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Oops forgot to add my reply so ok ..my sleeve was my 5 surgery..I had 4 preceeding knee surgeries so I'm really hoping Not to have to get cosmetic surgery..if I can avoid it that's what I wanna do..lol. thank u tho. I'm just really trying to do what I can right now.

Ok so here are my stats I'm 5'8'' HW:265-270 GW:250 DoS:238.1 CW:218.6 surgery date:12-12-11 Ok so here goes.. I have always been an athlete so I have a lot of muscle, and even at my heaviest I would still go running and try and exercise. I basically put on all of my weight because I have had 4 knee surgeries since about 2001 and the last two were done a year apart so I basically haven't been able to move in 2 years. In college I weighed around 175-185 and was still fairly small for my weight. No one has ever believed how much I weight because im very preportionate.. (im actually very thankful for that). So here is my question.. is there anyone out there thats similar to my stats and activity level. Im just trying to get an idea of what to expect as far as weightloss and skin taughtness. I am not blessed with having elastic skin so unfortunately i have stretchmarks, which undoubtedly means that im going to have loose skin. Im just wondering if by doing my 5 days a week at the gym if im going to be able to ever wear a 2 piece.. lol me at my heaviest this is me at about 230.. me at like 170 me at 160 ok sorry for all the pics but you get the idea..

So i just wanna throw out there a huge thank you to everyone for their support and I say sometimes if it weren't for this site im not sure what i would do.. lol.. Ok so here are my stats 5'7 HW: 270lbs GW: 250 DoS:238.1 CW:218.5 *So yay finally got my numer back down to the losing side. That makes me happy. Well my week in a nutshell I wound up going to the E.R for 11 hours because i had severe pain on my left side. They did a contrast with iodine and found no leak... thankfully, but we did find that im allergic to iodine ..lol.. smh. So after 11 hours in the er.. they still had no clue what was wrong with me and sent me home cuz they figured it wasn't anything major so back home and im doin ok. Im gonna go with a self diagnosis of I was just pushing myself too hard. I am an athlete at heart so i know what im doing when i work out, problem is I also push myself to extremes sometimes especially when i want something, and right now my biggest battle is with myself.. I DO NOT WANT LOOSE SKIN.. I need to get it thru my head that it just might be a reality that i need to face. So I have toned it down like I said that i would in my last post and getting back on the right path. Im getting in my fluids and im starting to be able to handle food better. Instead of running I am doin a fast walk on an incline. Im still lifting weights, but instead of lifting more lbs, i lowered the lbs and just did more reps to work on toning rather than building muscle which is alleviating some of the pain that i was feeling earlier. ALL IN ALL... doin pretty darn good. Best wishes to you all hope your sleeves are making you proud...NOW MAKE YOUR SLEEVE PROUD!

you look absolutely stunning.. rock the sleeve girl!!!!!! out of curiosity... did you get the dreaded loose skin, or did everything seem to go back to where it should go..lol.

thanks for the suggestion i will try some of them.. right now i can handle cheese and crab...lol so i guess ill try adding one thing at a time and see how i do. otherwise...PROTEIN SHAKES HERE I COME!

i have never been a fan of cottage cheese.. its that texture thing.. but im wondering is crab ok this early out. im 3 and half weeks i had some the other day and it seemed to be fine. its almost as if i need to jump straight to soft foods.. i just don't know what else to do.. Im afraid to push my sleeve because i don't wanna do damage, but if i don't do something im also going to risk my nutritional health.

OK so here goes.. I am a texture person and the pureed food feel like im eating regurgitated foods.. sorry bout that one.. but seriously i can't eat anything with out wanting to puke. So far the only thing that i can eat and not feel disgusted about is Jello, and yogurt.. Now im not actually having issues eating anything in particular it just grosses me out. I can handle everything ive put in my mouth so far, eggs, chicken, tuna, relish, mayo, Beans, i swear you name it ive probably ate it by now.. im 3 and a half weeks out.. and im really afraid im gonna get the hair loss thing because im not gettin in any type of nutrients other than my Vitamins cuz i don't eat..I think i eat maybe once a day. The other problem that i seem to have is that when I DO finally try and eat something.. it feels like a block of cement going down my throat. its almost painful to swallow..Please tell me this isn't going to always be like this..I want to be able to enjoy food later down the road not have an issue eating in general. I don't know what im doing wrong on this pureed stage, and i can't wait for soft food because then maybe i wont feel so disgusted about eating.

