JROD

I was sleeved by Dr Mun, kaiser south bay medical center. He is so wonderful! Plus he has years of experience performing bariatric surgery. He is the best of the best!!

Hi and welcome!
I am pretty new here too. I am also hoping to be a January2013 sleever. I started with a bmi of 37.5, but have been dieting on my own to get a head start. I am now at a bmi of 33.5. I am short (5'2") and want to lose another 60 lbs. I will be going to MX as my insurance has an exclusion for WLS. Are you self pay or covered through insurance?

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@butter.. yep, Great point. So good, I put in my post for new readers to make sure they agree. I, of course, completely agree with your point and thus was remiss in being clear. Merci buckets

From talking to others noone I have talked to has regretted it. They regret not follow the doctors orders, or not following the proper diet. Things that were of their own doing. I have seen a few blame the suregeon for not telling them what their body would look like afterwards. I think that if you are real with yourself about what you are doing and what you might look like afterwards you will enjoy your success. Will it be all unicorns and rainbows jetting off to the french riveria in a 2 piece- doubtful. But I know that going into this. I just want to be healthy again. I'm not doing it for a skinny "pretty" body. I'm doing it for me. I think people who regret it did it for the wrong reason.
Just my opinion and I am pre-op so I it may all change afterwards but I don't think so.

I was getting desperate last night, but didn't drink naked juice n had Applejuice instead. Worked like a charm (thank God).

Yay!!!!!congrats!!!

I went through this about the second week. Turned out to be the muscle that they cut through and stitched was just really sore. It didn't start hurting until I started moving around (the second week) and using that muscle more. I started walking on the treadmill and OH SURPRISE it got worse. My doc told me to stop walking, except what I need to to get to places and around the house and coincidentally I had to stop talking pain killers for another reason, but between those two, poof, the pain went away. But if it really hurting you, it can't hurt to follow up with the doc. I was a bit of a hypocondriac after surgery and called my surgeon A LOT....so if you are worried about that...don't be. They want you to follow up with them if anything seems wrong. Since we haven't been through this before, we can't really judge what's normal and what's not. That's what the doc is there for. Hope it gets better.

Nainai, I'm so happy that you got great news today! you are doing super duper awesome!!!Rock that sleeve girl!!! Let's keep each other posted with our progress. Honestly, only my best friend n two sisters know I got the sleeve, no one else (besides this forum)and I prefer it that way. I feel really blessed n great to have come across wonderful supportive people on this forum. Means so much to me. Thank you. So now we wait for donatelife to give us an update.

Nainai, I'm so happy that you got great news today! you are doing super duper awesome!!!Rock that sleeve girl!!! Let's keep each other posted with our progress. Honestly, only my best friend n two sisters know I got the sleeve, no one else (besides this forum)and I prefer it that way. I feel really blessed n great to have come across wonderful supportive people on this forum. Means so much to me. Thank you. So now we wait for donatelife to give us an update.

It's very normal during your stage and you will find relief hopefully by day 8-10, maybe even sooner. Your body will heal.

Hi Nicole, wishing you good luck tomorrow with your appointment.

Hi I'm nicole. I was sleeved march 26. I go for my 10 day post op appointment tomorrow. I'm from nj. I was sleeved in Philadelphia

Hey y'all!!! Sorry I haven't updated yet!!
Things at doctor went good!! I am down 26 pounds!! Yay!!! He added pudding, yogurt, cream Soups and Protein shakes!! I go back in 1 month!!! I was pleased!! Y'all both did great and I am super excited for y'all!!!!

I'm back from docs office. He moved me to stage 3 which is soft/pureed foods, yay!!!!! im beginning to feel normal again!He told me i could move forward bec im doing a good job with my Protein intake. I had one poached egg this AM n it tasted so darn good!!!! Can't wait to hear your update/s!!!!!

My weight loss is a total of 10 pounds since surgery on 03/26. I can't believe it! Yay!!!

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Hate to say it, but the VST site is dominating by threads about slow losers. You hardly ever see a thread about a fast loser. So it is hard to say or answer your question. I would say a new VST reader would form the wrong opinion if all they read are all the slow loser threads. A lot of these people are losing 10, 15 or 30 lbs in 30 days! Come on, how does that even qualify as slow losing? Anything more than 2-3 lbs a week should be considered perfectly acceptable. Later on, 2 lbs a week is very good as you get closer to goal. Sometimes a whole month may go by where the scale does nothing. People need not be so hard on themselves. Take one day at a time and Celebrate on the small successes along the way!! And when weight loss does slow down, change is required. More Water, more Protein or more intense exercise for example.

It's definately good to start working out as soon as you can. I think I will start with some cardio and work my way up to weights. Thanks for the information.

Congrats to you both!!!!you gals are doing amazing. I'm officially 1 week post op too but haven't weighed myself since surgery day. I chicken out everytime!!! I'm going to the doc tomorrow so I will def be weighed.

These are just a few things that I’ve learned about myself in the 4 weeks since I was sleeved.
I never realized how much Water I would drink with meals. It is a lot harder than I thought it would be not to drink water before/during/after meals.

I never knew how fast I ate before. Sometimes I still forget and speed eat… after only a few bites, the sleeve lets me know I doing it wrong.

I never realized how much food I used to cram onto the fork/spoon. One big swallow, the sleeve lets me know it’s too much. Buying baby utensils has really helped, although I look weird eating with them.

If I have to eat in a hurry, it is better to eat something liquid/puree or nothing at all. The sleeve doesn’t like fast… at all.

Chewable Vitamins make me gag.

liquid vitamins make me gag.

Protein shakes make me gag.

Taco seasoning makes everything taste better.

I'm obsessed with the scale.< br />
Edited 4/16 - I'm adding a couple more things to the list of things learned:
10. The feeling of 'nausea' is very different now.
11. I miss being able to have myself a good guzzle.

Hi everyone! I'm 5 days post OP. I came across this meditation video on YouTube for health and healing and tried it. It's pretty good! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=02aLFyuYIE4&feature=youtube_gdata_player