TexCntryBoy

I'm 62 and 4 weeks post op. Down 77#s but in a stall this week. Mine went super easy so far. My only regret was waiting so long to do it. The age old curse - lack of money and insurance didn't cover it. Best of luck to you!

6'5" weight 4/8/15 when I started my 2 week prop diet - 502 BMI 59.52
weight 5/18/15 at 3 1/2 weeks out 425# BMI 50.27
4 weeks out today still at 425 (in a stall). My hope is to break 400 by Father's Day. Come on 399! LOL Good luck. Follow the doctor's instructions and everything will go fine.

6'5" weight 4/8/15 when I started my 2 week prop diet - 502 BMI 59.52
weight 5/18/15 at 3 1/2 weeks out 425# BMI 50.27
4 weeks out today still at 425 (in a stall). My hope is to break 400 by Father's Day. Come on 399! LOL Good luck. Follow the doctor's instructions and everything will go fine.

6'5" weight 4/8/15 when I started my 2 week prop diet - 502 BMI 59.52
weight 5/18/15 at 3 1/2 weeks out 425# BMI 50.27
4 weeks out today still at 425 (in a stall). My hope is to break 400 by Father's Day. Come on 399! LOL Good luck. Follow the doctor's instructions and everything will go fine.

6'5" weight 4/8/15 when I started my 2 week prop diet - 502 BMI 59.52
weight 5/18/15 at 3 1/2 weeks out 425# BMI 50.27
4 weeks out today still at 425 (in a stall). My hope is to break 400 by Father's Day. Come on 399! LOL Good luck. Follow the doctor's instructions and everything will go fine.

I researched it pretty heavy. I went into the the process pretty convinced that I was going to do the lap band because I wanted minimally invasive. I never seriously considered the bypass for the same reason. After research and talking to people I found out that the maintenance on the lap band is much more time consuming with all the "fills" then I found out that the lap band is slower than a sleeve. Then I began to hear horror stories about lap band failures that required a revision to a sleeve. I am now post op 3 weeks. I started at 502 two weeks before surgery. I am down 73#s already with no real pain or strain (except the clear liquid diet which got easier after 3 or 4 days).

I am 17 days post op and feeling fantastic! I had hardly any pain, no gas, no vomiting, no reflux! I have been able to stick to the diet with very little adjustments. So happy that I did this and wondering why I waited so long to do it!

I researched it pretty heavy. I went into the the process pretty convinced that I was going to do the lap band because I wanted minimally invasive. I never seriously considered the bypass for the same reason. After research and talking to people I found out that the maintenance on the lap band is much more time consuming with all the "fills" then I found out that the lap band is slower than a sleeve. Then I began to hear horror stories about lap band failures that required a revision to a sleeve. I am now post op 3 weeks. I started at 502 two weeks before surgery. I am down 73#s already with no real pain or strain (except the clear liquid diet which got easier after 3 or 4 days).

@@Thenewnic Thanks!
I'd read that the first 12 months after surgery is the period where the most weight is lost, and that it becomes more difficult to lose weight after that window closes. Reading that led me to believe that I would need to be extremely strict with myself for a defined period of time, but that I could have the occasional treat after hitting my weight loss goal. But I'll need to speak to my NUT and Doc about that. I want to make sure I'm doing every thing I can to lose the weight AND maintain that loss.

Going back for my 3 week post op tomorrow I've lost 73#s. That's exciting enough but tomorrow I get to start eating soft foods. I teach at Hillsboro.

