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Gastric Sleeve Surgery Forums

In a gastric sleeve surgery or vertical sleeve gastrectomy (VSG), the surgeon removes most of your stomach and forms the rest into a tube-shaped sleeve from your throat to your small intestine. These forums are for sleevers, potential sleevers and revisional sleevers! Talk about the VSG diet, nutritional supplements, weight loss and sleeve complications.

36,121 topics in this forum

  1. Chest pains

    By brittsleeved718,
    • 4 replies
    • 53 views

  3. Post op nausea

    By daisy2905,
    • 4 replies
    • 79 views

  4. Plateau?

    By hb2392,
    • 1 reply
    • 39 views

  5. Pyloric Stenosis/Pyloromyotomy

    By Ouiser,   
    • 15 replies
    • 1,318 views

  6. How will you handle Thanksgiving?

    By libbyleeb,
    • 15 replies
    • 134 views

  7. FIBER

    By GreenTealael,
    • 11 replies
    • 336 views

  8. Near me

    By Bigpants,
    • 1 reply
    • 54 views

  9. Taste bud changing thing was no joke

    By sleevegirl88,
    • 12 replies
    • 279 views

  10. October 2018 Sleevers

    By kdiddle31,
    • 1,592 replies
    • 24,212 views

  11. Extreme Stress but Surgery Date Set

    By Lillyrose130,   
    • 8 replies
    • 404 views

  12. 30 second elevator interview

    By GreenTealael,
    • 66 replies
    • 1,754 views

  13. 1st purée meal

    By Bigpants,
    • 6 replies
    • 79 views

  14. November 2018 Sleevers!?!?

    By Sealeafi,
    • 648 replies
    • 11,537 views

  15. Protein shakes??

    By Excited for a new me,
    • 18 replies
    • 363 views

  16. New and completely lost

    By RosePollard,
    • 2 replies
    • 70 views

  17. New Guy here, from Macon, GA and nervous as a cat in a room full of rockers

    By rebchief,
    • 13 replies
    • 485 views

  18. Crazy Progress Pics!!! Almost 5 months out!

    By Dfox1984,
    • 31 replies
    • 764 views

  19. Anyone local in Indianapolis interested in forming a Meetup group?

    By Angi B,
    • 1 reply
    • 175 views

  20. Non Scale Victories

    By wiscogal,
    • 557 replies
    • 22,489 views

  21. July Sleeve

    By peggilyn72,
    • 506 replies
    • 14,734 views

  22. I did it!!!!!!!!!!

    By afstud59,   
    • 6 replies
    • 149 views

  23. December 2018 Sleevers!

    By batty_vsg,
    • 123 replies
    • 3,095 views

  24. At home sleep apnea test???

    By vrice,
    • 18 replies
    • 189 views

  25. Not full

    By :::fluffy:::,
    • 6 replies
    • 116 views

  26. My surgery is in 24hrs

    By Bari_KS,
    • 26 replies
    • 232 views

  27. I've got my approval and surgery date! It is 12/19/18!!!

    By Beta98,
    • 3 replies
    • 78 views

  28. Thanksgiving Day will be 3 months post-op..some thoughts

    By rebchief,
    • 2 replies
    • 92 views

  29. How many ounces at 2 months?

    By The Preacher,
    • 8 replies
    • 234 views

  30. How did you do it?

    By JessaK,
    • 7 replies
    • 157 views

  31. Can’t eat eggs!

    By jlfausz,
    • 9 replies
    • 229 views

  32. Caffeine (coffee/preworkouts

    By Vgs.2018,
    • 9 replies
    • 86 views

  33. 61 lbs in 6 weeks!

    By MeanSleevedMachine,
    • 38 replies
    • 2,635 views

  34. Would love some opinions

    By OllyC,   
    • 2 replies
    • 96 views

  35. Has anyone had surgery in Istanbul, Turkey?

    By Melaninbarbie,
    • 26 replies
    • 3,094 views

  36. Stricture

    By Normaj3443,
    • 4 replies
    • 395 views

  37. 2 week post-op

    By MAGAmommy,
    • 4 replies
    • 216 views

  38. Loosing weight but not seeing it

    By DetDet,
    • 16 replies
    • 266 views

  39. 5 weeks post op today!

