Gastric Sleeve Surgery Forums

August 18th I will be having my gastric band taken out and leaving time to heal before the actual VSG. I’m looking for a surgery buddy who will be having their VSG in October along with me...

I have no sex drive right now I am always tired and exhausted. I do have two small children but I feel like I should have more of a sex drive than I do. I am hoping this improves after surgery after loosing weight. Has anyone had an increase in their sex drive? I really want my sex life to be the way it was a while back. Anyone have any insights??

I'm up early this morning not for surgery, as I was last year, but for my one-year appointment. I am thrilled with the results and just can't believe where I was last year. I am an ex-bander and old for this journey, I'll be 74 this year. I have my life back, I can jump off the boat and get up the ladder, the same with the dock. I'm having fun with my grandkids again. I go for walks, swims, and move about without the aches and pains I once had. Food is no longer my joy in life, life is my joy. I eat to live and not live to eat. I reached stage 4 eating and just stayed there. I have a protein drink for breakfast, 4oz of cottage cheese for lunch, 4oz of protein for dinner w…

I had the VSG on June 29th. So far my experience has been pretty rotten. I passed out on 6/30 while sitting on the side of the bed. The nurse caught me and called for a rapid response. My BP dropped to the 70/40 range. I became tachycardic with a HR of 180. The response team put a pad on my chest to shock it into rhythm but thankfully it was just rapid not out of sync Later that day they did an upper GI with barium swallow that showed I was leak free. The next morning on 7/1 my blood tests showed I had internal bleeding as my hemoglobin was 7.9 The surgeon did the wait and see game and started me on IV fluids at a bolus rate. The next day on 7/2 my hemoglobin was at 8.1.…

***** I AM DESPERATE FOR ADVICE I HAVE SUFFERED to long now I AM SO OVER THIS ISSUE IT'S BEEN A SLOW 2 YEAR PROCESS OF DOCTORS BEING CLUELESS AS TO MY PROBLEM 6 MONTHS AFTER gastric sleeve SURGERY IT STARTED WITH A DULL PAIN in my LEFT HIP WHICH LEAD TO LEFT FOOT DROP AND STANDING BALANCE ISSUES I HAVE TO HOLD ON TO EVERYTHING IT FEELS LIKE I'M GONNA FALL NOW DUE TO BEING SEDENTARY I'M WEAK AND MY UPPER THIGH MUSCLES ARE WEAK I AM 55 yrs old USING A WALKER NOW I FEEL HELPLESS AND SOME DAYS NOT SURE HOW LONG I CAN GO ON. i LOST WEIGHT REALLY FAST 1ST YEAR 100LBS. AFTER 6 MRI'S THEY FOUND L4 L5 COMPRESSION BUT NOT SURGERY WORTHY AND THEY SAID ITS' ON THE RIGHT SIDE WHICH IS…

Did any of you ladies miss a period after surgery? I have 0% chance of being pregnant so in just curious if it's due to the rapid weight loss. Thanks!!

So after a month of waiting I had my first consultation with the surgeon. He seemed great, listened to me, let me know ESG isn't covered by my insurance so we're going with surgical VSG. He said that I probably only have to do one appointment with the dietician and then the psych eval, cardio/upper GI exam and weight class/exam. After we got off of our call I felt like I was going to have a panic attack. It just felt real finally and I had those intense moments of food grief and then imagined a nightmare scenario where my fiance leaves me because I can't drink and eat him under the table anymore. But then he was very supportive tonight after watching some more videos abou…

How do you get motivated to exercise? I'm struggling to get moving. SMH. It's so discouraging.

Hi all, I am six weeks out from gastric sleeve. My doctor gave me a list of do and don not eats. I am just curious what your docs told you what to seriously avoid and what you could have.

So I’ve been trying to get pictures every month to allow ME see the progress. I was sleeved 1/7/20. LOOK!

