Lakelady

I am SO MUCH more social now than when I was obese! My friend came over today and helped me redecorate my house. We have campfires in the evenings. I go for walks with friends. I cook a lot with friends and enjoy a small amount of the food. I sit at tables and almost nobody knows about my sleeve and nobody notices what I do or don't eat. It all changes and food just doesn't matter now. It's not like going out trying to diet and craving everything-now just a few bites will do you and the rest is just social. I wouldn't have been able to understand before surgery-its all so different and easy now! I drink socially-sugar just kills me but a glass of wine or whatever is fine!

Awesome!!

I was freaked because I had reflux for the first month or two. Now-NEVER. I hate reflux and agree with Tiff-if I had a problem I'd medicate rather than have my esophagus damaged. I have so much OTC prilosec in my cabinet because I never take it anymore. Just wanting to reassure you this may be temporary. Now if I eat gluten...hours and hours and hours of abdominal pain, bloating and heartburn. If anybody has those problems-try going off gluten for 3 days.

I considered walking away from the surgery prep room! Really it is 2 days of feeling crappy and then HELLO thin!

I've never felt like liquids with my meal effect my sleeve's capacity in anyway. I had soup last night and took forever to eat about 6oz-normal meal for me now.

Yep. Your meal was too large. I get that when I try to eat socially acceptable portions which really sucks because it isn't socially acceptable to go throw up!

That all sounds fine for 5 days out. I feel totally normal now. It's all temporary-keep doing the best you can. I didn't have a drain so I can't comment on that.

Nope! The post-op food intake was so low-cal it really didn't matter. If you get 60 gram of protein in-you won't be able to eat anything else!

It is a guide that is removed after the sleeve is formed.

I was very pleased with Dr. Pleatman. The cash pay price was mighty fine and I've been doing great! I thought he was a good surgeon with a good office staff. I'm 3 hours away so I don't go back for anything but I do email him with updates. I thought his personality was fine but I'd be fine with a jerk who was a good surgeon! That wasn't my experience tho. I really didn't like all the staff of the hospital telling me I was too small for the surgery but WHATEVER-cause I won't ever see any of them again! That experience was an excellent exercise in learning to not care what others think. They should see me now!!!

I don't track anything except protein. I just add up my protein mentally through the day (egg 7, greek yogurt 20, chicken 10 etc). And then I eat whatever else-usually healthy but sometimes not-never very much. I cannot handle much without feeling quite sick. I have no nutritionalist visits because I traveled for surgery. I'm pretty much on my own, with my surgeon's instruction book and this forum. I literally have no idea how many Kcal I have in a day because I despise food tracking (altho I know it works to lose weight). Right now I'm actually trying to eat more to prevent anymore weight loss! If I start to regain I'll have to track more to get back on track.

If there was a surgery that cured alcoholism or other addictions you better believe it would be performed frequently! I'm so thankful that this surgery helped me cheat (translaticfon, it worked) and experience this level of health and happiness. Wow I never thought before surgery I'd have such exuberant posts but wow!

That is mystifying with the stated content of the shake. Maybe just too much? Weird.

I have EXTREME fatigue and shakiness after drinking/eating sugar. Check for level of simple carbs in the shake. Terrible feeling. In order to not lose anymore weight I'm eating more complex carbs and fat but not sugar!

I couldn't bear to not at least sip with meals. I haven't noticed that it effects my ability to eat. But that's just me. If I regain I'll take a look at anew.

I'm a nurse and thought the vidoes of the surgery looked so sweet and simple. I guess it depends on your perspective. I only had post op pain for about 24 hours.

After a week or two I felt decent except for acid. You can look forward to feeling unbelievably fantastic soon!

32. My doc used to use a larger one but says results are better smaller. I'm sure it also has to do with how u use the sleeve afterward! I have no complications and am happy with it. Any if these sizes are tiny compared to a normal stomach!

I'd try to eat more calories if I were you but I bet I was in about the same place at two weeks out. The first month is a temporary transition and not the way it will always be. Soon you too will have a few bites of regular food at meals! I did find I'd start losing more weight in the early days if I increased calories.

I feel the same way! I was thinking if I was fat again tomorrow it still would have been worth it for the experience of the last 6 months! But in reality I get to keep my sleeve and keep feeling so good.

What swizzy said. I feel hungry throughout the day but it doesn't matter because I eat a tiny bit and am totally full. Almost 7 months out I'm glad I get hungry because it makes me look forward to eating and act more normal socially. For me the restriction is a constant friend-I physically cannot overeat!

I'm not telling either, only my husband and a co-worker who has also had WLS know. I'm actually not much of a "sharer" anyway. People are really curious about my weight loss and new eating habits but I just don't say anything. I guess I'm conscious of the fact that I had a "low" BMI (felt high enough to me!) when I had surgery. I do feel sorry for people who are jealous of me because I make losing weight look so easy! This surgery is just a medical procedure to take care of my ravenous appetite and get control of my well-being. It doesn't define me. I went out last night with a couple colleagues to a nice place. They finished their food and I got a box. I shouldn't have had the creme brulee but I did. When we were walking back to the office I actually vomited a small amount just around the corner. I just said something didn't settle right and ran off to the bathroom to throw up what my stomach couldn't handle. Please don't t think this was what my life is always like, I really over ate and knew it! It was terrible and I almost felt obligated to tell after that, but today I think they pretty much have forgotten the incident. NO DESSERT!!!

Hand up over here! I've lost almost 60 lbs in 6 months! I've never heard of insurance covering it at that BMI but I don't know much because I was self-pay. My surgeon made it very very clear that it was considered an elective/cosmetic surgery and I was fine with that! I'd rather be a size 8 than have big boobs!

Absolutely amazing!

I never followed the "don't drink with meals" rule. I don't get in lots of liquids but have always managed to be hydrated. I don't find that the food washes down with some sips of fluid during the meal. I don't mean this as new advice or an argument, just one person's experience. As you can see from my ticker my weight loss has been fine.