Allie ALii

Awwww sounds like you have a great attitude! Wishing you all the BEST!!!

Glad to hear your surgery went well. Here's to a speedy recovery.

Congrats Ally Wishing you all the best ,and a speedy recovery!!

congrats on your new sleeve, and wishes for a speedy recovery!
sleeved 12-19-2011
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cw314

Congratulations! So glad it went well.

Mabrook (congratulations in Arabic!) on your surgery - I will continue to follow you! xxxx

Such a simple post. I want you to know that this, to me, comes accross as so basal, and so true. Beautiful.
A gift of haiku, for you Alli ALii:
I am sleeved, yay me.
now I am perfect.
happy is all I am now.

Congrats on being sleeved!!

I am 10 1/2 weeks out and Thursday the doctor said I could eat anything now including bread. I bought some of the Oroweat thin sandwich rounds (multi-grain 100 cal) and had a Peanut Butter and jelly on toast yesterday. It tasted soo good. Today for lunch I could finally have my turkey burger on the same sandwich round. What a difference! Still can't eat much over 4 oz. at a time though. No problems whatsoever! Oroweat also makes the sandwich rounds in a mini-size in whole wheat only and is 50 cal. I will start using those for lunchtime sandwiches. Still love my open face melt sandwiches in the toaster oven on WASA crackers though! Tonight I will have steak for the first time since December 5th! Can't wait! I am scared to try some popcorn, cuz I am afraid it may get stuck. I heard they had whole grain unpopped popcorn in health foor stores. Has anyone ever heard of that? Don't get discouraged with your liquid and mushee diets, cuz regular food will be there before you know it! Love my sleeve!

I just took some new pictures, and I have to add to this thread! I started at 225 lbs a little over 5 months ago. I was sleeved on August 12. I've lost 64 lbs so far and weigh 161 lbs! I have a little more than 15 lbs to go before I reach my goal.
Before surgery:
 
5 Months Post-Op and 64 lbs down. Under 16 lbs to goal :wink1:
 

Me too me too....Pics are in my signature...
Laura

Thought I would join in - I am almost 10 months out - and 1 pound from goal.

Allie Alii it is so good to hear you are feeling better. Best of luck to you.
Hmm,I am definitely doing this- but as to fears- I have zillions:-
Here's a few
1)I too am self-pay and I also have the "will I mess it up after spending so much hard-earned moolah" fears. I am still saving and will be sleeved in +/- 5 months so a long way out, but these things are on my mind.
2)I am also in an area of the world where there is zero pre or after-care, and pretty much all of that kind of care will be me reading up on here and working out my own plan. I'm nervous that I won't know what I'm doing! I've met up with a couple of ladies who have formed a kind of support group, so that will help but it is still scary.
3) I am completely on my own for this surgery, a single gal with no family where I live and all of my friends will be away on vacation. Some friends and family know my plan but none can be with me for surgery or after to help look after me. It does work in my favour in that not everyone needs to know as I will need to keep it pretty discreet at work though. I'm quite an independent sort, but this is a biggie to do on my own!
4) Complications, leaks, not-so-good recovery issues. Will I be one of these? aaargh!
Does everyone freak out with this one?
5) I'm a big -girl's blouse with pain and here the "big gun" pain meds are illegal so will the milder legal pain meds be enough? Or will I be a gibbering wreck from pain?

Good luck sleeve sis!

i'm sleeved!

yay me!
i had nausea after recovery for a lil while
but they put med in my iv and know i'm perfect!
i changed into my yoga pants and shirt and i'm so confy
i walked trhu the hospital and went to see the new borns so cute!
Happy is all i am now!

i'm sleeved!

yay me!
i had nausea after recovery for a lil while
but they put med in my iv and know i'm perfect!
i changed into my yoga pants and shirt and i'm so confy
i walked trhu the hospital and went to see the new borns so cute!
Happy is all i am now!

i'm sleeved!

yay me!
i had nausea after recovery for a lil while
but they put med in my iv and know i'm perfect!
i changed into my yoga pants and shirt and i'm so confy
i walked trhu the hospital and went to see the new borns so cute!
Happy is all i am now!

My name is Andrea I'm 5'3 210 now was 216....
I will be sleeved in 2 days. Feb 22 with Dr Garcia. My you tube. Channel is andkel30

Allie alli good luck on ur surgery

good luck for u , hoping the best for u

I wish I would have known:
Not to buy so many popcicles and Jello before surgery. I still have popsicles and jello leftover...8 months later.
That the weight would not come off evenly all over my body. I have held weight or have sagging on my inner thighs, backs of arms, and tummy. So, even though I'm down alot of weight, certain clothes won't fit me because of my big thighs, arms, etc.
That it would be so difficult just after surgery to go from a lying down position to a sitting position or from sitting to standing. If I'd had a pull bar over my bed, it would've been alot easier.
That I really should have told everyone. I kept it a secret.
Not to buy so many clothes at each size....you don't stay in one size for very long.

That said....I'd do it all over again!

Mine was like $5. I also get a slightly different reading at the Dr's - then again, whenever I'm at the Dr's, I'm wearing clothes and have at least had something to drink, possibly a full meal, whereas at home I'm buck naked and on an empty stomach. I personally think the actual # is not as important as the progress. As you are a lot more likely to weigh yourself regularly at home than at the Dr's, I'd just track your progress with your home scale. Unless it's definitely broken and give you crazy readings all over the place, I don't think it really matters.

Congrats to everyone going in next week-that time is gonna fly by!

I'm sooooo excited!!! Double whooooooo!! Good luck to all

I am with Bes! Feb 20th for me too! Woooo hoooooo!!