this is just gonna sound wrong cuz im a girl.. but im only 3 weeks out i know i shouldn't be drinking but its really hard not to when you work in a bar.. im not downing shots by any means, but ill have a shot and sip on it for a while or a drink and sip on it.. I found out why they tell you not to drink.. IT MAKES YOU GAIN WEIGHT! lol.. Damn.. so i will stop drinking for now until im a while out cuz i don't wanna hinder my losses.. However i do have to admit.. that it didn't really bother my stomach and i think im part of the few that alcohol doesn't really affect me any differently than before. i have noticed tho that it burns of quicker.. but i dont get uncontrollably drunk or anything.

thats odd.. where are your staples.. never heard of them removing the staples. I hope everything goes well for you. sorry im not any help.

thank you ladies.. im doin my best.. and i hope to find out what the pain is as well. lol.. hopefully its nothing to serious. but right now its just a pain in the butt.

lol no worries Irene.. my BM's are normal. no blockage or anything like that. And funny part is im still hungry. go figure. fat girl hungry. lol.

I don't think its my gall bladder cuz the pain isn't on the right side. And now i have the worst heart burn.. or at least what im assuming is heart burn since i left the ER. I keep have this feeling like there is something stuck in my esophagus and that it just wants to come up and hurts like the devil every time i feel it. I just feel miserable. Basically the docs at the ER said they can't do much for me and that i need to call the bariatric dept. so thats what im doing today. But so far.. they still have no clue what the problem is. And good lord something they gave me yesterday is makin me itch like crazy! also i wasn't dehydrated.. ive been really good about gettin in my fluids and FORMER im hoping its just that referred pain your talking about cuz thats how it was i tried to get in the car and i swear i was gonna die from the pain.

sassy, they did blood work and a urinalysis.. everything came back normal. So im assuming no infection thankfully. Disappearing, I to have been working out and I thought maybe that was the culprit, but the pain was just excruciating, but its the only thing too... no nausea or vomiting. I can hold down liquid and food. I have energy, basically i feel fine other than the pain. im wondering if it is because move a lot in my sleep since im not used to sleeping on my back.. im a side/tummy sleeper... hmmm ill have to work on that. thank you.. both of you.. i will keep you posted.. hopefully its nothing serious.

Rosy try seein if your doc will prescribe an anti-acid.. prilosec or protonix, my doc was telling me that the anti-acid will actually cut down on the hunger feelings as the acid is the main cause for that.

Ok so lets start with stats Heighest 270 Surgery: 238.1 Current 223.2 * I actually gained 4 lbs in 3 days* Height 5'7" So let me start off my saying... BLAH!!!!!!!! OK so here goes.. I thought I was doing really well.. I was going to the gym 5 days a week, staying motivated, drinking all my fluids, and trying my best to stay on the program.. Don't get me wrong im not perfect and I did cheat.. normally I don't regret it because I really work my butt off at the gym, but recently I think because I've been justifying my cheat with a "well ill just work extra hard at the gym" im actually seriously sabatoging my progress. Let me say though funny part is im not cheating my eating foods im not supposed to eat.. but because i work in a bar im having a drink instead.. SO NOT A GOOD THING as im only 3 weeks out of surgery. Why am I telling you this... BECAUSE I AM GOING TO HOLD MYSELF ACCOUNTABLE! Now here is the kicker... TODAY I WENT TO THE HOSPITAL FOR SEVERE ABDOMINAL PAIN ON THE LEFT SIDE... I was in the ER for 11 hours, and they still have absolutely no idea why i have this pain .. i don't honestly think its because of the alcohol, but it scared me enough to realize that even a small cheat can be DETRIMENTAL to my health. As of now i am still in a considerable amount of pain, docs did an iodine test to see if i have any leaks and a CT Scan, all which came back normal.. SO why the pain? If anyone has the answer to that... PLEASE LET ME KNOW. From now on though.. im stickin to the plan cuz one thing i do know.. even though the alcohol may not be causing my ab pain... It sure as hell is contributing to my WEIGHT GAIN! And it is wayyyyyyyyyyyyy to early to be gaining weight! I mean ive heard of the the 3 weeks stall... but the 3 week weight gain.. GET REAL! So here is my pledge.... I will abide by the rules, i will still hit the gym, and i will hold myself accountable!

