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Hey ladies! Here's some HOPE for you!! I TTC for 7 years due to PCOS and was also very overweight. We adopted our beautiful son in 2007 and thought our family was complete. I had my VSG in 2010 and lost 140 lbs in 1 year. At a yearly physical, my OBGYN took me off birth control (taken to regulate my periods) because she realized I had a blood clotting factor and it could be very dangerous to continue on BC. We didn't do anything to prevent pregnancy because it hadn't happened in 7 years right? Well, 2 months later I was preggo! I gave birth 11 days ago to a beautiful, HEALTHY, 5lb, 4oz baby boy and we couldn't be happier! An unexpected blessing that I KNOW would not be here without my sleeve! In my opinion and experience, weight loss DEFINATELY increases fertility!! Good luck!!

I made it past my goal weight. Throughout my YEARS of dieting I always wanted to shoot for around 175..my magic number..Last Sat I was giving some medication to my dog and forgot how much she weighed..so I grabbed her and got on the scale, then put her back down and got back on...i was at 172..i was so stunned I had to reweigh the dog + me bc I forgot that number! I cant believe that Ive lost over 90 lbs in less than a year..my doc says Im one of thier star clients..To everyone looking for motivation, just keep trying..Theres no point in having a goal if you dont think you can reach it!

Im 10 days post op and omg please tell me it gets better.. Im so sick of soups and yogurts.. I just want some chicken or tuna to eat.. I want flavors and i want to chew.. Ugh.. I always have a headache or heartburn pr this weird empty feeling.. I feel like it would get better once i can eat real foods... Ughhhhh please tell me it get better.. Bc it suckssss sooo bad right now.. I hate this feeling i have

Lol!!!! Omg this made me lol literally! I wear them on special occasions and never in public bc I don't want people to have to watch me pick that intentional wedgie!

U will always need supplements bc u never absorb the nutrients from ur food that's definitely true

So glad I read this thread true blessings to everyone with special needs children my son is 3 and has yet to be diagnosed with anything but we def have behavioral probs in our household I had to quite my job almost 2 years ago to stay home with him Bc he had over 250 incident reports in daycare they refused to keep him being a liability pretty much he bites everyone including himself he was slow with speech do they blamed it on that I had him evaluated at 1 they said autism no way we all sated while in the mean time I had wrap around services since he was 1 20 hours a week exhausting yes had him evaluated at 2 they said sensory issues and prob ADHD but can't diagnose or medicate until 3 or 5 in some cases will he goes back sept 18 and I hope I get some solid answers Bc he's getting extreme he was around teenagers I was there with family they were saying very volgur stuff well sure enough it's branded in his mind and his favorite things to say are hate u f**k bitch and so on also spits and hurts me I'm truly fed up I'm the boss and I show him but y isn't he getting it he as well is super intelligent can already start to read and count he has meltdowns over everything and I look like a parent who has no structure in our life at all which is not the case he doesn't care if tv is taken away his iPod or toys he has destroyed my house in tantrums literally pulled the door off hinges Bc it wouldn't open pushed a dresser over with tv on it thank god it didn't hurt him in scared for his future I have to get this under control before its to late if u can't tell today was a horrible day for him and this is the mess I came out to when hanging clothes up

WOWIE...I almost didnt read this bc quite frankly its too late now since my surgery is wednesday and Ive only done preop liquid for 3 days...however..I DID....when i said i cant its not bc I dont want to..i got physically ill 3x that i started...both times for over 3 days each....1000 calories a day for a spec ed teacher of 2 small children is just NOT ENOUGH,,, my sugar and pressure both dropped down and my pCP told me to stop for a week then try again,,then i did..same thing.....then again a third time,,,which is why i am doing it for 3 days before the surgery,,,so ill be off from work and be less active...My surgeon told me the liver thing is rare...so i hope that i wake up banded,,,if i dont the road ends for me,,,anesthesia is too scary for me to do twice....thanks for ur input,,just know,,,has nothing to do with putting my big girl pants on:smile2:

Thanks everyone for ur feedback..its out of my hands now,,,did my best,,,my surgeon saw me last week and was fine with my weight even though I didnt loose a pound....Im 375 right now,,,but i dont have any other medical issues,,,no gerd,,,no sleep apnea etc etc....Im praying to god to wake up banded and healthy.....Im getting banded for a reason,,bc I OVEREAT....does this mean Im not committed,,,,no.....food is my drug,,,and i dont thing anyone here would tell an drug addict to put their big girl pants on,,,just sayin:wink2:

I was one that went home 4 hours after. It was rough. My husband took off the full week bc we have a houseful of kids, one being 9 months and weighs over the 20 lb limit for lifting. I wish I had been a little more informed about recovery pain. I definitely agree it has a lot to do with the decrease in calorie intake. That was a huge shock to this body! I go back to work Tuesday, but only for 1 shift, then I will have 3 more days off. Hopefully the one day doesnt send me over the edge! Haha!

