Gastric Sleeve Surgery Forums

I ran across this site the other day, theworldaccordingtoeggface.com , and thought I'd pass it along. The blogger had a RNY done a few years back and she shares her journey and her recipes...the recipes is what caught my eye! I have been printing things left and right from this woman. Anyway, last night I stumbled across this list of pureed foods/recipes lunch I made the ricotta bake and it was to die for!! Hopefully the variety will help pass the time during this stage!!

Hello! Am so excited to have my sleeve surgery on Tuesday September 20, 2011. I would love to hear from anyone with a date around mine. I would also be so grateful to a mentor to help me through this. I had two previous lap band revisions due to a slip and have since decided to have the band removed. I am afraid at failing yet another surgery, so any advice would be greatly appreciated.

Hello Is there any one out there from the Union County area?

UGH!!!!!!!! I just don't get it........ I feel like my body is tired of losing. Now granted I do work out and I track my daily food intake. Not sure where my issue lies. I had a visit with my surgeon last week and according to their standards I have lost 65% EWL. Plus they are saying that my "Ideal" weight is 122.4 pounds. I believe my "Ideal" weight is 135 pounds. I have weighed that in the past. Like about 15 years ago. I felt wonderful at that weight. I think 122 pounds is too skinny for my frame. My exercise is zumba twice a week and I walk 2-3 miles twice a week and I incorperate kettlebell workout on the days I walk. I see inches coming off but the pounds are being …

Did any of your doctors let you get an abdominal binder to hold things in so it is easier to walk afterwards? Thanks, Laura

Hi October Buddies, I had my surgery Tuesday and was supposed to come home on Wednesday, but things did not go as planned. I had a large hiatal hernia that I knew had to be repaired at the same time but no one knew that when the doctors got inside they would find a lesion on my liver. When they were unable to take a small piece of it to biopsy, they cut out the entire thing. The lesion was benign - hooray! But in the process I apparently was left with internal bleeding. My blood pressure dropped very low and the blood count also went down, down, down. The day after surgery I was given two pints of blood and the blood count, while remaining low, did stabilize and I…

Hi Everyone, This is my first post here and I am very excited and hoping to share with folks that may be having surgery on or close to the same day. My surgery is November 1, with Dr. Kozar in Reno, NV. My birthday is November 3 and I will be 46 years old. I am a mother to two wonderful kids and have a super husband who is very supportive. I start on Sunday my 2 week liquid diet. Not so much looking forward to this, it has been a long journey already dieting and have been on WW meals and Protein drinks for two weeks, I feel hungry. I long to have a full meal - this concerns me because I am hoping I will not feel this way after the surgery. I have been heavy way …

Hi Eveyone, I'm feeling pretty pathetic tonight. I've discovered that I can eat WAY more than I should. I've been inhaling about 1400 calories per day. The scale hasn't moved in about 8 days and I feel like giving up. I've been walking some in the evening but this is what always happens to me. I get really excited about a new diet, give it all I've got for about 2-3 months, then sink back into my old ways of eating and being lazy. I'm becoming afraid that the sleeve was just another diet for me. And I FEEL HUNGER. I'm not one of the lucky ones who does not feel hunger. I need some encouragement to get back on track. If I start eating the right things again (Protein fi…

Since this weight loss journey, I've had to deal with a lot of comments, mostly good. I am a pear shape and tend to lose weight first on top so I prepared myself to hear some negative comments (i heard those when i had lost weight before). I'm hearing things like: I need to eat something before i blow away, I don't need to lose anymore weight, i'm getting too skinny, I'm going to look like a bubblehead if i lose any more, etc. now mind you these are not from people that are significant to me. I'm 5'6 and started out at almost 250 and wear a size 20.. now I'm 182 and wear a size 14 on my bottom and 12 on top.. i'm trying to drop down to a size 10 bottom but would evaluate …

Hi too you all, Ive heard there is a support/chat meeting in Bridgewood mannor chatham, on the 1st of every month, i cant find out what time it starts so was wondering if anyone wants too meet fo a chat!! and well see who turns up!! Please let me know as i dont want to be sitting at the bar like a lemon people might get the wrong idea lol Thanks Debs

First, when I saw the photos of the surgery - I was very confused why I couldn't "see" the band in the before photos. You know, how in the drawings there is this nice white plastic device around the picture of the stomach? couldn't see it. It turns out that your body totally encases that band. I did not have band erosion, but there is still a "encrusted shell", for lack of a better term, around it. ewww. No wonder he band removal is a surgery that took some recovering from, they did a lot of digging around in there, it wasn't just like unbuckling the stomach belt... Second surprise is that now that I am 2 weeks out from the band removal... I am so hungry I feel lik…

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OMGOSH! I'm actually in this section now...37 lbs. to go to goal!!! This is a huge victory for me! I'm SO HAPPY! and SO grateful ...whoo hoo!!!

