Gastric Sleeve Surgery Forums

Okay so I've seen a few posts here and there about different issues after surgery so I'm curious if anyone else has experienced this. I was very constipated a few weeks ago when I saw my doc for my 3 month visit so she put me on a stool softener. I've been taking them twice a day since and in the last week I have had three days of really bad cramping and major diarrhea. I am thinking maybe I should only take one stool softener a day instead of two? I have been on them before (when I was preggo) but never had this issue. I haven't changed my diet any, eating the same stuff I have been for months now!

Flying into San Diego early Sat night, staying 2 nights instead of one so I can spend the whole day Sunday sight seeing in California. Then Surgery on Monday April 4th, 2011. Anybody else going to be there the first week in April? Excited. Nervous. Anxious. Scared. Unsure. Certain! All normal from what I've been reading up on. Counting the days..

G'Day All Well found out today that my Dr's office hasn't sent in my stuff to insurance as they don't have the required paperwork for a Dr's supervised 6 months of diet and exercise, they never said anything about this before today and I have paid for all the tests and so on to be done expecting to be done later this month from what the Dr had said on my first consult. My band to me has slipped but the woman on the phone from Dr's office says that the report says band is OK, yet I have a copy of all my adjustments and upper GI work on CD and looked at the films myself (I know I'm no Dr but after 12 years of adjustments I can read them ) and the pouch and band have move…

Hi All, I am having a bit of a pity party here. The sag-age is really getting to me. I expected the bat wings and they don't bother me nor does the loose belly and back flab but the flab on my thighs is a whole another matter when I walk it flaps and waves from side to side. I thought that my butt and legs would not change they were toned with good muscle definition before surgery I did not realize that there was so much fat and now it looks like I am wearing a skin coat two sizes to be every thing is wrinkled my forearms my thighs, my butt and when I twist side to side everything from my neck down wrinkles up. My skin looks all crepe like a 90+ old lady. Then there are m…

A couple of weeks ago I had never even heard of vsg and was just possibly considering rny. Well it's gonna be the sleeve or nothing for me now!! I am totally addicted to this forum!! It's getting me through the long wait!! I wish I was self pay so this would go so much faster. Insurance requirements suck!!!

I'm leaving for San Diago today and am having surgery tomorrow in TJ. I've got a sleeve buddy who will be there the same day. Yay !!! I am so excited.

Well, started feeling bad about 6 days ago and at first thought I had a flu bug. Got so bad Thursday night that I went to the ER. I had one of those do nothing doctors and was sent home after being pumped full of morphine for the pain. Called the surgeon's office and was goven a Monday appointment...had I not been so out of it from pain, morphine, and lack of sleep i might have had enough sense to explain what had happened. The pain got so bad late Sunday night that I went back to the ER. Again tests were run and I was told there was nothing wrong with me. As I rolled around on the bed holding my gut and crying with pain I was told that abdominal pain was not a reason fo…

My kids are 4 & 7 and I'm just not sure what or how much to tell them about my VSG. They know I had surgery but I've been very vague about why. Now they CANNOT understand why I'm eating soup with baby spoons while they have my favorite foods. I'm torn between telling them because I want them to understand and not explaining it because I don't want them telling their friends/teachers, etc. Now....I haven't been keeping it a secret, but haven't been broadcasting it yet either though. Anyway, just wondering how you guys have handled this.

I've been giving myself a prescription injection every 2 weeks for like 8 months now, I've noticed that I have more problem poking through the skin now, contrary to "normal" advice I found that slowly inserting the needle is less painful for me than jabbing it in quickly. Now when I do this I can't break the skin very easily, I now have the jab through - which just about puts me on the ceiling! So does the skin draw up and get thicker? I suppose it makes sense it would strech and get thinner as we gain weight too.

Hi All, Before my surgery I was a major diet soda addict I was drinking 3 liters a day and had been for 40 years. I have since my late teens issues with my tooth enamel it is dissolving. Since my surgery even though I stopped drinking diet soda it seems to have gotten worse. I was wondering if anyone else has had this problem.

I got my e-mail from the Davis Clinic today. My insurance approved me!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I meet with the nutritionist tomorrow and the psych eval is on Friday. I can't wait!!!!!! I'm nervous and excited and ready to start my new journey. As soon as I get my surgery date I'll let you know. Keep me and my bestie/sister in your prayers -- we're taking/doing this journey together!!