I've always been big - a jock. Played football and my weight never kept me from doing anything I wanted to do. At 55 I suddenly developed Type II diabetes and started taking insulin. That changed my whole life for the worse. Although the insulin kept my sugar under control I started gaining weight - a pound or two a month. Over 7 years that added up to 150 pounds. I developed diabetic ulcers on my calves which the doctors said were not caused by my sugar levels but by the Water I was retaining. My legs actually dripped Water on the floor. They proceeded to wrap my legs like a race horse and they are still that way 18 months later. Slightly painful but tremendously inconvenient - to shower, change wraps, etc. Anything longer than two days and they smell. The wound doctor said the only thing I could do was try to maintain status quo until I could lose weight - a lot of weight. The surgeon said he could do a laser surgery on my legs to improve vein flow but the odds of reoccurring was tremendous if I weighed over 300#s. I became a slave to my chair, developed trouble walking and then my breathing got harder. I realized I was going to die if I didn't do something. Going on diets allowed me to lose 30 - 40#s but I always gained it back plus more.
I finally decided I needed some sort of bariatric surgery. After much research I decided the sleeve was best for me. Then began a battle with insurance companies which included changing jobs so I could get coverage for the majority of the expenses. April 8th, 2015 I went in for my final pre-op consultation. I weighed 502, my lifetime maximum and had to stop and rest walking in from the parking lot. On April 10th I started the clear liquid diet. On April 24 I went in for surgery and was already down 43#s (mostly water I'm sure). One week after surgery I was down 50#s. Two weeks after surgery I'm down 66#s and feel much better. My legs are starting to dry up. My breathing is easier and I can get around a lot better. Its not the "easy pill" we all would like. I sure would like to eat a big, greasy burger about now but I can honestly say that by day 3 or 4 of the liquid diet most of the hunger was gone (except for the mental cravings).
Dr. Jayseeling from Dallas was my surgeon. I had a great experience so far. No real pain, no nausea, no reflux, no vomiting which I have been led to believe is rare. I'm a school teacher and I only missed 4 school days. I get out of school the end of May. I can't wait to see how I will look and feel by the time school starts again.Right now I am losing about 1 1/2#s per day. I know that will slow down. I know there will be stalls but 66#s in a month is way better than I hoped for.
Next major goal 399. Its been years since I was on the shady side of 400.

I've always been big - a jock. Played football and my weight never kept me from doing anything I wanted to do. At 55 I suddenly developed Type II diabetes and started taking insulin. That changed my whole life for the worse. Although the insulin kept my sugar under control I started gaining weight - a pound or two a month. Over 7 years that added up to 150 pounds. I developed diabetic ulcers on my calves which the doctors said were not caused by my sugar levels but by the Water I was retaining. My legs actually dripped Water on the floor. They proceeded to wrap my legs like a race horse and they are still that way 18 months later. Slightly painful but tremendously inconvenient - to shower, change wraps, etc. Anything longer than two days and they smell. The wound doctor said the only thing I could do was try to maintain status quo until I could lose weight - a lot of weight. The surgeon said he could do a laser surgery on my legs to improve vein flow but the odds of reoccurring was tremendous if I weighed over 300#s. I became a slave to my chair, developed trouble walking and then my breathing got harder. I realized I was going to die if I didn't do something. Going on diets allowed me to lose 30 - 40#s but I always gained it back plus more.
I finally decided I needed some sort of bariatric surgery. After much research I decided the sleeve was best for me. Then began a battle with insurance companies which included changing jobs so I could get coverage for the majority of the expenses. April 8th, 2015 I went in for my final pre-op consultation. I weighed 502, my lifetime maximum and had to stop and rest walking in from the parking lot. On April 10th I started the clear liquid diet. On April 24 I went in for surgery and was already down 43#s (mostly water I'm sure). One week after surgery I was down 50#s. Two weeks after surgery I'm down 66#s and feel much better. My legs are starting to dry up. My breathing is easier and I can get around a lot better. Its not the "easy pill" we all would like. I sure would like to eat a big, greasy burger about now but I can honestly say that by day 3 or 4 of the liquid diet most of the hunger was gone (except for the mental cravings).
Dr. Jayseeling from Dallas was my surgeon. I had a great experience so far. No real pain, no nausea, no reflux, no vomiting which I have been led to believe is rare. I'm a school teacher and I only missed 4 school days. I get out of school the end of May. I can't wait to see how I will look and feel by the time school starts again.Right now I am losing about 1 1/2#s per day. I know that will slow down. I know there will be stalls but 66#s in a month is way better than I hoped for.
Next major goal 399. Its been years since I was on the shady side of 400.

