AngelBaby

I was sleeved 9-14-12 and I'm down 27 lbs since surgery (YAY!) and have already gotten down a size or two in clothes!! I'm thrilled! I'm in that famous 3rd week stall.. but losing inches still! I'm still on pureed type foods and want to wait til I hit 4 weeks post op to start eating soft foods but I'm getting bored with cottage cheese and refried Beans and scrambled eggs and Protein shakes LOL it's SO worth it though!!! How are YOU doing September Sleevers?

at around 10 days post op I tried a little bit with SF creamer and have been drinking it since with no problems whatsoever. I stick to 1 cup/day though now.

sorry you are having to deal with that.. I suffered horribly from Lyme disease for 8 years and it SUCKED!!!! what finally helped me was getting a PICC line place and my doctor ordered 2 grams of Rocephin (very strong antibiotic) every day.. it took 2 years of IV antibiotics everyday but we finally beat it. I had horrible neurological symptoms and could only walk with the help of a cane or walker for a couple years. I also had Bell's palsy for a long time and looked like I'd had a stroke. Basically Lyme disease stole my 20s. I am thrilled to say that it's been 7 years since I recovered from it and I haven't had any problems! I hope your doctors figure out how to help you!!!!!

thanks guys! my doctor is in Mexico and I'm waiting to hear back from him.. was just wondering what is typical. Thanks for the input!

thanks OTR! you are one of my inspirations!!! I feel so much better already. It's AMAZING how much better I feel not drinking diet coke all day long or eating crappy food all the time!

YAY! I had a great experience!!! the hospital staff was wonderful. I am an OR nurse in a HUGE level 1 trauma center/teaching hospital so when we drove up to INT I felt a moment of panic because it's much smaller than a typical American hospital LOL but they were wonderful there! check out my pics (the link is in my signature) and see if you can find anyone else on here who will be there at the same time as you because it was fun to be able to compare notes after the surgery. If your coordinator is Trish she will make sure you get introduced to anyone else having surgery with you I felt perfectly safe the whole time I was there. We had surgery Friday and on Sunday went to the Lucerna hotel and a group of us all walked over to Starbucks for juice LOL if you have any specific questions feel free to PM me!

I'm 3 weeks post op and I'm nervous about taking those big calcium pills, wondering at what point did your doctor say you could start taking the chewables? I have this weird vision of them getting stuck...

thanks!!! I am SO happy to see a change, especially since I didn't lose ANYTHING on the pre op diet LOL (story of my life) but it's been dropping off since surgery! I am currently in a stall for about 4 days-ish now but I'm SO not worried about it.

just went to find some new pants and a top so that I have something that is "business casual" in my closet.. and pre op I was a 22/24 pant and GUESS WHAT?! size 18 pants fit me!!!!!! I'm SO excited! I'm still wearing a 1X top though (blame on my tatas hahaha) but I started at size 2- 3X tops pre op so I'm pretty happy about that! I know I have a long way to go but I'm on my way folks! SO happy I got sleeved! the first pic is of me at Venice Beach just before surgery.. weighed 262 lbs there. the next 2 pics I took today while trying on the size 18 pants!!!!!! YAY! today I am 3 weeks post op and weigh 235.. that's 27 lbs lost so far I just realized the pics are little but if you click on them you can see the bigger version!

thank you!!!

I'm sorry you had that experience and totally understand why it would affect you. I was not telling people (except my family and closest friends) because I was afraid of that.. but then about a week AFTER I had the surgery I decided screw it I'll just tell people. I felt like it was a great opportunity to educate people about WLS and the sleeve. I am a nurse and I'm amazed how little my fellow nurses know about WLS. Anyway I've been telling anyone that asks and I don't feel like I have anything to be ashamed of and if anyone at work (or anywhere else) wants to judge me because I did this I don't really care LOL This was NOT the easy way out even though so far I've had an easy recovery and am not hungry and no complications and am losing pretty good. The head hunger can be a b!tch tho LOL I DO, however, understand that this approach is NOT for everyone. There are good reasons to keep it private if that is what you are comfortable with.

