Anjela424

I agree with Sweet. Those protein shakes are the worse. So if they don't do them in the U.K what do you use to get protein until you can get it from food?

Congrats! My husband goes Friday and hopefully he will get his date then too

They say the younger you are the easier it is for the skin to tighten itself up

Congrats to everyone

I'm 4 weeks post op...good luck with everything

I'm worried about that as well and my insurance doesn't pay for that! Its considered "cosmetic"

How are you doing? Did your surgery go well? I certainly hope so

Glad to hear things are goin well for everyone

Is today the big day?

Today is day 27 for me and I've lost 29 pounds

I'm 4 weeks post op and I use to cheat on my liquid diet. Not all surgeons put you on them. I was put on one bc my surgery was less than a month away and I hadn't lost the recommended amount of weight. Some do it just to see if you'll have the discipline to stay away from things you shouldn't eat (clearly I didn't lol)

I just had an upper g.i. 2 weeks ago but I am 4 weeks post op. I kept feeling like something was lodged in my throat but the dr says there isn't. They're going to now do an endoscopy to see if my pouch is too tight bc I'm vomiting a lot and at this stage I shouldn't be

You are on your way to a healthier you! Congratulations

Please keep us posted on your recovery

I am having problems eating. I throw up 90% of the time and they did and upper g.i and said my passageway was too narrow and my pouch was a bit tight...so when I eat the food isn't actually passing through the pouch but sorta sitting on top of the opening which causes the vomiting. I'm so hungry lol...I can't wait til they fix it so I can eat a little something

Good luck with everything

Thanks very much Jessica

I think she was trying to re-assure me that I would be able to eat again someday but even when I can you can bet I won't be eating like that! #Disturbed

I never experienced that. Fortunately my family was very supportive. You have to do this for you...not them. Unless they've been morbidly obese or dealt with diabetes or high blood pressure they can never relate...Do you attend support groups? They're really helpful

The pouch does actually stretch a little bit. As soon as you feel full...even if its just after one bite stop eating. What kind of stuff are you eating? I was told that rice and pastas expand in your stomach so even if you haven't had much

I actually had my surgery on March 22nd. I had a few complications but nothing major. I'm currently back on a liquid diet until after my endoscopy. Good luck with everything

I'm 4 weeks post surgery. I was able to eat jello apple sauce pudding and yogurt. The dietician told me to start re-introducing soft things like mashed potatoes oatmeal tuna/chicken salad with lite mayo. All of a sudden I started vomiting....Couldn't hold down anything....I would feel like everything was lodged in my throat. I had an upper g.i exam and was told nothing was stuck in my throat.....HOWEVER there appeared to be a "tightness" (whatever that means) So now I have to get an endoscopy and have a balloon inserted to expand the passageway or the pouch opening . Has anyone ever had this issue or procedure? Can you give me an idea of what to expect? Did it actually help?

How long will you be on the liquid diet?

I hope everything is ok

Is there anything I can substitute the honey for? I hate honey