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A while back there was a post about someone meeting a sleever that had it done 4 years ago and they lost the eight and regained it all back (or nearly so). Now this was second hand information and the poster seemed to indicate that the sleever just lost control and starting eating constantly, and eating all the wrong things. It IS possible, if there is a way for a human to screw something that should otherwise be bulletproof they will find a way. The sleeve is a TOOL only and NOT a solution. YOU have to make it work and YOU can undermine it and keep it from working.

I too don't count, I just make it a habit of prefering protein over carbs, I'll eat a chicken breast and toss the bun, etc. Lost 101 pounds in 4 months so I must be doing it right.

Welcome Ashley! Good luck with your new adventure, we wish you the best!

It WILL get better but not much - if you're lucky. I am 4 months out and still do not get really hungry. I get a funny feeling before lunch and supper that I really can't equate with being hungry, it's more of what they used to call "peckish". I think it is my stomach acid churning up. I eat a few saltine crackers and it keeps it at bay. I missed eating some at first but really appreciate the fact that that I am not voraciously hungry like I used to be.

Thirsty, dry throat, skin stays tented when pinched, dark urine, fatigue chills: http://www.symptomsofdehydration.com/

Thanks, ummm, whatchernames . . . pretty . . . sleeve . . . lady . . . women . . .people, I didn't think I was alone in this. DOH!

But it will take 7 years at least according to my mom.

Wow this is depressing - arrggh another side effect too! - seems that ghrelin boosts learning and memory, and something else, but I forget Wikipedia: https://secure.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/wiki/Ghrelin#Learning_and_memory I was poking around Wikipedia and found it. I wonder if anyone can report anecdotal evidence? It SEEMS that I am having one hell of a time expressing myself verbally these days and my spelling has gotten atrocious lately too, I see red squiggly lines all over the place when posting and often have to correct dozens of word's spelling. It sees that I am getting a little more stressed out lately too, things really bother me more recently. Seems like I am now more like Homer Simpson that Homer of the Odyssey.

Well I would assume the basic skill set is the same as to performing laproscopic bariatric surgery. Being that the sleeve is simpler and is even part of a duodenal switch (DS) bypass operation WIKIPEDIA: https://secure.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/wiki/Duodenal_switch (although not as closely cropped) he should have no problem. That is IF he has done the DS type operation. And remember you aren't the first but the SEVENTH that he might do. If you are comfortable with the doc then let your conscience be your guide.

Yep, what Tiff said. Also you didn't mention your family situation, do you NEED to keep the stuff in the house? If there is no one there that "needs" the stuff then keep it out of the house totally. If there are no growing kids that may (or really, may not) need it then don't buy it. We pitched a bunch of stuff and took even more to the food bank so as to not provide a temptation. The wifey didn't need it either and she has lost a few pounds. Out of sight out of mind. I also view food as an EX-lover, someone I have to be civil to but someone I don't have such an intimate relationship. We divorced because of my dependency, it was totally my fault and now we are just casual acquaintances. With this in mind it helps me to visualize the destructive nature of my previous relationship with food in a way that I cannot deny.

Keep your eye on the prize - You can do it! It WILL be worth it all. I'm 101 pounds down and thinner than I have been in like a decade or more. Went through 2 weeks of pre-op diet, thought I was gonna starve, worst part was in the hotel room the days before surgery and every other commercial was for a pizza chain that had a 5 cheese and ham pizza - I almost buckled! Stick with it.

Cool girl, I know exactly where you were, I was the same. I was so fat that I'd get out of breath going to the bathroom to pee. Now that's disgusting.

This is kinda OT but kinda ON too. I was goofing on the internet and happened on an article about Fred Rogers (AKA Mr. Rogers). It said that he weighed exactly 143 pounds for the last 20 years of his life because he liked the number. It was the same number as there are letters in the words "I Love You" 1, 4 and 3. Kinda corny, I know, but still remarkable that he was so disciplined to maintain that exact weight for so long.

Mmmmmm, chicken skin. I often wondered by they didn't deep fry them and sell them like pork rinds. A few skins won't ruin you, unless that is it's a few a day or perhaps a few a week. Just pick up and go from here and remember the savory taste.

It may be excessive stomach acid, do you take a PPI like Prilosec? Beware taking calcium carbonate (Tums) as it can lead to kidney stones. Try a few saltine crackers to see if they reduce your acid enough, they won't spoil your diet too much.

Wow, you thought of some excuses I never dreamed of! If you could lose the weight via diet you probably already would of.

That's cool!

BMI charts tell me I should weigh 160-190 pounds. I'd be rail thin at 160 and I remember that I was average size, perhaps a little on the thin side when I was 180, which just so happens to be pretty much in the middle of what the BMI chart says. So 180 it is.

Welcome and good luck on your further adventure!

As the 2 previous posters have said, yes you will get better. I was feeling like I was going to die after my surgery, then I was afraid that I WOULDN'T DIE All kidding aside, once the weight starts to drop you'll feel so much better that you won't even hardly remember how crappy you felt just after the surgery. We all wish you the best!

Taken private to a PM, please drop this line of accusation in this post and get back OT.

I was ALWAYS hot, even as a kid and back when I was thins - far thinner than I am now. Even my Mom remembered as an infant I would be bathed in sweat when the weather was the slightest bit warm. As I got heavier my issues with heat and hyperhydrosis (excessive sweating) got extremely bad, I would just be sweating constantly even just standing still. Any physical labor would get me drenched and I would often get to the verge of heat stroke, I would slam quart after quart of Water and dump urine like crazy. I would have a fan on everywhere I went - even at night in bed. A ceiling fan in the living room going all the time I was home, a box fan at work blowing on me, and I work in an office. My bed had a consistent sour smell from my sweat and had to be aired out and sprayed with Fabreeze between washings. It was truly disgusting. It hasn't been very warm out here yet but I have yet to need a fan and I often need a jacket or blanket where I didn't used to. We had a cold snap here the last few days and I am freezing. The operation has done SOMETHING to my heat regulation. I am far more comfortable and even cold when it is cooler out. I can't remember the last time when I broke a sweat, even after physical exertion like a brisk walk. In my case, whatever happened is a blessing and almost worth the expense of the operation in itself.

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My BP steadily dropped as I lost weight. Perhaps you have some other underlying health issue besides obesity that is driving it.