There seems to be some Abreviations that a lot of people use on here . I now know that DH is dear husband. What are some of the others and there meanings please. For instance , PPI. There are others just can not recall. Can you think of any? Thank you.

I'm excited and nervous for my surgery. I can't wait for my back to start feeling better when there's less weight to carry. My discs are gonna be so happy! Lol. I look forward to being able to go sliding with my kids, ice skating, biking and more. I'm tired of watching from the sidelines cuz I'm too out of breath or may hurt my back. I have lots of support. My husband and friends are here for me. I am so lucky. I look forward to making friends on here on being supportive to others. My surgery will be done in Mexico cuz insurance companies don't take in to account spinal disc bulging as sufficient reason to pay. I can tell you the daily pain and other problems my weight h…

Hello everyone, Ok, I have a really bad knee. So bad that I am a gimp. I limp all the time now. And I am on heavy duty pain meds for it. Also, I think I made it worse by some of the exercises I was doing. I'm stopping those exercises, but I am not stopping my exercise routine. I've found that I really enjoy it! In the mean time, I am icing it and using heat.....as it is really flaring up this week. Anyway, My hope is, once I get this weight off, that my knee will get better. And I am also hoping to stop the pain meds as well. Anyone out there go through this? Tell me your story please!!

Im 2 1/2 weeks pre-op, my surgery date is November 7th. Im having it done at UCLA and I was wondering what to expect before and after surgery. I want to be prepared as much as possible..... Any advise would be great too....

Why is this forum so empty??

My first post, yay! Got my surgery date back in May and have been waiting patiently since then! November can't come soon enough!! Let's go November Sleevers~!! <3

I had the band removed in 2010. During the course of having the band slippage, the weight I lost was all muscle. I quickly turned into what someone on this forum referred to as a melted snowman. I lost my metabolism, what little I had, and quickly gained about 50 pounds after the removal. I got the sleeve in late June of this year. I have lost about 32 pounds pre-op weight and about 45 pounds since before the 2 week pre-op. I believe I'm losing slower than average and fear that my body is struggling more, I've heard the doctor talk to Biggest Loser contestants who had surgery and lost all their muscle & metabolism. My question is this... Has anyone else expe…

Any thoughts about getting together in November?

Hi! Just wondering when/where the next in person meeting will be...Thanks!

I had been having a really tough time since my surgery (Oct 19th) with nausea, grogginess, and dizziness. At my check up yesterday, the surgeon suggested getting off of the pain killer I had been prescribed (roxacet) and replace it with chewable tylenol. Wow! I feel like a new woman! The side effects from the narcotics were worse than the actual pain. So glad we did that change I start flying back home to the Yukon tomorrow. It has been a good 10 days with my out of country surgery experience here in Washington. I am looking forward to being back home with my children and the snow that is already on the ground. I am ready to hibernate for winter. I was already d…

Surgery is set for next Monday, October 31! I am a bit sad to miss trick or treating with my 22 month old, but excited about the many years to come, as the new healthier me! Anyone else with me in this day for surgery?

Well today is Friday, I just had my operation yesterday afternoon. Things are going good but I am really sore due to all of the gas in my stomach. I paced the halls here at the hospital last night and that has really helped. They just brought me my breakfast which consisted of jello, broth, and juice. I have already finished it all. The worst part of all of this has been not being able to gargle to wet my mouth. I will be going home on a few hours. Thanks to everyone on here who have read and replied to my earlier topics. Yalls advice has really helped.

Hey friends! I lost 2.1 lbs this week, weighing in at 229.2 lbs today. I am very excited to be out of the 230s finally! And this means I met my Halloween goal of 230 lbs nine days early! I may be losing slow but I do love my sleeve :-) Hope everyone is doing well!!!

