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Sleeved Nov 5th so 15 days post op.. Headed to the gym this morning did 45 minutes on the elliptical & 10 on the stairclimber. I'm feeling great

My doctor and nut have a 6 week plan, but told me that when I got to puree (where I am right now) I can go ahead and proceed as I feel comfortable. I have eaten chicken, tuna, and pork loin and haven't had any problems. I actually haven't had any problems with anything except for Cream of Wheat. Other than that, I have had an amazingly easy experience!

Those are the reasons, but I've found none of them to be true personally.
I think it's one of those rules they throw out there because they are trying to idiot proof our recovery. They know somewhere, someone is going to suck too much air through a straw and perforate their sleeve. Once your sleeve is healed, no amount of straw drinking is going to do anything but make you belch.

11 days post-op...went to Taco Bell today so I could eat with my husband. I ordered a chicken soft taco and a pintos and cheese. I ate the chicken out of the taco with a little sauce on it and about ten small bites of the Beans. So far so good. This is my first adventure eating outside the house. Makes me feel a little bit normal again.

I was sleeved exactly one week ago 11/12 and per my past posts last week, it was a difficult four days or so. Then it miraculously started getting better. I was on Clear Liquids for the first week - and now today I was to move onto "full liquids" smooth yogurts; puddings; cream Soups. So I get up this am with a swing in my step cuz I can have fat free cream of cheese soup! I take four spoonfuls and glee washes over my face. And that's where it stopped.........pain and discomfort when it hits the tummy. I now know where food enters the stomach - and I never even went to med school. So I wait and try again and bam it happens again.
So, what's up with this? Any suggestions, hints etc...am I eating wrong? It has taken me 2 hours to eat this mug of Soup. There is NO WAY I can start timing my Water between my "meals" like they want me to. If I were to do this, I would never drink water today.

I can drink normal. No gas, no pain at all. I take sips pretty much but a lot bigger than I was expecting at this point. Anyone else like this? I can drink a shake in 30 to 40 minutes. Happy about it but thought I'd be feeling some restriction. No hunger ever though which is good and I've stuck with shakes and crystal light all week. Been satisfied.

If you are starving and need to cheat I would call your doc, I called mine and told them I was starving and they said if I was tolerating all of the food and doing good I could move to the next stage of Beans and applesauce, it was great! I never felt satisfied until I ate a piece of chicken.< /p>

Its so worth it! I've lost 165lbs in 8 months! It sucks for some time but after 6 weeks it will all get better.Then 3 months later you will know it was the best decision you ever made!I lost 110lbs in the first 3 months.Just do what your doctor says!

Interesting thread ...
I'm scheduled for a band to sleeve conversion. I'm worried about dealing with complications, but I hope for the best. Hubby is terrified of the whole idea.
Just know that with the band you are guaranteed to need another surgery to either remove it or replace it. I wish I had known that before as I wouldn't have done it.

The skin darkening in certain areas can actually be related to medical conditions like insulin resistance. If the underlying medical condition goes away, the skin darkening should as well.

I'm confused, what does being fat or not fat have to with someone's opinion? -__-
I'm pretty sure everyone was just expressing their opinion.

Don't post it of you don't want honest feed back. I hope the band works for you.

Hello Sleeve Buddy,
Yes...mentally preparing for my procedure with Dr. Rodriquez on the 12th. Glad to hear that I'm not the only one gearing up for this special day. Feel free to contact me anytime. ????

My surgery is Nov 13th..... I'm excited and a bit nervous!!!! But I'm sure I will be fine...

I was told less that 1% also.

I have never heard that statistic before. Talk to your surgeon. My surgeon has never had a death and has never had a leak. Less than 1% develop leaks from this surgery. The studies I have read about have had no deaths in 750 or more patients in the study. It sounds like you need to stop googling before you drive yourself insane. Call your surgeon and talk to them. All surgeries are scary, but a means to an end.

Mines on Halloween!

Congrats!!

I understand your thought process. I have not been thin but was smaller than I am now and was fairly shapely...with a smaller waist and flat abdomen. My concern is that I will not even look like I did when I had the small waist. I know how I would like to look, so secretly I have been having those thoughts. I'm glad that I'm not the only one.

You will look FABULOUS girl!! You got this!

Don't worry....you will look wonderful and better yet...you will feel wonderful and be healthier. That in itself will give you the overall positive confidence you need. Love yourself, love life. Congrats on getting your date and good luck!

You will be gorgeous!! You are gorgeous already and that beautiful smile of yours will be even more beautiful.
No worries!!!

Yes!!!! You will...because you already are.

I think that you will actually be quite lovely. You have a beautiful smile and very pretty eyes. When you are thinner those two assets will not go away, they will actually become even more visiable-especially your eyes. So, yes I think you will be a very attractive-perhaps even startling so- woman. Do not feel like a loser for asking this question. This is a dramatic life change and during this change our body image can get royally screwed up. Although I have not been sleeved, I did one time lose 125lbs (from a 26-28 to a tight 12)and remember the whole body image thing being pretty intense- I found out that I actually look like my mother and not my father!
No worries-you will be beautiful!
Michelle