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Lisa, I have lost the same 100 pound 7 times and just about every time someone tells me that they think I look great and should stop. Usually I am right around 200 pounds (size 12), so hardly "skinny"! More often than not it's the friend who weighs slightly less that I do. It's an interesting social phenomena. Wonder if it's been studied?

I don't think I was an isolated case, I think she shamed bariatric patients to the point they where to ashamed to report her. I did go ballistic. I just waited until my rage would do some good. She initially denied saying any of it (said I was a borderline) but was immediately moved off the unit. She was (very) surprised to see me at her disciplinary meeting.

When your doctor said you can. Consider using the "search" feature to seen answers to commonly asked questions. Helpful veterans, the best source of accurate information, get tired of answering the same questions every day.

Nammit. Hope they get you squared away very quickly!! Are you a nurse who makes a good patient, or one who makes a PITA patient?? LOL. When I was in for my surgery I couldn't tell if I was annoying them or if they appreciated it, but I'd pause my pump and disconnect my own tubes, go to the bathroom, log my output, and hook myself back up. I hate hitting the call bell when I'm a patient. LOL I am an administrator at the hospital (patient advocate) iso probably leaning towards PITA. I never volunteer that I am a nurse or an employee. Most (good) nurses figure out I'm an end pretty quick. When I had my WLS the nurse chargers with my post op "care" managed in three days to tell me that I should not be complaining of pain after elective surgery (day one) , that some who was admitted to the floor the same time I was went home 12 hours post op (day 2) and everyone who had surgery the day I did was already discharged AND I would probably regain all my weight (day three). My temp was 102 and my BP was 210/100... She should probably have read my chart.

In my over eaters anonymous group they call this a"food buddy". My husband and I were both normal weight when we meet. We both loved to eat too. The eating won out., around 30 pounds up for him 130 pounds up for me. I have lost the same 100 pounds 7 times in the past 20 years, till it took me 6 months on 1,600 calories a day (2,000) once a week) to lose 15 pounds.

Insurance that covers WLS covers one procedure. You and is functioning. Your only option is getting it filled. if you haven't already, ask your Dr to check your thyroid and/or do a complete metabolic panel.

Safer than obesity, hypertension, diabetes, heart disease, fatty liver, peripheral edema, skin break down... dying young.

Yes, many people regain as much of half their starting weight but that's not because the sleeve "failed". The sleeve is the same sizevfive years after surgery as it was 5 weeks after surgery. As so many have already said it's a TOOL. You are the one who decides how to use it. If you push food through by drinking so you can eat more your going to gain weight. Don't want to gain weight? Don't do this. Seems to me that better pre operative education and more post op counseling around eating disorders would improve outcomes.

Anyone who is currently obese and staying on plan is losing FAT no matter what the scale says. I weigh once a week at PT because they insist. Staying off the scale between PT appoint ments keeps me sane.

Vitamin k increases you bloods ability to clot, good if you get cut but not so good after surgery.

Lyme titre came back positive. I'm being admitted to the hospital later today. Crap.

You can sleep in what ever position is comfortable. If your incision hurts when you roll side to side (mine killed) try a compression tank top. Buy a cheap one. Target has them up to size 2X in the woman's underwear dept. You can wrap you abdomen with a couple of 4-5" wide ace bandages. the band's need to be completely flat and just tight enough to stop the incision pain. Someone will need to help you wrap it. The first time the medical assistant in your surgeons office doing it, if it's close by would be a good choice.

Use the "search" feature and you will find answers to just about every early post op question you can imagine. Your incision is healing you are resting to stomach. You are not "full", liquids run right through the sleeve. The nutrients are absorbed in your intestines. Make sure you get the required amount of Protein and Fluid. Take your Vitamins. Only 500 mg of Calcium at a time. Always take D3 with calcium.

Mix 4 scoops of unflavored Protein powder with 4 oz milk (I use cashew milk) you have 84 gr of protein. Add it to everything. You can get all the protein you need in a very small volume. Add 3 TBS powdered Peanut Butter (8gr) to every shake. Mix 2 scoops of unflavored Protein Powder to a full container of yogurt and cottage cheese increase the protein to 18grams per cup. The vanilla proved is tasty in the yogurt.

