dreamer67

I was the girl who almost got up and walked out of the hospital before having it done.....I am so so happy I did not do that!
I sooooo agree with you. I am only 3 weeks out but feel the exact same way, but am sooooo blessed this has been tooo easy for me, no nausea, no problem getting Protein in, no feeling toooo full, bm's are normal. The only thing I struggle with is wanting to eat salsa and getting a little spice in my diet. I have ordered the vitamin patches and am looking forward to starting them...If any one has any advise pros and cons on the vita Patches I would love to hear.

I was the girl who almost got up and walked out of the hospital before having it done.....I am so so happy I did not do that!
I sooooo agree with you. I am only 3 weeks out but feel the exact same way, but am sooooo blessed this has been tooo easy for me, no nausea, no problem getting Protein in, no feeling toooo full, bm's are normal. The only thing I struggle with is wanting to eat salsa and getting a little spice in my diet. I have ordered the vitamin patches and am looking forward to starting them...If any one has any advise pros and cons on the vita Patches I would love to hear.

I was the girl who almost got up and walked out of the hospital before having it done.....I am so so happy I did not do that!
I sooooo agree with you. I am only 3 weeks out but feel the exact same way, but am sooooo blessed this has been tooo easy for me, no nausea, no problem getting Protein in, no feeling toooo full, bm's are normal. The only thing I struggle with is wanting to eat salsa and getting a little spice in my diet. I have ordered the vitamin patches and am looking forward to starting them...If any one has any advise pros and cons on the vita Patches I would love to hear.

I'm one month post op tommorow and I am so happy I did this! I went through stage of regret but it passed, I've experienced my three week stall but looking at myself in the mirror and seeing my scars heal, seeing my stomach shrink tremendously, I know this was my destiny. The amount of confidence I feel at only 27 pds down, is AMAZING. Not eating the way I did prior, is a blessing. No diets would help me stop the binge eating and slow death I was headed for. This surgery has given me my strength and confidence that I had lost for 6 years. Thank god for Dr. Clark!

I was the girl who almost got up and walked out of the hospital before having it done.....I am so so happy I did not do that!
I sooooo agree with you. I am only 3 weeks out but feel the exact same way, but am sooooo blessed this has been tooo easy for me, no nausea, no problem getting Protein in, no feeling toooo full, bm's are normal. The only thing I struggle with is wanting to eat salsa and getting a little spice in my diet. I have ordered the vitamin patches and am looking forward to starting them...If any one has any advise pros and cons on the vita Patches I would love to hear.

For the person that is pre-op right now wondering if this is really the right decision for you while you struggle with your insurance for coverage, I was you.
For the person that is recently post op and has a million and one questions, excitement mixed with regret and is scared to death to drink Bc of that weird, heavy and sometimes painful feeling, I was you.
For the person in the first 3 phases after the surgery struggling to get down their Protein, Water and Vitamins in.. or these vitamins, I was you.
To the person that is weighing themselves every day, twice a day and finds themselves stalled even though you are doing EVERYTHING right, I was you.
To the people on this journey that are learning more and more about themselves every day, finding the strength in will power and the empowerment of eating to live instead of living to eat, gaining back your confidence while on some days still struggling with poor self-consciousness, I am you.
This journey began for me 8 months ago, and what a journey thus far.. there has been struggling, feelings of defeat and many tears.. but I would do the VSG again in a heartbeat Bc I have my life back, I am no longer a prisoner in my body and I have grown so much as a person. People sometimes ask me if I have any regrets, the only "regret" that I have is that I didn't do this surgery sooner.
Wishing everyone on this journey (pre and post op) support, love, and light.
YOU CAN DO THIS!
Below is a pic I took the day of surgery August 24, 2016
Next to it is a pic that I took exactly 7 months post op on March 24, 2017
I'm down 68 pounds.

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Use Premier Protein shakes. They taste great and each carton has 30 grams of Protein.< br>

It is. You get pumped full of air and Fluid at the hospital. It takes time for all of that to exit your body. I recommend staying off of the scale for the first month. Your body is healing, and the weight loss isn't going to start immediately even if you are doing everything you are supposed to do.
Good luck!

I had surgery on 3/21 left hospital on 3/22; have been able to be up and around worked all the gas out have taken no pain medicine, tolerating my liquids cautiously, got on scales this afternoon and it shows I have actually gained 1.5 lbs; so BUMMED but my stomach is still pretty swollen..... Is this normal?