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:scared0:Wow what a horrible thing to get! Stacie, I'm so sorry you are going through this . . . my prayers and thoughts will be with you . . . Tiff, can I ask a question which may seem bizzare to you, but what exactly does a leak feel like? How does a person know they have one?

Wow, that sounds like something you could fight! I'm so sorry that happened to you. . .I was self pay, so I really can't answer that question, but you really need to look into that.

Tiff, that was my concern which i brought up to the doctor . . . has anyone ever had complications with maintaining and just kept loosing. . . he couldn't answer me, because he hadn't seen it with any of his patients, but he "assumed" it could happen. . .I don't want to go beyond 170 lbs because at 200 lbs i wear size 12/14. . . can you imagine me going beyond 170?????? I'd look like a spider with long spindly arms and bent legs, like something out of a horror movie! Ewwwwww. . .so i guess you do what you have to in order to prevent loosing too much weight and becoming ugly looking. . . yay cake!

Hi, I was told after my first week post op checkup from my nutritionist, that I am only allowed Mootopia fat free milk. I got it and love it especially with the protein powder. . .the Mootopia Milk has less calories and more protein in it then regular milk. . . you need lots of protein right now. . . so if you can get that. . . good luck

my stomach feels clamped down most of the time, but that is ok, like Tiff, i drink something warm wait 15 minutes then eat something. . . wait 30 minutes and drink warm again. . . then in about 1 hour it clamps down again. . . then i just sip and continue to sip til the next meal. . .I've just come to except that is how it's going to be until i can start my regular diet. . .

Hey don't sweat it, it's simple. . . i don't know how your psych does it, but with mine it was sooooo easy. . . we had to fill out bubble test of about 400 questions. . . very boring, but don't get lazy over it, some are trick questions. . .then after you were done, she called me in and asked some of the same questions on the test, and that was it. . . don't worry about answering wrong, just don't say yes to " do you feel like harming yourself" or "do you feel like harming others". . . that would make you fail for sure! Just have fun. . .I ended up asking the psych question and she answering them instead of the other way around. . .it was easy paced and fun! Hope your experience is just as enjoyable. . . good luck

wow that is amazing! Thanks for sharing that, however, even with the stretch out you still can't eat as you used to . . .

Do the best you can. . . that is the best i can tell you . . . we can tell you this and that, but just do what you can without going absolutely nutty. . . good luck~ and congratulations on your sleeve date!

Hey Coopersmom, who in san antonio did your surgery? I had Dr. Ramiro "sonny" cavazos. . .

I love every thing called a bean, lentils especially. . . i love yellow split peas the most and boil them down to a mush too. . . i do that to my pinto beans too, add pinto bean seasoning and call it "refried beans" its so good. . . and fat free too cause i don't add anything into them except for the pinto bean seasoning and some salt and mrs dash. . . yummy. . . . I make enough for the week and enjoy it 1/4 cup with whatever else 1/4 cup of

best of luck to you, your going to do great! keep us posted!

YES! and if you mix your protein mix (vanilla flavor) with Fit N Light Orange yogurt, it tastes like a creamsicle, very yum . . . my protein powder is very good, it's Bariatric Advantage Vanilla, i love it. . . might try the chocolate or strawberry next time. . . are you taking your B12? and the other Vitamins and supplements? this could be playing a factor too

lol . . thanks for sharing. . I'm pretty proud of 1 think about myself too, I'm 2 years away from 50 and don't have a wrinkle in my face to talk about. . . it comes from my native american heritage and my grandma. . . she didn't have a wrinkle in her face at 90! Way to go grandma. . . But yes, i will probably go ahead and fix the tummy later on. . . doctor says he can make it so that insurance will pay for it . . . so that is a plus . . .

sipping is the best, i haven't had this problem but i drink lots of water and watery foods, good luck. . .

