Seminolegirl

I had pizza last night and was so surprised and scared that I didn't feel full off of one slice. I stopped after that one though. Did you feel full from 2 slices?

Pizza is my favorite food. I couldn't get through half a slice of thin crust. It was so disappointing!

Keep in mind that I'm 11 months out. But even around 2 months two slices with crust would definitely fill me up. What I've usually done is eat one slice with crust or most of one, then eaten the cheese and toppings off one or two more slices. But it's usually just not worth it.

Sorry for the delay in updating. My surgery started 6 hours late. I was in a lot of afterwards. The dilaudid worked miracles in the hospital. On Sunday I was given the option to stay one more day or leave the hospital. I chose to go home. The loriatab elixir wasn't as good as the dilauded, so the pain was bad Sunday night, a combination of gas and one of the 4 incisions is pretty swollen. Extra strength liquid Tylenol seems to be working the best for the pain. My mom brought me some ginger root to suck on and it worked instantly for the gas. I haven't felt hungry, just craved food. I can't tell if I'm full because of all the gas and pain. I'm doing Clear Liquids until Saturday, when I will go to full liquids. Trying to move around regularly, but not too much. Thanks for asking for the update.

My surgery is today at 12:30! My post-op meals are made and ready for my disharge from the hospital. Here's to the rest of my life!

I was sleeved on May 5,2015. Down 75 pounds. I would love to see everyone's transformation photos!

Omg! That pain yesterday was unbearable. If it weren't for my husband I would have list it on them nurses. Today us a lot better of course not 100% but from where I was yesterday I feel like a million bucks.

My surgery is today at 12:30! My post-op meals are made and ready for my disharge from the hospital. Here's to the rest of my life!

My surgery is today at 12:30! My post-op meals are made and ready for my disharge from the hospital. Here's to the rest of my life!

My surgery is today at 12:30! My post-op meals are made and ready for my disharge from the hospital. Here's to the rest of my life!

My surgery is today at 12:30! My post-op meals are made and ready for my disharge from the hospital. Here's to the rest of my life!

My surgery is today at 12:30! My post-op meals are made and ready for my disharge from the hospital. Here's to the rest of my life!

The only things that help with loose skin are:
Genetics (genetic modification is advancing at a rapid rate but I don't think you will be able to alter your DNA prior to surgery)
How long you have obese (time travel doesn't exist yet, so you can't do this either)
Luck (if I were religious I'd advise prayer but since I'm an atheist, plus I've read that study about how praying for people going through surgery actually WORSENS their outcomes, so I can't advise prayer)
Age (see above with respect to time travel)
Plastic surgery (you can't remove the excess skin before you lose the weight, so that's out)
My answer is -- no, there is nothing you can do pre-surgery to prevent excess skin and really the only thing you can do post-weight loss is plastic surgery. So I would say what you should do right now to improve your eventual outcome is open a savings account for plastic surgery and come up with a plan as to how you will fund it.

My surgery is today at 12:30! My post-op meals are made and ready for my disharge from the hospital. Here's to the rest of my life!

I weighed myself this morning. I'm 8 days post op and I hadn't weighed myself. I weighed 238 the day I had surgery and this morning I weighed 228!! I was in shock and in tears.

@Seminolegirl As in FSU?
Hope your surgery goes well and I have a seat right next to me in the garnet and gold section! The orange and blues sit together too

Congratulations,
Everything will go smoothly and I hope you have a speedy recovery. Make sure you walk as much as possible. It will help to prevent clots and with gas pains. Here's to the new you

My surgery is today at 12:30! My post-op meals are made and ready for my disharge from the hospital. Here's to the rest of my life!

Hi everyone, I'm excited to be a part of this forum and am thrilled there is such a thing! I'm 53 years old and have been dieting my whole life it seems. I weigh 240lbs and I am 5'5". I have a gastric sleeve surgery scheduled for July 10th and am excited and scared to death at the same time. My doctor is Dr. Keith Boone of Advanced Laparoscopic Surgery Associates in Fresno, California. I have confidence in him and I hope to goodness my surgery goes as planned (laparoscopic). I look forward to posting and reading all of your posts regarding your journeys.

July 10

July 13th... eeeeks

Hello! My surgery date is July 8th! I'm excited and nervous all at the same time!

July 8th for me! Day 1 of pre-op diet almost done!

Hi there!
I am scheduled for July 8th. It seems both far away and close at the same time.

I'm scheduled for July 10th and I'm nervous too. Did your surgeon recommend a two week liquid diet? Mine says I only have a liquid diet the day before my surgery. Wondering why some recommend different things...