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Hi! i was sleeved 11-12-13. I am in the midst of the 3 week stall and extremely depressed about it I am down 13 since the surgery but 28 since the pre op. hope this stall breaks soon. not happy in ny

ill say a prayer for you as well. i felt the same as you. it took my insurance about a month to finally send my approval letter to my surgeon when i was originally told it would take 2 weeks. however keep this in mind, i called the insurance comapny directly a week and a half after the paperwork was officially submitted and was told it was approved. good luck to you!

thats wonderful congrats! hope you got chapstick for the hospital that is a must!

i ate pickles, tomatoes with salt and small cans of spinach with lemon and garlic which really helped. it gets easier by day 5 hang in there!

Congrats on your success! what an amazing story, gives me something to look fwd to so early out! did you hit alot of stalls?

i just responded to your pm hoping this one goes through

I had to weigh in for 6 months with my PCP before the surgery. during that time i lost and gained. by the time i started my pre op diet i was still 4 pounds up from my first original weigh in. For my pre op diet i lost 15 lbs by having 4 Protein shakes a day and sf Jello and broth. good luck

thanks for this post. I sent you a pm the other day btw. I am at a stall as well, i have not lost anything since the fiirst week, i lost 13 pounds that week and now nothing. which is very discouraging. I keep panicking asking what am i doing wrong and thinking that my sleeve just isnt working. I have no problem getting fluids in as i am a very thirsty person. and i get about 60 grams of Protein a day. Hoping we both break through soon! keep me updated on your progress. maybe we could be buddies if you like since our stats are so similar and our surgery dates are only 2 days apart?

im 3 weeks out. i used to have migraines that could last up to 2 weeks at a time. i have had maybe 1 small headache since my surgery!

how long after surgery does the sensation of being full take for you to actually notice? im 3 weeks out (yesterday) and i cant always tell if im full or not. If i drink something real fast i get the caught in the throat feeling but i havent really been able to tell yet with food .sometimes i stil feel like maybe i could eat another bite but i stop after the 30 mins no matter what

i did not fast for my pre surgical testing. I was allowed my pre op diet the day before the surgery but i was so nervous that all i had was tea and broth all that day. At my pre surgical testing i was given 2 pepcid pills and instructed to take one the night before the surgery with Water and i was to take one the morning of the surgery with one sip of water so there would not be any acid in my stomach. i brushed teeth as usual.

good luck. hope you recovery goes as well as i feel mine is. see you on the sleeved side!

i absolutley went through this and im sure most if not all of us do. It is a major permanent life change. its totally normal so hang in there! i also began to cry when i got up on the operating table.... good luck to you!

the market pantry brand at target can be bought with the EBT card as well. the chocolate is pretty good, i didnt care for the vanilla.

omg thank you lipsticklady i was cracking up almost crying reading some of these!

every place is different but i had my surgery 11-12-13 and i did the pre surgical testing on 11-4-13. i think they called me like maybe 5 days before the testing was scheduled, so hopefully theyll be calling any day now. i know its frustrating believe me i was just posting something like this a few weeks ago! good luck to you

it feels ok. i sit mostly at work (I'm a book keeper) but i do have to lift heavy boxes of coin. Actually im feeling really tired. especially today as i get back into my regular routine. i feel like i could fall asleep typing this. lol

i know how you feel i am 3 weeks out tomorrow. Just finished my first day back at work right now and im totally beat...i could use a nap when i get home but that wont be happening with my 2 kids ( 3 if you count my boyfriend) When is the energy supposed to kick in?

Hello friends! Today is my first day back to work and my first POST op post! Tomorrow i am 3 weeks out. My surgery went very well, my surgeon said that my liver had shrunk down nicely The walked me into the OR and when i got on the table i suddenly began to cry out of fear. The next thing i remember is waking up in recovery. all in all i would say my recovery is going really well. I had horrible, terrible despicable gas pains for the first 2 weeks, the pains went all the way up to my shoulder and walking and gas x did not help not one bit. other than that i was only in the hospital overnight. I didnt have too much other pain, just more like discomfort and soreness. as of today i am down 28lbs so i am 229 now. I lost 15 on the preop and 13 since the surgery. i was a little disappointed with that, but i also did just get a visit from aunt flo yesterday (TMI) so im hoping thats the issue and that i havent stalled already.

yeah im totally not loving this site today at all. Things are weird on it and i feel like i cant find anyone. It wont let me select my surgeon and it has my state wrong and somehow i went from having 202 posts to like over 500.

Well surgery is this upcoming tuesday nov12th. Today is my last day of work thank god. I wont be able to post until i get back to work on dec 2 as i do not have a home computer or a phone with internet access. So i am all set with everything. Ive lost 15lbs so far on the pre op. Hoping i have no issues with the surgery. Good luck to everyone having surgery today and my 11-12-13 buddies! Im scared nervous and excited all at once. Not loving this new updated site so far.....Happy thanksgiving to everyone!

you look incredible! so happy for you!

i wish that were the case Bob but my kids are 2 and 5 and my bf wouldnt know whether to scratch his watch or wind his a$$ if i wasnt there. lol.. my biggest supporter and one of my only supporters is...well..me.. and all the wonderful people on here. I even banned my bf from coming to the hospital with me b/c he will stress me too much so my sister will be taking me.

i was thinking of posting this too. i thought maybe something was wrong with my computer since it said theyll be back 10/29. I love looking at the pictures. it gives me something to look forward to.

i dont have much advice as i am still pre op but if you are looking to try some different foods, try getting some recipes from theworldaccordingtoeggface.com. i know she has some great recipes. I have heard that her ricotta bake is awesome and i cant wait to try it once i get to the soft phase! good luck