Rico

Unfortenatley loose/excess comes with the package as a result of rapid weight loss. You can't avoid it but you sure can minimise it by doing simple workouts/excersises. However, the skin will not just magically snap back to its original preop state you will have to work hard to achieve this.

There are no creams that i am aware of that reduce loose skin but since you are seven months postop i think your only option is to workout, at least walk/jog for 5 miles a day that should help a lot over a period of 12-18 months.

Its been 4 weeks now since my sleeve and i remember my dr telling me when i left the hospital that for the first two weeks my walking excersice should increase gradually. In the first week i walked every hour for 5 - 10 mins to get rid of gases. The second week i started walking for about 15 - 20 mins once a day. Now i walk 5 miles everyday. It will only get better and better

As for getting up from my sleep every four hours thats very strange never heard of it. In any case you really dont need to that.

Good luck and remember, it only gets better.

Not at all.

Yes i had my operation in Kuwait. VSG is very popular here as with Gastric Bypass, Lap Band and Lap Balloon surgeries. Actually the first Lap Gastric Bypass surgery in the ME was performed in Kuwait in 2003 by my doctor Prof Jarallah, also the Misiter of Health 1999 - 2006.

There are many ways to get financing, mainly through banks. For example a certain bank offers a " Health Loan " with very easy payments and with an interest rate of only 1%. You also get to pay your first installment in six months. Most medical insurance companies do not cover VSG unless the client has at least type 2 diabetes.

Hope i answered your question.

Sophia, go ahead and do the sleeve. It will be the best decision you'll ever make. Its 10 days now since my op and my stamina is just so high right now. I actually feel absolutley normal.

Hello everyone, its been 10 days since my VSG and im feeling great. I lost 8 kilograms (approx 20 pounds) in the first week but then my weight loss stopped for four days which is absolutley normal so dont panic! The numbers on your scale might have stopped, temporarily of course, but your inches wont they will drop and fast. I try on my old clothes to make sure!

In regards to pain, I had the worst gas pain in the first couple of days and only found relief when i walked so for you new sleevers WALK WALK WALK thats the only way you'll feel better and will get some much needed excercise out of it too.

liquid dieting is tough i know but you just need to be strong and outlast it! its really worth it! Don't worry the hunger pain will also fade away as each day passes. You might feel some discomfort when swallowing liquids in the clear liquid phase of your diet and thats because the opening of your stomach is still swollen but you should feel better in a couple of days. It will go away.

Im in the full liquid diet phase now and believe me you will feel more like a normal person. Your energy will come back to you. I also can't wait to start going to the gym and work out! That will help a lot in avoiding excess "loose" skin.

Im married to a beautiful woman and have two wonderful boys, the eldest is three years and a 7 months old baby. They mean the world to me. They were the reason behind my VSG. Life is short and i want to cherish everyday with my family. I want to play with my boys without feeling exhausted i want to be able to carry them for more than just 2 minutes and i want to jog with my wife every morning and VSG has given this chance. The VSG is a powerful tool but its still just a tool which means the rest is up to you. Stick to the diet program and walk and you will get there.

Nausea, hunger pain, depression, missing food, lack of energy, feeling weak, light abdominal pain (bruising sensastion), back strain are ALL NORMAL post op symptoms of VSG. All of them fade away within the first 10 days to a month maximum.

Good luck to all of you and best wishes.

P.S

You can email me with any questions and i will be more than happy to answer you in as much detail as i can.