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I am 8 wks post op sleeve and whole wheat .. anything hurts my new tubby .. I tried wraps .. cereal ... pita pockets ..

Yeah exactly! Also why some say you will NEVER be allowed to eat certain foods and then you find people that are allowed to eat it, in my case i’ve see a lot of people saying rice is banned, and yet two days ago my nutritionist added it to my diet. It’s a bit confusing, although as I said before I will follow her instructions and eventually will try it. Maybe the diet depends on the country i don’t know many people that got the surgery where I live so I can’t compare my diet with others.

I have been allowed to eat everything since week 6. As long as I stick to my protein requirement, the rest is up to me. Also, no liquid diet for me. Not pre op and only 2 days post op. By day 4 I was eating solid food with restrictions. There are so many guidelines out there. Looks to me that the US is the strictest about the liquid diet.

The pain seems to depend on the type of incision. But u will have gas pain so bring some gas-x strips to hospital as they help. I didn't need pain killers post op just some walking and gas-x. Good luck with the surgery!! All the best!

I’ll be 2 years out on November 12 and the hardest part of this journey is definitely maintenance for me.

Hi Brittany! I am in MN too and trying to decide as well. I am having the surgery at either Abbott Northwestern or United Hospital. I am leaning towards the sleeve because I have MS and I think with the Sleeve you can still absorb some vitamins and minerals. I sure wish I'd done this when I was your age! Let me know what you decide! Have a good weekend! Megan

I am a medical professional and I would say to stay away from the traditional BMI chart. It does not take into consideration body type or percent of lean muscle. I use the meter my trainer has which tells me I am at 23% body fat. That might sound like a big number but professional athletes and marathon runners are in the teens, so take that into consideration and I will go with it.

For me it was wanting to lose weight a little faster than the sleeve. I know I'll have to watch the excess skin and try to tone myself as I go on, but I'm ready to do this after 20 years of ups and downs. The doctor said I could go either way, but I made a good choice at the same time. Did you choose or was one recommended over the other?

My Dr. recommended it for me to hopefully reverse Diabetes (so far so good) & I had GERD, terrible reflux prior to surgery - thankful to say, NONE since surgery! 3 weeks out today HW 205 SW 188 POST OP FROM IV FLUIDS 197 CW 177 Sent from my SAMSUNG-SM-G870A using BariatricPal mobile app

RNY was recommended by my surgeon but he said I could choose either. I choose RNY because I wanted a one and done. I didn't have issues with GERD but I didn't want to chance having problems with reflux after the sleeve and having to have a revision to RNY. Very happy with my decision. Not worried about skin and such. I did this for my health as I was facing 2 knee replacements. Now I think I can survive without them - still can't jump but I can walk without pain and that's all I care about.