Hi all, my name is Alex. I was sleeved on the 17th of October. My initial appointment weight in February was 355, and I went up to 372 a few months later; I managed to get down to 348 pre-op, and then put on 15 pounds while in the hospital due to IV fluids. Whew! My goal weight is probably going to be around 150 (I'm 5'6"), so I have a little over 200 pounds to lose. My first mini-goal is to get down to a size 26. I'm a little concerned because I haven't seen any signs of weight loss yet. My clothes are still fitting the same. I don't have a working scale to check. Then again I'm still very bloated and swollen so it's hard to tell from clothes alone. I was expe…

Dr Pleatman posted a. Link to a webiste where folks can petition cms to cover vertical sleeve gastectomy over in the insurance part of the forum. Could someone make that a sticky until the end of the month when solicitations are no longer accepted and perhaps post a lead to it on the main forum? Thanks

Tomorrow is the day and believe it or not, I am calm. I haven't started getting nervous yet. I took today off to rest. I have packed my bag, got all my meds ready, got all prepared. I even called IMMC in DSM to ensure they had private rooms!! Woo hoo..they do!

I was sleeved yesterday (10/19). Got home around noon today. All I can say is, I never expected to be in this much pain. You can't find a comfortable position to rest in either. Sucking down the pain meds though. Excited to be a part of this group! Where is everybody from?

Is my day to start a new life of healthy and happy and fit.... Counting the days!! Julie

I had sleeve surgery March 28th, 2011. I have been doing great, down 88 pounds. I gained 2 pounds last week and already 1 this week. I feel like my stomach might have stretched. I am still eating small portions but feel hungry more often. What should I do to get weight loss and stomach shrinking again. This is really depressing me.

Well, add me to the sleeved family list!! I was sleeved Tuesday and was able to come home yesterday afternoon!! I'm really pleased to report that the pain has been very tolerable and I had none of the gas pains I've read about. I have to admit that Tuesday I really fought the urge to run out of the hospital kicking and screaming..I had such a case of 2nd thoughts and doubts but I'm so glad I went through with it. The first day and maybe even a little the second day I fought off thoughts questioning what I've done to myself but I know that in the long run, this is the best thing I could do for me and for my family. So today it's all about walking and sipping! Oh, and …

Well. 11 months, 40 lbs, lots of apts, and angst, I AM A SLEEVER! Procedure went very well. Only complication was I had a reaction to the PCA morphine, and had dry heaves for about 12 hrs until they figured out what was going on. The post-op UGI was pretty rough- just couldn't keep the contrast medium down. I came home on day 3, and have been working to get the fluids in. Problem I am having is that I have a painful bubble of gas with each swallow, and it takes me a lot of time and discomfort to get a glass of water down. I am only getting about 20-30 oz a day including one protein shake. Does this settle down? My NP though I may have some swelling from the vomiting and t…

I got my official surgery date this past friday. I am scheduled for Oct 31st. Happy Halloween to me. I have been doing very well on my pre-op diet so far and I have been doing a little exercise. Exercising is a little hard as I find I am so tired. Anyone else feel so sleepy and tired during their liquid diet? I take Vitamins at night and my Calcium in the mornings so that I make sure I am getting the nutrients I need. Thankfully my surgery is very early in the morning. I have to be at the hospital at 5:30am and surgery is scheduled to begin at 7:30am, so I don't have to wait around all day being anxious and nervous. Now I am mostly excited and anxious but I do ha…

11 days out today, and I'm feeling really good! I still have my WTH moments but for the most part I feel good, I had my drain removed 9 days after surgery and I tell yeah it was the best feeling ever to not have that thing hanging around any more. I have a appointment on Monday with the Doctor and I'm thinking hes going to release me back to work and I can't wait I'm tired of being home. Having a hard time getting 50 grms of Protein in through Water/juice no problems but wow a Protein shakes takes me forever and I feel so full! has anyone tried a protein shot? to meet their required protein? if so what kind? Has anyone run into the problem of not being able ot w…

Hi All……. It’s so comforting to know there are others like myself (62 in December) who have made the decision to have WLS and I only wish you all the best! I haven’t been on this site in awhile. I have just completed all of my pre op testing and will be signing my consent next week. Then hope & pray my insurance company will approve. I am hoping for a surgery date of November 17th. So tell me…..Did any of you feel anxious and apprehensive right before your surgery? For me, during the last six months this day seemed like it would never come. Now that I am almost there I have begun to question myself, is this is the right thing for me? Am I doing the right thi…

I am three days post-op and doing very well! Today is my second day of full liquids. So far I have been able to tolerate some yogurt and chocolate Protein drink made with milk. I am hoping to try some creamy Soup later today. I am in love with chicken broth; I am sure it is just the salt content that is making it taste so darn great! I am on a liquid Vitamin and oh man it is disgusting! But I choke it down followed by a bit of apple juice. What is everyone else sipping on?