Don't sacrifice yourself.!!!! ...sometimes auto correct bites.

The way quotes work here is a bit confusing. My comment stands to ANYONE is this sisuation. It's abusive and no one, regardless of current weight, should tolerate it. You BF is pathological insecure. He lashed out at you and made unfounded accusations. Can this (or has this) escalated to physical violence? Remember, you can love him but you can't fix him. Do sacrifice yourself.

The worse experience I have had in this whole 6 month process was with the RN who "cared" for me post op. Over a three day period she told me that 1) I shouldn't complain about pain after "elective surgery" 2) that another patient admitted the same time as I was left 12 hours post op 3) and almost all patient only stay one night . 4) Oh...and I would probably gain all the weight back anyway. Then right after the Dr said I should stay another day because I had a fever and my blood pressure was high she came into my room announced that I was "within the protocol to be discharged" and removed my IV and made me wait over an hour past the time my next oral pain medication was due... She should have read my chart, then she would have know that I am an administrator at the hospital.

My surgeon said I could travel after my post op check and travel to Europe ( blood clots with very long plain ride and elevation after 6 weeks. When you eat out don't bother ordering your own meal you won't be eating more than 3-4 oz per meal bring your food and protein drinks/powder and a tiny postal scale and measuring cups for eating out 2:1 ratio of protein to carbs, pick low calorie carbs.

Try the unflavored protein. You can pretty much add it to anything. Also, try to "search" feature and you can read hundreds of answers to basic questions.

I have lost all intersect in sugar sweet food. Even switched to unflavored protein powder. I do have 4oz of "supper food" juice (15 grams carbs) a cup of ice and a scoop of protein every day

Two people in my pre op class put off surgery till after the holidays even knowing that they would have to keep going to pre op classes and appointments. I don't get it.

I started at 271 and as of today I'm at 248. Thanks for the calorie calculator as well! I'm actually feeling much better about my 850 calories now.Sent from my iPhone using the BariatricPal App If you've lost 23 pounds in THREE weeks you are doing AWESOMELY well. Keep doing what your doing. Enjoy the soup!

carrots soup base: makes about 5-6 6 oz containers of each soup. Peel slice and cook 1.5 lb carrots, a hand full of dehydrated mixed veggies (the one I found in bulk bin at my local grocery has carrots, onions, parsley and celery) and (opitional but tasty) a small handful of dried or fresh leeks in 16 oz of chicken stock. Till very soft. Mash with a potato masher the divide in too containers. Add 8 oz chicken broth to each container. in one container: add 1/2 can of unsweetened coconut milk, I table spoon yellow curry, 1/2 tea spoon cumin and a dash of chili pepper flakes (or a dash or two of ground cayenne) stir well. In the other container: add 4oz can of mushrooms and 2 oz cooked chicken- fine chopped in a food processor. Mix in 1cup of 1% milk (97 cal) OR cashew milk (25 cal) salt and pepper to taste. Stir well. AT THIS POINT YOU HAVE "mushy" you can blend each container it into puree if desired do the chicken mushroom first or rinse soups. (Youbmight need more chicken broth) but it should be thick as you will thin it with Protein powder before you eat it. Divide into 6oz servings- I use 8 oz mansion jars When you are ready to eat: mix 1/2 scoop unflavored protein (10gr) with 1and 1/2 oz of WARM. cow's milk or cashew milk. microwave the soup base to 140 degrees as the Protein Powder will clump up if it's hotter. In a 8 oz glass container this takes 2 minutes. Stir in the protein powder and milk into the soup. Eat! I make a different combo every week and. keep 4 containers in the fridge and freeze the rest. My kids really like the carrot coconut. Later when you can eat chopped up meat it makes a great sauce that counts as a veggie. Two parts meat (i like shrimp) to one part carrot coconut soup.

One of the women in my pre surgery group admired to having a "last supper" almost every evening for 3 months. She gained 30 pounds... I was planning one but only had 5 days between my pre surgery visit and my surgery. I decided that shrinking my liver was more important that shrimp scampi and coconut cream pie.

Tired.