Avhick

Hello all its been awhile. Hope everyone is doing well. This month will be month seven. Since I started my journey last June I am now down 120 pounds. Feeling well still  . I've before pic and current pic. Hope everyone is doing well.

Had my second post op appointment today and it went great. My weight when I started was 320 my weight today at the doctor office was 243. I'm so happy. My dr his intern and there nurse were all so excited and happy with my progress. For those that remeber i almost backed out of the surgery and my dr said aren't you glad you went through with it. I can honestly say that I think doing this surgery was the best thing I ever decided to do.

Hello everyone just wanted to check in and give an update. At the start of my journey i was 320 day of surgery i was 292 I'm now at 216. Hope the before and after pics came out ok

Sassy welcome and yes you do want to have the procedure. My life has gotten so much better. My self confidence has increased my body image is so much better. When people start noticing it's the best feeling. Also living without constant pain is great. Good luck on you're journey and I'm looking forward to hearing about it. I
Onward Congradulations on the fifty pound drop!!!!!!!!

Had my second post op appointment today and it went great. My weight when I started was 320 my weight today at the doctor office was 243. I'm so happy. My dr his intern and there nurse were all so excited and happy with my progress. For those that remeber i almost backed out of the surgery and my dr said aren't you glad you went through with it. I can honestly say that I think doing this surgery was the best thing I ever decided to do.

Hello Everyone
Blissful it sounds like you are adjusting well to being on the sleeved side. I am so happy you are doing so well. Isn't it amazing when you have that full no thank you don't want anymore food feeling. I first noticed it the first time I ate. I still get it after eight weeks out. As soon as I feel like I've had enough im done. Can't remember a time in my life when I haven't cleaned my plate of food. So glad you're doing well keep it up. It will get easier to tolerate foods as you go along. Can't wait to hear more about you're progress
Onward that's great about you're scale. So happy for you that has to be one of the best feelings in the world.
As for me when I started the surgery process I was at 320. The day of surgery I was at 290. Today when I got on the scale I was at 246. Can't remember the last time i was in the 240's. It's amazing. So happy i have you guys here to share the journey will. Until next time...

Blissful i am so happy to hear about you're experience. You are on you're way and have joined us past sleevers. I could relate to you're story in so many ways. Ie: the pain upon waking and thinking i am never doing this again. I am right there with you on the pledge to take care of the stomach. Now we all get to take care of our stomachs together through support. Hang in there. For me the first few weeks were the worst, but it sounds like you are making great progress. I look forward to hearing about you're journey as it continues to move along. Welcome to the sleeved side.
Onward that's excellent about the running. I am happy to report that I too today ran a bit. Couldn't believe how easy it was. Usually I would be huffing and puffing and feeling like I was going to have a heart attack. This surgery is truly the best decision I made!!!!!!!!

Blissful i am so happy to hear about you're experience. You are on you're way and have joined us past sleevers. I could relate to you're story in so many ways. Ie: the pain upon waking and thinking i am never doing this again. I am right there with you on the pledge to take care of the stomach. Now we all get to take care of our stomachs together through support. Hang in there. For me the first few weeks were the worst, but it sounds like you are making great progress. I look forward to hearing about you're journey as it continues to move along. Welcome to the sleeved side.
Onward that's excellent about the running. I am happy to report that I too today ran a bit. Couldn't believe how easy it was. Usually I would be huffing and puffing and feeling like I was going to have a heart attack. This surgery is truly the best decision I made!!!!!!!!

Blissful you will be in my thoughts tomorrow. You will do great and I can't wait to welcome you to the sleeved side. Keep us posted on how it all went!!!!!!'n

It's amaZing the changes. I am going back to work next week so I'm sure I'll get some comments. It's funny because I'm seeing and feeling bones and stuff that I've never seen and felt before. So glad that we are all doing well. Looking forward to continuing to hear about everyone's progress. Luckily for me acid hasn't been to big of a problem. My dr has me on a medication that reduces or stops the acid. I stopped taking it for two days and on the second day I had continuous heart burn. Hope to hear from everyone soon.

