Gastric Sleeve Surgery Forums

My surgery is in 2 weeks and we have to move later next year. The surgeon at the seminar commented that a general surgeon can follow a bariatric patient, if they want. Everyone knows moves happen in the military so I figured I can't be the only bariatric patient to go through this. There isnt a bariatric clinic where we are going but they have general surgery. I called the post hospital and asked for general surgery. I told the lady the situation and asked if they would see me. She said probably not but she would ask the head nurse. She came back on the line and told me that I need to follow up with my original surgeon. So I'm expected to drive 1400mi round trip e…

Hello all. I have only been a part of this forum for a week or so. I am SO happy that I found a place where I can read real experiences and find a place where people understand my struggles. It shows I am not alone. But I have a question – and this is no means to start an argument – it seems some people love to make a battle, and I don’t intend this to be one. This is what I want to know. Why are we embarrassed to tell others (outside of our family – sometimes within) about the journey we are on or have done? Why do we allow others to make us feel that we should be ashamed or feel bad that we have chosen WLS? Most of us already feel bad that we are overweight – yet we a…

Just wanted to see what I was in for after healing.

Did anyone have bni 30 having sleeve and how was your progress

I've been so sick all week with the flu, and have gained 2 lbs back of the 96 lbs I have lost! It's made me so depressed, I cried for a while last night. Has anyone else experienced this? Could it be water weight, or simply lack of exercise while being confined to bed? Thoughts? Suggestions?

I have a couple of questions for those at goal. Did you follow a high protein/low carb diet during weight loss? If so, do you eat the same amount of protein now or have you lowered the amount?

back in june i had the pleasure of talking to some of you as i was awaiting my crapband removal and hopefully my new sleeve. when they went to remove my band it was busted in 3 places and covered in put, they found numerous adhesions as well as the mesh that was supposed to be covering the large hernia that almost killed me in 09 (see the tell us your story section) in a big coil with my organs attached to it. so many of you had such supportive words and one of you had even referred me to an attorney that i am now using. lo and behold i started to get bills that were marked "insurance maximum reached" when i called my insurance it was to my surprise due to the fact that t…

I am wondering if after my surgery if I will ever be able to enjoy my 12 oz. sugar-free caramel latte w/ 1% milk again or should I get myself used to the idea of staying away from coffee and milk for good? I am okay with wheat and other carbs and even sugar, but my latte will be oh so hard!

I am 4 months post op and have lost 60 lbs. But I got on the scale this morning and I have gained. Granted it was only 5lbs but still it was a gain. To be honest I thought I would be down more than 60 lbs by now. I haven't been as strict as I should be this last month...so many bad things happened and I went back to my old ways and turned to junk food. I feel like I have fallen off the wagon and I am struggling to get back on it.

I am so tired of being tired all the time. I am fairly sure it's due to my weight and it just stinks. Looking forward to not being a big slug that wants to sleep all day long. I hear a lot of post ops raving about the energy they have and am curious when that happens for most. Is it just when you hit a certain weight? It would be nice to have that in mind to keep chugging along!

Hi, I was watching videos on youtube and saw a few ppl with tubes coming out of one of their incisions! I think they are drainage tubes or something..does everyone get them!?!?!? Do they hurt when removed??!?!?!?!? omg!

I'm so excited! My band was removed in June and I am finally healed enough for the sleeve. My new journey is about to begin...

