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I'm about three months out and I couldn't be happier. I'm down 56 pounds (62% of the way to my goal weight of 190). I haven't been this weight since my sophmore year of highschool. I feel better than I have in 20 years. I no longer take blood pressure medication and I have reduced or eliminated all of the meds I used to take for diabetes. And it hasn't been all that difficult to keep the weight coming off. Life is great.

Exact same thing happened to me. I went into a 18 day stall right after surgery. But when the stall broke the weight started to fall off for about two weeks, then I went into another week-long stall. Stalls stink, but at the end of the day the weight is still coming off (albiet in waves).

What is the logic behind not drinking 30 minutes before or after a meal?

Same thing happen to me about a week post-op. I actually gained 3 pounds during the two weeks after that, all while eating about 800 calories per day. It straight up ticked me off. But I have lost 16 pounds in the two and a half weeks since then. Be patient, it will pass and the weight will come off.

Texas General isn't on anyone's network BUT they have some kind of deal with Dr Kim. I paid for my surgery out of pocket so the savings really helped. I started with Kim April 4th and had the procedure 6/10. It all happen really fast! The hospital and the staff were all very very nice. I really feel they provided top of the line care. I had an entire team of staff helping me post op and Dr Kim is one hell of a surgeon. I was asking to go for a walk right after waking up in the recovery room. I was in the same boat. I was a self-pay and had mine done at TX General (out of network). Just last night I got a bill from the hospital for $48,000. I almost fainted, then totally freaked out. I called Dr. Kim's office this morning to ask about it, and they told me that I wasn't responsible for the bill, that it would take several more weeks for the bill to be cleared out. Evidently the billing/cost arrangement between TX General and Dr. Kim has to be taken care of manually through the hospital's billing department. Dr. Kim's office told me I would likely receive two or three additional bills from them asking for the payment of the $48,000, but that I should disregard them. I felt much better after the call. Did you experience the same thing?

I'm in the metroplex as well. Sleeved on June 16th. All is going well.

I'm a guy. Right at 4 weeks post-op. My only regret is that I didn't do this fifteen years ago. What kind of questions do you have?

Welcome to the club. My week three stall lasted over two weeks. Just two days ago I started losing again. The odd thing is that I went to a family reunion over the weekend, and for the first time in a month and a half I ate some things I shouldn't have (ice cream, and then some more ice cream...). What's odd about it is that this weekend was the first time in the last two weeks that I have lost weight (four pounds over two days). How the heck does that happen?!!??!!!

I'm not drinking as much as I was instructed to. I might drink 30 - 35 oz a day instead of the 64 that the doctor recommended. I try to drink more, but never seem to get it all in. Could not drinking enough cause me not to lose? I'm 3 weeks out. The majority of the weight I have lost was during my pre-op period.

I just don't get it. Prior to surgery, I had typically eaten about 2,500 calories a day, and I stayed a consistent 275lbs. It was that way for at least the last 15 years. Now that I have had my surgery I eat about 800 - 1,000 calories per day and I'm not losing. How is it possible for me to cut over 1,500 calories daily from the amount of calories that used to keep my weight constant and not lose weight? It's very frustrating.

My Dr. said to take them for 6 months after surgery.

I actually can't get to more than 500 cals in a good day.. Other people's sleeves must be smaller than mine. I've had absolutely zero problem with anything I've eaten, or with how quickly I have eaten it. I ate an entire chicken breast last night (it was mashed up) over a 10 minute time period. I fear I've gone through all this, only to have very little restriction.

Of those that are alrady in the Pureed stage, about how many calories are you taking in per day? I'm eating between 800 - 1,000 calories a day and have not been losing weight. This scares me. Prior to surgery, if I were to have eaten only 1,000 in a day I would have lost weight that day. WTH?!?!?!

I haven't skipped ahead, but I have been tempted. Not all doctor's orders are the same. I'm still in the full liquid stage, which I will have to stay in for two weeks. prior to that I was in the Clear liquids stage for two weeks, and prior to that I was on two weeks pre-op liquid diet. Put that all together and it will have been a month and a half that I will not have put anything in my mouth other than broth, protien shakes or thinned out Soup. That sucks and would frustrate a lot of people. Having said that, it's part of the price you have to be willing to pay when you sign up to get sleeved.

I will give them a call. I had this pain (the pain is on the scale of a 2 of 3 out of 10) prior to my last follow-up appoint, where they did a leak test and all was fine. It feels muscular (sp) in nature, and maybe an inch or so below the skins surface. I will call though just to make sure all is well.