peacheeie

Yea!!!! Me too! I have to be at the hospital at 5:30 am...surgery at 7...said I was first patient. My nerves are shot and I'm scared but overall I'm excited!!???? had to do only 1 week liquids...I'm over it...just sat here while my family had pizza!! Needless to say, I have support to some degree, but I had to move back home for personal reasons. I guess no matter how old you are, your parents will always be your parents and their house, their rules!! Good luck, it's going to be fine!! Prayers for a speedy recovery, Dee

I'm so happy to hear such positive stories here!! I will be having bypass September 2nd!! Had lap band 2007 and sleeve surgery January 2015....sleeve sucked, NO restriction, lost 15 prior to surgery, it's all back!! My sleeve was made bigger due to scar tissue from band. Scared about bypass and this being my 3rd surgery, but I have complete trust in my surgeon (this time) and hope to get these last 45 lbs off. Any advice would be welcomed. Ty

I'm so happy to hear such positive stories here!! I will be having bypass September 2nd!! Had lap band 2007 and sleeve surgery January 2015....sleeve sucked, NO restriction, lost 15 prior to surgery, it's all back!! My sleeve was made bigger due to scar tissue from band. Scared about bypass and this being my 3rd surgery, but I have complete trust in my surgeon (this time) and hope to get these last 45 lbs off. Any advice would be welcomed. Ty

I would love to hear more about your experience. I am having sleeve to bypass revision and I am nervous too. Much more than I was for the sleeve.

If anyone is having surgery in September let me know would love to have someone who I can chat with along the way that is having the surgery around the same time as I am. SEPTEMBER 2015

Hi everyone! I'm preop too with surgery happening sometime in September. I still need my sleep study and cardiac clearance.
I'm getting very excited but nervous too!
Gina

@@losing_the_band You are SO CLOSE! Congrats!!!
I love hearing stories of dedication and perseverance! We've all jumped through hoops and been poked and prodded and answered the same questions over and over and it's ALL GOING TO BE WORTH IT!!!

I'm so happy to hear such positive stories here!! I will be having bypass September 2nd!! Had lap band 2007 and sleeve surgery January 2015....sleeve sucked, NO restriction, lost 15 prior to surgery, it's all back!! My sleeve was made bigger due to scar tissue from band. Scared about bypass and this being my 3rd surgery, but I have complete trust in my surgeon (this time) and hope to get these last 45 lbs off. Any advice would be welcomed. Ty

Feel free to watch my video. It has photos of me before WLS, before plastic surgery, and afterwards. Good luck on your journey!
https://vimeo.com/108545064

you are not alone! I will be 4 months post op sleeve on May 9th and have only lost 20. Lbs. I have gained and lost the same 3 lbs for about 6 weeks now. I never felt any restriction since day 1 so I have been researching my surgery. I went back to my original doctor who did my band in 2007 (very successful) and would have gone back too him in a heartbeat if insurance did not dictate who I went too. Band removed in sept 2014, sleeved in jan 2015...went back to original doctor who looked at my leak test and said my sleeve was bigger than normal...great!!! Said it could have been due to scar tissue so I'm having an endoscopy next week to see. Right now I have a BMI of 33 with HBP and rheumatoid arthritis. Doctor said if he could make the stomach the correct size he will but depending on scar tissue he may have to do a bypass! I too am having a difficult time with re routing my insides and am scared to death!! Please keep me posted on your journey as I will with mine...good luck and don't beat yourself up...words I try to live by!!!

Oh thank God for this site and the wonderful people on it. I am 7 weeks out and since March 31st have fluctuated up and down the same amount. My surgeon told me to stay off the scale at my last visit. I have my two month appt in the morning. I DEFINITELY have lost quite a bit of inches, finally did my measurements! I took a picture yesterday in the same bathing suit I used for pics from the night before surgery. There is a huge difference that even I can see with 17 (post surgery) pounds gone forever.
It's terrible that I base my success on the scale. It took 30+ years to get to this point, I know I need to be patient and give myself the time to reverse. I'm trying...a work in progress !