Now that I have my band out. I feel so great. I had started having probelms swallowing a few weeks ago because my band was pulling on my esophogus and now that is 100% gone. I just get so frustrated when I see all of these comercials about the band or I hear people saying they are getting lapband. I guess with the statistics I know at this point, it just seems so crazy that they are still being put into innocent people who have no clue of the pain they can cause or the long term damage. On the first day of my hospitalization, I even had a roommate who had a lapband. She must have freaked when she heard my doctor explaining all they had to do to get the broken piece…

I get a dull pain just below my left shoulder blade when I eat certain foods. Actually, the first 6 weeks after surgery it hurt every night at bedtime and on and off during the day. I am now 2 months out and it doesn't happen as much, but if I eat certain foods or if I eat just a tad too much(which is still VERY little) I get a dull pain there. Has anyone else experienced this? If so, do you know what it is? Thanks!

I haven't posted here since I joined this group and wanted to let everyone know that I am 1 week post op and I'm feeling great. The first few days were a little tough, not really that painful but just uncomfortable and lethargic. I started feeling a lot better yesterday and today even better. Tomorrow I'm seeing my surgeon and he is removing the drain (thank god - the drain is the worst part). I have lost 7 lbs in 7 days, which is nice. The first few days just even sips of liquid were hard to get down. But every day I'm able to ingest a little more. I am in the full liquids stage and I am allowed Protein drinks, yogurt (plain or vanilla or anything whipped without f…

I am very excited to announce that my new life will start on Nov 14th!! WooooHoooo!! i am so excited & cannot believe it is only a little over 3 weeks away!! One week till I start my pre-op diet... holy cow, I have been working at this for 10 months, through 2 denials & endless phone calls I have accomplished my goal, I cannot believe it! I am looking forward to getting to know all the other November sleevers... Glenna

My weight loss this week???? ZIP, ZILCH, NADA. Kinda pissed. Zero pounds this week. What the heck? I hope you all are doing better than me. Please let me know. Love you all!

Hello WLS Friends I am comming on to ask any advise or tips for any of you 5+ months out for jump starting your weight loss, what do you do change you eating exsercize ?? what let me know. My boyfriend has a big Christmas party coming up 12/9/11 and I really really want to lose as much weight as I can before then .... let me know your tips peeps!! Thanks P.S I am 6 month post op tommorro YAY I will post some pics!

I've been looking at videos all day! I'm not terribly obese (BMI 35) but I'm a compulsive overeater and I've struggled with yo-yo dieting for the past almost 13 years now. Should I tell the surgeon I need my sleeve to be extra tight or do they do all sleeves the same size? Sorry if this seems like a silly question! I just need to be stopped from overeating!

Hello Everyone! I had my surgery on Wednesday morning around 9:30am. The surgery was text book and only took 1/2 an hour to complete. However, I had quite the adverse reaction to coming out of the anesthesia. I was very nauseous afterwards and I couldn't not shake being groggy. I had a heck of a lot of pain in my sternum and back. The clinic I was at here in Washington state does it as day surgery, but I ended up having to stay the night since I couldn't keep anything down; I was on iv fluids all night and lots of pain medication. I had a lot of anti-nausea drugs prior to surgery, so it could have been a heck of a lot worse without them. I was able to come back to…

My plan had me on Clear liquids for 10 days post op. For me, it was TORTURE. Today, I moved to full liquids and had a Tall Starbucks chai latte with soymilk and it was AMAZING. It took 2.5 hours to drink it, but it made me feel "normal". Post op is much more difficult than I imagined because I want to CHEW something. BUT, my Starbucks chai was a small victory today. Hallelujah.

I am down 25 lbs including my 10lbs pre surg diet wt loss. I am on a soft diet and am learning what my sleeve likes and doesn't like. I can eat 1/4 of food at a time, NOT a bite more. I returned to work this week and as to where I can usually sit the better part or the day on my job it worked out that I ended up on my feet for 3.5 solid hours and it whooped my butt. I have not had Pain since 10/13/11 but today I felt it the price I paid for being on my feet yesterday., I am finding hard to get more than 40 oz fluids in a day and I am getting about 60 gm protein. My Dr wants me to get in 64 oz fluid and 70 gr protein so I am working on that. I am glad I got my …

My sister had a gastric bypass a couple of years ago, and unfortunately, has gained about 75% of her weight back. I've told her a lot about the sleeve and she asked me if it's possible to get a revision from Bypass to Sleeve. I had no idea. Anyone know? Thanks!