13 months post sleeve, lost 50 pounds gained almost 10 back. Feeling frustrated. Please send me some good vibes and any suggestions Thanks

10 days out. Still on my liquid diet of protein shakes and chicken broth and sugar free popsicles. I feel ravenous like I could eat everything I don't know if it's eye hunger, or just the deprivation of anything resembling chewing. Tonight I went over to visit my boyfriend and I ended up meeting a small piece of chicken jerky. I chewed it and chewed and chewed it and now that I've eaten it I feel so guilty and I'm waiting for my stomach to explode or something. I needed to confess because I feel like I've done a bad thing anyone else had this happened to them? I'm getting nervous that when I can eat I'm just going to eat everything please somebody tell me that the small…

I had endoscopic gastric sleeve on July 19th. I have lost 20 pounds so far. The last several days I have found myself missing my old eating habits. Like eating chips, candy, larger amounts of food in general. My appetite has not increased so I have been able to stick with the diet (500 - 600 calories, 50-60 grams of protein per day) but I don't know why I just recently started missing food. Has anyone else experienced this?

I had my surgery on June 9 and I was doing ok with food until this week and I started getting sick. Is this normal? I am sick of being sick. I am so sleepy all the time also. Last week I felt better than ever but that didn't last long.

Hello Pals, Its been a while since I have been on here. I had the lapband which was removed in 2016. Slowly over the two years and sadly I gained 25 lbs. I am scheduled for Sleeve on 1/23/19. Just reaching out to see what everyone's experience has been if you converted from lap band to sleeve. I wasn't worried at all with lapband but I am a little with this surgery

Hello- I had my sleeve done 2 yrs ago almost. I lost 28lbs only! My body shutdown and i couldn't go to the bathroom for over a year wo hospital help or other help. Now im able to i want to start over & do things right- my dr wants me to get the bypass and i really want to try to eat like i should have all along before getting discouraged w not able to go to the bathroom and ate however! Sugar- sweets- sugar! Im ready- is it possible? Help!

Anyone currently on or recently finished with their two weeks meal plan that is given for blossom surgery patients ? Any recommendations on what to fix for dinner what was your favs

Weighed in today at 199 pounds !! Can't remember when I was under 200. I am so thrilled.

Okay guys, I have surgery on July 28th , it is 4 days away, I am supposed to have liquids only. I ate a few times. [emoji51][emoji21] I feel so bad, please tell me someone else knows what I'm going through! I need someone to talk to that won't judge me!

I am just beginning this journey and am wanting to hear feedback on different doctors in the area. I have a consultation with Dr. Hamilton Le at Integris Baptist on Friday. Any information is appreciated!

I'm on my 6 month pre op jump through insurance hoops at the moment they tell me my surgery will be in Sept 2016. I would like to find someone near by that also needs a little company on walks. I'm in the city. Sent from my SAMSUNG-SM-N910A using the BariatricPal App

I'm 15 days post-op - and started soft foods today. It's been a challenge! I literally had 1/3 of a scrambled egg for breakfast, 1/3 for lunch, and 1/3 for dinner. And 1 tablespoon of grits with 1 teaspoon of light cream cheese. I did the whole mash into tiny bites, and I took breaks between each tiny bite, and chewed well - which was really weird trying to chew a bite the size of a pencil eraser 15 times. I'm going to have to have a protein shake at some point tonight to try and boost my protein. And my stomach is *really* grumbling tonight. I really haven't had a hard time with full liquids - after the first few days. I'm hoping soft foods will kinda be like liq…

I had surgery on July 9th and at my first post-op appointment, my surgeon didn't discuss my weight loss numbers at all. I lost 12 pounds since surgery and 10 pounds since my first visit to him. Is this odd? My BMI is 33 but the whole point was weight loss. I guess I could've asked but... Is that normal? Did your surgeon comment at your firt post-op appointment?

I just scheduled my surgery today. I was wondering if anyone else is having their surgery in June.

I'm so excited! I bought some unflavored protein powder to up my protein intake before surgery. Since I have diabetes, I drink the Boost Glucose Control for now but I know that will change after surgery. Anyway, I added the protein powder to my Boost shake and it made the shake taste better! I mean really, really good. It was almost like a vanilla milkshake! I'd recommend this stuff in a heartbeat! Yay! ?

Right, I'm booked in for my initial discussion with the surgeon and dietician early August. Surgery already booked for early September. I'm looking forward to the results, but not the surgery, as I've never been under the knife!! There appears to be lots of info here which will be of great use and I'm sure I'll be using the forum to have a moan at some point. Cheers, Paul

So I emailed my nutritionist in the am and asked if I can move on to creamy soups (I'm on day 7). She said just listen to your body. I was so eager to try Cream of Mushroom that I added a quarter can of whole milk when it called for a whole can. I misread my full liquid diet directions and poured myself half a cup. Well, lets just say I know my limit now. Less than a quarter of a cup!! Not only that , thirty minutes later I ran to the restroom 3x!! Was this dumping or am I lactose intolerant??

