Hannah83

Yep got mine too. Remember it doesn't start until 8/4

I have pizza all the time. It's just not pizza from a restaurant. I do a "skillet" version, using a cast Iron skillet, a carb master tortilla, organic/low carb marinara sauce, turkey pepperoni, with pizza cheese and veggies. They are about the size of a personal pan pizza, have a thin crispy crust and are lovely when you finish them up in the oven under a broiler so the cheese gets all bubbly and gets those little bits of brown. I can eat half at a meal and it's under 300 calories and low carb to boot, with some decent Protein.
You can have all the things you used to love eventually. Just better (healthy) versions, or in smaller quantities/much less often. And the big thing to realize - you may not even want most of the really bad for you foods once you relearn how to eat healthy foods, and feel and look better overall.
food issues that lead to obesity usually aren't just because a person is hungry; overeating or eating crap foods to the point of serious weight gain. Most of us have other reasons to medicate with food - low self esteem, fear, depression, using food as a reward/comfort/distraction.
You're focusing on food obsession and fears and worrying over changing something that has been a huge part of your life, but likely has caused you more grief than happiness. No matter what, change is hard and can be scary. But if you are a candidate for WLS, then you either have serious health issues exacerbated by the weight, or high enough weight alone where the doctor feels that this is the best path for you to regain your health and give you a fighting chance to relearn how to eat properly - it will give you the time to regain control so you can start over with your relationship with food.
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My surgery is July 28 2016
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I feel the same way. This is hard enough. I don't need anyone else's negativity.

This is a lifestyle change for all of us. The goal is to lose weight so that we can be more active, have more energy etc... That includes also choosing better foods.
If you look at it as a life change and take care of your body then you will be fine... We will all be fine. Besides what's the point of losing the weight just to go back to the same habits that got us all here in the first place right?
Good luck to us all. May we all do better and appreciate the hard work & our new hot bods! Lol
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I'm having my gallbladder and sleeve done at the same time also. Curious why your doctor did two seperate surgeries.
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I'm very excited for you! *hugs from NPN VA*

Yea I am hoping it's him again too! On a serious note: I've said it once I'll say it again I absolutely love doctor spangler. She is conservative in her approach to bariatric surgery, etc.
On more then one of the Pre appointments from January to June of this year she's said: "I don't want to be the one to say you 'have to' have surgery." She supports every choice I've made and has been very informative, on point and accurate.
The students that are at Riverside observe some of the procedures that she does etc. The staff and students all have glowing things to say about her. Now with a surgery behind me I physically know, she has good judgment and is a top par doctor who actually cares.
PS. My dad was with me for this first surgery and he's slowly coming around to the idea of WLS. It's been good for my dad he's seen the good work she's done, met her briefly (she was busy that morning) He'll be coming with me to my August 2016 check up with her. And my dad stated about the surgery center: It feels like a nor'easter blew through here. (It was cold)

*waves to BP* hey guys!
Yesterday I had my gallbladder removed, this is pre having my gastric sleeve. A few things this has done, it's prepared me for the anesthesia aspect, the God awful afterwards, and feeling better within 24 hours.
The team that I worked with was great, I was there by 5:30 had surgery at 7:30 and was done by 9:30!
I'm not going to lie, it sucked majorly. However this was a good 'real world' test if you will as to how it will be when I have my sleeve done. Now I know to ask for the anti nasua patch the night before surgery. I also know the layout of the place I will be staying at, etc.
Apparently when I was coming out of being asleep I asked the doctors how they were doing. I don't remember this but one of the nurses mentioned it to me. I was also, while still half out of things encouraging those around me to 'breath' as well while forgetting myself to breath.
I'm sure they have herd a lot over the years as far as people being under and coming out groggy and what they say. So it's nice to know that even at my subconscious level I ask how others are doing.
In fact the anesthesiologist said 'I want to know when you are having your sleeve so that you get me again because you were the funniest and nicest person in surgery I've had.'
I'm feeling so much better now, but yesterday afternoon I felt like hell. Ain't going to lie. But again with hard thinking and re-dedication to this lifestyle change it's made me that much more determined to grit through it and fight for my health.
I also believe there isn't such a thing as things just happening.
This has prepared me, my family, and has been a good experience as in what to expect when I go back for my sleeve Sometime in September 2016.

