Mo_vsgdreamer13

Congratulations!

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My highest weight was 445 in January 2016, my surgery date was 09/20/16 and my weight was 407 day of surgery. As of today, 01/31/17, 133 days since surgery I have lost 151 lbs.
I never thought "what I had lost" would surpass "what I needed to loose" so quickly. Only 149 lbs to goal. It seems so much more possible now.
I take it one day at a time, one meal, one choice. I don't think about what I need to do tomorrow or that I need to loose "x" amount of weight by "y" date. I'm just thankful I'm alive and I'm moving forward.
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Hey there!
In our "Next Stop" surgery- (mandatory meeting) this is what the nutritionist and surgical staff to us. Again, please check with your surgical team for clarity.
Stop Taking Before Surgery
8 wks before - All steroids
6 wks before - Fish Oil pills
6 wks before - Vitamin E
4 wks before - Hormone pills
2 wks before - Asprin, Multivitamins, Pepto Bismal
* "Aspirin & Non Steroidal anti-Inflammatory (NSAIDs) - these medications cause a breakdown of the lining in the stomach and intestines. It may lead to ulcers, nausea, abdominal pain, & intestinal bleeding. Bypass patients can never take these the rest of their lives, while sleeve gastrectomy * band patients should avoid them for at least 1 yr. If it must be taken (Dr. Recommended), protect stomach & intestines with Proton Pump Inhibitor (PPI) like Protonix, Prilosec, etc.
*Do not take extended release meds" (quoted from my "Guide to Bariatric Surgery" big book given by the Bariatric Dept at the Hospital)
( I am on Protonix for acid reflux & they told me it was OK to take up to surgery but I will get more clarity on that...I know it was said at the meeting we are put on Protonix after surgery because of the acid reflux the sleeve could cause)
Afterwards - Vitamins (Multi-vitamins / chewable no gummies), Calcium Citrate, B-12, Vitamin D
Bariatric friendly vitamins. **This is basic but your doctor may want you to include other things depending on your body
Hope this helps a little There is a whole lot of valuable info in the book I have especially concerning what to stop prior to surgery and the effects it could have on your body if you don't. I have my pre-op next week on the 10th and will start my liquid for 1 week then surgery on the 21st.
If anyone wants to message me feel free to do so

that's great congratulations

It's been 2 weeks since I had surgery. I had a dct appointment on Monday, all is well. .you scars are healing and I'm down 25 pounds. I'm super excited about the way my journey is starting.
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It's been 2 weeks since I had surgery. I had a dct appointment on Monday, all is well. .you scars are healing and I'm down 25 pounds. I'm super excited about the way my journey is starting.
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Hey everyone I've found so much useful information since I've joined and can't thank this community enough. Can you guys share tips on how to meet Protein goals on the first days or anything you wish someone had told you that would've made your post op easier.
I'm so excited and so nervous at the same time I hope I can sleep tonight
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I know this might sound silly, but yesterday I went to the store and almost had a breakdown. Lol
I'm one week in to my two week pre op diet. I had no idea how hard walking through the store would be! All my old fave Snacks calling me, and everything looked so yummy.
I made it through without buying anything off list and it felt like a huge victory. I just wonder if it will get easier.
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Um, at a month out your nutritionist already wants you at 4-5 ounces of food at one meal!??! That's nuts! I was at 2 oz. a meal for ages. I am well over 2 years post-op now and I would say 5-6 ounces is my absolute max, depending on the density of what I'm eating.
You should be able to meat your Protein goal even if you can only do 2 oz. at a time. Especially if you can handle your Protein shakes and Greek yogurt. I would say about a month out my day looked something like this:
Breakfast: Protein shake
Morning Snack: string cheese
Lunch: leftovers from a previous dinner or a scrambled egg w/ cheese
Afternoon Snack: Greek yogurt
Dinner: 2oz. of some recipe (like Shelly's baked ricotta, some sort of tuna salad, pulled chicken in sauce, etc.)
Late Snack: Protein Shake
That right there is 90 grams of Protein a day, assuming my Protein Shakes had 20 grams each and my lunch and dinner had about 15 grams.

