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I have found out im a cheap drunk now! I used to drink anything i wanted and never got really wobbly headed. Now one shot and im on the couch waitng for the room to stop spinning... I like it...!

can I ask you guys a question, to those of you that were taking T shots, how heavy were you guys? I ask b/c my heaviest was 560 2 years back and never had to get T shots of any sort, has it anything to do with my age? (26 now)

Yes your age probably has everything to do with it... I had no problems up untill i hit 35 then i started to notice that i had waining intrest in my wife's attention. I went on for about 2 years then i hit 40, and the bottom fell out out the bucket. I went to the doctor and learned that my t level was 120. Way low for a forty year old... shots cured me. My levels have been as high as 1000 and i have never felt aggressive or hostile ever. I always feel alot more confident when taking it and it takes about a second to get me intrested in sex with my wife, i think it's the best thing since sliced bread...

I'm having the same response here, I have lost more than 70lbs and the response from my wife has been extreamly positive... I likey!!!

You go girls, I hope it affects ya'll like us because, i have turned 180 from what I used to feel.. I was tired and unintrested but not now...Very intrested...

yes I do and I smoke about 2 - 6 per month... Not alot but i do enjoy them with a nice glass of adult beverage...

I'm a 23 year old guy who's one month into pre-op weight management. Hope to be sleeved sometime next February. I'm glad there's a mens section here because it's hard to relate to so many posts about "finally looking sexy in my little black dress". Hope to stay active on the forum while I go through this process.

Your getting a great jump on this journey, I wish i would have had this surgery about 15 years ago when i was 30... I would have never reached 485lbs and ruined my knees, back, hips and general health.. good luck to you...

I was a type II diabetic taking 500mg of Metformin(morning) and 18mg shot of victoza(evening) a day I di not take any meds to the hospital on june 29th for my surgery... I also have not taken any since the surgery.... off all blood pressure and high colesterol meds....

I had severe sleep apnea before my surgey (480 lbs) I would have over 100 apena's per hour.. Now I weigh 322.5 lbs and I had to be switched to an auto titrating machine becuase my apnea is decreasing so fast they can not keep up with it. I was 136 on the disruptive sleep scale, now i am a 26.. 20 is normal i hope to be off the machine by 2012.

My first pressure setting was 16, now it's 4.2 the machine only goes to 3....

As soon as you start losing weight they are going to have to change the pressure settings on your machine so make sure they give you an auto titrating machine in the first place....

Good luck on your journey it is worth every PITA....

Around our Area we have Western Sizziin Steak and buffet resturants. The will weigh your plate for you and let you eat from the Buffet. @ 3.99 a Lb. last time I ate it cast me $1.19 + $.99 for mt meal and iced tea to go for later after my 30-1 hour wait... I love my sleeve and i have no problem telling any body about it. If they ask i tell them i have been set free by my WLS surgery....

This happened with me also! The pad is shrinking and I have atleast and extra 2-1/2" to 3 " of exposure in the flaccid state and the other state is doing well also it has been a great side benefit....

Hey we have Bikes, Blues & BBQ here in north west Arkansas this week I am riding the 75 miles north tomorrow morning... Have a great riding weekend!!!

cheese scambled eggs! were a savings grace for me!!! When i was able to eat eggs I was all better. The Protein in the eggs just pushed me right along.. Good luck!

you will do fine, I am 43 YO and also weighed in around your weight before surgery. I have had a great experience(see signature) and I bet you will also.. Good luck !

Hey there, my names Jim.. I am 3 months out was 389.7 lbs at surgery now I am firmly at 326.4 lbs. I love my sleeve it has freed me from the ball and chain of food.... Good luck with your journey

Streched skin will not ever shrink back into position. It's like the elastic that has been worm out in an old pair of under wear, when its gone its gone.

Now, you can fill the bagging parts with bigger muscles and reduce the look of the sagging skin ,but it will never return to it's old look... Have you ever seen an old body builder in their 70's? They have the same bagging/sagging issues. They stretch their skin with their muscle then when they get older and stop working out the muscle start to shrink and the skin saggs..

