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You can still have the sleeve. It's just you made need another tummy tuck after losing the weight. My friend is having the surgery and she too had a tummy tuck before losing any weight. I told her she will probably have to have another tummy tuck and she she snapped at me, but hey, a friend is there to be honest.

Lean Protein, non-starchy vegetables, Soups, salads, limited fruits, dairy, nuts, etc. Basically it's a low-carb diet. Avoid fried food.

My flight was fine. I didn't use a pillow either. My flight was about 4 hours to and back and I flew first class, which I strongly recommend. The only concern I had was feeling of faint on the return flight because I was only able to drink less than half a small bottle of Gatorade for the whole day. I remember I had to walk slow and was not able to walk fast in the airport. Other than that it was great.

Usually 1 night but now more places are moving toward outpatient and so some go home same day. The surgery is not that bad at all.

Great News! My best friend told me this past weekend that she has decided to get the surgery. She was the one who recommended that I get it. I took her advice and began to research it myself. I went through with surgery in May. However, she herself decided not to do it with the excuse that she can't go without carbs because it would kill her and the fact that she is on her feet for about 10 hours a day at work. I tried explaining to her that going without carbs is not deadly but she is stubborn. Well, she saw my weight loss and now has changed her mind. Her first appointment is next month. I even told her that if she denied by insurance that I would even go with her to Tijuana, where I had my surgery, and she is open to the idea. I'm so proud of her!

My plan is to eat as much turkey as I can take and then only get one bite of mashed potatoes and gravy, one bite of stuffing and one bite of pecan pie. If I can I'll try one bite of cranberry sauce. Sweet potatoes aren't a problem for me as I think they are disgusting. lol

Start snacking on nuts. They are high and fat and Protein. You can also increase your carbs. I know you said you have no room after protein but keep in mind that it's okay not to get enough protein in a day. In the wild we didn't get all the protein we needed each day and so that's how we evolved. So skip some protein and eat carbs instead. Then once your weight loss slows monitor to find the balance of carbs so that you don't gain weight.

I had mine done in Tijuana. It was great. Just do your research in advance.

That is associated with the typical tummy tuck. If you had gotten the 360 then it would not have been an issue. If any one can afford it, go with the 360 as most seem far more happier with the results than compared to a standard tummy tuck.

Technically no. The surgery permanently shrinks the stomach. However, what happens is that over time if you constantly stuff more food than you should into your sleeve that your body will adapt to it and that will become your new "set point" for when you feel full. Thus you will be training yourself to eat more. Also, food will spend less time in your sleeve which means you will not feel full for long and will quickly want to eat again. So eat slowly and stop as soon as you feel the first signs of feeling full.

They initiated the conversation by commenting on my weight loss. With the man, I really got sick of him bitching about his health problems and why he can't ever find a mate. He's the type that constantly chases after people who are like a perfect 10 but can't understand why they don't want to be with a morbidly obese person. I'm never judgemental with weight issues and I merely suggested that I know he has low self esteem and that the surgery would help him with both his self esteem and health issues. They may have initiated a conversation, but did they solicit your advice? Big difference. Suggesting someone has low self esteem and your thoughts on how to correct that could be construed as highly offensive in my book. He admits he has low self esteem. And he's not a stranger. Look, this is your opinion, and that's fine. But it's your opinion. Do you realize that if it wasn't for a friend suggesting that I get the surgery that I never would have? I thought weight loss surgery was for losers who don't have will power. So I'm not shy when recommending it to people who I believe may benefit from it. Someone has to. Most people don't care about people enough to be honest and upfront like that. All you have to do is mention it once. Whether or not they climb onboard and begin to look into it is up to them.

I think you misunderstood. This is the type of guy who constantly complains about his health problems caused by his morbid obesity. I'm quite frankly tired of hearing about it and so I finally told him that I know he suffers from low self-esteem and health problems and that weight loss surgery would help him on both matters. I then told him that I lost over 130 lbs through gastric sleeve and showed him before pics. At no time did I make fun of him for his obesity. Yet he turned it into such and began spouting crap about me on facebook saying I made fun of him for being fat. Honestly, he's stuck in the point where he believes that he is perfect as is and that society has to change. Hopefully he will hit rock bottom and realize that he has to be the one to change for his own health and well being.

