Gastric Sleeve Surgery Forums

im about a year and a half post op and i do not want to lose weight anymore. Unfortunately it seems like Im having trouble stoping. I feel like not matter what I do my weight is still slowely droping. im down to 110 lbs and i probably have close to 5 to 10 lbs in extra skin I need to get removed. I guess my question is, how do I stop? I also have been experiencing some less than normal things with my body... Its only happend a few times but sometimes when I eat too much at once I get extremely dizzy, sweaty, and then i pass out. Its happend to me a few times but the last time it happend the last thing i remember is laying in my bed knowing i was about to pass out and not …

I am 6 weeks post surgery. Everything healed well, but I have lost my appetite. I am still not on fresh fruit and vegetables or fiberous meats, but nothing is tasting good. My appetite was fine a week ago and I was actually looking forward to the new types of food I could eat at 5 weeks, but it is gone. I can eat 2 bites of something and next time I think about eating it, it makes me nauseated. Is this the after affects of anesthesia? or is this something that you experience from the surgery? Any ideas?

My wife's cousin just died because complications with the VSG (10:00 PM local time Brasil). She was 55 year old. She was sleeved 1.5month ago, we live in the third biggest city in the country, 7 million people. The guy that made the VSG is the same that made mine, he already made 500 of them. She had a leak a week later and she went to a surgery to fix it, a open one this time, after that she stayed 5 days in the ICU, got better and went to ta room, after two weeks she was still with an infection and difficult to breath. She was back to the ICU for the last two weeks, last 5 days breathing thought a tracheotomy. Today the machine was not enough so they send her to a lun…

Know there has to be some out there

What surgeon did my fellow sleevers use? My surgery is scheduled for April 18th.

I am one year post-op from mexico sleeve and am only down 20pounds. I was down as low as 40pound lose but was mostly due in part to starting and stopping a new anti-depressant. I have always been able to eat a lot and stay hungry often. The doctor said I needed resleeved. I was hoping to get any information from those who have had a failed sleeve.

I started at 547 lbs back in like march me and my brother worked out and i lost 50 lbs in 2 months to 497. I ended up falling off the wagon and started gaining back weight and was at 510 lbs before i started booking surgery. I had a pre op liquid diet set for april 30th so from mid april to end of april i gained 8lbs to 518 knowing i had the surgery coming up. So from April 30th to May 29th i went from 518 lbs to today im at 465. Ive followed my liquid diet real well with the only solid thing ive eaten was a half granola bar and a single combo (pretzel combos). I know that kind of weight loss wont continue as time goes on but i still wanted to share. I went from 4-5k calo…

I don't know if it will help, but I am going to specifically request my doctor support VST - tell his patients about it minimally, run and ad if possible, etc. I know there are so many of us out there that just do not know about this forum. My doctor performs anywhere from 5-25 surgeries a week, and figure in how many are done overall. I wish everyone knew! OK, so doctor, FB (I don't twitter) I am going to put it on Pinterest, hmmm...anything else?

Okay guys and dolls! It is summer, its hot, there are sooo many things to do and places to go. Lets go do them! Suggestions, or can I throw out a few things and we pick? I really want to do this. I was thinking a day at one of the botanical gardens, or the beach, rent the bikes or something!

Has anyone here had their VSG using the Spider Surgical System? My doctor wants to use this on me......going through the belly button, single incision. He has done approx 15-20 using this new system. I would love to hear your experience with this!! Thank you.!

Tomorrow is 1 week since my VSG (3/19). I didn't have any particular expectations about how I'd feel at this point. From reading lots of discussion groups and blogs, it's clear that there is no "average" recovery process. What I'm experiencing is: my incisions are about 80% better than the day after, and my stomach is sending very confusing signals. I feel about as hungry as if I was only taking in around 500 calories/day, which I am! I thought I wouldn't have any appetite, so that's pretty disappointing. Some VSG people had great hunger early on, and it eased up eventually. I feel the worst in the morning. My first few sips of Water in the morning cause some mild crampi…

Okay guys, Its challenge time again. Who is with me? Memorial Day is about 7 weeks away and I am going to start this challenge off right with a doable goal of 10 pounds. I am 8 months out today and I know my losses will be continuing to slow. I used to set my goals at 20 pounds, then 15, then 13 and now 10. I want to be realistic and I am only 20 pounds from goal so I think 10 pounds is a good realistic goal for me. How about you? What will be your goal for the next seven weeks?

