I of course have many questions and would like for February Sleevers to join together for this adventure and life changing decisions we have made to better our health and lives. I think it would be awesome to find other February Sleevers to share our experiences good and bad.

Well done journey begins good look ? Gas will go took me about 4days x

I'm at the hospital! Today is my day!

How are you feeling? I was also sleeved 2/28!


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How are you feeling? I was also sleeved 2/28!


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I'm home now. Lots of pain from the hernia repair as well as gas pain. How are you doing?

A litttle sore but nothing that I can't manage.My mouth is extremely dry..I'm drinking Water and I had about 3 teaspoons of Jello and maybe 4 teaspoons of chicken broth

Three weeks post op, just finished my first stall, and (5weeks total) down thirty pounds! I hope everyone is seeing results too:')

My date was 2/20 in New Lenox with Dr Joyce.
Tomorrow is my post op appt.

HW: 217
SW: 208
CW: 191
5'2"
58 yo


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My surgery was 2/7...im down 47 lbs..feeling ok. On soft foods this week reg. foods next week.

Surgery 2/27! Got my JP drain pulled yesterday (my surgeon doesn't always put a JP drain in but said my stomach was thinner than most and he did it as a precaution against leaks). Surgery was uneventful- minimal pain and a little bit of nausea post op. Still on liquid diet and longing for something to sink my teeth into- protein shakes have lost their appeal. Hope everyone is doing well! Glad to be on this side of things and down 10 lbs since surgery!

Two weeks post op today! Down twenty pounds from my surgery date! Woo hoo!

Did anyone come out of surgery with a white tongue? Like a film on the tongue? I've had it since I woke up, and I thought it was because I might be dehydrated. They now think it's thrush, and now I have this crazy, hot, painful rash on my shoulders and it's spreading up my neck! Has anyone else experienced this? Gonna check in with my doc tomorrow.

My surgeon is Dr. Alvarez of Endobariatric. He has successfully operated on over 10,500 people including teenagers (and his own mom!). He's twice as expensive as other Mexican surgeons but worth every dollar. Every patient loves him and he knows what he's doing. His complication rate is less than half a percent over 10,000 patients. That's unheard of! The only way I'm not totally losing my cool about my impending surgery is because I trust him 100%. He and his staff have been extremely transparent throughout the entire process leading up to my surgery and provided me with every resource including names and emails of post-op patients in my state willing to talk to me about their surgery and post-op lifestyle. Hearing firsthand from people that they have literally nothing but great things to say about Dr. A makes me confident I picked the best surgeon. Best of luck to you as you help your daughter make a decision!

How did your experience go with Dr. A? I'm heading down there in July for my procedure.

How did your experience go with Dr. A? I'm heading down there in July for my procedure.

Awesome! You're in great hands! Everything went well...and quickly. Seems like everything happened in a blur! No complications so far and most of my incisions are healing beautifully. I have one that is raised and will need some topical intervention to help it fade, but that's alright! If you haven't joined his private patient FB group yet, you should! You can get an idea of how all his patients are doing! Best wishes!

Was sleeved 2/9. Just passed the 1 month mark. My surgeon has given me permission to eat anything that I can tolerate. I have to stay under a 1000 calories a day. I can't imagine getting anywhere near that any time soon. Currently between 200 to 300. I've lost 17.3 pounds.
My goal is 140. Surgeon said that was the low end. He wants no lower than 140. I'm currently 201.7

Was sleeved 2/9. Just passed the 1 month mark. My surgeon has given me permission to eat anything that I can tolerate. I have to stay under a 1000 calories a day. I can't imagine getting anywhere near that any time soon. Currently between 200 to 300. I've lost 17.3 pounds.
My goal is 140. Surgeon said that was the low end. He wants no lower than 140. I'm currently 201.7

My surgeon or his team has never once asked me what my goal is...

Hello February Sleevers, I hope everyone is doing well !!

Update: Today I am 3 months post op and down 44.4 pounds. I'm finally under the 200s ? 195.6 to be specific! Only 45 more pound until my main goal weight ? I will say this has not been easy and I definitely still mess up mostly on weekends! But I won't give up!

Would love to hear how everyone's doing!

I'm 10 weeks out, sleeved Feb. 28th. I'm down 50 pounds even but currently in another stall. Very frustrating, I've had several stalls. The stalls really mess with my head, makes me question if I'm not doing something right. I am very strict with my diet, tracking everything that goes in my mouth.