I'm on the eve of my surgery and very concerned if I'm doing the right thing. My family does not want me to get the sleeve, they just want me to get the band out. I'll have one last discussion with my surgeon in the morning and make my final decision. The band will come out at a minimum. Our plan is to do the band to sleeve in one surgery, however if there are any problems, then we'll do the sleeve in a later surgery. I've lost 9 pounds on the pre-op diet and went from 245 to 236 lbs. I'm happy about that, but I know if I don't get the sleeve and start eating normal foods and overeating again, the weight will come back on quickly.

I have a beautiful 4 month old son that I have to think about and am still breast feeding. Surgery scares the heck out of me right now since I have a baby. I haven't had any breastmilk supply issues this past week on the liquid diet, so I'm hoping I won't have any problems after the surgery. My surgeon said he can make the sleeve on the larger size so I can get in more fluids.

I guess I'm just scared and the fact my parents and husband are all telling me that I shouldn't be having the sleeve done isn't helping. My biggest issue with weight loss is falling off the wagon due to overeating from physical hunger. I'll get really hungry (physical), then just binge. I know when I'm head hungry and can control that. But overeating after physical hunger is a different story. I've been so hungry this past week and if it weren't for having surgery, I would have eaten regular foods due to the hunger.

The lap band has been such a disappointment as I'm always hungry with it and have not had any real restriction. I have never felt "full" when I had the fills. The only sensation I had with it was difficulty swallowing. It was a total waste. Well, we'll see what happens in the morning. I have to go pack my hospital bag! Any support you can provide will be much appreciated!

Good for you! I'm glad you made the right decision, after all it's for YOU not your family members, except for your cute baby who is going to need a slim mommy to chase him all over the place in a bit. . . hehehe. . . glad to hear your feeling well and are up and about. . . hope to hear more of your experiences and weight loss soon! Good luck

If you have any supply issues, there is a wonder product (liquid) called More Milk Plus. You can buy it at Luckyvitamin.com

I am a midwife - I had a client who had insufficient milk supply with her baby. After that baby she had a mastectomy - so only one breast. When she got pregnant again, she didn't know if she should even try to breastfeed. With More Milk Plus she had enough milk for her baby.

Edie

I am glad things went well for you. I get my band out next week and then my sleeve in December. I have some issues that need to resolve between the 2 surgeries. I am having my surgery in Dallas. Who is your surgeon?

If you have any supply issues, there is a wonder product (liquid) called More Milk Plus. You can buy it at Luckyvitamin.com

I am a midwife - I had a client who had insufficient milk supply with her baby. After that baby she had a mastectomy - so only one breast. When she got pregnant again, she didn't know if she should even try to breastfeed. With More Milk Plus she had enough milk for her baby.

Edie

This is a good recommendation. Also, Fenugreek pills work really well for a lot of women.

I'm not a midwife, but I'm an amateur breastfeeding expert. I'm the one who gives all my friends advice and I like to think I've helped a few. If you start having supply problems, ask me. I had horrible supply problems too. You can also post on the La Leche League forums, lots of LLL leaders there.

Good luck to you! :thumbup:

I'm just over a week post op and am overall feeling better. I'm down 19 lbs...maybe a little too fast as I'm concerned I'm not getting enough fluids or calories down. I had my post op appt yesterday and they took out the staples. Everything looked good. I am having some problems with sweating after I eat and just feeling yucky, but it goes away after about 40 minutes. I'm pretty tired of the protein shakes, but the soups are ok and have 15 grams of protein. I'm still able to breastfeed, but am supplementing a bottle of frozen breastmilk to make sure my baby is getting enough to eat. He's a big boy at over 18lbs at 4 months! So far so good, I'm glad I got this done now and am on my way to being healthy for my son.

YAY I'm glad you updated. I hope the sweating and icky feeling after eating subsides for you.

My surgeon is Dr. Jayaseelan at Medical City. He is really wonderful.

Glad you're through it and doing so well. I still get shaky and feel quite unwell with sweating and palpitations sometimes and attribute it to either eating too much or too quickly. Just take it easy.