coloradogrl

I am 8 1/2 months out and getting close to my goal weight and my girls have disappeared! The crazy thing is I had 2 reductions in my pre-sleeve life because they were so large, and now I'm seriously thinking implants once I'm a year at my goal. Will you have to ever have them redone or is it a one time thing? Congrats on yours!

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so someone asked for a closer before and after so here you go

Wow lady! Your legs look beautiful!! Great job!

Before

After

1 year 1 month out..150 pounds down...want 50 more to go...

Soooooo inspirational! Thank you for posting! You look amazing and soo happy! Congrats!!

When was your surgery? One fish finger is pretty good.

Lol, I was testing the waters with my stomach. But, didn't feel a need to have any more. I was sleeved April 1st.

Thanks what kind of shake u drink mine only have 20grams Protein

I like Pure Protein banana cream and chocolate. 35g protein, 1g sugar, from Amazon, target, and Walmart.< /p>

OK thanks It was good while I was eating it loL but not that after taste Imma try chicken & crab meat 2mar how do u count the Protein when u eat puree being as tho we don't eat a lot its tricky 4 me please help

Ya know, I agree, it is hard to calculate. My shake has 35 G Protein, so I still drink that for Breakfast and assume the small portions of protein for lunch and dinner are enough. Not the best answer, but that's what I do.

I haven't tried any fish yet, chicken has been good, oh I did eat 1 fish finger with some ketchup, and it was amazing, lol. Before I would have had 12 fish fingers. Today I had some of the roast beef off an Arby's sandwich, and that was really nice too. Just chewed very well. It's very thin moist and easy to eat.

Keep up the good work with the walking! 8 miles! That's awesome you are having great success, I'm so happy for you. I bet you can really tell with your clothes and body changing, my husband comments constantly and I'm only down 12 pounds so far. It's funny when you were talking about what you used to eat compared to now, and your totally right! I was thinking about that too! I'm so glad half my stomach is gone and I don't have all that ghrelin hormone telling me to eat anymore best wishes

I was sleeved on the first and am doing really well. I was back to work yesterday and its going fine (2weeks off). Eating mushies, so refried Beans, puréed Soups, applesauce, puréed meat, cottage cheese and scrambled eggs. I'm still drinking a Protein Shake every day to help get my Protein. Sw: 224, cw: 211, but mostly I can tell in my clothes and better sleep. My husband says I haven't been snoring! Yay

You're lucky you didn't get a drain, man I'm glad that's out! Lol! Had it removed on Monday at my 1 week postop. Now I'm eating mushies and found that I'm not that fond of scrambled eggs anymore and I use to eat 2 eggs almost every day. I found a tip on Pinterest to put cottage cheese in the scrambled eggs and voila, I love them ago, just in a very small quantity, lol. My shoulder pain is gone, yay, and really the only pain is the occasional pain from the incision the stomach came out of. Feels like a very sore muscle. I've started walking on my elliptical for 30 min a day, which helps with my energy. I'm going bak to work on Monday. How are you doing now?

Sw 224, cw 211

I was sleeved on the first too, yay! For me the incision pain is tolerable, but the left shoulder pain, omg!!!! I don't think I have ever felt such an intense pain before, it literally takes my breath away. Monday I go get my drain out and see the surgeon, and hopefully the shoulder pain will be gone, otherwise ill have to get some advise from him. Did any of you experience this? Otherwise getting goal amounts of Fluid and Protein. SW 224, CW 215.

So now I'm even more stressed. My surgeons office called to say I needed medical clearance before my surgery on WEDNESDAY!. I told them they never said I needed that. I've done all my pre open tests and everything so why would I forget to do one other important thing to be ready for surgery. So I have an appt on Tuesday at 3 the day before my surgery to get medical clearance. There isn't any reason I shouldn't be cleared' date=' but still I'm stressed that the surgeon gets the clearance and I will have the surgery on April 10th.[/quote']

Hi, I had that same request a few days before I was sleeved. Don't worry, it's just another hoop the insurance requires. Good luck with your surgery! ;D

Going for the barium study at 10:30.

Great survival trio in the hospital

The actual procedure is around 1 1/2 to 2 hour' date=' buy you'd be in the OR for around 3 hours for all the prep work and stabilizing your breathing and sedating you. Then you go to PACE for like 1 to 2 hours to recover from anesthesia, then up to your room <img src='http://www.bariatricpal.com/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/biggrin.png' class='bbc_emoticon' alt=' Hope that helps.[/quote']

The actual procedure is around 1 1/2 to 2 hour' date=' buy you'd be in the OR for around 3 hours for all the prep work and stabilizing your breathing and sedating you. Then you go to PACU for like 1 to 2 hours to recover from anesthesia, then up to your room <img src='http://www.bariatricpal.com/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/biggrin.png' class='bbc_emoticon' alt='' />. Hope that helps.[/quote']

I'm having surgery on Thursday. (YAY!) one question I keep forgetting to ask...approximately how long does the procedure take?

The actual procedure is around 1 1/2 to 2 hour, buy you'd be in the OR for around 3 hours for all the prep work and stabilizing your breathing and sedating you. Then you go to PACE for like 1 to 2 hours to recover from anesthesia, then up to your room . Hope that helps.

Congrats! I'm sure things will continue to go well! April 10th is my day. Getting down to the last few days! !!

Thank you, and good luck to you. I just wanted to share a suggestion for sleevers, your throat gets really sore from the tube and if they leave an NG tube in to suck blood out of your stomach over night. I requested a chloroseptic spray for my throat and they approved it and brought some in. Ahhh momentarily relief, lol. Now back to sleep. Zzzzz

I'm officially on the other side, everything has been so quick and easy. I let the anesthesiologist know I've has problems with post op nausea in the past and he took really good care of me and I haven't has any. I've got a dilaudid PCA and it works terrifically! Just once or tonight then ill walk more tomorrow, get the ng tube from my nose, and do my leak test. Wish me luck

Great idea with the unflavored in crystal light. Unjury has an unflavored one. I got their chicken Soup one, but am planning to get the unflavored one.

Even though my surgery is this coming Monday, I've been waiting on approval and I just got word from my coordinator.... APPROVED!!!! It finally feels real. I had been scared to get my hopes up because I've had such a hard time with insurance, and after countless hours of the phone, special requests from my PCP, changing hospitals and surgeon, all the fighting is over. Whew, it's really happening good luck to everyone and especially anyone struggling with insurance.

That's FANTASTIC!!! My PCP required me to have an EKG before she would clear me. Of course it was normal, but she said it was her personal thing that makes her test everyone. Her husband has a 2 vessel clog in his heart that they found preop for knee surgery, sooooo, she tests everyone now. Sara submitted my stuff on Wednesday. I can't wait to be doing the happy dance and people looking at me like I'm crazy too. :-)

Hi Aaron! Glad your on the site! It has been so helpful for me. I have my preop this Monday. Have you heard from your insurance yet or Sara with your approval?

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