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Weight loss journey
Briswife15 replied to Felicia Leader's topic in PRE-Operation Weight Loss Surgery Q&A
Well, all I can say is that bariatric surgery was the right decision for me. I am no longer diabetic! No longer have high blood pressure! Can walk up stairs without dying, and feel so much better. My weight loss is not fast, but I have lost 90 pounds since my high weight, and 73 pounds since surgery. I still have a ways to go, but it's progress! Good luck to you!! Sent from my SM-N960U using BariatricPal mobile app -
Hi I have went through 6 months of requirements for my insurance company. And Im very nervous. I can’t help but think how fast will i loose weight or will it be slow. I pray i am making the right decision. Any advice. I have struggled with weight for over 20 years. And have tried lots of diets.
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@@shanoutlaw Great news! Our stories are similar and it is good to see how your process works in order to anticipate what is getting ready to happen here. Heavens it happens fast when the process is approved and the hoops have been jumped!
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you will always want to eat slow to give your body time to register what you have eaten. yes.. the food gets cold quickly. I used some thermal cups for Soup in the early months. I am about 5 months and have to remind myself to slow down. I work in a fast paced office, so slowing down for lunch is hard for me. you won't always have to eat as slowly as you are now, but it is a good practice. I have, too many times, been caught eating too fast (now that I can physically do it a little more) and then am miserable for a long time. It is better to take it easy.
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My husband works out of state 48 of the 52 weeks a year. We normally try and plan things like this. But this all happened so fast, that he'd already had his schedule / flights/ ...... booked 3 weeks out. I told him to go on and go b/c I had a girlfriend that was taking the day off to come be with me. Well.......I just found out that she will be leaving shortly before noon to go take her son to Sophmore orientation. They won't even take me back until 10:30 ish.... So I won't even be out of surgery before she leaves!!! this was one of the main reasons for her being there, so someone would be with me during surgery and then they could call my hubby with the report afterwards. I am so bummed. Our oldest daughter lives an hour away and has our 16 mo GS, so a hosptial for hours is no place for her/him to be. Our youngest daughter is 23 & still lives at home b/c she has multiple health probelms. She isn't even staying at home alone while I am in the hosptial and until hubby get home Friday afternoon, she is going over to a friends house. I am at a loss as to what to do. Suggestions?
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Sleeve Surgery 10/27/21
lizonaplane replied to debchara's topic in PRE-Operation Weight Loss Surgery Q&A
I had a fair amount of pain for the first three or four days home from the hospital. I took one narcotic pill each day for three days, but otherwise tylenol was fine. The pain was only noticeable when I got up from lying down (the worst!), when I sat on the edge of my couch, or when walking (my stomach jiggled and that hurt my incisions). By the end of the first week, I had almost no pain and was able to walk around the block easily. At 2 weeks out, I was walking two miles at my usual slow pace. It was very hard to drink water the first few days, but it got better fast. I had to take the tiniest sips and wait between sips. Taking pills was really hard the first week too. I was so hungry the first two weeks when I was on liquids and even now that I am starting solids, it's hard to know how much to eat. Still learning I guess! -
I have always been a fast eater and I still am.
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Leaving Tomorrow For Tj And Having Surgery W Dr. Lopez
Amber'sJourney posted a topic in Mexico & Self-Pay Weight Loss Surgery
I am leaving tomorrow for TJ. I fly into San Deigo in the evening and I will get to the hotel late. I know there are lots of people that would like more feedback on Dr. Lopez, so when I get back I will post a detailed account of my surgery with Dr. Lopez. I would have liked more feedback when I was doing my research. (But I didn't find any negative). I also confirmed that he was a Lic. Surgeon in Mexico. I'm on day two of his required pre op fast and doing well. Yesterday was challenging. I think tomorrow I will be too busy and nervous to care about food! I also did 10 days of a pre op diet and so far I am down 9 pounds! Yay! I'm excited, I'm nervous, I'm second guessing myself but I am sure I need to do this! -
Welcome to the site and congratulations on being sleeved. It is really difficult to compare your results to anyone elses. There are just too may things to take into account to do an apples to apple comparison. Your startIng weight/BMI, weight loss history, age, gender, exercise level, fitness level ... I would definitely recommend you not trying to compare yourself. We don't know you and can't say if your progression is "normal". That being said, 12 pounds lost and kept off is awesome! Have you ever been able to do that before and know that those 12 pounds are never coming back? I followed the same advice as your nutrition classes suggested. I had to pull back a few times as my stomach was tender for awhile. But I kept following the rules of not drinking before, after or during eating and I always started with lean Protein before moving to veggies. I started exercising and running. As long as you stick to the rules, you will lose weight. Are you going to lose it as fast as someone starting out with a BMI of 80? I don't think so. I you going to lose it slower than a person who started out with a BMI of 30? I don't think so. You are going to lose at the rate you are going to lose. Follow the rules and it will be quicker. Break the rules and it will be slower. Good luck and welcome. Please keep us posted on your progress and don't forget to use the search functionality in the upper right hand corner if the website or under Option on your mobile device.
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I'm one yr out and down just bout 130lbs I'm 230-225lbs started at 355lbs any one have any health issues from losing weight like for me I almost pass out cause my blood pressure has dropped low from like laying down or sitting to standing up to fast anyone else have these probs just wondering
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I was considering the Unjury protein powder and/or Slim Fast Lo-Carb for breakfast (in the car) and then having a yogurt and banana for mid morning snack or something along those lines. I was actually hoping to make either the Unjury, Isopure, or Slim Fast Lo-Carb part of my daily protein intake well after surgery. So do you think they are referring to not drinking your calories as in something with little to no nutritional value??
