Shape_Shifter

Yeah, I feel the same way about diet coke. Miss my routine of a DC every morning. Then it just occurred to me that I can no longer have beer. I don't drink often but I don't drink liquor at all. Don't ever think about it until someone says No, No, no. then you want it.

Congrats! I'm worried about the hair loss too. I'm 12 days post-op and can't seem to eat anythng with nutritional value except one shake a day (and not the best one out there). I even had to stop taking chewables. I'm going to give my stomach a rest for a day or two (liquids only) and try again. Keep up the good work.

I know i'm real early but when is the stomach truly healed and you don't have to worry about a leak anymore?

I feel your pain. I"m 8 days post-op and I haven't been able to enjoy anything I use to. Smells make me ill like im pregnant (maybe hormones?). Can't drink broth. Haven't tried tomatoe soup. Gatorade sucks. Sweet Tea sucks. Craving salt terrible (sucked the salt off a Cheetos lol). I saw my favorite chicken salad in the store the other day and wanted it (i don't know how to make it well). I had 2 Tbl spoons of pureed new england clam chowder and that all today. Mostly drinking diet Ocean Spray laced with white grape juice. We will get there!!!

Does anybody know when this swelling in the tummy goes down?

Also on another (hilarious) thread they were talking about guys being "larger" after weight loss I think its a visual effect thing. lol

Childbirth was worse. You don't get to "sleep" through the birth and wake up on the good pain meds! lol I didn't have that much pain (or i had very good meds). You will be fine!

I keep hearing (from doctors and boards) that with a lower starting BMI of below 35 I will loose much slower. I understand the heavier you are the quicker the pounds fall off. I'm looking for those who have had success and did it come off slowly. (Just the things that are going round in my mind while looking at another protein shake).

LIke i've said before. Like Christmas Eve and IRS audit on same day. (at least for me). Good luck.

You are a success. You just need to work on continuing success. My PCP told me years ago that if I gained 5 lbs I should change my diet and loose 5 pounds. Weigh weekly but live life reasonably. 5 lbs. is a lot easier to loose than 120. So...loose two pounds. You know how to do it. (Hoping i can stick to my own advice when the time is right Good Luck

I started TOM last week right before surgery. luckily stopped over weekend. now i'm having spotting but no other symptoms. I took some medicine yesterday to counter-act the heavy antibiotics that would cause a yeast infection. Could i have a bladder or other infection caused by the antibiotics? Never had one before and not sure what to do.

Thanks. I'll let TOM run its course instead of goign to doctor. I took 1 oral pill to counteract yeast infection. Hoping that's all i need because this got real irritating real quick. sorry for TMI.

exact same thing happened to me. started TOM 4 days before surgery. havent had TOM in months. Grrrr. wasnt bad. pain meds actually helped with cramping. i told nurse and she indicated it was okay if i had a tampax during procedure. I hope it goes lighter for by the time you reach the table and good luck. You're not alone and they are use to it.

Great job. I'm a low BMIer and was just sleeved 6 days ago. dealing with some head hunger but smells are making me queasy so its not too bad. Hopefully i'll be hot on your tail loosing 50 lbs in 6 months. I cant even imagine that i would be 160 by spring. that would be nice. how much did you loose monthly?

This is the same problem i had. plus i had to take 6 months of weight loss (weight watchers, etc) with results. if i had results i was below the bmi they wanted (35). I ended up self-paying in Mexico. I didn't want my health to get worse or jump through 8 months of insurance hoops just to be denied. Good luck.

Omar asked for two checks both payable to Dr. Kelly. The first check I pulled from one bank and the second from another. However, my second bank was having an issue and couldn't fit his whole name in the payable to line so I put in Dr. Jaime Kelly. Mistake. Make sure you put in the full name no matter what. Very long story and all is well now but it would have been a major problem had i gotten to TJ. PAYABLE TO: Dr. Jaime Ricardo Ramos Kelly.

My first day home. I only did 4 days of liquid before so I was back to 215 pre-surgery. The IV really made me swell though. I was surprised at my face in the hotel mirror days later. Didn't realize until I went to put on makeup and my eyelids were so swollen i had creases. looked like i had been crying for days. The 10 pounds is from last friday to today. Which I'm sure is actually more because i put on a lot with the surgery and had to loose that too. If you have any other questions feel free to PM me. Good luck.

I wish you ladies all the best. I haven't regretted it yet. Homesick/isolation was my biggest issue (which was really unexpected). Ttry to get hospital room on right side of hallway as the left side has a walkway right next to it so i didn't feel comfortable opening blinds. If unsure just open the blinds (lol) be prepared to be operated on within hours. my flight arrived at approx. 11am and i was in surgery by 2pm. Take 2x3 bandaids with the sticky all the way around. makes it much easier once you are on your own showering and putting bandages back on. They don't sell these in Mexico. if you have any questions you can message me and i'll do my best to answer.

i found mine at walmart but it only says "Calcium" brand name "lil critters"

I didn't get any shots in my stomach (at least not while i was awake). Surgery didn't bother me but needles will send me running. go figure..

Ok, I'm trying not to be concerned because Dr. Kelly didn't seem to be but Id like to make sure. I have a large purple "bruise" on my stomach. It does not hurt. Dr. Kelly said something about bleeding and cautizing (spelling?). Didn't seem concerned. However when his wife saw it as i was putting a bandage on she seemed a bit surpriced. Now I'm concerned. Anybody else experience this? I just want to know this can be normal. Other than that I feel fine except that I can't stand the smell of food - like when you have the flu or especially like morning sickness - all day.

I've been very lucky. no real pain. no problems getting in and out of bed, etc. felt queasy for several days but i'm think that may have been more to do with the taste of gas-x than the surgery. once i stopped gas-x queasy left unless i smelled food.

Thanks I feel so much better!

34.5 just sleeved by Dr. Kelly

I am 6 days pre-op. Started liquids today. Started drinking alot of Water instead of sodas over 2 weeks ago. Started taking chewable gummy Vitamins and Biotin about 1 week ago (didn't take vitamins before). I've been suffering from loose stools. Just thought I had a bug but this has been going on too long. In the past I've drank alot of water for this diet or the other and never had this problem. However, this is the first time I've taken vitamins daily. Could this be the problem? suggestions?