Liliana Arleen

I just try to stay busy. I read, I come on this site a lot, and I watch tv. Sometimes watching tv makes me wanna munch on food so I have to find something else to do. Whenever I think I'm hungry I drink a bottle of Water. It doesn't always work but most of the time it helps. You should be able to have sugar free Jello and/or pudding and also sugar free popsicles. Hope this helps. Good Luck.

Thanks I will try to find things to keep me busy. My daughter keep me busy too LOL she will 2 in December,and yes I love to eat the sugar free popsicles and the sugar free Jello and pudding lol

I just started my Pre Op liquid diet and I am constantly hungry all day I NEED support,I know I CAN do this. For those post op any tips of what to do when you are thinking about being hungry? Tips?? like drink Water? sip on Protein Shakes more?? Eat more natural apple sauce??? lol anything will be helpful,Thanks!!!

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Thank you so much ya all All this information is very helpful

Awesome if you add me on Facebook make sure you let me know you are from VSG forum so I know

Thank you so so much for all your help , I found the Flinstones chewable at Walmart, they even have generic brand,so I took 2 this morning so that makes 36 g of Iron per day I will take my caltrate later on today

These pictures seriously made me cry like a baby,there nothing more emotional than a baby's birth. Congrats Tiff,she is absolutely gorgeous ,So glad everything went well and that you both are doing great,many blessings your way!!!

I need friends,pals anyone who is getting this surgery in November or December :smile1: Feel free to add me as a friend and here

BUMP bump :aureola:

Would need any type of spray bottle if your mouth gets really dry? or that is not necessary ?

I will start my Pre Op liquid diet November 9 and I bought some cream Soups and stuff but I am wondering if somebody could help me ( if you remember ) what kind of soups,

Protein Shakes, puddings you bought? Like I got today some fat free sugar free puddings and jello's ,natural not sugar added apple sauce,sugar free crystal light, some fat free camp bells soups. I need to get a Protein Powder and chewable multivamins ??? where??? I bought some Citrate ( Calcium 600 mg with Vitamin D chewable ) What else do I need? Do I need to start taking B12 as well? And the Multivitamins has to have Iron? I hope I can make it within this pre op liquid diet Any suggestions would be appreciated !!! Also where do I going the november slivers group??? My surgery date is November 23rd. TIA

I have surgery date ,hopefully I can get my VSG if I can convince my surgeon that RYN is not for me. My questions is for those who are post op 1 year or more.

Do you think you can eat a bit more than when you were 6 months post op? Or are you eating the same amount of food as when you were 6 months post op?

How soon do you get full,with how many oz of liquids or food? I know everybody is different so I willing to read different opinions here TIA

NOVEMBER 23 IS MY LUCKY DAY!!!!!!! Sorry I am jumping up and down,up and down LOL

Hi there. Does anyone know which Dept of Veterans Affairs hospitals do the sleeve? The system is divided by regions, and the VA does not put out a lot of info about the bariatric programs. I have Tricare Prime too, but they do not cover the sleeve. BUMMER... I am a service-disabled vet too and am able to use all services at VA hospitals too.

Thanks for any info you can provide.

Shan

There are several military facilities that do the sleeve. For sure BAMC in Ft Sam Houston San Antonio do the sleeve. I am waiting to be call with for my Pre Op appointment and surgery date. Where do you live right now? are you able to travel to San Antonio?

Your belly looks so round,so beautiful.

I had my surgery 6 weeks ago and my doctor put me on a chewable PPI for the first 6 months and he said I could go back to my omeprazole after that. So far I haven't had any problems!!

Thank you so much for your input

So I been reading and a surgeon told me today that won't perform a VSG on me because I have GERD and the VSG could make the GERD even worse. He is trying to push on me the RYN. For those you have or had GERD,how is it now after the surgery? Is it better? worst? and How long ago you had surgery? Thanks!

My name is Lilly and my husband is active duty army and I am in the process to get approved for the VSG . We are stationed in San Antonio,TX

I'm not having mine done at BAMC but at BMI in the Medical Center in San Antonio on Nov 15, 2011. When is your surgery date? Nice to know there is/will be someone close by who is going thru the same thing at probably close to the same time.

I don't have a surgery date yet I need to be done with 2 support groups and then call the clinic to get a date Good luck!!! wow November is almost there

Ok so I almost done with my pre op checklist . I was wondering if there anyone on here that had surgery done at BAMC Ft Sam Houston in San Antonio that could contact me. I would like to know about your surgery experiences there.Thanks!

Hi Liliana, I have PCOS also. I am hope this surgey will help me. If you find any information please let me know. I am scheduled to have surgery on the 8th. Do you have a surgery date?

Chunky and Fluffy 75 - PCOS is Polycystic ovary syndrome and it is a condition in which there is an imbalance of a woman's female sex hormones. This hormone imbalance may cause changes in the menstrual cycle, skin changes, small cysts in the ovaries and etc...

Toyia

Oh no I don't have a surgery date yet. I am starting with my seminars now in August. I wish you the best of luck this 8 I will keep researching and let you know

I'm not so sure about VSG/migraines, but (and this may be a silly simple question) have you had your eyes checked recently? Before I had my lasik surgery 10 years ago, I had DAILY Migraines that were horrible! Even though I was at the eye doctor constantly and I knew my glasses prescription was fairly up to date (I had to ditch the contacts for like a month or so pre-op) it didn't matter. I still had them. Hope you find relief from your migraines. I know how miserable of a bear non stop constant migraines can be.

You know I been about to go and check my eyes ,I will Thanks!!

I been diagnosed with PCOS for a few years now. I was wondering if any of you have PCOS and after the VSG surgery has improved? I am doing some research online if this surgery would help with my PCOS among other

health issues I have. I know loosing weight improves the PCOS symptoms but I would like to know any experiences here. Thanks!

Hello I have Migraines non stop,no matter what I take its still there. I have my first info seminar about WLS in August. My question is has VSG helped out with your migraines after the surgery,if you had any? Thanks@@

BTW cute profile pic!

Cheers for the info