Feeling like a faliure...

[pupichupi 124]

Hi lifeliver, I am sorry to hear about the gain and being able to eat anything wow that is crazy, what did you do go from the band to the sleeve? I had the band removed 3 years ago and at the time I was so frustrated with everything that had happen while I had the band that I didn't do anything after it and it's been 3 years and of course now I am at the same weight as when I got the band and I have decided to do the bypass and I was just wondering why did you decide to pick the sleeve and how it's going since you saw the doctor and had some time to heal? Well hope all is well with you, Good Luck!!!

I had my revision on Oct 22nd, 3 weeks post op I was down about 25lbs to 223. I am now 230. I am working out, about 4 times a week. Honestly, I feel like I can eat anything...and always hungry. I am eating around 1200 cal a day. I have my followup appt this week, and am embarrassed to go. I went though all this and feel like I should have had the bypass from band revision. I try to keep protien first, but can eat anything with no difficulty...and I am trying to be mindful and not eat Cookies which are everywhere due to the holiday. Went to a party sat and ate about 10 shrimp so I would not eat the other 100 items spread out...I am trying to keep my spirits up, but I am so sad, and then want to eat and say f-it...its not working. I am not drinking my Water enough...so today I am committing to that. Any advice? I dont want to be the big whinner...I am just scared, sad, and embarrassed.

[Band07 374]

Just wondering how you are doing ? Iv gained 5 lbs back and still don't feel any restrictions and I'm working out 5x per week. Hopefully you are doing better than me ...

[LifeLiver 22]

Ahhhhhh I am still sitting at 230- I am being managed by two physicians for metabolic failure. Started on Synthroid, VB12 injections- am estrogen dominant and a slew of other messed up things...all from the Merina IUD. If you have one, get it out...and tell everyone you know never to get one. They are thinking my 2 year nightmare is from the Merina and not my lapband (my story is in my profile)...so I am trying to keep my head up, it is almost unbearable. 3 months out from my sleeve and I have lost 15 lbs...a joke, and have lost nothing since November 6th. They keep telling me it is not a nutritional issue but a hormonal/metabolic issue. I was restricted to not working out at all for the next two weeks to see if the added stress of working out was working against me. So...no change, still frustration...but I am not letting the fucking scale define me, I am so much more than that.

[pupichupi 124]

Ahhhhhh I am still sitting at 230- I am being managed by two physicians for metabolic failure. Started on Synthroid, VB12 injections- am estrogen dominant and a slew of other messed up things...all from the Merina IUD. If you have one, get it out...and tell everyone you know never to get one. They are thinking my 2 year nightmare is from the Merina and not my lapband (my story is in my profile)...so I am trying to keep my head up, it is almost unbearable. 3 months out from my sleeve and I have lost 15 lbs...a joke, and have lost nothing since November 6th. They keep telling me it is not a nutritional issue but a hormonal/metabolic issue. I was restricted to not working out at all for the next two weeks to see if the added stress of working out was working against me. So...no change, still frustration...but I am not letting the f**king scale define me, I am so much more than that.

Hey Liveliver, I did have the merina IUD a long time ago, I got it after my 9 year old was born cause I am not good with the pill and didn't want to go in every 3 month to have the shot done, so I figured that was the next best thing till like 3 or 4 years later and the dam thing was making me feel like I was going into labor and I had to have it removed cause I was in the ER every other day??? So I am sorry to hear your struggles. I haven't had my surgery yet but I hope to get in next month. Do you have thyroid problems? Is that why your taking synthroid? I take levothyroxin I have a very inactive thyroid, with Calcium deposits that grow on my thyroid gland if i don't take the meds they get larger than they are. So I am stuck, I sometimes wish they would just take them out, I am on meds for the rest of my life regardless so why not?? I hate the biopsy's they do!!! So anyway sometimes if you just give your body a little rest from not working out and all the stress its been under from the surgery and the IUD and everything else, it will kick start your body back into weight loss mode, so hang in there, down to 230 that is still a great start!!! You will do fabulous!!! Hang in there!!!

[msmitch 1]

A big THANK YOU for sharing your story. I am also a convert of band to sleeve, and had some success (though slow) with my band before it was removed. I am now going in for my sleeve surgery in 5 days.

I have heard a lot of stories from folks who either have zero appetite after, and need to remind themselves to eat their 800 calories a day. Or people who have the same levels of hunger as they did prior to their surgery.

Having had a band that was removed in an unplanned surgery, I am extremely fearful that I will fail with the sleeve as well.

Are there folks who have had success maintaining the 800 calories a day diet post-sleeve? Is this doable?

Cheers!

[Band07 374]

Oh wow, sorry to hear of everything you are going through but hopefully they get it all figured out for you and you go on to be successful with your journey !! I too went to seek help with a bariatrician and according to her I'm the picture of health and my body fat is 34% she says normal for my age is between 28-33% so even though the scale is going up she thinks it's more Water weight so I'm really focusing on drinking my water (I'm peeing like I'm 9 months pregnant !!) and I go back the end of February to see if it helps. I really don't feel any different with the sleeve except I get nauseous if something is too greasy sweet or fatty. I'm still not sure I regret my decision to have the band removed or not, I guess I need more time to tell for sure.