I was sleeved Oct. 14th at Scripps in San Diego. My experience to date has been wonderful... Haven't had any "urps" or urges to throw up, not once! No pain at all from surgical incisions, which are all nicely healed.

Here's what I've done so far. I've followed the guidelines religiously. I don't have more than 1/2 cup of food at a meal. And I only have three meals a day. I'm working hard at getting my Protein in, but I use the website cheese, roasted chicken or turkey breast, and tofu to achieve this. I got off the Protein drinks (I was using Premier Plus from Costco) a week ago, at six weeks out. I also eat soft-cooked broccoli, cauliflower, green Beans, carrots, etc. And fresh fruit! My fave is watermelon, well-chewed, but I've also had soft pears. Prior to fresh fruit, I used canned peaches and pears. I needed to add fruit because of severe constipation problems, which I've attributed to the protein drinks. Didn't realize they each contained 25% of daily requirement of Iron and I was drinking two a day. I'm sure that contributed to the constipation problem! Sorry if this is too much info!

I also realized early on that I'd have to work really hard to get 64 ounces of Water in, so I fill four 16.9 oz water bottles and make sure that I drink one between Breakfast and lunch, lunch and dinner, dinner and bed, and bed and morning.

As of last Friday, I'd lost 41 pounds. The weight loss has slowed down some as I've added more calories, but according to Kaiser guidelines, at 7-12 weeks I should only be having 400-600 calories a day. I have to say that this seems low, and I mostly exceed it by about 150-200 calories. I also exercise (walking, fast-paced, 25 min daily) and lots of gardening and yard work.

On Thanksgiving, I took a little bit of everything, tasted it all, and then stopped when it got uncomfortable. I've been out to breakfast, even dinner. I just eat some and take a lot home. My dogs are loving it. My motto is, if it fits in a Jello cup, it's a meal!

I just wanted to post this to encourage anyone who is having doubts about the surgery. I also have health issues (am in permanent atrial fibrillation) and I was very nervous about the surgery. Thank God it went well and all seems to be well to date.

PS, I'm no spring chicken. I'll be 64 in January!

Congrats on your successful recovery. I will get my surgery date in 2-days at my 1:1 consultation.

I was sleeved 10-13-11 so we are on the same track. Sounds like you are doing fabulous! Keep up the good work!

whataloser, What a Loser you are!!! It sounds like you're doing an awesome job of working that sleeve!! Congrats and good luck on your journey!!

This was very encouraging. I'm glad your surgery and postoperative phases have gone so well. Thanks for the post.