I posted a thread showing my weight loss over a year. Stalls are very common.
http://www.bariatricpal.com/topic/335141-one-year-of-weight-loss-graphed/

I am 4 weeks post-op and seem to be in a stall as well. Although my clothes are getting pretty loose on me, the scale is not moving much. I guess the only thing I can do is continue what I am doing. Hopefully, the stall will end and I will start seeing the scale move down.

peacheeie - Ohhh...good luck! I am hoping for NOT another surgery for you!

well....unfortunately, it may mean another surgery (not happy)!!! I went for a second opinion because I thought something was not right...I know it's completely different than the band and I get that...I just had reasons other than restriction to be honest with you. New doctor said my leak test looked good but I definitely have a larger stomach than normal. He ordered an endoscopy because it could be due to scar tissue from the band and maybe 1st doc couldn't get in there completely to remove it. I do not want to have a bypass so until my endoscopy next week, I'm following my plan, exercising and eating good. From what I understand, having a stall does happen and there are some wonderful and positive stories on this site so don't get discouraged...we must keep our heads up and fight this battle!!!! PM me if you would like:)

Hi...I too had the same issue! Band out in sept, sleeved in January...major fight with CIGNA...denied 3x's even after 2 peer to peers. Hold onto hope and talk, really talk to your doctor. Wording is key with insurances...trust me! I did have a hernia though. I too had scar tissue and therefore my sleeve is larger than the normal 15%. I only have 50 lbs to loose and in 3 months have lost about 20...loss is very slow and I am frustrated but I am working my sleeve and I will not let it work me!! I am not sure if waiting would have improved the scar tissue and allowed the standard size sleeve so look into that and ask (just an opinion from my personal experience) IM me if you would like too
Dee

You are not alone...I am about 8 weeks also (1/9) and have questioned my sleeve since I started with puréed foods! I understand how you feel. I was just at my doctor last week and asked point blank. I have all my or reports and I rarely feel restriction. I will be honest and say that yes, I have tested the sleeve (not wise) and nailed a regular piece of pizza with NO problems!! I had the band for 7 years and was so used to having restriction and I did well with it. I do love the fact that I have more freedom but in8 weeks, plus 1 pre op, I'm down 20 lbs. I only had 50 to loose but I too feel like a failure. I'm at the point where I'm about to go to another surgeon with all my reports and see what they have to say. I'm not loosing hope though but everyone I have know has been incredibly successful with the sleeve, however they have had at least, at least 100 lbs to loose. I asked my doctor and he said it would be slow with me and told me to lower my intake...really???? I'm stuck on the scale and I seriously eat, in total, about 1 cup of food, if that per day. When do you go see your doctor?

Your are absolutely correct and I remind myself of that everyday...I am thankful for being healthy enough to really focus on my routine and my program. It was a "gut feeling" when my surgeon had said before surgery that if I needed a lap band down the road, that would be an option. Those words have stayed with me and prob was not the wisest of things to tell your patient before being wheeled into sleeve surgery!!! I fought the insurance company for months to get this surgery and there are so many other factors that happened so that is why I feel betrayed and let down. Thank you for your opinions and I truly appreciate everyone's thoughts....that's why I posted...ty????

You have lost 20 pounds already, that's a very decent loss for someone coming off a band revision. Especially considering you only had 50 to lose. That's already nearly half your extra weight.
I would focus on following my program and getting my exercise etc and give it some time before thinking about another surgery.
It seems a bit premature for all this drama and feeling betrayed.
Just my opinion. Good luck either way.

I feel like I am the first Gastric Bypass failure. I lost weight before I could eat solid food and I have gained back 2 pounds since. I rarely feel full...I know I have to work at losing weight but I was hoping the sleeve would be a tool that helped. Honestly I sometimes think I am the placebo test patient, they removed my lapband but did they forget I wanted the sleeve when they were in there?
Being able to eat as much as I did before ( and some days I do) makes me feel horrible. I know "hunger" is in my head but I was hoping the sleeve would make it easier for me to feel full.
Every time I read that people can consume a cup of food at some meals ( like that is a lot) makes me nuts, I can easily eat 2 - 3 cups at a meal
( if not more!)
Am I the ONLY one?

I was approved!!

Chapstick is the #1 thing!!! Phone charger and other than that, hospital provides everything. Just had my surgery on the 9th, home on the 11th and doing well. Painful but getting up to walk is key. 24 hours later I actually gave myself a wash up. It felt nice but nothing like coming home and being in your own bed, shower, etc! It's so worth it and you won't remember too much about that day....my sister had text me and I text her back that I was at the movies!!! She was a little concerned but started laughing cause I had hit my morephine button!! You will do fine, just remember the chapstick

Anyone else having the fleeve This day?!? Need a support system im here

ABSOLUTELY!!! Sounds great and I would love a surgery buddy!! I'm finding myself going a little food crazy...I believe this time of year doesn't help either!!! Your lucky, my deductible is 3000! How is your diet before? Mines only a week and not just fasting

Peacheeie - My sleeve is scheduled for 1/7/15. We can be surgery buddies since our surgeries are so close together. Like you, my deductible was met this year and I'll have to pay a new one next year, but my deductible went down $500 next year, so I still won't have to pay as much. Good luck to you.