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Make sure you are sipping and not gulping. Also make sure it not very cold it will cause cramping. Review your food journal, see if you had any proteins or veggies that are harder to digest they will also cause stomach cramps. Hope this helps.

I complement anyone deciding on weight loss surgery. I am in the process of being reworked up and 6 month diet monitoring(per insurance) But I would like to share some information with you that my surgeon shared with me. If you have BMI over 35 you should not be having lap band. It will do only guarantees a certain percentage of weight loss and you must be living a semi-healthy lifestyle. Also for the gastric sleeve if you have more than 50% of body weight to loose, have gastroparesis or a diabetic. The gastric bypass is recommend for all three above will allow the max weight loss and totally erase most co-morbidies with weeks. I hope this helps with decisions for some people. Because if your surgeon recommend the least with option to upgrade later he not working towards your best interest. (Not saying anyone on this thread is) it's just the education I have received with my surgeon (Alex Nyguen, Gainesville Ga) compared to my previous work up and surgeon is amazing. This tool for weight loss will last me my life time. I am excited. Any question you can send me a pm. Hope this help. Happy Losing.

Hi all! I am Shelcy a nurse since 1994. A mother since 1995. (Also '98 n '12)!!! Married since 1997. I love nursing. I am cardiac cath lab pacu nurse since 2005. I have done LTC, psych, med surg, and cardiac. I am pre surgery. Not sure what I want. My doc says sleeve will give me a good lost but rny is better due to my BMI of 55%. So next office visit is final decision day. Plus my insurance has a 6 month supervise diet. I love the forums! It helps take the edge and worries down. The success motivates me. Great to see so menu nurse love their careers!

I getting worried. Because I am a little bit of a "b" when I am hungry!! So I sure hope that not a problem for me. How long were u all off work or have to be off from work following your sleeve? I am a nurse and some days I busy and some days it really really busy....:-/

Hi ATL sleevers!! I live close to Athens Ga! New to.this forum. I haveca nutritional consult n another meeting for 3 hours. Then next week my official consult with Dr nuygen...gainesville ga!! Excited nervous! Good luck tomorrow.