BWaltD

Hello all. Hit my 6 month post op date earlier this month. All is well and Im feeling awesome. Its been a crazy journey so far. Here are some of my stats to date. Weight is down 150 lbs, down 54 inches from head to toe and My BMI is down 21.3 points. Im off of 4 Heart Failure meds and getting close to stop using my CPAP device. Life is good. Ive attached a photo of me. December of 2013 vs August of 2014 Take care and thanks for reading my post.

Hello fellow February Sleevers. Hope all is well. Its been a crazy journey so far.

Here are some of my stats.Weight is down 150 lbs, Im 54 inches smaller and my BMI is down 21.3 points Such a happy man now, Life is good.

Based on the scale this morning: (im 5ft6)

Starting:242 pounds

Current: 176.5

Let me see how you guys are doing?!

Awesome job...You look great.

Im 20 weeks post-op and down 127 lbs. Ive lost ~46 inches from head to toe and feel great.

Ive got 90-100 lbs to go.

The left picture is back in December of 2013 and the right was from Memorial Day 2014..

2014 is my year.I turn 50 last week and am in better shape now then when I was 38-39...Life is good.

So Im looking through my notes on my phone. I find my list of things I cant wait for post-op. Its dated November 2013. I was sleeved 2/3/14. 19 weeks and a couple of days ago. Im down ~78 lbs since surgery and ~125 lbs since December of 2013. Ive been taken off 4 meds and have lost almost 45 inches from head to toe.here is my list of things I couldnt wait for:

1) fit behind the steering wheel...done.... Not only fit but I have moved my seat forward.

2 )not to have the seat belt choke me out. done

3) eat with out wearing the food....done

4) fit into a booth. done... I cried when I slid in beside my wife...so totally awesome

5) climb stairs at work....done my fitbit stats say I did 93 flights last week at work (I work in a large hospital)

6) skinny dip...oh so close the wife has agreed to join me at a naturalist beach...( gotta wait for the weather...it Michigan lol)

7) fit into 98 % of my clothes...done and then some...I have blazed past my 4Xs, 3Xs and some of my 2Xs...Im melting !!!

8) have a lap/cross my legs...done effortlessly I may add on the crossing of the legs

9) skinny dip......see # 6 I was the fat kid who swam in a Tshirt since I was 12....FREEDOM BABY !!!

10) dump my CPAP device...oh so close..I need to read my card to check my AHI.

In December of 2013 I was 426 lbs... Its been an awesome journey so far and im loving life again.

My saving grace on liquids post op was sugar free butterscotch pudding. Not sure I could eat it now 18 wks out...lol

Sleeved 2/3/14.

My progress to date. Sleeved 2/3/14

Life is good

Taken off 4 meds so far

BMI is down 17.1 points

The wife and I did our 1st 5 k this weekend. We didnt run but we were out there. Pretty amazing how our lives have changed sinced being sleeved. The wife had her 1 yr surgiversary 2 wks ago and today marks 17 wks post op for me. She has lost ~120 lbs and I hit 119 lbs.

FYI... all my treadmill work and neighborhood training prepping for this 5K was not enough for the rolling hills of Ann Arbor Michigan. LOL my butt is aching this morning .Hahahahahahaha

BwaltD, I have a question- how much Water can go down with medicine? I need drink at least 8oz with thyroid medicine- wondering how that will work?

8 ozs may take you abit, but it is do-able. I can take in around 1.5 ozs per sip, wait a few mins and take another.

Thank you guys.

Hi, Im a 49 yr old male that was sleeved in Detroit Mi. on February 3rd, 2014. HW 426 lbs, SW 380 lbs, CW 308 lbs.( 118 lbs gone FOREVER) Its been an incredible trip so far and I am looking forward for summer.A few things that have happened since my surgery: Im off of 4 meds so far, My BP is now normal. My BMI is down 17.1 pts since December of 2013. I have lost 34 inches from my body and hoping to pack my CPAP unit away. The coolest is talking to pre-op and post op pts at the hospital I work at. To tell them my story and show them how their life will be changed for the better is awesome. Life is really good now. Happy man here !!