Hi everyone! I am new to this site and I'm loving it already.. So much motivation and new ideas! I am 7 months post op and down 69 pounds. Very excited about getting healthier! I'm wondering if I'll gain a lot of weight after I decide to get prego next year? Will I still have a good amount of restriction?

Ok..why no gum chewing??? I realize if I swallow the gum which I don't that I will have to go to the ER to have it removed. So other than that...is it because of the swallowing air issue? Does anyone else chew gum???

Hello, I am looking for other who have had surgery and live in the Va Beach, Va or Hampton Roads Area. I had my VSG May 2010. I have hit a stall (need to lose 30 lbs to reach goal) and would love to talk, work out and talk to others in my area that have had WLS or VSG. I need some motivation and other ideas to get the scale moving again. Thanks, Shannon

posting this on my new ipad =) anyways im mike from oklahoma born and raised in connecticut im 6'0" and weigh 495-500 just wanted to pop in here and let you all have the honor of meeting me.....lol jk anyways im going to be keeping a vlog of my journey check me out at www.youtube.com/user/sciontcdude <--- this ipad keyboard has the \ symbol but shift and that symbol doesnt work -.0 so change the \ to the other one ...eh you understand. oh btw its with dr. armando joya

Does anyone own these boards think they may have candida? I Suspect I do because I crave carbs everyday, Am fatigued and have depression as well as brain fog and poor concentration. I am not going to go into detail about candida treatment other than to say that a food plan limitng carbohydrates is highly encouraged. This reminds me of the post up food plans.

I got sleeved May 20th so I am only 4 days post op. On the bright side I'm not hungry. On the other side I can't stop thinking about food.... things I want to eat, I would love a bite of mashed potatoes!!! But I'm not hungry, I know I am not the only one that is dealing with this. I dreamt about chicken last night. But I'm not hungry.... dealing with the head hunger is terrible. Can we "sleeve" our brains? I know it will get better as I progress through the next few weeks and start seeing the scale drop. I head home tomorrow so hopefully being hame and not stupid bored in a hotel room will make a difference, but I have to remember I am not hungry.... just a bit crazy!!!

Hello ladies. I just got sleeved a little over a week ago on may 17th. Im a big chested girl at 40d. I havent been able to put on a bra because its really uncomfortable against my incision. Any suggestions??

and I'm nervous, excited, ready...well, all kinds of feelings. I'd like to find a support group either online or in person starting soon. Anyone know where to look? Thanks.

I'm curious, do you have sliming/productive-burping/food "stuck" with the sleeve just like the band? I know you have to eat slow and watch your portions, but I really don't want to go the rest of my life with the same symptoms my band is giving me! I will be grateful for any info you revisions can give me!

I had lap band surgery in Mexico in 2007. I had a very good experience with my trip to Mexico for the surgery and felt that it was an excellent option for me as a lower weight, self pay patient. Now, a little over 4 years later I am hoping to revise to the gastric sleeve. While I have had good results with losing weight with the band(currently at 158lbs), I find that I have a difficult time eating the healthier foods that I want to. With the band I have a very difficult time eating fruit, lettuce, or fibrous veggies leaving me very frustrated! I have had lots of reflux that I never had before surgery and I have had a very hard time finding anyone in my area to follo…

Alot of us have posted questions here about if we wish we had had surgery sooner, regrets about this or that, they are all good questions. I do know I think the years would have been easier if the weight were not there. I can not imagine not being with my husband, thick or thin, so I do not regret the years, just that I were not in the health I wanted to be, and the worry and expense it has caused us. I tried so hard to keep the weight off as a teenager to be able to join the military I almost developed anorexia. I do have a regret. I regret not being able to fight for my country. My great grandfathers fought, my grandfathers fought. Uncles, great-uncles and more. My …

how is everyone doing, i am doing good. Have loads of energy, golfing on the weekends, my mid section gets a work out, feels kind of weird sometime. food intake is getting better, but still anywhere from 600- 800 calories, try to get more in but there is no way i can. past few weeks the weight loss has been only 1 lb a week today a grand total of 5 for the week, down 45 lbs but i am very happy with my progress, inches are coming off nicely, my size 14 is actually getting loose, which is ok, some friends have commented, but what is a sad thing is good friends have not said a word, i have only told a few people about the surgery. hope u all are dong great

So I have pcos. And well my skin was terrible because I had dark skin on my neck, under the girls and in other places. So I took a picture of my neck and omg!!!!! My skin is back to white!!! No spots or anything! And the skin tag has also cleared back there!!! And underneath the girls! I'm super excited! I look and feel fabulous!