Back in the bad old days (last August) when I walked in a joint and grabbed a size 24 or 26 off the rack I knew how it was gonna fit. Now that I have lost a few pounds, I can't find diddly that fits! I do have the problem that if it fits in the belly, my butt and thighs make me look like I am wearing 30 day shitters. I've kinda gotten used to that. What I can't understand is why I have to put labels on my pants so I remember which 14's are the ones that run big and which 18's I shouldn't get rid of yet. I have some of my clothes from the 70's and I know it will be a long while before they fit since they didn't so vanity sizing then and nobody had heard of size ZERO! I …

I am getting sleeved tomorrow and am excited and nervous at the same time. I can't wait to start my new healthier life. Hope to talk to you all in a week or so. I love reading all of the inspirational words and even the drawbacks because there is always someone out there who can help the person over the hump.

I am over 3 months out and VERY happy with my weight loss success. The only thing is, I notice my eating ability changes day to day. At the weekend I went out to a greek restaurant and could barely touch more than a bit of lamb. The next day I had just less than half a slice of toast and I was STUFFED. But then on other days, like today I can eat more. I have been feeling so ill and made myself a piece of toast and managed a whole slice of it. Later on in the day I had a small low fat side dish indian potato and vegetable curry for 180 calories and could eat it in just around 30 minutes with a few breaks. Other days, I feel like I can't eat much at all and I'm worried …

There has been a lot of back and forth between my various doctors and insurance. We hemmed and hawed about submitting since my insurance company changed their requirements and I didnt formally meet the new "6 months no smoking" requirement. But the wonderful woman at my doctors office got me approved today for my original surgery date of April 18th. Now everything is moving so quickly. I had canceled all of the plans I had made for work and my daughter when they told me it probably wouldnt happen, but it is and I am thrilled! Hooray for officially being one of the lucky "April Sleevers!"

I am going this morning to a pcp to start my 3 month required diet. I have fed bcbs. I am super excited!! My bmi now is about 47 or 48.... I know I can't get below 40 before surgery or my insurance wont cover me. I LOVE reading all the posts here and I love the pics even more. I can't wait to have an after pic!!

So I get up and go pee a few times a night so brought up multi and b12 first time I get up I take one on way to bathroom less thinking turning the day! I LOVE it! Swig of water! It's all good.

I am 6 month post-op today. I was hoping this would be a happy post about an awesome weight loss total, but it's not. I am trying to stay positive, but its so hard. I gained a half pound last week, and this week I will probably gain too. I weigh in the morning. Well, it's 420am right now,but I will weigh when I wake up. I have been exercising (walking), so not sure if that has caused this gain. I have been eating really bad stuff, and that is more likely the cause of the gain. I haven't had a stall once, so maybe thats what this is. I have never even stayed the same weight in a week. I just let myself have a "free" day on Monday's after I weigh, and that was the start of …

So, I can not help but wonder....does the sleeve work for everyone or does it fail for some? I know that it is a tool and if it is abused, it will not work, but there are so many success stories that I read and I don't think I ever hear anything negative. I wonder if it seriously fails for anyone? Does anyone out there know of anyone that it just did not work for? I guess the reason I ask is that I have such a HUGE fear of failure. Again, I know it is something that I have to use and that if I don't do the work, it will not work, but I am so afraid that it is not going to work for me! Thanks for listening. Kelly

i had my surgey 3-7-11 at scripps mercy s.d by dr tanaka. im feeeling so sad i get nausea and driheave (spelling) at this point im back in the hosspital with dehydration and nausea. is this normal please help me.

I have lost 70 pds. I really feel like I should be down alot more. I am definitely happy with my weightless but feel like I really need to lose more, I'm stuck. I have slipped a little and have to get back into it.really afraid of being back up where I started!

Hi everyone my surgery dates ths monday April 11th Ive workd my bunz off an hav come so far. God blessed me 2 meet all my pre-surgery goals. I went frm a heart crushin 423lbs and now 353lbs. So i should b screamin w/excitemnt rite? Well I'm greatful but y am i feelin mlxed emotions? Is there sumthng wrong wit my wiring lol. Other boy am I koo koo 4 cocoa puffs; )

I am looking for a good book about Weight Loss surgery to read during my recovery. Can anyone recommend one? Maybe something that mentions ways to deal with emotional eating or the changes we will go thru etc.

I know as you lose, you have to buy smaller cloths, but what about shoes? Was wondering if many of you have lost shoe sizes too.

