Shiner86

Did your nutritionist give you a time to not eat past? Just curious to see how everyone's rules compare. Has anyone found that eating before bed slows your weight loss or doesn't effect it at all?

Welcome! Good luck! I just had mine June 11th and have had very very few complaints! Down 20lbs post surgery and 35lbs overall. Let us know if we can answer any questions.

Anyone notice their TOM water retention got better/worse after surgery? I find it interesting how much water weight I could gain prior to surgery (like 11lbs during week of my period and the next- 11lbs gone!) and now I am not seeing those same fluctuations. I guess it's because I drink so much more now it keeps it moving.

Mine didn't have me take any. Just carafate for 5 days after surgery. I feel great and have no problems with acid in any way. I'm 1 month out.

Your doctor will pick one for you but most everyone here has their own goal weight. Mine is 150lb for myself, my surgeons goal is 170. So we differ by 20lbs. No biggie. A lot of times peoples goals will change too depending on how they feel and look when they get close! Good luck!

That's amazing! Great job, I am sure it feels wonderful to accomplish your goal! I hope maintenance comes easy for you!!

Haha sorry, yes. Surgery=sx . I short hand that at work all the time for surgery notes that I have to do and it never occurred to me it would come off the other way. That's pretty funny though.

I had this surgery solely to be healthy when husband and I want to start trying to have a baby. Did any of you have trouble finding a doctor who was well versed in bariatric patients?

I didn't have any heartburn before (my hernia was very small he said) and I don't have any heartburn after. Only had to take carafate after for one week.

My surgeon said it was ok to go on a boat tomorrow (3.5 weeks post op). I'm worried about getting motion sickness. Anyone go out on the lake this soon after sx? How did your stomach handle it?

I Don't think there was any extra pain, once the gas pain was gone it was pretty smooth sailing. I had both done on June 11th. Ever so often I get a slight pain in my left side but I am told by month 2 that goes away.

I when I started this process I has the belief that it would just be a walk in the park aka "the easy way out". Obviously we all know I was completely wrong and we work hard every day to make our sleeves do their job. What was the one misconception you had before your sleeve??

I my first 2 weeks I didn't have any pain on my left side. But now when I move around randomly I will get a dull pain. Like when I squat down or sit up. I really can't tell if it's stomach pain or abdominal pain. It's not over where any of my incisions are. Also, when I yawn my stomach spasms. Is that strange? Anyways, just wanted to see if anyone else had this kind of thing? Is it because I'm just now able to start feeling my stomach whereas it was numb before like people describe from the surgery? I plan on asking my surgeon tomorrow but just thought I would ask here. It's on my left side just below my rib cage.

What is a cascade stomach if you don't mind me asking?

That's a great idea!! Also I wonder if they make liquid melatonin? That helps me sleep too!