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Me the night before flying to San Diego for surgery, and 5 months after surgery... Surgery date 8-26-2014

I am a revision I have had two bands a sleeve and now bypass. I just wish I had gone with the bypass first! I am 6 weeks post op lost 20 kilograms and doing great so good luck

Me the night before flying to San Diego for surgery, and 5 months after surgery... Surgery date 8-26-2014

Me the night before flying to San Diego for surgery, and 5 months after surgery... Surgery date 8-26-2014

Me the night before flying to San Diego for surgery, and 5 months after surgery... Surgery date 8-26-2014

Me the night before flying to San Diego for surgery, and 5 months after surgery... Surgery date 8-26-2014

Me the night before flying to San Diego for surgery, and 5 months after surgery... Surgery date 8-26-2014

Me the night before flying to San Diego for surgery, and 5 months after surgery... Surgery date 8-26-2014

Me the night before flying to San Diego for surgery, and 5 months after surgery... Surgery date 8-26-2014

Me the night before flying to San Diego for surgery, and 5 months after surgery... Surgery date 8-26-2014

Me the night before flying to San Diego for surgery, and 5 months after surgery... Surgery date 8-26-2014

Hi everyone i had my sleeve Aug 26th HW 350 Pre OP 290 CW 239 Feeling amazing.... ????

Me the night before flying to San Diego for surgery, and 5 months after surgery... Surgery date 8-26-2014

Me the night before flying to San Diego for surgery, and 5 months after surgery... Surgery date 8-26-2014

Hi my name is Vanessa I got Sleeved Aug 26th, i've lost in total since surgery 8 pds and all together with post op liquid diet ive lost 31 pds

I totally can relate. My hubs got me thru an my kinesiologist friend. It definitely took patients. I struggled the first 4 wks till I could get a bite of real food..I had a few choice wrds that month I was eating about every 2 hrs could not get enuff..a lot of mine was my thyroid was wrking really great so my metabolism was high! But I put unflavored Protein in everything I ate! There are a ton of ideas on this site of wat to mix with a variety of things to get required protein. An I believe it was a huge help. I had a few days of feeling like I wanted to cry..but every day I was dropping some weight. Everyone is different on this journey. But u can guarantee if you follow ur plan ur surgeon gave you an don't cheat..u will be thrilled! It only gets better each day!! Hang in there!

Thank you so much for the responses I feel a lot better now... I need to learn to keep my head up and not give up....

You have received good replies. Great ideas. I agree. I was in 2 days an when I got home a few days later I gained 8 pds. I was forwarned my preop nurse said not to b surprised. Mine came off that next wk. An then some fast. Don't beat yourself up! Its going to be fine. Its major surgery. .my surgeon an internists told me it'll take close to 6 months to properly heal. So baby it. Believe me the body an mind plays games bc of the programming of the behavior it's had all these yrs an it's a power struggle. Now we have to reprogram our behavior. You'll do fine! I was having my doubts the first few wks..dang it I wanted real food! Lol..but the weight drops daily! I am 8 wks out. ..60 pds down..cleaned out closet! The inches will shrink even if scales havnt caught up but it will happen! ! Congrats for getn this far an welcome to ur new you!! Its worth it..it will b just get thru the first month that's wat my surgeon told me..get thru first month..

Hi Vanessa,
I had my surgery a week ago today, and like you I haven't lost a single pound. At first I was scared that I wasn't following the stage three diet correctly, I also felt that I had been set up for failure because I was sent home on the stage three diet. Then I realized I was being crazy and paranoid because I remember reading on different forums that lots of people didn't drop weight right away. I know it's frustrating but what has helped me to keep from focusing on it so much is focusing on my liquid and Protein goals, which have been hit or miss for past week. It'll get better hang in there!
Kandis

It'll come. I can feel your pain wanted to see immediate results. It'll come, don't worry, just stick to your plan. hang in there!

Vanessa, I weighed myself 4 days after I got home and gained 6 pounds. Oh dear I was messed up and depressed that whole day. From that point I decided I was not going to weigh myself. I had my sleeve on August 25th. I have been walking as I feel better, yesterday I was up to 3.5 miles but at the beginning after my surgery I was lucky if I got a half mile to a mile a day. And the first couple days it was the length of the hospital hallway. Today is My post op appt with my doctor and that is when I will weigh. I can't do the roller coaster of emotions so I will only weigh at the doctors office also. I don't want to experience the stalls either. Best of luck and put away the scale. It is better on our mental health. We can do this.... I was really hard on myself doubting my decision just a whole myriad of emotions. Things get a little tiny bit better everyday and I can say I am NOT 100% but it gets better and sometimes I feel good one day and the next day is a bugger so don't be surprised if that happens too.

