Gastric Sleeve Surgery Forums

Hi Everyone, Just a thought I needed to say! I have seen quite a few things about people regaining some of their weight back after reaching their goal weight. We all have worked hard to make some lifestyle changes by using our tool that we got because of weight loss surgery. These are good habits. But like one person said it is so easy to slip back into the BAD habits if we don’t watch what we are doing. I have work long and hard to be where I am through making lifestyle changes and developing GOOD HABITS. It would be easy to slip back into the old and BAD habits. I want what I have now more than to go back to the BAD habits. I also developed a GOOD HABIT of exer…

So I'm in the last stretch while I wait for my insurance to approve. I should be getting sleeved on dec 21. I'm feeling like I could use a buddy to go through this with me! I'm starting to get anxious. I'm trying out a new support group in my area tomorrow. If you want to chat let me know

I've lost 36 pounds since the 18th. My parents were concerned this was too fast, just wanting to get some feedback.How is everyones weight loss coming along?

Okay, so maybe I'm jumping the gun here, but I was sleeved one week ago tomorrow. Apart from losing the four pounds I gained in the hospital, I have lost......wait for it........1POUND! Am I doing this wrong? I'm working hard on my protein and staying hydrated. I'm walking 15 to 20 minutes a day. Help! I lost 50 pre op. but only one pound post.

Just got my surgery date......12/19. I know, it seems crazy to do this right before X-Mas but for work it is a no brainer. Starting to research and plan my menu. At this point all I can think about is getting this journey with my new tool started.

Running out of patience. I know I am only 5 weeks post op but I've only lost 21#. Realistically I know better, but subconsciously I expected to 1- have surgery 2- spend a couple of weeks recovering 3- get on the scale and be down 100#. Guess what? That didn't happen.

This afternoon was wonderful. nothing has been going on since Aug. I finally gave in, so happy I did. Bomb.com lol.

Hi - I am in the process trying save and get financing....what your stories? My Story: http://tamivgsjourney.blogspot.com/

Question for someone. Will a post baby weight count for insurance? I was pregnant most of the year in 2011..n my only weight i have not being pregnant is my checkup with my obgyn after birth. Has anyone had any problems with this?

i only have a three day pre op diet that Im starting on the 15th Nov . but i am like doing a mental check list of foods i want to eat and working my way through. i am trying to arrange nights out in my favorite restaurants for that last time treat. i know its not the best approach but am i alone in this i really hope not

And I'm wrestling with a bout of vertigo. Oh no! Make it stop!! Plus calling off of work takes away from my vacation / healing days. Can anyone else relate to any of this?

Went for initial consult on Friday the 9th. Received insurance approval today for my Lap Band removal surgery. Will be done as an outpatient. Last two lap band surgeries totaled 7 days in icu. So we shall see. Either way the ball is certainly rolling. I will being unbanded in the first week of January. That way my ins deductible wont have to be repaid for the sleeve. I was told that my approval for the sleeve should be a synch. I hope so. Can you work the day after removal of the band?

A couple of nights ago I started eating and couldn't stop myself. Over a period of say 2hrs I'd eaten heaps of junk! I was so concerned I'd stretched my sleeve however yesterday I was back eating like a bird again.....weird, has anyone else had the same experience?

Long story short I am scheduled for my surgery on Nov. 6th. I am very excited about it but I am also very worried but not for the obvious reasons. My husband and I have struggled with our weight together our entire relationship (8 yrs.). We have tried to diet just about the entire time and always have failed. Now that I am having my sleeve done I am so excited and I feel like I finally have hope that I wont be this way forever. One of my main concerns is that my husband is clueless about the surgery and what I will be going through. I feel like he has no idea what I am about to experience. I encourage him to research stuff with me and become educated about this pr…

Hey guys, I have diabetes and was hoping that the band would alleviate that once I lost weight. Well, In 3 years now I have only lost 48 lbs and have regained 8 of those back. I still have diabetes and I'm not a spring chicken sort of speak. Does anyone else Have/Had diabetes that wasn't corrected with the band? If so, Have your diabetes improve after sleeve? I need to stop being a chicken and do something NOW!

Hola, Headed to Mexicali...........Dr Aceves is doing a revision to Sleeve on me.......Band removed many years ago. Really like the way Dr Aceves has set up his practice...........a lot of considerations for the patient. My wife will be with me the whole time in Mexicali Am Ready Freddy..................but at 59 Y/O this is my last shot.

Can't wait till more people decide on getting sleeved in December cuz it suuuure is lonely here. *cricket chirp*

Anybody got any cool suggestion about a new tattoo to celebrate your weightloss? I need some ides. I've got some ideas of my own, but my wife says I can't get any tattoos of naked women.