Hannah sounds like you had a good run through. I had my gallbladder removed and a hernia repair as well as the sleeve done all at once. I don't remember recovery at all. However I did have anti nasua patch the night before my surgery also and didn't have that problem. My main issue was low blood pressure and pain. Hope your recovery goes well and that the Sleeve surgery goes as well. Also hope you get the same anesthesiologist so he can experience you nice and fun side again. Good luck!

@AleNunez
I hope everything workout okay...
Did you get your date before you was approved by your insurance?
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*waves to BP* hey guys!
Yesterday I had my gallbladder removed, this is pre having my gastric sleeve. A few things this has done, it's prepared me for the anesthesia aspect, the God awful afterwards, and feeling better within 24 hours.
The team that I worked with was great, I was there by 5:30 had surgery at 7:30 and was done by 9:30!
I'm not going to lie, it sucked majorly. However this was a good 'real world' test if you will as to how it will be when I have my sleeve done. Now I know to ask for the anti nasua patch the night before surgery. I also know the layout of the place I will be staying at, etc.
Apparently when I was coming out of being asleep I asked the doctors how they were doing. I don't remember this but one of the nurses mentioned it to me. I was also, while still half out of things encouraging those around me to 'breath' as well while forgetting myself to breath.
I'm sure they have herd a lot over the years as far as people being under and coming out groggy and what they say. So it's nice to know that even at my subconscious level I ask how others are doing.
In fact the anesthesiologist said 'I want to know when you are having your sleeve so that you get me again because you were the funniest and nicest person in surgery I've had.'
I'm feeling so much better now, but yesterday afternoon I felt like hell. Ain't going to lie. But again with hard thinking and re-dedication to this lifestyle change it's made me that much more determined to grit through it and fight for my health.
I also believe there isn't such a thing as things just happening.
This has prepared me, my family, and has been a good experience as in what to expect when I go back for my sleeve Sometime in September 2016.

*waves to BP* hey guys!
Yesterday I had my gallbladder removed, this is pre having my gastric sleeve. A few things this has done, it's prepared me for the anesthesia aspect, the God awful afterwards, and feeling better within 24 hours.
The team that I worked with was great, I was there by 5:30 had surgery at 7:30 and was done by 9:30!
I'm not going to lie, it sucked majorly. However this was a good 'real world' test if you will as to how it will be when I have my sleeve done. Now I know to ask for the anti nasua patch the night before surgery. I also know the layout of the place I will be staying at, etc.
Apparently when I was coming out of being asleep I asked the doctors how they were doing. I don't remember this but one of the nurses mentioned it to me. I was also, while still half out of things encouraging those around me to 'breath' as well while forgetting myself to breath.
I'm sure they have herd a lot over the years as far as people being under and coming out groggy and what they say. So it's nice to know that even at my subconscious level I ask how others are doing.
In fact the anesthesiologist said 'I want to know when you are having your sleeve so that you get me again because you were the funniest and nicest person in surgery I've had.'
I'm feeling so much better now, but yesterday afternoon I felt like hell. Ain't going to lie. But again with hard thinking and re-dedication to this lifestyle change it's made me that much more determined to grit through it and fight for my health.
I also believe there isn't such a thing as things just happening.
This has prepared me, my family, and has been a good experience as in what to expect when I go back for my sleeve Sometime in September 2016.

Ahhh…goal weight! It’s something you’ve wanted for years. You went through the pre-op diet, weight loss surgery, and the recovery period. You’ve worked harder than most people can imagine in order to get to goal weight. Now, all you have to do it keep the weight off.
Well, you know that’s easier said than done, but this two-part series offers a little help. Part 1 talked about what you can do if you hate counting calories, and how to develop a diet pattern that can work for you for life. Part 2 will cover making up for lower calorie burn and staying motivated even when the scale is not going down. Here goes!