Looking for friends or groups to join to stay motivated. I haven't figured it all out yet since I won't have my fitbit until next week. My name over there is Roberta and I posted a topic under Big Losers in the community section of the forum. Feel free to send me friend requests. Thanks!

I had a revision on May 11. I feel hungry all the time and can eat/drink up to 5 ounces at a time(pureed soups, jello etc). I still feel hungry after that at times. I have lost 25 or so pounds since pre-op diet and weight loss seems to be slower than I thought it would be. Again, surgery was 14 days ago. I feel like I have already failed and ruined the sleeve. My lapband was a nightmare and it was a fight to eat EVERY SINGLE TIME so the feeling is so much different now that its gone and Im not throwing up every meal I think I am not noticing the "signal" for full or just ignoring it. I am doing protein shakes at least once a day. Please help and let me know if thi…

Hi! I'm 4 years out and would really love to connect with people around here or close by. I had my surgery with Dr. Alvarez and have found it hard to find any support other than online. It would be great to learn of any physical support groups I could attend. I've had a bit of regain and am trying to get that under control Happy Memorial Day weekend! Karin

Helloah fellow sleevers, So, once again I am looking for words of wisdom from my sleeve family! I am really suffering with Water retention at the moment... something I haven't had since before my sleeve, nearly two years ago! It is that bad, my weight has increased and I am at the top and occasionally over my comfortable bounce range. The bloated feeling is not only in my stomach area, but my ankles have also started to swell and I have even had imprints from my sock style slippers in the evening. My wedding ring, a usual indicator, is ok... not as loose as it used to be but not tight either. The bloatedness (if that is a word, but you know what I mean) is generall…

I received a call yesterday from the Dr's office and I am now officially scheduled for surgery on June 13th 9:30 AM. I'm Very excited!!!! Anyone else having surgery on this date?

Here goes... I'm getting sleeved Wednesday morning in Myrtle Beach, SC, and am psychologically struggling with replacing my "eating fun" with real fun. I've greatly struggled on my pre-op diet, mainly because I don't know how to say "no" to food or an easy fix for dinner over my protein shakes. My husband and I have always associated fun with food if it's watching a movie on tv and eating a whole bag of Oreo's or wanting to go out to eat for a new experience when we travel a bit. He knows how important it is to stick on my pre-op and even get the nutrients I need post-op, but we both don't know how to deal with me drinking a protein shake and whatnot. I told him that post…

I'm scheduled for revision (lap to sleeve) June 6th and I have been dreaming body skinny...meaning, in my dreams, I was thin but my brain was still 'fat.' Having spent nearly all of my life as either dieting and/or obese, I have been thinking about the difficulties of such a dramatic change. I am super excited about all the good things-getting healthy, fitting in seats, feeling pretty, wearing cute clothes, higher wages/credibility, etc. And I know my weight has forced me to overcompensate in a hundred different ways but frankly has given me lots of freedom. While I am usually the widest one in the room, I also don't feel like men sexualize me in a work/professional con…

Hey y'all. Just trying to get something started for the New Orleans metro sleevers. I'm hoping that we can use this group as a great tool of support and learning.

Someone shared this link on a VSG FB page and I thought I'd share it. It looks pretty cool to mess around with it. Didn't seem to realistic, because the models look so perfect, but it gives you a general idea of your body shape if you were at certain sizes. It's pretty fun to play around with. Hope you like it! http://corpo.mvm.com/en/shopping/weightloss.php

Ok so I got my date all set I am going to Mexico with Dr Alazaman. I am supper excited but I am so scarded about my blood sugars. I am on a insulin pump and I am not sure how this is going to effect me. I am going to talk to my doctor on Friday so hopefully they can tell me how to manage it.

Looking for a workout buddy or something along those lines let's motivate each other!