I am still preop but I went back and forth for 2 years! At first I was going to get the bypass, but it made me feel extremely scared to have my insides re-arranged per say. I immediately went with the sleeve after looking more into it. Also, I like the sleeve bc I would lose weight a bit slower than the bypass. With slower weight loss you can control the amount of extra skin by working out in different areas. All I can say is do your research. Even look at the bad things that can happen so you are 100% fully prepared. You will be nervous, you will have doubts, I think I have them every other week!! Just keep in mind the end goal, happy, healthy, and able to live a normal life.

Hi Ladies I to was on the depo shot for many years 2 days after my surgery I started to have vaginal bleeding. I called my surgeon and I to was told to call the gyn. I went to the gyn and she said everything was fine and it should stop in a couple days. Well this went on for 3 weeks if not more. I too was put on estrogen and after about 10 days it finally stopped. I am now on a BC pill and just experience nausea. It was a long 3 weeks especially wehn you are used to have no period.....

I ditto what Paula has just said. When I see posts from Elizabethsew I never pass them by - so clear, calm and insightful. Thank you for being one of my favourite posters on LBT! Henderson925, I haven't been taking any form of BC for years now, but have had completely regular periods all my life, 5 days long, 28 days apart. Anyway, a week out of surgery I had an unexpected period, so much heavier than usual, and shorter than usual, then instead of the usual 28 days interval, I had to wait much longer for the next one. Weird, but the cycle being messed up must have something to do with the surgery. Deana.

As with most females of age Id assume everyone had to get on birth control for the surgery.. i did anyway hehe anyways i got this new kind called seasonale its 3 months of pills then you know what i feel kinda weary about going back on BC but i know it has to be done!! But anyways anyone have any experience with this seasonale stuff? i was kinda bumed to find out my insurance copays made me pay $90 because it was 3 months worth instead of my normal $30 copay =( but other than that it kinda makes me excited to know that with the surgery my chances of concieving are better!! YEY! (we tried 3 years.. one year on clomid) sooo hopefully ill be able to pop a few lil ones out in a couple years!! =P

I'm doing good but I'm having great difficulty with the Protein. Every time I try to mix it with anything it causes instant nausea and stomach cramps. I'm praying that when I enter the next stage of puréed foods I'll be better able to disguise the taste of the protein. I discussed this with my doc and he's not too worried about me not getting the protein while it's crucial to my successful weight loss, he wants me to focus on getting in my supplements and staying hydrated. I tried the muscle milk for the first time today. It made me feel a little nauseous but as I'm sipping on it slowly it's better than anything else I've tried thus far. All the best to you!!! Hi April21Sister! Just hang in there, I too was getting fed up with liquids and purée, I just started putting in more flavor in my food, I even had mushy Cereal yesterday. I'm feeling ok except today and yesterday I was so tired and feeling chills, I slept extra hours, also having a little pain on my left side near the stitches don know what that could be. I'm seeing my doc and nutritionist on 21st, hope he can answer. Very confused on how much to eat, I guess we are afraid of eating to much and worried about any complications, we should relax I guess and learn to understand our bodies more...lots of learning ahead. I'm going to try the Premier Protein from costco. Stay strong and keep up the progress...!

The composition of grass fed cows is different than lot fed... they have lots more Omega 3... there are some studies that show all the omega 6 in our food now, including that showing up in animal flesh that has been raised on soy and corn, contributes to the obesity epidemic in the US. I live up the freeway from two "cow concentration camps" feed lots in Mid California.... sadface. Animal waste is so disgusting to me too...all the meat thrown away... somebody gave their life for that overcooked burger in the trash! Just saying, my point of view. Mindful eating is a great practice....wherever it leads you.