My initial plan was to have sleeve surgery and see if my fertility boosted but I fear I left this too late. I’m 40 & my gynaecologist is recommending a hysterectomy for long standing adenomyosis and endometriosis. I have to accept this as I can’t tolerate my periods and I can’t stay on menopause injections long term. Weight gain is partially from my hormones. My question is can I have a sleeve first or will I regain after hysterectomy??

Good morning! This is my first day I am able to drink smoothies. I made my smoothie with my vanilla flavored protein and was so disappointed! I can NOT stomach the protein. Not sure if I’d even be able to stomach the flavorless protein powders because the ones I’ve tried also have a taste. They all taste like milk(which I do not enjoy drinking). Are there any supplements or anything else I can take to get my protein in during this phase?

My Dr recommended that I take the bariatric multi vitamin but it is hard to chew and swallow bc of the taste. What other kind do yaw take?

About Me: Pre Weight: 200lbs Height: 5”3 Post Weight: 120 (4 yrs later). Lost all my weight in the 1st year. Lowest 117, looked very sick, couldnt barely eat. Slowly got up to 128 my highest oct 2019. Then lost 8-10 lbs when started working. So my question is, what is your diet like? Calorie Intake, foods you tolerate, can”t tolerate, meal plan, how much can you eat. Me: Main things I eat 2 Toast, Egg, Cheese sandwhich, but yet I get full from just having 1/2 porkchop; Im talking the size if my palm in half by itself Weird! I used to be able to eat lots of popcorn when I could have it. Now I can barely finish a typucsl medium popcorn. …

Hello all! I’ve been going through this journey for a painstakingly long amount of time! I’ve been trying to get the gastric sleeve surgery for years. My old insurance started off telling me they do cover the procedure, so I went 6 months into the process for the program coordinator at the hospital to call me last minute and tell me that it was not in fact covered under my insurance. So at the beginning of this year when it was time to choose a new policy, I specifically picked one that would cover it. I even called to confirm. BUT! When I received the updated overview of coverage for 2020, they had JUST amended the policy to exclude bariatric surgery. How crummy?!? So …

has anyone ate lental soup.... would that be a problem to eat?

If I’m eating a lot of slider foods.... will my stomach stretch back? Like it can stretch to the point I can start eating  a lot of food again?  Also what foods/snacks is a slider food for you? 

I am 5 weeks post op and am suppose to go back to work on Monday. I totally don't feel ready. I am tired on and off all day and am struggling with being able to eat more than 2oz of any food combination. I can't imagine a 40 minute commute and a 8 1/2 hr work day as a nurse. Just wondering how long most people are out of work and if I'm being unreasonable to stay home longer.

Hi all, Not sure if this is in the right place, but I had questions about how you all paid/are paying for surgery? I've been looking at self-pay options, financing, and CareCredit. After waffling back and forth for the last year, I have decided I do want to pursue surgery. My insurance will not cover it. So, I am looking at all my options. I'm still a little wary, only because I also am set to being graduate school in the next year and I am afraid of blowing up my finances. I'm just looking for stories of how you all made it work when it was not covered by insurance. Covid is also making it difficult. I had considered traveling to Mexico, but it doesn't look like tha…

Help! I just made myself a protein shake with unflavored zero carb isopure, less than 1/2 cup of almond milk, a small banana and a few pieces of frozen peach and strawberry. I took 2 or 3 sips and within 20 min started feeling nauseous and queezy. I'm not sure if this is dumping syndrome or if it just didn't sit well in my sleeve. Can natural sugar from fruit cause dumping?? Any advice is appreciated!

Hi all, I was sleeved on the 14th of July. This is my second day at home. I hate to drink because my stomach hurts every time something goes down. Is this normal and if so when does it stop? What can I do about it too. I'm on clear liquids right now.

