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B-12 shots for me, for sure! I found Nature's Plus Source of Life liquid Gold Multivitamin when I could not tolerate the Bariatric Advantage multivitamin. A compound pharmacist recommended it. I wrote down and compared every ingredient in each Vitamin, and the liquid won. I wanted the best Vitamins I could find, to keep myself healthy. I even like the taste. Don't forget the Biotin, for your hair. Good luck!

What the dosage of vitamins u take daily with this brand?

I'm 2 months out. At weeks 5-6 I noticed my appetite came back, before that I had none. It made me panic for a minute but then I realized it was just part of the healing process. About that time I had a latte with some Syrup in it (intentionally because I was feeling bad). That syrup gave me carb cravings for 3 days after! Now I notice that sometimes I just have "hungry" days where I get hungry every 3 hours or so and have to put something in the tank. I did feel like my capacity increased slightly at weeks 5-6 so perhaps it is normal.

For me when that happen in the begining it was my stomach making acid so once the meds got in I didnt feel the hunger any longer..still today if im stress and my stomah makes more acid I feel it again and I was sleeved 6/18/13

Ok, so 2 weeks post op... week one down 5 pounds, week 2... less than a half at -0.4 pound... I am upping my exercise, going easy for now as I'm still healing... following the couch to k program and walking the dogs everyday for 30-45 minutes, I've been doing well with fluids and pretty sure my calories have been between 400-700 every day between my Protein shake and one or 2 servings of creamed Soup.

Daily I get:

Protein: min 75 grams

Water/fluids: min 70 ounces

Exercise: 30 min to 1 hour of cardio per day

I'm pretty sure, in a week or 2, I'm just gonna see a big drop. I just think my hormones are wacked (I think I've been pms'ing since around time of surgery and my body just is having a hard time adjusting so Water retention may be playing a role.)

Open to any other suggestions or just plain old encouragement especially from any PCOSers out there that know the weight loss resistance struggles and hormone struggles... but I'll take encouragement of any kind.

Just feel like I'm doing everything and wanting to stay positive despite the quick stall on the front end of this journey. Seems like most folks drop so much in the first month/s. I know it will work even if it takes me longer... just looking for a pick me up from others who have been here before me!

Thanks all!

I agree stay off the scale it plays with mind. ..take pic to see your hard work is paying off and measurement because when u in stalls cause we all have them from time to time...

3 weeks post op and finally starting to feel "normal". Was just getting my energy back and had started working out on my elliptical when I just had to fall down a flight of steps! No breaks or fractures showing but my foot is so swollen they can't do an MRI to see if anything is torn. So now I'm in a boot with strict instructions to keep it elevated for one week when I have to go back to the orthopedic Doctor.

I can't even begin to tell you how frustrated I am!!!

Y'all got any chair exercises or any advice for me?

There are many chair excerise videos on amazon....google it first and do your research as to what you want to accomplish and find one to fit your level..I used them avlot in the beginning. Once I was able to move a little better as I lost weight I found something else to meet my level..

Thanks for sharing

First I didnt want food so it helped a lot the fluids are so important. ..water was heavy to me so I had many route 44 sonic crush ice and sugar free popciles you will do find and many h3alth conditions reverse mines sure did

Vit c....I did the same b4 my sleeve date and some daytime cold med...i was okay for surgery the lungs were clear

I have psoriasis and psoriatic arthritis. This causes me pain each day, and makes exercise for weight loss (I have always had to do major workouts to lose consistently) very difficult. I have begun the process to be sleeved by September. Anyone else done this procedure with an autoimmune disease? How has it improved or worsened the symptoms?

My rheumatologist tells me that the weight loss will help the medications work better (at lower doses), and my surgeon says they deal with AI issues regularly. He did say he would not put in the band, because that can exacerbate symptoms.

Thanks in advance!

Tina

San Antonio, Texas

Just seeing this and yes I have them both...sleeved 6/18/13...hw 349...sw 301...today 214...im doing much better I had to go from the methatrate (sp)pills to a injection but was able to do Water excercise mostly at first and chair dancing but as the weight came off and I improve I can do more. ..yes lossing weight helps and some days I really hurt but at lease it some days that its really bad and not everyday like it use to be....

Hi there I'm Lillian from New Iberia La. Dr. Eschete will do my sleeve on Oct 8. How's was your sleeve?

He did mines also 6/18/13

Sleev3d 6/18/13. ...hw 349...sw 301 and today in the swimsuit pic 214

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When was ur surgery?

6/18/13 my sleeve date....hw 349 ...sw 301....today 214

Hi everyone. I'm in lafayette and am strongly considering the sleeve. Do you know if gumbo juice is allowed during the liquid phase? A cajun girls gotta have her gumbo lol

Miznola I'm considering dr Alvin as well. Hoping I can do my preliminaries in lafayette and the surgery in Slidell since my insurance only allows their Slidell location. Can u let me know what u thought about him?

Hi...also in lafayette sleeved 6/18/13 by dr echette at lafayette general...hw 349...sw 301 and today 214....dont know about slidell but can answer other questions ...♡

Hw 349

Sw 301

Cw 218

Last weigh in a week ago...weight every thursday

Was sleeve 6/18/13....off blood pressure and sugar meds...cpap level from 14 to 8 now.....feeling so much better today...excercise mostly in Water and low inpact videos ( bad knee) and toning with weights...but doing a little better each level.....get Water and Protein and vitiems in daily..its h a rd but I made a committment. ...

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Love this post question. ..m8nes never said nothing even at my highest weight. ..yes its even better and yes he is more attentive even voices a little jealousy when other notice me..but I think its harder for me to accept the changes because I 2 was behind the scenes. ..hw 349...sw 301...today 218 ...surgery 6/18/2013

Wow....finally found yall again....glad to be back home...:-)

Update....doing ok...at 218 ...surgery weigh 301 and highest weight 349....did eat a "little" of this and that during the holidays but back on track...

So true.....

Wow....I finally get it....thank you for posting. ..

I love Lafayette! I have family there. Nice to meet you.

Nice 2 meet u 2

In lafayette.....6months out

Lafayette here

Wow....finally found yall again....glad to be back home...:-)

Yes very familiar.. im 6months out and follow all rules majority of the time but eatting slower im still working on today...so these things u speak of except the nausea happens whenever I eat to fast...so I do the same back to soft a few days to recover....I was a fast eatter before have impoved but its my hardest thing to do but I refuse to quit trying one cause it hurts like hell and I prefer not to experience it...:-)

Oops it stitch to muscle to prevent hernia thats why it hurts when u twist or turn but it will disolve and u wont feel it anymore...

Im 6months out...had that same pain was told it a stitch from it surgery and when it pops you will not feel the pain anymore...u will just notice u can turn from side to side in bed with no more trouble ..

Wow...finally found my password to get back in here since the name change....hello everyone!