Hi,

Looking to find some people have surgery around the same date as me! Hoping we can go through this process together and talk about our experience along the way!

-Nicole

Hi! I got my sleeve June 30 by Dr. Neace in Huntington WV.

Welcome @@Cathrn

Edited July 13, 201412 yr by tiredmama

Hi all, it's been a few weeks! LOL.

I'm doing GREAT! Still on Clear Liquids since June 30 surgery. I start full liquids Wednesday.

I'm exhausted from no Protein and have bad insomnia but otherwise I'm good.

TODAY'S THE DAY: It's been two weeks since surgery (band + plication) and I start "soft" foods today and I'm terrified. As much as the liquid diet was revolting (after two weeks), at least it put me in some "control" -- how much weight can you get on liquids? -- and it limited my choices. Now, starting today, I can eat a lot of the foods I loved: fish, cheese, chili, burgers -- I'm not saying I will eat all that (and I have to stay away from carbs totally), but I'm not quite confident in myself yet. I'm going to pop by an OA meeting today (my 2nd -- my doctor is a big believer in them -- anything that keeps you mindful, I guess) and is insistent on writing all the foods down (he's a big fan of the app "My Fitness Pal" -- oh, and today's the day I start exercise (Jane Fonda, I'm on my way). So it's a scary day for me. Is there a point to this? Yup: Others must be in the same boat as me, since we all had our surgery at the same time. So...how are you handling it emotionally? Thanks for your help and support.

welcome @@jueles35 !

Hi everyone... I was sleeved on 6/30 as a revisional surgery from lap band. I was banded back in 07 and did fairly well started 303 and mantained between 188 and 198 for 6 years. This last year I have had some heavy complications with the band balooned up to 241lbs which led to me being sleeved. I am very excited to have had this surgery and look forward to the journey... What a complete difference this has been. Today I am two weeks and started purees... I haven't had much success with many of the soups so I have had mixed feelings... excited to eat something with real taste and scared that nothing will sit right. Well my choice was to have a lil pack of hummus mixed with a lil pesto... ummm I am not sure this is sitting right and I barely got half of the 2oz in... I can't wait to see my doc tomorrow cause I hate the thought of living on shakes lol

Hi folks. I was sleeved on 06/30. SW 316. I have been stalled out at 296 for the last 5 days now, but I'm not sweating it. I am really really sick of the liquid diet though. It's easy to adhere to when I'm at work...but when I get home around the family in the evening, it's torture. My docs plan has me liquid up to day 28 and then days 28-42 on purée. So the last few days I have snuck a couple of bites of soft foods in. I had a bite of pizza last night and learned my lesson on that one - it did not sit well at all. I also was having bad stomach cramps, but started taking a PPI and that helped immensely. So otherwise doing well!

Started Week 3 Soft/Pureed Foods today and everything is going great. I've been fortunate to have a great recovery with absolutely no problems. No trouble getting the little bit of soft food down that my sleeve will hold and don't go beyond the bite when I know my sleeve is filled. It's really good to eat something somewhat solid after 3 weeks of liquids. Was down 23 pounds (25% of excess weight) one week post op and not weighing again until one month follow up with Dr. Wagner. Not really county calories since I can only eat small amounts at meal time anyway and eating the right foods when I do eat. Hope everyone else is doing well.

I am also June 30! Today I start the pre-op diet of protein shakes mixed with water and clear liquids..having my "last meal" in a few hours! 27 in Houston, TX but having my surgery in Raleigh, NC. My cousin is the patient liaison for a Bariatric surgeon there (who did her lap band 3 years ago) and she trusts him implicitly. I trust her implicitly and so I will have him do her surgery and she will help me recover there for the two weeks following. I am having the sleeve. :-)

Sorry just realized I totally misread the title of this thread and thought it said July not June! Whoops!

Good luck to you, Kate!

How are my June 30th friends doing? I MAY have broken my stall and lost 1lb overnight. I ate 3 saltine crackers yesterday and that was the best thing ever and didn't hurt my tummy at all.

Almost anything else I eat, no matter how small seems to make me want to throw up after a few minutes, but I never actually do, just get that nauseas feeling.

It is so weird to not really crave food or be hungry. I have moments, of course, but in general, I am so glad I did this!

I'm doing great! I've been able to keep all my food down. And I've stuck to the puree diet faithfully. I have noticed that cold items really cramp my stomach do I've been avoiding those. I got 3 days of walking in last week and this week I hope tho increase to 4 days. I'm definitely feeling low in energy tho. I have about 2 good days and then my body just wants to sleep. I weigh myself tom and I'm hoping for a good number I hope everyone b else is doing good.

Edited July 20, 201412 yr by BrwnsugabayB

Hi friends. Yeah I am down 26lbs so far. I am really craving normal food. Not so much that I am hungry - more I just want to participate with my family and live like a normal person. I feel like I am on a really tough diet right now. I have been low energy, so I am going to get vitamins tomorrow. Otherwise all is good! Clothes are fitting well. I exercised today and that felt good.

Hi friends. Yeah I am down 26lbs so far. I am really craving normal food. Not so much that I am hungry - more I just want to participate with my family and live like a normal person. I feel like I am on a really tough diet right now. I have been low energy, so I am going to get vitamins tomorrow. Otherwise all is good! Clothes are fitting well. I exercised today and that felt good.

I know exactly what you mean. I miss the social aspect of eating. Food was always something we Used to celebrate, relax, show love, etc in my family... I realize now how much this is also in my head and habits more than just physical.

Congrats on 26lbs!