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hello my name is angela and im 24 years old.. I was sleeved 2/10/17 & down 60 pounds! I am from long island, ny!

I had lap band in 2011..taken out in 2016.. sleeve done 2/10/17... im only four months post op but ive had the same left shoulder pain. they say it takes some time to go away. and my surgeon said it could have to do with how I was positioned during surgery.

I had the lap band and it was hell for me.. after 5 years I got it removed. I had the sleeve four months ago and its the best decision ive ever made. no complications and because its just a tool, it still requires me to work my ass off. as long as you do the things the doc tells you to do, I don't see any reason why you wouldn't be successful with it

im gonna be 100 percent honest with you. I am almost 4 months post op and I miss food quite often! sometimes when I cant finish a meal, ill cry. I cant eat icecream anymore, it makes me sick. but having the sleeve was def the best thing ive ever done. I lost 60 pounds so far, the most I have lost in my entire life! its a mental battle but in my opinion- worth it. I used to turn to food for any reason I could find. if I was happy, sad, mad, depressed, etc. And when I would hang out with friends all we would do is eat. but now we like to take walks and watch movies.. with no food lol. its an adjustment but I wouldn't change a thing about where I am now. sounds cliché but the only regret I have is not doing it sooner.

I had a terrible sugar addiction before surgery... 4 months post op and i still crave it. not as much as i used to but i definitely think about indulging. i had tried a few things with sugar.. a small piece of birthday cake, a scoop of ice-cream and a slither of lemon pound cake.. all which got me sick after eating. i didn't throw up but i was extremely nauseous. reason being, i will stay away from sugary foods & not have them anytime soon! for cravings i have sugar free pistachio or chocolate pudding.. and now i can have rice pudding. and sugar free fudge pops or sugar free popsicles, the ones with the cream inside. its not the same as a hot fudge sundae but it does the trick. also skinny cow and weight watchers are two brands that make ice cream treats that ill have occasionally. but even then i cant finish it.

just sharing my personal experience. your party probably already passed lol. I drank after 6 weeks post op. I didn't drink much. The only difference for me was that I felt full after drinking. I did not get tipsy faster and the feeling wasn't different. But that's just me. everyones different. I don't drink like I used to but if I want to go out and have a few drinks I will. my surgeon said its okay as long as I don't go overboard. so I make sure to know my limit.

definitely can relate! my starting weight was 359 and im almost 4 months post op. I have lost 60 pounds and I feel different but I don't think I look different. But then I put a picture of my body that I took last week next to a pic back from January and I can totally see a difference now! like others mentioned, I think its because im "so big" that I cant see much difference. eventually we will see a difference and that's what should motivate us to keep going!

I'm coming up on my 4 months post op on June 10th. I am proud to say that I am 58 pounds down from my surgery!! Honestly, I expected to lose about 80 pounds at this point but that was before I went through this journey. The doctor says im right on track and now im learning to love the entire process. I am no longer in a rush to my finish line. Because happiness isn't about reaching my goal weight. Happiness is loving myself at 301 pounds (my current weight) and I definitely love myself more than I ever have in my entire life. This journey isn't just about losing weight. It sounds cliché but it literally is about gaining a new outlook on life. and id say im more than half way there!

If you are still reading, my question to you, is how much were you down 4 months post op? Just out of curiosity. I am not comparing myself to others, that's a big no no I also learned lol. I would love to hear other peoples sleeve stories and you're experiences.

its hard for me still.. almost two months post op and family will be eatting and ill have four bites and im full . itll be worth it is alll i keep telling myseld

definitely got cold feet. even the morning of my surgery. totally normal.. fight through the jitters, itll be worth it !

thank you everyone! i have no problem giving up soda. i drink mostly Water and diet iced teas here and there. just was curious as to why no soda but now i know!

Wow. Great job.

Thank you so much she was very concerned. I myself had the surgery 11 months ago and have lost 60 so far. I go to gym 5x a week but am. Ow at some kind of plateau the doc said not to worry just keep doing what I'm doing
have a great day

That is one impressive fact. One cinder block!

Congratulations! That is a lot of weight. Proud of you too.

Congratulations! It's great to see the scale move in the right direction and all those other NSV! [emoji4]

Congratulations [emoji106] It makes it all worthwhile when you feel you're travelling in the right direction [emoji4]

i was hungry for two weeks after my surgery.. maybe a little more. i wasnt eatting food. just drinking fluids and shakes. i was starving! but once i introduced my new stomach to pureed foods and then eventually solids, now the hunger for me is gone.

good luck ! youre gonna be great

good luck and i wish you a speedy recovery. my week one after surgery wasnt too pleasant. but believe me when i say- it gets better and easier everyday!!

im gonna be honest as hell. im 6 weeks out and the first week after i would cry and have a breakdown everyday. i couldnt drink 10 little medicine cups of Fluid so i thought how would i ever eat again? im eatting solids now and yes it is sad for me that i cant eat nearly as much as i used to . it gets easier everyday and they say youll be able to eat more as time goes on. but this was the idea of this tool. to not eat as much as i once used to. i lost 33 pounds and im feeling fantastic. although i have a long way in my journey, i now truly have a different outlook on life. im happier and im not as depressed as i was 30 pounds heavier. for me it was more mental than anything else. you do have to change your relationship with food. im still adjusting but to me it will be worth it in the end. its gonna be frustrating i can tell you now. but do whats best for YOU. no one can tell you whats best for you, except for you. i dont regret it anymore. im excited to see more weight come off . good luck in your journey

a month & 5 days.. and i lost 33 pounds!! so incredibly happy and so incredibly proud of myself. it hasnt been easy! this is the most ive lost in my life so its kindaa a big deal to me

Your stomach isn't made out of latex, it's not going to react like a ballon. And especially if you have the sleeve it's a myth that it will stretch it. With the sleeve all, or at least most, of the stretchy part of the stomach is removed. And even if a little bit or the stretchy part is left carbonation is no where near strong enough to stretch it, nor would the small amount left be able to stretch enough to make a huge difference. You might go from being able to eat 4 ounces to eating 4.5 ounces instead. And any stretching that MIGHT occur would not come from carbonation, it would be from forcing in too much food at once time. The research supports this.
The myth of the stretching came from the bypass pouch which can stretch, but even then again carbonation isn't strong enough, especially once combined with stomach acid, to have any true effect. It's much more likely to stretch from eating too much though.
Surgeons are human, they are not infallible. They make mistakes, and many are prone to telling horror stories to scare their patients into doing what they want them to do.

The carbonation will cause your sleeve/pouch to expand possibly stretching it out some. It will take more volume to feel full and you'll get less benefit from your weight loss surgery.
This is something we all could easily do without - and if you have some sort of extreme dependence or emotional attachment then your mental health issues should be dealt with as well.