tropico78

I lost 92 lbs, but still not normal BMI.
I hope to loose about 30 lbs more, to reach normal BMI.
Still feel huge, and my brain do not understand the big change that just happend.

I lost 92 lbs, but still not normal BMI.
I hope to loose about 30 lbs more, to reach normal BMI.
Still feel huge, and my brain do not understand the big change that just happend.

What a great feeling! Both that people can see it and that you are halfway there!!! Congrats!

So happy that I finally reached my goal of getting under 100 kg! That is a big milestone for me!
I feel great and I can not wait for the summer, when I can finally buy new smaller clothes and feel confident in my new body. (Right now I am wearing my huge sweaters and winter jackets because it is soooo cold outside)

So happy that I finally reached my goal of getting under 100 kg! That is a big milestone for me!
I feel great and I can not wait for the summer, when I can finally buy new smaller clothes and feel confident in my new body. (Right now I am wearing my huge sweaters and winter jackets because it is soooo cold outside)

So happy that I finally reached my goal of getting under 100 kg! That is a big milestone for me!
I feel great and I can not wait for the summer, when I can finally buy new smaller clothes and feel confident in my new body. (Right now I am wearing my huge sweaters and winter jackets because it is soooo cold outside)

I have hardly been on the forum since my surgery! So I have so much to read and catch up on! Hope you are all doing great!

I am a slow looser, but I really enjoy the journey. I can't wait for the summer, I am pretty sure it will be great!
Do any one want to show before and "during" photos?

Attached is a photo of me the day before surgery and one 2 months later.

I am a slow looser, but I really enjoy the journey. I can't wait for the summer, I am pretty sure it will be great!
Do any one want to show before and "during" photos?

Attached is a photo of me the day before surgery and one 2 months later.

I am a slow looser, but I really enjoy the journey. I can't wait for the summer, I am pretty sure it will be great!
Do any one want to show before and "during" photos?

Attached is a photo of me the day before surgery and one 2 months later.

I have hardly been on the forum since my surgery! So I have so much to read and catch up on! Hope you are all doing great!

My wife and I were also sleeved on 11/11. I am using a few tricks to try to make sure we get our liquids in. I'll share them at the end. My pain is significantly less and mainly only at the incision points. They do hurt a little when I shift or get up or down. My wife's are a bit more painful at least to her they are and she is doing fairly well. We both have the burping/gas and found that burping ourselves on the top of the chest does help a little bit.

For sipping we use these condiment cups. We don't fill them up all the way but they should still provide us with 2 oz as they are 2.5 oz in size.
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07XK9LV22

For Soups we use these spoons that have a long handle but small spoon shape on the end.
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B06XXT3F4M

We use these to time 15 minutes so that we get 1 full 2 oz serving in that 15 minutes for liquids.
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01L8XF7AK

My date was moved to December. Good luck everyone.

I’m officially sleeved! The pain and nausea were pretty bad yesterday, and I threw up liquid pain meds once. 0/10, do not recommend. Feeling a bit better today. I’m trying to drink a Protein Shake right now, just still really hesitant because of the pain in my stomach.

I’ve had a lot of burps and they make me feel so much better. I feel like it’s like burping a baby.

Passed the swallow test this am so hopefully things are looking up!

Surgery day!! Heading to the hospital in about 5 hours. My surgery is late afternoon. I’m a bit nervous but mostly excited.

