Dujuana81

Thank you @Belle_Mimi

@Simply_Divine liquid diet has been harder than I expected but thankfully it's almost over!!! I look forward to sharing my experience with you as My Sleeve Buddy.

Looking for a sleeve Buddy. I will have my surgery this Wednesday June 7th. Nervous and excited!!!

Hi Georgina,
Yes, I had my band to bypass revision in one surgery -- along with getting a hiatal hernia fixed.
I'll be a week out of surgery tomorrow and I have to say that it wasn't nearly as bad as I had imagined it would be. I was given a morphine pump while I was in the hospital for pain and the morphine kept me pain-free and reasonably sleepy (good for rest). I was in the hospital for 2 nights and 2 1/2 days and I came home with Oxycontin pills for pain -- which I only needed for a day or so. I transitioned to Tylenol pretty quickly and starting yesterday, I've been on nothing at all. I'm still pretty wiped out -- the surgery takes the stuffing out of you -- but I go for short walks outside ever day -- each day a bit longer than the last -- and I'm due to go back to work (I have a lot of autonomy over my daily schedule), a week from tomorrow. The all-liquid diet is boring, but necessary in order for the pouch to heal (at least, that's what my surgeon says -- every surgeon is different), and I can either advance to some mushy solids (ie: cottage cheese, yogurt, etc.), this week or next. I'm not saying it's easy, but I have no regrets so far.
The weight is coming off however it wants to come off. I actually gained weight between when I went into the hospital for the surgery and when I came home -- Water weight from the IV which took a few days to leave my body. I'm now down 5 lbs. from when I went into the hospital, so it's not as though I'm losing fast here. Nevertheless, I knew the weight loss would be slow based on what I read about revisions and I'm OK with that. I plan on being very compliant with what I'm supposed to eat and when and in time, the weight will come off, I"m sure.
Good luck -- let me know how you're doing.
Bunny

I am pre-op and going thru the same thing. He keeps telling me that I just need to tone up my stomach. When we started dating I was 216lbs and now I'm at 263lbs. He keeps telling me I can't do it and how I will miss eating out with him and how he want support me. Whatever!!! I have chosen to continue my journey I was told I should get a surgery date in May. I'm doing this for me, my mom passed two years ago when she was 48 years YOUNG, from complications of being over weight and I refuse to let obesity win in my life. Girl you look good and reading your story inspired me more. Don't give up and don't let negative comments from No One discourage you. Keep Going!!!

I hear your rant. We love rants! Rants make us stronger and better! I am so proud of you, look how far you've come! You are really doing great! We support you 100%. 6,000 is only cake money! And we eat cake, we are gonna get through this and get it done! And beat fat's ass!

We are sisters in spirit, lol. My hubby was totally against it but I refused to let my health and happiness take a back seat any longer so I went without him to have my surgery. It really hurt to do it without him but my son was there and I really felt loved and support from him. I am way smaller than what I used to be and worked hard for this progress in 4 months so I won't let him take away my joy because my butt isn't big as a horses butt. I am gonna keep going and I encourage you to do the same. The physical change is great but the mental change is phenomenal. I'm still evolving in both manners but I am praying for strength to keep psyching forward. You will not regret surgery... it is a life changer and not everyone can stay on for the ride.

It's interesting to read this thread. Before I went through surgery, I read a LOT about how the dark side of this surgery and that it will end up shining a light on relationships that are not strong. Sometimes ending otherwise weaker relationships because one of the partners evolves and the other doesn't like the evolution and change.
But there's a pattern here: It appears (and maybe it's because I'm like the ONLY guy posting) that women are finding their male partners aren't very supportive of them and are actually kind of mean. Reading the comments is making me feel like men are really, really mean spirited towards their partners. I don't quite understand it, I would think if I was married or with a woman that wanted to be healthy, look great and feel great, I'd get 100% behind her and support her.
How can I not benefit from that as a man?! Seeing the pictures of women and their bodies before and after, come on... that's awesome. If you're a male, you have to love that! I just don't get it...
I also find it really interesting that I'm not seeing a lot of men sharing the same issues where their wife or partner was negative or simply mean to them. I'm starting to think now that these men chose women they could control or feed off their insecurity or body issues and now fear the "new person" will be not the person they can continue to hold back because they will have confidence, feel good and probably get more attention.
I don't have the same experience.
In fact, my own situation, my wife was very supportive and does really supportive things like helps me clothes shop (which you have to do after losing so much weight). Little things that make me feel like what I'm doing is not only good for me, it's good for her -- she says kind things to me like "wow, you look good, how do you feel?"
It's troubling that women are in these bad relationships and it took a surgery to finally have them realize this.

I am pre-op and going thru the same thing. He keeps telling me that I just need to tone up my stomach. When we started dating I was 216lbs and now I'm at 263lbs. He keeps telling me I can't do it and how I will miss eating out with him and how he want support me. Whatever!!! I have chosen to continue my journey I was told I should get a surgery date in May. I'm doing this for me, my mom passed two years ago when she was 48 years YOUNG, from complications of being over weight and I refuse to let obesity win in my life. Girl you look good and reading your story inspired me more. Don't give up and don't let negative comments from No One discourage you. Keep Going!!!