Hey ,that happened to me as well now I'm 7 days out its kinda fading away I do see my dct soon I'm going to address it with him just to be on the safe side
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I did, but expected it. I lost muscle when I was on liquids due to struggling with getting in my Protein. I mostly saw the muscle loss in my legs. So I knew when I started taking in more solids and protien, my body was going to "re-calculate." Rebuilding muscle and burning fat. Lost 35 since pre-op... surgery date Dec. 15 2016. I'm going to make this work for me, because I will never do this again. I hated my first 4 weeks post-op. My stomach was unpredictable and I fought the whole time not to throw up. Prior to surgery I spent roughly 20 years with two obstructions in my intestines that would make me violently throw up after my food would back up ( for up to eight hours.) Long story made short..... In 2015 I had surgery (10 hrs) that corrected those issues, except for gerd. So I had the sleeve done to correct the gerd. My surgeon reassured me that the Doctors at the Nicholson Clinic realized what was being done wrong that was causing some people that got the "sleeve" to get gerd. He promised me that they wouldn't make that mistake on me. It worked!???? thank God! Off all meds to date! I'm happy I did it, but more glad that all that suffering is over!
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For biatriatrica14 and jazzyjay I didn't do nothing special I followed directions, and waited until the Dr cleared me to go to the Gym. Before he did that I would walk my kids to school and home, but when I was cleared oh boy right away I got my membership at the gym. I basically motivated myself, had lots of friends that said they would support me and come with me and they all became lagers. But I didn't let that stop me a pair of ear phones and Pandora was all I needed. I would go 2x day am and pm. U can say I became addicted to working out. When my kids were home for the weekends I would make it fun and wrkout with them which they luved, warmed up at home and took them to a trail which was teN miles back and forth. Made it fun for them but got my workout out of the way.

I had mines on 1/13/17 the first few days was rough but I can honestly say it gets better with time. Best of luck to us all can't wait to see where this journey will take us.. I too would be glad to be buddies with you guys..
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Just wanted to share my excitement with people who would understand

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That's very normal at first since your stomach is so swollen. I'd still try to sip though so you don't irritate anything. It will be the same with other liquids at first like Soups and things. Once you get to purée stage I found that is when it told me your full stop eating or drinking.
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Hello All,
I just want to say thank you for all your input, and support and love.
I really appreciate it.
I had joined a different weight loss and bariatric surgery forum a while back and didn't have a good experience.
I poured my heart out in a post, crying out for help, even mentioned that I was suicidal because of my weight.
I only received spam replies and a reply from someone offering to do hypnosis with me for a fee.
Needless to say I was thoroughly disappointed.
My experience here has been great and I appreciate you all.

I was sleeved Jan 13th too! I'm down 23lbs since the start of pre-op diet! So exciting!!
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I was also sleeved on jan 13th. Congrats!! I'm down 20 pounds from the start of my pre-op diet. It is a game changer !! Here to our new, healthier life !!
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Hey everyone. I'm 3 days post op and was told to start my Protein shakes, creamy Soups, yogurt, etc today. Has anyone else had trouble adjusting so soon? It's hard enough for my to get 4oz of Water down in an hour. How can I get 60-80grams of Protein? I'm still a bit confused on the eating schedule.
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Hi Nicole I lost 20 pounds before surgery and it was only 10 days
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Welcome to the losers' bench! Be sure that in these early days you focus on the basics. Getting your Water in. Getting your Protein in. Taking your vitamins/meds. And walking a little bit frequently throughout the day. Try to aim for a total of 60 minutes of walking each day. Even if that's only 5-10 minutes at a time. I even marched in place quite a bit! As much as the fatigue will make you think you can't/don't want to get up and walk, it really will make you feel a lot better if you actually do it!
I also recommend you stay off the scale and just focus on healing and following your plan. The scale can be pretty mean in the early weeks as your body adjusts to all of the changes and it is easy to get discouraged if you feel like you are enduring all of this for so little "reward". Trust in the process. Let your body do its thing.

