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Excited and sad about my results from my blood work. Everything was fine except my Vitamin D was extremely low I guess starting today I am going to have to start taking Vitamin D twice a day. My b12 was extremely high. I currently take Nascobar nasal spray and its 1 time a week. My 6mo check up had me so nervous but Im glad I had the surgery with 0 complications and Im losing slowly and gracefully.

Awesome!!????????

I cant tell which surgery you had BUT when i was banded in 2005 i was told not to because if you are too tight the drinking/eating will cause you to throw up...if you are not too tight it pushes the food out the pouch allowing you to eat more, which cause weight stall-gain! Im now sleeved in 2014 and if i try to drink-eat i will throw up and have chest pains because there is no room for food/liquid! Hope this helps

I love it powdered pb2 and i pour it in my protein and shake it in a shaker!!

I never had a stall, I would lose at least 1-4 pound a week after surgery. Im 6 months out.

@@MisforMimi Im african american and i use Bio oil and it helped alot on my stretch marks and surgery scars...5 of them I did keloid on one scar and that is the scar i had my lapband removed from, it keloided in 2005 when i had the surgery and in 2014 so im fine with one bad scar

@@ArtSong Im sorry to hear that, are you a virgin sleever

I have heard some sleeve patients can not tolerate sugar, milk, salads or fried foods. I happen to be one that can not tolerate anything fried. I would try it again in maybe a month or two and see what happens, good luck.

I also use MFP to help calculate my protein intake. I drink one shake a day so I know for a fact I am getting in at least 30....In my early stage first 1-2 mo I drank 2 shakes to make sure I got 60 grams in. I know most of the time if I eat something its never the full or even 1/2 the serving Good luck

I have a desk job and my dr took me off for 3 weeks....honestly I could have went back after 3 days. They did my paperwork for time off the week b4 surgery so of course I didnt know what type of pain I would be in! We are all different and will experience diff pain and recovery differently....I was pain free and had a speedy recovery

@ifein229 The only food that I tried twice and could not eat is fried food...yes I dumped...severe abdominal cramps, sweating, chills and runs for abt 30-45 min and abt 10 min after I ate it both times I tried to eat something fried....everything else I have no problem with, i just eat in small quanities...fruit, veggies, salads, dairy products, bread...i can eat one slice of pizza!

Goodluck ladies!! Im one week from 6 mo and dwn 55 pounds and dwn 2 dress sizes!! I am band to sleeve, banded 2005 and revision 2014. Yesssss i noticed i am a slower wls patient than virgin sleevers and i was told i would be by the dr! I am still happy and proud of my results! I always have restriction and the first 3 mo i was not hungry ever i just ate because i had to and was on a schedule. I love my sleeve and its 110 PERCENT better than the band No COMPLICATIONS and no ISSUES with stuck food, throwing up, no problems with RESTRICTIONS and No Gerd

Wow....they gave me tea in the hospital and coffee..i never seen where i couldnt have it. The only beverage they told me not to drink is alcoohol for 6 months, no carbonation/sodas ever and no drinks or juice high in calories! I drink coffee 5 days a week with two packs of sub sugar and i drink abt 4oz a day.....i been drinking it since 3 mo out and im one week from 6 mo...i go for my 6 mo checkup 10/8 and i will ASK cause i could be wrong Goodluck everyone