ShrinkyDinkMe22

Hi crystal. Like others I too considered the band. However rumor on the street is they might be stopping using this procedure as there are many complications. Lots of people a year or two out end up revising to rny or sleeve. For me I didn't like the idea of a foreign object tied around my tummy. I didn't like that you would have to go in for fills. You had a permanent port. And the possibility of slips and having to redo the surgery to fix it or remove it. Have a high chance of the band rubbing away stomach tissue on the outside where the band sits. None of it sounded appealing to me. As for rny I didn't like the idea of rerouting my intestines and purposely malnurishing myself. I know in a sense we r doing that with the sleeve but it didn't seem as drastic. With that said it's still a major and drastic surgery. Each has their own list of complications. Best I can say is read a lot on her. There are a lot of great posts. And there is a lot of great info on the Internet!

I'm 6 months out and like tess can eat. Today for breakfast I had a hard boiled egg (egg white only) and a 5.3oz Greek yogurt. If I eat slider foods can definitely get more down. If I stick to proteins about 5-7oz.

mine smells too. i noticed that as i lose weight my tummy is looking frumped over. like the top is now falling down and it covers up my belly button. what i typically do is after a bath/shower i wipe it dry with a towel and sometime a little bit of rubbing alcohol on a q-tip. or if i am going to be home i sometimes just stick a cotton ball in there (i have a deep button). it soaks up the moisture. i just leave it in for alittle bit. usually helps. while it was healing i would put a cotton ball in there for a while. just made it feel better. that's where my only incision is. not sure if these will help but good luck!

congratulations! you look awesome!

Here is my 6 month side by side. Down 93lbs from my highest weight. 60lbs since surgery 12/10/12. (I may have posted this on here already if so I apologize). Starting weight 332, size 26/28 Currently 239, size 18/20 Height 5'8" [ATTACH]14561[/ATTACH]

i too was irritated that i saw the pa's postop. however you can request to see the dr too and not the pa's. but i have learned if you go to the hoffman estates office and they are running behind even though you are scheduled to see the dr they will send in the pa to keep things "moving"...i saw the asian pa twice (i forget her name) and then another one with curly brown hair once when i was supposed to see rantis. but rantis did make an appearance at the end of the appointment to see me. as far as your incision, did you have single site in the belly button? i didn't have problems during the healing phase but now that my stomach is frumping over from weight loss it gets infected quite frequently. and maybe irritated is a better word than infected. i have learned its from the moisture and the inside of my button not drying out. i stick a cotton ball in there for about an hour after a bath/shower to dry out the Water that may be left behind. it helps. i have also used a q-tip with a little alcohol on it to help dry out the water. but again this was after mine was healed. i have a very deep innie . hope it clears up for you!!! and its completely normal to hit a stall around 3/4 weeks. if you do a search on the dreaded 3 week stall a lot of posts will come up about it. just follow the plan and i promise you it will start again. make sure you are getting your water in. i learned water is truly the secret to flushing out your system. i think between the rapid loss with the 2 week liquid and the rapid loss those first couple weeks, your loss definitely trails off for a week or 2 around 3 or 4 weeks. i think our bodies are like "what is happening". and they take a couple week hiatus to figure it out and catch up. that is my crazy thought anyways. feel free to pm me if you have any questions!!!!

glad all went well! why did you get a drain? dr rantis told me that they dont do drains. i had surgery 12/10 woke up with no drain. a girl i met online had surgery a week after me with rantis as well and woke up with a drain. she was pissed bc she was told they typically dont do drains. i dont recall the reason why she got one....

Do you know for sure your getting a cath? Not all doctors use them. But no big deal I would just use a tampon and let them know. Should not interfere with the cath or surgery. Good luck and stop worrying!

is this book for post-op or mainly for preopers? thx

Aside from the fact that they claim it shrinks your liver (I'm still not 100 percent sold on that). It also preps you for life after postop. Honestly in my opinion it can only help you succeed. If you can't follow this for 2 weeks. What will you do when you have 4-6 weeks of liquids postop? Just giving you a different perspective. Postop is hard mentally. And I would take those 2 weeks to prep. Good luck.

I said I wanted to see it. My surgeon said no. Was sent to pathology and then disposed of.

You look awesome! Love thunder down under. Once i had free tickets to Chippendale there..... Would never go back. Thunder was so much better and tasteful. Glad you had fun!

I second the Kane center and also Dr rantis. Was sleeved 12/10/12 with him. He was amazing preop and also postop. I see him tomorrow for my 6 month checkup. When did you have surgery or was it your son? Someone in one of my preop nutrition class was there with his mom and also the day I had surgery i saw the same mom and son. I never introduced myself but was wondering if that was you .

hi there! a typical day in my sleeve: 630am Protein shake 930am cheese stick 1130am lunch - today was 3oz cooked cod loin with 3 stalks of asparagus 2pm greek yogurt - i eat the yoplait greeks, i think they are 5oz or so 6pm dinner - toinght will be turkey w/bacon meatloaf and some veggies i havent done the pouch test but i would say with dense protein and some veggies my sleeve holds about 6oz. if i eat slider foods i can definetly eat more than that.

thank you, yes i am 5'8". and my body is very deceiving about my weight. i hide it well

Spanks!

Here is my 6 month pic Down to 241 from 332 (32lbs preop, 59lbs post op) [ATTACH]13965[/ATTACH]

Thanks Jprox!

Thank you!

Thank you!

Hey there. I'm 5'8"! How has it been going for you?

Thank you guys for the kind words! I feel awesome! My goal is 165, getting closer each week!

Today marks 6 months postop. It has not been easy mentally or physically but I'm doing it slow but sure! When I met my surgeon 8/29/12: 332 When liquid diet started 11/25/12: 315 Day of surgery: 300 Today: 241.9 Im officially down 90lbs total! Thank you all for your support over these last 8-9 months. I wouldn't have been able to do this without this group or my other online groups. You guys understand what we go through as supportive as my family and friends are and want to be. They still don't get it. Thank you again! [ATTACH]13922[/ATTACH]

Today marks 6 months postop. It has not been easy mentally or physically but I'm doing it slow but sure! When I met my surgeon 8/29/12: 332 When liquid diet started 11/25/12: 315 Day of surgery: 300 Today: 241.9 Im officially down 90lbs total! Thank you all for your support over these last 8-9 months. I wouldn't have been able to do this without this group or my other online groups. You guys understand what we go through as supportive as my family and friends are and want to be. They still don't get it. Thank you again! [ATTACH]13921[/ATTACH]