I've always been big - a jock. Played football and my weight never kept me from doing anything I wanted to do. At 55 I suddenly developed Type II diabetes and started taking insulin. That changed my whole life for the worse. Although the insulin kept my sugar under control I started gaining weight - a pound or two a month. Over 7 years that added up to 150 pounds. I developed diabetic ulcers on my calves which the doctors said were not caused by my sugar levels but by the Water I was retaining. My legs actually dripped Water on the floor. They proceeded to wrap my legs like a race horse and they are still that way 18 months later. Slightly painful but tremendously inconvenient - to shower, change wraps, etc. Anything longer than two days and they smell. The wound doctor said the only thing I could do was try to maintain status quo until I could lose weight - a lot of weight. The surgeon said he could do a laser surgery on my legs to improve vein flow but the odds of reoccurring was tremendous if I weighed over 300#s. I became a slave to my chair, developed trouble walking and then my breathing got harder. I realized I was going to die if I didn't do something. Going on diets allowed me to lose 30 - 40#s but I always gained it back plus more.
I finally decided I needed some sort of bariatric surgery. After much research I decided the sleeve was best for me. Then began a battle with insurance companies which included changing jobs so I could get coverage for the majority of the expenses. April 8th, 2015 I went in for my final pre-op consultation. I weighed 502, my lifetime maximum and had to stop and rest walking in from the parking lot. On April 10th I started the clear liquid diet. On April 24 I went in for surgery and was already down 43#s (mostly water I'm sure). One week after surgery I was down 50#s. Two weeks after surgery I'm down 66#s and feel much better. My legs are starting to dry up. My breathing is easier and I can get around a lot better. Its not the "easy pill" we all would like. I sure would like to eat a big, greasy burger about now but I can honestly say that by day 3 or 4 of the liquid diet most of the hunger was gone (except for the mental cravings).
Dr. Jayseeling from Dallas was my surgeon. I had a great experience so far. No real pain, no nausea, no reflux, no vomiting which I have been led to believe is rare. I'm a school teacher and I only missed 4 school days. I get out of school the end of May. I can't wait to see how I will look and feel by the time school starts again.Right now I am losing about 1 1/2#s per day. I know that will slow down. I know there will be stalls but 66#s in a month is way better than I hoped for.
Next major goal 399. Its been years since I was on the shady side of 400.

I've always been big - a jock. Played football and my weight never kept me from doing anything I wanted to do. At 55 I suddenly developed Type II diabetes and started taking insulin. That changed my whole life for the worse. Although the insulin kept my sugar under control I started gaining weight - a pound or two a month. Over 7 years that added up to 150 pounds. I developed diabetic ulcers on my calves which the doctors said were not caused by my sugar levels but by the Water I was retaining. My legs actually dripped Water on the floor. They proceeded to wrap my legs like a race horse and they are still that way 18 months later. Slightly painful but tremendously inconvenient - to shower, change wraps, etc. Anything longer than two days and they smell. The wound doctor said the only thing I could do was try to maintain status quo until I could lose weight - a lot of weight. The surgeon said he could do a laser surgery on my legs to improve vein flow but the odds of reoccurring was tremendous if I weighed over 300#s. I became a slave to my chair, developed trouble walking and then my breathing got harder. I realized I was going to die if I didn't do something. Going on diets allowed me to lose 30 - 40#s but I always gained it back plus more.
I finally decided I needed some sort of bariatric surgery. After much research I decided the sleeve was best for me. Then began a battle with insurance companies which included changing jobs so I could get coverage for the majority of the expenses. April 8th, 2015 I went in for my final pre-op consultation. I weighed 502, my lifetime maximum and had to stop and rest walking in from the parking lot. On April 10th I started the clear liquid diet. On April 24 I went in for surgery and was already down 43#s (mostly water I'm sure). One week after surgery I was down 50#s. Two weeks after surgery I'm down 66#s and feel much better. My legs are starting to dry up. My breathing is easier and I can get around a lot better. Its not the "easy pill" we all would like. I sure would like to eat a big, greasy burger about now but I can honestly say that by day 3 or 4 of the liquid diet most of the hunger was gone (except for the mental cravings).
Dr. Jayseeling from Dallas was my surgeon. I had a great experience so far. No real pain, no nausea, no reflux, no vomiting which I have been led to believe is rare. I'm a school teacher and I only missed 4 school days. I get out of school the end of May. I can't wait to see how I will look and feel by the time school starts again.Right now I am losing about 1 1/2#s per day. I know that will slow down. I know there will be stalls but 66#s in a month is way better than I hoped for.
Next major goal 399. Its been years since I was on the shady side of 400.

