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In the states I think the going rate for a sleeve is about 10-12k around where I live.

Remember 10-12k will not be the total of your bill. We are told 10k here in NC but you entire hospital bill is more like 50k. With my insurance I winded up paying only 2 to 3k having already met the rest of my out of pocket earlier in the year. Also just because the bill the insurance 50k does not mean they get that amount as the Insurance has set rates they will pay.

Two yorkies sleep in my bed nightly. I had a large incision down my abdomen and six small. I am 6 weeks post op now and the dogs have slept with me every night I have been home. The litte on(3lb) even ran across my stomach a time or two. She is little but thinks she is in charge!

YES!!! This Am stepped on the scale weighed 255.6. I was sleeved 12/5 weighed in at 277. On 12/21 at my first preop I weighed 255.? The frustration of being on a very restricted eating pattern and not losing weight is absolutely mental torture. I stopped weighing daily and only weigh on Thursdays so after a week of hitting every goal on my plan and seeing the scales and the measure tape stay the exact same thing for almost a month now YES I regret this surgery!

I had a complication so my whole world knows about my surgery. Can you imagine what they all think! I am sticking to all my goals given by NUT because everybody talks about the honeymoon that you have the first few months and how you loose the most then. Well I have only lost the initial 22lbs and nothing for a month. This honeymoon really stinks!

I think for me this was a mistake that almost cost me my life and now I am going to look like a fool before everybody who knows me because my body won't loose. I regret this surgery very very much at this stage. I feel helpless I am doing what I am suppose to do and nothing is working.

Yes I know about stalls, yes I know about Water, carbs and exercise. None of that is really making a difference in my weight loss or my feelings rigth now. I really regret that everyone knows I had this surgey and now I look like fool. They probably all think I am still eating junk and being lazy but that is far from the truth. As a matter of fact I quit eating fried foods years ago, cut down carbs years before surgery. Was at 900 calories daily for a long spell before surgery. I should have known when I failed to loose much pre surgery on such a strict diet that I was not going to loose post surgery.

My highest weight 386 in 2006, I lost to 270 range by 2011 and bounce around between 270 to 320 upto surgery were I was 277. Now for all I have went thru 22 lbs!!! Wow REALLY!!

I sincerely am beginng to doubt I will ever be successful. I know some will say well you have already lost 130+ lbs but I had really hope this surgery would take me to a NORMAL weight. I had tried for a long time but hit this wall in the 250's and even the surgery will not let me break thru the 250's!! I thought I had broken this stall by eating really small amounts every three hours upping fluids and activity. Always hitting the Protein but all of that got me 0 lbs and inches for the effort. It is going to be really hard to get motivate to workout.

" your gaining muscle" someone said, well I am sure under this fat I look like Hercules by now then.

Thank You VST for letting me rant. It feels better to say it all but I am still 255.6 Arhhhhh!!!!!!!!!

Great job! Keep it up!

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You are doing the right thing to try on your own first. Give it your best shot. To loose it on your on is always better. If you can do it and keep it off that will be wonderful. If you find out you can't then you know you did not enter into this lightly.

Darn IPad that was Breakthrough !! Can't change title.

Not!! Read this story of the personal stomach pump!

http://www.foxnews.com/health/2013/01/09/extreme-weight-loss-new-personal-stomach-pump-sucks-food-straight-out-stomach/?test=latestnews

I think this shows the patience health is less important to researchers than the patients desires. Give them what they will pay for: A way to eat more without the consequence. I hope this never makes it out of the FDA it seems like a medical stamp of approval to an eating disorde!

How about making Protein Popsicles!! For those on solid food I have found I like the Premier Protein bar! They are 30 grams of protein I usually eat 1/2 of on in am and other 1/2 in Pm

I was sleeved 12/5 and I have lost 22lbs. I do not feel weak ever. Are you getting your Protein and fluids. Have you discussed this with your doctor?

Wow had no idea it was so common. I would so obsess over them thank God it did not happen to me.

I agree you do look like a little sister to your old self. You look like you lost years in age along with pounds.

I have not had this happen but I would call surgeon before doing anything at home.

It means:

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Not in anyway meant to be offensive just a way of say simple plans are usually the best and most successful.

I can't tell you the number of people who ask this. Whle on liquids most feel no restriction. Once you start purée and even more so when you start soft foods. No worries you will fill restrictions.

Liquids and purée for the first two weeks. After that I started eating mashed foods and a little chicken. You'll know when you had enough go over the limit and you will throw up. It happened to me today. But it's well worth it.

Wow can't believe you feel that way. I was trying to get my calories to about a 1000 and winded up throwing up after I fail behind in the earlier part of the day and try to make up for it in the evening. I will not make that mistake again. I worry for you that if it seems worth it to throw up so you can over eat this will become a reoccurring thing.

It is hard to give a simple answer. I do regret the fear I put my family in. My husband broke down he thought he had lost me. My daughter was angry because I chose a surgery that could have taken me away. I regret I got caught up in the " Can't wait to be sleeved" mania. The office I went to just churns them through. Now I see the assembly line and how people are pushed through, complications are minimized, and the generally talk is that I would breeze through.

With all that said I am here, I am sleeved regrets won't do me any good. I want to do all I can with this sleeve. If I had not had this surgery and knew all I do now,I find it hard to believe I would do it all again but that is not where I am at. I am sleeved and must learn to live with it.

Please to go and be seen. Don't wait. Please update us when you can. I am praying.

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Hope you will consider posting again you are very helpful. We need you.

I will pray that to but please be sure you seek medical attention on the weekend if you need it.

Not trying to discourage you but please look at those who had complications. Leaks and cut bowel to name a few. I had a cut bowel it is very rare but that rare complication happened to a real person. Please read Iggy's stories of a leak. Be sure that your willing to risk what may happen. I understand wanting to lose but I also know complications are very real.

I am not wanting to discourage you just asking you carefully consider all possibilities.

So sorry your hurting. I have not heard of or had back pain. Anything unusual is worrisome. Do you have any other symptoms? Praying you get relief. If symptoms get worse consider ER.

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You look very small in your pic. Do you mind if I ask what is your BMI

Ladies feel your pain I lost really good first two weeks then stalled and even gained third week. Finally I have broken through. I begin to eat every three hours. Taking my surgoens advice I uped my calories a bit from 600-700 to 1000. This would help get me out of starvation mode. I don't know if will help you all but it did me. I know your frustration hope you see less of you soon

The meal was one lean beef patty, 1/4 cup greens and 1/2 baked potato no toppings. I eat the beef and greens. I took a few bites of potato and knew I should quit but thought I need these calories, I lost dinner.< /p>