Lawrence Washington

I did the same thing 2 weeks post op.. and I was able to get a smaller size pants.. Today i am about 3 weeks out and I went into a store and looked around the big and tall section and decided to go to the regular section and felt so weird... LOL... but I got me a pair of jeans size 44.. was used to 46 and 48 for so long... still not great... but getting there...

Laura's quote answers the question about the cherios enough for me... Just read it.. "Nothing changes if nothing changes, and if I keep doing what I've always done, I'll keep getting what I've always got, and will keep feeling what I always felt." GO LAURA!

If you wanna lose it step up cardio and weight training and really eat better!!! Not saying that you arent.. please dont take it like that... But The sleeve is our tool.. we must be active participants in it!!!!!!!!!!!

Im in Harlem too... about 3 weeks post op and I went through NYU Langone Dr. Schwack. Very attentive staff..... really walked me through the whole process that can feel like jumping through hoops before surgery... But its not even about where you do it.... If your ready... Then you will handle all that needs to be handled and you will do it... greatest decision ive ever made... I was one of the lucky ones to have no complications and really not even much pain.... but eithr way, I was with it... so just keep going and do it!!!!!!!!!!!!!

im 3 weeks out and including pre op i have lost 35lbs... starting weight 344, 316 on surgery date and last weigh in at post op was 309... so 35lbs... 3 weeks out.... will no weigh again until next appointment on June 18th...

back to work today... and yeah had to have that nurse written up... and i probably did freak out.. they said my blood pressure stayed up and my heart rate wouldnt go under 100

Wow... so, Ive been away.... I had my surgery on May 17th i the afternoon... But 7pm I was in the recovery room feeling a lil pain, but definitely nothing like i imagined... The only issue i had was the nurse that was complaining telling the other nurse that if they dont get my blood pressure under control i would bleed out.... (wait a minute)... LOL... I opened my eyes and said "Im not sleep, I can hear you, what is going on"... finally i was told that that particular nurse was overreacting... later that evening turned into the next morning pretty quickly with me waking up to Saturday morning and asking "when can i get up... cause i felt a little sore, but no pain and no issues other than having to pee every hour... Soon after they got me up and let me walk... the nurse kinda just said... Go ahead,... I got a lil nervous because i thought she was gonna walk the hallways with me... but she wanted me to go alone... so i sat for a few and then I went... and i was a little slumped but again NOT IN PAIn.... fast forward, the leak test which is simply you taking sips of dawn dish detergent (cant convince me otherwise) once i was okayed and told i was good and could go home... GREAT!.. Got home, my kids were excited to see me.. and that night sleeping was hard, not cause of site pain etc... for some reason it just felt like my whole body would get stiff after sleeping every like 30 minutes.. and it was extremely hard to move... So sunday was a real relaxing i dont want to do anything day... But by Monday, 3 days post op i was walking and walking and walking... all around my neighborhood.... Best decision ever.. Highest weight: 344 Surgery Date: 316 Current weight: 304

I did it... holy crap... wasnt bad at all.. Getting up on that operating table was a lil nerve racking but other than that it was all smooth sailing... I remember being woken up afterwards and asking for a tissue to blow my nose... and after that i was good.. pain wasnt that bad... Stayed in recovery a lil longer than normal because my blood pressure kept staying at 160/100 and they were nervous about it... But i was fine... Surgery on Friday.. Left on Saturday.... home today... Sunday... Sunday is when the muscle soreness came and the gas... so its been a lil rough but im so grateful and just pushing through it... Highest weight was 340 Surgery date weight was 315 Current weight: dont know... and wont weigh until doctors appointment.... I aint stressing that like that.. Im good.. Its done...

well said... indigo... and yes cindi... keep me posted... drop a line after surgery... and i will too.,. were here now

welll... go down the line with it... WHAT IF... what if you wake up with pain... ? Answer: You will get medicine..? what else... answer your own questions rationally... I realized that while i may have some fear... what i really want is attention when im being scared... Im sure you have struggled with this weight thing for some time like the rest of us... we have all questioned ourselves like WTF are we doing but u know what ... Your doing it... and it will be what it is... Be strong.. and if you have a higher power in your life... know this.. "He's got you" you good... PS. This is what i will be saying to myself on thursday.. my surgery is on friday.. LOL

So after months of agonizing questioning if i really was gonna do this... I realize.. I AM!!! LOL!!! I had my last appointment with my PCP today for clearance... ALLs done... This is like the 4th time I thought i was having my last appointment... Monday was Pre-op... Thought that was it.. and today was medical clearance... Its done.. Im in.. IM ready... IM FREAKING SCARED!!!!! lmao... BUT im excited like crazy.... whats it gonna feel like? LIL PAIN!!!! well... Maybe BIG PAIN!!!! dunno... answers are so conflicted... How long should i be off work..? I took 2 weeks, in actuality I will be out about 17 days ... OK>.. Its ok... Im good!!!!!! I cant really explain the feeling I'm having.. what i can say is this... after all this testing etc... and being at day 5 of my liquid diet my blood pressure is at 121/78 and Ive lost 9 lbs.. bringing my weight to 323, highest weight was 342.... my goal is 180!!! I will get there... I feel healthier already... Ok.. I rambled... LOL!!! excited!!! My kids are my biggest reason!!!!!

