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Hey guys Thanks for the feedback. I don't know really. For myself i tried eating a serving of jello really fast (4oz) and the only thing i got was pressure and a feeling like allot of gas is being misplaced and then burping with a tiny bit of gas pain. I don't feel as hungry anymore but i still have the occasional head hunger craving for a good steak. But honestly im worried i wont feel full and can just keep eating like before. I don't drink when i eat anyway so ill just have to wait and see in a few weeks time when im back to solids. I have my next appointment tomorrow to get the stitches out so ill ask my doctor as well

Cool thanks guys

Thanks for the info Indymom

Hey guys I was just wondering if u guys knew any good ones?

p.s maybe its the nerves?

Well its funny cause i know im knew at this but it feels like i didnt even get a sleeve. I mean i know it depends on allot of things (size of sleeve , length of stomach) but u would think that after drinking a yoghurt drink quite quickly (5 mins) i would hit that "uckh i need to stop now " feeling that i use to get pre op , if i ate too much but all i get is a feeling of bloating and burping. I read about other people who are having problems with a little water or protein drinks but i actually wish i felt that way. I also read about peoples choice of foods and there tastes changing because of that feeling and i wish i felt it so i could make those concious decisions too cause head hunger is really messing with me

Hey guys n gals Im just wondering what it feels like to be full on the sleeve since im still in the liquids stage and ive never got that feeling of full yet. I mean the most ive got on soup was a lil bit of a sore stomach then alot of gas burps and a feeling like the food or liquid is pushing out gas. So please share your experiences i would like to know thanks.

Hey Sheila Just a point. Make sure your not drinking regular tea cause that will dehydrate you more. Try drinking some herbal teas.

Hey Jill Yeah in my opinion it's the best course of action. I wish you well on your surgery journy and good luck

Hey to be thin. But do you get these deep burps? I mean we've all burped before but ill get burps that feel like there coming from the very pit of the stomach like i was completely full of air prior to any ingestion of liquids.

Thanks Kelly u put my mind at ease

Hey guys n gals Im a week post op and i can drink a 400ml glass in about 10 - 15 mins . My doctor told me to sip slow and i was but it must not have been slow enough lool. The doc told me i should be able to drink about 250 ml in 30 mins but i can drink faster than that. The only thing is i burp allot doing that. I dunno if its the nerves or what but what do u guys think?

Hey Metri Thanks for sharing I totally understand what you mean when you say you question everything now. In fact i think for me it was the whole questioning , even my own existence , that led me to the sleeve. Just hang in there Metri cause i think we are all creatures of habit , and when change hits us we tend to either go with it or it's a complete shock to our system and we feel like the world is crumbling down. Take it slow , and open about how you feel. By be open i mean to yourself. I wish you well on your journey and if you need any support im always here

Hi Meg To me personally. I see the lap band as a temporary solution to a permanent problem. My uncle got the lap band for 6 years and had to have it removed and he's back at his original weight. I looked at the sleeve as a permanent aid to a healthy life. Wish you the best with what ever you chose.

Hi Guys Im 27 years old 306 lbs and standing just above a hight of 5'9. From birth to about the age of 20 i was always pretty healthy maintaining my weight without ever noticing it sometimes a lil chubby other times healthy. When i started working and making my way i started to eat more and i stopped playing sports and moving around as much. Lo and behold my weight started shooting up really fast till i had really no control of it. I've always loved food. I am a self prescribed food addict and i love cooking and i would eat just about anything i liked till it hit the spot. The spot started becoming bigger and bigger if u know what i mean. I got married at 24 and that just made me start eating more. (eating out etc) I started having marital problems and that just honestly made it worse cause i spent a good 6 months getting healthy at the gym losing 34 lbs in that time and i had given up smoking also then it happened . My wife and i got separated and i fell into a downward spiral , i gave up the gym took back smoking and eating and i felt happy honest to God. It took me one month to regain what i had lost in the span of 6 months in only a month!! I stayed that way for monthsand justified it with the fact that life is crap and it's gonna end one day i might as well enjoy it while i can. After about 8 months of this i slowly started to come to. I didn't feel comfortable at work i felt like all the world was staring at me and judging how fat i am. Normal tasks were really tiring and i was out of breath all the time. I then decided it was time for a change. Funny enough that day one of my friends from work had just gotten the VSG done. So i went to visit him and saw how he was 3 days post op and i was astonished at how much he could move and he told me the pain was minimal. I started considering the possibility of WLS. I went to so many doctors and asked around and did the research and finally got a date for my op. I did my op on the 4/18/11 and went through nausea and i vomited black blood which was a first ECKH! and i felt no pain except for when they removed the drain. Its now been 6 days post op and im down a bunch and on a clear liquid diet for 2 weeks then mushies 2 weeks after that. I didn't really do a pre op diet cause i didnt have time (the only appointment available for another 3 months was 4 days from the consult) . Im feeling good except for the gas a lil hunger and when i breath deep i feel pain in the middle of my left rib cage , other than that im happy i did it and im looking forward to the future and a new life To all you sleevers out there i wish you a prosperous journey .