Dr. Ramos Kelly patients: I thought I'd update here since no one is really revisting my other post. As someone who is 2 days out from surgery. I wanted to let you all know that Day 1 is going to be hell. This is not to scare you but more so comfort you. When I woke from surgery I was out of my mind. The gas pain was enough to have me think I was dying. In the midst of the all the dram, one thing popped in my mind... WALK. From the hundreds of post on here, there was one common thread... WALK. So I asked to walk, The nurses thought it was too soon, but Dr. RK said It I could manage itm then let me. Walk I did for 7-10 mins every couple of hours. And gurggling burps later, …

YAY!!!!! I'm on for March7th.!!!!! I can't wait for that day. So much to do. Shopping today. Deb

HELLO IM NEW AT ALL THIS ! I CANT REALLY FIGURE OUT HOW TO WORK THIS WEBSITE, BUT IM SOOOO EXITED AND NERVOUS THE 21ST IS MY DAY. ANY ADVICE?

WOOPS I meant DECEMBER 2010 Sleever! In three months, I lost 45 lbs and then a standstill for almost a month ~ VERY frustrating! The last 3 days (also today) I have did mainly protein shakes & lots of liquids. FINALLY started the scale moving and will be in onderland soon! What kind of exercise regime do you do?

I was sleeved on March 16th and have not had many problems at all since I came home. I can drink the Protein shakes just fine and am getting all my liquids in (with Water or crystal light). Mornings seem to be the hardest for me...just trying to get out of bed, but once I move around I feel pretty good. I do however still feel terribly bloated and am 2.5 lbs over my surgery weight. I was wondering when everyone else's bloating and swelling from surgery went away?

So it's getting closer to my surgery date (13 days...yipee!!) I find myself with a long list of "what ifs" like a lot of others do. One of my many wonders is if this is going to turn out being another surgery like some in the past, a fad if you will. Years ago there was stomach stapling then there's the LapBand which seemed really great but now from some of the stories I've read on here seems not so great. I guess I just wonder if years from now Doctors and sleevers are gonna look back and think "hmm, maybe this wasn't such a great idea after all." I know there is some longterm research for gastrectomies and such but I still worry. I think the whole gherlin thing is …

Is it wrong to not want my family and friends to know about my surgery? My husband is the only person that knows and at first I was okay with that but now I kinda feel guilty not confiding to my parents and my 2 best friends

I was wondering how long you have to go without losing pounds until you convince yourself that you are not in a stall but instead have lost as much as you are going to lose? I have not even lost 50% of my weight and have slowed down SO MUCH. I know that I am not getting to excercise like I would because I am a CPA in the middle of tax season and working 12 and 13 hour days. I am very careful with my diet and nutrition and track carbs, calories, and proteins constantly. Do you think that when (in a couple of weeks) I start exercising more I will start losing again? I am a very positive person and have not thrown in the towel, but probably just a little tired and let d…

I've read several people say how cold foods and drinks really don't set well with them or cause stomach spasms. I am just curious if this is something that has continued to be the case for you or is it something that went away after a couple months?

Hello ladies..I have a question..Have anyone ever found out that they were pregnant right before surgery or the doctor discovered a pregnancy when he went in to operate? Just curious

Reading the different posts, I notice almost all have a goal weight. I am curious as to how you choose the number you did. I haven't been under 200 lbs. since I was 17 so that is what I most care about but BMI charts say I should be about 165 to be at a healthy weight (I'm 5'9"). However, when I was down to 235 a few years ago I was literally wearing a 12/14. I can't imagine what size I would be at 160- I don't want to be a scare crow. In a side note, my sister is 5'10", 135 and a size 2 (yes, I'd hate her if I didn't love her so much) but her bone structure has always seemed much smaller than mine . Not sure if that because she's so much thinner or if we're really buil…

Surgery was at 7:30am this and Dr. Goodnight said it went great. Had some hefty pain when I first woke up, but GasX strips seem to really be helping that. I have mainly been complaining about that "cotton mouth" feeling. I found something GREAT at Walmart and they have really helped with the dry mouth thing. They are made by Halls. SF "Refresh"candy/cough drop...says "mouth watering" on the package. Will post more when I'm not so sleepy, but cannot say enough grat things about Dr. Goodnight and the great team at Summit Medical Center. He took a pic of my stomach for me after taking it out. I'll try to figure out how to upload it soon.

I am very excited and nervous my surgery date is April 12. I have crohns disease and hypertension. I am sick and tired of being sick and tired. Does anyone else have crohns and did you have any problems with the sleeve surgery, or did this help in anyway? Does everyone need a drain tube for the surgery? (I'm sure it depends on the surgeon) Has anyone gained weight after the procedure? any information/advice is much appreciated! thank you robin aka ireland

