ElectricBoogaloo

When I woke up PO, I screamed, "I'M ALIVE?!" to which the entire room started laughing! Then, the unthinkable happened later on that day....I had a vasovagal syncopal episode on my first walk PO, passed out, fell face first on the tiled floor (nurse present?), unconscious for more than a minute, full code called, concussion...still suffering from that (may not resolve for 3 months), while the surgery itself has been smooth sailing. Go figure!

Oh no! That is such a HIPPA violation...especially sad coming from HR!!! You have every right to be upset and to submit a formal complaint. Oregon Bariatric was in the wrong for disclosing who they were and so was your HR colleague who yelled across the room.

The 3rd week stall is a common occurrence. You can search BP and find many instances of this happening. Power through, your weight loss will continue!

Good luck! I was revised from the band on October 10th. I have been complication free and progressing well.

I am so happy that you are doing well and that your husband accompanied you! I hope the rest of the family comes around with a quickness! ? It gets easier each day!

Are you back home? How is everything going?

Congrats to you both!

You look great!

WootWoot!! Loading paintball...

This is definitely not what normal restriction is. You need to have some removed and titrate up slower. Good luck!

I have SisterLocks and am somewhat concerned (locked for 6 years, 450-500). I have my hair re-tightened every 4-5 weeks. I may have to rethink that, though I really hate how they look with new growth. I will investigate L-Lysine. Thanks for posting, GT! Btw, you locks are lovely!

I was in a somewhat similar situation with regards to insurance coverage and time frame. I had to revise from the band to the sleeve because I had esophageal dilation, then all the fluid removed. The entire time my team told me to just not gain weight because I was already under 40 BMI and had no co-morbidities. We set a date, I completed all of the prep and my surgeon submitted the paperwork. I received notice that I still needed to lose 5% and had 2 weeks to lose 10.8 pounds or my surgery would have to be rescheduled (they were booking 2 months out)...Grrrr! I lost 10 pounds in that time frame by following the pre-op diet and daily cardio. Resubmitted, with the thought that it wouldn't be approved because I missed the mark by 0.8 pounds?. But it was!! It was stressful because I nearly had to weigh-in naked to document the 10.8 pound loss on the very last day the surgery could still be considered, and I was so close (I wouldn't have even need to cut off an arm to make goal!). Sometimes the insurance companies will surprise you and do what is right! I concur, the diet is challenging, but you can do this! I had to follow it for a month (two weeks for the power weight loss sprint, then two weeks truly for the assigned pre-op diet). Yikes! I don't know if it got easier or I just became delirious and convinced myself that I was eating real food, but I survived. You definitely can and will, too!!! Think positive; it is so worth having the mindset that your surgery will progress as planned...so be prepared!?

Two weeks full liquids, 10 weeks soft food

I keep reading about people having difficulty swallowing sips of water/fluid and I am having none of that. I can't/don't guzzle, but can swallow mouthfuls (about three swallows worth of/per mouthful) consecutively with seconds in between. Again, I fear that I had the placebo sleeve! ???

Yikes! That's horrific. 1 week, 1 month, quarterly for the rest of the year, then annually.

Uh oh...7 weeks?! I am ready for the incision/removal pain to be over and I am only 1 week out!

@ElectricBoogaloo Cool! How's your first week post-op been? Pretty good! Yours?

Good luck with the surgery and quick healing! Just remember it gets a little better every day! Kathy, we are surgery twins!

WootWoot! Good luck!

I have been taking naps each day, but not overly tired. I almost lie down because I feel that is what I am supposed to be doing. Hope it resolves soon for you.

One week post-op... Almost back to normal. Some incision pain, especially where my band port used to be. Hurts to cough or sneeze, though. I brings a tear to my eye. Eating (rather drinking) is rather routine. I am hitting my protein targets each day, but sometimes struggle with 64 ounces of fluid. I get tired of drinking and if I don't start early enough, I find myself marathon drinking (sometimes with daily protein included) before bed, which necessitates getting up at least four times to go to the bathroom! On the day of surgery, I weighed 210.8. When I was discharged I weighed 218.4 (that's a lot of fluid!). Today I am at 204.2, which technically is a weight loss of 14.2lbs for the week. But in reality, I am down 6.6lbs this week and am stoked about it. Especially since I am a band to sleeve converter and "lose slower".

I know, right?! 10 weeks!! Not a typo.

Same here!! Not as hungry as before maybe but I definitely get hungry!! See my doc tomorrow and will ask if he really took anything out!! ? That's how I feel! Will be asking on Friday (no pain either). I fear that I have been punked!

Per my surgeon, I will be on soft/pureed foods for 10 weeks (after 2 weeks of liquids) which lands right in the middle of the holidays!

I was diagnosed with esophageal dilation in February, had all of the fluid removed. Four years ago, I wasn't ready mentally or physically to have such an invasive procedure, but was okay with have the band placed. Over four years of watching M6PL, sleeves just seemed like a normal procedure and not as scary as I thought it would be. When the discussion turned to refilling or removing my band, I was ready to take the next step for a more permanent solution. I actually loved my band, and although I gained weight while it wasn't filled and never got to goal, I consider my band a success. Without the band, I was probably heading to my very own special episode of M6PL!!!?