKE MY DOC SUGGESTED AND GUESS WHAT THE SAME FEELING LIKE SOMEBODY KICKED ME WHEN IT GOES DOWN WTF AM I NOT SUPPOSE TO EAT ANYTHING THIS FEELING SUCKS THEN I HAVE TO KEEP SIPPING SIP SIP SIP IM TIRED OF f**king SIPPING IM THIRSTY I WANT TO DRINK AND EVEN WHEN I SIP ON THE WATER HITS MY STOMACH IT HURTS SO NEEDLESS TO SAY EATING AND DRINKING ARE LIKE A CHORE I WAS HAPPY FAT I ATE WHAT I WANTED WHEN I WANTED AND DRANK HOW MUCH …

Soy nueva aqui estoy programada para mi sirugia el martes despues de un ano en el process.

Hello to all of you. I'm finding this site very useful. My op went very well and I had a hiatal hernia fixed at the same time. I'm still on the mush stage of the diet, but have lost 15 lbs so far. I wasn't asked to do a pre op diet. Apart from incredible gas/wind and loo blocking constipation (cured by lactulose) I'm fine.

Hey everyone am new to this app am so glad i found it, am excited my surgery is on the 24th of this month and excited and ready to start my new journey!!!

Today I have lost a total of forty pounds and it has only been two weeks and two days post op... I would be worried that is a little fast but I am celebrating this victory... Before I considered surgery the most I lost was fifteen pounds only to gain it back quicker than I lost it... Now to date I am almost half of what my goal weight loss is only sixty more to go...

Hi my name is jordyn I was 19 when I had RNY on aug 22 2012!! Two weeks ago I had begun to throw up constantly everything even medicine and Water... To the point that I couldn't do it any more I was so dehydrated it was horrible. I called my dr an he sent me in for a scope in which they found that i had built up so much scar tissue in 5 weeks that the opening to my pouch was the size of the tip of a ball point pin... They placed a stent in there and put me on liquid diet again for 4 days as soon as I returned to soft/ purée foods I have begun throwing up again... Has any one been through this if so please help me.. I contacted my dr an was put on 2 more days liquid die…

Hi my name is Gina I'm from Gastonia North Carolina I had gastric bypass and would like to see if there's any one out there that's had the surgery and how they r doing now?

Does anyone else have any problems with this site if you have an iPad?. Most of the time when I try to post something, the "send" button does not work. Also, is there a way to look at member profiles?

I am packing my bags, any suggestions?

Im feeling like i got hit in my stomach,but my recuperation is going great.the nurse staff been so good with me.i cant drink nothing till tomorrow.i been walkin around 3 times and i feeling the diference allready surgery 10/09/2012

Hi everybody. I want to say that I hv read sosuch in the last hour they Im just elated I joined the site. You guys are amazing. I was banded Jan 2008 and hv lost 122lbs. My Dr left town so I've been on my own. Looking to really get back into the groove of thing. Thanks again for having me

I am 7 weeks out from surgery. sooo excited I founf a support app! How is everyone doing?

Well friends...wish me luck. Tomorrow is my first official weigh in since I took on a new healthier eating style. Lets see if the scale shows if my efforts were worthwhile. The wife and I have been regulars at the monthly meetings. Last night was a cooking demonstration. First time I was able to tolerate yogurt...it was unsweetened Greek, but still counts in my book. And I'm MOST happy to admit that since she is now eating WITH me we have successfully been able to control her blood sugars!!!!! I'm so proud of her...you can't put that kind of happiness into proper words. And she too is slowly losing some weight. All in all this will turn out to be the best decision …

I know food is our addiction or we wouldnt be here. I have heard that when you have an addiction and then you fix that addiction you start another one. Because as humans we do that to lean on something self gratification. For you folks who have had the food addiction and have had surgery and no longer are addicted to food. Have you seen your self get another one like shopping, drinking, smoking. maybe even exercise?

I can't believe it's been 6 months! I took my 6 month pics yesterday the 28th. My weight loss has been "stalled" for the past two months. I lost 3 lbs last month and maybe 1 this month. So I think my honeymoon phase was 4 months. I posted 13 week pics and they don't look that much different than these. I can tell I'm shrinking though. And I've still been working out and started doing TapOut XTreme workouts along with my Elliptical. Here's a summary of my stats and goals: Height: 5'11" still an amazon Weight: 288 to 231.4 lbs Size: tight 20W to 18 regular (16 in dresses) Tops: size XL to L Goal: 190 size 14 (in pants and dresses) not sure what weight that req…

I looked into WLS a few years ago, but my insurance didn't cover it, so that was that. A couple weeks ago, my wife told me that someone at her work is having WLS and that her insurance covers it. I've always had her insurance as my secondary insurance, but it never occured to me that they would cover it even if mine didn't. I called the clinic that her co-worker had hers done at, and inquired about my insurance situation. Sure enough, if my primary insurance doesn't cover, the secondary will. That clinic is out of network, but told me that they will bill as out of network, but then for my co-pay they will only charge me as much as if I was in-network. I made an appointmen…

So frustrated, though I am very thankful for this site. Just over 3 weeks after surgery, I haven't lost an ounce in about 10 days. I have lost 11.8kg or around 26lbs, please tell me this isn't all I'm going to lose. I've read a lot about stalls, so I hope this one won't last for too long

I am 60+ and from Michigan. I started this process over two years ago when I found out my insurance company wouldn't approve unless you participated first in a 1 year physician guided weight-loss program. My husband and I went together, I lost about 30 lbs (he lost 60), but we had to eat their food which was very expensive. When we began to reintroduce what I call "street food", I began to gain even as we started maintenance. Of course, I gained it all back plus..... After reading "The Patient's Guide to Weight Loss Surgery" I realized no diet was ever going to work. So I started to re-pursue my first quest for bariatric surgery. That started this past April, 2012 when I …

If you tall,you loose some inches?,cause in my past i loose shoe sizes,clothes size ,even my rings were falling,im wonderingvif your tallness will shrinm too?lol

I've been browsing these forums for awhile, decided to get it on the chatting! Started my journey just a couple months ago, going for a March/April surgery date. There's some great people on these boards, with great storys. I could use some friends who know what im going thru!

Good morning imsonia lol.can't sleep.maybe because all the excitedment im into just thinking of my new change,i will born again with a difference,having a small pouch in a big body and big heart surgery 10/09/2012

Hi everyone! I'm Carol and I am post-surgery by 10 days. I'm looking forward to getting to know everyone. I posted my story on my profile so I'm not going to rehash it here just wanted to say hello. Carol