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Rnjmiller3    12

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I had my sleeve done August 10th 2016 at St Francis's in Federal Way, so 6 weeks post surgery and doing fine!

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I just moved from that area my aunt had her surgery at st Francis as well. I am glad your doing good any tips u can give me on anything they Dont tell you at the dr

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That's a good question. One thing I've learned from these online support groups is each Dr varies in instructions on eating and care after surgery. Follow those steps for introducing various levels of food to the letter, if you can, so your tummy can heal properly and to lessen any discomfort you might have. You have to figure out a routine to get the Water, Protein and Vitamins in. I feel lucky that I have had no vomiting or pain issues. My endocrinologist told me a week ago that I am no longer diabetic, and the 2 meds I was on for that have been gone since day before surgery. Off of one BP med, two more to go. My energy level is great. I am walking for exercise right now due to some arthritis issues but will soon be hitting the gym, my energy level is great. I don't know if it was me you asked about results so far but I don't mind sharing, lol, we are all in this together.

I weighed 310 at my first consult in May,

SW. 285

CW 258. WL 52

So I lost 25 prior to surgery and 27 since, not a superstar amount like some, but similar to most in a support group I'm in for August sleevers. I'm happy with it and the health improvements. The hospital part goes fast and before you know it you are home learning to take care of your new tummy.

Take the instruction about lifting seriously, been hearing some bad results when people didn't, like bleeding from seemingly healed incisions. Boy I don't know if any of my info is helpful, but if you have any questions that I can help with, ask. Not medical expertise type stuff! More like, she's just been thru it, she'll know, type stuff.

Im in Bellingham. I've been going to UW bariactric weightloss. Clinic.

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Thats where I'm having mine I have my last apt on Oct 26 to meet with the surgery team and whomever else to set the date. How r u doing so far?

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I live in Kent, WA Suburb south of Seattle

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I live in kent wa as well!

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I had my sleeve done August 10th 2016 at St Francis's in Federal Way, so 6 weeks post surgery and doing fine!

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I just moved from that area my aunt had her surgery at st Francis as well. I am glad your doing good any tips u can give me on anything they Dont tell you at the dr

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That's a good question. One thing I've learned from these online support groups is each Dr varies in instructions on eating and care after surgery. Follow those steps for introducing various levels of food to the letter, if you can, so your tummy can heal properly and to lessen any discomfort you might have. You have to figure out a routine to get the Water, Protein and Vitamins in. I feel lucky that I have had no vomiting or pain issues. My endocrinologist told me a week ago that I am no longer diabetic, and the 2 meds I was on for that have been gone since day before surgery. Off of one BP med, two more to go. My energy level is great. I am walking for exercise right now due to some arthritis issues but will soon be hitting the gym, my energy level is great. I don't know if it was me you asked about results so far but I don't mind sharing, lol, we are all in this together.

I weighed 310 at my first consult in May,

SW. 285

CW 258. WL 52

So I lost 25 prior to surgery and 27 since, not a superstar amount like some, but similar to most in a support group I'm in for August sleevers. I'm happy with it and the health improvements. The hospital part goes fast and before you know it you are home learning to take care of your new tummy.

Take the instruction about lifting seriously, been hearing some bad results when people didn't, like bleeding from seemingly healed incisions. Boy I don't know if any of my info is helpful, but if you have any questions that I can help with, ask. Not medical expertise type stuff! More like, she's just been thru it, she'll know, type stuff.

Im in Bellingham. I've been going to UW bariactric weightloss. Clinic.

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Thats where I'm having mine I have my last apt on Oct 26 to meet with the surgery team and whomever else to set the date. How r u doing so far?

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I live in Kent, WA Suburb south of Seattle

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I live in kent wa as well!

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Great advice I will make sure I follow the instructions to the T I don't do well with pain so I will do everything I can. I think you results are great sometimes its not good to loose weight to fast for certain ppl maybe loosing weight slower can help u no have a bunch of loose skin. Thank you for you help and keep up the good work!

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PNWsleever    44

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@@Rnjmiller3 I am having my surgery here as well! Who was your surgeon?

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Rnjmiller3    12

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@@Rnjmiller3 I am having my surgery here as well! Who was your surgeon?

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. I had Dr Houseworth as well! He is very skilled. My sister in law used to work in ICU and she spoke to a surgery tech who sang Dr H's praises. He said he would not hesitate to have Dr. Houseworth operate on anyone he loves. He is very good and that was my experience too. Hope you have a smooth recovery!

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PNWsleever    44

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@@Rnjmiller3 I am having my surgery here as well! Who was your surgeon?

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. I had Dr Houseworth as well! He is very skilled. My sister in law used to work in ICU and she spoke to a surgery tech who sang Dr H's praises. He said he would not hesitate to have Dr. Houseworth operate on anyone he loves. He is very good and that was my experience too. Hope you have a smooth recovery!

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Thank you! It's great talking to someone who had him also! I felt confident in him from day one. Did he have you do a preop diet?

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@@Rnjmiller3 I am having my surgery here as well! Who was your surgeon?

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. I had Dr Houseworth as well! He is very skilled. My sister in law used to work in ICU and she spoke to a surgery tech who sang Dr H's praises. He said he would not hesitate to have Dr. Houseworth operate on anyone he loves. He is very good and that was my experience too. Hope you have a smooth recovery!

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Thank you! It's great talking to someone who had him also! I felt confident in him from day one. Did he have you do a preop diet?

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No he didn't, just light meals the day before and fasting overnight before the surgery. If I remember right. Was very minimal. My surgery was mid afternoon.

