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I SO want to be able to do this too. I'm completely obsessed with weighing everyday and I don't think it is helping my stress level. I'm going to go ahead and try this out. We'll see if it works. I will really try my hardest. Weight today was 197.8!

Friday 8/22 was my official 18 month surgiversary. I still cannot believe it's been that long already! Feels like just yesterday I had the procedure. I was sleeved February 22, 2013. My starting weight was 318 and I was wearing a size 24 and 3X. I can proudly say I now weigh 148 lbs and fit into size 6/8 and am wearing all smalls! What a journey it has been! I have worked extremely hard to come this far and I would do it over and over again. I strongly believe in exercise!! I dedicate myself to the gym at least 3 times a week! My BMI went from 52 to now 23.5. I am now, hopefully, anticipating my abdominoplasty surgery in the next month or 2!

I had my sleeve 7 months ago and have lost 106 lbs to date. I have felt run down of late suffering from a mouth ulcer and irritating cough also a Water infection and a rash that looks like a mild dose of shingles. My hair is also very thin. I suffer from Primary Biliary Cirrhosis (an autoimmune disease of the liver, sleep apnoea and fatty liver disease. I take Ursodeoxycholic Acid 600mg and Provigil 400mg for the PBC. I am on a Multivitamin plus Iron once a day. I only manage to eat about 10grams of protien a day. What additional supplements should I take to feel better and get back on track?

I could not drink plain Water for a long time. It occasionally makes me nauseous to this day and I am almost 6months out. Warm herbal tea and crystal light were/are my go to drinks. This is normal. It will get better.

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Wow. Really?

This thursday im 5 weeks post op vgs. i began 185. Need to loose 40-45. Ive done well,,,,,i have lost 14.4 in almost 5 weeks....of course I lost 10 lds quick and now its slower 1-2 a week,,,,ill take it, Im back to going out with friends...still no carbs,..very small meals. A few bites of what ever iim done....i get in 4 botteles of Water daily....,still doing a shake in the morn. Yogurt for lunch. i have cheated had wine...but im fine.my issue is trying to eat slow..ive got sick maybe 3 times in 5 weeks from eating too quick
So glad i did this...but do miss food.< /p>

Wow you look phenomenal! This post is an inspiration to me especially since our starting stats are almost identical. I'm 7 weeks post op hw 250 sw 237 cw 219...making progress but I think I may be a slow loser. I can only hope to look as awesome as you in the future! Question though, how tall are you?

Today is my Day 10 post-op. I went back to work yesterday, prematurely. I tolerated the surgery well and am adapting to living with a feeling of heartburn in my sternum with each swallow. AND, for now, I'm okay with all that. I'm having a hard time getting the anesthesia out of my system. Historically, it's taken months after general anesthesia for me to feel 'normal' again. Thanks to my liver disease (PBC and NASH), my liver drags on processing toxins. I rarely drank before I knew I was sick, because one drink would make me really buzzed. Dental numbing would last hours longer than they would tell me to expect. Pain pills were always knocking me out. With some out-patient procedures, there were several times they were about to admit me because they couldn't get me to wake up.
This forum is great for offering support to us. I hope I can meet others with liver disease (especially PBC or NASH) and those with problems with anesthesia to compare notes with and share helpful hints with.

Hi everyone,
It has been a long two months! I've had a lot of up and downs emotionally especially in the first month. I haven't had any real issues other than being extra tired I think because I lost my first 30 lbs in less than 3 weeks. Now that I'm losing a little slower I'm not at tired. I'm 2 months and 2 days post op. As of yesterday I have officially lost 50lbs! Start weight 230lbs. Current weight 180lbs. I have 40lbs to my goal!




-HL

I'm 2 months post-op. May 8th 2014, I tried some Green Tea, and it was not sugar free. I broke out into such a sweat, that my whole body was wet. My heart was pounding like I was on a treadmill. I started to pass out, and shaking. I felt very weak and tired. I had to go outside to cool down. I felt much better about 1 hour later. I think I'm staying away from anything sweet for quite awhile. It looks and sounds like it was dumping syndrome according to other posts. Has anyone else experienced this? How are you handling it now? I'm afraid to go out and eat.