I got all my pre-op done today! I have a meeting wit my surgeon at the end of the week and then I having my EGD the following Monday..... Too excited

What's up people. I've been brainstorming about all of the things that I want to accomplish after I lose the weight. I believe that if you speak things into existence, they will happen. So im hoping you guys give your input so that I can steal some your goals and so that they can become a reality for you Lol. Here is my list that I will accomplish within my first year post op, GOD willing. I want to: •shop at Armani Exchange •cycle in a century •go skydiving •go to great adventures amusement park •run in a race •take my son to the park and play with him without being short of breath

Hello fellow OctoSleevers (and everyone else)! As I approach my one month until surgery countdown, I just wanted to get a general idea from others what your pre-op diet recommendations are by your doc and/or nut. Like how long before must you start, when do you start liquid only (if at all), or if there is a goal weight loss (or % of total weight) needed prior to surgery proceeding. My doc gave me a "general guideline" of 5% weight loss pre-op, with a low carb / high Protein diet (like a Protein shake for BF and lunch then a "sensible" dinner of a small portion of lean protein and a veggie) starting 2 to 4 weeks pre-op (depending on total pounds needed to lose), then…

This is probably going to sound really stupid but now that my surgerys getting closer i find myself obsessing about alot of things and its really starting to make me depressed , not like depressed about the surgery im actually super excited about that but more like depressed that i did so many things in my life and wasted so much time while i was overweight, like i was looking at my wedding pictures and burst into tears the other day and no matter how many people have told me that i was beautiful in them i still pick out every flaw i see in every picture and it makes me so depressed because thats a moment in my life that ill never ever get back ill never have another wedd…

I have been thinking of things I am looking forward to: Sitting in booths, teaching my saughter to jump rope, going down a waterslide with my kids, wearing heels....

Can somebody help me. I just feel hungry all the time. Protein is not holding me to the next meal. I'm addicted to jiffy peanut butter. I just feel like I eat all the time. Calories are adding up. Craving sweets like crazy. Nov will be a yr since surgery and I have only lost 98 pounds. I feel like im losing this battle. HELP!!!!!

Hi all! I've been doing the "prep" stuff since January & think I've finally settled my brain into a Dec 2012 date. My surgeon has said that basically once the psych & GI were done, I could get in whenever I was ready. I was originally aiming for 2nd week of Oct (just realized that's *this* week haha) but wasn't emotionally ready. I'm glad to have found this site. Been flip-flopping since the beginning about VSG vs RNY, even though I wanted VSG initially.

WOW, our local hero, SLEEVE 4 ME is in the news. Read the article about her inspiring story. We all know she is still cheering us on to no matter where we are in our weight loss journey. http://www.verticalsleevetalk.com/topic/54468-verticalsleevetalk-newsletter-10052012/#entry516875 Congratulations SLEEVE 4 ME! We are looking forward to talking with you yet again at our bi-monthly meeting, next held in November.

This is my first post on this forum and unfortunately, it's not going to be very positive. I only told my closest friends about having weight loss surgery so the majority of my coworkers are unaware of what I have done. I've lost a lot of weight in the last three months and every day someone has said something about it to my face and/or behind my back. Some of its nice, a lot of it is petty. Does anyone have any tips for dealing with this type of situation?

Hi everyone I'm starting the milk diet on the 17th of this month and am having my sleeve on the 31st, I'm due to see the dietician and my surgeon this Friday (the dietician wanted me to lose 5lbs) when I see her this Friday Only problem is I can't stop eating!!!!!!!! I'm scared they are going to cancel my op HELP!!

I have started working out again but only cardio because I want to loss as much weight as possible. I am 3 months post op and not sure when I should add in weight training into the workouts. Any advice about timing of weight training into my work outs to still loss weight.

7 years ago we bought a used Honda Goldwing GL1800 and rode it quite a bit. Since my surgery we have hardly ridden at all, last year started out with torrential rain storms every weekend then turned off gawd awful hot for months on end. Not conducive to riding at all. I put it up in storage last fall after one or two short jaunts. This weekend was the first time I got it back out, aired up the tires and checked everything out and took a 3 hour ride. I was miserable. My a$$ hurts after about 30 minutes because I have so little padding there now. I've tried beaded seat cushions, memory foam, gel pads and sheep skins and it still just plain hurts. I feel so much smal…

Hi All, Any suggestions on what to eat 8 days out. All I have been having is protien shakes, broth, and tomato Soup.