When you can comfortably sit in an airplane seat without needing a seat belt extender

When friends and family, who haven't seen you in a while, greet you with gaping mouths ( I've never gotten used to this)

I've always been big - a jock. Played football and my weight never kept me from doing anything I wanted to do. At 55 I suddenly developed Type II diabetes and started taking insulin. That changed my whole life for the worse. Although the insulin kept my sugar under control I started gaining weight - a pound or two a month. Over 7 years that added up to 150 pounds. I developed diabetic ulcers on my calves which the doctors said were not caused by my sugar levels but by the Water I was retaining. My legs actually dripped Water on the floor. They proceeded to wrap my legs like a race horse and they are still that way 18 months later. Slightly painful but tremendously inconvenient - to shower, change wraps, etc. Anything longer than two days and they smell. The wound doctor said the only thing I could do was try to maintain status quo until I could lose weight - a lot of weight. The surgeon said he could do a laser surgery on my legs to improve vein flow but the odds of reoccurring was tremendous if I weighed over 300#s. I became a slave to my chair, developed trouble walking and then my breathing got harder. I realized I was going to die if I didn't do something. Going on diets allowed me to lose 30 - 40#s but I always gained it back plus more.
I finally decided I needed some sort of bariatric surgery. After much research I decided the sleeve was best for me. Then began a battle with insurance companies which included changing jobs so I could get coverage for the majority of the expenses. April 8th, 2015 I went in for my final pre-op consultation. I weighed 502, my lifetime maximum and had to stop and rest walking in from the parking lot. On April 10th I started the clear liquid diet. On April 24 I went in for surgery and was already down 43#s (mostly water I'm sure). One week after surgery I was down 50#s. Two weeks after surgery I'm down 66#s and feel much better. My legs are starting to dry up. My breathing is easier and I can get around a lot better. Its not the "easy pill" we all would like. I sure would like to eat a big, greasy burger about now but I can honestly say that by day 3 or 4 of the liquid diet most of the hunger was gone (except for the mental cravings).
Dr. Jayseeling from Dallas was my surgeon. I had a great experience so far. No real pain, no nausea, no reflux, no vomiting which I have been led to believe is rare. I'm a school teacher and I only missed 4 school days. I get out of school the end of May. I can't wait to see how I will look and feel by the time school starts again.Right now I am losing about 1 1/2#s per day. I know that will slow down. I know there will be stalls but 66#s in a month is way better than I hoped for.
Next major goal 399. Its been years since I was on the shady side of 400.

When your sister in law that hasn't seen you in months (lives out of state) walks past and didn't reognize you.
Also, when you actually default to going into the "normal" stall in the public bathroom instead of the handicap stall.

You can answer, "Either is fine with me.", when asked, "Would you like a table or a booth?"