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My doc's plan says never again. He is also one of the leading surgeons. I just think it boils down to all Dr's are different and have differing opinions. Just like some would say the bypass is far better than the sleeve long term. I think it also comes down to how much data is available on each subject from case studies and such. They have not been performing the sleeve nearly as long as say the bypass. I am certain what is the norm today for recommendations will not be the norm 5 years from now.

Congrats!! It only gets better from here! You will be fine! Just stick to the program chica!

That is exactly what I did. I now do not drink them as I am able to get what I need from food. Thank God! I was getting sick of the shakes.

I was the same way, I could only eat half of one but trust me it gets better!

Tolerated No Bubble guts scrambled

Alcohol YES please. Oh um yes I tolerate alcohol but not to the excess I was able to before sleeve. I have not touched a beer since pre surgery and never will. I now enjoy some wine a few times a week. Most I can drink in a little over a glass. I get bad headaches if I drink more than that now. Otherwise I had no issues.

In all honesty regardless you will likely feel differently after surgery about food. I could care less what we eat for thanksgiving or even if food is served. Not that I don't like T Day food but if I was told we were not doing a T-Day meal this year it would not bother me one bit. I just don't look at food in that way anymore.

Oh yeah EGGS I forgot about EGGS. I ate the heck out of some eggs week 4 through 6!!

According to them you can puree your meets and such. What I did was stuck to things like yogurt and beans. At about the end of week 4 I ate some ground beef no issue. I also ate lots of cheese. I was in no way going to puree some meat or anything for that matter.

For me with Dr. Nick week 3 was still liquid phase. On week four you start the puree stage which I believe was 3 weeks.

Congrats! Way to go!

Congrats!! Way to go!

Congrats bro! I hope you recover fast!

For me it was about 2 weeks before I could. So all folks are different I guess.

Happy bday! And congrats you are doing awesome!!

Thank you for sharing. Sorry you are going through this as I just can't even imagine what it must be like. I am not at your stage yet and wonder how hard it will be to maintain but on the other hand I cant wait to get to the maintain part. I hope you are able to get this figured out with your upcoming Dr visits!

I am always cold as well but I don't have as much insulation as I used to....

Wow what a difference! Nice job!

Good luck! Hope you have a fast recovery!

I am 6' 3" My heaviest was 418. Just before surgery I was at 362. Today I am at 251. A total of 167 pounds lost.

Ah now you have bald jokes eh?

I noticed but its OK! :ph34r:

At least you get to eat it! I LOVED Cottage Cheese pre surgery and that is the one and only thing I can not eat post because I just don't like the taste of it anymore. So freaking strange....

Wow what a huge difference!! Way to go!

You look great!! Way to go! Always good to see some success stories!