I will what I want

Well, that's a drag. I hope you are protected by "safe haven." Insert (expletive) here.

I had a 3.5 week stall and it finally broke a couple of days ago. I'm almost 4 months out. I only weigh myself about every month so I miss the details of most stalls (and I don't go crazy) but it was so upsetting to get on the scale after almost a month and have it be the same. Anyway, I kept to my plan and it's over now. I did notice that I was still looking smaller and my clothes were getting looser, scale just didn't budge. So frustrating! I'm just so glad I didn't freak out and throw in the towel and go back to poor eating (like I would have with a "diet").

You are lucky! Count your blessings. I've had quite a few challenges and the last few months have been hard. Enjoy your luck!

I will be 6 weeks tomorrow and I'm also exhausted. Also irritable and emotional. This is a big surgery and change. I'm trying - with different degrees of success - being patient with myself. Thanks for the thread - It's good to know I'm not the only tired one!

I have a cpap and I have had to lower the pressure several times since surgery. I wake up with a hurting stomach from air in my stomach. My settings started really high...ipap 19 and epap 16. I've lost 20 pounds since the pre-surgery liquid phase. My settings are now around 17/14. My advice is to pay attention and adjust your settings as needed. Good luck.

Yes, this is happening to me. I have gone to MD twice and everything appears normal. I was told it could last as long as 6 weeks. Annoying and frustrating. In my mind, I would be out climbing a monta in at 4 weeks out. The reality is we r still in recovery and to be kind and patient with ourselves. -Shellie

Same thing is happening for me. I'm super frustrated. I've spent the last month pretty much on my back in bed because the pain is awful. Have been to the doctor twice and he says it's all normal and fine. I'm completely regretting this surgery right now. My weight loss has been slow even though my calories are low etc. :-(. Doesn't seem worth it at all right now. Hopefully later it will. Today, not so much.

Hi all. How kind that you all asked. My surgery was 3.5 weeks ago and unfortunately I'm having a lot of pain and can't sit upright to sew. It is super annoying. I've got some patterns prepped...My problem is that I'm not sure I want to actually cut anything out until I'm further along in my weight loss. I am a perfectionist about sewing - even when I try not to be - so it would be like me to put in a bunch of hours on something and then have it not fit...since I won't be able to do a proper fitting for a long time. I DO have some amazing Missoni knit that I can make into a long cardigan though. Just need to get on the other side of this incision pain......best to all!

Isopure clear Protein Drinks.

I haven't had any food break -downs, Per se. I do cry a couple of times a day though. It feels like hormones to me...I hope it passes soon because I burst into tears suddenly. Then it's over and I move on. I read that it's the hormone release from the quick weight loss. Thoughts?

How are you all doing?

I had a post here and every time I post it words get changed and deleted. It is really really weird.

In short,

I use Isopure when I feel like I can't get anything else down. I get the 7.5 bottles which have 15 grams of Protein. Get it really cold and that helps the flavor too. Good luck. I'm sure others will have ideas as well. :-)

I feel you CGJ - it's totally unfair that you/me/us can't eat whatever we want. It really is and I protest with you!!!! I say rant away - get it all out - and then go do something that makes you feel good. How about spending some of that money you aren't spending on food on massages/clothes/manis? Whatever it is that makes you feel valued and taken care of. Also, I want to point out how generous you are with your sons and Ex. It takes a woman of character, love, and generosity to continue to invite an ex into to her life for the benefit of her sons. I Celebrate that woman! Please do the same. Much love, Shellie

My Nut said it was from being in Ketosis. (Burning stored fat for fuel). And that it would likely go away in maintenance.

Me too!

I can eat like that too. I'm not worried though. Compare that amount to pre-surgery amounts. You'll be fine.

@Rovoboy , thank you for checking in on me and thank everyone soooooo much for the support!!! I most definitely need it. He admitted yesterday that he is "beating me to the punch" because I will leave him when I get smaller (which is a load of crap) but none the less he is set on a divorce and unfortunately right now I don't have the energy to fight it. Surgery went really well for me and now I just have to try to stay focused. With the current situation it is pretty hard to get all my fluids in because I am not hungry or thirsty so it is hard to remember to sip all day long while my mind is beating myself up for "why I couldn't keep him happy."

BUT none the less I went threw with the surgery and now I HAVE to think about myself cause no one can drink the Protein for me or make the daily choices that will effect me the rest of my life. So as pathetic as it may sound I am taking my life minute by minute and hour by hour.... .THANK YOU ALL SO MUCH FOR YOUR SUPPORT!!! Thank goodness for BP

actually, taking it moment to moment is brilliant. When you feel better you can look at the big picture. For now, healing from surgery is job #1. Take care. All my best to you!

Hi team!

I'm moving forward with a revision surgery (lap band to sleeve) but will need different insurance. I have a small business and already have an out of network PCP whom I ADORE.

Does anyone have any recommendations about insurance through the exchanges? Or an insurance they wouldn't recommend? I'm looking specifically for an insurance that has the "fewest hoops" to jump through.

I live in Northern California and will be having the surgery with Palo Alto Medical Group.

Any help is greatly appreciated! Thank you!!!!

Sheila

I would call and talk to the bariatric coordinator at El Camino hospital - that's where Pamf does it's WLS. She probably knows the best plans. I just had my VGS done by one of their best - no complaints. Pm me if you want more details.

I am on the road to Denver (8 hours from my home) for surgery. I have been reading all the posts & most are positive but the complications are so scary. I want to be healthy, active & want to live life to the fullest if I dont lose weight my future is not so bright. Im so nervous.

