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I'm getting sleeved Monday the 18th and have a business trip April 23rd. I'm trying to figure out what to expect in terms of weight loss by then. I'd love to hear from all the veterans about how much you lost those first 5 weeks...thanks!

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I was sleeved on February 11 and have lost 18 pounds since surgery. I thought I would have lost more by now but what I've learned from this forum is everyone is different. Good luck on Monday :-)

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I am almost 5 weeks post op and 54 pounds down! Everyone is different!

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Your on the lower part of scale, so maybe not as fast as others. I was down about 25 # at 5 weeks. I am 9 weeks now and down about 5 more #. It's slow now. I am losing only 1 - 1/2# a week. Just depends.

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I am 40 days out. My stats are: HW 257, SW 241, CW 219. I am 5'2". So 22 pounds since surgery. Down one size in my clothes and getting pretty close to being down the second size. My bra size before surgery was 44DDD, today went and bought a 42DD. I am losing pretty uniformly all over but I had gained all over so that is a good thing. Another girl in my office had the bypass and she is losing on the top first which she hates as she is bottom heavy. Hope this helps.

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I'm 2 weeks 6 days post op (2/25/13) and I'm down 34.4 lbs. I go to the dr on Monday so I'm hoping I've lost more.

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Thank you all!

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33lbs down since February 11th. Started out at 275lbs and I am now 242lbs at 5' 7

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I lost 10 lbs pre op, 22 lbs the first month after surgery and 12 lbs the second month, so that would be 3 lbs per week the 2nd month. So, by 5 weeks post op I had 25 lbs off....35 lbs total including the pre op. Yes, it depends how heavy you were to start, some lose faster than others as well. It's very disheartening sometimes to compare, and it's our biggest evil many times in our journey. We are all 'individuals'. Good luck to you :-)

Karen

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Thanks! Surgery is today!!

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Thanks! Surgery is today!!

Congrats!!! :)

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I'm doing well. I was discharged from the hosp yesterday afternoon. Threw up once the first night which was very painful. I was trying to take my pain meds and they wouldn't stay down. My surgery cuts don't really hurt much. The most uncomfortable thing is the bloating in my intestines. I took a gas x strip which helped a tiny bit. But then last night my intestines started grumbling (like they turned back on) and I feel much better. Today I got up and took a shower and feel a little more human again. No pain meds yet today...

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