sleevin scotty

hi guys, before my surgery 2 months ago i was an alcoholic. i kept this even from my doctor. a friend of mine from work informed me that certain draught ales with widgets had low carbination. i have been cheating a bit and even had hard liquer a few times. my surgery was 8 weeks ago, what kind of damage can i be doing to myself? any bad stories to tell?

sweet job man!

just a follow up to you guys: i am 6 weeks without a drink :-) . super hard but i did a chemical dependance program through kaiser. had an impatient and outpatient program. i currently go to aa and i have a sponsor. last straw was learning my bilirubin was elevated, thanks for the encouragement!

some stalls are also about body weight. i remember having a few a month or 2 post op, now im struggling with final pounds. ive been between 220 and 210 for a couple months. started at 320, sleeved 9/27/12

9/27 sleeved, down 80 lbs. anyone else stall for more than a month?

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just checking in, still can kick the booze. daily struggle with ulcer too :-(

i would recommend not rushing, because as a 4 month post op sleever, i have noticed my most dramatic weight loss was during this period. most of my weight fell off the 1st 2 months and more people in my months, are experiencing stalls. im thinking of going back to full liquids a bit. gl, hang in there, its worth it.

you will be fine in a month or so. i think many of us feel depressed at one point after surgery. i took lots of pain meds and felt very depressed too in the begining. i was thinking what the hell did i do? maybe being heavy wasnt so bad? it gets better i promise, the next phase will be your hubbys jealousy. you will start getting tons of attention, and you will feel your wearing the pants. just assure him hes the only one and youll be fine. gl, im 4 months out now but i fell into bad depression for awhile.

thanks, i like crystal light so im hoping ill like this too. see? who says searching the forums during insomnia is a bad thing :-)

i was told the reason salad wasnt so good was because of bulk. it tends to make us feel full faster and we may not get much protein during that meal. aside from that, if you tolerate it well then enjoy some now and then :-)

when i was in puree, i ate a lot of yogurt and cottage cheese. loved fat free refried beans with light sour cream. also i bought talapia filets and mixed it with light mayo and lemon juice, like a homade tuna. this was a staple dinner for awhile. gl on your new foods.

i remember hoping surgery was right around the corner lol. it will be the best decision you ever made. i too struggled with weight all my life and the sleeve was that push that really made a difference. the liquid part is rough but once you come out of it, you truely eat differently and the pounds fall off. sugar free popsicles are my best friends to this day.

so awesome to see so much weight loss from you guys. i hit 78lbs loss today from 9/27. had a minor complication 4 weeks ago but not sure what it is. doesnt feel like gas pain, nothing triggers it. always there just a dull soreness or ache in my lower mid stomach.

hi guys im back. thanks for all the encouraging posts. i attended aa several times and will probably be back at one soon. still have my slip ups and on a bad habit schedule again. ill be honest though, the sleeve has been a success. i have changed the types of foods i eat, and mainly gotten my portion problem under control. when i look back at when i posted this, i cant believe id been looking for issues related to drinking. i found an answer, now i have constant intestinal pain! no idea what it is either (pretty sure i know what caused it). no insurance since december so im on a scarey path, cant believe i still pick up drinks. anyhow im trying and doing well in other ways, sucks i am letting this get the best of me. 221 lbs today from 299 sept 27th when i had surgery. whopping 78 pounds in 4 months!

yeah i heard when the pounds arent coming off, the inches are. lost 8lbs last week after a 1 month stall. i love seeing a new number like the 220s instead of 230s :-)

i fit in a large shirt now and im really surprised because i havent worn one since high school. tried large bakini mens underwear for fun too, major fail!

thanks for the ideas. failed this weekend on drinking. i drank a gallon of ale, half a bottle of wine and two shots of whisky sunday :-( just got off work and gonna try an aa meeting for the first time in my life. i feel pretty pathetic. has it really come to this?

thanks for the tips, seems everyday that goes by i get more and more fed up with my drinking. going to try and go this weekend without drinking. as far as your comment about your friend she must have been a bybass because our pyloric valve doesnt allow alcohol to pass any sooner.

Hello, I am still pretty new here but im trying to find similar stories and experiences. My 1st follow up is tomorrow with the surgeon. I haven't been keeping good track on what amounts of liquids and foods im taking in. im starting to have a really hard time with excepting how hard this really is, i imagined it difficult but this is insane! i fantasize about any food now, i wish i could taste everything that comes on the damn commercials. im still in whole liquids but i have been cheating with small curd cottage cheese and refried beans the past few days. no nausea, just sudden fullness quickly after eating a few bites. i gave up on the one ounce cups to measure, now i just sip or eat slow in a small container. i have blender fantasies about junk food!

yes, food plays such a huge roll. last week i finally got a sitter and me and the wife went on a date. so hard to date without a lot of food haha. either way we went to pf changs and shared some mango chicken. my plate looked like one of those fancy restaraunts cause my portion was so small on such a big plate. the chopsticks slow you down too :-)

i had a few tastes of sweets for the holiday, but i kept it strickly to a few. every now and then i take a nibble off my families goodies but i dont roam into that area.

still having 4 guiness at least every other day and sometimes a few shots. stuck in a head battle but im hoping its just a phase. its adding about 600 calories i dont need. no gaining on the weight side but im really tired of the same food. breakfast (yogurt or hardboiled eggs) lunch (tuna or lunchmeat wrapped in cheese) dinner ( roast with steam veggie, or any light meat. any breakfast or lunch ideas?

Its not that I want freedom, I need fear. Alcoholism has been a struggle and don't get me wrong I try hard not to cave in. Today I was glad to be honest with the doc, they gave me a medicine to coat my stomach and to prevent ulcers. Doc said u don't want bleeding because your stomach being small, makes it more difficult to repair.