Does anyone else have tailbone pain since losing weight? I have lost around 71 pounds and my butt bone is really starting to hurt.

Hello, Is there anyone else from Kentucky on here? :confused1: I sure would like to hear from you. Judy

I am almost 3 months out and I have these bad bouts with feeling grouchy! Grrrrr!!! Does anyone else feel this way? I assumed that it was all of this excess estrogen swimming around from losing weight!

The office coordinator called and said she just finished reviewing my entire file and its ready to go to Aetna. The note from my PCP on 7/30 is comprehensive enough to consider it my 90 day start. All she needs is the notes from the surgeon which she will get after I meet with him tomorrow. Package will be faxed tomorrow afternoon. Usually takes 1-3 weeks for approval. Tentative (assuming ins. approval) surgery date is December 18. Shut up and be happy, right? I shouldn't even think about the fact that I called the other coordinator over a month ago to ask if maybe the July date could be used and she CHECKED and told me no, we have to go with my appt. there on…

Went from 271- to 212 I'm doing everything from back on protein and exercise idk whaf to do help plz

I was sleeved 8/4. Since my surgery I have lost 50lbs. Sadly, it has been due to the fact that I continue to have complications. I am looking for some advice. On any given day, I probably take in between 100-200 calories at the most, only sometimes getting protein. I do try to eat and drink my protein, but after 2 or more hours in my stomach, I will vomit everything up, undigested. I've been to see my surgeon many times. He put me on Reglan, and I am only able to take a half dose once a day because I am a teacher and I have found that taking any more makes it so I cannot concentrate and my students are losing out. Even with the Reglan, I'm still vomiting. I vomit every s…

Anybody here from South Texas?? Brownsville, Harlingen, Mcallen area??

Is there anyone on here in Kentucky that has either been sleeved or going through the process? I am in central Kentucky and it would be nice to have someone to chat with or text when I have questions or struggles. I know several people that have had gastric bypass and lap band but none that have been sleeved.

3 days post op. was sleeved on 11/6. I'm 28!

I had my surgery on 9/24. I have had a lot of problems with dehydration since I had the surgery. I wound up in the emergency room twice. I have stayed out for over a month now, but I am still not getting in enough water. Just recently I have noticed that getting in water is becoming even more difficult as my stomach feels like it is filling up with air. I am burping and it gets worse when I drink. This is making drinking very uncomfortable. Did anyone else have this problem and how did you solve it? I really don't want to wind up in the hospital again!

I have yet to have my surgery and now that I am getting ready to choose my date and pay my deposit (Self pay in Mexico)...I am getting fearful. Not necessarily of the procedure, but life afterwards. I have been obese my entire life and figured that yo-yo dieting would always be my story...with unsuccessful results. But now having this procedure is really real and I am scared. I want to be healthy, but how will I look? Will I like how the smaller me look? Will I lose friends along the way? Will I become obsessed with losing weight? Will people treat me differently? So many questions that I am not able to answer are floating through my mind? Some that I never thought was ev…

No judging or rude comments please:) I am 32 yrs old and have been overweight for 5 years. During this 5 years I have had fertility treatments babies and depression. I have gone from 135lbs to 170. I am 5'3. I have a BMI of 30. All my life I have struggled with weight but been able to keep it maintained within the healthy range. I decided to book a gastric sleeve surgery after hearing bad things about the lap band. My goal with to get back down and maintain 135. I am having major doubts right now. I am paid up and booked for Thursday. First off, i HATE the pre-op diet. I am dizzy and cant take care of the babies. I am STARVING too. Next is the aftermath I am having i…

This to me is a great 11 video series on obesity. (about 11 episodes less than 10 each) Very informative!

I was sleeved July 30. So 3ish months. I see my nutritionist next week. I lost 30kgs as the gym before surgery. I've since lost another 14. But a few weeks ago I discovered I could eat chocolate way to easily now I've developed a carving/habit for a chocolate each day. I haven't lost any weight in 2 weeks and I have started to move from the freddo frogs to the normal sized bar. I know it's wrong but I feel like I've been dieting on and off for 18 yrs and this is the first time I haven't had to "worrie" about putting on weight. You know, I just want a break but I k ow its a excuse. So help!!!!

For those you following along: my wife, jenny, and I are still separated since just before my VSG Oct 8, but hopefully we are moving closer to reconciling. It was really good to see her tonight. The kids were pretty still distant. Sure it is awkward for them. Just wanted to ask u to keep us in your thoughts. Thanks in advance.

