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Hello everyone I'm new here!! I'm currently in the pre-op stage for undergoing VSG Surgery. My highest weight was 428lbs. At my last Dr appointment I weighed 421lbs. My surgeon Dr told me that I'm cleared for everything but when I come back on September 28th if I weigh under 400lbs I can have a Surgery Date. I weighed myself Saturday and was 394 !!! So I should receive my date on the 28th!![emoji16][emoji16][emoji847][emoji847] So my message here is keep going and pushing and don't give up!! I'm happy to be here!! Sent from my SM-S134DL using BariatricPal mobile app

You're off to a good start! I wish you best on your journey!

Woohoo! Be proud, that weight loss is something to be proud of! Keep it up.

I had sleeve to bypass revision on Aug 29. I have only lost 14 lbs. I had the revision due to severe reflux.. my dr told me he doubted I would lose anymore than I already have at my follow up Monday. It was really discouraging. I have about 80 lbs to lose and hearing I probably wouldn’t lose more with this surgery was a blow. I have been getting my fluids and proteins in with no issues. I don’t feel like I have restriction either. The scale hasn’t budged since I was 1 week post op. My concerns were shrugged off at my drs office and I didn’t know where else to turn. Can someone give me some insight or point me in another direction? I need this additional weight off too :( help.

Thank you all so much for the replies!! 🙂

Pretty amazing progress so far, Congratulations!

14 lbs in two weeks is excellent. I lost 16 lbs the whole first month! (not a revision - I have a virgin bypass). people tend to lose slower after revisions than they do a virgin surgery - but again, 14 lbs is quite a lot. I wouldn't throw in the towel yet...

You're welcome! 🤗 I got my band in 2013, and within a year or so I hit my lowest weight and I got stuck about ten pounds above that number. For years I was stuck. I gained about another ten back after GERD, and I thought that I wouldn't be able to lose anymore weight either. But it's coming off. And as far as not feeling restriction... I feel/felt the same way, but this week I started eating grilled chicken again for the first time since before the revision, and now I feel soooo much restriction. My surgeon told me that I have some nerve damage from the band and that's why I wasn't feeling restriction. But I can definitely feel it now as I'm able to eat denser proteins. Previously I was still eating a lot of chicken that I made in the crockpot, so it was a softer consistency. I think you will notice more restriction once you're fully healed. You're early out still. Give it some time and just follow your surgeons eating plan and track your protein and water. You got this! Best wishes!

I appreciate the offer. I've been in therapy focused on BED for half a decade and think I have a good understanding of what's going on with me and I've gone from severe/extreme BED 15 years ago to moderate a decade ago to mild (as of my last meeting with this psychiatrist) to not meeting the diagnostic criteria at all now. I've lost a greater percentage of my body weight before surgery than research indicates a person with BED should expect to lose after surgery. It's more than a little irritating that having self-awareness of the disorder and thus being in active treatment is putting me at a disadvantage when it comes to getting WLS compared to the significant fraction of people who get surgery who have it and are unaware of it and thus have never been diagnosed or treated. Like, if my psych meds were prescribed by my PCP, I wouldn't even be having this problem. But now I have a black mark on my record with this program and I can't just go to another one.

I bought toddler silverware when I was first post op. It made meals seem easier and I was able to spend more time enjoying it over just a couple of bigger bites. And I agree it’s likely a stall. Just keep going and it’ll get easier as time goes on.