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Can't wait. Surgery in Syracuse, NY

I have my nut test on Wed what should I expect..? what questions are asked? I'm pretty nervous!!

Hi, Sorry if I am reposting, but the forum is not very intuitive. Looking for info on a monthly support group in the Bay Area. Prefer South Bay, Mountain View, Palo Alto or Fremont. Thanks!

Came across this article when reading about Ghrelin and how VSG removes the part of the stomach responsible for generating this hormone. I've found that even being only 3 weeks post-op, my craving for things I could never pass up before has completely gone. Thank goodness! It's so much easier for me now that I can look at a piece of cake and feel like "meh, I'll pass". http://www.cbsnews.com/2100-500164_162-543614.html

Hey Ya'll!! I'm having my surgery at Methodist Dallas on July 14th!! My doctor is Dr. Colleen Kennedy, who I LOVE! I start my preop 1 week liquid diet on the 7th and am NOT looking forward to that! I've been practicing though, with 4 Protein Shakes a day, a salad at lunch, and a sensible dinner. I've given up diet coke completely, and stick to tea with splenda, crystal light (cherry pomegranate is my favorite!) and of course TON'S of water!! I'm down 14 pounds!!! Hoping to drop more from the liquid diet, and then of course SLEEVE TIME!!! And even MORE WEIGHT LOSS! I'm completely stoked and ready to DO THIS!!! I'd love to hear how you guys are doing getting ready for yo…

Hi everyone, I'm really glad that they have this app for sleevers to be each others support system. I was sleeved nov1st so almost 4 months out & My highest weight & surgery day was 328 & now I'm 243 so that's 85lbs down so far. Also I've attached my before picture & after to show.

Opinions needed. I am deciding between dr Manual Castro in Duncanville ( Methodist Dallas) or dr Davidson (Presbyterian Dallas). Please vote and share why you would choose which.

I'm being sleeved march 20th! I am in a wedding August 10th how do i know what size dress to get we have to order them by May !!!!

I've been losing weight but slowly. I'm averaging 500-600 cal a day, 70-80 grams Protein, <55grams carbs. Im wondering if it's not my hrt slowing my loss because hrt tends to make ppl gain weight. Anyone on hrt? highest weight 224#<br />sx weight 212# (11/20/12)<br />current weight 180#(2/8)

Can't wait for my special day

I am almost 6 weeks out and I feel like this was all for nothing. I think I am failing. I am hardly eating anything and yet the scale hasn't changed in 3 weeks. My measurements haven't changed either. I am so tired all the time. I wake up thinking about the next time I can sleep. I am just so sick of following the rules and nothing happening. I know its probably just a stall so I tried upping my calories. It didn't work. I tried going on a runs that made my whole body ache everyday. Nothing changed. I tried getting more water and protein. Still the scale wont budge. Yesterday I drank 4 protein shakes and drank 50oz of water. Because of all the protein shakes I didn't eat…

I am so excited to finally have a date. I think I spent the better part (of the day I found out) resting. I was on adrenalin overload. Glad to have a support system here and look forward to sharing with you all!

That's tonight! Check it out if you can! http://www.facebook.com/ObesityChat

Surgery set for march 4th on MX with dr. Garcia. It seems soooo far away, can't wait! I am getting excited

Very nervous anyone that had it is the pain straight after extremely intense? I have lost 10KG (22lbs) in the pre op diet very pleased

I'm feeling so congested then my nose gets runny oh let's not forget coughing. I'm taking dayquil but if that doesn't do it I'm going to emergency room. Did any of have a cold n what did u use to get rid of it? I think my grandkid gave me this crap this is why I like plastic gloves n masks when I'm dealing with children. I love them but they r little GERM NESTS lol. PLEASE HELP I REALLY DON'T WANT TO GO TO HOSPITAL

HEY, I'm Makayla! I'm from Texas and have made the decision to have WLS

Hi everyone! Anybody know if liposuction and the sleeve can be done at the SAME time since one will be under anesthesia anyway?

Cant wait for my day! Nervous about the pain and what eating will feel like.

Sw 205 DS 195 Cw 125 Surgery date 8/6/12 Obviously I am thrilled! No hair loss no problems. I still take my bariatric advantage vitamin crystals every day, and have added booting, and collogen to my daily vitamins. Couldn't't be happier! Now for maintaining this weight. If I can do it anyone can. I had my surgery in Marinara del Ray. With Dr. Korman. He is the best! :-)

What are you working on now? Whether you're combating the pre-op jitters, trying to stop other addictive behaviors, or keeping your hands busy, share your projects here. Right now I'm dyeing a TON of yarn for a Kickstarter campaign I started last year. I'm trying to get it all done before my surgery next week, but I don't think I'm going to make it...

