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Is your surgeon okay with you eating normally? Liquid diets are for your own saftey and the top of your stomach is extra sensitive to leaks, which is why purees and liquids for first couple of weeks. As long as your doc is okay with your food, good for you. Otherwise, don't push - you will be there soon enough.

I napped a lot that first week. Not normal sleep patterns. I do not have a medical background so can not speak to morphine possibly affecting your sleep. My VSG surgery was outpatient so I was sleeping in my own bed that night without a drain, no morphine, no nurses waking me up and no staples. I only took pain meds once and that was to sleep. Did you have poor sleep patterns prior to surgery? Are you napping often so you sleep patterns are off? Have you called your surgeon to see if they have anything or advice to help? Good luck and congratulations on being sleeved.

Your mouth fills with drool only sometime a little thicker and it dribbles out. It was my full signal after surgery. I got over the slimies (although every once in a while I get them) and now I sneeze when full. Gotta love this sleeve. Everyone is different. You may or may not experience them.

HA HA You are the only one who can get off the fence. Dr can't pull you the fence, tests won't pull you off nor can I. You are the captian of your future. Where will you be in one year without this surgery? Dream a little. Now, where will you be in one year with this surgery? What opportunities can be opened with surgery? What limitations will surgery give you? What did it for me? I was tired of really trying every diet and being a failure. I knew my health was in jeopardy. I wanted to hike unlimted again. I wanted to shop in normal clothes. I wanted all that I could be without excuses. Today I have achieved a dream. Oh, there are struggles and being sleeved is not a perfect life. This is a permanent surgery so you can not do this for anyone but yourself. I love my sleeve and have no regrets.

Measure everything. Some people do not get (or learn) a full signal right away. Just stick with the portion size.

Everyone is different about what they can and can not eat after surgery. At almost two years out I eat the same diet as I did before surgery, just much smaller portions. Nothing bothers me...spice, bread, rice, potatoes. But I have not had one soda nor eaten at my favorite hamburger place - In N Out Burger since surgery. Saying all this - I eat way to much slider foods and have gained back about 9 pounds from my lowest from eating more often. BAD BAD My advice - stick to a healthy diet and don't try foods just to see if you can tolerate them. This surgery is what you make of it. Stay away from trouble and do not wish you can have what you had before. My Breakfast is usually caffine free vanilla latte I make at home. I use a straw with drinks now. I am still a oenophile and have an occasional bubbly. Moderation in everthing. I get drunk very quickly. One glass is my limit and generally after one glass I will not drive. HUGS - I love my sleeve and have no regrets

PMS is horrid and even the sleeve does override these urges. Just want to echo previous statements. My sleeve wants sweets all the time, not just that time of the month. I have to say no but too often I give in. Don't follow me into the dark side. As a dear friend tells me "it is not what you do right now, but want you do repeatedly"

I was timing my drinking to make sure that I got in enough liquid daily. Every 15 minutes during my waking hours I had a shot glass of sugar free gatorade/poweraide that I dribbled down my throat. As I got further out, I learned to take a sip every 15 minutes and then earlier as I went along. Now I don't leave the house without a bottle of Water or something to hydrate me. You will learn the new you as you go along. Stay strong and keep your self healthy and hydrated. Congrats on being sleeved! I love my sleeve and have no regrets.

I so agree with PDX man. Don't go there. I have found mine and an extra 8 to 9 pounds from my lowest. Still well below goal weight but it is scary. WARNING - don't go looking for trouble for you will surely find it.

Normal. Talk to your surgeon about gas-x strips or anything else over the counter before putting in your new tummy. Most people have that "noisy" stomach and yes, it does help yet does not eliminate. Um, not much in = not much out. The less liquids you take in also can make you constipated. So make sure you are well hydrated. Think I remember a weekly BM for the first month(s). You are learning the new you and will have a new normal. Learn to listen to your body, dont' be afraid to ask questions of your surgeon's office and understnad that things will settle down to a static normal within a year. Sounds like a lot, but the time will go by quickly. Congrats on your sleeve!

SoCal meeting - July 7th. Please sent "sleeve 4 me" a message to get details including location. Looking forward to meeting you!

Advice you already know. Sip often. I used a timer for every 15 minutes I slowly dribbled a shot glass full of sugar free gatorade/poweraide down my throat. Difficult but I never went to the ER. You need to take charge of your own hydration. Um, toast already? Bread is often a no no for many sleevers until 6 months out. Is this on your diet plan from your surgeon? No matter what, hang in there, things do get better.

