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I had mine a year ago now. 45kg down and holding. I still wonder if I should have gone roux-en-y instead of sleeve.. but am glad I am holding at current weight.
I think perhaps I thought some aspects of things would be easier, and others harder. eg I can still eat normal volume of food without discomfort, or full signal, but then randomly regurgitate certain foods, and it isn’t consistent with that same food later/earlier or related to size of meal. I guess my tum is a bit random now. No spices, that is for certain!! I get awful reflux from time to time, even on omeprazole.
I have found the physical changes hard to recognise. I still feel the same size, and get surprised at photos. Anyone else have that??

*waves* still here

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It is a myth. Here is the video explained by surgeon.

http://drmatthewweiner.com/how-to-prevent-your-stomach-from-stretching-after-weight-loss-surgery/

Carbs and sugar, especially breads and fried foods do not satisfy you nutritionally. Your hunger is your body saying "Feed me nutrition!" :-). Whether we are sleeved or not those foods cause additional hunger. Think about time you were first sleeved and how devoted to doing it right you were. Whether you feel you've "stretched" your sleeve or not you still have restrictiveness. Take advantage of your restriction and feed it good stuff. Remember? Protein, veggies and if you have room then a few carbs. Back to basics[emoji173]. You still have the tool. You still have 80% of your tummy gone and the nasty grelin hormone producers aren't there. When your hungry think of it as you body crying out for something clean and healthy. You can do this. You've done it before.

Use this support board to come to when you just don't feel you can do it.

Take care

I looked at it this way. I wanted to give the surgeon every possible opportunity to not screw something up while carving up my insides. Not only did I follow my dietary restrictions exactly, I even trimmed my beard back to next to nothing because he said it would be easier on the anesthesiologist if they had trouble. It grew back.

I haven't told anyone, except husband obviously. My colleagues saw my Protein shakes and commented, so I said I was under the guidance of a nutritionist (true). I hate lying. Am back at work 1 week post op, and someone commented on my anti-puke patch behind my ear, so said I'd had some tummy troubles while on leave, also true. I however have a huge bruise on my hand/lower forearm from failed cannulation attempts, which might raise further questions.
I had surgery Tuesday, and was back to work the following monday. Hard, but went with the process thinking of taking enough pain relief in order to mobilise comfortably, so was doing laps of the ward the day of surgery, and kept going. Am doing 25min walks each morning now. My job involves a lot of in/out of cars, and so far am managing on panadol (?tylenol).
Getting moving helps enormously.
All the best for your op!!
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Not disclosing accurate health information to an insurance company is dishonest (and criminal), not disclosing it to your doctor is stupid, but not disclosing it to people who have no right to know it is neither dishonest or deceptive.

I'm 4 weeks out, and have complete loss of appetite. Nothing tastes good. I tried some carby things, but just can't be faffed. I've gone back to the Protein shakes - the bare minimum I figure.
I'm glad to hear others experiencing it too.
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I'm 2 weeks post-op, and for the last two days have felt like I'm wading through mud. I've been back at work a week, am walking 25-40 mins each morning... but have slowed right down now.
Could it be some dietary factor? Not having enough Protein, or...? Ideas??
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It does get better! Get moving, even if slowly. It helps with reduction of pain, and reduces the incidence of complications. Take pain relief regularly to allow you to move. Hydrate. Take care!
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It does get better! Get moving, even if slowly. It helps with reduction of pain, and reduces the incidence of complications. Take pain relief regularly to allow you to move. Hydrate. Take care!
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Very cool. Gives hope to newbies when we hear the sleeve is still viable 5 years out. You still have the restriction and just needed to make the choice to follow the program. Everyone says this is a tool and we need to address mental reason for overeating and making bad food choices. You are the living proof positive!

The very bottom of my heart thanks you.--and every other bit too! You probably will never know how much your words mean to me.
I kinda like the idea of being a living example of something positive.
Thank you again, my friend.