funny... Im having surgery through the same office as him... however different doctor.. and they dont necessarily push for the band either... I even beleive i remember them saying that they are moving away from the band... I actually think this was Gov. Christie who pushed so hard to do it this way... because maybe at the time he didnt want anyone to know... The worst part is this... there was a line that said "he continues to work out with his personal trainer 4 days a week as he had done for years before the surgery" why is that guy still employed... LOL

word.. powerful convo... and look.. where there is some truth to what tlah has said... or at least its what I was saying to myself when i ate that half a small corn muffin today on day 2 of my pre op/// the truth is.. we cant truly be expected to go from eating regularly, and really i notice from these 2 days that I eat far more regularly than normal by watching the cravings i been having... but we cant be expected to just stop eating totally... Now, with that said i will not say that I wont cheat at all... But will I have a meal, NO!... may I take a bite or a spoonful of something i feed my kids from time to time.. PROBABLY!!!! It is what it is!!!!

Sitting here at work, getting off at midnight and I just realized that Im obsessing.... Im obsessing about my last appointment which is my pre-admission surgical testing... Ive come so far... Im one of those guys who is terrified of doctors and appointments and over the past 6 to 7 months I have been in and out of doctors offices and i have had many test and i have been afraid and i moved through the fear and I did it anyway... And every time i did i felt stronger, until the next visit, next test... But Im here now... My last one... then my life changes and I get to change the lives of the people around me... I get to release a whole lifetime of fear... knowing that im healthy... Its such a refreshing feeling to have come this far and I cant wait until May 6th pre admission testing so i can have one thing on my mind... May 17th... My surgery date... Im sooo blessed and it will be alright!!! I think today is the day that my emotions are starting to kick in.. Its feeling sooo real... It is... OK>.. i just vented!!! LOL

Nervous... Not nervous about the surgery yet... Just dont want to be told that there is something wrong and cannot get the surgery... 2 years ago i told my doctor I wanted to get a full heart work up because of my anxiety and panic attacks i was having... I was happy to find out that there were no issues.... Now I have to do a ekg and a chest xray... I have no idea what they are looking for... I hope all is well... I feel good.... I looked at a ekg my primary did in February which he told me was fine... no problems but i see it sayd possible left atrial enlargement WTF? Non specific T wave abnormailty WTF? Prolonged QT WTF? and Abnormal ECG... WTF!!! why would he say it was fine... and all.. if it says all of that... Im just tripping myself out... Ive felt great since my last appointments and my approval... Im just ready to do it... Im hoping all this abnormalty is simply because of my anxiety... OMG... I gotta pull it together!!

yeah... Im worried about the pain also, especially since everytime i see a post like this it is never responded to by men... Its always women... so i wonder do men have pain??? Im sure they do, u know women are way stronger when it comes to this... but hey... I wont dwell on the pain because im gonna be so happy to be done so it wont matter.. also.. I have 9 year old triplets and a 5 year old who i take to school and pick up every day.....

May 17th here... 332 llbs now... will probably be about 320 on surgery date and hope to get to 180... Excited and yes its right around the corner... I start my liquid diet on the 3rd... so, im having food funerals... YUP!

my surgery is the 17th and i start my liquid diet on the 3rd..... Im soo excited also... ready!!!! We went through a lot to get here... I dont know about you but my entire journey from the 1st visit has been an anxiety riden adventure... After being wheeled into what looked like an operating room at the hospital for my egd i woke up and realized that I had been given a chance to see what it would be like (minus the pain)... I remember the song that was playing when i was wheeled into the room... It was "Let it be,Let it be, let it be... let it be... whistful words of wisdom let it be... and I decided from that moment to let go and just let it be... we are blessed and I will see you all on the other side.. I will try to come back to this post and post something after my surgery - 3 days before you all... GB

im sooo glad i saw this here and not on my stomach during my surgery which is coming up... Now if i do get this... I will know.. thanks!

congrats... me too.... they called me today... Surgery date May 17th

Just got a call from my insurance company.... I just got APPROVED.... May 17th here i come....

OK May Family, My paperwork has been submitted to my insurance with a May 17th date... Im super excited and i wont say im not nervous because my last 2 weeks of anxiety tells me different... But I am READY!!! Highest weight: 344 current weight: 338 Goal: no highblood pressure/no cholesterol/no diabetes/ xl shirt, LOL!

My surgeons office just submitted my paperwork for May 17th... what a coincidence... I just came on here to post the news that I was just submitted and am now just waiting for approval.... Congrats to you... Hopefully I will be going in on the same day...

i am having my egd tomorrow... and i am nervous... did you have any symptoms of this????