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You know seeking Bariatric Surgery has been a good thing,in my life. I gave,me some grooves guys and gals on here, reading most posts brightens my day, I don't feel alone in this endeavor. Although there are other Buckeyes on here, there is nobody I know of in my town doing this. I have 2-3 casual friends who were sleevers several years ago. They are in the background cheering but I don't seem any of them that often. The nearest,Pal,on here is in Zanesville, maybe,60-65 miles SE of here, to be,honest I think,i only heard from her because I was looking for a Mid-Ohio,Bariatric Chapter, there is no such animal. So some of my support comes from on here, you people can understand where I came from, where I'm planning to,go, and why a decision was made for surgery. And if I hit a bump or roadblock in my path, someone here all,iunderstand where outsiders just can't. And occasionally I'm able to help a newbie as I was helped by veterans here. And my depression is leaving, I've overcome my blue dunks and am regaing my,metal health. Bariatric Pal is a 💯 percent win-win for me. 😝 And I'm not scared because I won't face my surgery alone.

Hmmm, again the comment about the different advice we all receive. I went to a support group meeting last week and the Nurse-Practitioner Facilitator talked about intermittent fasting. She said her research showed that it was quite successful for men, but not so for women. I wasn't planning on doing it anyway, but thought it was interesting.

I bought a bunch of those Gas-X strips but didn't need them. That'll vary person to person, though. Good luck!

MedicVSG, Don't worry about your wife. Once she sees how well you are doing she will probably want to do something herself. I'm foodie as well, I even write food reviews on occasion for a local publication. I'm just going to have to let that part of my life go. In fact I've been thinking rechanneling it into a healthy lifestyle blog or something we will see. I love to go on cruises and cruises are ALL about eating... but I have decided that the first cruise after surgery will be on where I make it a challenge to eat as healthy as possible, seek out small, healthy meals. 8 years ago I lost 100 pounds and I went on a cruise and lost 7 pounds while on the 10 day cruise!!! So I know I can do this if I put my mind to it and so can you. Hang in there.

90 lbs (including the 29 lbs lost on pre op diet) at 4 Months. I’m sure I’ll begin to slow here soon but it’s been rapid so far.

That’s a good question. The pain after the C-Section was worse, in my opinion. The pain from sleeve surgery can best be described as soreness for me at Day 4 Post-op. I’m not even taking Tylenol nor the pain meds for it. The problem for me isn’t the pain, but the nausea.

Discuss your concerns with your doctor. They'll be able to talk you through it better than online resources, you'll see a lot of people talking about "bougie size" but honestly just ask the surgeon - not about ordering a specific stomach size, but about what your actual concerns are. From your question it sounds like you either don't want much restriction or you're concerned about losing too much? If you're concerned about your ability to stick to an eating plan even when overdoing it will make you sick, then that's something you also might want to talk to a mental health professional about. As many have said, this isn't magic. If you're concerned about losing the ability to eat a lot of food, then best to address that head-on now, rather than post-op with a lump of chicken stuck in your throat.

I just had my blood work done today along with my 24 hour urine so this may change by next doc visit: 2 gummy multi - costco brand 6 (250mg calcium citrate) three times a day (18 pills, 4500mg) - costco brand Zinc - 1 pill 3x a day 50mg Vitamin A 3 softgels (10000iu) 3x a day B12 - injection once a week Iron 1 pill 4 times a day - generic D2 1 x a day 50000iu D3 1x a day 2000iu Biotin 10000iu 1 pill 2x a day I don’t crush anything. A whole lot of fricken pills... but I’m 6lbs from goal and will happily swallow all these pills.

I had sips on 12/11 and it’s been incredible! Glad it all went well for you

Congrats! I was so friggen happy to get rid of that torture device. So happy to get rid of the port and the aches and pains that it gave me. You’re gonna love your SIPS!