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Kaylap, talk to your medical providers, and be honest with them about your concerns. Quitting smoking is probably going to be a requirement prior to having surgery. I have asthma as well, and had no issues with the surgery. In fact, I've had less issues with my asthma, and no longer need to use my CPAP for my sleep apnea since having my surgery. My wife had a harder time recovering from her hernia repair than I did recovering from my surgery.

Good job and keep up the good work!!! It's definitely not an easy decision, but it was definitely one of the best I have ever made. The sleeve is just a tool.

Listen to your body. If it hurts to lay on your stomach, then don't try to sleep that way. There is no set date as far as I know. When your body allows it, then you should be safe.

You'll know when you've eaten too much. My mouth fills with saliva, sometimes I break into a sweat, and then I know it's time to find a bathroom because a PB is on it's way. Remember that with your new smaller stomach, one extra bite may be an ounce too much.

On January 1st, I weighed 381 lbs. Dropped to 37 lbs to 344 prior to surgery. Am now currently at 265, 79 lbs since surgery, 116 total. I haven't had any trouble with foods, except eggs don't sit well first thing in the morning. I don't count calories or grams of Protein, may not work for some people but it works for me. I eat the same foods my family does (two teenagers and a toddler), I just try to focus on protein first, with a bite or two of veggies, and I stretch meals out over longer periods of time. For example, If I grill burgers for the family, I'll eat about 1/3 of it during "dinner", but then snitch little bites throughout the rest of the evening until I've eaten the whole thing or it's bedtime. I struggle with not drinking during meals, ordering too much food and eating too fast. I still PB on occasion, but not often. When you can only eat 4-5 ounces, 1 extra bite is an ounce too much.

As others have stated, you can have dumping with the sleeve. My experience came when I had a spoonful of PB that I shouldn't have. It's not a pleasant feeling, but it's not the end of the world, and goes away after an hour or so. I had more issues early on with PB'ing from eating too much, or not chewing enough. Neither experience is fun, but don't stress out about it. It's just part of learning how to eat again with your new stomach.

Keep up the good work!

Hang in there. The liquid diet really was the worst part. It really does get better.

I would just call some local hospitals and just ask about follow-up appointments. Surgeon's in my area actually had high opinions of several surgeons in MX.

piercedqt78 - Unless Sonic has changed their recipe for the slush mix, no thanks. I worked their when I turned 16 and had to make the slush mix. It was just basically sugar and Water. And the flavoring is just soda from the fountain. A 20oz "Real Fruit" Lemon slush has 290 calories and 72 grams of sugar. jalyn96 - thanks for the heads up.

I'm just over 2 weeks out from surgery, and I've lost 19 lbs. However, I also just started pureed foods, and the scale hasn't moved since then. I think my body is just excited to have some substance. I would say you are doing fine, just keep following the plan and don't get stressed about it.

I was also curious if I could just open a Diet Dr. Pepper and let it sit till it goes flat. Not the ideal solution, just a thought

So, prior to surgery, I was a self-confessed Dr. Pepper addict. Since I started dating my wife, I had pretty much switched over to Diet Dr. Pepper. My nutritionist obviously told me to steer clear of soda because of the carbonation. However, I really miss the flavor. Has anyone tried using a soda flavoring like the SodaStream line, with plain Water instead of the carbonated water?

I've always been under the impression that weight loss and muscle building didn't go together. I would say go with cardio and muscle toning (light weights, high reps). Then once you get close to goal, then you can go back to focusing on muscle building.

Walk, walk, walk, walk!! Did I mention walking? Contrary to other posts that I've read in this post and others, I'm not convinced that the Gas-X strips help other than as a placebo. The pain you are feeling is from the gas they used to inflate your abdomen during surgery. Gas-X is designed to treat gas build up in the digestive tract. These two things aren't the same. I tried the Gas-X, and didn't notice any improvement. However, walking certainly helped with the gas pains, and it helps avoid blood clots.