I am almost 2 years out - sleeved in 2010. My struggles are that I can eat whatever I want. This has helped me to regain a little weight from my lowest (9 lbs ago) Post surgery is all about choices once you are healed. Because slider foods are easy (chips/candy/junk) goes in and out of the stomach with little resistance, now I can eat more than I hoped even with the sleeve. If I stick with the plan and make great choices, I don't gain weight and can even lose weight. Decisions - good or bad food. This is what maintenance is all about. I have no regrets save not doing this sooner for myself. Best wishes in your choice ahead. Edit for another post: It is really hard to confess when you have gained back some weight. Ignorance is not the reason I gained weight back, my stupidity and gluttony is the reason. I allowed sweets along with unlimited sliders back into my life. Working towards losing back the weight. I am still well within normal range of weight even with weight gain. Just don't want to get out of hand, so I progress towards my lowest (Think I was too skinny though for my height)

I haven't found books, but will wait to see what suggestions come up. You are smart to deal with any physc issues up front because the surgeon only does surgery on your stomach and not your brain. Suggest the internet and of course this forum. Many great topics to help you go and get more insight on challenges you will face and items you have not yet considered. Best wishes!

Advice you already know. Sip often. I used a timer so every 15 minutes I slowly dribbled a shot glass full of sugar free gatorade/poweraide down my throat. Difficult. Um, toast already? Bread is often a no no for many sleevers until 6 months out. No matter what, hang in there, things do get better.

Speaking from my experience only...YES they do treat you better on average. More people smile at me, men hold the door open more often, retail people ask me if I need help more often, men of my aqaintance whom would never have considered me anything more than a friend now look at me in a different light. I am not different person. (Or am I putting on more confident airs?) What I want to mention is that I am so much more sympathetic and apathetic to obese strangers now. If you are in the store and see me smiling at you, it is because I understand not because I am staring. This is a journey with many ranges of emotions to deal with along the way. Take the bad with the good for the good FAR outweights the bad. We can not change others opinions, only ourselves. Hugs - I love my sleeve and have no regrets.

Life will be "normal" again. A new normal though. Now you learn the new you and how to adjust. Congrats on being sleeved and welcome to the losers bench!

Here is a study between bypass & VSG gherlin levels. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18376181?ordinalpos=12&itool=EntrezSystem2.PEntrez.Pubmed.Pubmed_ResultsPanel.Pubmed_RVDocSum

LOVE LOVE LOVE Trader Joes. Simply would not move anywhere without it. Personally I love the mid level grade wine selection for my non oenophile friends, but I digress. I assume you are talking food? Almost everything I purchase there is delicious. During soft phase I ate egg salad there with some spice to it. Only 60 calories a serving and it tasted decent. Still eat it today. Just take your diets list with you shopping and you will have a great time. They have pregrilled chicken strips for those of us too busy to cook our own. My excuse is I spent too much time at the gym. Yippee for you. Love from - a TJ addict

Hi - I am part of your gang and had to make sure this procedure would not stress my system. I have not had any issues, just make sure you drink as often post surgery as possible. I'm prone to kidney stones also. Just watch protien and calcium intake. Most importantly stay hydrated. Post surgery this was a big deal. We must be vigilant about proper Fluid intake or complications can occur. That preop diet is torture, but you can survive. I love my sleeve and have no regrets.

Okay - slimies. That was my "I am full" response for the first couple of months. Not that bad, just a big old drop of drool (gross) with no control. I don't think you did anything wrong, you are just learning new body responses. I did not overeat or not chew enough (trust me I counted to 20 for every bite) Congrats on your surgery!

Same person? Amazing!

Yippee! Wishing you many more victories.

Much as I hate to disagree with Oregon Daisy - a virtual help to me when I was a newbie, a hospital stay is not "best" care as implied. There are updated practices & procedures that adhere to US surgery standards. Self pay VSG surgery here in the states as outpatient. 18K. Went home same day and slept in my own bed that night, comfortably without all the downfalls of a hospital stay. No drain, no pain pump, no catheter, no morphine, no IV follow up needed & no extra risk of infections that all hospital pose when staying. I only took pain meds once...and that was to sleep. (My surgeon was a guest on Dr. Oz & featured VSG surgery in 2010) Do what is best in your own comfort level. Consider traveling after surgery, not having a surgeon you can follow up with in person and possible complications. This is why I ponied up the extra $ for a US surgeon. Hate to be contrary here - but YES, insurance will cover for complications if you have surgery here is US most of the time. My PPO would but most Health Maint Orgs will not. Check your own insurance out to see what they say. Wishing you the best in your array of choices. I love my sleeve and have no regrets.

It is all downhill from here. Congratulations!