The pouch reset is bs, just keep following the plan. Track your food and liquids, weight loss is not linear, this is a long haul and get your head wrapped around that and you will be fine. I stalled for 3 months, but dropped 2 sizes in clothing. Lord it was torture, but then 12 pounds came off, the body fat distribution changed too - my stomach fat finally started going going down - yay! This journey will try your patience, but learn what works for you - you are the only one that can figure that out.

you know what.....it's nothing more than ignorance....people that have resorted to wls do so not bc they are lazy...but just the opposite...lazy would be doing nothing....rather...resorting to have wls takes much courage..strength...and fortitude...qualities thtare rarely found. It has been my experience that many who condescend wls patients do so bc they lack the courage to do it themselves. Furthermore...i have found that just bc 2 people weigh the same does not mean that they both have the same underlying issues thatgot them to that wt and as such..just bc their wt is the same does not mean that they r both appropriate psych candidates for surgery. For instance--thereare many my size who are that size bc they culturally enjoy big meals with family..cooking...and all that goes with the family tradition....i know many who tell me they havent even tried to diet since they were teens and now theyre in their 40s--50s.... in fact... my friend growing up was never overwt--i always was...she has never dieted in her life---i have never not been on a diet....we go back to when we were 15...she would go back and forth bwn being in a bikini to being just over that......i woudl diet like crazy and struggle every day of my life just t maintain......anyway...flash over to now and shes approx 350lbs.....how it happened i really dont know but it seemed overnight---anyway...guess what....shes never once even thought about going on a diet....when i try and gently nudge her to watch what she eats for her healthy she couldn't be bothered...she says that shes going to continue to eat what she wants and the wt will be whatever its meant to be..it surprisingly doesnt see to affect her at all and she never once complains about it and never once in her life has she exercised ...yet i average 1-2 hrs a day of exercise 7 days a week for most of my life....as such......even though i weigh about 120lbs less than her...I am a wls surgery candidate...and in my opinion...she is not. or would she ever even consider wls). Lastly...I was reading a medical journal recently that said that wls will no longer be called wls inteh s=future and instead it will have a more fitting name of 'metabolic surgery' and it said that many hospitals have already changed their units name to accomodate for the shift in thinking and teh realization of how sugery can drastically help diebetes patients. WHether many realize it or not---wls is mostly about teh hormonal shift (ghrenlin removal/reduction) than anything else....and in teh fiture the article said their will be mediaction that will 'block ghrenlin' production much like insulin is given to control diabetes. So in conclusion....i stand ny what i originally said...it's nothing ore than ignorance....and its quite sad that it is teh last bastion of acceptable discrimination inyhis country......but you know what....go ahead and let those nurses 'die fat' as they said.....you'll be out shopping for your skinny jeans and too busy to even notice.... xo

Hi, sleeves 2/11 lost 10 pounds in the first week. Seriously upset though bc the scale hasn't budged in a week. I do have a hard time getting in enough fluids and protein but I am walking 30 min every day on top of my normal housework. I have zero heartburn or difficulty getting my soft foods in. But for example yesterday was an egg w cheese a babybel cheese and a half a piece of cod but I was so full I couldn't look at anything else. Is my body that stubborn it won't kick the weight off? Aside from not being hungry I'm wondering why I did this! I just feel alone bc all my husband can say is "I don't know you're beautiful anyway" ... While I adore is answer I just wonder if I'm alone out there ... Sorry for the rant just very frustrated this morning

I'm scheduled for my procedure on July 23rd. It's a Friday. I was told that I will fly into San Diego early, be picked up and taken to Hospital BC and have my procedure that same day. I will stay that night and Saturday night at the hospital and Sunday I will be at the hotel. Monday I will check out of the Hotel and be driven back to the airport in San Diego and then fly home. Everything taking only 4 days. I'm worried that I'm not giving myself enough time to rest. Is this time line realistic? I don't want to be in excruciating pain or hurting myself trying to do to much to soon. Any feedback?? Sent from my moto g stylus using BariatricPal mobile app

My daughter was breastfed until 3 1/2, never had an ear infection, rarely sick, etc., in that time. Then she weaned, and within a year and a half, she'd had over a dozen ear infections, sick all the time, had to have tubes put in her ears. The thing is, what they won't say, breastfeeding doesn't prevent illness, allergies, obesity, and all that. Formula increases the risk. Breastfeeding just leaves the child at the biological norm for them. If your children (and other breastfed children) have asthma, sleep apnea, etc., they would be worse off and sicker if they'd been formula fed. However, everybody wants to say things like "breastfeeding reduces the risks of _____" when it should be "formula increases the risks of _____."

I'm getting sick of liquids all the time! I want food and bc I can't I making me want more! And I can't eat! I feel like I'm going nuts.. Start puréed on the 17th n can't wait to have some other tastes , and something a lil thicker. Is it hard for other people too? Everyone says don't worry this is temporary and I know that it just sux. Just want to bite something!

