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Jessfharris, your friend is plain ignorant. The amount of grehlin hormone secreted by the anterior wall of the stomach, has an extremely powerful effect on the brain. Doing a VSG reduces the amount of hormones by 90% !!! It is amazing how ignorant people can talk as if they know everything !

Goodluck for both of you. One week difference between both ops is good, because he will need personal during that period.

Congratulations on your new you. You look awesome. It seems that thebhair loss is due to low vitamins/protein. I would like to ask you, did you excercise ? Congrats again.

I had no post op diet. I did it at 225kg, now , 5 month later i weight 181 kg. I enjoyed the liquid phase, at least i was not hungry at all, and did not fantasize about food like pre op. It seems that the anterior wall of stomack, which generates the grehlin hormone, was responsible for most of my food fantasizing. Good luck and enjoy

Angelofmercy, you hang-in there. The benefits of the vsg outshines any fears of it, by light years. I took 5 different appointments with 5 different surgeons in 3 different countries over the las 3 years, to bail out every single time, until i reached 225kg ! When i found a surgeon who ha d a different approach related to surgery risk management, i braced myslef and said this time there is no turning back. My determination, made everybody around in the supporting camp instantaneously. This surgeon was using a special robot, that reduced the risk of leakage a lot. No i am a completely different person. No side effects at all. Stand firm, and goodluck.

Pre surgery, i could do the elliptical for only 5 sec, really. Post-op and after losing around 60 pounds, i could do it for 2 minutes. Then, I saw someone who was doing it slowly, and on minimum resistance, and it inspired me to do the same. Yesterday, i did a whole seven minutes. It is the best exercise i have, much better than the treadmill. It exercises more muscles, and it is much gentler on my knees. As a bonus, i can easily climb a flight of stairs without huffing and puffing.

Nothing to add here. You have to call your doctor. I am surprised by your navel comment, since the surgery site is quite distant !? Let us know what you did.

You lost quite some weight. You know it. You feel it. You can also see it if you have before and after pics. One thing is for sure : Your body needs time to reshape. Exercise will help. Good luck.

I hope you are not smoking. If you are, you have to quit immediately to avoid ulceration of the stomach. See you doctor, and have some blood tests.

You probably are not doing anything wrong. It is a normal part of the weight loss. I am stalled for more than 2 weeks now. It seems that the body needs time to rearrange and adapt to the new situation. Don't lose hope.

Congrats and good luck. Now you have a new lease on life !

Am I the only one who still uses the pill crusher almost 8 weeks post-op ?

Tmoss, Congrats on our surgery. You are less than 1 month post op. you should be on a liquid diet i guess. Don't be mad because you can't eat regular food now, your stomach cannot handle it yet. Bu the day will come, in just another month or less, according to your surgeon's and Nut instructions, you will be able to eat small quantities of regular food. This period will be beyond you in just another month. For irony, when i go to a restaurant with my wife and two daughters, they order regular plates and i order a kids meal !!! Hang in there...

Congrats ursiboo72 for your surgery and success. Talk to your doctor about it. I suggest you use a sports bottle (a regular water bottle with a special nozzle on top that does not allow air to go into your stomach while drinking). Drinking water is EXTREMELY important because it aids weight loss and prevents formation of stones.

Congrats tmoss on your surgery and results. Your loss is usually a percentage of your pro-op weight. You loss comes from many source : Interstitial fluids, fat in the liver, muscle mass and finally fat from all over the body. You are probably on liquid post-op diet, so you should do mainly liquids. What worked for me is clear soup (fish, meat, chicken without the actual flesh) I did add very little noodles. I also did vegy juices, diluted fruit juices, and mixed juices, all natural, freshly prepared at home. In the morning I make the juices and fill-in a couple of bottles and store in the refrigerator for the day. It gives and excellent boost of vitality. The corner stone of my post op diet is the protein shake that I prepare with skimmed milk and 1/2 a banana.