Hi I was sleeved on Dec. 15, 2010. Medicare denied my claim. Has anyone appealed Medicare and won. I need help to get Medicare to pay for the VSG surgery. I was obese, Type II Diabetes not controlled. Diabetes showed up in my left eye in May of 2010 and I got really frighten that if I did not do something soon I could go blind in a few years. I also was afraid the Diabetes would soon attack my body in different places because my A1C was 9.4. Somethin would happen in middle of night to drive my morning reading to be 250 to 325 and the Specialist after 16 months could not get this to stop happening to me. I read about the VSG having great results getting Type II in remiss…

the begining i have been thinking about this surgery for at least two years now but not sure what kind to get. i knew i needed to quit smoking and loose some weight prior to surgery so i got started on that. quiting smoking too some works, 6 serious trys before i got it right. but i did it and i can do this so the the weight loss is comming along slow but sure while i'm still deciding weather or not i really wanted the surgery for sure. well finally i do and make an appointment with my docotor who knows how long i have been thing about this and she put me right through everything all the tests were set right up and i was pushed right through real fast. come to find out i…

Can u get a ulcer if it's been 4 months? I'm having problems?

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I knew that I have always had bad posture. Now that I'm getting some weight off, my tail bone HURTS! Have to sit down super easy because it hurts on the bone right there. I'm nowhere near goal either. It's a literal pain in the rear, but at least I'm more active in sitting properly instead of slouching. Had a huge laugh when King of the Hill came on the other night. Hank was wearing butt padding for his posture. I seriously thought it was a good idea, then busted up laughing at myself! LOL Just had to share. Surely some of you know what I'm talking about ;P

Hi there! I am full of emotion-one minute I am excited, then next minute I am nervous and anxiuos and wonder if I am doing the right thing..I worry about complications and such-I want to be and look forward to being a new thinner helathier me and have so many questions. This forum has been great!!! I am looking for a one on one mentor or coach that can help me up until my surgery date. I would be sooo grateful!!!

So, I'm gearing up for my sleeve surgery... 11 more days! I am so excited! Everything is happening so fast... I started my pre op diet on Thursday and it hasn't been that bad but can I just say that I will NOT miss my band and all the problems I have with it. Tried to eat some egg beaters this morning and got stuck epically... foamed and pb-ed for hours... wasnt able to get in my pre op diet requirements... now have horrible heartburn. I swear, the band has been one of the worst decisions I have ever made... I just pray that things will be better with the sleeve

Hi all, I'm new here and I noticed that mostly everyone was a pretty new sleever. I thought since I'm three years out, I could answer some questions about long term results, etc. Also, I noticed a thread about African-American sleevers. I'm that too, so if you have any questions that are culturally specific I can answer those too. Here are my specifics: Surgery Date Weight : 335 lbs Current Weight : 185 lbs (which I've been maintaining for at least 1.5 years with absolutely no trouble). Height: 5'8" Sizes : 10 on the bottom (sometimes 12 in jeans), 6 on the top. Measurements: 35 x 27x 45 (Yeah, I know). Ask me anything.

I'm not really a fan of Donald Trumps show on Sunday nights, but I did watch a few clips tonight and was watching Star Jones more than anything really admiring how she has done so well with her weight loss. I haven't really followed the media stuff on her but was pretty sure she had had some sort of WLS- but didn't know which one. So, I googled her to see what I could find. Not with any big surprise, she had the GB. The reason I'm posting about this is that in this article, she talks about all the very same things everyone else speaks of here with their insecurities, the denial we go through before it takes us to hit bottom and do something. But, then, to go further…

My brother emailed me this article. Just thought it was interesting for those who may be contemplating getting the band instead of bypass or sleeve. http://www.businessweek.com/lifestyle/content/healthday/651049.html?chan=rss_topStories_ssi_5=.AOLWebSuite .AOLPicturesFullSizeLink { height: 1px; width: 1px; overflow: hidden; } .AOLWebSuite a {color:blue; text-decoration: underline; cursor: pointer} .AOLWebSuite a.hsSig {cursor: default}

I had two NSVs this weekend! The first happened yesterday. Yesterday me, my son, my girlfriend and her cousin played 2 on 2 basketball in the park. It was the WORST game in history because none of us are any good. But, for 45 minutes I ran around the court, guarded my son, ran after the ball, dribbled, shot and played. I wasn't winded or anything, my knees and back didn't hurt, either. In fact, I felt great during and afterward! I finally lost enough weight to be active and play with my son again! I had SOOOOOO much fun!!! I can't wait to do it again! For years I've been watching everyone around me run around and have fun, and I was finally able to join in and d…

I just had gastric surgery on Tuesday and I am home from the hospital. I have had a stabbing pain in my right breast since I got home 2 days ago. Has anybody had or heard of that type of pain? What was it? Any recommendations? Please help...

Hi all Im new to This I hope to gather as much support i CAN wHAT CAN EXPET AFTER sURGERY How did u all feel after having to take all this vitamins ans protein shakes Please ADVISE