I Don’t Burn as Many Calories.
The more you lose, the less you can eat if you want to keep losing or keep the weight off. There are a couple of reasons for this unfortunate fact. First, your metabolism slows as you lose weight as a response to the dieting. Your body compensates for your low-calorie consumption by conserving energy – which translates to burning fewer calories.
A bigger factor is your lower body weight. The less you weigh, the less you burn at rest and while exercising. Take a 30-year-old 250-lb woman with a height of 5’4”, for example. She burns about 1900 calories per day at rest. She burns about another 450 calories for every hour she walks. So, she can lose about a pound a week if she eats about 1,800 calories per day.
Take this same woman at 140 pounds. She might need only 1,500 calories per day at rest, and burn 250 calories while walking for an hour. If she walks for an hour a day, she might even gain weight eating 1,800 calories per day.
So what can you do to combat this? Being aware is a big step. Know that you may not need as many calories as you used to need. You can cut out calories the way you have been: by taking smaller portions, and by choosing healthy foods and lower-calorie versions of normally high-calorie foods: think of a plate of zucchini noodles (“zoodles”) instead of a plate of Pasta, for example.
You can also be more active to burn more calories. While an hour’s walk may have been a good workout for you while you were at your high weight, you might be in better shape now, and able to work a little harder. You might be able to throw in a little jogging, or try aerobics or kickboxing or Zumba, to burn more calories in that same hour. Build a little muscle with some strength training, and your calorie burn will be boosted round the clock.
I’m Not Motivated.
Lack of motivation is one of the biggest barriers to keeping the weight off. Preventing regain takes a lot of work, so you need to be motivated. But how can you stay motivated when one of the strongest motivators – the dropping number on the scale – isn’t there anymore?
The first thing you can do is change your attitude. From the time you had WLS to the time you hit goal weight, your job was to lose weight. You had a victory every time your weight dropped, and that was exciting.
Now, your job is to maintain your weight. You have a victory every time you step on the scale and your weight is the same. That is exciting, too – hopefully, exciting enough to keep you motivated to do the right thing as you make your eating and exercise choices throughout the day.
Most of the motivators that you used when losing weight are probably still there. You may just have to search a little harder to remember them. You want to be healthy. You want to be proud of yourself. You want to be around to support your family and to watch them grow. You want to be healthy. You want to shop in regular stores. Remind yourself of your reasons for wanting WLS, and remind yourself how hard you worked to get here. It’s something not everyone can do, but you did it!
I Got off Track.
So does everyone. Let it get you down, and you can regain a lot of weight very fast. Take care of it and use it as a learning experience, and it can only make you stronger. Figure out what got you off track, and do your best to fix the habit. Maybe it’s drinking your calories, choosing slider foods, munching throughout the day, or using food instead of the gym as your emotional outlet. Whatever it is, fix it, forgive yourself, and keep going! If you’re really not sure what went wrong, go back to the basics of your post-op solid foods diet.
Figuring out your strategies can help you keep the weight off for good. Preventing regain is a lifelong endeavor. You may need to work on it daily, but the payoff can be worthwhile. You worked awfully hard to get WLS and lose the weight – don’t you want to keep it off?

Yes, it almost feels like when I take a sip it sits at the top of a funnel and then five seconds later I feel it go through to stomach with funny noises. I wonder if that has to do with the hiatal hernia I had repaired. It doesn't hurt but is definitely uncomfortable
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As I have mentioned I am having my gallbladder taken out first. Then about 8 weeks later my gastric sleeve surgery. The date for my gallbladder is the 25th of July! This coming Monday. I decided to have it removed because I honestly don't want complications down the line, ya know?

2 days post op. I was also allowed to drink Water a couple of hours after surgery which I was very grateful for.
Left the hospital today. Was getting woken every 6 hours to check vitals and take pain meds.
I'm still pretty bloated from the IV.
Pain is annoying when getting out of bed, but otherwise not bad at all.
liquids are going down fine, haven't tried solids yet.... that's a few days away.
Still have on compression leggings.
My pupils are very dilated. Not sure if it's from the drugs in my system, or from accidentally touching the anti-nausea patch behind my ear, then my eyes. Hopefully not the latter.
Wishing you all a good experience.

I'm officially sleeved! I had my surgery on 7/19 and all seemed to have gone well. I wasn't in too much pain that first day, but the following day when they took away my Happy Button a/k/a morphine, some pain kicked in. I would walk a few laps from my room to the nurses station only to get a little nauseous and headed back to my room. Could not sleep well at night since I had a 97-year old roommate with a hip fracture and alzheimer's that snored ALL night. The clear diet they gave in the hospital was not working, so I just drank the Water. I came home yesterday and am trying my best to get the liquids down. Does anyone else hear a gurgling in their throats as the liquids settle in the stomach?

