SouthernDonna45

Where can I find recipes for high protein foods? I want quick and easy because of my hectic lifestyle. ANy advice?

I forgot to mention that I am just 8 weeks post-op myself, so that happened to me very recently. I'll lose pretty well for several days and then stall again.... it was frustrating at first for me too, but I've read the posts and talked to my sister (who was sleeved in August) and know that it just happens and will pass. By the way, you're losing inches all the time, even when the scale doesn't reflect a loss. So, your clothes will start getting really loose and you'll notice the changes, even during a stall. Chin up!

I am a patient of Dr. Alvarez. You have chosen the very best! I know you are excited about the upcoming surgery and let me tell you, you will be very well taken care of!! I was sleeved by him on June 1st. I had absolutely no problems and they were super nice to me!! I don't think I've ever received that good of health care anywhere in the states that I can recall. He is a very sweet, personable doctor and his staff is very helpful. I had no nausea, no major pain, nothing. I really had a great experience and have lost 55 pounds already! The best part is, he and his staff are always available anytime via phone or email and he'll email you himself if you have questions and want it straight from him. He's very generous with his time and very caring. Good luck to you!!

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The same thing happened to me around that time! It WILL PASS!!!! In the next week or two, you'll likely start dropping 2 to 3 pounds a day for a while and then it will taper off again.... one morning I woke up and had dropped 5 whole pounds overnight.... don't ask me how that happened, but it did! Don't get frustrated... you've had surgery... you don't have a CHOICE but to lose the weight now.... it'll happen. Just keep up the good work and wait for it!

You have made the right decision!! I was sleeved on June 1st and have lost 44 pounds already and 25 inches! It was not only the best decision I ever made for myself, but more importantly, as it turned out, it was a life saving one for me. When he got in there to do the surgery, my organs were so covered in fat that my prognosis was very bleak... I would not have lived another year or two the way I was going and the scarey thing is... I didn't even KNOW it!! I had so much liver damage from fat that you would think I was an alcoholic (and I don't drink). I mean, I had shrank my fatty liver with the pre op diet before surgery, but the damage was already done. Thank God the surgery has stopped it's progression and now I can live a long healthy life (God willing). Don't let anyone talk you out of this most important endeavor... it might just save your life! Just do it! Good luck to you!!!

Thank you for the advice AKSleever! My sister told me that too and I have done it... pounds coming back off!! Yay me!!! Thanks for noticing my post and responding to it!

I am 6 weeks post op and have a huge problem.... I am gaining a pound a day and have been for nearly a week now!! Im so discouraged! I hardly eat anything but I admit I have been drinking sugary drinks a lot... I started walking a mile a day on the treadmill but still gaining... I am not getting my proteins in... only getting about 30 grams a day instead of the 70 I'm supposed to be getting... One thing new that happened that might be contributing is that I just had my last 4 teeth pulled out and got new dentures top and bottom... having major pain and can't eat much.taking antibiotics and pain killers (Percacet)... the only thing I can really eat is vienna sausage because they are soft.... Please somebody tell me what to do to make this weight gain stop... Is it really just that I drink some koolaid and tea wtih sugar? I mean, I don't do that all day... just periodically...Advice is welcome!!

Best of luck to you both! You'll do fine!! Praying for your speedy recovery!

I had no pain after surgery and still don't. (I am six weeks post op). I like the "binder" idea though... I wonder if it would help with skin problems I may have? I've started really exercising more and just thought that might help tone my stomach... thanks for sharing!

I want to put my seatbelt on and not be fighting it to the DEATH all the way to my destination. I want to be unaware of it like small people are. I want to sit in a regular desk and work with my 9th grade students side by side, one on one sometimes... not have to have them come sit at a table with me. I want to turn heads again like I did when I was young... I can remember guys looking twice at me when I'd walk in a store or anywhere out in public... that hasn't happened since I was 22 years old. I'm 46. I want to ride a bicycle again. I won't explain that one. I want to be able to breathe calmly all the time, even when I get up to just go to the bathroom at my house... don't want to be out of breath to do it! I want to wear normal jeans... no elastic... and be comfortable in them I want to be able to order a T-shirt at school to help the kids' fundraisers, etc. I agree with skinny sex. Nuff said I want one chin and I want it attached to my face.. When I lie down, I want all my parts to stay where they go... not hanging on either side of me I just want to be healthy... with all it entails...

Dr. Alvarez is the sweetest guy you'll meet. Very down-to-earth and easy to talk to. He's done more sleeves than any doctor in the world, as I understand it, and I am so glad I chose him! I recommend him highly!

Praying for you!!!

My doctor said that I have a fatty liver and a lot of scarring from it. He said this surgery saved my life, literally, because all my organs are covered in fat. I'm thanking God I went ahead with this surgery! So glad to hear your liver is better!

The pre-op diet is only a little tough for the first few days... after that it's routine... so worth it!! I'm 6 days post op and let me tell you, I'm so glad I hung in there! You will do just fine!!! Good luck!!

Even though my doctor said I had a very smooth surgery and all is well with me, I have almost unbearable pain! Sometimes I'm ok but mostly I'm just in pain. I can't seem to drink anything at any temperature and not have a "spasm" in my chest. I was sleeved on Friday morning and it's just been getting worse and worse. I sip sip sip and I'm walking, but not much improvement... not sustainable anyway. The pain just comes up out of nowhere and it feels like I'm having a heart attack or something just for a few seconds and then it will subside. Drinking makes it happen too, but it also happens when I'm not drinking (sipping). I am able to pass gas and burp some too, so I'm not thinking it's gas trapped...but could be wrong. Can anyone tell me what might be happening to me or how long this might last?

It's not unbearable. It's almost the same as gallbladder surgery... maybe even easier?