devonn

I need help from some long term post sleeve people. I am about 10years out and over the last 2 years have gained back 75lbs. I am still 75lbs down from my high weight, but I am not in a happy place with my weight and eating. I feel like I can eat almost normally now and that is not good. Has anyone gone through this and got their restriction back? What did you do?

Thanks

Devon

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Usually anything more than two large sips causes me pain. I am 11 months out

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I was wondering what the summer will be like if I will be hot or if the heat will feel good!

I was taking a nap pretty much every day for the first 6 weeks. That's how long i took off of work. Its normal to be tired you just had major surgery and are barely eating!

I am 10 months out and have lost 118 lbs and am 5 lbs from a normal bmi and i have exercised 4 times since surgery. It is possible if you follow the guidelines given to you by your nut

Now-171.5lbs hard to tell but i dont have a recent full body shot

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So happy with my sleeve. Only 6 lbs until goal! 8.5 months out.

I think everyone goes through this in the beginning at some point. Eventually you will be able to eat whatever you want just at a normal volume instead of the excess that used to be had. I went through a time when I was questioning what i did. It was shortly after surgery and i was nauseous and vomiting all the time I couldn't eat anything. We have to find something to replace the food. It meant so much to us before surgery and we dont realize having surgery is going to leave us with a void. Sometimes just taking a bath to relax helped me.

I took fmla for 6 weeks my doctor originally gave me 4 weeks and I had them extend it to 6 weeks cause i was dehydrated throwing up still and wanted the extra time. I am a nurse and i work nights on an inpatient floor.

I totally understand how you feel a lot of times i just have to get away from food and go find something else to do. Thank God for the tool I chose to get and the fact that i cannot stuff myself with unhealthy amounts of food.

So sorry for all of your losses and personal stress. I agree do much with pp about doing stuff with your granddaughter. I know my 6 year old daughter is such a big motivator if I just tell in the morning we are going to exercise she will bug me all day till we do it! She loves to do any kind of exercise video but especially yoga which could be good to start out with a low impact yoga. Good luck.

We usually get apps as well as an entree so I just eat apps and its enough for me. If there is something I really want on the menu i will order it and eat it for the next 2 days! I have never had the wait staff say anything about it and when i go out it is usually with my 4 kids and husband so it is a big bill anyway so the tip is big.

My hospital has all different levels of preop requirements depending on your insurance and health issues. I had very few tests because I had no health issues and I work for the hospital so insurance only required a meeting with the doctor nutritionist and psych one time. Preop I just had bloodwork chest xray ekg and ultrasound. I also had to do the clorhexidine wash the night before and day of surgery. His few tests could be that his insurance doesn't require it and his doctor doesn't feel it is necessary for him.

I am also surprised at the post op differences between everyone but I think each doctor requires what they think will give their patients the best possible outcome.

I'm a nurse and have been swimming in my scrubs for months now but they had a unifOrm sale at work today so I went Crazy! I bought a size medium pants and tops! I can't believe how small I've gotten! Its been so long since I bought a medium I can't even remember it! My hw was 289 size 24 cw 177

I am 5ft8in I was sleeved 4/22 hw 289 cw 177 my nut said I am 12 lbs away from normal bmi that is my goal to be normal!

My back pain was not severe ie. Not taking daily pain meds. I did have daily pain that I kept saying was from my bad mattress...couldn't possibly be from the weight:-D since I've lost 105lbs my back rarely hurts me.

If they are an office that only does bariatric surgery them they should be very well versed in the insurance dealings. Bariatric surgery is a medical area that has very specific insurance requirements how does their office not know what they are? I would be furious that their incompetence is holding up your progress when that is their business.

My biggest nsv and one of the reasons that Pushed me over the edge with getting the surgery done was over the summer I was able to ride the rides at cedar point without even worrying if I would fit. Last year I could not buckle some of them and had to get off of one cause it wouldn't buckle. I am also able to walk in the store and buy clothes off the rack! I don't even have to try them on I know they'll fit! I am in a size 14 bottoms that are starting to get a little loose and medium top I did buy a 12 dress that fits perfectly. I'm able to run with my kids and it doesn't hurt me.

I didn't have any comorbidities yet so surgery was really preventative for me. My knees and back feel so much better though.

For the faint at heart undergarment pics!! 105lbs down 20 lbs till my dr goal for me. Sw 289 cw 184 I am 5ft 8in pics from day after I came home from hospital 4/26 and today

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My kids were allowed to visit me ages 11, 7, 5&3

I am sorry for your loss. My heart and prayers go out to you and your family.

I wore a pullover maxi dress and flip flops undies and a bra

Loved the dilaudid.

I agree!! I had surgery on Monday was discharged Thursday. When they did my swallow eval on Tuesday I failed so I had to continue npo foley pca pain pump until Wednesday when they did an xray and everything was fine so I was able to start liquids on Wednesday. I started my walking an hour after I came up from recovery and walked every hour I was awake.

I was also supposed to be on a acid reducer for 6 months but I am 6 months out now and I still need it. If I miss to many doses I start to get bad heartburn That goes away as soon as I take my pepcid.

Good luck. I am 6 months postop and it is the best thing I have ever done for myself. I am down 102 lbs! Wishing you a speedy pain free recovery!