4 months' sleeve checkup today and all was perfect, especially the labwork I worried about. I will stay on the liquid Vitamin my pharmacist friend recommended (Source of Life Liquid Gold). It cost $50 but it has lasted Dec-March and not empty yet. The pharmacist told me it had everything I needed. I compared the ingredients to Bariatric Advantage multi vitamin and was impressed with the Liquid Gold! It can be found on Amazon or at a compound pharmacy. Now we are off Prilosec. We do not see the surgeon again for a year, and I will miss his wonderful smiling face. Every doctor is different, I have learned here, but I told him today the best advice he gave us was: 1. Do not eat 3 meals a day. 2. Only eat when you are really hungry. 3. Drink plenty of Water. 4. Eat healthy.

We have followed these rules and it has been very simple. We eat a little of everything (except fried foods). I am so thankful this surgery has worked so well for me and my husband, and especially the health problems we have overcome. My A1C went from 7+ to 5 and I am off Metformin and a BP med; my husband's A1C went from 12 to 7 and he no longer has to eat heavily at bedtime to keep his blood sugar from dropping to 40 during the night. in fact, he eats nothing at bedtime anymore. He is off a BP med also. Finally, I can say the magic words, "we are eating to live, not living to eat". Never thought I would see that day. God Bless.

"we are eating to live, not living to eat" - That's what I'm talking about! Great job!

Wow happy for both of you....its great when you have someone to help along the journey.

It truly has been awesome doing this together, as our surgeon said today. I qualified after being diagnosed with diabetes, HBP and asthma. Plus my weight kept creeping up after a knee replacement. I could barely grocery shop because I was gasping for breath after a trip to the store. I no longer need the asthma inhalers. My husband had so many health problems, and I hope to never find him unconscious with that 40 blood sugar at 3 am again and have to call rescue. I can shop the mall again! We are truly back to living.