SarKat

So I got my sleeve 3 days ago and fortunately no complications.
However I have the WORST acid burn in my chest that literally flares up if I sip water to anything....
Is this normal and will it eventually disappear ? I never had acid burn before surgery
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My Doctor put me on Omeprazole from day one. I haven't had any heartburn.

Hi All
This is a great forum !
I have my date...24th October !
I'm currently 177kg and can't wait to start seeing the weight drop !
Hoping for lots of replies with your success stories to keep me motivated as my journey begins please !!!!!
S
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Thank you....that is truly amazing advice and I will be re-reading your post again and again when I wobble next !
I appreciate you taking the time to reply x

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So provisionally booked for 24th October for a gastric sleeve
Suddenly I feel very very anxious and worried I'm not going to cope
Biggest concern is how I overcome knowing that I will never eat lovely food again and will miss out on all my favourite foods
I know that's how I got obese in the first place but I am a HUGE comfort eater and I really enjoy food !!
Help !!!
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you can see some before and afters of people in that weight range in the other forum. you arent too fat for surgery but that doesnt mean your surgeon wont make you lose a little weight first some do some dont. i think though that bypass might be what they would recommend because you take off more excess weight with it and you have more going in. however most surgeons seem fine to do whichever procedure the patient selects as long as there arent alot of conflicting comorbities (gerd is contradicted for sleeve as an example). welcome to the group

nope - there are a lot of people who started in the high 300s (myself included)

So I want a gastric sleeve. I have been up and down (mostly up) since I was a teenager...Im now 40 with 2 small children.
Currently I weigh 390lb or 177kg....am I too large for this surgery ?
I would love to hear stories and see pictures of anyone similar ??
Thanks
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