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Or it could be the OP has a very long stomach and can therefore hold more. Sleeving just reduces the circumference, not the length. I must have a long stomach, as I can hold quite a bit of food. Good news is that I have a super-human metabolism so I rapidly lost weight and made it to goal... (hangs head in shame for getting so heavy in the first place with that super-human metabolism....)

Proudgranny, you are the best!! You always jump in and swaddle the downhearted with common sense, love and an optimistic but realistic point of view. We're blessed to have you!

Your comment about speeding by reminded me of a comment made to me by a dear friend years ago. Although the comment seems brutal, especially coming from a friend of the opposite sex, I took it with the humor intended. I was pitifully thin following a divorce in the late 80's, just all big dark eyes and long stringy neck, nothing left of me really. Then I met my soul mate, married, and you know the rest of the story. Our lives revolved around fine wine and good cooking and lying around in bed a lot :wub: I ran into said old friend after I'd been remarried a while, and he said to me quite candidly and with dry humor, "Linda, you used to be too thin. There's a happy medium, you know, but you just sped right past it!" To this day for some reason that still strikes me as funny!

No disrepect, but I really don't think that is factual about U.S. docs not doing more than one procedure or using general anesthesia. I know folks who've had multiple procedures done at once in the states. One had a lower body lift, fat transfer to buttocks and an arm lift all at the same time, in the States, with a top surgeon in California. I personally have had cosmetic surgery and was put under general anesthesia. The surgeon I am considering for a TT has said he will combine certain procedures. Perhaps those restrictions are those of some but not all doctors, including yours? Again, no disrespect and not trying to be argumentative, just wouldn't want folks to get misinformation. Thanks for posting your day-by-day experiences. It's been very informative and helpful as I am seriuosly thinking about a TT myself!

I wouldn't be too worried about just one day of queasiness. Watch for a pattern. Anyone can have an upset tummy for a day or two. We can still catch stomach bugs.

I know exactly what you mean!!!

Are you taking any stomach meds for excess acid? Excess acid feels just like hunger. They really help.

I had to go off the HRT in preparation for the surgery, and never went back on. I am glad to be free of them, but I am almost 60 and it was time anyway. I had been on them since my hysterectomy at 42. And that is exactly when my serious weight issues began.

I thought I was going to dodge that bullet, because at six months, I had not lost any hair. Then, BAM. It did not fall out in chunks as some report, just one hair at a time. I could feel a single hair hit my face in the shower, when I towel dried it, when I styled it, and sometimes just throughout the day. Over time, I'd say I've lost maybe a 1/4 to a 1/3, but fortunately I had crazy thick hair to start with. Finally at 10 months the loss is slowed almost to a stop. Just waiting now for regrowth.

That is totally dependent upon the insurance plan itself, and is not something anyone here could tell you.

Well, the link you provided doesn't really give information on what is in the sandwich, just the nutritional information, so without knowing that it's hard to say. At six months out I could eat a whole sandwich WITH bread sometimes, depending what was on it. Dense meats piled high, no. But tuna salad or pimento cheese or Peanut Butter, yes. You're probably fine. I don't think the Unwich has bread, and you say you ate only half of it.

Definitely seeing a gender trend here... I, like the other female posters, feel much less vulnerable. Heavy, I moved slowly and was oftern breathless. I appeared much older and somewhat infirm. Lighter, I move swiftly and surely, am never out of breath and appear healthy and capable. I feel much less likely to be targeted or victimized.

That's ridiculous. When I asked my surgeon if 59 was too old, he sincerely and emphatically answered, "NO!!!" Find another surgeon. And I too had a hiatal hernia repaired, and I was NOT in a great deal of pain, just discomfort. The only true pain I had was the blasted gas pain in the shoulder. And I have had great success with this surgery at the age of 59.

I chewed tiny bites very carefully and thoroughly at first, and ate slowly, because I needed the food to be soft and mushy, and I needed to give my wounded stomach time to work on what it just got before I gave it more. As time went on and I healed, I no longer needed to do either. Now, 10 months out, I eat just like I did before, only not as much. I take normal bites, chew half-a$$ed, and eat too fast, with no ill effects.

It's pretty common. I had knee replacement a few years ago. The incision runs vertically up the leg and is about 8 inches long. Stitches popped out the entire length of the incision. I was instructed to just pull them out gently with tweezers. If they wouldn't come easily, I just left them alone until they did. Took a few weeks for them all to work their way out. My physical therapist was obsessed with getting them out. I had to threaten him with bodily harm if he didn't stop pulling on them!!

I've reached an age and a place in my life where I don't give a dang about other people's opinions. I told everyone and when I got that look from a couple of them, I just shrugged it off. I expected some folks to not understand, and I really understand them not understanding!! A couple of years before I even heard of the sleeve, my husband suggested the bypass and I gave HIM the look - how could he even suggest such a thing?!?! Just do what is comfortable for you.

Everyone is scared of that when they begin the process. And they are scared of complications. And they are scared of lifestyle changes. I said it earlier today in another thread... The surgery works, if you do. Effort = results. Meanwhile, gather all the knowledge you can, get your head on straight, go in it with your eyes open. You will eventually make peace with all your misgivings if you learn all you can, acknowledge the risks, prepare and commit yourself. Best of luck!!

When I take narcotic pain relievers my hands go to sleep, and I have a hard time getting rid of that tingly feeling.

I had already attended the practice's seminar, gone through intake, had some of the tests, and met with the surgeon in a group before I got to talk directly with the surgeon one on one. I had also read everything provided in a very thick package and in another equally thick binder. I had watched videos suggested by the practice, and had done a ton of research online. I knew the answers to how the surgery was performed, how the stomach was closed, etc. My burning question was, "Am I too old for this?" His answer was a very sincere, "NOOOO!!!. About closing the stomach, different surgeons may use different techniques, but I believe it is fairly standard to use some fancy cutting/closing/stapling/oversewing device that does it all at the same time.

I'm probably gonna get beaten up for saying this, but I don't follow those rules. I had to at first because there simply wasn't room for liquids AND food, but now that I'm almost 10 months out and at goal, I don't even think about it anymore. I never did drink with meals, maybe just a sip of Water here and there at most. I still don't. But I pay no attention at all to when I drink fluids in relation to when I eat. Having said that, newly sleeved folks really should abide by the rules.

We get it! It quickly becomes a way of life and it's a GOOD way of life!

It's gonna happen to most people. Get your protein in as directed, but I took in 100 grams and still lost hair. I didn't start losing it until about 6 months out. It never fell out in chunks, just one dang hair at a time. Luckily my hair was already too thick, so most folks don't even notice that it's thinner. I do though and I can't wait to get my thick hair back. At almost 10 months, no sign yet of regrowth. I take biotin and all my other supplements, and still get lots of protein, so I trust in time it will come back.

That's great news! I sometimes feel a little guilty over how easy this has been for me, while others have suffered... I just wish all the sufferers a quick and complete recovery!

The surgery works if you do. Some folks lose slower than others, but effort = results. Come to the surgery with your head in the game, and you will have success.

You look gorgeous!! Still beautifully curvy, too!