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Omg this date is growing closer and im Getting excited I have had a whirlwind of emotions mourning my very very asymmetrical breast that's been with me all my life and then looking forward to the new breast then back to grief, mourning, tears it's crazy....giving very much rollercoaster 😂😂

I LOVE Pea soup, though I don't make it much because apparently I'm the only one in my family that does like it. Weirdos! 😜

Hi all, I am almost 8 months post op bypass. I'm down 68 lbs (31 kg) I feel and look fantastic and I'm quite happy but I still need to lose 33-44 lbs and well it's barely coming off these past months. Now my question is I'm eating pretty well and counting calories and protien content. I'm focused on calories mostly but I think that's where the problem is. I should focus on my protien only which means I should eat 115g of protien daily which might mean more calories and it scares me.. I m active and go to the gym too (not as gym rat but not lazy) so what am I doing wrong? Do I need to up my protein? Also how much of the food is actually absorbed? Does bypass really mean ill def lose and maintain the weight? I need reassurance. Help me understand what to do now and if I'm safe

@SpartanMaker is correct. It will likely be from the surgical gas rising behind the lungs & putting pressure on the phrenic nerve. From here it is absorbed into the lungs & you breathe it out. You don’t burn or fart it out. Yes walking helps as does slow deep breathing, marching on the spot (even seated ones), lifting your arms up and down as they help you breathe it out more quickly. A heat pad can help with the shoulder & neck pain. Otherwise it’s just a waiting game. I think it took up to a week for it to abate after my gall removal surgery (I had none with my sleeve). In saying that I had a muscle spasm in my back (I have a weakness there thanks to oozy discs) on day 2 or 3 after sleeve surgery. My surgeon suggested it was likely stress I was holding from the surgery. I had a lot of pain when swallowing due to swelling & I know I was holding myself tightly every time I had to sip or take a tablet. The spasm passed later that day. If it persists fir more than a week & isn’t lessening, contact your team.. All the best.

It could be from the gas used during the operation and if so it is totally normal and takes a few days to leave the body, walking helps. I had it when I had my gall bladder removed many years ago and it was so bad I felt physically ill. I was expecting it again after sleeve was prepared with wind-eze which I did indeed need for a couple of days to help.

I was sleeved on January 22, 2025. I just turned 57 on Sunday (February 16th). I feel great have loads of energy and have lost 26 pounds since surgery.

Hi my name Corine and I’m 51 and I got mine on March 22, 2023 so good so far some people thought I might be too old to get it done but I said no way let’s do it.

the first two pics are head shots before surgery. The last three are me now.

I had surgery at 58. Looking of global demographic data, it would appear that the average age for weight loss surgery in most Western countries is between 45 and 50. Asian and Middle-eastern countries tend to have a younger demographic.

Yesterday was my one year surgiversary! I am SO HAPPY I chose to get surgery. I am finally living again instead of just existing. Went to my first ever yoga class yesterday and I loved it. Can’t believe only a year ago I was browsing thousands of before and after pictures and now I am posting my own. 😁🙏 Stats 1 year po: SW 138.5 kg/305 lbs CW 71.5 kg/158 lbs Lost 67 kg/147 lbs From BMI 43.2 to 22.3 Pant size 52 EU to 40 EU