Just being curious is anybody here from Gainesville Fl ?

Good luck!! I was sleeved Tallahassee in October.

That's when I started this whole journey. Funny how it seemed like the day would never come and then voila! Just like that. How are you doing?

I am doing well. I am down close to 70 pounds How are you doing?

I am =)

Hi...I'm from Orlando .. my surgery is Aug 29 2014 ... I'm very nervous ... anyone out there that can share their experience? I would love any feed back ... good or bad ... Thank You

I'm in Orange Park, fl not far from Gainesville. I haven't been sleeved yet, hoping for end of year.

I'm in Tallahassee. Getting sleeved on Nov. 10th. Dr. Crooms is doing mine. Any tips or advice are welcomed. Excited and nervous.

Im from Fort Myers area, anyone with Dr Bass

Pensacola here with Dr. Lord.

Good luck to everyone having their surgery . Please let us know how you did and any advice you can give us, that haven't had their surgery yet. Thanks

I was sleeved on Sept. 10th by Dr. Bass from Ft. Myers/Naples. No complications.

I was sleeved on Sept. 10th by Dr. Bass from Ft. Myers/Naples. No complications.

Congratulations, I am so happy for you. 6 weeks out you must be almost normal again. How is the weight loss going?

You will be happy with Dr. Bass and his support personnel.

I never was all that "normal."

I am doing well. I am a bit tired. I find it hard to get all my Protein and liquids in.

Have lost about 33 pounds, depending on how constipated I am on any given day.

I can tell you that getting up out of a chair is a lot easier than it used to be.

I have an arthritic knee which limits how much I can exercise. I know if I exercised more, I would lose more. But, I do what I can and I am walking more.

Sleeve gastrectomy is something that changes a lot about one's life. Expect changes. Things will never get back to "normal."

I did not like my "normal."

You will be happy with Dr. Bass and his support personnel.

I never was all that "normal."

I am doing well. I am a bit tired. I find it hard to get all my Protein and liquids in.

Have lost about 33 pounds, depending on how constipated I am on any given day.

I can tell you that getting up out of a chair is a lot easier than it used to be.

I have an arthritic knee which limits how much I can exercise. I know if I exercised more, I would lose more. But, I do what I can and I am walking more.

Sleeve gastrectomy is something that changes a lot about one's life. Expect changes. Things will never get back to "normal."

I did not like my "normal."

I have had constipation problems since starting my pre-surgery diet I was going to ask Doc if adding some metamucil to Water would be helpful. I don't want to deal with that and everything else. Are you back to any form of solid foods yet, I am glad I had my knee replaced prior to this so I can walk. But my true exercise is swimming and my rotator cuff needs work. Try water walking if you can. It really was helpful for me when my knees were messed up.

Keep up the good work, do what you can. I want changes, like no more raw anywhere

I eat a scrambled or boiled egg occasionally. Diet mayo. I have eaten tuna, mashed potatoes (bad for carbohydrates, but they are satisfying). Ground serloin patty (small) without the bread, but with ketchup. Beef meatballs and gravy. I sneak in Rice Chex. They are carbohydrates but satisfy my need to crunch and they have no wheat. chicken is good in small doses. I have lost my taste fo Pasta. (I can't believe I am saying that.) I try to stay away from wheat anyway. I still drink Protein drinks especially in the A.M. No salads yet. But I have eaten canned beets with low-cal Catalina salad dressing, which I like. Canned asparagus. Yogurt and cottage cheese. Mozerella and Halvarti cheeses. Jello. Minestrone Soup. Bannanas. Everything must be chewed very well. I eat very tiny portions.

THE BAD NEWS: My husband has lost 5 pounds without even trying!

Apparently, not bringing home ice cream and pastry anymore has had a beneficial effect uopn his weight, too. I must have been a bad influence.

Tried grouper and got a lousy fillet from Publix. It was on sale and my husband got a good one but I didn't. I never had bad grouper before. Didn't eat it.

There probably have been other "real" foods, but that's all I can remember right now. I have to look into Protein Bars. I haven't done that yet, but have to read the labels to see if they are any good.

All the best,

Cococat