Hey guys, I was sleeved in December, and am headed to Punta Cana for a friends wedding in 2 weeks. Some of my friends know about the surgery, but many people who I went to high school with who will be there have no idea. What have you guys done for scar minimization? Mine are still kinda reddish. I have been exfoliating them often, which really helps. Any suggestions?

k so i was sleeved on monday and other than really hungry for 2 days (now gone) ..slight pulling on my stomach from where tehy took out my stomach (now gone) ..really dry mouth for a day ( gone) i have really nothing else..i can turn in bed i have no pulling or havent needed pain meds im concerned because its as if i never even had the surgery..i havent thrown up but just after surgery and that was blood that was in my stomach from the op..and yesterday i was drinking pretty fast and not sips i was drinking quite a bit and had no need to throw up at all...i know people handle surgery differently just tell me im doing good and that somethings not wrong here..i havent eaten…

Why can we not chew gum?

Hello everyone, My name is Kirstyn and I am finally introducing myself after lurking here for a little while. I am just starting the process of having a revision from the lap-band to the sleeve through Kaiser Fontana. I self-paid to be banded back on Nov. 6, 2002, 9.5 years ago, and did very well with it for about 7 years. I lost 112 pounds, got pregnant, gained 30 pounds, lost 18 of those pounds within a month and a half of having my baby and then maintained for about a year. Then everything went haywire and I have now gained back 82 of the 112 pounds that I lost. I have requested that Kaiser do the revision and am scheduled to have any Upper GI on Thursday, May …

Hi everyone! stumbled across this while I was searching for answers. I'm a newbie to all of this and it's all been a bit scary yet an adventure at the same time. I've struggled with my weight my whole life, yoyo'ing all the way. The last two years my health has been going downhill with one problem after another. I finally decided that enough was enough and it was time to get serious and get this weight off once and for all. My boyfriend is awesome and very supportive of me. We live together and he does all the cooking. he's been changing how he cooks in order to be more healthy for me. (he's so sweet!) I told my parents awhile back that I was looking into doin…

Anyone else experience this? I have tried eating a little something before bed like a cheese stick but I still feel pretty yucky in the morning. Any other suggestions? It does go away in about 15 to 45 mins but it would be nice not to have this every morning. I'm about 5 weeks out and get in my liquids and protein.

My aunt had gastric bypass surgery a year ago. She was a size 26 and now a 14. I had the sleeve done approx 1yr 2months ago. I was size 22 and now size 12-13... urgh.. I feel like a failure... as if I am in competition with my aunt now, I laugh about it but I truely feel like a failure! oh this fat!!!! be gone!!!

I like the thread someone started about how we got our usernames because it is a kinda get to know you in a different sorta way. Then, I saw a poast where someone called their sleeve by name. So....that got me to thinking, what do you call your sleeve? I'm still preop and thus can't contribute but I'm interested to hear from those who have given their sleeve a name. ~Amy

I see that a number of you are, like me, approaching a 100 pound loss. Are we awesome, or what!!!! My friends and family are kind of losing interest in hearing about this all the time, so I was hoping I could find some friends here to join me, if you're also close to 100, or just cheer me on as I cross that line. I was sleeved 1/24 and I've lost 95 pounds, 50 of them since the surgery itself. I'm a slow loser, so it may take me a month to lose the next 5 pounds, but I'm pretty excited. I still have about another 100 (conservatively) to lose, but I'm having a blast buying clothes in stores I couldn't go to before!! Shopping is my new addiction. It's terrible, but w…

Hi looking for support here ..... can be mentor buddy or parter...

July 10th for me ....

When people ask me if they should have wls, I give a flat NO! I don't think the surgery can be adequately described. There are too many unknown consequences and the big decision should hinge on your mental health: how resilient are you? If u lose weight, will you have the courage to behave like a thinner person? If you can't imagine that, then don't do the surgery. Its not the answer. It is a very expensive, life altering, weight loss tool. What do u think Sent from my SGH-T839 using VST

Hey everyone, I created a group for us May sleevers of 2012, please join! http://www.verticals...sleeve-buddies/

I'm so happy there are ladies out there my age going through the same things. I feel like up until now I had no hope for a fun filled healthy quality of life. I mean seriously being a young over weight girl is tough!! Not to mention the way society treats us. Ughhh I'm just ready for this more then ever. Any thoughts or tips for post ops out there?! What to expect some tips on what to do or not to do ??? Thank you and good luck to all.