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I'm guessing your body was craving the sugar. You did great testing yourself and learning from it!

By this time tomorrow, I will be a sleeved woman. Scared, excited and still can't believe it. You think and plan and prepare and learn and then it's only a sunrise away. Changing your life for your health, your love, your contentment are the best reasons ever. For those who are still deciding, waiting for approvals, and planning for the future...it is worth it. You--we all--are worth it. Say prayers for me tomorrow as I finally will have a tool to help rid me of a lifetime of ridicule, low confidence, hiding my weight behind all sorts of metaphoric shadows, the prescriptions for Type II diabetes, it all can come to end. It's never too late...say a prayer for me and my surgery team...and for the world's most supportive husband who might be a little scared as well. I will update on the other side ????????????????????✨❤️ LET'S DO THIS ????

I'm glad to hear from others in the issue that I kind of battled with. I chose not to tell anyone except my husband and my eldest daughter, she is 21. I finally told my mom 3 days before my surgery. I have 2 boys, 12 and 10, they knew I had surgery but weren't sure for what, but they were ok with everything. I didn't want to hear anything negative from people, or all the "but why" questions. This was a very personal journey for me and I want to keep it personal. Possibly later I will share with more family and friends.

Hello! I've been approved for surgery and I'm scheduled for surgery in Houston on June 19th. I haven't told anyone about this surgery. I've kept it private, which I'm sure I'll be happy abut in the long run,but for now that means I don't have a sounding board. I Also need a hernia repaired, which makes for a good cover. I'm ready to get this over with. I know it's what I need to do, but I feel nervous and a little alone. I have 2 kids and I'm divorced. I don't want them to worry about me. Well, thanks for reading this

Make a list of questions to ask your surgeon. One of them should be, "How do you handle pain management, especially in preventing redsidual shoulder gas?" My doctor said the he extracts as much of the CO2 as possible. Consequently, I had no shoulder gas. Some people suffer miserably with it for days. I had a morphine drip day of my surgery and therefore did not care what was going on all day. I stayed two days and two nights. Second day, I had hydrocodone, an also came home with a prescription for that. I only needed it for two days. Yes, I did sleep in a recliner my first night home, but not after that.

I did have some nausea, but they sent me home with meds for it. I did not throw up at all until about six months out when I had some kind of 24 hour bug and was sick all night. Pay attention to what your body is telling you. I did not holler for help soon enough and got woozy and passed out twice, hitting my head on the tub twice. I ended up in the ER two days later for dehydration, and stayed overnight for observation with IVs. One guy on here said he passed out and fell on a coffee table, busting his jaw. If you get woozy, sit down and get help. Don't be brave.

My sleeve was lapascopic with four tiny incisions. I went to the hospital pre-pared with a bariatric Teddy Bear. It has one solid side and all the rest is soft cuddly teddy bear. I did indeed keep it handy for tummy support at the hospital, on the way home, and about the first week in bed. I hear that some hospitals provide one, but I bought mine online.

My recovery was pretty much textbook without complications. I had a three month pre-op diet and a 10 day liquid diet because my liver was a bit large and needed to be shrunk a bit. Post-op, I was on Clear liquids in the hospital, full liquids my first week at home, then purees for a week, the soft foods for a couple of weeks. At 4 1/2 weeks I started regular cooked food as tolerated. At three months I tried raw foods and salad greens, but had to back off for a month or so.
My energy was really low until I started soft foods. It was almost two months before I was back to a regular day, but I am retired. My heart goes out to my bariatric brothers and sisters who have to return to employment or care for small children. They are my heroes.

Hope that gives you an idea. Good luck with your bariatric journey.

I call those "whooshes". You aren't losing for a while, or losing your normal 1-2 lbs a week, then WHOOSH. 4 pounds It happens.
Although I haven't had a whoosh in a while

I agree that it's a personal choice and it is no ones business. I chose to be open about it. I have been so blessed that everyone has been so supportive, I know that not everyone is that lucky. This forum is such a great resource, best of luck to you!

I don't really have a problem with who knows or not myself. I occasionally post status updates on FB for those able to see my posts. This is to encourage and show the ups and downs of my journey. A cousin was a bit of a wet blanket but even that has changed to encouragement.
My daughter kind of freaked out that I was so "open" because she isn't herself. I know people judge. I also know some who want to do this but are afraid of the unknown do perhaps my openness can be a beacon?
There is no right or wrong way to be....only what makes YOU comfortable! Best wishes!
Michelle

I am scheduled for June 15!!!

June 17th will be here before we know it! Anyone else on the 17 th?

Well, I'm entertained. I appreciate deep, thoughtful observations. As a teacher, I don't experience that as often as I'd like
I joined POF for a week and a half. However, I found it to be such a creepy experience, that I permanently deleted my profile.
Keep your thoughts and observations coming!

Only 3 more days until I start my pre-op liquid diet. I can't believe how fast time has gone by since I got my surgery date booked.

I can't lie the pre op clear liquid diet sucks yesterday I was miserable but today I'm fine

So excited to post a before and after! This is from March 19th (237 pounds) one week before I attended my first seminar on the surgery, and today (208 pounds)!! I already feel like a whole new person and can't wait to to see where this journey takes me.
My surgery was May 26th in Jackson, MS with Dr. Ken Vick. I really regretted doing the surgery when I was so sick post op, but so glad I did. Still not feeling great and struggling to eat puréed foods, but I know I will get there. I start back to work 1/2 days tomorrow and am feeling a little nervous. Praying to get this Protein in so I will have a little energy.
Happy Sunday!

