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Update from sleeve surgical procedure. Doing just fine, pre-op weight 300 lbs., post-op 185, sometimes it hops up to 190, but in time it usually drops down to 185. I am on the road 80 percent of the time, which makes it very difficult to adjust to my new lifestyle of eating. Considering getting a portable hot plate or an induction cooker. Places with stoves are best, then I can prepare the foodstuff. Energy has improved, don't always feel tired like I use to, have vigor and get-up-and-go on most days. In-so-far as health and wellness, blood pressure very good, diabetes exceedingly good, gout gone, elevated cholesterol, prostate trouble that's gone too, and don't ha…

Hi I am very new to learning about the sleeve. I had the band done in about 2005, then had 2 revisions. Still no success. Debating on whether or not to go to the sleeve. My Drs of choice so far are Dr. Jay, Dr Kim or Dr Nick. Any preferences?

I am hoping to be sleeved at this time. Anyone else with me. I think I will be finished with all test and hopefully get sleeved at the end of February or beginning of March...

Yesterday I went to my Cardiologist appt. I thought this is it, great! My surgery is scheduled for Oct. 9th. The doc took a look at my med history and my family's med history and scheduled me for a stress test. I know he is taking precautions but I feel frustrated. I want to get this over and done with already. I have been prepping since the beginning of May. I did more than what was asked of me and yet I feel like I am in limbo and that this extra appt will only delay things for me. I just want to fast forward time already. I want to scream!!!

Hiya I am so happy I found these forums. Joined today and it has already been such a big help! I'm Kay, and I am pre-op. I have my surgery date for Oct. 23rd and I am nervous like crazy. Reading a lot of people saying that they don't feel the restriction has me feeling a bit discouraged. But.... any helpful tips will be GREATLY appreciated! I am so very excited... to finally get my life back. My weight has held me back from doing everything I love for to long. If anyone is willing to be a mentor.. shoot me a message anytime!! I could use the help. Have a great night all.. Hope to get to know many of you!

Hi, I'm Shirley and I'm new here. I have just had my pre-surgery consultation with my surgeon and he has scheduled my surgery for October 15, 2012. My insurance company has required me to jump throught all sorts of hoops since February and I think everything is now done and I can get approved. Keep your fingers crossed for me if you would. I've just posted my profile here and I'm looking for a support buddy. I want to find someone who is at about the same spot or slightly ahead of me so that we can talk about concerns we have with the surgery. I'm having the RNY and know I will have all kinds of questions. I live in Hot Springs, Arkansas and it would be great if …

I've been on my liquid diet for 22 days now and I realized that I was somewhat of a human garbage disposal I found myself yelling at my kids for tryna feed me their food then I realized they are doing what they have always done. Nothing with them has changed but now that I'm changing I have seen some of my bad habits and they all have to END NOW.

I am sooo excited. I was approved by my insurance today...only took 4 days...and got my surgery date. Due to my work schedule, I asked for a surgery date near Thanksgiving. I was given my date today and it is November 20. I am interested in everyone's experiences :-)

I'm new to this site my name is Valerie and I'm almost done with my 6months and I'm starting my shakes on oct.18 so I ready to get done with this part and get band on the 10-10 I should know my band date

Finally everything was falling in place for me to be able to send my papers in to start my VSG proceedures. I was getting excited for that first meeting with the surgeon but first I had an appointment with my cardiologist. At first I had my EKG and the tech looked at it, excused herself then came back a little later. The doctor came in and I was telling him that I was planning on VGS surgery. He shook his head and said, "Let's see what is going on here first." I do have Afib and lately have been getting more out of breathe. It is hard for me to walk 10-15 feet sometimes without stopping to catch my breathe. Now we are looking at echocardiograms and stress test for ju…

Hi All I'm so excited. I passed me psych eval and got word from my insurance today. I am approved for surgery! Hooray! My next step is a group consult on the 23rd. It feels more real now. I hope to be able to have surgery in December. I will have about three weeks off of work. I can't wait to get started on my new life. I do have a few worries, as all of you likely did, or do. 1. Will I miss food? I have read that it often becomes a chore to eat. That seems so strange to me preop. Food has a hold on me. Sometimes I feel like I am so impulsive. I can't control myself. I'm not even necessarily enjoying eating. It is just what I do. I will need to tota…

Hello! I'm new to this forum and I am VERY excited about my upcoming surgery. I am also very excited because I will be a grandma (Mima) for the first time in November. Right now my concerns are the protein shakes. I am not lactose intolerant but I DON"T LIKE MILK! If anyone has any suggestions of any protein that will not be milk based I would appreciate it! Thanks!!

Hi! I am new to this site(or any site) I am post op a year and a half and only down 58lbs... sometimes I feel that's great other I feel it's "only" 58lbs... looking for @least another 18... :-) all we can do is see what happens!

Hello, My name is paul, just starting the process. So far I love this site alot of good people and topics.