(Warning: If you're a pre-op, you probably don't need to read this. I'm pretty sure it's all an effect of dehydration and hormones and won't be the most encouraging thing to take in right now. With that said, if you do read this, please know, I'd still get this surgery again in a heartbeat. It's actually been much easier than I could have ever hoped.) I don't even feel like I have the mental capacity to make this a complete paragraph. This will be a lamentation in list form. 1) I'm hungry and I'm tired of liquids, popsicles, and jell-o. I'm still on my clear liquid phase until my post-op follow-up on Monday. 2) I'm so freaking emotional. I know why I'm emotio…

Hi - I had surgery on 3 September and developed a leak immediately, having emergency surgery two days later. I had a prolonged hospital stay (two months) and am home now, trying to put my life back together. For anyone else who had a leak, can you let me know if you had any further problems? I am so worried about the leak coming back! I've been fine and every week that goes by I get a little less scared but I would love to hear from others who survived a leak and if they had any other issues... Thanks for any help you can give me...

Yay I finally have my surgery date. I am going to be sleeved on 2/20 at Kaiser Hospital So. San Francisco by Dr Khayat. I am so happy. Its been a long road for me, started in September 2012.

I bought the sample pack and found they are yummy. Each has 27 grams of protein and are low calorie and carbs. I mixed it with 6 ounces of skim milk to meet my 30 grams of protein for the day! It wasn't thick at all.

Toward the end of each VerticalSleeveTalk.com food, change up your exercise routine or lend someone a helping hand. There’s no pass-fail on this, and we encourage you to try again and again until you are confident that you’ve met the challenge. Current Challenge: New Recipe! Within the next two weeks, your challenge is to try a new recipe that you have never tried before. It needs to be healthy, of course, and fit into your meal plan. A good way to start is to look at our recipes, try a new ingredient or use a different combination of spices. Good luck, and tell us how it goes by posting a reply to this topic! The forum is a good place to help out anyone else who need…

My surgery is Thursday and I just couldn't wait to get a medical id bracelet. I went online to order a stainless steel one since my doctor said it was good to have one for the first 6 months, but not necessary. Well, I like to play it safe and decided to get one to wear for 6 months. Then I read on this site, that someone's spouse got her a platinum bracelet with the date and weight of her surgery as a reminder to help maintain weight loss. I like the idea so much, that I looked for a sterling silver id bracelet to engrave my surgery date and weight on it. I would love to get platinum or gold, but I'll just have to settle for silver. Still I'm excited and have order…

What can be tolerated?

I know that one of my major concerns as a single gal, is how I will be perceived by men after surgery. I have average self esteem but have never had too much attention from men (besides my close friends). I've heard many people talk about on this board about how they get extra attention after they start losing weight. I'm not sure how I will handle that. The idea of it kinda frightens me to be honest. Do any of you share this concern? Have any of you experienced this extra attention? If so, how did you handle it? I would hope I would just take it in stride, but I think something inside of me will be bitter because these people never noticed me before. I hope that when I d…

I am usually the happy go lucky optimistic poster child but seriously, I am ticked off that I am even here!!! There I said it! I hate this band, I hate that it did not work, I hate that I had surgery 10 years ago and was told that it would stay in for life. I hate that I am considering sleeve, I hate that I need surgery, I hate that I have no idea where to go, who to see and who to trust. I hate the uncertainty and I hate that I have to worry if my 3 year old will have a mom and I hate that I did this to myself. There, I feel better and between my tears, I ask if anyone else felt this way too?

I'm so thankful to have found this forum. I got my surgery date last week...March 20! It's getting real. I was going to do bypass but opted for the sleeve after meeting with my surgeon. I'm so excited and just praying that for once in my life, I've found something that works. I am always very motivated and work hard on diets and exercise but when the scale stops moving at -20lbs (as it always has), I give up. Looking forward to a life change.

Hey all, Have not posted in a while. I was sleeved 12/21 released from hospital 12/27 and readmitted 12/30- jan 6th. I had massive internal bleeding , pleural effusions, chest tubes, pain etc. since I have been home still dealing with pain from chest tubes , shortness of breath and I am being followed by pulmonology. My tummy cannot tolerate much at all. No Protein drinks. I have thrown up Water and cannot tolerate more than two spoonfuls of full liquids. My stomach makes loud noises just sipping on water. When I do eat within 30 min I am in restroom with painful gas, loose stools and I cannot believe how awful it is. I am so weak basically go from couch to restroom to …

Has anyone had terrible loose skin problems. How was the pain after surgery?

24 sleeved 16 days ago. I really need friends and mentors as I was sleeved in Mexico and really have no clue what to expect. James

Is there any data out there that shows how much the new stomach will stretch over time? I am almost worried as many of the healthy, low calorie foods are also "bulk foods" that are very filling, i don't know if eating them will end up re-stretching the sleeve to where it takes a large amount of food to get full. I am able to consume a lot of soft foods or liquids, much more than i thought i would be able to at this point, which is making my calorie intake a lot higher than i'd like it.

i found this young man story inspiring i would love to watch him again since i have had surgery, can't recall his name. plmk if you have any info

My family and a few others know I' had the lapband in 2007. Of course they noticed I lost weight (75lbs) but never got to goal. They never said anything negative and I was happy being 75 lbs down amd not really stressing about weight loss anymore....just coasting. 18 months ago starting to have problems...had upper GI and Endo 3 months ago and found....dilation of esophagus, prolasp of my stomach through the band. Port had flipped because of adhesions...my symptoms were extreme weight loss for 3 months then weight gain with nausea. And just feeling...not right. None of my family knew any of this except my husband. Now ..I'm telling some of my family since I'm having surg…

I've noticed there are a lot of people saying they have a liquid diet for up to 2 weeks before surgery. In my case, I'm only required to do that the day before surgery. What factors decide on the amount of days? My surgery is on February 20th.