Hello everyone I just wanted to share a before and after picture. I had my surgery on January 26 so I am four months out. I still have a long way to go but I'm getting there.
Four months out

I think jaw hit the nail on the head ... your upset you even needed to be in this position in the first place. Me, too! But you're here regardless. Time to pull up your big girl panties and make this work for you. You can do this!

To be honest I'm pre surgery but I hope and pray to God I don't have these feelings so strongly. After watching hundreds of YT vids some over and over of "the journey" it seems to get better and better for most people. Be glad you are complication free honey. That's the hope. It'll be better I believe. You have much success and happiness ahead of you. Get off the blogs n boards and go live a little. Do something new unrelated to food and see if that takes your mind off of it until the situation improves. Lifting you up n prayer. Latrice

Look at the parts that I highlighted. I think you would do well to spend some time examining your ideas of "healthy". What is healthy for you and your existing ideas of what is healthy for you are not the same. A "healthy portion" for you is not a plate full of food.
As far as babies go, the baby gets nourished first. Your body will cause you to lose weight if it has to in order for the baby to get what it needs.

My daughter had her sleeve 2/25/14 and has helped me to understand that what you are going through is normal. It's much like the 5 stages of grief and should pass over time. She did so well with her surgery and postoperative I thought I would too but the truth is mine was different and is a bit of a challenge though my sleeve was 5/26/15.
I see food commercials and they gross me out! I'm on the full liquid stage and one day I can have something then throw it up the next. My daughter encourages me to not give in to depression and "this too shall pass." Eating a "normal size portion" is a misconception and part of brain hunger. Soon you will eat more than 3 bites but with that you will need to be careful to not overeat because of brain hunger which stretches your new little stomach out.
I won't take a moral high ground attitude but I will encourage you to keep a diary of your feelings and explore why food means so much to you. That might indicate areas of emotional eating and hunger rather than eating because you are truly hungry....rumbling stomach and all ????????.
Read up on gastric surgery, join a Facebook bariatric support group or one in your local area, purchase bariatric weight loss recipe books (Amazon has several including Kindle versions), and know you are not alone and this is a normal reaction which should get better with time.
Michelle

Yep, you are in full blown denial, sorry but thats one of the first stages, just like the stage of grief your in those grieving over food, and trust me you overate, anyone e who says they didnt overeat they just ate bad things is unable to look at themselves as the cause for their weight problems. You overate, plain and simple accept it, its not some mark against you that people can hold over your head, its just something that you put behind you and learn to be better. If you cant accept yourself as an obese person, and know that only you can make this happen, then you wont get anywhere. Trust me, in week two post surgery i said to my wife that i wish i could undo this. Now id would like t go back and slap myself. Why did i say it? because i wanted to go back to eating my old foods, I wanted to give up. But that is why this works, because you cant give up. You have to see it through. When you get where your going, its a wonderful place to be and im only most of the way there and my life is amazing compared to what it was and I thought it was good before.
Lets see you said "Unfortunately, I now realize that I could have did this on my own. I'm working out everyday, which I wasn't doing before the surgery. Since they recommended I workout daily and eat a high Protein diet, I'm doing it. It's not that I "couldn't" before.
So are you really saying you had no idea that diet and exercise would help you lose weight and only learned that because they told you now? Really?
Here's a hint. diet and exercise help you lose the weight , but keeping it off is up to you! That's how this helps, it forces you to train yourself to eat right.
Remember the start of the journey is always the hardest.

You need some psychological healthcare. Simply sounds to me like you weren't ready for this and jumped into it way too fast. Too many people don't really think about the consequences of what this surgery means. See a counselor or psychiatrist. You have made some HUGE misstatements. You say you can never eat a healthy portion? and you've done so well, knowing what a healthy portion is, in the past? Healthy is a lot smaller than you think it is, otherwise you would not have been obese to begin with. This surgery takes the fun out of food, with good reason.
food is what you live ON , not what you live FOR.
This may sound like I am uncaring but I care a lot more than many might think. This surgery saved my life, no even more than that, it has given me a life to spend with my wife and friends.
A whole new world has opened before me, and it can for you too.
That life does not include being addicted to, and to run my life around, food.
Think about it, and go talk to someone.

Wow, sorry you are experiencing these emotions and regrets. Are you in a support group or have you considered a therapist who specializes in WLS that can help you through this? You are not very far out so yes you should be able to eat more in the future but remember why you started on this journey, if we could have done this w/o surgery we would have. This is your best chance to learn to eat healthy and avoid all the horrors that come with obesity. As far as vitiamns I use Celebrate brand as they come in chewable, soft chew, sublingual or pill form and they combine vitiamns so you don't need to take so many individually. This has helped me as I also have multiple meds for medical complications due to obesity which are greatly decreasing! Hang in there and focus on the future not the past. Move forward in your new life and give yourself some time to adjust to your new lifestyle. Best wishes!

Why were you resleeved? Was the first too big?

I have a friend that is about 95 to 98 pounds, she claims she could not stop losing, though I know there are other factors, she doesn't take her Vitamins, doesnt get her Protein, etc. But when I lost and was not expecting to it freaked me out, but as ling as I know I am getting my vitamins, protein etc. I should be ok and its my body doing its job.