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I had regular vsg but wish I would’ve looked more into doing SILS, I know my scars will fade, but I get sad everytime I look at them. On the bright side, I’m four weeks out and 20 lbs down. Just hoping I can keep the weight off.

I had regular vsg but wish I would’ve looked more into doing SILS, I know my scars will fade, but I get sad everytime I look at them. On the bright side, I’m four weeks out and 20 lbs down. Just hoping I can keep the weight off.

I’m somewhat looking forward to being able to eat a little bit more in one sitting, right now I just want to throw up if I eat more than two spoonfuls. This is what I wanted though and I am already seeing results.

Lol I order the same thing! Boy that sounds incredible right now 🤤

I’ve been struggling with this as well. I’m on day 8 post op and am now in puréed foods stage. I ordered some chicken spaetzel Soup from brueggers today and blended it. After about four spoonfuls, I am full. How am I going to ever dine out with friends without them knowing? Or attend family dinners. I love that I don’t eat much but I hate worrying about what I’ll tell others. I also am not telling many people about the surgery.

I’m somewhat looking forward to being able to eat a little bit more in one sitting, right now I just want to throw up if I eat more than two spoonfuls. This is what I wanted though and I am already seeing results.

I buried my mother 6 weeks after surgery. Other than my husband, my two teen daughters and two best friends, no one else knew I did this. I was with my big Italian family for a week. Here is what I said and all of it is true:
I am working with a medical team to lose weight. Getting healthy right now is important to me. I have very strict dietary requirements that I have to follow and I am very focused on Portion Control. Please, order whatever you'd like. Don't mind what I am or am not eating. My diet is very concentrated on Proteins right now, so that's my focus.
Not a word of that was a lie. It wasn't the whole truth, but I get to decide who hears my truth. Best of luck!

I’m somewhat looking forward to being able to eat a little bit more in one sitting, right now I just want to throw up if I eat more than two spoonfuls. This is what I wanted though and I am already seeing results.

One thing to keep in mind is that how much you can eat will change over time--after a few months, you'll be able to eat maybe a third or half of a meal you'd order at a restaurant, which will be enough so most people won't question it.
Of course, I'm on the other side of the "telling people" approach--I tell anybody and everybody I had the surgery. Mostly because I don't give a crap what they have to say about it, so they can be negative if it suits them. Mostly people haven't been, though.

grats and i hope you have a smooth first few weeks. keep up the walking it helps a lot with the gas and get those fluids in. dehydration is big issue.

Congratulations. My surgery was April 25 and I'm doing good. Minimal discomfort and just trying my best to get those fluids. I'm only taking pain meds at night, but I think I'm done with them because so far today has been a good one. Out walking and soaking up this Florida sunshine!

Yesterday morning I underwent surgery for VSG. I arrived Thursday afternoon in El Paso and will go home tomorrow. I feel so much better today than I did yesterday. I vomited quite a few times after the surgery, I think partly from the pain meds and partly from the gas they fill you up with. The last time I threw up was around 2AM. I woke up feeling tremendously better than I did yesterday. My stomach is still a bit sore, and I am experiencing some heartburn, but the gas pains are much less. I was burping a lot yesterday and I even passed gas out the rear today- which felt amazing lol. I’m in the lower BMI range, but my weight has just been creeping up these last few years, so I’m hoping this will help me turn my life around. My biggest fear is heartburn and stomach ulcers. I’m hoping to dramatically change my diet though and hopefully that will help. Anyway, thanks for listening to my rant. Dr Rod and his team were great, my incisions don’t look very big and the hospital is nicer than the one I gave birth to my son at 10 years ago, so it’s on par with (id not better than) many American hospitals.