Thank you for your post, seriously. This is one reason I've not been on FB Twitter etc. for the last two years. In all honesty this should be a place for support. Sadly, the natural bent when it's anon on line is venom.
The reason even for becoming healthier is to obtain a better earth suit. At least for me. Not to spit for spat. If I could hug you I would.

well because I've allowed myself to cry and I mean cry, the sting of the grief is gone. I've asked the Lord to take that painful ache away and He has. Again, I thank you all for your support, on this side of the screen I now with bittersweet tears can honer her memory and the support I've gotten here has been a major part of that. thank you BP for your unflinching support. It's been a blessing.

Thank you all for your lovely support! I mean that, if I could physically hug each and all of you I would.

Dear Minnie,

I keep glancing over the spots your dog beds used to be. I keep expecting to hear your tap dancing toe nails across the kitchen floor to beg for whatever I am eating. I look over my bed in habit to check and see if if you're upstairs or downstairs so you can be let out on the deck. (She used the bathroom on on our deck)

I keep expecting out of habit to save bags in order to pick up your poo's. When I am walking Wally (The bloodhound I'm dog sitting for a family friend) I think on our walks. They became shorter as you aged, but you didn't mind. This past winter are cherished memories of the last walks with you.

I regret not walking you more. But now you are running with God's creatures above and eagerly wait for your family to someday join you.

I thank God you were able to see me 'well' in your last three years of life. I am glad God gave me you. You walked with me through a lot of darkness with the assurance of your cold nose.

You always made me laugh. Be it dragging your rear across the carpet or hiding under a table with your furry butt sticking out when things became emotionally tense. You were the emotional barometer that made all of us laugh and forget why we were upset in the first place.

You touched a lot of lives, but you know that now. You can now see our family that is in heaven. You've gotten to see Mr. Belle, Best a Mor, Ken, Hazel, Howard, Nelson and all the others that are the cloud of witnesses.

You ran the race well Minnie, you finished strong. Well done good and faithful dog, enjoy Glory until we meet again.

-Hannah C.

I'm a right blubbery mess as I type this out. We had hoped she'd bounce back, but her breathing got harder and harder. I went with my parents to put her to sleep. Went over to the home of the bloodhound I'm watching and got in his face crying. Dogs know when something is wrong, big dog that he is he laird down beside me. I imagine I'll be a mess for a while as far as greif coming and going. It's in spurts.
I'm not a pretty crier, blubber, red face snot bubbles etc.
Again thank you all for the support.
Tomorrow my dad is coming with me to my last pre op appointment. He is wanting me to try natural things etc. and if I'm honest after the stomach returns to the normal size the habits could come back. but I'm a determined woman and it has been about 10 days of not binge eating at night.
In memory of Minnie I want to get well physically. I could care less about the dress sizes, numbers etc. I just want to be healthier for a life lived to the full.
For those that pray, please keep me in your prayers for tomorrow so that my dad will feel more at ease.

She's 14 years of age and I believe that she is dyeing. she is having trouble breathing normally, collapsing in her own pee (I've gotten her a reusable dog diaper and some pads for the floor.)
This weekend she's got some antibiotics and it's 'wait and see' if she turns around she just might. But she is 14 and the average lifespan is no more then 15 in britney spaniels.
She's been through my 20's which were awful (I used to self injure, but went away to http://mercymultiplied.com/2016/03/hannah-2013-graduate/ Mercy for seven months in 2012-2013.)
I sobbed into my pillow last night and wasn't able to place why until this morning (when you're half asleep sometimes things are not clear.)
In short she's been in my family for the 2000's and 2010's and it's just hard to see her suffering. Even if she does improve this weekend she's nearing the end and none of my family or myself want her slowly shut down breathing wise. It's inflammation was all the vet said we ran some tests and she's perfectly healthy xray wise and blood work wise.
Inflammation in her case could just be her little organs not being able to function any longer. End of life is difficult in humans and in animals.
It's hard in the sense that I have high functioning autism and she has been such a companion for me. She's a very affectionate dog, and has been able to see my sister's two children up to age one in a sense she got to mother later on in her life there are some funny stories related to the kids (she sat on both of them when they began to crawl and they were like 'wut' so they didn't get into stuff that'd harm them it was so freaking cute. )
At any rate, I'm sure there are folks here who've had pets pass on and know how heavy emotionally it is.

Thank you for your post, seriously. This is one reason I've not been on FB Twitter etc. for the last two years. In all honesty this should be a place for support. Sadly, the natural bent when it's anon on line is venom.
The reason even for becoming healthier is to obtain a better earth suit. At least for me. Not to spit for spat. If I could hug you I would.