@@FrankiesGirl - One of my gripes with Big Pharma is nicotine is OK in gum and patches, but not in vaping. Nicotine is an interesting drug, it is simultaneously calming and an amphetamine. The number of receptors seems to increase if you start before 25 (which is why I've always pushed my kids to not use a h*okas, or cigars until they are at least 25). For whatever reason, I'm self medicating on and do not function well without nicotine. I went three weeks cold turkey and my productivity was nil. I pulled out the vaping as a 'Hail Mary' trying not to go back to smoking and after doing it had almost instant clarity of thought again. But the nicotine as insecticide thing is pure propaganda. Sorry it is. Polypropylene glycerol is damn safe as an inhalant and everyone knows it. Dr. Wu's study was with cells from dead kids. "In the lab, the vapor triggered a strong immune response in the epithelial cells of tissue samples donated by deceased children and the exposed cells appeared to be more vulnerable to infection by cold-causing rhinovirus" All he could conclusively say was "if dead kids use this they may be at greater risk of the common cold." Come on. Don't give into alarmism. Especially in context of smoking/not smoking. It's not even close. All I have seen is a bunch of "we don't like it because it looks like smoking." All the while I saw all signs of my COPD go away, and no increase in anything bad in three years of follow up with my doctor before I had my WLS surgery...and there is no smell, I have never had a girl friend complain. There is a huge difference between burning vegies and vaping. 25-30% of American adults are completely addicted to nicotine. They still smoked even though they KNEW its dangerous. Yet since vaping came on the scene, nearly one in 10 of all Americans now vape, reducing the smoking rate to 17%. That is a good thing. It shouldn't be maligned by "maybe it does something." SMOKING DOES BAD THINGS. No if and's or butts. The junk science against vaping is as bad as the crap that getting WLS makes you 4 times more likely to kill yourself. Total BS and when pressed the doctor who wrote the study admitted it to me via email today. In short, please give me real facts and don't pee on me and tell me it's raining. I'm open to real facts. That's why I had WLS. My initial reaction to finding out how effective WLS was vs. Behavioral modification was "Oh BS." But after research, I had to agree, 80% chance vs less than 8%...yep it's worth the money. I am open to changing my mind. But not to non-sequesters.

I just recently felt like I was a victim as well. I am pregnant with my second child, but my first was 16 years ago (where I lived breastfeeding just wasn't that popular at the time). I talked to my OB doctor about how I was saddened that I had to give up breastfeeding early because I had mastitis and was told that my milk was not good for the baby. I had really wanted a full year of breast-feeding and was concerned about how things might go with this child. She then proceeded to tell me that Mastitis was no reason to stop breastfeeding the baby. I could have fed the baby, or at the very least pumped and discarded until I got over the infection. It is a common issue with an easy resolution. What???? I was told I had to give up breastfeeding by my doctor all those years ago for a minor, insignificant thing??? I now feel like I was misinformed but was too young and naieve to know it at the time (it is not like now where information is so easily accessible on the internet).

So all my paperwork has been submitted to insurance last Friday 2/13. I'm nervous bc I weighed 284 at the initial weigh -in and at my last appointment on Friday I weighed in at 293. I've worked so hard this entire time to try to get the weight back to the original 284 but it's been such a struggle, the lowest I've gotten is 290. I've cut out carbs, eaten high protein, and drank about 120 oz of water a day. I've also been working out every day but he weight won't budge. Will I get denied because of this? I've worked so hard and my doctors know it too.

I agree. Even as an adoptive mom, I would have loved to breastfeed. That wasn't possible in MY case. Some can. We found out about our daughter 2 weeks before her birth, so I didn't have enough time to prepare. They need to switch her formula! The poor child is going to be malnourished if she's throwing up that much! There are alternative formulas on the market that are great. DD did great on formula. I didn't have to warm it (she hated it warmed) and almost NEVER spit up. We'd mix a batch in the AM and fill bottles as needed. Did the playtex insert things and that was nice and easy. She's rarely sick and it's always mild, when her friends are sick as dogs (having been breasfed babies). I know all of us have our own experiences and our kids will be sick or not, no matter how or what they were fed. The formulas these days are really good, though not equivalent to breastmilk, are close with all the nutrients, etc. DD's never had an ear infection, major illness or anything. AND she's almost 2 1/2! Now when she gets to preschool, whole 'nother story! LOL! I do dislike the 'rabidness' of some of the people of the breastfeeding coalition. Some of us just can't. If I'd had a bio-kid it's not guaranteed that I'd been able to breastfeed. The women in my family have a history of not being able to, either at all, for very long, or very well. I totally agree with breastfeeding IF you can BUT you shouldn't be made to feel bad if you can't or won't.