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So I went on vacation out of the country and then had to return thru immigration. The agent refused to let me thru as she didn't believe I was the person in my passport photo. Had to get a supervisor over and explain that I had lost 100+ lbs since that picture and it was in fact me. Eventually convinced them, but I guess I am going to have to spring for a new passport with a new photo.

2-3 cups a day...starbucks grande latte 2 days a week Sent from my iPhone using the BariatricPal App

food funerals = very normal Sent from my iPhone using the BariatricPal App

I have BCBS of MI as well... I had to follow a 6 month program...is that an option for you? The 6 months was actually good as i could practice the new eating habits, plan my schedule around surgery/recovery, etc Sent from my iPhone using the BariatricPal App

Change, even for the good, is hard....just do ur best to alleviate his fears and the support should come Sent from my iPhone using the BariatricPal App

I had the liquid vicodin as well...,by day 5 didnt have anymore pain...i think the rest of the bottle is still in the medicine cabinet Sent from my iPhone using the BariatricPal App

Try some clothes on! If u are like a lot of us the scale will stick, but your body will be getting smaller Sent from my iPhone using the BariatricPal App

The first week post op is no fun....then things get easier, but truthfully, i didnt feel fully energetic and just normal until around 6 months post op Concentrate on sipping and walking and if u are like the majority of folks here u will be ok Sent from my iPhone using the BariatricPal App

At 11 months i had hit goal and my doctor actually thought i looked sickly and wanted me to gain about 10 lbs....i eat about 2200 calories a day and have managed to gain 10 lbs in the last 3 months...dialing back to around 2000 now Sent from my iPhone using the BariatricPal App

My surgeon's position is that it is impossible to stretch my sleeve as he removed the flexible part. The only way to make the sleeve bigger is if it balloons at the top or bottom due to rapid, massive, habitual over eating Sent from my iPhone using the BariatricPal App

Yes...had one 1 year post op...absolutely no difference...,nasty tasting prep stuff Sent from my iPhone using the BariatricPal App

Inserted while i was under anesthesia....removed the next day...no harm, no foul Sent from my iPhone using the BariatricPal App

How much I can eat 15 months out! Sometimes i wonder if i was sleeved at all....perception changes on whats a lot of food though...i was ready for some junk food in saturday..,had 4 crunchy tacos and was really full...that used to be 12 tacos Sent from my iPhone using the BariatricPal App

I have 2 cups with milk...occasionally a flat white at starbucks Sent from my iPhone using the BariatricPal App

Remember the leak test? I could see the barium pass immediately through my stomach and into my intestines. I was one of the lucky ones too on being able to get in liquids very easily from the beginning.

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I was cleared at 3 months Sent from my iPhone using the BariatricPal App

You will probably be pleasantly disappointed that no one is really paying attention to what you eat.

In retrospect, the 6 month waiting period was actually quite helpful. It gave me time to consider my decision multiple times as well as fully research and start living the sleeve lifestyle. It was frustrating to me at the time, but I am actually glad especially after reading some of the remorse posts on the forum. It seem to me that a lot of the remorse posts are from folks that self pay and may have jumped into this too quickly.

13 months Sent from my iPhone using the BariatricPal App

It came in phases for me...week one was rough...week two-month 2, functional, but tired a lot,...month 2-6, better but still not 100%...after about month 7 i was back to normal +++ Sent from my iPhone using the BariatricPal App

It didnt for me...lactose free milk for me now Sent from my iPhone using the BariatricPal App

13 months out and sometimes it sounds like an AC/DC concert in my stomach....particularly if i am hungry.., totally normal! Sent from my iPhone using the BariatricPal App

Curious...women prefer fat men? Sent from my iPhone using the BariatricPal App

14 lbs a month isnt good for you? Thats 168 lbs per year...pretty good in my book Sent from my iPhone using the BariatricPal App