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@@PNWsleever When is your surgery? Have you come to support group at St Francis yet? It is an awesome group!

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PNWsleever    44

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@@PNWsleever When is your surgery? Have you come to support group at St Francis yet? It is an awesome group!

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I don't have a date just yet. Im in week 2 of waiting for insurance approval but I'm hoping for a November surgery date. I definitely plan on attending the support group at St. Francis. What are the dates?

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@@PNWsleever It's the second Tuesday each month, from 1pm to 2pm. I really look forward to it. We also bring in Protein and Vitamins that didn't agree with us or we have extra to share, so it's an opportunity to try things without wasting $! Boy waiting for insurance approval is a pain. Hope they come thru soon! Okay I have to say this since you are local and all...Go Hawks!

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@@PNWsleever It's the second Tuesday each month, from 1pm to 2pm. I really look forward to it. We also bring in Protein and Vitamins that didn't agree with us or we have extra to share, so it's an opportunity to try things without wasting $! Boy waiting for insurance approval is a pain. Hope they come thru soon! Okay I have to say this since you are local and all...Go Hawks!

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I look forward to checking it out! Thank you so much for all of the helpful info! GO HAWKS!!!

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Rnjmiller3    12

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My surgery is Dec 27th in Mexico. After 3 frustrating years of testing my ins company denied my surgery. In Mexico my surgery will cost me $5900. I could use some supporters!

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Darned insurance! Everything I hear is positive about Mexico surgeries. You should come to Support group at St Francis in Federal Way. It is open to all, some aren't, and it's free, some aren't!

2nd Tuesday each Month, 1-2pm. Pre or post surgery. Run by the nutritionists, but there are guest speakers as well. I love it.

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    • Alisa_S

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      On day 4 of the 2 week liquid pre-op diet. Surgery scheduled for June 11th.
      Soooo I am coming to a realization
      of something and I'm not sure what to do about it. For years the only thing I've enjoyed is eating. We rarely do anything or go anywhere and if we do it always includes food. Family comes over? Big family dinner! Go camping? Food! Take a short ride or trip? Food! Holiday? Food! Go out of town for a Dr appointment? Food! When we go to a new town we don't look for any attractions, we look for restaurants we haven't been to. Heck, I look forward to getting off work because that means it's almost supper time. Now that I'm drinking these pre-op shakes for breakfast, lunch, and supper I have nothing to look forward to.  And once I have surgery on June 11th it'll be more of the same shakes. Even after pureed stage, soft food stage, and finally regular food stage, it's going to be a drastic change for the rest of my life. I'm giving up the one thing that really brings me joy. Eating. How do you cope with that? What do you do to fill that void? Wow. Now I'm sad.
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      On day 4 of the 2 week liquid pre-op diet. Surgery scheduled for June 11th.
      Soooo I am coming to a realization
      of something and I'm not sure what to do about it. For years the only thing I've enjoyed is eating. We rarely do anything or go anywhere and if we do it always includes food. Family comes over? Big family dinner! Go camping? Food! Take a short ride or trip? Food! Holiday? Food! Go out of town for a Dr appointment? Food! When we go to a new town we don't look for any attractions, we look for restaurants we haven't been to. Heck, I look forward to getting off work because that means it's almost supper time. Now that I'm drinking these pre-op shakes for breakfast, lunch, and supper I have nothing to look forward to.  And once I have surgery on June 11th it'll be more of the same shakes. Even after pureed stage, soft food stage, and finally regular food stage, it's going to be a drastic change for the rest of my life. I'm giving up the one thing that really brings me joy. Eating. How do you cope with that? What do you do to fill that void? Wow. Now I'm sad.
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      1. summerseeker

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        Life as a big person had limited my life to what I knew I could manage to do each day. That was eat. I hadn't anything else to look forward to. So my eating choices were the best I could dream up. I planned the cooking in managable lots in my head and filled my day with and around it.

        Now I have a whole new big, bigger, biggest, best days ever. I am out there with those skinny people doing stuff i could never have dreamt of. Food is now an after thought. It doesn't consume my day. I still enjoy the good home cooked food but I eat smaller portions. I leave food on my plate when I am full. I can no longer hear my mother's voice saying eat it all up, ther are starving children in Africa who would want that!

        I still cook for family feasts, I love cooking. I still do holidays but I have changed from the All inclusive drinking and eating everything everyday kind to Self catering accommodation. This gives me the choice of cooking or eating out as I choose. I rarely drink anymore as I usually travel alone now and I feel I need to keep aware of my surroundings.

        I don't know at what point my life expanded, was it when I lost 100 pounds? Was it when I left my walking stick at home ? Was it when I said yes to an outing instead of finding an excuse to stay home ? i look back at my last five years and wonder how loosing weight has made such a difference. Be ready to amaze yourself.

        BTW, the liquid diet sucks, one more day and you are over the worst. You can do it.

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      Three months and four days ago... I was in Costa Rica having a life changing surgery! Yesterday we had a followup visit with Dr. Esmeral via video chat and this morning my middle number changed.  I'm down 47lbs and two pants sizes. I can wear a Large tshirt for the first time in like... 14 years! Woot!! Everything is going great. I have zero regrets. I went down to the riverwalk with a friend and walked 2 miles on Monday without even getting fatigued. And no more snoring or chugging pickle juice for crazy leg cramps! I need to go to the gym more... I'm making new shirts next week so that will motivate me. LOL But I'm also just not as TIRED all the time! I have a LONG way to go...but seeing the progress on the scales and in the mirror is a huge motivator!! Thank you all for cheering me on and supporting me!!
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