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Regret.......... you probably came here to hear about how I regret my sleeve surgery. But it's the opposite I'm madly in love with my sleeve (my banana belly[emoji177]) I always read on here why people hate it, but I never read about how people are embraced by the surgery. It has made me a completely different person than who I was 6 months ago. I'm confident, successful, and beautiful. Don't get my wrong I went threw ups and downs pre op, and post op. But at the end of the day I'm almost 100 pounds down, I look back at myself last year around this time and hate the person I see. If you went threw this surgery, and are having any regret.. don't... it's a beautiful thing that a smart surgeon did for you, he/she believed in your health and weight loss. There is going to be ups and downs, stalls, and tears( in my case panic attacks). But when you wake up one morning and you weigh yourself and your almost 100 pounds down from your start weight you will not regret. You will embrace. Have a lovely day. [emoji177][emoji177][emoji177][emoji177] Sleeved

Don't feel bad, if you are feeling like your going to pass out from not having anything to eat. You have to eat something. Sleeved

My weight loss was doing so good, lost a total of 80 pounds and only 33 away from mine and my surgeons goal. BUT now my weight loss has stalled out/has been teetering back and forth between 197 to 194. Any tips or comfort that I'm not the only one this happens too?! Sleeved

The three week stall.... it happens to almost everyone keep you head up, and your yogurt down! Sleeved

I've actually talked to my nutritionist and she told me to eat more calories, and I've broke my stall this morning!! Hopefully it keeps moving in the right direction. I was just getting upset because I've been following my diet plan to the max. Thank you tho for all the kind words! Sleeved

Hello fellow weight loss surgery patients I'm going to start shopping for our Easter dinner. Any ideas on what to buy? This is my first 'official' holiday eating regular foods. Sleeved

Honestly my anxiety is threw the roof with my eating habits. I know I'm not eating as much as I used to before the sleeve. But I'm eating more than I did 3 days post op. I'm so scared to 'stretch out my sleeve' that I'm nervous almost every meal. Does everyone else have this problem? Sleeved

I feel the same my worst fear is stretching it back out. I worked so hard to get my banana belly (my sleeve) that it makes me almost sick that there is a way to ruin it Sleeved

I feel the same my worst fear is stretching it back out. I worked so hard to get my banana belly (my sleeve) that it makes me almost sick that there is a way to ruin it Sleeved

Chick fill a grilled nuggets OR chick fill a classic nuggets? ( the last time I got the grilled they where very oily) Sleeved

I'm almost 3 months post op and do I still have to sip sip sip my water or can I drink normal now?

Here in just a short few weeks I'll be turning 21, also going to be 3 months post op. I'm not a big alcohol drinker anyway.. but I'm going to a casino for the night for my birthday. Can I have a glass of wine while I'm there? How fast do you get drunk? Sleeved

I loved premier protein shakes pre op, but now that I'm post op I cannot stand the taste at all! Have you drank muscle milk? What's your favorite flavor? Any other protein shake/powder recommendations? Sleeved

Dry cheeks on my face!! And acne [emoji24] Sleeved

How often do you step on the scale to check your progress? I was getting to a bad habit of checking my weight every morning..

I heard that jimmy johns have a 'unwich' option on there menu is that true?

Yes make sure you take your own pads!!!

I'm getting so tired of the same chicken, need some new ideas to spice it up a little bit!! Thank you in advance!

I'm thinking of some new things to pack for lunch while I'm at work... any ideas?

I've always heard from my support groups, doctor, and also on here about the stomach stretching after surgery.... but how does it stretch? Overeating?

I took my own blanket because hospital blankets are horrible

Probably from swelling inside your sleeve

It honestly just depends on the surgeon (he puts them in every patient to monitor leaks), after all I Learned about the drain tube I was very happy they put one in after my sleeve surgery. It's another way to help with infections and also it helps to see if there is any leaks after surgery due to the color what comes out into the ball.

I had surgery on Dec 19 2016. After surgery I had a drain, it was only in until the day of discharge. If you wake up with one don't freak out. It doesn't hurt, I honestly didn't feel no pain with it even when I was walking around/sleeping. There was only one time that it had little pressure around the site of the drain and that's when I was moving around in the uncomfortable hospital bed lol! Then when the surgeons PA pulled it out the day of discharge it just.. didn't hurt... wasn't any pressure..... just felt very awkward (because it's moving threw your stomach). But it was out so fast, only took a second or two. Hope all goes well with your surgery! Don't forget to get out of bed ASAP after surgery (helps with gas, and nausea) and when you can finally get your water (I didn't get any until the next night after surgery) make sure you SIP, SIP, SIP.

How do you tell the person your interested in/ dating that you had WLS?