Looking for those who had sleeve in August 2015

[UalreadyKnow 843]

I also had mine 8/27!!!!!!!

[UalreadyKnow 843]

I also had mine 8/27!!!!!!!

down 34lbs since preop. 20 preop and 14 since surgery. Haven't lost any weight in the past week, just waiting for it to start going away!!!!!!

[kranky813 477]

August 20th for me. I'm doing fairly well now. I had a really rough start. Re-hospitalized after being home less than 24 hours and was in the hospital for 3 days to re-hydrate. Then 4 days later was in the ER for hydration again. Ever since day 9 it's been pretty good. I am on liquids for 4 weeks. 2 of clear and 2 of full. Currently on Full. I sometimes get a little nauseated in the mornings but it's not too bad and once I start drinking it goes away. Still have a bit of the foggy brain but that isn't really too bad either. I am down 26lbs as of today and am starting to get some energy back. I am at around 40 grams of Protein a day.

[mimorison 12]

Had surgery on the 26th..Im so happy to report that today 15 days after I can drink without having to sip, I can do 3 gulps medium size ones...lol...who thought I would be celebrating this type of a thing...yayay!!1

[stelsewhere 27]

Hi all!

I was sleeved Tuesday, 8/18.

3 weeks in and feeling great. Still get a little lightheaded when I get up from sitting down, but I know I need to push myself a little more with getting liquids in.

I'm kind of a mess with food. I'm scared to transition to anything "soft" and I'm never hungry. I make sure I get my Protein shakes in, and I eat greek yogurt, watermelon, cottage cheese. I'm ready to start branching out but I don't know what I'm supposed to start with? I'll say, hm, maybe some hummus? But aren't Beans super hard to digest?

I have my one month appt next Wednesday so hopefully I get a little more clarity on the soft food part.

[Court3625 12]

I think eating slowly is the key, especially when you're incorporating a "new" texture into your diet. I was definitely concerned too. I started with refried Beans with a touch of enchilada sauce (made the Beans softer) and some shredded cheese. I didn't have any problems with that. Small curd cottage cheese is also good. I took a rotisserie chicken and put it in the Nutra Bullet and added a little bit of mayo for taste. That was really good! There are lots of good ideas on here.

-C

[MaMaCole 12]

I had my surgery Aug 12. I started my journey in Feb. I lost 20 pounds prior to surgery & 20 more since (started at 345 and currently at 305). I feel like weight loss has been slow compared to others, but I'm certainly losing inches. I had to buy new clothes for work & those are already baggy. I hope to be closer to 250 by the New Year & my doctor believes it is very doable for me.

[CynthiaAnn 59]

My sleeve was done Aug. 18 and I am 20 lbs down. I have been at a stall all of this week, but still hanging in there. I am on soft foods now - mushy Soups, cottage cheese, string cheese, canned tuna. I feel great and can see a difference already. It is hard to get in all the Protein for me.

All of my incisions have healed nicely, but I still have internal soreness around the larger incision when I bend down. Anyone else have this?

[undeserving777 8]

Hi!! ???? AUG 10th here in sunny Florida Sw 256 and my one month is today I am 231.5, very happy with everything so fat ???? Best wishes to everyone!

[MaMaCole 12]

My sleeve was done Aug. 18 and I am 20 lbs down. I have been at a stall all of this week, but still hanging in there. I am on soft foods now - mushy Soups, cottage cheese, string cheese, canned tuna. I feel great and can see a difference already. It is hard to get in all the Protein for me.

All of my incisions have healed nicely, but I still have internal soreness around the larger incision when I bend down. Anyone else have this?

My doc said that tenderness is completely normal & should go away in another few weeks (sleeved Aug 12).

[CynthiaAnn 59]

Thanks for the information. I was starting to think I might have pulled something by doing too much too fast.

[EmyLou78 11]

August 20th here. I've lost 30 pounds since my pre-surgery diet and I've been stuck at the same weight for a week now. That scale is just not budging! Hopefully this plateau will break soon. I'm on "mush" until Thursday when I see my NUT and hopefully she will clear me for real food.

[CynthiaAnn 59]

I was stunned to hear so many mentioning that they were on a pre-op diet. My dr and nutritionist never mentioned that to me at all.

[leighannnn1791 38]

I was stunned to hear so many mentioning that they were on a pre-op diet. My dr and nutritionist never mentioned that to me at all.

@@CynthiaAnn I wasn't on a pre op diet either! I just couldn't eat anything the day before!

[stuart85 28]

I had mine 8/19, I started the liver diet 8/5, I lost 29 pounds in the two weeks before the surgery and I've lost another 31 since. 60 is a lot of weight in 5 weeks but when you have 250 to lose, it's a drop in the bucket.

I'm still on purred foods until I go in for my one month 9/23, my surgeon seems to be more cautious as others as our liver diet is super strict and others I've heard is just 1200 calories a day. Did everybody have to drink that Calcium magnesium nitrate stuff that makes you go #2?

I feel 100% but still have to be careful about drinking too fast as i used to be able to drink 32oz in 8.9 seconds, now that takes me 2 hours if not more.