halimc28

I had my sleeve with Dr. Gonzales in San Antonio, Texas at Foundation Medical Center. A friend had it there and she loved it. I love Dr. Gonzales! I heard he was the best gastric surgeon in Texas but I dont know if thats true! However he is very good!

I had the sleeve for 4 years. I had it revised once because it slipped out of place, and then it had a leak. The only reason I lost weight the first go around is because all I did was throw up... after i had it revised, it never was the same. I gained back the 90 lbs I had lost... Then I started having no restriction and we discovered it had a leak. I decided to have the sleeve. So far I like it, you have to eat really really slow and I still feel some times the "stuck" feeling, hopefully it will get better as the swelling goes down ( Im only one month post op) I've lost 16 lbs so far... but I am finding out that if you dont follow the rules.. it doesnt seem to come off.. I have a problem with drinking all the water I am supposed to drink and taking the vitamins and exercising ( too bad they dont tweak your mind along with your tummy!!) Hopefully my mind will get on board sooner or later!!

I had the band and now I have the sleeve.... I would say recovery was about the same for me.. I did them on breaks from school but I would say just after a couple days I could do whatever... as long as its not a lot of lifting and what not. I will say though that with the lapband its just outpatient but with the sleeve they kept me in the hospital for two days. Not sure your surgeons policy.

I had my gastic sleeve on December 27th. Ever since I have moved to solids I get sick when I eat, feels like I am having a panic attack. My heart starts racing, I get sweaty and weak, and I feel like I cant breath. I even ended up in the emergency room on Saturday night because I couldn't get it to go away. They said it was anxiety... but I dont get it... why only when I eat???. They say its similar to the dumping syndrome but I thought we werent suppoed to have that? I have tachycardia anyway and I take meds for it, the doc increased my meds but Im not real sure if its helping... im trying to watch carbs and fats but ughhh its hard... Anyone having similar issues????