When I was in high school I played high level Football and worked out feircely 5 days a week! My biceps were 20" around and I could bench press over 400lbs for 5 reps and a set of 3.... I squated over 500lbs and my thighs were 28" around and I only weighed 200lbs... I had stretch marks on my biceps and my thighs from the muscle streching the skin. I still have the strech marks today and much worse from all the fat....

I went from 200 lbs of pure muscle with 5% body fat to 470lbs and 70-80% body fat in 25 years.....

I would say you should start feeling better by day 5-6 and you need to move, get out of the bed, off the couch and walk or somthing other than just sitting... get cleaned up and go to wal-mart just do somthing other than sit in the house and feel bad....Good luck !

The gas issue was helped by laying on my side when i was asleep, I would wake up to enomous gas movements!!! (FARTS) wow!!! and it was the high light of a couple of days!!

I think most men that are over weight have issues with their Testosterone levels. I know I did and was taking shots....My doctors has since had me stop taking them but my test leves has dropped again not as low as it was before but it has dropped near 325 it should be around 700-850 IIRC....Before shots and while fat with diabetes it was 120...

I have lost 50 lbs in 3 months... see sig below for all my lost perscriptions....

You can also get a a headache from Ketones, While on any low carb high protien diet you will eventually go into Ketosis and your body will start burning fat versus sugars.The by -product of this are ketones, which can cause a severe headache for up to 7 days... Good luck!

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I would do it again right now on a moments notice... I had no issues, I ate like i was told, went back to work in 5 days and have reccommended atleast 5 people to my doctor in the 3 months since i had my surgery.. I am now down about 50 lbs and 3 sizes in jeans and 2 sizes in shirts and I love my sleeve it makes me normal, when i sit down to eat. I dont have to finish every meal and also eat the left overs from my wifes plate... Most of the time she is picking at my plate left overs now.... I love it, it may have been the best decision of my life except for my marriage and my children..... Good luck!

great weather in Arkansas This week for riding.... I have been on vacation all week and it is great!!!!

I was sleeved on 8/16 which is only a little over two weeks out. I stuck with only liquids until the the 25th when I tried mashed potatoes. They went down okay but I only ate about half of a single serving size. I am having no problems with Jello or applesauce and was even able to tolerate a few bites of well chewed macaroni and cheese. Lastnight I was also able to handle a few bites of well chewed spaghetti. I've tried the pureed Soup and just cannot do it. My nutrition plan says that I would do week 1-2 full liquid and weeks 3-4 pureed. Is it bad for me to skip pureed and move into well-chewed soft foods if my stomache can tolerate it? Any advise is greatly appreciated!!

It is not about you tolerating it, it's about how healed your suture line is... if you rush into pureed foods too fast you could cause an issue with your suture line.. Take it easy and try to follow your dr. notes as best as possible.... Good Luck!

I have a really good dry rub recipe I use on my competition bar-b-que pork shoulder. I have won several local first prize's..

The dry rub will do about (2) 12 pound shoulders depending how thick you lay it on... When I say bottle it means the type bottle that is about as tall as your hand if you are holding it... All ingrediants should be adjusted to fit you particular taste.. My family likes spicy foods so these recipies are on the spicy side...!

The BBQ Sauce is not low carb.... you can adjust the amount of sugar to 1 cup of brown and 1 cup of white, with diet rootbeer and no sugar added apple juice. if you prefer a less sweet sauce...

DRY RUB.pdf

southern comfort BBQ.pdf

it is just a hearty stew, you can leave both out but Beans are a good source of Protein...

It is not really a low carb dish, i kinda intended it to be for the rest of family and i would eat it only occasionaly... but you could leave out the potato's and the Pasta and it would be much lower in carb's

You ladies are poster children for the walking it out method.. You did just the right thing you took the bull by the horns and did it CONGRATULATIONS!!! Welcome to the club!!!! and Good luck on your journey!