I was sleeved in Mexico on March 5th 2013. That puts me 11 wks post OP, give or take. I have lost over 50 lbs, I am 5 lbs from my goal weight of 145, I am 5' 6". (Yes, I was one of those, I weighed 201 lbs when sleeved. My BMI was 53.) I can only consume approximately 300 calories a day (more or less) or I will throw up (3 or 4 tablespoons of food ain't very much and everything makes me sick). I have only been able to gag down 40 ounces of water A DAY tops until 2 days ago, 2 days ago, I got down 7 cups of water and maybe 500 calories. My blood work is good. Iron levels are great. I got to stop my HBP medicine, (which I have been on for years, very happy about that). There may be something going on with my kidneys, I'm hoping that my inability to drink water or eat is giving them nothing to do so at the risk of being EVEN sicker I am.... gagging and/or puking and/or throwing up and re drinking eating to try and make sure my kidneys have something to do so they test in the normal zone when retested this Tuesday....I love being thin, don't get me wrong....but when does the "sick" part stop....I have been assured that it does, I have been told I will enjoy food again, I have been told that I will be able to taste, and smell normally and will eat 1000 calories a day, but WHEN!!!!!!....it seems when I browse through the forums, that people can immediately eat anything they want right after surgery and it never effects them, they don't get sick, they just feel guilty.. sometimes I'm glad I'm so sick cuz then I know I WONT be eating too much....but I'm depressed, I'm tired, I'm weak and I have no strength or energy....seriously, 3 quarters of my life is spent with a headache and on the verge of nausea...any advice would be GREATLY appreciated, I did not read anywhere that I would be this sick for this long....I remember watching an episode of the Osbourne's once and Kelly told Sharon to eat something, Sharon replied "oh Kelly, you KNOW I get sick when I eat" I didn't know what she meant by that until I heard she had gastric bypass, THEN I knew...but I THOUGHT.... us sleevers were a different breed and could avoid the same crap as bypassers, was I wrong??? (P.S please don't just tell me to go to my doctor, as I indicated above, I already have) THANKS for your thoughts!!!!!! xo

I'm not fat, I'm big boned B-)

Oh, girl... I am FAT. F _ A _ T fat. Fatty McFat pants here. But that's ok, because I am 33.8 pounds less fat than I was five weeks ago!

Yet, if my comment should have been the last, you are still throwing out some personal attacks. ( I'm not too much into those today as I finally poo'd after 15 days. This is a day to Celebrate for me!)

For the record, I am a Martial Arts Instructor. I do the protecting in this house with my wit, personality and one hell of a roundhouse if needed.

Yup, I sure did. After the personal attacks kept coming in. As a Martial Arts instructor, you would not recommend someone continue taking an attack and not defend themselves, right? Sadly, we live in a high crime state, where a gun is faster. Lots of SVPs keep moving in and we have a major department of corrections up-roar right now, with our director having been murdered a few months back. I am definitely not an instructor, but have done work in both Aikido and Muay Thai for a women's self defense class to prevent violent crimes. However; home invasions are frequent and fast, usually done by 5-6 people (young disrespectful kids) and I have two daughters to protect when my husband is out of town working. Firearms are faster in the middle of the night. We've already had two burglaries (two different locations here in Colorado) despite having a Shar Pei and alarm. Here, people rob the same gas station over and over wielding a ball peen hammer! The shame in what took place here is that most people cannot pick up tone over text (just like they couldn't with your comments). As a Law student and LPC student, with a sociological and juvenile criminal justice background, I just have to call things like they are, and in school we have been taught never to assume anything, therefore I am not going to assume the gal who originally posted made a typo. (Especially since I have seen the same numbers in other posts she had made). :-D

Yup, I sure did. After the personal attacks kept coming in. As a Martial Arts instructor, you would not recommend someone continue taking an attack and not defend themselves, right?

If the "attack" is physical, heck no. If it's verbal, absolutely. "Walk away, talk away" is always the best solution. I give very little weight to how someone else feels about me, especially if that someone is a person I will never meet in "real life".

I certainly try not to stoop to someone else's level if they are throwing out personal attacks over a computer. Do I screw the pooch and act like an ass sometimes? Sure! I'm human. That said, I am also always happy to hold out an olive branch when I figure out I was just as wrong as they were because I played the same game they were.

Well not sure where this thread went lol, but just chiming in to say I'm sorry your feeling so sick and I hope it goes away soon, no advice since I'm brand new to bring sleeved myself.

Lipstick Lady -

Thanks for making me laugh so hard I cried

Thanks for making laugh so hard I cried

De nada!

It's very clear that lipsticklady was being both humorous and sarcastic. Those of you' date=' who couldn't figure that out, show your ignorance and lack of intelligence very blatantly. Though lipstick lady was probably commenting on mine and someone else’s spelling corrections, it sounds like the rest of you have far too much time on your hands. I went and took a nap, come back and see my inbox filled will idiotic replies, and you all thought I was the pain in the A**? Why don’t you look at yourselves? You try to point the finger at me that I didn’t leave it alone, yet you have all carried on like nags beating a dead horse over ill relevant topic.

