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It gets so much better! My first few days after my sleeve surgery were ghastly, but I was back at work after a week. Two months out, I am still learning about my sleeve’s tolerances, but I am losing weight steadily and feeling great.

Take care and hold on for a few more days, it will be great.


VSG 8/21/2017
SW: 280
GW: 160
Age: 50
Height: 5'7"

It gets so much better! My first few days after my sleeve surgery were ghastly, but I was back at work after a week. Two months out, I am still learning about my sleeve’s tolerances, but I am losing weight steadily and feeling great.

Take care and hold on for a few more days, it will be great.


VSG 8/21/2017
SW: 280
GW: 160
Age: 50
Height: 5'7"

Thanks you so much everyone, today was a bad day and i just want to eat everything. But i think i will get a salad. And try not to eat the bread. I have to lose 3 pounds before the surgery.

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I'd never heard that before...interesting...

Ever since I got gastric bypass in 2014 I have been in pain. I have been on pain meds ever since. I have had a couple ulcers in the anastomosis. However treatment didn't work. I just had exploratory surgery to see if they could find a cause of the pain. They thought they saw an ulcer in stomach part not used but aren't sure. My choices are to be on pain pump for the rest of my life or try to do the reversal to see if the pain goes away. I need advice. Would you do reversal again knowing what you now know

I had surgery 9/6/17, I've lost 14lb so far. Doctor said that was good, because in 6 months I'll be at my goal weight. I started at 200lbs., had to gain weight for surgery 207lbs. Day of surgery I weighed 196lbs. 140lbs is my goal weight. It all depends on your start weight and length of timing to goal. Hang in there, we got this.

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I am still a year out from Plastics but I was down in Tijuana as a Companion and had the opportunity to meet with Dr. Alex Galvez through BariatricPal. I have to say I was very impressed with him and his Brand New O.R. and cant wait to get to a prolonged Maintenance stage so I can have these procedures done. If you haven't already get with Stacy and see if this team can fit your needs.

Have you tried orange theory? It's much more cardio and light weight focused vs running around with a 50lb weight over your head. I love orange theory! Best bang for your exercise buck for an out of your time. My orthopedic surgeon said that cross fit keeps him in business


5'7 Sleeved 8/7 HW: 256 SW: 248
CW: 235 At 2 week post op GW: 150

I posted a picture on fb of myself the other day and it was next to someone who plays college football, 6'5" 338 pounds, HUGE guy. Of course I felt so tiny next to him but the reality is that at 4'11" and 185 I looked like I was fixin' to do some linebacking myself! lol I did not want to post the picture because I don't want to believe that is ME but the truth is - THAT IS ME. I don't want it to be but it is. This is me. I don't know if i have disassociated with myself or not. It will be interesting to think about what you have said and see how I feel after surgery.
Oddly, when I am with my husband I don't feel like it is not me. I feel like this is me and he is okay with me. But what if I just think I think like that? LOL! Don't make me think too deeply.

Congrats on your surgery and your weight lost so far! This is you and you are becoming healthier every day.

Yeah.. that was me, too. I avoided mirrors and cameras, and when I did catch a glimpse, it was something to be embarrassed horrified about.. but even then, I didn't REALLY know how big I had become. I had to see myself on a video to really understand how my internal perception of myself was so much BETTER than my actual physical form.
What doesn't help are all the people that say.. "Wow! I never would have guessed you're 300lbs! You look really good!" Because I heard that enough, without anyone ACTUALLY being honest.. that I believed it.
Now that I've lose 83lbs, I hold up my pants that I wore the day of surgery, and I'm like, dumbfounded. They are so HUGE, and they just never looked that big when I wore them.
And I'm not small now.. sitting at 16/18, I'm still a big lady. I think I now look close to what I thought I looked before. But now when I see myself in a mirror, it's ok. I'm not horrified. I don't look THIN to myself (and at 222lbs, I'm not thin).. but I look OK.
I think of my situation like a solar eclipse. At first the moon (my perception) is far to the right, then it aligns with the sun (my actual physical form), and I am what I believe. I wonder what will happen as the weight loss continues, and I get close to goal. Will the moon then travel past the sun the other direction? Or will they continue traveling in tandem?
Time will tell...