Hi everyone, I'm a 29 year year old male from London and have always struggled with my weight from childhood.
When I was in college I probably looked my best but was still weighing around 230 pounds which is obviously overweight but life was ok...I had a girlfriend (she was hot ????) my weight didn't restrict me from most things (I would be able to go to the cool clothing stores and usually get into their larger size jeans and t shirts).
Once I started working in an office environment full time, which I basically have done for the last 8 years my weight ballooned up to the point I kind of gave up on it and gave in resisting the krispy kremes.
I actually wouldn't want to weigh myself
.. because I knew it wasn't going to be pretty.
11 days before surgery - On the day of my pre op assessment my weight was 155kg (340 lbs) - or for UK peeps - 24.5 stone.
After my pre op diet - on the day of the surgery my weight was 147.3kg (324.5 Ibs) or for UK peeps - 23.1 stone
I am currently still very much recovering from the surgery and can only handle very small quantities of liquids... and fell like my body is in a total state of shock.
Im more excited than I am nervous about what is coming next.
I hope to keep updating to the site when I have something interesting to share but I thought a little intro to me and my situation would be a good start
Also best of luck to everyone undergoing this journey it's obviously not an easy decision for many reasons but once it's done its done...and as of right now I'm confident I made the right choice for me and for the future.
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I started preop diet on Jan 4th. Had surgery Jan 13th. Starting weight 249 current weight 235. Down 14 boom! This sleeve is gonna be a game changer indeed.
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I had my surgery on Tuesday, and now that I am 2 days post-op I finally feel like my head is clear enough to share the details of my surgery day.
I arrived at the hospital at 9:00am, as I was told to arrive 2 hours before my scheduled surgery time. After I registered, they called me back to be prepped almost immediately. I had to get undresses, and I had to wash my tummy with a Hibicleanse solution for 4 minutes. They started my IV and brought my husband back to see me. I talked with the anesthesiologist , and several other people, including my surgeon. After I talked to everyone I needed to, they gave me a Lovenox shot, antibiotics and Versed, and rolled me back to the OR. The last thing that I remember is them strapping my arms to the operating table. I also remember that I was starving since I was on all Clear liquids to on Monday.
I woke up in recovery feeling very groggy, and my mouth was as dry as the desert. My throat was sore from the intubation tube. I don't know how long I was there, but it seemed like they were rolling me into my room fairly quickly. I was not allowed to drink anything that entire night, but they did bring me some ice chips. These were the best ice chips I have ever had in my life!!! That's what it seemed like anyways. I was pretty in and out of it the rest of that night.
Now let's get to the point of pain when I woke up. I had a lot of gas pain up near both my right and left shoulder, but it was worse on the right side. My biggest incision, on my right side, is the one that did, and still now hurts the most. Even the muscle underneath it is extremely sore. The other incisions are not too bad. I can feel them, and I know that they are there, but they barely hurt at all. I also had a catheter in, which I didn't want, but I'm glad I had it because I was too sore to be getting up and down all night to go to the bathroom. I was up and walking within 2 hours of getting in to my room. I did one lap at first, then rested for a couple of hours and did 2 more laps. I have a history of blood clots, so I had compression socks on and a compression machine pulsing my legs all night when I was not up and walking. People woke me up all night long to take my vitals. Just as I would fall asleep again, they would wake me up again to do something else.
On Wednesday morning, around 5am, I was given another Lovenox injection, along with some pain meds and a dose of Levsin, as it felt like my stomach was spasming quite regularly. I was also allowed to take pills by mouth, as long as they were not to big to choke on. By 6am, they removed my catheter, which I really didn't even feel at all. I then proceeded to walk 5 laps, then came back to my room to rest. 5 laps was all I could really do at that point. A few hours later, i got more pain meds, and was up and walking again. This time I did 7 laps. I still had quite a bit of pain, but it was now being completely controlled by the liquid Hycet, which am able to take at home. I was supposed to drink 40oz of liquids on Wednesday, and I had gotten through 20oz within about 4 hours. I finished the other 20 by 10pm.
I knew from my EGD that my surgeon would be fixing a hiatal hernia, and they told me once they got in there, they saw that it was significantly bigger than they originally thought it was, so I actually ended up being in surgery for 3.5 hours due to that. I do feel some discomfort from that, but again, my worst pain is the big incision where they removed the stomach from. Actually, it is not really the incisions that hurt, it is really the muscle underneath that is giving me the most pain.
Overall, it was a pretty smooth experience. I expected the pain because of all of the research I have been doing prior to the surgery, so even though it hurts, it was right around what I expected, so at least I can say I was expecting it. I have 5 incisions, and I am attaching a picture so that you can see what they look like. One is up near my breast bone, so you won't see that one in the picture.
If you have any questions, I would be happy to answer them. I am sure that I am leaving out a lot of details.

Congratulations my dear!.. keep up the good wrk. I only been out less then a week so I haven't noticed any changes yet
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