I am a self patient and just scheduled for June 6, 2018!!! I’m excited!

BMI: 36.35

Weight: 199

I've lost 8 pounds sleeved on 6/20

Don't feel comfortable sharing stats Sry (I was sleeved at a lower weight than most) but I'm 5"4 and have been eating around 700 calories.

@churchgirl You have the mindset and your new "tool" , make it a habit and your new way of eating and you will be fine. I had my initial VSG 10/2012 and years out. I too was a grazer. I say "was" because I am less than 2 weeks away from my revision and I'm not looking back. Something that was written in my hospital program and holds testament, "eat to live, don't live to eat". I just need to convince my brain to get happy neurons somewhere else

Edited July 12, 20188 yr by Jodi1980
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On 7/7/2018 at 10:36 PM, Sparkle&Storm said:

Thank you!! It's been awful, so this was a win for me! I was sleeved 6/13

Mine was 6/13 as well

12 hours ago, Jodi1980 said:

@churchgirl You have the mindset and your new "tool" , make it a habit and your new way of eating and you will be fine. I had my initial VSG 10/2012 and years out. I too was a grazer. I say "was" because I am less than 2 weeks away from my revision and I'm not looking back. Something that was written in my hospital program and holds testament, "eat to live, don't live to eat". I just need to convince my brain to get happy neurons somewhere else

I haven't really been able to eat anything of substance until this week and I blew it big time. Not on calories >650 but I ate the wrong stuff and can't help myself. I'm fine until bedtime and the willpower is gone.

@Jodi1980 - Sorry I'm so confused... Can you clarify - you had initial VSG 2012 and "less than 2 weeks away from my revision and I'm not looking back." What does this mean? Did you re-gain all the weight you lost?

31 minutes ago, Smylegirl said:

@Jodi1980 - Sorry I'm so confused... Can you clarify - you had initial VSG 2012 and "less than 2 weeks away from my revision and I'm not looking back." What does this mean? Did you re-gain all the weight you lost?

About 70 lbs of the 97 I had initially lost.

On 7/1/2018 at 4:32 PM, Sparkle&Storm said:

How long did it take everyone for the super tight inner stitch to finally dissolve or pop?! My doc said it could happen anytime, but I'm miserable!!! I just want it to happen so bad so I can get some relief!! I'm so over being in pain! And I want to sleep on my side again dang it. Right now, it is way too painful.

To answer my own question... About a month! Hallelujah!!!! It dissolved/popped about 3 days ago and my pain instantly went away, and my stomach flattened back out. No more deep, indent and painful bulge. Now if I can get rid of the swallowing problems, I'll be golden. Headed back to work on Monday... ?

I had my VSG on Wednesday 6/20/2018. Is anybody else post op posting?

QUESTION: Did anybody's Surgeon put a STITCH on the inside STOMACH? I am on day 24 and that interior stitch hurts.

4 hours ago, somegirlsrbiggerthanother said:

QUESTION: Did anybody's Surgeon put a STITCH on the inside STOMACH? I am on day 24 and that interior stitch hurts.

Well don’t they need to to close stomach

I don’t know

describe the pain

5 hours ago, somegirlsrbiggerthanother said:

I had my VSG on Wednesday 6/20/2018. Is anybody else post op posting?

June 1 here

how are u doing

Hi all. Sleeved 6/6. Going well so far.

8 hours ago, somegirlsrbiggerthanother said:

QUESTION: Did anybody's Surgeon put a STITCH on the inside STOMACH? I am on day 24 and that interior stitch hurts.

Yes, hun! The worst pain ever! My doc said it could take up to 8 weeks to disintegrate or "pop" and mine did almost exactly 4 weeks out. I just posted about it a couple posts up because it was the best day ever when that pain finally vanished! ? Hang in there!!

Mine stitch still here, day 37. Doesn’t bother me anymore, I am afraid I will missed when it decides to leave me. ?

37 days post op finally 20lbs down. 14 pounds in the first 2 weeks, 6 pounds in the last 3. It seems that I stabilize in a loss rate of 2 pounds per week.