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Hi! Thankfully that horrible feeling went away. Previous posters are correct when they say to eat slower and take small bites...it really helps. My Dr told me I was still healing....even with small bites it still occured but it got much better. I hope any of you suffering from this gets better too!

Brooklyn here. Anyone else in Brooklyn? I could use a friend.

Hi Staten Island here. Sleeved 2/23/17. Nyu .
HW 315
SW 298
CW 239
Emblem health - HIP. 6 months dr visits. NYU was great. Need to start exercising. Keep Protein high 75+, carbs low30, fat low30-40. Melting away. Feel full easily.

I know I have to start moving. I hate exercising. Got to find something I like.

Brooklyn here. Anyone else in Brooklyn? I could use a friend.

We live so close! How are you doing so far? I am ok. Still trying to find foods I like. Nothing seems appealing to me.

Im from Brooklyn! I live in the border of bensonhurst/ borough park

Hola. Upper Manhattan here. How are you? Used to live in Brooklyn [emoji3]

Hi! Thankfully that horrible feeling went away. Previous posters are correct when they say to eat slower and take small bites...it really helps. My Dr told me I was still healing....even with small bites it still occured but it got much better. I hope any of you suffering from this gets better too!

Hi! Thankfully that horrible feeling went away. Previous posters are correct when they say to eat slower and take small bites...it really helps. My Dr told me I was still healing....even with small bites it still occured but it got much better. I hope any of you suffering from this gets better too!

I had my surgery Dec 19 in Brooklyn, NY. It still hurts to swallow most foods. I get this stuck feeling in my throat and chest. It is uncomfortable to eat. I stick to my shakes, smoothies and Soup. When I watch other peoples videos, they are eating all types of yummy foods. I just can't do it without feeling or getting sick. I can get down some things, but it feels horrible. I dread eating and do not feel healthy. My heartburn is off the chain but I am using medication which helps. Is anyone else this far along experiencing the same thing. Should I worry about a stricture? Are there any tests that can be done to see if everything is ok.

I had my surgery Dec 19 in Brooklyn, NY. It still hurts to swallow most foods. I get this stuck feeling in my throat and chest. It is uncomfortable to eat. I stick to my shakes, smoothies and Soup. When I watch other peoples videos, they are eating all types of yummy foods. I just can't do it without feeling or getting sick. I can get down some things, but it feels horrible. I dread eating and do not feel healthy. My heartburn is off the chain but I am using medication which helps. Is anyone else this far along experiencing the same thing. Should I worry about a stricture? Are there any tests that can be done to see if everything is ok.

I have my final appointment next week, then I will be submitted for approval. I am having it at Maimonidies, but with Dr. Terushkin. He has been wonderful so far... anyone else use him?

The initial post op phase of this thing sure does suck doesn't it? You want food, you don't fully get the implications of the emotional aspect, it's hard to adjust, and to top it all off, how will you ever find any comfort being as you cannot have much to eat. I know those feelings well. All of us do.
To be quite honest, sometimes it still sucks now. When I'm at a restaurant, when it's a holiday gathering, when I cook all day for the family and can only eat 5 bites, when nothing would make me happier than a huge cheeseburger - but wait - why am I going to waste money on a huge cheeseburger I can only eat a few bites of?
Having to work through the emotional part of this journey sucks too.
Let me tell you what I've gained by having to learn to live the sleeve life. I'm healthy, I'm not ever the fattest one in the room, I never count calories, I eat how ever much I can of whatever I want, and when I see my reflection in the store window I giggle because I cannot believe that's me.
Oh yeah - and I gained peace, confidence, and emotional maturity. I got these things by having to fight my way through the regret, the wild hormonal changes, the frustration of being denied my favorite method of comfort ( food), and the realization that I had quite a few issues to deal with.
There is no price you can put on that last part. It is priceless and it has given me a new found calm and rationale that I never new existed. They call this a journey. Everywhere you look someone is speaking of their "journey". And it's all true. If you want the pot of gold at the end of the rainbow you have to go the the rough part of the journey. It's a worthy journey. You can do it.

Okay I'm due to get my sleeve in June and everyone is kind of freaking me out. I hope everyone gets to enjoying and loving their sleeve like I imagine myself doing so....