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Here is a question to the moms out there, especially moms of small kids/babies. I have been contemplating getting the sleeve and have my consultation on the 20th. I have a 6yr old, 4yr old and a 3 month old. I have been struggling my whole life with weight and have had enough. My biggest reason for getting this done is so I can be the best & healthiest mom my kids deserve. My question is, should I hold off since my youngest is 3 mos? I of course feel extreme guilt because I would have to be out of commission for a couple of weeks. Any insight is very appreciated so I can make a good decision.

Well here I am watching food shows when I start the puree'd stage tomorrow and my mouth is watering and I wonder if I can ever enjoy the same foods I ate before surgery. Burgers, Chinese food, Mexican, BBQ, pizza and fried foods...fries, potato chips, ....I know I need to eat the protein first and I will limit the fried foods but if I want some chips or fries is that a HUGE issue? Just wondering what other folks are doing out there. Thanks!

Are you seriously going to walk into my office and call me a "cheater"???? Because I added a few years to my life? Because I prevented myself from getting diabetes, having heart problems, of death? Your arm was amputated and you wear a prosthetic ... Does that make you a cheater??? He stands there and says, I'm sorry. You look amazing.

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Im at my pre op apt. so happy im moving closer to my date... What all do they do at this appointment?

Hi:) I am very new! I meet with my surgeon thurs to discuss the surgery. I am so excited to get this life changing started. I am a 26 yr old mom of 2 , married to a great guy!

How do you find out the success rate of a surgeon? My dr is Richard Nyugen from Advanced Surgical Associates in San Jose, Ca. Has anyone one here heard of any bad work he has done? Or has had the sleeve done by him? How was it? Im seeing stories on here and it has me scared. o_O

I'm so ready to get this process started. I have tricare prime south...how long after your 1st appt did it take to get approved and banded? Just curious for a timeline, I know every case is different just looking at it as a general estimation..thanks!

Hi everyone. I am new member to this group!! I'm just starting my lap band journey :0)

Hello all. I had my meet the surgeon appointment 2 weeks ago. Now I'm just waiting for them to call with my approval and a date. My problem is,I've spent all the money I had put away for this on the unexpected medical stuff that cam up. ( knee surgery for torn meniscus and a heart cath). Not to mention the furnace we had to replace in the house and unexpected vehicle repair. I need to call my insurance to understand the deductibles and copays. If I read things correctly, my deductible has been met for the year. My fear is that the copay will be more than I can afford now and after all this I will not be able to have the surgery now. I feel so defeated. I wonde…

I started seriously thinking about lapband these past few months. I've never been under general anesthesia so that's my main concern, plus the first few days post-op. any advice or suggestions?

All I have been doing is throwing up and dry heaving. Im always in constant pain and the liquid medicine I have to take is absolutely horrible tasting which makes me puke more. I cannot even sip on Water bc it makes me dry heave. Plzz someone tell me this is normal and it gets better!? Im about to break down crying *Jess*

Hi everyone I'm from the UK am being sleeved on Halloween 31st October. Have every confidence in my surgeon and team have an appt with the dietician n my surgeon on the 12th to get weighed (supposed to be dieting) need to lose 5 lbs when I go see them start milk diet 17th Am also scared of choking with good when I have been sleeved or food getting stuck am really scared cant even swallow tablets Would lbe nice to hear from anyone out there for support n advice thanks xx

I am scheduled for surgery on Oct 29 and am a bit scared. I am not sure if I made the right decision. I am type 2 diabetic along with sleep apnea and want the best possible outcome for WLS. Hope my decision for sleeve instead of by pass was right. I am scheduled for pre op on tues. For the last week I have fallen off my diet and resorted back to my bad foods. Help!!

‎48 hours since I last ate and I'm getting a dehydration headache from the bowel prep. It seems very counter productive to make some one this weak right before surgery. But 12 hour until surgery! I'm never gonna sleep tonight.

I am 450 pound male and I have my surgery set for Dec 10th. My brother and I are going in the same day. He is 460. I am very nervous!

I started my cycle Monday of last week today is Friday, it's been 11 days and I am bleeding very have with large blood clots. I went to the ER Wen. and they just gave my birthcontrol pills to take inorder to stop the bleeding. I am concerned that I will loose too much blood to have my RNY, The birth control pills will cause my blood to clot more after sergery. I don't know why this is starting now, I was think that I could be my nerves, I want the RNY im excited about it as well as scared as *ell but, I'm going through with it. My mother told me that the woman in my family have a history of this type of bleeding at aroung the age of 40. I just made 39 in August so, I'm…

Had my surgery Jan. 25th at 340 as of today I am 218,I've never felt better!

Hello all, I'm new to this site and have I'm just starting the process to get my lap band. I have my consultation appointment October 17th and hoping all goes smoothly. I've already been gettng some great information from this site so thank you all!

