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My surgery was on 10/7/13. I started at 380 lbs; now I'm 227. I have maintained my weight within 2 lbs for about 3 months now.

Checking in. Started at 380. Sleeved 10/7/13. Currently at 258, down 122. Hope to make another 50 lbs or so.

I started at 380. Surgery on 10/7/13. Currently at 258. 122 down and 48 to go.

Okay, I think it working now. Please try it again.

Crud. Give me a minute and let me see if I can figure this out. Thanks for letting me know. They open up to a large size for me.

I've had these pictures since my surgery on Oct. 7, 2013; I just never got around to posting them. Thought someone might like to see them. I asked Dr. Jeffrey Hannon if he would take a before and after of the stomach itself during surgery. He said, "Sure, I'll stick my iPhone in there and snap a couple!" Funny.

This is the stomach (the very large pink organ) as he found it at the beginning of the procedure.

This is the stomach after the procedure. Very small, makes sense that it will only hold a few ounces.

This is the portion of the stomach that has been cut out, waiting to be extracted through the belly button.

Dr. Hannon just laid it back over the area it had been in to give a sense of how much was being removed.

The yellowish tissue is fat. Yeah. Ugh.

Checking in:

HW: 380
SW:360
SD: 10/07/13
CW: 285
WL: 75 lbs
TWL: 95 lbs

Checking in:
HW: 380
SW:360
SD: 10/07/13
CW: 285
WL: 75 lbs
TWL: 95 lbs

Thanks for the research. Gives me a good starting point to see what works for me.

Sleeved 10/7

Starting weight 380

Operation day 361

Current weight 334

Haven't had any issues with Water or nausea. I have overeaten twice by not measuring my food. That will never happen again. It hurt so bad. Starting to feel really good though.

Congratulations, you look great! I like reading success stories like yours. Gives me hope.

I was also sleeved on 10/7 and am doing well. I wasn't allow anything to drink for 24 hours after the surgery, so on 10/8, when I got some Water to sip, I threw it right back up. Only it didn't look the same as the stuff going down. It was pretty gross looking. Only happened twice and then I could sip with no issues. The gas pains were pretty intense until the night of the 9th. I went to bed and woke up around 2 or 3 am, and was expelling gas pretty good. I only have soreness around my belly button now where they repaired a hernia and pulled my stomach through. I also have a desk job, but my wife, who is a nurse, is insistent that I not go back yet. She (and my doctor) says one week isn't enough time for the healing to be done. I went to Sunday morning meeting yesterday and was gone a couple of hours total. After my shower and getting dressed, I was exhausted. But I wanted to go anyway. By the time I got home, it was all I could do to undress and fall in bed. I slept 2.5 hours. This morning, I still feel good. Down 30 lbs total; 20 lbs before surgery on liquid diet and 10 lbs since the surgery.

I'm scheduled for October 7th also. I can't wait!

I know exactly how you feel. My surgery is October 7!

I'm sorry to hear you are having such problems. While I won't be sleeved for a couple of weeks yet, I have read similar accounts on this site. They all seem to have said the same thing, that time settles these issues. I hope the same is true for you.

Congrats! I also lurked on this site for a few months before joining. I joined on the day of my first official visit to my weight loss surgery clinic. I just had surgery this past Monday. Soon this will be you as well. This is such a great community!

I know, it is coming up quick. I had my last test yesterday and got final clearance this morning. I hope you are doing well. I read that you were coughing and are very sore; hopefully that has about passed.

This sounds really good, thanks!

This is a good tip. Thanks!

Congratulations! I hope you do well. Let us know how things go as they occur.

You'll do great! I wish they would move mine up; I'm ready!

Congrats on a date! Oct. 7 will be here before you know it!

And Oct. is a good month for a sleeve...had mine almost 3 years ago in Oct.

M2G, October is a good month. On the 19th, I will have been married 22 years to my high school sweetheart. Going to be a busy month. I noticed you are from the Denver area, I hope you haven't been affected by the floods.

Thanks, guys. I'm here at the hospital having some pre-op tests. They said my gall bladder is good. Now it's time for my upper GI tests. Never had one of these before.

I've been lurking around this forum since February 2013, when I started my six month prerequisites for insurance. I've read the good, bad and ugly, seen the before and after pics, read some great advice, encouragement and tips. Today, I met with my surgeon, Dr. Jeffrey Hannon at Mobile Infirmary and set a date of October 7, 2013 for VSG. I am so excited and nervous. I hate that I have to wait that long, but I have other obligations that I need to get out of the way first so I can focus on my surgery and recovery. Just wanted to say hi and thanks to all the members here as they have relieved me of a lot of my fears.

I actually am at the same stage and I am able to eat soft fruit. So what I do is eat my Protein and take a few bites of watermelon in between and I find it helps with dry mouth some what

Sounds good; I will try the watermelon trick when I get to that point.