The left picture is from December of 2013 and the right is from Memorial Day 2014

I'm a 39 year old wife and mother HW 299 CW 287 I'm scheduled for June 23. Due to my BMI I didn't have to jump through a lot of hoops. It's great how supportive the group is. Dr Carlin out of Henry Ford Hospital Detroit.

Dr. Carlin is awesome. He sleeved both the wife and I. My wife just had her Surgiversary and is down 120 lbs. I am 16 weeks post-op and down 71 lbs sine 2/3/14 and 119 lbs since mid December 2013. Its an incredible journey you are about to take. Your life will change for ever...all for the better. Life is awesome now. Good luck

We will be looking to see you at the support meetings the 2nd and 4th Tuesdays of the month. Ask Wanda about the time and location.

Hello fellow February Sleevers. I hope all is well. Life is really good these days. I was sleeved Feb. 3 rd of 2014. HW 426 lbs, SW 380 lbs and CW 307 lbs. Thats 119 lbs since December of 2013 .

Good things since sleeved:

Taken off 4 meds, Ive lost 33 inches since December, BMI is down 17.1 pts. BP is normal. I now talk to pre-op WLS pts at the hospital I work at. (I love this part of my Journey)

sorry just noticed it was the ladies room...edited post

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So...heres the skinny. lol as a Respiratory Therapist that has work with Pulmonary sleep Docs for years, the general rule of thumb is a sleep study every 40 lbs or so. With that being said Im pretty sure that doesnt happen. So yes as the weight dissappears forever get the study. My question is how do I/we as CPAP users get rid of the psychological need of this device. As a user myself for the past 12 yrs its like a pacifier to me. Thirty seconds after the mask goes on Im out cold. I asked the docs about this problem and they said get a sleep study to show the physical need is gone and that would help with the psyc. need for it. Im thinking my transition may be a tad harder then that. your thoughts?

remember...it takes 1000 cals of solid food to produce a BM.

same name on IG BwaltD

Yesterday was my worst incident at work. Took my BP and it was 85/50. My norm pre op was 170's/80's.called my cardiologist and he has taken me off my 3rd med since surgery (2/3/14) TODAYS bp...128/62 HAPPY MAN HERE

My name is Chris and I am an 42 year old male who has battled weight as long as I can remember. As I have aged my weight has really slowed me down. I am just at that point of being pissed for allowing this to hold me back for so long. I have been aware of these procedures for years as I am an operating room nurse. Maybe ignorance is bliss when it comes to surgery. I am having my sleeve on April 17. I am very excited and honestly fearful of this journey but it is one I have to do. I am blessed to be having surgery in an operating room I run and at a hospital of friends. It is great reading the stories of others and not feeling so alone in this issue.

Hey Chris, 49 yr old male RT (Respiratory Therapist) from Detroit area here. You will do fine with the surgery. Im 9 wks post op and doing wonderful. The one thing I have to say is eat slow. Being a hospital employee I think we tend to eat our meals fast. Afraid the beeper will go off and lunch is over. Thats been my biggest issue. As for the plus side of my sleeve: Im down nearly 50 lbs since surgery 2/3/14 and almost 90 since December (pre op diet) Im off of 3 meds of my handful, Ive lost 31 total inches off my body and my BMI is down nearly 12 points. Clothes that didnt come close to fitting 4 months ago now hang on me. I guess I need to dig deeper into my closet. lol. You will rock the sleeve, youve come this far. As for any issues you may have , hang tight, ask us questions and things get better from day one. Just hang tight.

2 NSVs for me so far.

My Cardiologist has taken me off my 3rd med since surgery (2/3/14).

My Sons friend saw me yesterday, first time since surgery. He said several times...damn Mr D. youre getting small. Im down nearly 50 lbs in the 9 wks since surgery and just shy of 100 lbs since December of 2013. Made me feel so happy.

In order for the finger pulse ox to work. One finger should be free from nail polish. At Teachamy maybe they used an ear probe on you.

Sleeved 2/3/14

HW 426

SW 380

CW 341

goal 215

49 yr old male

5'10

down 31.5 total inches since surgery

feeling awesome mentally and physically

It may be anatomical. There are several reasons for OSA.