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Thanks everyone for the feedback, they are good ideas. It kind of makes me made not to finish these since they cost me so much but I know I need the vitamins and calcium. I'm going to look into the patch idea.

I did go home the same day when my band was removed only.

I've been trying to get my barbaric multi vitamin and chalky calcium chewable down with hit and miss success. Some days I can handle one but not the other no matter how long in between I wait. They are so disgusting to chew I sometimes gag on them and throw them up. Any suggestions other than trying another brand. When can we swallow a regular vitamin?

Maybe it's because some of the band people have already lost a lot of weight with the band and then they had the sleeve with only a little weight to go...

Yes the liquid stage sucks. I only did clear liquids 2 days before surgery and then 2 weeks on liquids and then 4 weeks of purée or soft food. At 6 weeks i will be moving to normal diet.

I had my band removed because it slipped and the doctor could not fix it. I had a lot of scar tissue also. I did not choose to get the sleeve until 2 years after.

I had my sleeve removed because it slipped, but I didn't want the sleeve at that time. He said I had a lot of scar tissue and should wait about a year for it to heal. Two years later I finally got sleeved on 12/14/15. So far I don't have any real big problems. I had some nausea at the hospital but not vomiting or anything else. My pain was minimal.....it was worse when I had the lap band. The worst part now is the 1 month diet of liquid and purée. I get a lot of head hunger all the time!!!

Keep us posted on your progress. I can not wait to have the band removed from all the vomiting. So far I'm doing pretty good, I only had 24 lbs to lose so I'm losing slower than most. I've lost 14 lbs so far since 12/14/15. No vomiting at all with the sleeve. The first month of eating liquid and soft food sucks!! I start on normal food in about a week and a half, can't wait!!

Keep us posted on your progress. I can not wait to have the band removed from all the vomiting.

I have Kaiser so not sure if my story is going to be the same for other insurances. I did not have my lap band put on by Kaiser at that time I had another insurance group. I got down to my goal weight. But I did have Kaiser remove my lap band 2 years ago do to slippage. Kaiser doesn't believe in the lap band so they wouldn't put another one on, they will only do sleeve or bypass surgery. I went back 2 years later on 12/14/15 to got my sleeve. I only gained back 15 pounds so my bmi was not that high. They said that I would automatically qualify because it is still considered revision surgery and I was starting to gain weight back. I didn't do any classes, pre diet, no psych evaluation, or anything.....I just had to do 2 days before surgery on a clear liquid diet. I did of course pay my deductible but that was it.

I lost 90 pounds with my lap band.....it slipped so I had it removed and 2 years later I started to gain weight back, so I just got the sleeve on 12/14/15. I've lost 14 lbs so far but I only have 24lbs total to lose.

When you can cross your legs comfortably instead of them being crossed at the knees and your leg keeps falling off your other leg!!

I would try ice chips and watered down Gatorade. Use the 2 oz medicine cups or Dixie cups so it doesn't seems overwhelming to your wife. Try a variety of protein shake flavors so it's not like the same thing day in and day out.

I too had second thoughts about my sleeve. The more I read the more I was confused and unsure about making the right decision. I just keep coming back to feeling like if I didn't do this then what. I knew I would keep gaining weight and feeling like I should have taken the chance to be thin and happy. I had my surgery on December 14th and so far I have felt everything from happiness to sadness . I have read that it is normal to have these feelings at first. I will feel better about my decision once I can really eat normal food. But! There is nothing better than seeing the weight come off and your body looking good!! Take a chance on yourself, I don't think u will regret it.