I have been told to lift nothing over 3kg for the next 6 weeks. Luckily my job is quite low-key, so my handbag would be the heaviest thing in my day.
Just walked the dogs with hubby (him with the dogs, me with my hand clamped to my belly), 25 mins at a slower pace.
Oh well.. paracetamol my friend, about time you did your share of the hard yards!
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1 year
1 month
10 days
And I hit my goal!
Sept 21/15 - Oct 31/16
Lots of hard work.
Many sacrifices.
Lots of self talk.
Much dedication and self motivation.
But it was all worth it!
The time flew by and I can't believe I am where I am just 13 short months after my Gastric Bypass surgery.
I saved my own life and will thank myself everyday.
I wasted too much of my precious life and now I'm gonna make up for it!
Turning 41 in a couple days and I've never felt better, happier, healthier and of course lighter!!!
Thanks for all that have traveled along this journey with me!

Heather
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At first, I was really bashful about sharing about the surgery. I kept it a secret, but after a while, I was just so proud of all the hard work I had to tell people! Now I wear it like a badge of honor. I made the decision to change my life and save my life! People have crap to say always, but I want to encourage people to be brave in taking control of their own health. I love talking about it now.
Protect yourself. Ultimately, this is about you. If you have family that will not be supportive, don't share. If you have friends who would cheer you on and cheer you up on hard days, share away. Most importantly, don't let it be a source of shame for you. YOU made the awesome decision to change your life. You are putting in all the work. The surgery is a tool to that success.
And if you don't have anyone in your life right now you could openly talk about it with, share with us! I will for sure cheer you on.
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@@pixiesleeve I serve the greater good of the public through my career. I'm an involved and productive citizen, a loving and caring sister, aunt, daughter, granddaughter and friend. The sleeve is something I did for myself as an act of self-care. Which was rare for me but I've learned through this process that as I take better care of myself, I'm even better at all the things I described above. So I don't feel the need to share this one thing. It doesn't mean I don't care about other people who struggle with obesity- I just can't take that on in addition to everything else. And that's totally OK. You have to do what works for you and some of us will take better care of ourselves going through this on our own. Best of luck to you.

I think everyone has a different reason for not wanting to disclose surgery. Mine was I didn't want my family knowing because I didn't want them to try to talk me out of it. And on another level, I didn't want them to know in case I were to somehow fail at loosing weight. I didn't want the added pressure.
2 days before surgery I decided to tell my parents. I just couldn't stop thinking about what if something were to happen during surgery? My wife would have to call and explain it all, and I didn't want her to have to do that. It turns out my mother was thrilled I was having the surgery. Her exact words were "You're doing what I never had the guts to do." 4 weeks later and I'm still shocked by her words. Family can be surprising.
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I haven't told anyone, except husband obviously. My colleagues saw my Protein shakes and commented, so I said I was under the guidance of a nutritionist (true). I hate lying. Am back at work 1 week post op, and someone commented on my anti-puke patch behind my ear, so said I'd had some tummy troubles while on leave, also true. I however have a huge bruise on my hand/lower forearm from failed cannulation attempts, which might raise further questions.
I had surgery Tuesday, and was back to work the following monday. Hard, but went with the process thinking of taking enough pain relief in order to mobilise comfortably, so was doing laps of the ward the day of surgery, and kept going. Am doing 25min walks each morning now. My job involves a lot of in/out of cars, and so far am managing on panadol (?tylenol).
Getting moving helps enormously.
All the best for your op!!
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My hubby and two teen daughters know. My own sister doesn't know. Anyone who has asked (I'm two months out of surgery and down 56 pounds over 6 months) I say I'm working with my doc and a nutritionist and following their advice religiously and that my diet is very high Protein, very low carb and I'm working with a personal trainer. Every last bit of that is true. Should someone ask directly if I had surgery, I will look them straight in the face and ask them if they had sex last night (which I would do when people asked when I was going to have children.) That generally makes folks realize immediately how far over the line they have gone.

I went back to work today I was sleeved on 10/26... my boss was very surprised and told me to take as much time off as I needed. I feel fine just after 5 hours of being there I started feeling tired and out of energy so I went home early... good luck to you
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I'm a nurse in a post op setting, we give heparin or lovenox shots to many patients after surgery. Very common and very safe, patients leave with them sometimes or on aspirin or coumadin. It could be based on health history as well that this route of clot prevention was chosen over the others
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You are not broken, just at the beginning of a huge life change. It does get better everyday, follow your plan, let your body heal. You got this.