I'm home now and doing great! Still doing fine with my liquids. Sometimes I get a mild discomfort probably because I forget to sip instead of gulping it down like a horse. I'm on phase 1 of postop restrictions...two weeks doing 1- 2 ounce liquids every fifteen minutes with the goal of getting to 64 oz of liquid in the day. I'm allowed my Protein Shakes, broths, diluted apple and grape juice, crystal light, Decaf coffee and tea and some other drinks. My surgeon also allows for watery yogurt and apple sauce. I'm also on 4 medications. One (muscle spams) I'm suppose to take for 2 weeks, second one (stomach acid blocker) is suppose to go for 4 weeks. The other two is an as needed basis since they help with pain and nausea.
Fortunately, I didn't need the pain or nausea medications yet. Crossing my fingers it continues this way.
I am not hungry, but do feel mental desires. However, while going through the pharmacy nothing made my mouth Water or ache to have it. When I got home and saw the food I normally eat, I did have a moment of " I wish I could eat that" but I overcame it very quickly. I don't have a choice, but to keep going forward and there's no turning back which I'm quite happy with. Besides in time, we'll be able to eat again just smaller portions.
I'm moving about, but I have to remind myself that a few days ago I had surgery. My body has so far handled it well.

No BM here either. Not sure what is normal or not. But I guess it will change when we eat more solid food.
Almost no bruising at all for me. But I have seen photos in groups online, where the whole tummy was bruised. So I guess it is different from one person to another.
Attached is a photo of my tummy as you can see I only have bruises dirctly on the insicions.

Congratulations on your surgery! Happy to hear that it went well and you are home!
😁

So sorry to hear that you are still in the hospital. I stayed two nights. First day was miserable. Also a lot of pain from one of the insitions. Also did a CT scan to check if it was a hernia because I was so swollen. But it was just swelling.
First night at home was hard, had to sit up sleeping. So not much sleep for me. So much gas in my system that would not come out, giving me heartburn.
Well it can only get better from here. Hope next week will be better. Can't wait to eat mashed food instead of liquids.

So sorry to hear that you are still in the hospital. I stayed two nights. First day was miserable. Also a lot of pain from one of the insitions. Also did a CT scan to check if it was a hernia because I was so swollen. But it was just swelling.
First night at home was hard, had to sit up sleeping. So not much sleep for me. So much gas in my system that would not come out, giving me heartburn.
Well it can only get better from here. Hope next week will be better. Can't wait to eat mashed food instead of liquids.

Hi everyone! I also joined the looser bench!
Surgery at 1130 pm. Surgery took about an hour. But stayed in recovery untill 5.30 pm. I was really tired after the anasthisia and so neauseas. So yesterday was rough.

But feeling better today. Sipping on my Water. Might have to stay an extra day here.
But surgery went well and my blood work looks fine.

Thank you all for your support! [emoji3590][emoji3590][emoji3590]

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Hi everyone! I also joined the looser bench!
Surgery at 1130 pm. Surgery took about an hour. But stayed in recovery untill 5.30 pm. I was really tired after the anasthisia and so neauseas. So yesterday was rough.

But feeling better today. Sipping on my Water. Might have to stay an extra day here.
But surgery went well and my blood work looks fine.

Thank you all for your support! [emoji3590][emoji3590][emoji3590]

Sent from my VOG-L29 using BariatricPal mobile app

Hi all! Had my surgery yesterday and other than being tired, I feel great and am so very excited for my new healthier chapter.
I’ve been walking with no issues and after an X-ray I should be able to have Water and a Protein Shake. Yum! 😜

Hi everyone! I also joined the looser bench!
Surgery at 1130 pm. Surgery took about an hour. But stayed in recovery untill 5.30 pm. I was really tired after the anasthisia and so neauseas. So yesterday was rough.

But feeling better today. Sipping on my Water. Might have to stay an extra day here.
But surgery went well and my blood work looks fine.

Thank you all for your support! [emoji3590][emoji3590][emoji3590]

Sent from my VOG-L29 using BariatricPal mobile app

Hi everyone! I also joined the looser bench!
Surgery at 1130 pm. Surgery took about an hour. But stayed in recovery untill 5.30 pm. I was really tired after the anasthisia and so neauseas. So yesterday was rough.

But feeling better today. Sipping on my Water. Might have to stay an extra day here.
But surgery went well and my blood work looks fine.

Thank you all for your support! [emoji3590][emoji3590][emoji3590]

Sent from my VOG-L29 using BariatricPal mobile app