My surgery date is March 4th and I'm really looking forward to it. And I have become very comfortable with Dr. Michael King, he definitely knows his stuff. Any other persons been to Oxford for bariatric surgery? What was your experience?

Just found out that my scale is 4 pounds heavy! Which is cool because I'm lighter than I thought but it means I now need a new one. Soooo.... Anybody know of a good scale?

Hello All! Has anyone had the sleeve and then decided to get the bypass???? I've been seriously considering it or if anyone knows of any other options, please share. I was sleeved on 06/29/10 and at first I lost 102 pounds and I looked great...but now I've gained almost 40 pounds!!! And I'm feeling almost as depressed as I was at 335 pounds in 2010. Any suggestions would be great!!!

I am going to do revision if all goes as planned from band to sleeve however I'd like to lose approx 19lbs. Is that even possible with the sleeve? When I go in on the 21st again I will talk with my Dr. She did my band and seems to think sleeve would be a good option. I do not want rny but is that the only way to lose that much?! :/

I really hate my scale. I have to lose 75 pounds before I can have surgery. I have to lose 60 before they will schedule. I have lost 55 lbs. I am right there. I even have an appointment on the 28th to weigh in at the office. I started at 424 I am now 369 and my scales (I have two) have started to give me different readings. Meaning I will weigh myself with the green scale three times and each time it gives me a different readings. Then I'll weigh myself with the white scale. Same thing. Three different readings. I know the two scales never read the same. But I would think the same scale would give the same reading. Maybe I need to chill and relax. Sent from my KFOT usin…

I've been using a CPAP for about 15 years, and I was wondering how people have dealt with sleep apnea and CPAP's as weight loss occurs. Did you just decrease the pressure? Go for a new sleep study? Did the apnea go away? I have never breathed particularly well, so I may always have issues, even after I lose weight.

Omg at first I wondered what did I get myself into, I got home yesterday still dizzy a little and not really eating, I'm not hungry, but my husband makes sure I eat something, ughhhh I'm sore still but thank god mom & dad have the kids, so I can rest up & heal. I can't wait to heal and see these pounds drop off.

Hi I'm a married mother of 2 and this year has been a really bad year already I'm scheduled to have the sleeve done Feb 25th and it's coming up quick but my family who knows nothing about the sleeve and they haven't gone with me to any of my appointments and have not tried to get educated about what I'm about to do are completely stressing my out. My mothers boyfriend of 8 yrs past away in January. Today is my uncles funeral he past away a couple of days ago and my aunt is in the hospital from a stroke she had when she found out about my uncle, and now my father is in the ICU because he was drinking himself to death because he's depressed about his brother and sister and …

I am now 7 months out and down 65 lbs total, only 1/2 way to goal. I have not lost any weight since October. I know it doesn't help that I have not been exercising and I do feel like I can still eat a lot. I know this is only a tool but I just feel like the surgery has done what it's going to do for me and the rest is up to me alone - which is extremely scary and discouraging when I still have so much to lose. I feel like I stretched out my sleeve. I have been battling depression for a long time and been really stressed, started going a bit overboard on my anti-anxiety meds which made me not care about anything, but that is over now. I am really wishing I would have ha…

...Mexican Food! (But not my hot dish of a latino partner of 9 yrs) It's true. Thought it was time to take the true test and take my beloved out for a belated VD dinner. This was going to be a make or break moment for me. For Mexican food was my passionate lover for many years. Sat down, ate 5 tortilla chips. In my pre-op days, that would have been 2 baskets (at least). Ordered a chicken enchilada expecting explosions of warm waves to course through my body...not so much... It tasted a little like dish soap to me. The love affair is over and I've moved on! Thanks for listening

Coordinator called and said, "Okay I submitted your paperwork -- how does March 5 sound?" Ahhh so soon! I don't know why it seemed to take so long to get to this point, and now it's suddenly here. I know I need to do this and that it will be the best thing I ever do, but I can't help second guess myself. What's wrong with me?!

I just joined this group! Since July 2012 I have been taking all the steps in order to get a lapband. After asking my doctor's office if I can change from a band to a sleeve and being told that it would have to be ABSOLUTELY medically necessary I decided to get a sleeve. It was a huge deal deciding on the band and even a bigger one deciding on the sleeve. Hoping to get a date for May. Any people in the same situation I am. I feel like joining this group is making it official. lol I always look at boards, However, I never actually pictured myself writing on one.