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I had a very easy recovery. I, too, have a fairly high pain tolerance. I took the pain meds for a couple days, and then one more night. After that, I occasionally took liquid Tylenol. The biggest adjustment is getting into a groove of getting your liquid Protein in and sipping all day. But as far as pain goes, I had no issues. My surgeon prescribed anti nausea meds, just in case I needed them. However, I never even got them filled. I hope you have as easy a recover as I did. Good luck!

I just saw this. Sorry so late in replying. He's my surgeon, and I love him. I've had a great experience with him and his entire staff.

"When you throw trash into your body instead of a can, you’re not helping starving children in Africa. If you really want to help them, why not make a donation? Donate, say, a penny for every calorie you dump, or a quarter for every cookie you toss. Now that’s how putting yourself first can help out others in need!" That's awesome! Love this idea.

Other than the lifting restrictions, I was allowed to drive, hope, etc. I only took pain meds the first day after arriving at home. After that, I took liquid Tylenol a couple times just at night. But other than that, I had no complications....no nausea, very little pain. And I even had additional hernia repair along with my sleeve surgery. Again, everyone is different, so some have easier recoveries and some harder.

Every*one* is different. I, also, was pretty much back to normal, except for my eating (or lack of eating at that point). I felt really good and had no complications at all.

The location of the laparoscopic scars for the Sleeve Surgery are *almost* identical to the ones I had for my gallbladder surgery.

Dr. Hugh Houston is the absolute best combination of support and bluntness. His staff is wonderful, too. I'm so glad I went through them for my surgery. I had my sleeve surgery on 6/23/15, and so far I'm down 68 since surgery and 88 total. I couldn't be happier with him and his staff. Oh....and no complications at all. His post surgery eating plan is much stricter than many I've seen on here, but it's totally worth it. I feel great.

Don't you just love that entire group? From what I've seen on this forum, we are very lucky to have found such a great place. Their follow-up and access to professionals for the rest of our lifetime seems to be unmatched anywhere else! I've been very pleased.

I'm also in Nashville. My surgery was with Dr. Houston at Centennial. Love him!

I'm so happy for you! I also made it to Onederland this weekend! It's a great feeling, isn't it?

This weekend, I blew right into Onederland!! Woohoo! I'm 53, and I had my sleeve surgery on 6/23/15. Since then, I've lost 56 pounds. I lost 20 during the 3 month pre-surgical period required by my insurance. I feel a bit like a new person. And I don't really mean emotionally. I was a pretty confident fat person before surgery. But now, my knees and ankles and feet don't hurt. I'm enjoying wearing my clothes again, and I'm so excited about the future. I have five grandchildren, and I'm back to being that fun grandmother I always planned to be. Now, instead of just being fun in the kitchen and at the sewing machine, I'm active with them. I can be physically fun with them!

I'm not losing a whole lot faster than you. I had my surgery on 6/23/15. Since then I've lost 59 pounds. I had lost 20 prior to surgery from my highest weight. But I'm happy, and I feel great. Honestly, I would find it difficult to get too many more calories in right now, without eating a lot more carbs. And eating this low carb count is making me feel so great. It's done wonders for my knee pain, even before I lost much weight. Just a couple weeks of very low "bad" carbs, and my knee pain was much improved.

Wow! You are doing great! My surgeon seems to be much more conservative and strict compared to many of the ones I read about on this forum. During the weight loss stage, he has me on a high protein/low carb diet (60-80 grams of Protein and 15 or less grams of carbs), and wants me to stay between 550 and 650 calories per day. From what I understand at this point, once I reach about 75% of my excess weight lost, I will start adding in more calories and a few more carbs. But I will always be following a high protein/low carb diet.

It's absolutely qualified for NSV. And I have also experienced this phenomenon. And also? I love Grey's Anatomy and thought of the show immediately when you said "Ladie's Town". LOL

LOL @ Stall Killer!