They initiated the conversation by commenting on my weight loss. With the man, I really got sick of him bitching about his health problems and why he can't ever find a mate. He's the type that constantly chases after people who are like a perfect 10 but can't understand why they don't want to be with a morbidly obese person. I'm never judgemental with weight issues and I merely suggested that I know he has low self esteem and that the surgery would help him with both his self esteem and health issues.

So far I've only talked to two people with regard to recommending the surgery to them. One person decided to go for it and had the surgery. The other person had the opposite reaction and instead of viewing it as a potential blessing went on this high strung emotional tirade against me on Facebook claiming I called him "fat" and was rude. He went on to state that it's society that needed to change and not him. In reality I merely told him that I believed that weight loss surgery would do wonders for his self-esteem and that it would greatly improve his health. I then went on to explain how I've lost over a 130 lbs from the gastric sleeve. It's funny how people react to things. The first person I talked to realized that this was the answer to her problem while the second guy is a drama queen who believes that society needs to change to accept him.

Hunger usually starts to return around the 6 month mark and increases with time. It's okay. Regain has always been known about so you are not alone. Most patients will regain some weight by the second year. Two years out the weight loss phase is considered to be over with and any more weight you have to lose will have to be lost in the old fashioned way. That's why it's so important to try to lose as much weight as possible in the first two years.

Don't worry. Once you get about 6 months out you will be shocked when your hunger returns and you all of a sudden can eat a lot!

Protein shakes should not be rich in sugar and carbs as that defeats the purpose of taking them. I would switch to a different brand if I were you.

Everyone I told was dead set against it and many people told me that I would die. One person even cried. However, I ignored them all because their opinions were uneducated. None of them had done any research on this and were just acting off of the b.s fear about what Mexico is like. I didn't enter into this lightly. I took my time and researched everything extensively. As a result my stay in Mexico was wonderful. My surgeon was awesome. I had no real pain and zero complications. I would go back in a heart beat.

What did you mean by revision? From band to sleeve? I think the figure he gave you is incorrect. I was told it was closer to 1% risk for a leak or other complication.

Could be acid reflux. However, if you are concerned about a potential complication then go to the ER as has been suggested here by multiple people.

Could be the gas or it could be dehydration. Also might be the first sing of the flu. Probably nothing to worry about. Check with your doctor if you are concerned.

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This is the end of 2015. E-cigarettes have been out since 2007. There is no excuse for you or anyone else to continue to smoke cigarettes. You are addicted to nicotine and not cancer causing tar. I smoked a pack and a half a day for 20 years. Often when I went out or if I was stressed I would smoke 2-3 packs a day. I quit smoking 2 years ago and transitioned to e-cigs. When I had my gastric sleeve surgery they did x-rays of my lungs. I assumed everything would be fine as I felt fine and it had been 2 years since I last smoked a cigarette. Instead, the doctors took me aside and explained that all of the white, whispy stuff in my lungs was damage from smoking. I was shocked by how much damage there was was as I felt fine. But that's the nature of smoking. You will feel absolutely fine literally up until the very day that health problems develop. Unfortunately, many people who wait until health problems develop in order to quit do not get a second chance at life. With e-cigs you get the same feeling and routine of smoking, the same inhaling of a something that looks like smoke, and the same nicotine. You stop having the "smoker's cough". You no longer have to clear your throat 50 million times a day. You don't stink like an ashtray. Your fingers and teeth don't get stained. You don't have to go outside during the freezing cold, blazing heat our pouring rain. So unless you absolutely just love the taste of cancer causing tar, by all means continue to smoke. If not, then look into transitioning to e-cigs. Rant over.

You won't be smoking for a couple of days after surgery. E-cigs have been out since 2007 so there is no excuse to continue smoking. I quit smoking 2 years ago and switched to e-cigs. Before my surgery they gave me an x-ray of my lungs and showed me all the damage I had done. I thought that after 2 years my lungs would have been healed. Nope! All this white shadowy stuff still was all over my lungs. That is the accumulative damage of smoking for 20 years.

Monica, the article cites 1988. It was first used in conjunction with other weight loss surgeries. About 12-15 years ago it was first used as a stand alone procedure as doctors realized that patients lost almost the same amount of weight with the gastric sleeve as with gastric bypass and duodenal switch.