I had my sleeve done Aug. 27, just looking for people to chat with about how things are going.

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!!!!!!

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.

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

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.

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

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.

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?

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!

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).

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

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.

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.

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!

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.

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

What exactly are you calling a gulp? Like a short chug, so gulp gulp gulp right in a row so it's all the Fluid at one time or it's swallow, sit a sec, swallow, sit a sec swallow? I'm afraid to chug, because i've been told not to, although I used to be able to chug 64oz at a time, now I'm afraid to try it at all, so I put more liquid in my mouth than I should and swallow some of it, sit a sec, swallow sit a sec, swallow. I work outside so I get really thirsty and that's the best i've come up with to satisfy my thirst.

That's me, I miss being able to drink that much now, especially when I'm so thirsty at work

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