Let's get to know each other before our surgery...I'll go first.

My name is Amy (37 years old). I live in central FL with my husband and two kids, 3 yo DS and 4.5 yo DD. I work in IT doing technical writing and operational readiness. I love photography and have a small side business, and when I'm thinner, I really enjoy running and spinning.

I was banded in Nov 2009 at 374 lbs. From my banding until Dec 2011 (2 years), I lost 198 lbs. I was thrilled! Despite the occasional vomit and inability to eat certain foods, I was still 99.9% happy with my band. Right after Christmas this year, however, I got a terrible upper respiratory infection. I coughed and coughed and coughed. I coughed until I puked, which caused a slip.

I got a complete unfill in early January. Once the slip was fixed, I started getting fills. But then my band developed a leak and slipped once again. Since the surgeon I was seeing was less than helpful, I found a new surgeon, Dr. Domkowski, who finally treated me without acting like I was crazy, as my last surgeon did. Based on his recommendations and test results, we decided to do the removal and sleeve in two separate surgeries.

Dr. D removed my band on August 3, 2012. Because of the extent of damage done by the band, including scarring and pulling the fundus through the diaphragm, I am waiting around four months to be sleeved. I'd love to be banded on November 25, which would have been the three year anniversary of my band.

I've gained about 70 lbs since December. Sigh. The good news is my surgeon is not at all concerned about my weight gain. He is 100% convinced that I'll lose it all once I'm sleeved, since I was so successful with the band. I'm a bit of a goody two-shoes, and I followed the rules to a "T", and I intend to do the same with the sleeve.

I hope the next four months fly by!

I have mostly been drinking Gatorade G2 and I finish about 24oz of that in a day. And then I drink either 8 or 12 oz Protein Shake (depending on which one I do). So I am getting about 30

Grams of Protein in daily. I know not nearly enough but I just haven't been able to tolerate much more than that. I do try to add a little more each day.

I am thinking this is the reason for my early stall as my body is saying WTH are you doing to me.

I have mostly been drinking Gatorade G2 and I finish about 24oz of that in a day. And then I drink either 8 or 12 oz Protein shake (depending on which one I do). So I am getting about 30

Grams of protein in daily. I know not nearly enough but I just haven't been able to tolerate much more than that. I do try to add a little more each day.

I am thinking this is the reason for my early stall as my body is saying WTH are you doing to me.

The same thing happened to me. Your doing it right by not forcing yourself to have more. Add a little more protein and liquid each day and you will keep losing weight. Good luck

I'm not getting that much in .......I'm trying so far I had a 11oz protein drink n I'm drinking on a bottle of water .....its like when I drink I start hurting

So frustrated...looks like I am an early staller. Day 10 Post Op - 247

Day 11 - 247

Day 12 - 245.5

Day 13 - 246

Day 14 - 246

Oh and weight of surgery was 262. I am happy that I have lost but so discouraged that my stall happened so soon Praying it doesn't last much longer!!! This is all on liquid diet too and I know I am not getting enough fluids in so I am going to try like heck to get that up and see if it helps.

I'm right there with you. I lost 20 lbs in one week pre-op and then about 9 lbs the first week. In the last two weeks, I've gained back 3 lbs, despite hitting my Protein and Water intake goals daily, staying under 800-1000 calories every day, and adding back exercise.

I KNOW it's frustrating, and believe me, I've whined about it. But I am going to follow the advice I am going to give you - Stay the course, and it will come off. Your body is just adjusting to all these new changes, and it will give up the lbs sooner than later!

Hang in there!

So frustrated...looks like I am an early staller. Day 10 Post Op - 247

Day 11 - 247

Day 12 - 245.5

Day 13 - 246

Day 14 - 246

Oh and weight of surgery was 262. I am happy that I have lost but so discouraged that my stall happened so soon Praying it doesn't last much longer!!! This is all on liquid diet too and I know I am not getting enough fluids in so I am going to try like heck to get that up and see if it helps.

Don't worry. You are one pound ahead of schedule. Don't weigh yourself every day. It can cause stress like this. Just stay the course. And hydrate.

Best wishes,

Ainslee

Thank You everyone who replied You all are great!! Starting soft foods today so my protein will be up some and still working on those fluids so hopefully this will help!!

Hello Guys! I am day 9 today and totally took a turn for the worst! I was doing great and getting my energy back. Yesterday I got all my protein in and walked for an hour and felt like myself again. Then this morning I had so much pain and was exhausted! Slept most of the day and I feel like poo! Struggled to get my protein in and finally broke down and went to smoothie king to get up to my 60. Is it normal to fluctuate so much energy and pain wise?

Anyway, on another note I have lost weight.