By the way, this is neither England nor Australia. Isn't Australia where all the convicts were sent, from England, during the 18th and 19th century? (Not saying that's fair or that I agree with it, but if we want to go tit for tat then let's have at it.) [/quote']

Wow, that's really inappropriate. I did not know this was an AMERICAN site. I thought people from all over the world were welcome here. You are the type of American who gives Americans a bad name. And yes, white convicts were sent to Australia from England. This site is not about tit for tat but how dare you criticize Australians given the way that African Americans were treated. You sidelux06, are rude, insulting, racist and an all round arseh0le! If this comment gets me kicked off this site then it was worth it! Perhaps, and I mean perhaps, you are intelligent, but you are socially inadequate and a disgusting human being.

It's very clear that lipsticklady was being both humorous and sarcastic. Those of you' date=' who couldn't figure that out, show your ignorance and lack of intelligence very blatantly. Though lipstick lady was probably commenting on mine and someone else’s spelling corrections, it sounds like the rest of you have far too much time on your hands. I went and took a nap, come back and see my inbox filled will idiotic replies, and you all thought I was the pain in the A**? Why don’t you look at yourselves? You try to point the finger at me that I didn’t leave it alone, yet you have all carried on like nags beating a dead horse over ill relevant topic.

By the way, this is neither England nor Australia. Isn't Australia where all the convicts were sent, from England, during the 18th and 19th century? (Not saying that's fair or that I agree with it, but if we want to go tit for tat then let's have at it.) [/quote']

Dude, this is the Internet. Not all of the people on VST are in 'merica. And since it's the Internet, you can learn about the BMI, from lots of .gov websites, or you can keep making a fool of yourself.

And by the way, the convicts were only sent to Australia because the Brits had to stop sending them to Georgia after they lost the revolutionary war. While you are searching for .gov websites, find some about history.

Dude' date=' this is the Internet. Not all of the people on VST are in 'merica. And since it's the Internet, you can learn about the BMI, from lots of .gov websites, or you can keep making a fool of yourself.

And by the way, the convicts were only sent to Australia because the Brits had to stop sending them to Georgia after they lost the revolutionary war. While you are searching for .gov websites, find some about history.[/quote']

This dude isn't a dude, she is a mature woman with kids. Bad enough when I thought it was a 23 year old stuck up male, but looking back through her posts, I feel even more disgusted.

HUH? Maybe your sleeve is a little to tight? I have read that theres a tube they can put in there and blow it up to stretch the sleeve a little , I hope you figure this out Stay strong

WOW , lets get back to trying to help this person feel better Peace

Still at it huh? All night...... Get mad at my comments? They must be true then. I've never seen anyone get so fired up from my words unless they are true.

Still at it huh? All night...... Get mad at my comments? They must be true then. I've never seen anyone get so fired up from my words unless they are true.

Your words are ignorant, insulting and pathetic. You are delusional!!

Wow, that's really inappropriate. I did not know this was an AMERICAN site. I thought people from all over the world were welcome here. You are the type of American who gives Americans a bad name. And yes, white convicts were sent to Australia from England. This site is not about tit for tat but how dare you criticize Australians given the way that African Americans were treated. You sidelux06, are rude, insulting, racist and an all round arseh0le! If this comment gets me kicked off this site then it was worth it! Perhaps, and I mean perhaps, you are intelligent, but you are socially inadequate and a disgusting human being.

Oh, and there were absolutely no racist comments made by my post. Especially to compare to African American slavery by neither whites nor their African counterparts (which continue’s on genocide today) nor am I “white”. I’ve already stated what I study. I learned about it through the barbaric “corrections” process that Europe once held. I commented on your English grammatical comment, not about slaves, and simply brought up how Australia was populated aside from Aborigines. You’ve got some issues. I believe you need to sit and do some reflecting. Especially to allow someone on the “internet” to get you so fired up. Oh, and I never said I was a “proud American” either. Frankly, this is the worst country I’ve seen. We have the highest violent crime rate, the highest incarceration rate, the highest use of illicit drugs, and were an economic mess. America’s the laughing stock of many other countries. I say what I mean, and I mean what I say. If you took it out of context, that is on you. I am not in control of your reactions, you are. Not my chair, not my problem.

Your words are ignorant, insulting and pathetic. You are delusional!!

I'm far from delusional. Why was it ok for you to make snide comments to me, yet when I defended myself you get all worked up? That's pretty 1 sided. You kept at it all night. You are still at it. Why do you allow someone whom you don't even know, who is on the internet, to bother you so much? You need to do some self-reflecting and evaluating. Sounds like some inner problems going on there. Good luck with your journey.