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What’s the ONE thing you wished you knew before getting sleeved ?

What’s the ONE thing you wished you knew before getting sleeved ? And how are you dealing with it....

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The pain after surgery...totally was regretting it.

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  • 2 months later...

Interesting development...

I was sleeved on 1 Dec 2015. I'm down about 75 lbs today at almost 6 months.

Dealt with hair loss that started suddenly at the beginning of March and (mostly) stopped around the middle of May.

Now it's June and hot outside. I work a weekend job that has me walking in a large parking lot for 6-7 hours on Saturday and Sunday. I used to put away a couple of gallons of water/Gatorade easily.

Now I have a capacity problem. My sleeve lets me take in about 5 ounces at a time. I can tell I'm getting dehydrated, but I don't know what to do about it. I wear a Camelbak and alternate Water and diet Gatorade, but I'm still getting the headache and stupid feeling that warn me that I need more fluids.

I didn't anticipate this.

What’s the ONE thing you wished you knew before getting sleeved ? And how are you dealing with it....

How absolutely easy this was going to be......I wished I'd done this years ago.

Seriously.

I have zero complaints about anything related to the sleeve surgery.......liquid diet and all. Everything has been straightforward and within my ability to handle.

Yes I wish I knew that it wasn't going to be incredibly difficult. Once I made the mental commitment the rest was a piece of cake. I should have done this years ago

I'll say the hair loss/thinning...well I was told but didn't think it would be so bad for me[emoji30]

Interesting development...

I was sleeved on 1 Dec 2015. I'm down about 75 lbs today at almost 6 months.

Dealt with hair loss that started suddenly at the beginning of March and (mostly) stopped around the middle of May.

Now it's June and hot outside. I work a weekend job that has me walking in a large parking lot for 6-7 hours on Saturday and Sunday. I used to put away a couple of gallons of water/Gatorade easily.

Now I have a capacity problem. My sleeve lets me take in about 5 ounces at a time. I can tell I'm getting dehydrated, but I don't know what to do about it. I wear a Camelbak and alternate Water and diet Gatorade, but I'm still getting the headache and stupid feeling that warn me that I need more fluids.

I didn't anticipate this.

This is one of my greatest fears since I love to be outdoors and very active in the summer but I can't get the water volume I need. Curious if anyone has any suggestions.

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OMG! And I love pickles! Thanks for this info!

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