kyllfalcon

Shush you. Rest of you, go on with the story... we're listening (nosy straight people, too)... Shang, best of luck tomorrow!

4:00 a.m. - Click caffeinated protein drink 6:00 a.m. - a few ounces of Muscle Milk to wash down a gazillion rx's/supplements 8:30 a.m. - 11 oz. Muscile Milk 10:00 a.m. - 28 grams unsalted roasted almonds 11:30 a.m. - 4 oz. low fat cottage cheese with pepper and salsa 2:00 p.m. - 1 oz. low fat cheese and a few pepperoni slices 3:30 p.m. - 30 grams unsalted roasted peanuts 5:30 p.m. - dinner (always protein only, no room for veggies/carbs) 7:00 p.m. - a few ounces of Muscle Milk to wash down a gazillion rx's/supplements Throughout the day, drinking Crystal Light. I'll have around 100 calories per day, with about 100 grams of protein. I can't hold enough at one time to get so much protein, so I drink some, and eat protein throughout the day. I'm very happy with my progress. Good luck!!

Let's see.... I was 8 when my father had 75% of his stomach removed due to hemorhaging ulcers. He died of alcohol-related circumstances when I was in my early 20's. I don't recall that he ate much differently, but my folks separated when I was 9, so I wasn't in touch with him much. I do recall that he remained slim throughout his life. So, that was done over 51 years ago, and he lived at least 12 - 14 years. Probably would have lived much longer had he stayed away from the booze. I intend to live at least 25 more years!

Well, Jlewis, I adore your face so much that your size wouldn't matter. You're cuter than a speckled pup!! I know you're young and gay, I'm old and straight, so I'm not hitting on ya... I just don't understand that other gay guys don't see your cuteness!

At three months out was down from a 42DD to 40D. Still got lots of poundage to go, so who knows where it will end. I'm suspecting about a 38B, and deflated.

Take extra when you'll be in a social situation where sharing might be expected.

You must be planning one helluva party! I see posts from you about alcohol, and another about cocaine and ecstasy!! Not judging, just observing! Be careful, give yourself some time. My surgeon advises to wait six months for alchohol, made no mention of weed or hard drugs What does your surgeon advise?

Big difference between 6 and 8 years of age, but when I had knee replacement surgery, my then 6 year old granddaughter came to visit once I got home and was quite upset to see me in such a condition.

Parker's Dad, not a guy, just me again. I have yet to hit a stall and am four months out. I occassionally go up an ounce or two because going potty gets delayed sometimes, but eventually it all works out. I have weighed the same for no more than three days straight at any given time. I do have a high metabolism. I do not exercise. I do not drink adequate fluids, about 16 oz. short every day. I DO eat the daylights out of that Protein, 80 - 100 grams. I DO eat about 1000 calories per day, limit carbs to 50 or under. I DO take my supplements as recommended. It's a highly individualized path for each of us. Keep searching, your answer will come.

I eat nuts twice a day, every day, at 3.5 months out. Haven't tried corn, too many carbs and low protein. Don't eat beans but never did - they make me uncomfortably gassy.

This doubt and fear seems to be just a normal part of the preparation process. Do as they others say, go to the information session and listen carefully to what they say. Don't cloud your mind at that time with doubts.... really LISTEN. It takes most of us a while to wrap our heads around this thing... cutting out a huge chunk of a major organ... fear of complications... fear of not waking up... fear of death...fear of ending up worse off than when we started... Keep seeking information, it's the key to a solid decision. Good luck!

Last Saturday I attended a family funeral and saw my Aunt Cookie, whom I had not seen in a few years. We look very much alike, very similar faces, same height, similar builds when young. I actually look more like her than I do my mother (they are sisters). She is only about eight years older than I am. I am on this forum so of course have gained a lot of weight, but am now losing it thanks to the sleeve. Aunt Cookie appeared to weigh about 300 to 325, a good 50 - 75 pounds heavier than I was when I had wls. The image of her at that weight was so shocking! And even more shocking, I got a glimpse of where I was headed had I not intervened with the sleeve! Every day I am so grateful that this option is available to us, and that it has gone so well and so easily for me.

I can drink as if nothing happened. Funny thing though. I used to love drinking plain cold water. Can't stand the taste of plain water now. I have to put crystal lite or something in it.

I just tried it, working fine for me. Stuff used to look funny on this site until I upgraded my browser. You might want to see if you're on the latest or at least a recent version of whatever browser you use.

My hubby is a jewel. It was he who first suggested the surgery, a couple of years ago, and of course, it hurt my feelings and angered me that he would suggest something I considered so dangerous (thinking only of bypass, unaware of band or sleeve at that time). But when I on my own became interested, he went with me to the informational seminar, stayed by my side during the surgery and recovery, and is ever on the lookout for something new that he thinks I would like to eat. During all this, he has abstained from his usual fatty and fast-food diet, never complaining or even mentioning that he misses it, and eats what I eat, but more of it. He has dropped about 40 pounds himself since my surgery, and is near his ideal weight. We are somewhat past the "amorous" stage in our marriage, having settled into the old friends routine. But I now find him gazing at me and when I ask "what?", he tells me how pretty I look these days. What a guy. Wish he had a gazillion brothers so I could pass them out to all my friends!