Well, I just spent the day shopping for my trip next week to my banded dtr's in KS. I was a 3-4X top and 26-28 bottom before WLS. Let me tell you. I bought 16-18 tops and a 16-18 sweat outfit with a "hoodie" mind you. I was flying high. People thought I was crazy. I was turning in circles and "Yahooing" all over the place. (not quietly either) My husbsand just stood there and laughed at me. Was really fun. I didn't buy much because I still have 35-40# to go yet but what a nice feeling. Makes all the effort worth while. What a nice NSV.

Hi guys.. I am officially 3 years out and have lost 133 lbs since my highest before the liquid pre-op diet. I still need to lose 60 pounds before my goal and I feel that i may have ruined my sleeve permanently by regularly overeating portion-wise and also frequency-wise. I have no problem going back to Protein and veggies only, but i don't know if I stretched to the point where eating the 4-6 oz meals will make me feel full enough... ever again... even 8-10 oz.... anyone know or have any thoughts on that?? (I've obviously made a choice to mess up, I know .. and regret it and am willing to do anything to try and fix this if I can)

I live with my husband and inlaws (and kids). My MIL is heavy. My hubby is heavy. They both are extremely happy for me in my successes, but at the same time, there IS a bit of jealousy. My hubby doesn't come across as such, but 4 months postop, he suddenly starts a diet himself
My MIL bounces between sticking her tongue out at me at the mention of my losses, and celebrating cheek bones.
I weigh every day. I write my weight on the calendar once a week. I've only mentioned my actual weight to my MIL about 4 times. She guesses (always 10 pounds off one way or the other), then I'll tell her... I guess it's about once a month.
My hubby was trying to guess yesterday, but I didn't want him to feel bad, so I brushed past the #s issue and dug down to the important part of the conversation.
Even though the eating and weight and process are all-engrossing for us, it's important to minimize the process' importance around other people. Learn how to communicate information and gratitude for compliments, but don't let the conversation get bogged down talking about you.

Best of luck, everyone! I had surgery August 21st and was a blubbering mess the night before. It went fine!



VSG 8/21/2017
Weight on day of surgery: 274 pounds.

Best of luck, everyone! I had surgery August 21st and was a blubbering mess the night before. It went fine!



VSG 8/21/2017
Weight on day of surgery: 274 pounds.

I have a similar incident right after my MIL passed away. (we took care of her when she got sick) We decided that we would go to Walmart and then catch a Movie afterwards. There was this boy probably 4 or 5. Now my hubby weighed around 450#'s. The boy looked at him and said, Look mom there is a FAT man!! I said that that that isn't a nice thing to say. All the while he kept saying it over and over. So I spoke to his MOM, I told her what he had said. She said he didn't say that he was asking for Pop-tarts. I said that isn't what he said. She said that is what he said again (real snotty) I then said he was lying!! Of course I would never had said that in a million years, it was called stress of losing my MIL. She said MY SON DOES NOT LIE!!! I told her se needed to educate the boy and not take his side when he was obviously fibbing t o her!! Bad day for the boy, his mom and of course myself. Sometimes kids are not innocent they are learning from their parents. Society has allowed things to get way out of control. When children are in kindergarten and 1st grade that tease because the kid doesn't have name brand stuff. That has to come from the parents!! Ok I am so sorry that I have wrote a book. LOL Have a great day

Are you scrambling them? I'm sorry that they disagree with you. I have a jumbo scrambled egg with 2 oz of chicken and a slice of American cheese every morning for my first meal. It's a great way to start the day.
If they aren't working now, they may in a month or two. It is amazing how things change in the months after surgery.
Good luck!

How are my 8/21 surgery pals all doing? Post-op day one was lousy for me, but it has been getting better each day. I am able to drink several ounces at a time.

I hope you are all well.

Thanks for the encouragement.

Good luck everyone! I am having the sleeve today as well; scheduled for 7:30 am. I am 50 and I am around 280 pounds.

Me too!

Good luck everyone! I am having the sleeve today as well; scheduled for 7:30 am. I am 50 and I am around 280 pounds.

Good luck everyone! I am having the sleeve today as well; scheduled for 7:30 am. I am 50 and I am around 280 pounds.

Me too!

Me too!