Puerto Beach

Pre OP Weight before Liquid Diet was 315lb (Doctor visit weight confirmed May 14th) Lost 10 on liquid diet before surgery May 21st. Today I weighted 270. So it you count the 10 on the liquid diet as legal the over all amount I have lost a total of 45 pounds so far.

I was sleeved May 21st. My post will be a stark contrast to those above. When I awoke after the surgery I wanted to take a walk. The nurse said the effects of the surgery would hit me like a monster very soon. Well no show. I was in only mild discomfort and the next day I was walking all over the hospital feeling fine. I never had to take the Gas X strips I brought with me and water went down NP. I was in the hospital 2 nites then a hotel 2 nites and I drove myself home (4 hour drive) when I got back from the airport. I take pills and yes the shakes get old pretty quick but small price to pay. I have lost 37 pounds so far and realize I just skipped the discomfort and issues you guys are suffering from. My point is I was lucky can't account for it I'm just surfing that wave until it crashes against the reef.

Super I am not going to try to break the 200lb barrier. I am 6' 5" and my goal weight would be about 215lb. However I broke the 280 mark for the first time in 13 years also yesterday. My Surgery was May 21st and I was 318lbs It is a great feeling to see that the hard work of the restrictive diet get results. It gives you inspiration to stay the course. Nice going

Everything went fine

The die is cast. I have a date. I am slated to have surgery in TJ on May 21st, 2013. Looking back over a not so distant span of time I find myself in the midst of a pre-op diet for gastric sleeve surgery. I have purchased tickets to fly to San Diego and told only my wife and two youngest children. I am going alone because I don’t want to worry about her worrying about me. This is all about me. I am doing this for me. Yes I could fall back on the moral high ground that it will help improve my health. Don’t get me wrong I do want to reduce my mortality rate so I can be there for my family. The truth is I want to be there for me too. I just want to feel better physically and enjoy life. Depression, low self esteem, and poor physical health is not a trifecta for happiness. So I find myself in queue for a potentially life changing surgery. A serious operation with real risks those are irrevocable. I will still be the same overbearing, triple plated, yard wide, died in the wool, pompous ass I have always been. I may change but if I am lucky there will be less of me whatever my disposition. The prospect of my journey coupled with determination and hard work ending in successful weight loss is enough to justify the risk for me. (Gastric Sleeve a Rational Decision)