Hi There, I need some advice here. I am 6 days post op and I am able to drink more than the tiny sips now so I am doing that. I just realized the maybe this is a mistake and I could get a leak. I do not gulp but when I drink it is a somewhat normal size drink and not small sips. I hope I didn't cause damage and may get a leak. Also my back of the calfs hurt. Does anyone else get this? I worry about a blood clot although I am walking. Tomorrow is 7 days post op and I was curious if I am ok to try applesauce, refried Beans, cream Soups? I tried a popsicle yesterday and it hurt my pouch. Got bad muscle spasms so I guess I am not ready for that. I don't have a fever or anyt…

Not sure how to do this website;( would love help...surgery is tomorrow ...

5 weeks post op! I can't seem to eat much early in the morning. Does our stomach shrink overnight?

Could someone tell me about the 5 day reset? I am 18 months since surgery and need to lose 60 more pounds. I am not losing for the past 4 months. I have lost 84 total. I'm afraid now of gaining. What is the reset?

I stood up this morning to go get coffee and my pajama pants fell off and hit the floor hahahaha YAY!!!!!!!!!!!! normally I would have been horrified, but I actually shouted "YES!". I should mention no one else was around to witness my awkward moment LOL also, all my jeans look like I took a dump in them because the butt is sagging so much.. need to try a smaller size I guess! gotta go.. time to hit up Goodwill for some new clothes

Hi to all november sleevers, i was supposed to have my sleeve tomorrow but due to blood problems it will probably be november now, just wanted to say hello and will let you know my date when i get it. I have been on the liver shrinking diet for 2 weeks today, i have been having less than 800 cals a day, but am going on to 1,000 now, but staying on it so i can be ready for any cancellations once my blood results are back and i have had treatment, which could be a vitamin K injection if it is what they think it is. I found the diet very difficult for the first few days, but just got on with it and made sure i always had a bottle of diluted juice to drink whenever the hung…

I just saw my family (don't know I had wt loss surgery) I have lost 25lb. and no one said anything. I'm 5'6" and now 227. How much wt before its really noticeable? What's your experience?

I'm just beginning my VS journey. How about you??

I was all ready to go ahead and have the lap band and was scheduled for 10/17/12. Then I met with the dietian who went into lots of detail about the band restrictions. Although she said she's not allowed to support one procedure over the other, she explained the difference between the band and the sleeve. What I found out was that the original surgeon I met with ONLY performs band surgery and was not in a position to discuss other options! Now I have a November appointment with a surgeon who does perform the sleeve and he has dates open in November for the surgery!!! It's quite a challenge to make these decisions....but so glad I've found this site. Hoping to con…

I noticed this the other day and thought I was imagining things, but a few days later I was looking through some of my before photos and was shocked at how much more gray hair I had six months ago. I've read a few things online about how people who stopped smoking, drinking, or changed their diet have experienced this. Someone also attributed it to taking vitamins, which I have been diligent about. Just curious to see if anyone else has noticed this.

I will be 3 weeks out tomorrow and this morning I woke up with my right hip/back hurting. As the day went on I thought it might be my kidney so I went to the walk in clinic. The doc didn't feel like it was a bladder infection and said the area where I was hurting was too low for the Kidney. This is more in my right hip/back/pevis. Has anyone heard of this being sleeve releated? Of course any little ache or pain I am worried is a sleeve leak or problem so it could be nothing but wanted to see if anyone had this pain related to the sleeve. Thank you!

I was excited as I got down to having my stress echo, chest x-ray and pre-op bloodwork. Really feeling real, things were finally lining up. Until the stress test. I now have a consult with a cardiologist on Wednesday because the doctor who did the echo "saw something on the front of my heart that indicates CHD - and that's never good." Mind you, he's telling me this as they are just starting to bring my heart rate down, so I really wasn't able to ask any questions. The nurse who was still with me grounded me in the reality of how good it was that if there were concerns, they were looked at now and the fact that I hadn't had chest pain, shortness of breath or other s…

I am 2 weeks post op and it is getting harder to keep the protein shakes down. I switched to lactaid milk. I can keep everything else (not milk based) down. Has anyone else felt line this? How about energy? When advanced to pureed food did you see an increase in energy? I was expecting to feel better by now and just don't.