Am trying to not be so obsessed but everything I do makes me think about the 14th. I've only recently decided this was right for me. I can't image how it must feel to wait forever for insurance companies. Guess that's the only perk of being a self pay. I'm sure I'm not the only obsessed one out there.

I seriously ate to much junk this weekend. ( I'm re-starting liquid diet tomorrow to help me get back on track). My question is after I ate a piece of cake it made me so sick. It upset my stomach, it made me "dump", heart was racing, headache, felt like blood pressure high, tongue & lips tingling. I just felt awful. Of course, I'm not used to that much sugar anymore but do you think it could be diabetes? I was never diagnosed with diabetes before but I never had trouble handling sugar like that. Anyone have any answers? Is it because my stomach is smaller and it hits your system faster?

hi again, so my date is coming really soon. starting december 1st i will start 6 weeks of a liquid diet. i am trying hard to lose weight and exercise now. i want to be as ready and as healthy as possible. i want to shrink my liver and work extra hard because my biggest fear overall is death. new concerns are leaks and blood-clots. how long after surgery do i need to worry about clots forming and leaks?? when will i know i am 100% ok and healed. is it the 1 month marker ? any additional help and tips is greatly appreciated. thank you

I can't believe it but im finally sleeved. i was sleeved on 11-8 and the surgery went smooth. i felt bad the first day but was soooo much better the next day. i've already lost 8 lbs which is crazy to me and i have chronic high blood pressure and it was way down just now when i checked it so im thinking that I may actually get off my bp meds soon. I'm still trying to recover from the surgery but have no regrets and I'm looking forward to the future

4'11" Down to a size 16 from a 22.

Lost them at birth 12 years ago today. The weight just poured on. I miss them everyday. Please say a prayer for me today. I am 3 days post op and still grieving for my baby angels. Being in the hospital at this same time of year was tough. Please pray for me. My heart aches today.

I am a QSR restaurant manager and am wondering when I can expect to go back to work... no surgery date set yet, just completed my sleep study. I am hoping for the week after Turkey Day. I work 10 hour shifts and am on my feet the whole time. Anyone out there who also manages a QSR restaurant...? What should I expect when I return to work..?? I was originally told 2 weeks...now I am hearing 3-4 weeks... I do not have STDL and really can not afford to take so much time off... But I do not want that to be a reason for me to regret my choice to have surgery.

Getting sleeved on 11/6! Yikes!

Sorry! I left the e off UNITE!! OoppS! Or are we already united and i'm late to the game?? Lol. Anyway, i was sleeved on 8/21. Down 50 pounds total w preop.

I, like many have high blood pressure, controlled by meds. On friday I woke at 4am & had to go potty.I walked out the bedroom door & got a huge dizzy spell (I have been getting them for the past couple weeks) I bent over to lower my head for a minute & when I stood up, I just kept going over backwards, blacking out. I remember hitting my head on the door frame, after that I also managed to hit my shoulder, knee, and twist my mid-back. I hit the floor and regained conciousness right away with my dogs licking my face! What a shocker ! I went to the Dr's later that day & told him what had been happening with the dizziness & the fainting that morning. He c…

Is it bad that I want to "lose" my drivers licence so I can take a picture 90 lbs lighter?

Just curious, my Dr. hasn't said anything about a goal weight, do they typically tell you or did you give yourself one?

Yestetday was 13 weeks out and im down 58 pounds..started at 336 ..feeling better already..good luck to you all..its not easy, even bein sleeved is it?

I can hardly believe it..15 days of Slim Time and Water ....done, finished, completed...no cheats...a lot of gagging though...tomorrow I go to the hospital at 6 am to be sleeved.....I am so excited and nervous at the same time....the whole world is opening up to me after this.....it is up to me to see what I want out of it next..... Been packing and cleaning the house......... All you Nov.6th sleever....congrats.......will be remembering that I am not the only one on this path today.......

I love meat. Like seriously have always been able to sit down with a plate of steak or chicken and nothing else. Now when I need the protein every time I eat meats I get sick (nausea then throw up). Why?

Hi I am almost 6 weeks post op, I have lost 49lbs and was on a real 'High'. BUT this evening, for no apparent reason, I feel really down, not depressed, just sad. I have no reason for this, I don't crave food, and I am enjoying a healthy puree diet. I just want to cry!

So i was sleeved on wed 11-7-12 Just got hm. The kept me the extra day do to getting sick(gas pains) i threw up a few time from it. So i started my 2 wk preop diet lost 28 lbs day of surgery. Checked today another 5 lbs gone. Im a lil sore but nothin i cant manage just some uncomfort. I was discharged about an hr ago. Feelin pretty good though.