welcome!! I am also a nurse, currently working OR and used to work ICU. Now I'm hoping to switch to Interventional Radiology. Yay nurses!! I felt the same way as you.. working OR in a busy level 1 trauma hospital all I saw were patients who'd had complications (adhesions, strictures, fistulas, severe malnutrition).. so that was my view of WLS. But then I did some training over at our outpatient and WLS surgery centers and realized how many people had the surgery and did NOT have complications so I got interested. I really did not want them rearranging my intestine either, way more complications with that from what I've seen over the years as a nurse. Unfortunately my insurance will not cover anything weight loss related so I ended up going to Mexico.. had a GREAT experience there and can I just say their OR was WAY nicer than the world famous one I work in LOL they also use the same exact equipment we do. Anyway I'm so glad I did this, I am about 3 weeks out and already feel way healthier than I did pre op and I'm down 27 lbs! My only regret is I didn't do it sooner but you're not ready til you're ready ya know? Anyway welcome and hope what you find on this site helps you on your journey!

what a cool thread!! I'll jump in on this one.. My name is Angel. I am 38, single, no kids. I am an RN. I used to work night shift (7pm to 7am) in ICU and gained a ton of weight while working nights with lots of stress. Now I work in the operating room and have been considering making a change to work in Radiology as a nurse just for something different. I LOVE how flexible my job is! I have amazing parents and brother and sis in law and a PERFECT niece and nephew. I also have a basset hound mix named Bert and 2 fluffy cats named Bubba and Bitty. I am a pretty hippie-ish. My brother teases me and calls me a "Birkenstock-wearing, tree-hugging dirt worshiper" hahaha I seriously think what the world needs is a group hug. I live in southern CA and just bought my first house in January. I actually do NOT like living in southern CA at all but my family lives here so I do too although I REALLY want to move north to either Oregon or Washington in the next 5 years. I'm much happier when surrounded by trees and nature rather than all the smog and asphalt. Also I really like rain LOL I had a severe case of Lyme disease (from a tick bite) that mostly affected me neurologically and I needed to use a cane or walker for about 7 years before doctors figured out the right combo of antibiotics that put me in remission. I've made a full recovery and having been through something like that makes a person very grateful and I'm super excited about life! I totally credit God for my recovery! I was sleeved September 14th 2012 so I'm about 3 weeks out and down 27 lbs. I am SOOOO happy I did this!

congrats!!! my mouth didn't really feel that dry but they let me brush my teeth as long as I didn't swallow any water

I am only 3 weeks post op but I'm late.. have been feeling "crampy" for a week but no period yet.. LOL

congrats and welcome to the losers bench!!! hope you are recovering well and don't forget to sip and walk!

wow!!! what a change! you are working that sleeve girl! way to go!

try using MyFitnessPal if you aren't already! I LOVE it! it shows me each day how many calories I got as well as grams of Protein, carbs, and fat. even shows Vitamins.. you can track "water" too.. I also get Vitamin Water Zero and water it down half with water because plain water just doesn't seem to sit well with me. p.s. if anyone wants to add me on MFP my username is angelsept19

woohoooo!!!! way to work it!

so glad to see your profile pic to know you are a man hahahahahahaha

LOL a good friend of mine had RNY about 18 months ago and she had a hard time adjusting to her new little tummy and so she named it "Princess" hahaha she inspired me to pick a name.

yeah I'm so over the sweet stuff too!!! LOL I made the mistake of having a little bit of refried Beans with some avocado and sour cream all mashed in it last night.. only problem was that the beans were too thick and it felt 'stuck' in my chest for like 30 minutes. Ugh. Won't do that again!!! I'm lucky that's all it did. I like what you said about consistency of tomato paste because that's about all I can tolerate right now as far as how thick my food is, any thicker and it doesn't go down comfortably. How are you doing with not drinking during meals? my mouth gets SO dry.

I am cleared for "pureed" foods and I figured that ripe avocados are so easily mushed up when chewed that I tried them and tolerated them perfectly. Actually they feel great going down Elvira (my sleeve). I also noticed that I hit a stall after about 12 days of having only liquids post op.. then the day I added pureed consistency foods (including mushed up cottage cheese and avocados and Beans & cheese mushed up) I started dropping the weight again. I think my body needed a little bump up in calories. I am still only getting 500-650 calories a day and I'm full! LOL