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Just got sleeved yesterday and I'm feeling much better already. Yesterday was horrible

Pre-surgery, I had this talk with my surgeon about hunger. He said that with the change in gherlin levels, I would not be hungry in the conventional sense ... my body would be sending me new signals when it needed food and I would learn those new signals.
So, if my body is running short of some nutrient, I will get the feeling that I am running short on something. I will continue to get that feeling until I refill that bucket. Eating well balanced meals will continually keep all those nutritional buckets filled which limits my body telling me to eat.
It made sense to me, but I don't know if I am explaining it well.
Think of all the different elements you absorb from food ... Vitamins, minerals, carbs, fats, Proteins ...
Your body needs a certain quota of each and if you are lacking, your body will say, "HEY, I NEED SOME Calcium BECAUSE I GOTTA DO SOME REPAIRS OVER HERE IN SECTION #4356."
So, you get the urge that is usually settled by having a glass of milk or some cheese. But what if you eat popcorn or a steak, instead? The craving will continue and you'll think, "Jeesh! Why am I hungry all the time?"
Well balanced meals
So many people get sleeved and then think they need to go on some kind of "diet". Limit fats and carbs ... our sleeve is doing that for us. Our job is to well balanced meals. It's been working for me. Your milage may vary.

I am enjoying reading all these messages, especially those who were recently sleeved. It helps me to hear the details and various opinions of what post-op feels like. Does anyone actually feel hunger? Or is it just emotional cravings?
Welcome back to all & i'm still laughing about Leo's sexy body comment!
I am on pre-op diet now. Lost 3.5 pds in 2 days, which amazes me. Surgery is 3/13. I am a bit scared. Not so much about what could go wrong, or the pain. I'm scared about the unknown. I don't know what it will feel like to try to swallow anything. Will it hurt? I know i will miss chugging cold Water when I'm thirsty. Will there ever be a day when we can swallow more than a sip?
Okay, this is long enough. You are all in my prayers.

March 5 th sleevers. Im still in the hospital. And im working on liquid in take.


It hurts to drink gas is b!tch

Just got sleeved yesterday and I'm feeling much better already. Yesterday was horrible

How awful for you ... and how scary for us pre-ops! This is the first time I've read about the complications of a VSG. I am definitely gonna ask my Dr. about it.
Btw, my surgeon is Dr. David Provost of Denton, TX. He is considered the WLS guru in Texas, if not the entire Southwest. He is the one other doctors send their patients to when they run into a problem. He gets patients from all over the U.S. and abroad. He taught just about all the Dr's in this area how to do the surgery. In fact, he was a professor at Southwestern Medical School for many years. I would definitely contact him, certainly before surgery. He is well known for his work with WLS surgery problems. In fact, one lady was in very bad shape and he stepped in and fixed her at no cost because she couldn't pay.
I was referred to him because I am at high risk at 400 lbs, my age, 66, and co-morbidities. I've run across several doctors who refused to operate on me. Dr. Provost's name came up at virtually every Dr.'s office. Just wanted to let you know in case it helps.
Like everyone else, I will be thinking of you from now on, sending spiritual wishes that Tuesday's procedure is what you need. Hang tough, Honey! (((Hugs)))

Up and can't sleep. Nervous. My surgery is in 4 hours. I pray everything goes well. Good luck to everyone having surgery today!
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Hello March sleevers, well I had my sleeve on the 1st of March, I got out of the hospital two days later. Mosf of us on the floor go out on the second day. All I have left to do is heal. The gas is the worst part for me and I tried everything. Getting in liquids is hard but I figured that much. Well good luck you all of you...

That is so super crazy! My birthday is also March 6th, I will be 35 but I'm having surgery on March 7th! Now this is pretty cool!

I'm glad to hear from some of our march 1 and 2nd sleevers! Mines is 7:30 in the morning. I'm praying for all the march 4 people! I will keep u guys posted ASAP

I'm the 5th ! Ready ready ready :-)

Ok sleeved..its done..i feel good sore but
good

My girl friends and I joke around and call it rhino rash since it looks like rhino skin! Lol.... I'm still in the process of waiting for a date for surgery but my friend who had gastric surgery swears by palmers tummy butter for pregnant bellies or even straight cocoa butter. She puts it on at night with her pj pants.... But you're not alone even when I was thinner in high school at a size six, I always had rubbing thighs with that issue. Good luck!