I was a train wreak. Took an ambien the night before and still couldn't sleep so got up and cleaned the house in slow-motion. The next morning waiting for the procedure I really wanted to leave. I'd had surgery before in situations when I had no choice. Back surgery and a c-section. This felt so different in that I didn't have to do it. I could continue living - a crappy life - but I could. In the end my sister said the most simple and beautiful thing, "You need your power back." She's right, I've given up so much being overweight and unhealthy. What will you get back? Hang onto that as you prepare for surgery. Keep the biggest possible picture in mind. I had a rough start with a couple of random - not gonna happen to you - complications and even with that it was all okay. I'm only a week post-op so I don't want to come across as a vet when I'm not. Just trying to let you know your feelings are normal and show you have the good sense to be worried. Chances are very very slim that you will have complications - and even if you do you and your medical team will get you through them. Is someone with you to keep you from dwelling? Hope this helps. I'm on pain killers still so I may sound a little nutty. PM me if you need support!

Mine was a barium flouroscopy. You swallow a radio opaque liquid that you can watch go down your esophagus, through your sleeve and into your intestines. It was very cool.

Other surgeons may do a more basic barium swallow radiograph. You swallow the liquid and a radiograph (or series of radiographs) is taken to see that the liquid is passing through the sleeve and that nothing is leaking out into the abdominal cavity.

The fluoroscopy is like a video, where the radiograph is like a single picture.

It's also called an upper Gi, although it was much less involved than the upper GI I did pre-op. I wish I had been feeling better when I had mine done as the MD was ridiculously handsome. Lol.....

I'm on the Peninsula.

Ladies, the 2 week pre op diet is more to prepare you for such a small intake after the procedure. Of course it helps to shrink the liver amongst clean out the system. I suffer from Migraine headaches. The hunger was a instant killer for me. I turned into a total grouch. Found myself walking more to relieve my stress, drinking more fluids, which actually helped me lose 10lbs now before my surgery on Tuesday September 30. The liquid is no longer a challenge its an automatic meal. I make my own Soups now which are twice as better as I thought they would be

Actually - it's the other way around. The pre-op diet is too shrink your liver as it sits on top of the stomach and they have to retract it in order to perform the surgery. A large and brittle liver won't work. As for preparing you for small meals...you don't need to be prepared. Most of your stomach has

Been removed. You won't be hungry. I'm having a much easier time with hunger/nausea after the surgery than before. I'm not hungry at all and I'm amazed at how little I need to eat to feel okay. On the pre-op diet I was nauseas and fatigued. I'm only 6 days post op but I have more energy now than before on the pre-op diet and that is at about 700 calories/90 grams Protein. Just try to get through pre-op diet as best you can. Best to all!

Lol....I stopped my husband mid-sentence today and told him to stop talking as I knew he was going to say something annoying and I didn't want to hear it. Yeah. That went over well. (I'm day 6 post - op)

I had the sleeve and a hernia repair on Aug 26, was in the hosp for five days and have regretted it every day since (was on medical leave from my desk job for a month). This was the most painful thing I've ever gone thru. It's gotten better, however, I still deal with a pain right under my breast every time I drink. It feels like what I'm drinking gets stuck for a minute then it goes down. Because of this pain, I now have a fear of drinking/eating. I've lost 37 lbs (most of it muscle mass). I haven't once got my Protein in (most I get is maybe 40 grams). I'm getting better with Water, I just fill up so fast. And I hate every Protein Powder and shake out there. (Don't get me started on all the Vitamins I should be taking.....bought them all and they sit unopened).

What has happened to me??? My doctor says I'm "wired" different than any patient he's ever had. My absolute biggest fear is that I'm going to lose my hair. I know there's something wrong with me. Has anyone else gone thru anything like this? Any suggestions or ideas to help me thru this would be greatly appreciated. Thank you everyone!

If you are still having so much pain I wonder if you still have a lot of inflammation from the hernia repair. I also had a massive hernia repaired and while in the hospital had a rare complication that required them to take me off the narcotics for 6 hours. During that time they gave me Tordol, which as I understand it is a anti-inflammatory. It helped a lot. When they put me back on the narcotics I requested to keep getting the Tordol as well. (I was in awful, hard to control pain). Now that I'm home, and off all but a little Vicodin, my pain is very manageable. Much less than my surgeon expected. My theory is that all the Tordal reduced the swelling from the hernia repair and from my stomach. I can drink very normally and with no pain. Maybe it's something you can talk to your surgeon about? I personally don't believe in pain and feel that everything should be done to control it. I'm sorry you are going through this - you may have to get insistent with your team that they help you more. You being "wired differently" has no baring on the situation other than meaning he needs to get creative. (Now I'm getting angry on your behalf). PM me if you need support. All my Best to you.

Oh OP I could have written your post. I'm on day 4 of 10 and seriously finding myself worried about life post op. The thought of feeling like this for 6 more weeks is terrifying. I'm starting to find my groove though. I have a double Protein shake in the morning, a single in the afternoon and either a double or single at night. I constantly sip Water, have 2-3 sugar free jellos, about 2 cups of broth and one popsicle a day. The last two days I've stuck to that, I've felt satiated. It's still hard in the afternoon and when coming Breakfast and dinner for the kids.

We WILL get through this though! This isn't indefinite and the reward is so going to be worth it!

Hey Lexibell, just wanted you to know that I tried the double Protein idea and it helped a lot. My surgeon also let me have a little real food so I wouldn't be so shaky. I had surgery in the 22nd and it is much easier to live on the liquid Protein diet afterwards than before. Just wanted to let you know you helped! Also, thanks to all who chimed in with support. This is quite a journey and I appreciate everyone who steps up to support each other on these boards. Peace and love to all!