Hi it's been a week and a day to be exact... Since I had Surgery and I haven't lost a pound.... Has anyone had this problem? Its really frustrating... All that goes by my mind is..... Did I do the right thing on getting the sleeve???? One more thing is that when can you work out after surgery? Thank you in advanced.....

Hey guys. I'm 21 and just got the sleeve on Monday. The first 2 days were rough, really bad gas pains that led to non stop burping, which led to dry heaving. I still tried to get liquids down, but it wasn't easy.
I was released Wednesday afternoon and have been doing okay since then. Getting my 3 Protein Shakes in a day as well as some jello/broth here and there. But the shakes are filling me up, even though it's hard to get them down. It's not even the discomfort that makes it hard to get them down but the consistency and that fake sweet taste (ugh).

The pain isn't as bad in my stomach... I mean I've been taking my pain killers so maybe that's why.
I was prescribed dissolvable pills for the gas/stomach acid. I'm still burping but not as much.
I guess things are going okay, not really that hungry obviously but I'm able to get liquids down and the shakes without pain.
There is a stiffness in my chest though, I don't know what that is. It's only sometimes when I'm swallowing.
I've been walking, took a walk around the block 2 times yesterday and did the same today.

However there are some things on my mind. I feel as though I have been giving a sugar coated version of what this is going to be like by everyone around me. My surgeon is one of the best in my states, and has never had 1 leak, so I do trust him and he seems very confident and good at what he does. But I feel like I've been told things aren't as serious as they are just to get my nerves down. It's hard to explain.

I'm still burping 5 days out of surgery, not as bad as 1-3 days out, but still. My surgeon and the nurses at the hospital told me it is because of the gas they put in you during surgery. However, I see horror stories on this site and others of people burping a lot 1-2 years out surgery. Why would my Dr tell me that isn't going to happen when it does happen to people? I know the weight loss is worth it, but I'm 21 years old and very social. I work, go to school, and have a lot of friends I go out with. Not to sound shallow but I really do not want to burp every 2 minutes when I'm out talking to people, or even at the gym with a trainer. Will the burping stop in a few days?

Another thing is the saggy skin. I know everyone talks about it, but my Surgeon, Nutritionist, AND exercise consultant (all part of the bariatric team at the hospital) have told me because of my age this can be prevented with steady exercise (cardio and weight training) and Water. I obviously don't expect a 6 pack but I really do not want saggy flappy man boobs lol. The whole point of this surgery was to be more confident. I have seen guys online (instagram esp) around my age who got the surgery and don't have flabby skin. They told me they do a lot of weight training, so I'm hoping that works for me.

As for the Hair loss, my nutritionist and dr told me i can prevent that as well as long as I get enough Protein and take all my Vitamins every single day. However, people still claim they lost a lot of hair while taking protein and their vitamins.

So this makes me think.. are the professionals lying to me? Or is everyone different?? I'm just nervous about what to expect.

This is also a small concern on my mind, and I don't want hate from it. I'm 21 and in college, I still plan on having a social life. I obviously know that I cannot drink until 3 months out (thats what my nutrionist... who is employed by the hospitals bariatric center.... told me). But I do plan on drinking later down the road. I'm not talking about craziness, but on a friday and saturday night I would like to be able to have some vodkas with crystal light or low sugar drink. I don't plan on binging beer or crazy sugary drinks, just something light. I work with a man who get gastric bypass done years ago and later became an alcoholic, which obviously is not my plan!, but still.. he had no problems getting liquor down. I don't want to hear how I shouldn't drink, or how alcohol has calories, because I know this. At the same time I am 21, and I don't plan on stopping my social life. I still want to go to clubs and lounges with my friends and have a few drinks that are somewhat of a healthier choice. I'll be working out and eating right, so I don't see a problem with a few drinks on the weekend if i live a very healthy lifestyle during the week. So my question isn't SHOULD I drink, but CAN I drink down the road? I don't plan on it soon, but if my nutritionist (who again, is employed by the bariatric center and not some random nutritionist i found in the yellow pages) told me I can 3 months out, why would she lie?? I have self control, I don't plan on chugging 12 packs and blowing this. I mean a few low sugar drinks... some gluten free vodka and sugar free juice or crystal light
By the way, when I started this process in June (nutritionist, psychologist) I was 319 lbs.
I am not 279 lbs. My goal is 170-180 lbs the most. I'm a taller guy so I don't expect to be rail thin. I want to lose at least 100 pounds and work it into muscle.

I'd really appreciate if anyone who has had the sleeve for at least 6 months or over try to answer some of my questions. Thank you so much.

Me two August 25th :-)

Me two August 25th :-)