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Sent the sleeve. It was a typo LOL. I'm getting the gastric sleeve the second week of June and I don't know how to at my post. Please be kind.

Dr Shillingford is the best ! He did my gastric sleeve 12/18 /18 and I am down 70lb with no issues at all. Plenty of restriction , am 4 lbs from goal ! Love my tool!

10,500 for dr Shillingford Vertical Sleeve in Boca Raton is where I went. I had a friend take me from the Tampa Bay area. I bought her a hotel just in case I needed her. He does it in the hospital and the price includes all pre-OP testing, the surgery, 2 night HOSPITAL stay, all fees from the hospital, radiology swallow test and follow up for a year. I only paid for pain meds, zofran and antacids. Everything and I mean everything was included.
I did a phone consult, my dr sent him my records and I had the surgery 3 weeks after our phone consult.
I started at size 18/20 2XL 220 lbs. One year later I am 126 lbs, size 2 XS. I successfully eat Protein and veggies. I have some food aversions like Pasta and rice. I can't eat much bread. Everyone is different after the surgery. Avoid slider foods! Don't eat cream high fatty Soups after surgery.
I'm the bride on the left.

You were supposed to be walking pretty much right out of the recovery room... walking is a MAJOR help with gas and healing (and preventing blood clots), start now if you really haven't started yet!

Ummmm .... maybe it's just me. But Pork rinds as a post-bariatric surgery snack? Danger Will Robinson.
They're simply salty, deep fried pig skins. I grew up eating them, so I know they're delicious in that "I don't care how much salt and fat I'm eating right now, I'm in fried pig skin heaven" kind of way. A one-ounce serving (1. ounce.) has 150 calories, a whopping 9 grams of fat, and 515 grams of sodium.
Let's keep each other honest, guys. We had bariatric surgery for a reason, and it wasn't so we could eat unhealthy foods and "undo" the good that the surgery brings us. I'm not trying to offend anyone, and if I have, I apologize. But there are a ton of healthy ways to add taste, crunch, and Protein to our post-surgical fare without going down the road that got us here in the first place.
Tread lightly, for here be dragons.

Your macros look great! I probably wouldn't waste calories on nuts and have some meat, but that is personal perference. Just keep it up the weight will come off.
This is for life, it isn't a diet or a short term solution. Good luck!

pureed was the WORST stage, by far.
Best thing I found for that stage (other than mashed banana) was meatballs pureed with marinara sauce and a little parmesan. Tasted like what's left on your plate after spaghetti.

My surgery was the 11th. Just tired and need to work out the gas pain

My surgery was the 11th. Just tired and need to work out the gas pain

The Campbell's YES Soups are good, I think I've had the butternut squash, and I also like the Tomato carrot bisque. I don't remember who made the butternut squash one that I was talking about, but it was in a carton, like chicken stock. It was just such a nice change from all the sweet stuff.
Here it is:
It is carried at Target and Walmart. There was also a roasted red pepper Soup that I liked.

I’m not at exactly 100 lbs yet but I started at 256.4 on the day of surgery. I’m 6.5 months out and have lost 99.2 lbs so far just from surgery. I’ve got another 30 lbs I’d like to lose before I hit my 1 year out.

Don't even stress. The first night was the worst with gas pains and incision pains. Once you walk and pass gas, you will feel great. I don't need pain pills after the gas passed.
I am drinking Water, tea and broth my first night after surgery. I don't regret this at all.

My surgery was the 11th. Just tired and need to work out the gas pain

Hi ladies!! My surgery is scheduled for June 28th, I’m a basket case trying to get everything in order!!!
But reading these help so much...

Don't even stress. The first night was the worst with gas pains and incision pains. Once you walk and pass gas, you will feel great. I don't need pain pills after the gas passed.
I am drinking Water, tea and broth my first night after surgery. I don't regret this at all.

My surgery is on the 19th. First surgery I’ve had since my son was born and I’m a little scared.

My surgery was the 11th. Just tired and need to work out the gas pain

Kick him to the curb asap!!!!

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I am officially JUNE 11!!!! Been on the liquid diet and met several of my doctor's former patients 😍😍😍😍. I can't wait.

I am hoping to stop feeling like a bottomless pit. I am always hungry. I have been making healthy choices for a week and I am about 35 days aeay from surgery. 20 days until liquid diet. I hope to lose 10 lbs at least pre-op.

I told everyone at work I was getting the surgery when school gets out. They are supportive except for some unhappy people. They are my size and think I am "too small" for surgery. 39.5 BMI is not small!

I am hoping to stop feeling like a bottomless pit. I am always hungry. I have been making healthy choices for a week and I am about 35 days aeay from surgery. 20 days until liquid diet. I hope to lose 10 lbs at least pre-op.

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.

Not gonna sugar coat it...liquid diet was one of the toughest parts of the whole process for me. Was incredibly hard. But you can and will make it. Day three is awful. After that...you kinda give up and it gets easier.