SabrinaGoddess

this topic comes up from time to time. Most people don't get them - but a few do.

How are you feeling!
What's been the toughest part so far

@dena81
Shoot chicka chicka start ta talking!
I am excited for you and me (LOL)
What are you looking forward to when you get to your goal weight?

Right, this is my 2nd surgery and I was so vocal about my band so when it failed I started hearing the crappy comments from people. I see this as a safe haven for me. I totally feel you about the emotional journey! It's going to be interesting to see the differences from the band to the sleeve.

I am so excited for you! I will be 50 in Feb and this is sort of a Christmas and Birthday gift to myself!

Hi y'all. Newbie here, but I have been lurking, and reading, and learning. My sleeve date is December 2nd. I start my one week liquid diet next Tuesday, so I get to drink broth and Jello for Thanksgiving! haha!
I am super excited and very terrified at the same time. When I got my date set I had a mini panic attack. I was freaking out if I was doing the right thing or not.
I am 52 years old, I am ready for this journey, and am ready to be healthy and lose 100 pounds.

welcome back im not new by no means we all need support and im here for anyone reaching out i dont know a lot of things i know what has worked for me and a lot of advise and emotions come from this journey we are all on and what a better way to meet people that we have something in coming with most importantly to me is the support i get from the people on here that understand the process or are learning the process without the negativity you get from people outside of the circle welcome back we need your imput as well !!!!!

I’m fairly new here and just terrible at friendships in general and keeping up with posts I want to answer and can’t always find the energy or words to do so. My journey has been rough but I don’t regret it. Anesthesia hit me hard, then pneumonia and other things. We weigh the risks but sometimes step right in because we know it’s the right thing to do. I hadn’t posted on any forums in a long time due to what happened with a friendship gone wrong. She was like a sister to me. At times I’m wanting to delete what I say and now I try to resist that need. I literally couldn’t move after surgery. Get out of bed or function. But it was time for me to make that choice. I had bypass, my body would have rejected a band. I had bypass due to GERD and BMI of 40. we are all on the road to doing what’s best for us. We feel alone in it and can be hard to open up and discuss on a open forum, I find yes people, talk more when there are problems but it might help someone else down the line.

@CapyCapybara thank you!
@ividacovich I appreciate you sharing that!

Check this thread out ... I was considering Patches for the first month or so but this swayed my decision

Anecdotal but my surgeon did not recommend Patches or the Tespo. Maybe ask for shots?

Just so you know, some people have had really good luck with those, and others haven't. I never tried them because I'd probably be one of those whom they don't work for...

I used PatchMD Multivitamin Patches for 3 weeks after surgery to avoid swallowing huge pills. I bought these patches from BariatricPal store.Then i tried chewables, their taste was horrible to me so i switched to ProCare bariatric Multivitamins with Iron (pills).

Can you do this via phone? I think I’m just technology challenged haha

Hi, everyone. I’m new around these parts and in pre op diet phase. Been hanging around here a lot to keep me from thinking of food while family eats in front of me haha learning a lot as well.

Hi there!!!! I've been on this site here and there. I reside in Atlanta. I was sleeved 3 weeks. So far I have lost 15.4 pounds.....kinda depressed about that. I guess going in looking through the stats of others I thought I would be further along. So for me I kinda used this site as a means of guidance. But I am definitely open to making friends through this tough journey!!!

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A bit of a roller coaster. I didn't expect to be so emotional. I need to stop weighing myself daily. My biggest struggle has been the drinking while eating I have always drank a lot not drinking while eating has been a huge adjustment for me. I constantly watch the clock.

I'm 13 months out and post here almost daily. It helps me keep an eye on the big picture. Also, I don't really like the support group run by my hospital.

WOW! I can't believe it's been 3 years since my Gastric Sleeve surgery! It feels like I had it yesterday.
I started out at 470 and I've pretty much maintained at 215 pounds for the bulk of this year. If anyone is on the fence about having this surgery, let me tell you, it's life changing.
I am so happy I did it. Not only is my health great, I've gotten very fit and am more active now than I have been in years.

YOU WIN!
Yes I am a huge Joni Mitchell lover. Best female songwriter EVER.
And I am seeing, it is a lot different. I still have awesome friends from the first time around. Was hoping that would be the case this time as well. But I will still continue to post here and share my journey. You never know who it will help.

Hell errrrbody!
When I was banded in 2009 I was on this platform daily and making some pretty awesome friends, pretty fast. LOL
It seems this time around I'm a lonely painter living in a box of paints. (bonus points for who knows where I got that from?)
I am active, been chatting and looking and responding but it seems pretty quiet for me.
Maybe it's just me but I sure do like talking to folk about their experiences, fears, achievements, disappointments, etc.
I am being sleeved Dec. 9th, 2019 by Dr. Matthew Metz in Denver Colorado

Hi! Getting sleeved November 20 in NJ. Been on liquids since Nov. 7 and really looking forward to the procedure. I'm already seeing changes in my relationship with food....the rest of my family (3 teens and a hubby) can chow down on regular foods right in front of me and I'm not that bothered, because I'm keeping my eye on the prize.

I have arthritic hips (sports when young, 3 pregnancies and obesity) and I'm hoping the weight loss will delay the need for a double hip replacement!



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Hell errrrbody!
When I was banded in 2009 I was on this platform daily and making some pretty awesome friends, pretty fast. LOL
It seems this time around I'm a lonely painter living in a box of paints. (bonus points for who knows where I got that from?)
I am active, been chatting and looking and responding but it seems pretty quiet for me.
Maybe it's just me but I sure do like talking to folk about their experiences, fears, achievements, disappointments, etc.
I am being sleeved Dec. 9th, 2019 by Dr. Matthew Metz in Denver Colorado

Well, Hi! I'm not sure if I've seen any of your posts, but I'm sorry you feel it is difficult to make friends on here! If you write posts with questions you're likely to get a lot of responses. For the most part people are super helpful. I agree with another poster that people tend to post a lot before surgery. I'm 8 months post gastric bypass and whole I still post, it is not as frequent as before or right after surgery. I wouldn't say I've made any friends, but there is a core group of regular posters which are always willing to share and offer advice. Keep on posting!![emoji5]

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In a word?
Consistent
I've had stalls, some as long as 3-4 weeks, but it always flips back around to going the right way!

I just joined recently (sleeved October 18th) but I noticed the same. I've gotten some replies on my posts but it's been quiet and since I just had my sleeve I'm just full of stuff I want to talk about.