I agree with notime. Plans will eventually have to meet certain minimums in preventive care and the like, but it will likely be a long time if ever before plans will be required to cover weight loss surgery. I wish it were so, but alas...

I drink two shakes a day in addition to the Protein I eat. I typically get 90 - 100 grams of protein. I am one of the few I guess who actually likes the shakes I use. I drink one for Breakfast and split the other one morning and evening to choke down the gobs of supplements and prescriptions meds I take. I intend to keep it up, as my surgeon's instructions are to continue with the shakes for as long as you want.

I have been so lucky. I feared I would be sick, have an aversion to food tastes and smells, all that. Exactly the opposite happened. I eat smaller portions of course, but more than most sleevers (must have a long sleeve), and only one greasy thing has made me sick. I am three months out. I don't have to eat slowly, I don't have to take tiny bites, I just don't have any restrictions except volume. Food tastes really good to me, but I no longer crave carbs and sugar. I am just so happy. They tell me at work that I am the Poster Child for my surgeon and this procedure. I am so sorry for those for whom it did not turn out as well. Maybe in time...

I was scared to death to go back to work after three weeks because still in the middle of week two I was having numerous liquid movements every day, and in an urgent fashion. However, it all settled down quickly and the only time I have had an issue since is when i ate a really greasy hamburger patty cooked with onions. Lesson learned. Good luck!!

I use My Net Diary. You can use it online on a computer, or as an app on your phone. You join online, and can use it strictly that way, or you can use the phone app, or you can use both, as they sync up. There is a free membership and app, or varying levels of paid membership to acquire advanced features. There is also a support community, but I don't use it; I come here instead :wub: I love it. I used it about a year prior to surgery for a while, then fell off the wagon. Started back again on the first day of my pre-op diet and have tracked every morsel of food, activity and measurements since that day. I enter my day's foods before I leave the house, and don't eat a dang thang that's not on that phone. Did I say I love it?

Also, in answer to some of your questions: 1. How do you stay hydrated?? No help here - sit all dang day. 2. Do you find that you absolutely "must" keep a regular eating schedule?? For me, yes. 3. How do you guys handle having pain control post op?? They give you plenty of meds, but I didn't need them but for a couple of days. 4. With the different NUT and MD diet restrictions, how do you go about that?? I have seen a bunch of different ones noted here with different guidelines. Dr. Weiss has a very "doable" schedule - two weeks preop on mostly Protein shakes with solid protein as needed to fight hunger; post op if doing well, released from hospital on full, not clear, liquids, advancing weekly to next stages if tolerated. 5. How long did you have to take before you could go back to work and have the energy?? I went back in three weeks, and worked all day each day, but again, I sit. Dr. will permit return as early as one week. 6. How long was it before you actually felt "normal" again?? Five to six weeks. And now I feel frickin fantastic.

Parkers Dad, you are asking great questions. I just noticed you are in Paris, Kentucky. I am in Frankfort, Kentucky, and am a little over 3 months out. I had all the same questions, and finally got my head wrapped around it. First, I strongly encourage you to check out Bluegrass Bariatrics in Lexington. Dr. Weiss is a wonderful surgeon, and has extremely low complication rates. He personally gave me the confidence and assurance to proceed. I was even more fearful because unlike you, I did have preexisting health problems, plus I'm pushing 60! Ultimately the choice of surgeons is yours, but I highly recommend Dr. Weiss. Second, as I mentioned, I have preexisting health problems, one of which is really crappy knees and osteoarthritis all over the place. Had one knee replaced two years ago, the other was scoped in 1998 and also needs to be replaced now. I take the strongest dose of a particular NSAID twice daily, plus one low-dose aspirin. It does not bother my stomach at all. I did have to go off all NSAIDs for a week prior to surgery and three weeks after. I take some whopping big pills too with no problems. I too worried about future stomach cancer or whathaveyou, and like the others, learned you can go right on without the stomach. I hope we are helping you gain the knowledge you need to make a good decision!

newgrandmother, what you say is true in that the smaller stomach will limit how much you can eat at any given time. But that is a big difference from the head hunger that so many deal with, even with the smaller sleeved stomach. There are gazillions of posts here about head hunger, and grazing, after the sleeve. It's been said so many hundreds of times, the sleeve is a TOOL. It is not a magic cure-all for overeating. Sleevers can in time continue to overeat. The cure comes from the head, not from the surgery. For the sleeve to work, the head has got to get fixed too. And I think that is the gist of this entire thread, and what so many have been trying to say.

I bought stretchy ones, hoping to make them last a little longer. Everything I buy I get just a bit too small, knowing it will fit in a couple of weeks or so.

I don't think you've had the surgery yet? You will be so amazed at how much more you will become physically capable of once you start to drop the weight. It is just amazing. And to go from inactive to 30 minutes on a treadmill is a huge accomplishment, no matter your state when you exit the treadmill! Keep up the good work!