I am 29 and 5'7

Day of surgery: 240

1 week out: 226.8 - 13.2 pounds down

Day 9 today: 222.8- 17.2 pounds down

Hey guys havent been here in a couple of weeks since moving around trying to leave Afghan to get home. Well I had my surgery on the 26th and it was hell. I went into surgery during the day around 2 but because of so much scare tissue and a herniated esophagus it took about 4 hours. I was so tired and wanted to vomit everything. However' date=' everything went well I think the worst part for me was the drain I was unable to take really deep breaths because of it which caused a lot of pain. I kept my drain up until the day I went home just to be on the safe side. That morning when they took it out, its like all the pain went away I was up walking, taking deep breaths, bending over and everything with no problems. I have to say the other thing I didnt like to much is when I went in for surgery I had gotten down to 233 from 241 now Im up to 245???? I will deal with it. Anyhow things have been kind of crazy a lot of head hunger but I been ignoring it. I mostly eat Popsicle since I have to be on clear liquids for 4 weeks instead of the normal week, it sucks but anything to get better. I havent been able to walk very fast but I been going to walmart and walking around for like an hour just to get some exercise in...lol..Anyhow just wanted to check in hope everybody is doing well...Take care

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Continue to get well..

Hi! My name is Jamie. I live in Michigan. I had my surgery on 11-26-12. I had to do the 6 month pre authorization diet per my insurance company. I was successful. I lost 50 pounds, with the help of Adipex, Topamax and determination. I have PCOS so one of my goals once I get the "all clear" in a year or two is to have another child. My husband and I have one beautiful daughter, she is 5 we adopted her. We were there from the second she was born. The moment she was "out" the nurses handed her to us and she's been ours ever since. We tried fertility treatments, with no success but I was at my highest weight and I had a fertility Dr that cared more about money than my health. I realized after 18 months of never ovulating it just wasn't going to happen. So we quit. I was 368#s.

Today I am in a much healthier place in my life, I tried and succeeded with weight watchers and got down to 320-325. But I just hovered there. That's when my Dr and I decided on the VS.

My pre 6 month weight was 314

My pre surgery weight was 264

I am very excited to see what the future holds.

Hi! My name is Jamie. I live in Michigan. I had my surgery on 11-26-12. I had to do the 6 month pre authorization diet per my insurance company. I was successful. I lost 50 pounds' date=' with the help of Adipex, Topamax and determination. I have PCOS so one of my goals once I get the "all clear" in a year or two is to have another child. My husband and I have one beautiful daughter, she is 5 we adopted her. We were there from the second she was born. The moment she was "out" the nurses handed her to us and she's been ours ever since. We tried fertility treatments, with no success but I was at my highest weight and I had a fertility Dr that cared more about money than my health. I realized after 18 months of never ovulating it just wasn't going to happen. So we quit. I was 368#s.

Today I am in a much healthier place in my life, I tried and succeeded with weight watchers and got down to 320-325. But I just hovered there. That's when my Dr and I decided on the VS.

My pre 6 month weight was 314

My pre surgery weight was 264

I am very excited to see what the future holds.

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Hey n Welcome!!!!! U CAN DO THIS !!!!! WE CAN DO THIS !!!! I was also sleeved on da 26th

Just a quickie: I just got out of hospital today after being sleeved on the 29th. I am not to drink water with meals. 1/2 hour before or after. Need to save the space for protein. I also had poor lung inhalations and was told to sleep on my side not my back. It was manageable. I am eating puree now and will be for 3 weeks. Then on to the soft diet. I am doing very well I think. Hope everyone else that was sleeved in November with me is doing as well. Stay strong and be well.

Saltmistrose

Just a quickie: I just got out of hospital today after being sleeved on the 29th. I am not to drink water with meals. 1/2 hour before or after. Need to save the space for protein. I also had poor lung inhalations and was told to sleep on my side not my back. It was manageable. I am eating puree now and will be for 3 weeks. Then on to the soft diet. I am doing very well I think. Hope everyone else that was sleeved in November with me is doing as well. Stay strong and be well.

Saltmistrose

Glad ur doing good .....keep us posted !!!! Good luck with everything

Hello all! I just stumbled across this thread and thought I would introduce myself. I had revision surgery (lap band to sleeve) on Saturday, November 10 in Juarez, Mexico with Dr. Jose Rodriguez. He was the doctor who also performed my lap band. So far I'm doing pretty well and am at 3 weeks out. I'm on soft foods for another week. I had a bit of a stall this week, but I'm thinking that I haven't been eating enough and will try and add some small meals of protein or a shake while upping my walking. I'm at a total of 19 pounds (including the 1.5 # on my pre-op low carb diet which I did loosely). I'm pleased with this and hope to be at my goal within a year. Look forward to encouraging and being encouraged by all of you November 2012 sleevers!!

Hey n Welcome!!!!! U CAN DO THIS !!!!! WE CAN DO THIS !!!! I was also sleeved on da 26th

Thanks! Yes WE can!!!!! How are you doing?

November 27th in St. Louis. No pain, swelling or nausea. Amazing experience. Lost 130lbs during the 6 months prior to surgery. Hope to lose another 185lbs