Just started my pre-op diet, like Adkins. Found that my sugars are running high without eating carbs. Anyone else run into this?

Hello All, I am Krystle and I was sleeved on 8/25 by Dr. Shrikanth at the evergreen hospital in kirkland. I haven't really talked to anyone else from Washington on here. Everything is going great and I have as of today lost a total of 21 lbs. I am excited to meet new people from the same area.

I am severely asthmatic. That being said, I love to go to the gym and I'm there by 5:30a at least 3days a week. Right now, I'm pre-op and working on toning,some general strength training, and just getting into a routine so that hopefully post-op I don't have too many problems. I've noticed that a lot of people post things about Ab class, zumba, spin class, etc... I can't do it. Not without a nebulizer machine strapped to my chest!(At least not until I lose some of this weight) Does anyone have any recommendations for me for now? I look forward to your responses. ~Tammy

How skinny people shave their underarms!!! My underarms are not fat anymore so they are like a crater now. I have to maneuver the razor and I still can't get it right.

I've started a new job and I've been stressed. For me, stress=bad eating. I've eaten too fast and too much and I make myself miserable. Please help me get through this! Sent from my DROID X2 using VST

Hi everyone, Jeff here, from Long Beach CA. Will be sleeved on the 29th of this month....so my date quickly approaches! Anyhoo, I wanted to introduce myself and tell you all how glad I am to have found a GLBT board on here. I've been lurking for about 6 weeks without saying anything but now that I am getting closer to leaving for my surgery I thought I'd say hello and wish you all good luck on your journey. In the gay world, I'm considered a chub/superchub. I was only ever a normal weight at birth! Beyond that it's been all chub so this is the first time in my life I am allowing myself to believe that I can be a "normal" size. Luckily, my weight has neve…

I was told by someone to begin a list of reasons I want surgery. Some are obvious like health reasons. Others are probably silly but they matter to me. I'd like to share my list (or at least what I have added so far) and would love to hear from other people too! *weigh less than my husband *not get winded going upstairs in our house *shop at any store (and cut up my lane bryant credit card!) *see my collarbone *be under 200lbs for the first time in nearly 7 years *bend over without pain or losing my breath--tying shoes, painting toenails etc *cross legs comfortably *for my husband to be able to pick me up (he's in the military and we've never been able to do t…

I find out last thurday that I am going to be having my surgery on October 17th and I go for my pre op on October 2nd can't wait but at the same time I'm scared to death that something may go wrong also I'm having to go on a protein shake/liquid diet for 6 weeks (3 weeks before and 3 weeks after) I know a few things I can eat like chicken booth,sf jello,popsicles,yougurt,sf pudding and of couse water does anyone know what else I eat?

I'm scared... but so excited at the same time!! good luck everyone :-)

To be put under any tips or advice? Sent from my ADR6400L using VST

Hi! This Thursday is my surg. Date. I can say the past 6 week diet was probably the hardest @diet" I've ever been on- and ivd been on them all!! Every time I over ate (just two more shrimp, one mire piece of low fat cheese, pb- my biggest nemesis) I payed for it later with a bad stomach and trips to the b.room. I guess it's good to not feel well-like a prep for what it will feel like to be sick after surgery if you don't follow dr.s orders. You really can't take this surgery lightly! It's certainly not a "quick fix" for anyone who doesn't know what WLS is all about! Does everyone have a Pre-surgery drink or cleanse? I'll find out Tuesday but it's good to know what I can e…

My surgery is in 2 weeks start my liquids tomorrow scared as hellll I'm in Maplewood nj