Gena365

Thank you so much for your thoughtful answers!

Hi there. My name is Gena. I has the gastric sleeve procedure done on December 19th, 2014 and I have a ton of questions. I'd love to hear from people who have done this and get some input. I've greatly enjoyed visiting the forum already, but have remained a lurker, not a poster, until today. Thanks in advance for your feedback / input! I didn't ask enough questions when I went in for my 10-day followup and I am kicking myself for not doing so. I've been told to expect a stomach size of 5-8 ounces, or thereabout, but I seem to get filled with 1/3 of that, or less! Does this change in time? I have a VERY hard time meeting my nutritional goals (specifically 60 G of Protein a day) and would like to know what else y'all might suggest, aside from shakes? I drink those daily. My weight loss from the pre-op diet (started 2 weeks before surgery) to today (almost 3 weeks after) has been close to 40 pounds. Is that average? The loose skin is a cause for concern, as it's already started to show. Upper arms and tummy, especially. Have you been successful at bouncing back from that, or is this something I have to face for life? (If it matters, my peak weight was 280 lbs, 5'7, 38 y/o female) Ladies - how much of your breasts did you lose? Forgive such a vain question, I just wanna keep 'em, haha. Do you find yourself having trouble sleeping? For side sleepers and tummy sleepers, how long until it stopped hurting and you could be comfortable again in those positions? Speaking of pain, I will assume that does eventually go away completely, but I still feel twinges when I twist and move certain ways. Normal? I could ask a ton more but I am going to stop there and see if anyone would be kind enough to answer some or all of my questions so far! Once more, I greatly appreciate your time and hope everyone is having a wonderful day!