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I had H Pylori back in 09 when I was going to have G.B. I had to take 4 pills 2xs a day 4 10 days. It was tested through my blood. It was hard to do the meds because I hate taking pills. Good luck on your results.

I'm sorry to hear about the hernia. Thank God it was found and can be corrected soon.

I have no advise to help you with your unfill. I just wanted to say stay encouraged. Don't let a setback make you step back.

Congrats, you've earned it!

@lisalalani it does feel surreal. I will be 2 weeks post op and I am waiting to chew something as well. At my first week checkup I thought yogurt or thicker fluids would be introduced. I was wrong, just Clear Liquids and the intro of Protein. I am so praying for baby food, mushies, cream Soup, or something of substance. This experience is surreal. I am very grateful for the surgery. I will follow the rules to the T. Good luck with your lost. If it gets to hard, take a nap or go for a walk.

I'm so glad about your weight loss. Keep up the good work. It's always a pleasure to hear when someone gets off of medication. It's time we start treating our bodies right.

Hey everyone, I am loving the love here in this group for 200+. I started at 438 pre-op. I lost a few #s gained a few #s, but I'm happy to say that I lost 16 #s in the 1st week post-opt. I m not weighting myself daily, but I can't wait for my 2 wk follow up. I was 405.8 at last weight in. Hopefully I will be under the 300 # mark. If so it will be the 1st time I was in the 300s in 10 years. That's major for me. My goal weight is 200#s. Good luck to all my sleevers out. We can do it.

Hey AA Sleevers, I am 34 yo post-op sleever. I had my sleeve done on 3/22/12. Its been 10 days since being sleeved and I was down 16# on my 1 week checkup. I do miss chewing. My fam and friends are very supportive. Although they eat whatever they want in front of me. This has been a big transition for me esp. Because I quit smoking at the same time. I can't say I have any regrets. I am not concerned with hairloss because I suffer from alopecia. My only concern has been bowel movements. Before wls I would "go" at least 2x daily. I had to take milk of magnesia for my 1st movement 4 days after surgery. I haven't had a movement since. I don't want laxatives to become a part of my daily intake. Anyone who has any advise, I welcome it. I will discuss it later today with my treatment team. I'm in nj if anyone wants to hit me up. Thanks for this thread.

For me I will reward myself at certain milestones; under 400 and 25pd increments. My reward for hitting 250 will be a motorcycle. I have always wanted one but felt to big to ride it. At 250 I'm gone to ride and enjoy myself.

Hi there, I'm new to this forum too. I am 34 yrs old with a top weight of 438. My goal weight is 225-200 pds. I am 5'10 and think this will be a good weight. When I look back at the happiest times in my life, that was the weight range I was in. I am at 408.5 now and look forward to breaking into the 300s. The small victories will keep me motivated, and eventually I will hit my target. I dread having the loose skin, but I plan to weight train and exercise. I hear drinking plenty of Water will help. I pray I have good genes and most will strink. If not there is always surgery or Spanks...lol

Hi there, I am 8 days post-op. I had my 3rd follow up with my bariatric team on yesterday, 17 pds lost since surgery. I was on Clear liquids for ythe 1st week. Now I can have a protien shake along with the clear liquids. I must say, I miss chewing. TV food commercials look so good now. I don't think I paid that much attention to them in the past. My family is very supportive, but they will eat anything in front of me...no shame...lol. I did experience a lot of burping in the begining. I was told that i was not sipping, I was gulping and that causes the burping. I was instructed to let the liquids roll down my throat. I tried that, but find myself still needing to swallow. I take in small amounts of Fluid at a time and just prepare for the burp. I have a lil pain in my left side, but that could be from riding on the terrible roads in NJ. I am no longer taking any of the post-op medications. I have only had 2 BMs since surgery and that was with the assistance of M.O.M. This is strange for me because I gerneral go shortly after eating. I have not had a movement since Tues. I will bring this up with my team on tomorrow. Maybe I need another dose of m.o.m. I am very pleased so far. One of the best things that has happened so far is that I have been smokefree for over a week. I wish I didn't punk out of surgery before, but it's my time now.