kathy078

was sleeved on 9/24 At my heaviest I am down 177 pounds and since surgery 75 pounds. Would have been more but I have not made many good choices this summer. Now that summer is over and hopefully weather cooler I need to walk more and make better food choices. At least I haven't gained weight. Oops I meant 107 pounds, probably should have checked first. Wish it was 177 pounds

I was sleeved on 9/24 At my heaviest I am down 177 pounds and since surgery 75 pounds. Would have been more but I have not made many good choices this summer. Now that summer is over and hopefully weather cooler I need to walk more and make better food choices. At least I haven't gained weight.

I have a half a cup of coffee a day, doesn't bother me and my NUT is fine with it.

I can't tolerate hamburgers and Pasta, usually w/in the first bite or two I am in pain. HW 357 SW 315 CW 261

I have lost 53 pounds since surgery 9/24/14, 71 pounds since last March, and 94 pounds from my heaviest two years ago. I lose about 2 pounds a week now, my NUT (1/6/15) says I am ahead of where I should be, I thought I should have lost more! But slow and steady is how to go. Had a friend who was sleeved, lost her weight really quickly. At 40 she looks mid 50s. She looks like those pictures of what drugs and alcohol does to your looks! I really do need to drink more Water.

Mine took 4 weeks, after which they denied surgery. When I spoke to the surgeon's office they had already appealed it and it was approved the next day. I have Cigna which usually takes the longest for approvals.

GingerDiane, I had an endoscopy. Not a big deal. No after effects from the anesthesia or the procedure.

Just tell them you are having laparoscopic surgery. HIIPA laws prevent them from questioning you. And this is not an easy way out, it takes dedication and control. Plus I am only losing 1 to 3 pounds a week which you can lose if you are sticking to a diet. The only one in my family that knows is my daughter. My husband and son do not know because they are the ones who believe it's the easy way out.

I have a chart from the surgeon with projected weight loss at certain intervals. 2 month weight loss is 60 pounds and 6 months is 100 pounds. This is specific to me. Well it's been 11 weeks and I am down 37 pounds, nowhere near the 60 pounds. The worst part was I lost 18 pounds in 12 days and from there I either stalled or lost a pound her and there. I was becoming obsessive with the scale. I am down to 2 days a week and really trying for at least once a week. At first I just felt I was one of those failures. Now I just realize I am going to lose weight slowly. When I track my weight from my heaviest two years ago I am down almost 80 pounds. I have to get into the mindset that I weigh 37 pounds less than I did on September 24th and 80 pounds less than a year ago.

Beagle Lover, I have to disagree, Even though someone is overweight does not mean they are not healthy. I am 58 years and have always been healthy even at my heaviest. I have never had any problems with my health, my cholesterol, blood sugar, blood pressure, EKG's (which at a certain age become part of your physical), stress test, nuclear stress test have always been in the normal range. You can be overweight and healthy the same as you can be thin and unhealthy.

I am feeling the same way. Somedays I wonder if I will be the one who fails. At my 12 day post op check in I was down 18 pounds. Then it went downhill from there. At my 6 week check up with the nutritionist I was down 28 pounds and felt like a failure. The scale wasn't moving. The nutritionist said I was doing everything right and losing weight like I was supposed to. Before surgery I had a positive attitude, every pound lost was great, now my attitude is, that's it!. If I look at it overall I am down 33 pounds since surgery, 75 pounds from my heaviest in 2012. My worst enemy is the scale that I seem to always be stepping on. I am down to weighing myself twice a week and really need to go once a week.

It's funny I had laproscopic surgery years ago where the pain and nauseau were so bad when I woke up . This past March I had major surgery, cut from belly button down (bariatric surgery put on hold). Amazing enough I wasn't nervous for that surgery. Then I was finally approved for bariatric surgery on September 24th. I still can't believe I wasn't nervous about that surgery either. The worst part for me was just before surgery they had a hard time finding a vein for the IV, tried several places in my left and my right. Ended in my right arm which I am not a fan of, Then they take my blood pressure after all of this ( I was told at pre-op testing my blood pressure couldn't be high or they could cancel surgery). Amazing enough my blood pressure was low, 110/68. I also had to wear these thigh high compression tights, worse thing ever to put on. I couldn't believe I had no pain this time, not in the hospital, not when I got home. I did not take any pain meds. Once you are called into surgery and they give you the IV, the medication relaxes you. I just remember the long ride to the OR room and on the table in the OR room. I think I was out in about three minutes. If you get sick from anesthesia, which is usually from the pain meds, ask for an anti nausea patch, works really well.

I have been in a stall since October 10th. I agree it's so discouraging. The scale just doesn't move. I see the nutritionist next Wednesday, hopefully by then I will start losing again.

I can eat most anything, chicken, Turkey, and tougher seem to be the easiest. Ground beef, not so much, my stomach hurts for about half hour afterward. I did have tuna in a sandwich a couple of times. Ate a little less than half at lunch. Nibbled on the rest in the afternoon. For breakfast, eggs are fine and I also have Nature Valley protein cereal which has 10 grams of protein. Pork and fish aren't a problem either.

I can eat most anything, chicken, Turkey, and tougher seem to be the easiest. Ground beef, not so much, my stomach hurts for about half hour afterward. I did have tuna in a sandwich a couple of times. Ate a little less than half at lunch. Nibbled on the rest in the afternoon. For breakfast, eggs are fine and I also have Nature Valley protein cereal which has 10 grams of protein. Pork and fish aren't a problem either.

I got the left shoulder pain about 4 days after surgery (9/24). I had absolutely no pain from the surgery itself and did not need any pain meds. This pain could be excruciating at times, started to subside during the day but then the nights were the worst. Used to wake me up around 4:00AM and I couldn't go back to sleep the pain was so bad. Now one month today, the pain is still there but only for a short time at night and its more of a dull pain now.

I was sleeved on 9/24. Lost 21 pounds post surgery. Now it seems like every time I step on the scale there is either no weight loss or a gain of a pound. Getting very discouraging. Not sure if it's because I am at stage 4 with more solid food. I also have intense shoulder pain that usually wakes me up around 4AM and keeps me awake. Bothers me a little in the morning but fine for most of the day except when I bend over.

I was sleeved on 9/24. Lost 21 pounds post surgery. Now it seems like every time I step on the scale there is either no weight loss or a gain of a pound. Getting very discouraging. Not sure if it's because I am at stage 4 with more solid food. I also have intense shoulder pain that usually wakes me up around 4AM and keeps me awake. Bothers me a little in the morning but fine for most of the day except when I bend over.

I also was sleeved on 9/24. Surgery went well, no pain at all until about day 3 then the shoulder pain, although closer to collarbone pain. Unbearable at first, slowly improving. Seems worst at night and early morning. Lost 18 pounds 12 days after surgery. Down 60 pounds from my heaviest from a few years ago. I am on stage 4 now. Eat 5 small meals a day. Chicken, Turkey, and fish seem to be the easiest to digest. Have some problems, stomach sometimes feels like its doing somersault. When I was stage 3, pureed cream soups, I made cream of broccoli soup and clam chowder which both puree well and taste really good.

I am 16 days post surgery and I still have shoulder pain. Worse at night and first thing in the morning. Can't really bend over, then is when I have the pain. Which bites because I can finally bend over and cut my toenails and put on shoes with ease but can't because of the pain.

With hipaa you do not need to specify why you are out. Even your HR does not need to know. The only person who would know is the company (usually third party) paying your disability. At my post op visit I felt I could have returned to work but my surgeon said too soon. He said take up to 6 weeks. I am going back to work in 26 days, my choice. Even my supervisor was surprised.