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HW 235
SW 221
CW 185
GW 135
I'm 5'1" and 31y/o
Surgery date 11/14/16
50 down! 50 to go!!
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HW 235
SW 221
CW 185
GW 135
I'm 5'1" and 31y/o
Surgery date 11/14/16
50 down! 50 to go!!
Sent from my iPhone using the BariatricPal App

HW 235
SW 221
CW 185
GW 135
I'm 5'1" and 31y/o
Surgery date 11/14/16
50 down! 50 to go!!
Sent from my iPhone using the BariatricPal App

HW 235
SW 221
CW 185
GW 135
I'm 5'1" and 31y/o
Surgery date 11/14/16
50 down! 50 to go!!
Sent from my iPhone using the BariatricPal App

HW 235
SW 221
CW 185
GW 135
I'm 5'1" and 31y/o
Surgery date 11/14/16
50 down! 50 to go!!
Sent from my iPhone using the BariatricPal App

HW 235
SW 221
CW 185
GW 135
I'm 5'1" and 31y/o
Surgery date 11/14/16
50 down! 50 to go!!
Sent from my iPhone using the BariatricPal App

HW 235
SW 221
CW 185
GW 135
I'm 5'1" and 31y/o
Surgery date 11/14/16
50 down! 50 to go!!
Sent from my iPhone using the BariatricPal App

Gulf Shores, AL
Sleeve tentatively set for September
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Inflated
@highfunctioningfatman
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Perky boobies are great and if you so desire they can either be lifted or inflated if need be.

This post is taking a few ugly turns.
Let me make a distraction: "HEY EVERYONE, LOOK OVER THERE, IS THAT A SQUIRREL!"
(Sorry LittleBill, I didn't mean to make you hungry - a different post. )

Morphine. Lots and lots of Morphine.

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Yep. I have Mirena, so I don't usually have periods at all. I bled for almost two months after surgery. It was just spotting, but it seemed like it would never end.
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The regret question assumes either a yes or no answer, but for me there are things I regret about having the surgery and things that I don't regret. I had the sleeve surgery on 7/29 and ended up in hospital a little over 3 weeks later with a leak. I was seriously ill and had to have infections drained. I was not allowed to eat or drink anything and was put on liquid nutrition delivered through a pic line. I also had antibiotics delivered through a second port to fight the infections. I was in hospital for 10 days and then a few weeks later for another 3 days. I missed 2 months of work, and had a nurse coming into my home to take blood, change dressings, etc. I had a stent placed in my esophagus going down into my stomach to 'seal up' the hole. The stent made me even sicker and I was throwing up all the time. There were times when I was not sure I would survive.
But I did survive, and today I have no infection, no stent, no home healthcare, am back to work and am down 51 pounds.
I have been asked by family members if I regret having the surgery. I feel like it is a moot point. I DID have the surgery, and thankfully I survived a serious complication. I can regret it all I want, but it won't change the facts.
I don't like having to think about what I am going to eat all the time; worrying about whether I have gotten enough Protein or liquids. I don't like not being able to eat an entire cheeseburger or drink half a glass of ice Water in one go. I am still experimenting with what I can and cannot eat and how much of something I can eat.
I did not realize, despite a lot of research, how completely my relationship with food would change. I don't like having to make a major attitude adjustment about how good times and good food go together. There are a lot of things about having this surgery that, even though I did a lot of research, are very different in reality because it is now my reality. When it is personal then it becomes real.
All that said, and even with the serious medical problems I encountered post-op, there is no way in the world I could be at the weight I am now if I had not had the surgery. I am really happy to be losing weight and know that I would not have been able to do it with this 'tool'. The sleeve is forcing me to redefine my relationship with food. Two of the girls I work with eat all day long. Little Snacks all day long and then they have a light lunch. Neither has ever had weight loss surgery and they are both slim. Now I eat like they do, not out of choice (like them), but due to necessity. The sleeve is forcing me into new habits, which is what I expected, but I did not know how much I would miss eating like I did before.
November 29th will be 4 months and I was pretty sick for 2.5 of those months (during which I did lose weight). I agree with the comment that society focuses too much on how we look, but that was a big part of why I decided to have the surgery and I am sure it is for others, too. Yes, health is also a big part of the decision, but looking at yourself in the mirror and hating how you look is not good for your ongoing mental health which, as we now know, effects our physical health.
The bottom line for me is that I can regret it all I want, but it won't change a thing and I am really happy to be losing weight.

