Pistal35

I'm at a stall as well I haven't lost any weight in a week in a half. Beginning to wonder if I got the right surgery..
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I will say I was feeling better in 7-8 days . My surgery really went great not alot of pain at all.
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I was one of those who originally was going for the lapband, mainly because I am younger and didn't want something permanently done to my insides. After researching thoroughly about all the complications, weight gain, etc that comes with a lot of lapband patients, I switched to the sleeve.
My reasons for not even considering gastric bypass?:
Didn't want my system rerouted.
A lot higher chance of dumping syndrome.
Malabsorption issues, which can lead to malnutrition.
The weight loss is just about the same as the sleeve.
Obstruction seems to happen more often, like with the lapband.
Going to support group meetings, I notice that people who had the bypass looked more sickly than ones who had the sleeve. Not everyone did, but just a trend I noticed.
Right now, I only get acid reflux when I have something with bad butter (like the buttery topping on popcorn), margarine is fine though. I don't have to take a daily pill for it, I just pop a couple of Tums when I have it and it goes away pretty quickly.

I learned many years ago to never judge other people, I had many vices myself. I used to drink but I found that was one vice that I replaced with going to the gym. After my surgery, I cannot even think of drinking or eating things that are not good for me. I work too hard at the gym to have things that are going to slow my progress of maintaining a healthy lifestyle. I still go out with my friends, they have drinks, I have Water. I do not miss alcohol at all and I used to love my beer and margs. As you lose the weight and move toward your goal, it is very hard to do things that will slow your progress, you too might find you do not have the urge to drink anymore. Good luck to you on your journey.

I just got my drain pulled Tuesday. It's not bad at all just take a deep breath in let then pull it then out... It was uncomfortable but u will feel better once it's out.