Yes, i think that would be a good idea to mention it when you go for your follow up! keep us posted

You'll be ok, it's a normal reaction. . . this surgery was my 18th major surgery and with each and every one of them i was so nervous and scared. . . but as you can see, i'm still here and doing very, very, well! Your going to do really well too. . . it's not a bad surgery at all. . . you are going to be up and about the next day or like me the same day of surgery once i woke up. . . I really needed to get out of bed when i woke up. . . after all my legs didn't hurt did they now. . . so i walked out into the hallway and 1/2 way down and went back to bed, the next day thou, i walk 8 lengths of the hallway and by the evening was walking 12 lengths . . . felt really good. . . by the 3 day i was so ready to go home, and on the 5th day had no pains at all. . . you'll do great! just sip your fluids, do your walking, and think positive, be happy, you are starting a great journey now that can take you to much better things in life. . . good luck and i'll be thinking of you tomorrow! keep us posted! Mini-Me, this post goes for you too! You'll go great too. . . just walk and sip ok? Cheers

Tiffy, by the way, your new hairstyle is beautiful. . . now, the way you explain yourself up there is weird, the way you look is fabulous, but i guess the loose skin comes with the territory huh? I don't really care either about how i will deal with the loose skin, expect the tummy, i have always had a huge pannus from pregnancy (gained 100 lbs with each kid, there are 2) so that i might get rid of, i don't know yet. . . Tiff, if you don't mind my asking, how much did you weigh before the sleeve?

This might sound really really stupid, but you know what i've been doing this past 4 weeks out? I trick my body with little games, one day, i'll eat about 350 - 400 calories, then the next 530, then stay with 530 for 2 days and drop down to 400 then down to 350 again, I 've never hit a stall (knock on wood) yet. . . the growling "pains" I can't explain really but when that happens i drink alot of water, or gatoraids (low carb ones) that works and sometimes if it keeps going, i think what is wrong and usually find that i'm really tired and need some rest, so i take a tylenol and go to bed. . . the tylenol fills the gap and fixes any other pains you may have during the night. . . good luck

instead of eating those M&M's why not eat an extra protein? Don't sabatoge yourself, you did this for a reason and that reason was not by eating M&Ms. . . eat an extra string cheese, or another 1/4 cup tuna, hamburger meat, or something. . . something with sustanence but not so many carbs. . . . good luck

mine are still noticable but i don't care, it's my battle wounds and my success scars. . but i had my gallbladder taken out in 1996 under laproscopic procedure and they are so faded you really really have to look closely, i'm thinking this is what will happen to these too. . . however if you smoke or have diabetes then the scars will take longer to heal and may look different . . .

yeah, soup and small appetizer would be great and if your questioned just let them know you started a diet a while back and don't want to destroy it right now, but want to have tons of fun! that might work. . . if they insist you eat, eat, eat, just smile and say no. . .good luck

Smeet, I'm out now 4 weeks and i don't have that gassy feeling never have, i don't belch out like a rude man either, actually my burps have become very dainty. . .i don't have to use any antacids at all, never have. . . well if your getting married in march, when are you planning to have the surgery? depends on that don't you think? If your worrying about that, maybe wait til after the wedding. . .I have never felt nauseated or never have vomited. . . i can tolerated every thing except plain Water, so i flavor it with crystal light, now i can drink all my fluids as well. . . you have to do your research my dear, i did research on this for 1 1/2 years, went to a seminar, and then decided. . don't just jump into it. . .maybe like they mentioned on this thread, talk to a counselor first. . . good luck but the decision is yours to make. . .

Welcome Kelly, you'll be really happy you got the sleeve. . . good luck to you!

Wow, thats crazy. . . i can't relate because all my noises have rather become petite and i'm so much more of a lady now. . . even my burps are dainty, i love it. . .

I chose the sleeve along with DH, we chose together. . .i had researched all the different wls and the sleeve seemed the most safest, economical and ideal. . . I really like the idea that once your healed you can literally eat whatever (within reason of course) and still lose weight. . . sorta like eat and go. . . with RNY (bypass) you have your plumbing rearranged and then have to watch everything going into your mouth or you pay the painful price of dumping syndrome. . . with the band, you spend money with fills/unfills, risk infections at the port site, and possibly end up in the hospital with slippages and so on. . . the sleeve to me is the way to go. . . the choice is yours and good luck with you decisions