rosie13182

Hey y'all from TEXAS!!!!!!
I live in Lavernia but work in San Antonio.
My ta-ta's are going away but frankly my dear, I don't give a da!n. What I've lost in my boobies, I've gained in health!!! I would NEVER trade my weight loss, to include my breastisis, for the impoved health I now have.
Kathleen

San Antonio here!

San Antonio here!

San Antonio here!

This is my first response to this thread or to you, so I do hope you will take my words as sincere with no intention of being rude or disrespectful.
It seems to me that you are looking for validation for your actions, not input, and I think that's absolutely OK. Why do I assume this? It seems to me that you are rejecting the words of anyone who is not in full agreement with what you are doing or what you say your surgeon has approved. Again, that's totally your prerogative, but by asking for opinion, you are opening the door to get exactly those. Some of our biggest success stories here have given you input and it saddens me that you are brushing them off as if they are worthless. This is a forum for support and learning, and those things come even in words we don't necessarily want to hear.
I would suggest that if you truly only want a cheering section (which again, is perfectly acceptable), that you simply say what you are doing, that you are feeling great (YAY! I'm so glad that you are!) and that you are losing at a rate that makes both you and your surgeon happy.
Personally, at your stage, I was on purees. I didn't start on solid foods, like tortillas, until 3+ months out. In fact, I still cannot eat 1/3 of a tortilla at almost 10 months out because they fill me up so solidly I feel sick and uncomfortable after the third nibble.
Right now, your new tummy is tender, numb and healing. You cannot feel everything that is going on with it. While I do not agree with the person who keeps insisting that you are stretching it (something that is next to impossible to stretch very much), it is very possible that you are over filling yourself without knowing it.
I was told, when I hit pureed, not to eat more than 2-3 tablespoons of food. At 6 months, I was given the OK to eat up to 1/2 or 3/4 of a cup, something I am still not very successful at, in one sitting. I saw that you were previously told that your new tummy would hold about 3 oz. By eating a 1/2 cup, you are exceeding amount already, and that concerns me, but if it doesn't concern you, all is well.
Something my nurse told me that I still have to remind myself of? Just because you *CAN* eat it, doesn't mean you *SHOULD*. You made a huge step in the right direction towards good health. Maximize this honeymoon period by eating all the right things in as little quantity (but maximum quality) that you can. This isn't about starving yourself, I'm certainly not interested in doing that, but about relearning good habits while your capacity if very limited and the drive to eat is at it's least.
As a host, I am going to respectfully as that you change your username because I do think it's detrimental to our community. I do hope that you will come back and reread the intentions of these posts as they are meant, not as attacks (for the most part) but as support. I do see where some would ruffle your feathers, and those are best ignored. You have a lot to learn and a lot to add, I am sure. This is great place and I would love to see you get everything you can out of here.

I understand your concern. Rest assured, you're going to be OK. Consider yourself lucky.
I had no real issues drinking and thought, "did they really remove part of my stomach?" I felt like I should be having more issues than I was. I had no issues post-op - no nausea, very little pain, and was able to take in fluids immediately.
When I started on soft foods, same thing - nothing made me feel bad and was able to eat the approved amount of food with no issues. I kept reading about the issues other people had and thought I was the weird one.
I'm 3 months out today - still nothing bothers my sleeve. But I have plenty of restriction - I can still only eat 2-3 ounces at a time.

Hi! You are one of the lucky ones. Believe me, you don't want to be the one who can't get their fluids in its no fun!!! I am one of those people, although now, at 5 weeks it's getting a little easier. Unless you are having pain I wouldn't worry. Congrats on ur surgery!!

Hi, I am new to this site. I was sleeved on February 3 also. I am feeling pretty great! It's nice to read other peoples updates that had surgery on the same day.