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I'm glad I can connect with so many people who are feeling the same and people I can go through this journey with! November is fast approaching! I've been looking at cute summer dresses for next year and daydreaming about how I will be able to wear them. I can't wait! The simple things make me smile.
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Hi Robin, I hope that your aproval process goes quickly - I am sure that the wait is bringing you down. Once the insurance company gets all the docs they require it should go pretty fast. Good luck to you and keep us posted!
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I wore the gauchos, vest, and boots but with a different top. I had one in a darker red with a V neckline that aligned perfectly with the vest, so it did look much more alluring than the original choice. We had a great time. I only see these people once a year, so I got lots of compliments on my new image. The hostess asked if anyone was cold and I said I was. A woman I have never met before said, "That's because you're skinny." I was tempted to kiss her, but restrained myself. There was lots of food, of course - some of which I could eat and some I didn't dare try. The host served some amazing meatballs - very moist and tasty - and I posted the recipe under the "Food" forum. I had two glasses of wine, though. Shame on Carlene. I particularly like one of the women there, although DH thinks she's dippy. She talks every bit as much and as fast as I do and she does go off onto all kinds of tangents in mid-topic and she does speak in weird, disjointed sentences, but she's still hysterical. They have a 16 year old son (actually his by a previous marriage) and the husband thinks his wife is too easy on the boy. He says she's the good cop and he has to be the bad cop. He felt it was time to have "the talk" with Son after a visiting uncle reported some missing condoms. The mom thought it was unnecessary. "What if he's already having sex?" asked Dad. "Don't be silly," said Mom, "He isn't having sex. He still likes Beanine Babies." Fast forward a few months and Mom finds a condom wrapper in Son's bedroom. She calls Dad - hysterical. "Our son IS having sex! I found a condom wrapper in his room!" Dad, of course, was not surprised but decided to have a little fun anyway. "What about the Beanie Babies?" he asked. "They're still there," answered Mom, "I can't believe he had sex in front of the Beanie Babies, especially the praying one."
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Feeling Discouraged..
daw3378 replied to HalloweenBaby24's topic in PRE-Operation Weight Loss Surgery Q&A
That my dr was pretty fast with only a day or 2 -
@@chardon27 it sucks is just hard to get food down and then I feel like is not working but Iguess I will have to wait @@Margie122 I just want fast results lol it sucks plus I barely eat
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Sleeve surgery scheduled 2/5/10
Grateful Heart posted a topic in Tell Your Weight Loss Surgery Story
I am pretty new to this forum. I've been doing a lot of reading but this is my first post! My surgery was tentatively scheduled for 3/23/10, but my insurance authorization came back very fast (like 8 days) so I got anxious about doing it sooner. Talked to my surgeons office this morning and it's scheduled for Friday 2/5! I am so ready and so excited. Like others on this site, I went to the dr and told him I wanted the Lap Band. He went through everything about the band, but also went into the sleeve and told me a lot of people are now choosing the sleeve, but left it totally up to me without trying to influence me either way. I found this site and made my decision within 2 days. Looking forward to updating with many good posts in the weeks to come! -
I'm a little over a month out, so too early for hair loss. However, I've noticed that my nails are growing fast and a lot stronger from taking Biotin. I started taking preop HW 227, DOS 9/3/13, CW 191
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The kind of intermittent sharp stabbing pains I am having suggest nerves more than a strained back..my doc says she sees this happen a lot after major surgery. One day of meds down and it feels slightly better already. She says she sees it come, stay for a few weeks, then go. She also said it might be part of the nerves waking up on the inside after the surgery.
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Hey everyone!! I just had my final pre-op today and found out that I will be banded on 3/5 at 7am! I am nervous but my excitement is drowning the nerves. Felt like it was never going to get here and now it's all happening so fast! I will keep you all updated on my surgery. Thank you all for your support!
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Hang in there! Sorry you've had a rough go of things. I had a little vomiting early on but it was from mechanical issues if that makes sense like from eating dry meat too fast or too fast in general..I would get the foamies and then everything would come up and I'd have to start over on the slow train. My first bites have to be slow, like real slow. Hopefully, your surgeon will have some ideas for you.
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A little tight?
skinnyhereicome replied to skinnyhereicome's topic in POST-Operation Weight Loss Surgery Q&A
@ lisacaron, thank you so much. I think that is the best advise I have received in a while, I will start liquid tomorrow and see how it goes. It makes sense what you said about mechanics I do tend to not pay attention to the size of bites I am taking and how fast I am eating. I am embarrassed to say this but I go to restaurants a lot with family and friends and I swear everyone looks at me like a crazy person due to the lack of food I eat. I try to eat at a normal persons pace and it just doesn't work for me. Nobody knows about my lapband other than my husband. -
Anyone have any advice - I'm new
momwifelove replied to momwifelove's topic in PRE-Operation Weight Loss Surgery Q&A
Well it was kind of a fast paced deal. Everything seems to be going well. They said I would probably only be on the pre-op diet for a week. They will only do blood work and a EKG. They said that is very normal if you are self pay. They don't have to do all the testing that they have to do for insurance companies. I have talked to several people who have used this company and they seem very content with it and very happy with the way things went. -
So I am just about 4 weeks post op from sleeve. Tried eating some cold cuts. Think I ate too fast it's like sitting in my throat. Ugh Sent from my iPhone using the BariatricPal App
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Hey everyone. I was sleeved on 3/19 and I am having problems with purees. I am able to get the protein shakes down but it takes a whole however cottage cheese yogurt tuna chicken salad and most approved purees are making me gag n not sitting wth me well. Also I have a really heightened sense of smell and alot makes me gag. I feel ok but I lose energy fast bc of the lack of protein. Also I get shaky sometimes. Is anyone else experiencing this? Will this pass?
