KristeyK

I'm just jealous you're a week out and already rid of the runs! Can't help you with the rest. LOL

Go try the other office. You could LOVE the surgeon AND his staff, or it could be the same as the first surgeon's office. Trust me, you want to feel comfortable with his staff, since you'll be dealing with them more often at the beginning than your doctor. (Frankly, I am just as picky about front office staff as I am the Dr. Having a good staff shows me that the Dr. cares about my experience all the way around...kwim?) Good luck!

Unfortunately, nothing will get rid of stretch marks. Time will help them be less visible, but you'll never be completely rid of them. Any product that claims to do so is only taking your money. Stinks doesn't it?

Try taking smaller sips. That's what I did and it went away. (I', at day 9 today.)

I'm now 9 days out, and two days ago I was down 17lbs. THAT has been a great motivation to keep from going INSANE from the hunger pains.

I'm with Razrback...I wouldn't do it. Plus...this is the point where the weight is melting off, try to make it last as long as possible. The thing that keeps me on the Clear Liquids and Protein shakes is my scale. I LOVE what it's doing and I know that adding in food when I shouldn't could drastically slow it down. Good luck!

Congratulations!!!!! That is awesome that your insurance is so on the ball!

That's where most yogurts get you...they are sky high in carbs! There's a store brand I buy at fry's (Kroger in the south) that more protein and less carbs than everything else I've looked at. I can't remember the name of it or I would post it. I'm only a week out and am keeping the stuff out software the house so I don't eat it. LOL

Maybe the person you spoke to misspoke, or heard it wrong. Revision/reposition...they COULD be confused. (Trying to keep my hopes up for you!)

WAY TO GO LILLEE!!!! We are having VERY similar experiences. I am LOVING this sleeve. No pain here either, just itching from the dermabond over my incisions. (Dr. doesn't use staples. YAY!) I was like you, I was out of bed as soon as I could possibly swing it, and it cracked me up that the nurses were surprised that I wanted to get up and move so much. I fully believe that contributed to my lack of pain. I think I used my PCA pump four times while I was there. (I was given an ice pack, and I pretty much kept it on my abdomen the entire time.) And welcome back to the land of "I have a working computer" too. Keep up the great work!!!

I'm in!!!! My first challenge!!!! SN..............Starting Wt........Current.......Goal.......Lbs to Goal KristeyK 304.2 288.6 250 38.6 Hoping this is doable. I am only one week post op right now and would LOVE to take full advantage of the "honeymoon" period.

AWESOME!!!!

I'm home now too! (Was released yesterday, but haven't been doing much other than sleeping.) Pain has been a LOT better than with getting the lap band in the first place. What little pain I do still have I use an ice pack on the sore area and it gets rid of it fairly quick. Temptation even got the best of me today, because I was curious to see how much I gained in the hospital. I am already down 6lbs!!! WOOHOO!!!! Now to train myself not to look for another week or so. LOL.

I use mine 5 times a day, and will do so religiously for another week or so here. (Unless you're good with doing the deep breathing exercises without it, I can't seem to do them without it, GAH!)

With what you do, I would suggest getting yourself a Camelback and sipping from it constantly. It sounds like you do a LOT of sweating at work thanks to that furnace on the other side of the wall.

Oh I don't think you NEED luck! You have incredible willpower and two wonderful granddaughters to keep you going! But I will still offer it up to you! Here's to your SUCCESS!

WOOOOHOOOOO!!!! Just think, before you know it they'll be TOO BIG!

I live in Tucson, and haven't been sleeved yet, but if I work outside past 10am or before 5pm, I go through EXACTLY what you described. You have to be WELL hydrated BEFORE you go outside, and you have to stay hydrated while staying outside. I stop every 5 minutes and drink. I also make sure to stay inside as much as possible from 11-3.

Don't get discouraged...money stinks but nothing says it has to happen out of the same paychecks. (I had to scrimp and save for these expenses too. UGH!) As for 130lbs...depends on your height. For me, I WOULD look terrible at that weight, but I'm 6'0" and built like a defensive lineman. LOL. I know my sister, who's only 5'1" was originally shooting for about 150lbs, but four months out she's already down to 162, so she lowered her goal weight down to where she'd like to be, which is about 120. It's totally doable! Good luck to you.

Let is slide...easier said than done, but people who spout off comments like that 1. Don't really and truly know what they're talking about and 2. Just want you to really think it through. You know this is the right thing for YOU- and that's what matters the most.

Yup...the clear stuff is. (And it is NAS-TY! lol.) If you can find it, try the Syntax powders. You have to mix them, but so far I like them all. (Admittedly haven't tried the fuzzy navel, as I don't like peach flavored stuff.)

I was wondering the same thing about juicing. Afraid to spend money on an appliance I may not use. LOL. As for Breville...obviously I don't have the juicer, but I have a few other of their appliances and they are AWESOME! They've been worth the extra $$$ so far. (And if you check HSN or QVC, you'll probably be able to get them on payments, and if you hate the appliance, they're good about returns.)

Are you an allergy sufferer at all? It sounds like maybe there's some drainage that is irritating your throat. It can also cause a pressure build up which can cause your ear to ache. I won't say that reflux won't cause it, but it's HIGHLY unlikely.

CONGRATULATIONS!!! I remember that feeling the first time I dropped a lot of weight and could get on a Dash-8 without one of those danged things. I say keep it as a momento of how far you've come.

Believe it or not- you can EASILY feel your liver. I don't know why they say the preop diet is to shrink it though...all it does is shrink SOME of the fat AROUND your liver. (And note the emphasis on SOME. LOL) Keep on doing what you are doing. He's more than likely wanting to push you to continue being serious about this. DO NOT let it get you down or freak you out. He'll still get in there and perform the procedure. Heck, the VSG came about to be its own surgery because a bypass procedure could not be safely performed on the super morbidly obese patients, they couldn't be under anesthesia that long. They would make the stomach into a sleeve, and so many of them would be successful with just that portion of it, that they would cancel the other half of the surgery. Good luck to you!