So i am getting my surgery in exactly 2 weeks. i am nervous and excited at the thought, i know this will be a life changing journey filled with ups and downs. As i have been getting closer to the big day ve done more research on the surgery and watched you tube videos on other people's journeys but most of the peoplei have found are in their 30's and 40's; so not very relateable. I would like to hear from people around my age who have gotten the gastric sleeve or are getting soon.

Thank you so much for letting me know . So after the month what is the diet like ? What foods can you have and what foods can you not have ?

at one month you can eat try most of the foods except junk food, sodas, or anything like that, but i have tried rice, spicy sauce, tortillas but for me everything i try goes down fine and have had no problems.

I started this journey over a year ago, and I still haven't went through with it. I've started and stopped 3 times and I'm completely petrified. I don't want to go through life hating myself like I do now. I want a husband and beautiful children and to be a hot mom. Heck, I want to be a hot woman. I'm 19 and around 340 and I've actually lost like 50 pounds this year just bc I'm busy and way more active and never eat.. (College life) my dad and grandmother both went through the top surgery where they take out intestines and everything (I forget the name) but they have problems with diarrhea and my dad has awful awful gas.. Plus I don't want to tie myself down to taking so many vitamins and getting sick if I don't eat protein. I'm way overweight right now, but I'm relatively healthy. The worst thing I deal with is PCOS which is another reason losing weight is a big deal for me. My insurance has already approved, I'm just so scared and don't want to ruin my life before it starts when it comes to going out with friends and eating and I definitely don't want bad diarrhea problems or anything like that. Idk guys I'm so lost and I just found this site last night. HELP!!!

Your so young, if you have seriously tried to lose weight and cant. The sleve is a great TOOL. It dosnt make you lose weight you work with it. It might be harder because of your age (going out etc). But at your age and weight you need to do something.. I only take 2 Flintstone vitamins a day. Have gotten of most other meds and feel so much better. Have gone out to eat and have become a "cheep date" bonus at your age. You can't drink for the first year and no soda pop. But you'll have so much fun doing new things it won't matter. I hope this has helped a little. Everyone's story is different, but we all want to be healthy and who's we had done it sooner. Good luck.

Hi guys! I am 18 almost 19 and was wondering is there anyone around that age that has gotten the gastric sleeve and how was their experience afterwards? My main concern is the lose skin

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