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SusanB55

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  1. Posted

    Other than the first day, my recovery has been easy. I could drink 64 oz water/day without any pain or problems, my Protein shakes, Soups go down with no problems. I'm on day 8. I feel almost like I didn't have surgery. I was wondering if my recovery is much easier than others because I had the band for many years (since 2009).

    If you had the band to sleeve revision, was your recovery easy or difficult? Thanks in advance!

    Yep, us band to sleeve patients have it completely different. I haven't had any problems with eating or drinking anything, which disturbed me for months. I expected all the things I read on here - BIG mistake!! I don't have to chew a million times and I can chug Water just like before. Another thing, us revision patients lose SLOWLY as I found out only after surgery. My surgeon doesn't really have an explanation as to why this is, but he says it is indeed a fact.

    As far as the surgery itself and post op, I had quite a bit of pain because of my 2nd hiatal hernia repair. Sometimes I wonder what goes on inside of me, lol.

    Wish you well! Hope you have a little quicker weight loss than I am having. But it's still better than before :)

  2. Posted

    Doesn't sound like a a lot to me. But from the get go, I've been different from everyone else. I am not having the same success as others, rarely feel restriction or fullness, extremely slow loser, have no problems physically eating foods that others swear they can't handle, etc. As proof of my compliance, I've been tracking everything I eat on myfitnesspal.com. I average between 700-800 calories a day, but believe me, I could eat more. I am tempted to tell my doc to go back in and make my sleeve smaller! So disappointed, but hey, what else can I do! ?

  5. Posted

    I am a very covered type girl. Never shorts, long sleeves. 12hrs after I got to the hospital I didnt care if my butt was flashing every horrified onlooker. I hurt, felt dirty from oozing out of my big incision leeking on my hospital robe, being poked, examined, couldnt sit for long and on and on. You wanna see my vajayjay? Hanging boobs? Have at it.

    Sent from my SM-G930P using the BariatricPal App

    Omg, this was too funny! I needed a chuckle so thank you!

  7. Posted

    You can eat anything you want!! It's great!

    Really? Cause my dr said no more bread, Pasta, or rice ever! Forever is a long time. That has me more scared then the actual surgery pain. Do you enjoy food like you did before just in smaller portions? Cause I'm afraid eating for me will always have to be a challenge from here on out.

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    Question is can you or should you? I can easily eat Pasta and bread but don't eat it since I am still in weight loss mode. But my sleeve is fine with it. Rice I really can't tolerate.

    Lol! I am certain we all know we shouldn't. But sometimes you gotta live a little!

  13. Posted

    Now Dub, I'll lay money on the fact that you probably have a great recipe for horse. You mentioned the word 'skewered'. Is that because you were thinking laterally maybe?!

    No such recipes, my friend.

    However......spent 5 weeks in Japan and while there I went native.

    Thank the Lord above that the weekends were mine....all mine....and I could hop aboard trains and get back to Tokyo & Kyoto for some menus that were more in line with what I was accustomed to in the states. Hard Rock Cafe spared my sanity on those weekend getaways. The weekdays were spent further out in the "country" areas where I was working. The stuff I ate was.....well....by our standards here.....vastly different.....but everything was perfectly prepared and tasty.

    Funny story is that one of my co-workers was dead set on sticking with KFC, Wendy's and McDonalds while we were there on one of the trips. He contracted a bad stomach virus while there. I'd chose to go all in with their food....their culture.....had a blast and came home no worse for the wear.

    And as far as the skewering comment goes........I've been working a long string of consecutive workdays with a few more to go.

    Trust & Believe that I'm ready to do some skewering. It's becoming an undeniable need that must be met. I can't wait until my next day off when I can skewer my back out !!!!!!!!!!!!

    Kampai !!!!!!!!!!!!

    @@LipstickLady

    Can I bait you?

    I'm very good at it...

    In fact, I'm often referred to as a Master Baiter....

    What?

    Oh ok...

    I'm going...

    Is it getting hot in here? Or is it just me? Whew!

  14. Posted

    OMG. Seriously???? Try following the diet perfectly, getting all your Water and Protein goals in and only losing 13 lbs in 5 (FIVE) weeks. That's me. I'm so depressed. Something must be wrong with my sleeve.

    I had lost 17 pounds in 12 weeks (also following my plan perfectly) I'm now sitting 12 pounds below goal and have been for over 1 1/2 years. The rate that you lose has absolutely nothing to do with your ultimate success. Just stick on plan, sit back and enjoy the NSVs. And stay off the scale if it upsets you so much.

    I would so love an NSV!!! Still not one yet.

  15. Posted

    OMG. Seriously???? Try following the diet perfectly, getting all your Water and Protein goals in and only losing 13 lbs in 5 (FIVE) weeks. That's me. I'm so depressed. Something must be wrong with my sleeve.

    I could have written this exact post. I've lost 13 pounds too. It's so frustrating but I've discovered I can't compare myself to anyone else and if I'm doing everything right the weight will eventually come off.

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    I'm sorry we are in the same rut. Wish something would happen to speed things up for us. It's so depressing thinking of how much money, time, and pain I spent for this tiny amount of weight loss.

  17. Posted

    BINGO! I've actually cut way down on my time spent here for exactly this reason. I'm a lurker but had come to rely on the information I found here. Thank goodness I discovered another group where there is only love and support. It's a support page, not a belittle page.

    Love wins.

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    What is the other group? Maybe I'll join that one!

  19. Posted

    I get Mediterranean chicken skewers, in the cold/ deli section... Shrimp..

    "We can't solve problems by using the same kind of thinking we used when we created them"

    Einstein

    I just bought the chicken skewers today! I love that they are already cooked. How do they taste? I'm gonna be sad eating them without tzataki (sp) sauce tho :(

  23. Posted

    What are you all doing go get Protein in? The most I'm getting is 30g from 2 Protein shakes but I'm doing pretty well with Water. I was sleeved may 9th

    Have you tried Premier Protein shakes? Just 1 has 30g of protein

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    My husband and I use Body Fortress whey (regular) protein powder. A scoop alone as 30 g plus 12 oz milk brings it up to 42 g. I add PB2 to the chocolate flavor for an extra 5 g. So that is an easy 47 g that I can handle in one drink! Also I really like Atkins Lift drinks. Orange is my favorite. It has 20 gm of protein in one 17 oz bottle.

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