(putting nurse educator hat on)
just wanted to clarify this.
Ketosis or ketogenesis (sometimes called keto) is the state when you are eating low carbs (generally below 50g/day) and your body starts using Protein and fat as fuel instead of carbs (sugar). You do not have to eat high fat to be in ketosis. This condition is not dangerous to most people, and in fact there is a large number in the medical community who think this is the best state to stay in, unless you have a medical condition that makes it a problem.
You can "burn fat" without being in ketosis, many of us do. I get very ill in ketosis, and generally am eating between 80 and 100g of carbs a day. I'm losing weight and the SECA scan shows that most of it is fat tissue.
Ketoacidosis or diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA) is the condition diabetics move into when their sugars get too high, and it is life threatening. DKA happens mostly in Type 1 diabetics. Generally speaking, people without diabetes cannot get to DKA just by eating low carb.
You will show ketones in your urine for both ketosis and ketoacidosis. The levels indicate how far along you are toward ketoacidosis.
Here's some more information
http://www.healthline.com/health/ketosis-vs-ketoacidosis#Diagnosis7
It's confusing because all of these words sound the same, but it's important to understand the distinction, especially if you want to be on a ketogenic diet.

I've lost over 30 inches from my chest, stomach, biceps, thighs and calfs. I'm down to 246 pounds for a total loss of 66 pounds. I went to Goodwill today and bought a 17.5 shirt, a XL sweater and a pair of 32x30 Wrangler slim fit jeans! I can clearly recall being in southern California and looking for 33 pants. I would have been 9 or just turned 10 as we moved to Oregon a month after I turned 10. Sad but true...



This fat man can kiss my saggy ass !

I feel VERY comfortable in my own skin... Even the parts that need to be tucked lol.
I am back to having the confidence in myself I thought was forever lost.
As for the last few pounds? If they don't ever come off, that's ok, too.
8 months ago I could not walk without aid.
Anything better than that was a win in my book.
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This will be my third turkey day 5K run since surgery. It's now my Thanksgiving tradition.

I had my gastric sleeve done January 11th. I weighed 333.1lbs.
I'm 10 months post op now and weigh 144.2lbs.
I've set new goal weights as I've gone along...first was just to get under 200lbs, then I thought I wanted my goal weight to be 180lbs. When I got there, I made the crazy goal of 150lbs never thinking I'd make it....but I did. So then I figured my goal would be 145lbs which puts me at a normal bmi...which I haven't been since I was around 10.
Now that I weight 144lbs, I've decided my final goal will 133lbs, which will mean I will have lost a total of 200lbs....and I'll do it, I know I can.
I never thought when I had surgery that weighing in the 130's would even be possible.
I've gone from wearing sizes 5-6x, and 28-30, now I wear smalls and mediums and am a size 8....I would be around a 6 if it wasn't for the large amount of skin I have around my stomach and thighs....but it's a price I'm more than happy to pay.
I've been extremely disciplined this whole 10 months. I can honestly say I've never put a bad food in my mouth...not once. I follow a very low carb diet still, drink about 85oz of Water every day and get in around 80oz of Protein. I take all my required Vitamins daily.
The gym has become a big part of my life. I workout around 5-6 days per week doing a variety of exercising....spin class, step  class, yoga, cardio machines....I like doing different things so I don't get bored.
Anyway, because I'm so close to goal, I just wanted to share this. And for the people who have a lot of weight to lose like I did....remember, you can do this! I'm living proof!!
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Ok y'all...it's ON. Surgery date is 9/2 and liquid diet it in full swing. Lawd have mercy...I'm about ready to gnaw my own arm.

I haven't had the opportunity to read the other replies here.....running out of casual time this afternoon, lol.
I can simply answer your question with my own experiences with my VSG.
It was a walk in the park. Easy. Simple. Straightforward on the recovery. Almost everyone on my bariatric center's private FB page has posted the same results.
I didn't see the negative reports until joining here and also on youtube.
I think that there are an overwhelming majority of folks who have their wls and rock it. They move on in life and don't look back. You'll not hear much from this crowd.
Same thing I see at work. There are the quiet performers who nail down their responsibilities and do their job at high levels.......then there are the noisy and outspoken under achievers who voice complaint after complaint.
Just my opinion, experience and observation. Take it for what it's worth.
I'll say that without a doubt having my VSG was one of the best decisions of my life.

I recently ordered from Victoria's secret, and I ordered XL after reading online that VS runs small.
Everything is too big

Here's hoping that your life continues to be felled with joy and positivity.

Consider taking some nice gifts for your hospital caregivers, too. Something tells me they are gonna earn them.....

@@GinaCampbell, I apologized to you, as have several other people, and yet you continue the nastiness. You are giving as good as you get. What is it that you want to hear that you might find helpful? People have gone so far as to validate you, and you still find a way to be snarky. You are not helping anyone here. So as you gather your thoughts about how to further lash out at me, remember that you are the one keeping all of this ugly. We have tried to be nice, so why can't you?