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great thread. I almost feel guilty for not having issues with this. Sleeved May 22, was walking around the hospital floor about 4 hrs later. Was bored and wanted to walk. They let me out the next day. Since then, no issues but head hunger. Solid foods in 3 weeks. Have had no issues with anything (steak, seafood, chicken, etc). Looking forward to having a manhattan soon or a full glass of wine, but don't want to push it too far. Might partake in cocktail hour in Lake Tahoe next month, but we'll see. I highly recommend it

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4-1/2 years post-op and have developed a problem that requires revision surgery. The thread is entitled "Deja-Vu all over again". Have a look. Weigh in.

That being said' date=' VSG is amazing thing that will change your life. I would do it over again, even knowing I would need a revision in 4-1/2 years. BTW - my current condition is pretty rare - although not unheard of.[/quote']

Can't find the thread... I'm curious what the complication is.

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Yes, I went in the hospital on a Thursday morning, the procedure took 40 minutes, I was awake before noon and walking around that afternoon. One night in the hospital, a leak check of the staple line, and home the next day. He used a 40 bougie.

I went back to work the following Tuesday and never looked back. No problems for 3-1/2 years. 90 total lbs lost which for me was good but about 20 lbs short of my goal weight.

The bulge discussed in the link above developed about a year ago. Why? Dunno. I wasn't doing anything different. I was told its rare, but it happens. So I'm going in for "maintenance" on July 25th to get it tightened up. This time with a 36 bougie.

Do NOT let my experience dissuade you from having this surgery. It's like a miracle.

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I've had no problems and I'm almost 5 weeks post op! I haven't been nauseated and I'm losing weight. I'm 40 pounds down :).

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I'm 9.5 months and great! I do get some heart burn but I don't consider that a big deal

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Hi I was sleeved June 6th feel great no unusual problems. My tummy grumbles, not from pain or hunger I just believe its adjusting. However, I have noticed this week that I have been having heartburn, has anyone else dealt with that...if so, does it go away? I hope I don't go through Hair loss like most do....No regrets!!

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No' date=' nada, nuttin at all. I'd say it was a piece of cake, but its even been easier than eating cake.[/quote']

I'm with you. Easy as pie!

Almost 6 weeks post op, everything has gone smoothly... Though eyes are still bigger than my stomach.

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Just curious, but with all the bad things on here, are there any of you out there who have had no problems of any kind? Zero, nada, zilch. I'm new to this and still ,I suppose tying to make sure I haven't made a mistake? What those who have been sleeved for several years?

I'm 3 months out, have lost about half of my total excess body weight, and have had no complications or issues. I'd do it again in a heartbeat!

~Kat

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Hi I was sleeved June 6th feel great no unusual problems. My tummy grumbles' date=' not from pain or hunger I just believe its adjusting. However, I have noticed this week that I have been having heartburn, has anyone else dealt with that...if so, does it go away? I hope I don't go through hair loss like most do....No regrets!![/quote']

Yes. It is very common. You really need to be on a ppi if you are not already on one.

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      On day 4 of the 2 week liquid pre-op diet. Surgery scheduled for June 11th.
      Soooo I am coming to a realization
      of something and I'm not sure what to do about it. For years the only thing I've enjoyed is eating. We rarely do anything or go anywhere and if we do it always includes food. Family comes over? Big family dinner! Go camping? Food! Take a short ride or trip? Food! Holiday? Food! Go out of town for a Dr appointment? Food! When we go to a new town we don't look for any attractions, we look for restaurants we haven't been to. Heck, I look forward to getting off work because that means it's almost supper time. Now that I'm drinking these pre-op shakes for breakfast, lunch, and supper I have nothing to look forward to.  And once I have surgery on June 11th it'll be more of the same shakes. Even after pureed stage, soft food stage, and finally regular food stage, it's going to be a drastic change for the rest of my life. I'm giving up the one thing that really brings me joy. Eating. How do you cope with that? What do you do to fill that void? Wow. Now I'm sad.
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      On day 4 of the 2 week liquid pre-op diet. Surgery scheduled for June 11th.
      Soooo I am coming to a realization
      of something and I'm not sure what to do about it. For years the only thing I've enjoyed is eating. We rarely do anything or go anywhere and if we do it always includes food. Family comes over? Big family dinner! Go camping? Food! Take a short ride or trip? Food! Holiday? Food! Go out of town for a Dr appointment? Food! When we go to a new town we don't look for any attractions, we look for restaurants we haven't been to. Heck, I look forward to getting off work because that means it's almost supper time. Now that I'm drinking these pre-op shakes for breakfast, lunch, and supper I have nothing to look forward to.  And once I have surgery on June 11th it'll be more of the same shakes. Even after pureed stage, soft food stage, and finally regular food stage, it's going to be a drastic change for the rest of my life. I'm giving up the one thing that really brings me joy. Eating. How do you cope with that? What do you do to fill that void? Wow. Now I'm sad.
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      1. summerseeker

        Life as a big person had limited my life to what I knew I could manage to do each day. That was eat. I hadn't anything else to look forward to. So my eating choices were the best I could dream up. I planned the cooking in managable lots in my head and filled my day with and around it.

        Now I have a whole new big, bigger, biggest, best days ever. I am out there with those skinny people doing stuff i could never have dreamt of. Food is now an after thought. It doesn't consume my day. I still enjoy the good home cooked food but I eat smaller portions. I leave food on my plate when I am full. I can no longer hear my mother's voice saying eat it all up, ther are starving children in Africa who would want that!

        I still cook for family feasts, I love cooking. I still do holidays but I have changed from the All inclusive drinking and eating everything everyday kind to Self catering accommodation. This gives me the choice of cooking or eating out as I choose. I rarely drink anymore as I usually travel alone now and I feel I need to keep aware of my surroundings.

        I don't know at what point my life expanded, was it when I lost 100 pounds? Was it when I left my walking stick at home ? Was it when I said yes to an outing instead of finding an excuse to stay home ? i look back at my last five years and wonder how loosing weight has made such a difference. Be ready to amaze yourself.

        BTW, the liquid diet sucks, one more day and you are over the worst. You can do it.

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