Oregondaisy

I just read my surgery report and it says he used a 36 but oversews it to a 32

I have never tried unjury. I like the PVL whey Gourmet Peanut Butter chocolate that I get from Netrition.com

Chat window is open in case anyone is in the mood to chat tonight!

I take protonix. They are very tiny pills. I have taken them since 3 days after surgery with no problems. They come in generic so my doc prescribes them for me to take twice per day. I only take one per day, but that way I get 60 pills for $10. My ins. will pay $10 for any generic prescription.

Yes, my instructor is very good at that. I love that class. It's just difficult for me to not add more weight when I really want to . If I do, my back and neck just kill me the next day. I usually do an hour of cardio after the class is over. It really gets me in the mood to want to exercise!

I am opening my chat window earlier than usual tonight if anyone wants to talk!

I am in Oregon which is not far from Northern CA and I flew to San Diego where Ernesto picked me up at the Comfort Inn. I had no trouble what so ever flying home and driving the two hours from the airport to my home, when I was released from the hospital. I am really glad I chose Dr. Aceves. The entire experience was wonderful, and I had so much confidence in him.

The band is a nightmare. Some days you can eat anything you want, other days you can't eat anything without throwing up. So many things effect the restriction with the band. Most people have a lot of foods they just can't eat with the band without throwing up- bread, veggies, fruits with skin are a few examples. With the sleeve you can eat whatever you want, in small portions. For me, recovery with both surgeries was easy. I never felt like I had surgery at all, other than the first 24 hours.

I knew you would lose again Deb. It just takes time. Sometimes our bodies just want to get used to the new weight before it's willing to give away anymore lbs.

welcome! Hope you'll post often and keep us updated on your journey.

I saw a movie today. It starred Sandra Bullock. It was All about Steve. It was one of those that I would call kind of dumb. It was sort of funny, but mostly dumb. I would give it a rating of two stars. One star would be completely horrible. Two stars crumby, but not completely horrible, three stars good, four stars really good.

I can drink a 24 oz glass of water with my 12 capsules I take every morning. So yes, you will be able to drink a glass of water down all at once, eventually. You should not drink with your meals. I will sometimes take a small sip with my meal, if I get really thirsty, but I am too afraid of stretching the sleeve which is a possibility if you fill it with liquid and food at the same time.

I don't know of any disadvantages. There is a whole list of disadvantages for the band and the gastric bypass. I revised from the band to sleeve and I am really happy that I did it before the band did damage to my stomach.

they don't necessarily call it dumping, but you can feel really lousy if you eat too much sugar or too much fat all at once. I ate a piece of wedding cake once and got quite ill. I was nauseous, had rapid heart rate, and eventually massive diarrhea.

welcome! Glad you found us. Just keep trying to sip regularly, and you will notice that it does get easier.

You could post it in post op questions and answers. I can't answer you because I don't like wine.

With band surgery, mine started out at 4 months and didn't quit until I was 1 yr. post op. I am hoping this time it will stop before that. Mine is coming out quite badly right now.

anyone up for chatting? I will keep the window open and listen for the doorbell in case it's not too late for anyone who wants to talk.

I lost most of mine with the band but weight loss is much faster with the sleeve. I had my band taken out because I was throwing up in my sleep so I had to keep it unfilled and quickly gained back 15 lbs.

Oh mine is falling out like crazy. I take Biotin and everything anyone has told me to take. I get tons of Protein because I love my Protein drinks. I hope it slows or stops sooner than it did with band surgery.

Don't worry Deb. You will lose what you want to lose. We all go on plateaus and it's very normal.

Thanks Cajun for the recap. I am glad you're home and doing so well!

Just click on User CP on the top and it will bring you to all the threads you have posted on. Other than that, you can click on new posts and see the ones that are new that you might want to post on.

Believe me, I could not get that band out of me fast enough, and only wish I had heard about the sleeve first. I flew to Mexico by myself and had a wonderful experience with Dr. Aceves and staff. I was in the hospital for 3 days, but I spent most of my time walking around outside because I was so bored in the hospital. I felt great after the first 24 hours. It was no problem flying home and went back to work in less than a week.