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Thanks for replying @Strivingforbetter. It'll be a week in a couple days. So far I've done well. I was told after my surgery I wouldn't have to drink 2 more weeks of liquid diet. Then the morning of my surgery the surgeon changed his mind,. I'm not going to lie, this was not ideal to hear. It's been five days and I really feel like I can eat things. I'm sorta understanding my body better (I know I'm in the infancy of this), but still feels nice to know what I eat (drink) and how it will affect me. I really want to eat. I'm down about four pounds. I gained a bunch of weight during surgery. They said it was normal. Talking about my surgery, It went really well. I woke up in moderate pain and it never increased. I was walking within four hours. Using the bathroom, everything. They sent me home after a night. I got home and have been walking a lot. Today I have 11k in steps. Went to the mall, walked around the neighborhood. Yesterday I did 9k - went to Costco and Wal-Mart. Being 400 plus - this was hard before the surgery, but it wasn't that difficult. With all this activity, I feel myself craving real food. I'm drinking about 3-4 protein drinks a day and eating a serving of cottage cheese. I feel slight discomfort after drinking. I assume this might be the new connections. Oh well, I guess I'll continue on the liquid diet. I see my doctor early next week. If anyone could help me understand, how does it feel when you eat solid food? Do you get immediate pains? Does your stomach start cramping immediatly? Thanks for the support and help.

I want to thank all of you for posting all this information. I go in tomorrow morning 4/10/19. For a Sleeve to DS revision. I am at 440 right now and my high prior to the sleeve was 535. August of 2017 - I was down to 390 - then was in a bad car accident with a mild TBI and I have a disc bulge and loss of sensation in my thumb and pointer finger. I was so depressed I put the weight back on. I've tried since February of 2018 to get the DS, but the one hospital didn't tell me they weren't considered a COE until five months into the process. I was lost and went back to the original hospital I got my sleeve from. I didn't have to, but I went through the 6-month weight loss. Kicked Coca-Cola. That's probably the best part. I've lost 18 pounds on the 2-week liquid diet and was told by the PNP that I will be able to eat pretty close to normal after the surgery. I'm honestly craving barbacoa and cooked purple carrots lol. Actually, right about now, I'm thinking of eating my desk at work. I'm on a clear liquids only diet today. I look at today... like... well I've gone through physical, emotional, and mental hell the last two weeks. What's one more day? For some reason, I keep having nightmares about dying. I know I wont, but I'm a person that operates on high anxiety. (Especially when I can't eat to comfort myself.) I am also a very strong willed person and know I have a huge road ahead for me. I need to get in the mid-200's, if not lower. My PNP said I should lose 180 pounds in a year. I like a challenge and so I want to lose 200. I'm not naïve and know this road will be very bumpy. I've tried to warn my wife about the gas, but I'm pretty sure she will experience hell soon. I am encouraged to read about your recoveries when doing revisions. I was super worried about that. I have about 2 1/2 weeks off of work after today. So, I should hopefully have some idea what I will be experiencing when I eat certain foods. I do like to workout and unlike some, I've seen increased weight loss when I do workout. I stay to more cardio and when I weight train I do it in a circuit and constant motion so my heartrate is staying in the cardio zone. It's a tip I learned from a professional weight trainer when I was in my 20's. It really cut me up then and I know now, approaching my 40's will hopefully continue to work. Some stats about me: Name - Josh Weight - 440 Surgery - 4/10/19 Married 1 daughter, but trying for one more - hopefully in July. Age - 38 - birthday in July. I started crying at my desk this morning, thank god I have an office I can close. I'm an emotional guy. Thanks for all the inspiration and I look forward to posting updates.

I was sleeved on Oct 4th 2013 -good luck everyone -I started at 542 before the two week liquid diet 524.8 the morning of my surgery and I'm now at 512.4 this morning. I would assume I'm one of the larger people on this board, but hope to be around 300 by next year.