    By Georgetown,
    • 9 replies
    • 107 views

  40. Hunger or acid?

    By KT1981,
    • 2 replies
    • 112 views

  41. 1 MONTH [emoji173]

    By OriginalGaPeach,
    • 5 replies
    • 132 views

  42. Always Hungry

    By RRiker,
    • 10 replies
    • 203 views

  43. Why is alcohol that bad for you after surgery?

    By t1018ross,
    • 49 replies
    • 1,940 views

  44. Insurance approval

    By Queenbee34,
    • 11 replies
    • 329 views

  45. First Gain

    By FancyChristine15,
    • 7 replies
    • 155 views

  46. Exactly 3 months progress picctures

    By jultrim18,
    • 9 replies
    • 258 views

  47. Newbie

    By ekstone86,
    • 8 replies
    • 192 views

  48. 3 days post op and fizzy stomach

    By lulu06,
    • 1 reply
    • 158 views

  49. Progress

    By anaariesrod,
    • 5 replies
    • 160 views

  50. Might be pregnant

    By anaariesrod,
    • 2 replies
    • 168 views

  51. Pureed food beginning day 3 post-op?

    By Rexcom,
    • 15 replies
    • 483 views

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    • newyearnewme2015

      newyearnewme2015

      2 weeks and 6 days to go before I have my VSG surgery.  I am so EXCITED!  I thought that my nerves would be all over the place by now, but I am still cool as a cucumber.  
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    • Jobber

      Jobber

      I'm just over 3 months into my 6 month pre-op diet plan and I feel like giving up.  Not because of the food, but because life is hard right now.  
      Work has become intolerable due to the amount of stress that I cannot control, but inevitably know will cause major issues for me down the road.  Long story short it's one of those "I tried to tell you this was going to happen things" that nobody reacted to because of budget constraints, but in the end there's going to be a "fall man" for what happens and it will be me, despite my preventative warnings.
      My boss is on my side, in theory, but when it comes down to protecting his own hide, I feel like he would sacrifice me to save himself.
      Also, I just had to cancel my holiday vacation due to staffing issues in my department, so now my personal life is going to be affected by my work issues.
      At this point, I'm just venting.  I realize that there are people out there much less fortunate than myself, but it sucks all the same.  I feel like everytime I get close to being happy with life, it comes and gives me a boot in the ass for a reality check.
      Happy Thanksgiving!
      · 1 reply
      1. GreenTealael

        GreenTealael

        Don't. Give. Up. Ever.

    • danieocean

      danieocean

      My weight will JUST NOT BUDGE. I'm annoyed. This stall sucks. Can stress alone trigger a stall? I'm 237, have been for...oh 10 days now. I'm doing everything else I need to, but am more stressed than I have been. 
      · 1 reply
      1. KimTriesRNY

        KimTriesRNY

        You will stall. I’ve had stalls for over three weeks at a time. The lower you get, the longer it will take to lose the pounds. Just keep to the program, it will come off. It’s discouraging but everyone goes through it! 🤗

    • Leia

      Leia

      I am under 200 this morning! It's been a loooooong time ... And doesn't feel quite real. I'm not sure how to make it feel real except stare at the scale until my brain accepts it. 
      · 2 replies
      1. GreenTealael

        GreenTealael

        🎉 Congrats 🎉

      2. Missouri-Lee's Summit

        Missouri-Lee's Summit

        I have 14 more pounds before I reach that milestone, too. I've lost 80lbs so far since June.

        So happy for you, Leia. I haven't looked up your goal weight yet. Do you have any other intermittent milestone goals after this one? I haven't figured out any in particular for myself, but I know I want to always keep myself motivated to keep working toward some goal.

    • Marie1987

      Marie1987

      Woohoo!!!
      I had my VSG surgery on Thursday, 11/15...
      Some of the things I've learned in the last couple days:
      Applesauce is the devils food. (It's the only thing that's made me vomit so far).
      Getting enough fluid/protein in is a challenge... Any tips?
      (I'm vegetarian, so bone broth is out...)

      Walking has always been my favorite form of exercise, short of swimming, but it is now a necessity... get that gas OUT!

      & I LOVE nurses!! I was in intense pain post-op & the nurses were amazing.. they were amazing throughout my short stay.
      (& they are the only people on the planet that can tell you: "I can hear your intestines moving!" & make it sound like: "& the Oscar goes to...") :D

      Thanks to everyone on here who has helped get this journey started.
      I'm incredibly excited for the next phases moving forward! :) 
      · 1 reply
      1. GreenTealael

        GreenTealael

        🌈 Congrats 🌈

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