I would like to schedule my surgery for the first full week in March once my insurance is approved, any other March Sleevers in the building?

I live in Bethlehem and will have surgery on March 12th with Dr. ElChar at St. Lukes. have my team meeting class this thursday as well as apt with anesthesiologist and the final apt with the surgeon. Scared stiff! !

Congrats everyone who will be sleeved soon.

Hey you are looking great! Just think! A few months ago this was all paperwork Dr. appts, meetings, and classes. I will upload some picks next week that are clearer. Was pulling for SF since hubbies team was not playing. I went to support group Thursday night. Terry did not recognize me..lol.i don't even think Dr. Phluke recognized me at first. So I know I am changing. I am 181 and plan on being well into my 170's before the end of the month. I have removed 75% of clothing from my closet. Keep up the good work!

(This was my response to a low bmi soon to be sleever worried that she would be a slow loser. I got to thinking about it and realized its pretty common so I thought I would post as a topic for others who worry about it.)
Don't let the idea of being a "slow loser" worry you. I worried about this a lot before surgery and I compared myself to others alot for the first few months after surgery, but it really doesn't matter at all. I'm about to tell you why.
I am 5'2 and started with my bmi just barely under 40. I think it was 39.6 or something. I hit 5 months out a few days ago and have lost 55lbs. That may not be as big of a number as some the sleevers that start out at 300 or 400 lbs and drop 55lbs in 2 months, but I am averaging 2.7 lbs lost a week and while its not the fastest I don't think thats too bad. I also have no excess skin yet (fingers crossed). I am now in the overweight bmi category when just 5 short months ago I was a hair away from the morbidly obese category. And I have to admit I have not started to exercise at all yet (bad me I know but I am starting soon).
Some people lose slower and some faster but I promise it will all FEEL fast. It feels fast when I've gone from a size 18 jean and an XL shirt to a size 11 jrs jean and honestly (could probably wear a 9 now but haven't been shopping in weeks) and a M shirt. It will feel fast when you are clearing your closet out and everything hangs on you like a sack. It will feel fast when your smallest sizes from yo yo dieting get too big and you realize you have nothing to wear. It will feel fast when you realize you aren't starting fires between your thighs when you walk. It will feel fast when you buy a bunch of Victorias Secret cheekie panties and your tush looks amazing. It will feel fast when you climb a couple flight of stairs and you aren't the slightest bit winded. It will feel fast when you don't mind seeing someone you haven't seen in a while because you aren't ashamed of your weight anymore.
I may be technically considered a "slow loser" by some standards but the sleeve has allowed me to lose slowly but surely through a week long cruise, the fair, a 10 wk pregnancy and miscarriage, Thanksgiving, a vacation to Florida, 2 weeks of Christmas and New Years with my house loaded with company and fatty food. Any one of those things would've knocked me off any diet. Before the sleeve and I would've gained back all the weight I lost +10.
So being a "slow loser" is pretty awesome if you ask me. And probably if we went by percentage of weight lost I bet most of us sleevers would be in the same loss range. Its just going by lbs that throws everything off. I love this sleeve!

You look amazing , congratulations!

APPROVED!! Surgery set for February 28, 2013. Im so excited and so nervous all at the same time. I feel like I shld go to bed early every night, so that day can hurry and get here. Lol.

Congrats...let me know if you have any questions

Hmmmmm. I'm subscribing to this. I need to know what experienced sleevers have to say.
I'm still pre-op and I'm getting out voted by every one I know to NOT have the surgery. Poop.

I think she loss more then 30 lbs to ...

Hi everyone,i had my surgery on 2-17-12.I started at 381lbs and I'm down to 200lbs!181lbs gone in just 10 months.I've done everything my Dr. told me to do and it's been really really easy.My shirts was a 4x and my pants was 46's, now my shirts are large and my pants are 34's!I want to hug my doctors neck every time i see him but not sure how he would react.Lol!
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