So last night I started having an excruciating pain on my left side.. it happened before about 2 wks post op, i thought maybe gas so i went to sleep and woke up the next morning perfectly fine.. ok so last night the pain returned and i just figured ok go to bed and you will wake up fine..WELL I DIDN'T.. I actually woke up in 10 times more pain.. So I went to the E.R and spent 11 hours there.. they did a CT scan with the iodine test.. to test for leaks and other issues.. FOUND NOTHING WRONG. Yet somehow im still in excruciating pain..SOMEONE PLEASE HELP ME AS TO WHY. Now i understand why the right side may hurt and thats cuz thats where they removed the stomach.. but the LEFT SIDE????? Seriously what gives. The doc just sent me home with more pain meds and told me to call the bariatric center.. which is exactly what im going to do in the morning.. but what do I do for now.. ANYONE ELSE HAVE THIS WEIRD PAIN ON THE LEFT SIDE... it almost feels like someone is stabbing me with a knife and its not really constant, but very sharp when i happen to move.

i love this forum... a few of your comments made me out right laugh.. i love the milkshake thing.. lolol.. no im not consumming straight milkshakes all day... not a bad idea tho...lololol im just messing.. Actually im at the gym 5 days a week and yea it just seemed odd to me because im not eatting enough food to gain weight, and its not my TOM. Just seemed really odd.. AND UNFORTUNATELY...I am one of those people that weigh myself every day in the morning.. and i guess i can't be too mad at 3 lbs gained when ive lost 18 since surgery. I normally don't stress becaue i know what to expect.. This is just so different than anything that ive done. So thank you everyone.. it really helps to know that there is support. I will try and only do the once a week weigh in for a min until im over this hump.. but im pretty sure my mind will get the best of me and ill weigh in.. lol. i just wont fret to much over the number that i see.

thank you ladies.. it just seems odd to be gaining at only 3 weeks out.. and its 2 days in a row.. i just couldnt believe it. .. i mean you hear about the stall all the time and i figured ok i was prepared for that.. but definitely not prepared to GAIN weight.. i will try and just wait it out.. ugh... dang this just sux.. lol

Ok guys so im officially 3 weeks post op today.. and i know everyone talks about the stall, but im not stalling.. IM GAINING! I just started pureed foods a day ago, and i understand that now that im eating my body will be a little different but its not like im actually eating that much.. but the past 2 days i have actually gained 3 lbs. I was down to 219 a few days ago.. and now im back up to 222... what gives? Please tell me this isn't a trend that im starting just cuz im eating.

Yeah I'm calming it down for the next few weeks no running for me...lol

thats wonderful! you look amazing.... KEEP IT GOIN!

lisa... HUGE LOSE-THE-FAT HUG!!!!!! LOL i don't care if its your husband, mother, grandma, uncle, cousin, or whoever.. PEOPLE MAKE EXCUSES BECAUSE THEY DON'T KNOW HOW TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR THEMSELVES! plain and simple. It is not you never was and never will be... YOU have done something to better yourself and don't let anyone take that away from you. what it seems like is before he could blame you and now he can't so he has to find an excuse to make up for the difference..Im sure he loves you and that maybe because he doesn't realize the things he is saying is really hurtful, so he just keeps on with it, or maybe he truely thinks what he is saying is right. But one thing you can do is let him know that his words are affecting how you feel. also let him know that obviously if you are down 37 lbs and his weight hasn't budged that its physically and emotionally impossible that you were/are the cause. lol.. So don't be discouraged. AND KEEP UP THE AMAZING WORK!

lola im really sorry you have had such trouble since surgery. everyone here has given some awesome advice i agree with them, just try and get in as much Fluid as you can either Protein shake, s.f popsicles or ice chips that will hopefully help with the nausea, or see if your doc can prescribe and anti nausea which should help you get in food better. Hope everything works out for you.. I will keep you in my prayers!

thats what im going thru right now.. im just over 2 weeks post op.. and i am actually having some major pains at the large incision or near my staple line.. its actually pretty excruciating when i move or lean to one side it almost feels like im ripping my staples.. i don't know if its because i fell day before xmas or what.. but i was really starting to worry..but im almost thinking now its just we are feeling more because our body isnt concentrating on all the other little incisions.