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since you never lost much weight, there is a chance your sleeve wasnt done right.
this is a good time for you to look at what you might get better at, since you will need to do pretty much the same stuff after rny surgery. good for you for going to see another doc, too many people dont try to get help from their doctor.

Hey y'all. I had my sleeve performed on 4/22/13. My weight at the time of surgery was 357. As of today, I weigh 295 lbs. My lowest weight was around 283 lbs. Each month since having the surgery, it became easier to eat higher volumes of food. My weight loss slowed down, then stalled, and now I have regained. I admit, I don't always make the right food choices, but I exercise and try to keep moving. I relocated from SC to OH in early April and finally got up enough courage to make an appt with a surgeon. I met with him today. He thinks that my sleeve may be faulty and ordered an upper GI and lab work. He set a plan in place and asked that I lose 4 lbs in 2 weeks by my next appt. He said based on the upper GI results a RNY would be an option. My question is once you go through all those steps before the initial surgery, do the same requirements have to be met again for the insurance company for a revision? Does anyone have any info on this?

Stay on your merry way..... I never had a chance to sit down and talk to my nutritionist because you have to make an appointment then go downtown to her office.... however, My surgeon said one really important thing to me that I have been sticking by and it has been working really good for me.. he said that you should never know how much you are really eating... he said you should eat 3 meals a day no Snacks and eat until you begin to feel full then stop...... wait one hour then drink water..... stop Water 1 hour before eating your next meal....
It has been helping me because this diet is also a lifestyle change.. and we can't eat like "zombies" constantly counting this and that... just eat 3 modest high Protein meals with veggies a day and stop when you feel full ... and if you need snacks just make them protein snacks. Always remember Protein first and you won' t fail......
by the way .. that is the only advise he ever gave me.. he spent the rest of his time talking me into getting RNY instead of Sleeve...
Good Luck to you....

Today was my six week post op appt. My doc was happy about my progress thus far. I've lost a total of almost 40 lbs since surgery. I was about to leave out when the dietician stopped me and requested a sit down. Basically, she wanted to catch up and make sure I was following the diet plan etc. The part that scared me was the example of play food she showed me of what I should be eating. It was a lot smaller portion wise than what I'm actually consuming. I eat almost double of what she showed me. I limit myself to 800 calories a day which includes 1-2 Snacks. The Dr. actually suggested 1200-1400! The NUT told me not to concentrate on calories at all, but to monitor portion size instead and to cut out snacking. I feel like my way has been working pretty well so far and this person just totally kicked my legs from under me!! Do I continue on my merry way or listen to her?

haha!! Sleevie Wonder. I love that one too.

Sleevie beauty... Sleevarella

Ooooooo....I love it!! It's in the Top 3!!

Queen LaSleeva

Yes it will work, never fear:) When the veterans on this forum tell you it's head hunger and nothing more, you aren't going to believe them. You are about a week out. You are going to really think you are hungry. A lot of people feel the very same as you. I did! And I would insist that it was hunger. I thought I would surely
starve to death before I could have any food. I was already sick of shakes, Jello, popsicles, and even Soup.
It wasn't satisfying and I genuinely felt that I was hungry. I know you do too.
Here's the thing - it is indeed head hunger. It is almost impossible to tell the difference. As the weeks go
by and you add some real food to your diet you will become less and less hungry. At some point you will know that what you feel today was head hunger. I know it's hard to believe and even harder to accept - but it's
true. Ask your Dr if you can add some more substantial things to your diet at this point. Some will allow it and some won't. me? I never listened to any of it and added food as I pleased. I had no problems at all and am doing just fine. You may not react the same so it's better to check with a professional. But I promise you aren't really hungry. I know I sound ridiculous to you. But its all true. Hang in there! It will get
so much better soon:)

Prayer works y'all!!!!!!!!!!!!! I went to a couple of appointments today thinking I was just fulfilling the final requirements so that my info could be submitted to my insurance company. I was at the last one for the nutritionist and she said "Wait, there's a note here, you need to see Chris before you leave." I was like huh, for what?..she said well, you were approved for your surgery yesterday and you need to schedule your surgery!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Y'all I about died in that woman's office. I'm too blessed and too excited...praise Him..I'm getting sleeved on 4/22.

April 22nd here! donledo77@gmail.com Feel free to reach out anytime!

Hi friend! Congrats and good luck!

I think it's funny how people react when they haven't seen you for awhile. I cut my hair really short when it started to fall out, so now I'm rockin a short pixie hair do, and my hair used to be down to the middle of my back. I have run into more than one person that I haven't seen for a long time and when they recognize me they say 'WOW! You cut your hair! It makes you look SO much thinner!' LOL The first time it happened I was shocked, now I just laugh it off The last time, I said 'Yeah, who would have thought cutting my hair would make me look like 70 pounds lighter!' The person looked at me funny then it was like a light bulb went off, and they asked if I had lost weight too. I don't really tell anyone about my surgery, or tell anyone the numbers of my loss unless they ask, but people are funny. I hope you enjoy everyones reactions. You'll get tons of them

I'm on April 22nd too! Hello there new buddy.

April 22nd here! donledo77@gmail.com Feel free to reach out anytime!

Does anyone have any cool or funny stories of where you were able to show off to that ex or old roommate, coworker etc after dropping weight? Or maybe you have plans of "bumping" into that particular person once you reach that perfect "look at me now" weight?

Does anyone have any cool or funny stories of where you were able to show off to that ex or old roommate, coworker etc after dropping weight? Or maybe you have plans of "bumping" into that particular person once you reach that perfect "look at me now" weight?

Welcome to all the newest "april sleevers"! Sherrinita I'm going to check out that app myself, thanks for the tip..Everytime I check in and see my tickler on my surgery date countdown it becomes such a reality for me, just wish it would be over so I could stop thinking about it! LOL

I choose to stick with the Protein shakes from Kaiser.....they also taste great. There pre-made containing 15gm per serving. It's so encouraging to know we're all fighting the same battle. Best wishes to all my Bariatric Beauties & Studs

My Center does not require a pre-op diet unless you fail to lose weight consistently as you await surgery. Of course you will be on clears the day before and NPO after midnight of the operative day! Good luck to all you March sleevers - I'm April 24th.

I received my diet plan yesterday but haven't begun it yet. My surgery date is 4/22 so I plan on starting it somewhere between 3/25 and 4/8. I talked to the dietician yesterday and ahe said if I do get headaches it's probably low blood sugar and to have a very light snack (like string cheese and crackers) if necessary. When is your big day? Congrats!

I'm 4 days into my pre op diet (600-800 calories per day) and I've had a headache for 3 days and have been feeling lightheaded for 2 days. Is this normal? I'm making sure to drink plenty of Water so I don't get dehydrated but I feel like I'm about to pass out sometimes. Maybe I'm just hungry and want a nice juicy burger! Just kidding...or am I?!! Thank you for your help!!