Wow sounds like things went great. I had my surgery on December 29. The day of surgery I had pain when I woke up. They got it under control pretty quick. Once on the unit I was able to get up and go to the bathroom. Walking was hard because I was Nautious and dizzy. That was from the meds during surgery. The next day I was able to walk the halls but I had stomach pain from being filled with gas. I spent two nights in the hospital. When I came home I was really tired for like two weeks. I would get out of breath and fatigued very easily. However on week five im good. I've lost almost 30 pounds and feeling great. Hope all you're journeys go well

Hang in there everyone it gets easier

Onward that's excellent. Glad you are doing well. At week five im doing good too. As of this morning im down to 263. I'm amazed with how I'm starting to look.

Blerdgirl thanks for the advice. I've slowed down the eating a lot with the two minute intervals and no more frothy saliva.

I had my surgery December 29 and I know what you mean by it hasn't been easy. In the beginning I was like what the heck did I get myself into. Things have gotten better much better. Like you I still get tired. However the fatigue is not nearly as bad as it was in the beginning. In the beginning I would get out of breath and tired just from taking a shower. I started the process at 320 the day of surgery I was 292 and I'm now at 269. It's funny because I don't realize the change unless I look in the mirror very quickly. Hope all goes well for everyone I look forward to hearing about the progress

Just relax. I was so nervous and almost chose not to do it on the day of my procedure. I'm really glad I did it. Had my procedure December 29. The best advice I can give is relax and think about all the positive changes coming you're way. The biggest thing for me was buying 5oz Dixie cups. That helped me so I didn't over drink in one sitting. Keep us posted on you're progress!!!!!!!!

I'm at week four as of today!!!! Things are getting better. I have more energy and do not get out of breath anymore. I'm on the puréed foods again this week. The only God on the puréed diet that I can't seem to handle is eggs. When I eat them I get excessive frothy saliva and my stomach hurts. So eggs have been taken off the menu. So far things seem to be progressing. When I got on the scale today I was down to 271 start weight was 320 and the weight on surgery was 292. I'm starting to notice the physical changes and I'm liking how I look. Hope everyone else is doing well!!!!!!!'

@Mariah13. So glad everything went well. Glad you are tolerating things well. I look forward to hearing about you're progress

Had my first post op appointment yesterday. My start weight seven months ago was 320. My weight the day of surgery was 292. My weight at the dr office yesterday was 277. Felt really good. Dr. Said my fatigue is probably caused by a little bit of dehydration. He suggestion I do my fluids plus one liter of pedialite. Other than that he had no concerns and things seem to be progressing well. (: Hope everyone else is doing well!!!!

I am officially a sleever

Hello Mariah
I was in pain after the procedure. The key for me was to stay ahead of the pain ie take the pain medications continuously for the first few days then taper off gradually. That really helped me keep the pain under control. Besides the pain i had really bad fatigue and nausea. Like taking a shower just wore me out. Things will get better hang in there!!!!!!!!

Had my first post op appointment yesterday. My start weight seven months ago was 320. My weight the day of surgery was 292. My weight at the dr office yesterday was 277. Felt really good. Dr. Said my fatigue is probably caused by a little bit of dehydration. He suggestion I do my fluids plus one liter of pedialite. Other than that he had no concerns and things seem to be progressing well. (: Hope everyone else is doing well!!!!

About two weeks before my procedure I went to Minnisota. While I was there I went into a Sears and bought a belt. When I got the belt back to the hotel to put it on it was too small. However as of today the belt fits. What a good feeling!!!!!!!!

About two weeks before my procedure I went to Minnisota. While I was there I went into a Sears and bought a belt. When I got the belt back to the hotel to put it on it was too small. However as of today the belt fits. What a good feeling!!!!!!!!

About two weeks before my procedure I went to Minnisota. While I was there I went into a Sears and bought a belt. When I got the belt back to the hotel to put it on it was too small. However as of today the belt fits. What a good feeling!!!!!!!!