So I had my surgery June 26th, and just past my 3rd week and only lost 1 pound. I am walking every day and have progressed up to 5k steps a day and not losing. I am in my puree phase and my typical day is a half an avocado, Greek yogurt, and tuna mashed. My snacks are a SF popsicle, SF jello, or unsweetened apple sauce. After surgery I was not able to drink the premier shakes as they induced nausea so I have been using an unflavored protein powder and mixing in a Zero powerade and water with crystal light. Not sure what I may be doing wrong and this Friday I start my soft food phase and not sure what my menu will be yet. Any help would be appreciated

So I'm 5 days out of surgery and I am being 100% faithful to the liquid diet of chicken broth, protein shakes, and sugar-free popsicles and Ocean Spray 5-calorie juice. I'm just so bored with it all and I'm really wanting to choose something I don't want to be a cheater but I'm wondering did everyone say totally liquid until week 3? What if I cook some soup and pureed it with my blender don't want to do the wrong thing just curious

fellow sleevers I'm hungry! Is this why they push proteins because if you eat them you aren't as hungry? 13 months post sleeve

Hi everyone, Just wondering if anyone has done any multi day hikes after their WLS? I am planning a couple for early next year and curious if there were any issues getting the water or cals needed for a trip like that. Any tips appreciated

Good Morning, My name is Elaine and we have started a little support group on Long Island about a year ago. A bunch of us meet that are at different stages in our journey. It is very informal and nice to chat with others that are experiencing the same issues you may be during your journey. If anyone else from the area will like to join us we will be meeting this Saturday June 3rd at Panera in Garden City 1140 Franklin Ave at 2:30. The group consist of both men and women. Have a great weekend, Elaine

Hello there! My name is Jen... I am a night shift (7p-7a) RN in a pediatric level 1 trauma ER. I work three shifts a week. My shifts are never consistently on the same days so my schedule is all over the place. I am slotted to have the VSG in early October and was looking for advice on meal planning. Specifically how my fellow nurses who work the same shift out there time their meals and water intake. Any advice is welcome! Thank you in advanced!

so, i had m surgery on July 14, and first time i have weighed myself since surgery (same scale) I am up 5 pounds. Since i am tracking my intake and know that i am consuming about 600 calories, i ask....is this normal? Am i just holding surgical/anesthesia/fluid? So odd.

Hey all! I haven't been as active on the site recently, due to the virus and just focusing more on life. But i'm coming up on 10 months and i did some transformation pictures. I hit my goal in month 7 and since then ive been trying to maintain a balanced diet that helps me put some muscle on. ive been getting in 1500-2000 cals a day, but that means im eating pretty much every hour or two and still drinking my 2 protein shakes a day. But i'm starting to see results so im really happy with that. I still have not had bread, and honestly i dont see why ill ever need it again. I do treat myself here and there. Once a week i will have ice cream, (its my favorite and i dont want…

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I gained some weight during quarantine (not too much, but a little), so my nutritionist suggest I do a pouch reset. I am on day 3 and it is kinda tough. I have lost about 3 pounds. Has anyone had success with the pouch reset? Did you find after that you ate smaller portions? Just wondering what other people had tried this. Thanks in advance! Hope everyone is staying well!

I'm incredibly shocked how well things are going right now (knock on wood), given that things didn't start incredibly well. I had my sleeve done Monday morning. They tell me I was under just a bit over 4 hours. It was a robotic-assisted surgery. I'm not gunna lie, Monday afternoon through Tuesday afternoon when I was discharged were miserable. I had been suffering with severe constipation the last 2 days of my preop diet, and that continued through the recovery period, with the abdominal pressure and distension pushing back upstream, which made ridding my system of the excess gas from the surgery extremely difficult. I hadn't slept a wink the night before surgery, an…

Hi everyone. Today is 6 months out for me. Doing well. No problems at all...except constipation. I drink a lot of water, get in the recommended protein, exercise and take in less than 20 grams of carbs. a day. My surgery weight was 203 on 1/15/20. Today I weigh 133.2 ...7/15/20. I’m pretty happy with that. I do have to confess I get a bit jealous when I read a lot of you lose quite a bit more than that in the same amount of time. I have lost 10 pounds every months...almost consistently! I can say I have rarely ever went over 500 calories a day since day 1. My goal is 120 lbs. almost there!!! Just wanted to check in and wish everyone well!!!!