I'm curios to know how the surgery had effected your period. Mine were very heavy for 2 years after having my tubes tied. I had a uterine oblation 5days before gastric bypass. My Dr told me i would either never get it again or it would be very light. I'm now 4days post op and approaching my normal cycle time and I'm wondering if gastric bypass may cause it to come...

Those that were diabetic or has hypoglycemia how did you do on the pre surgery liquid diet? And what did you have and time.schedule to avoid low blood sugar drops?

Hey everyone, my name is Nicole, I am 24 and with my weight being at 315, I was told by my doctor and my mother to get this procedure. I am not ashamed of my body weight, but I do want to do something about it. I get mixed opinions and personal experiences and I understand they are not typical for everyone who does get this. My problem is, I don't know if I want to do this, I've sworn off gastric surgery because it has had a bad affect on some people In my family. But I don't know where to turn. I am scared that if I were to do this I will become a individual I myself would despise and if I don't I could end up in a grave or ridiculed my whole life. I'm hoping you lovely …

So last night I had a dream that a group that I belong to was kidnaped and our lives were being threatened. It's crazy because the only thing I kept thinking was Oh CRAP!!! I'm going to miss my freaking surgery date!!! When I woke up I just laughed, at that was my only concern. Lol

HI my name is Tanisha and Im 31 years old ! I have been coming to this website for the pass couple off months and decided today to sign up. I have been thinking about the lapband surgery alot lately and came to the conclusion that this is the only real chance i have at a life again. i wasnt always 290 pounds. growing up i was a small child. thought high school and my early adult years i maintain a weight of 135. these last 7 years i have turn into body that i hate to look at. My social life is basically gone, cause i hate getting dressed up being the fat girl. I talked to my family about it and some are for and against it. Some say that i will be in pain afterwards,but t…

HI everyone. I'm new to the site. I started this process back in February. I did my 6 month medically supervised weight loss already and I finished up in August. My surgeon submitted all the paperwork including all the pre-op testing and evaluations. The insurance denied it saying everything was in order except that they needed a letter from my primary saying that they recommended me for surgery. Seriously! After 6 months of weight management plus giving me a clearance for surgery they denied it for no formal letter. We submitted that letter over a weeke ago and we are still waiting to hear back. Hopefully I will have a date soon!

Well going pretty good just have a few episodes of vomiting but overall pleased. Started at 361lbs and now at 296. Off diabetes meds working on getting off CPAP machine. Feeling good about this change I am going through.

stalls can and will happen probably earlier than I would hope and for longer than I can stand but it's COMPLETELY normal. The weight I have lost to said point I will never regain again the weight I lose after said stall breaks I will never regain again. I may lose slow, the slow lbs I lose I will never regain again. All I have to do is stick to my plan and embrace the tool I've been given, every ounce of weight I lose from my surgery date forward is gone... Forever.. It really is that simple! I realize some tweaks may need to be made, as in life your going to have to be flexible find what works best... everybody's body is different and I plan to learn to work in harmo…

Hi, I am obviously new here. I hadnt considered lap band seriously until a few months ago, and due to some recent events in my life I have decided to go for it. I had my initial consult at OSUMC here in Columbus. That went well, I have my psych and sleep study appointments set up. Hopefully I will only need the 3 months of classes and with no snags, I hope to have surgery around my birthday in February. Looking forward to reading more here.

Hi I'm new here getting banded on the 20/11/12 quite nervous any Advice greatly appreciated ..I live in the uk and I am traveling to Brussels for the band.

I'm considering in doing the lap band surgery but I have no insurance and don't know where to look for an affordable price. Maybe someone can guide me to the right direction?

Went to Lane Bryant to buy pants and undergarments. Anyway, I tried on a size 18, they were to big. So, when I tried on a size 16, tears started falling. I haven't been that size since high school. I am very happy I made the choice for the surgery. I have my ups and downs with it but I over all pleased with my progress. Thanks for all your support and as always keep you great progress as well.

Today I had my five weeks follow-up and weigh in appointment. I lost 42 lbs since I started my liquid diet. I was striving for more, but my doctor told me that's ok. She wants me to increase my calorie intake to 800 a day on days I work out. She said this should stimulate the body to burn more. Am moving to soft food for 3 months. Don't wanna feel discouraged & will keep hoping for better :-) Sent from my Galaxy S III using RNYTalk

Hi Everyone, I am really so confused. I've spent days on this site and learned a tremendous amount from your posts. I guess my biggest question is what made you decide to go with the sleeve rather than the lap-band? Thank you for any responses.

I was just approved yesterday to continue with the process and set up all my appointments. I'm excited!

Eat beef but no other meat no eggs and such either any. Help out there so I can continue to be healthy I feel horrible I had surgery 6/28/12 and went from 272-231 and everyone else has lost more is it bc 140 is my goal weight and I've reached my plateau?