Ter72

I am so excited to be getting rid of the band and having it replaced with the sleeve. Surgery date is 9/20/2011. Would love to hear from anyone who will be sharing the same date!

Happy 11th month Gee! .......and Panda, too! Hope all is well

Hello Gee and Panda'! Was thinking about you guys! Happy belated 8 month surgeryversary. So happy that you are both getting so close to goal. My doc says I've reached my goal (when i was at 160lbs). I'm at 150lbs now and I feel like a brand new person. My biggest non scale victory was picking out bikinis for the summer. The last time I wore a bikini I was seven years old. So, my hair is still falling out. I've read that this can be normal, but still, it frustrates me. I still drink a protein shake a day. I exercise by playing on two tennis teams a month. I always take the stairs when I am running around all day at the hospital! I love that I can walk into a social event and complete strangers stop me and tell me that I look beautiful. I love the person that I have transformed into and it shows - I am glowing - and people notice! Little do they know my lifetime struggle of what it took for me to finally be the person I am today. I am so grateful for the sleeve. I am so grateful for our unconditional support Have a great day, Ter

Panda! I see you are still doing great! Congrats! I just signed my offer letter at m new job. I will actually have consistent stable hours so I'm looking forward to exercising at least three times a week or so. My hair still falling out. I have difficulty eating steak and chicken. Still drinking a protein shake a day. I'm down another five lbs since I last posted. The loss is very slow now....... But there is only ten mor pounds to go! Have a great day! Terri

GeeeWhy! Hi...... I just saw your tickers and I'm so happy for you. what a success! You must be so proud of yourself. Congrats on the good work! Terri

He Gee and Panda! Miss you guys. I haven't been very active on this site, but often wonder how everyone is! Things are good here. I just had my four month check up. My doc is thrilled with my progress. He was beaming and said that I looked stunning, beautiful! for the first time in a long time, I truly believed those words. I'm down a little over fifty pounds from my surgery....... And over one hundred pounds from the original bariatric surgery (lap band). I'm now 160 pounds, size 8 and couln't be happier with my results. I have noticed that around three months post op that My hair started falling out in the shower. My hair girl noticed it, too. Fortunately I had tons of hair to start off with it, so it's not noticeable...... But I notice it. I went to the Vitamin storebtoday and they recommended a couple supplements to take. One of them is Biotin. Oh well, small price to pay for great weight loss results. I am still drinking one Protein shake a day. I don't exercise at all, but once I get a new job with a descent schedule, I hope that will change. Hope to hear from everyone and. Hope all is well, Terri

Hello! Am so excited to have my sleeve surgery on Tuesday September 20, 2011. I would love to hear from anyone with a date around mine. I would also be so grateful to a mentor to help me through this. I had two previous lap band revisions due to a slip and have since decided to have the band removed. I am afraid at failing yet another surgery, so any advice would be greatly appreciated.

hi. I never found a mentor, but did end up hooking up with new friends through a thread of 9-20-11 sleevers. We all had surgery on the same date and formed a nice support group for each other. Try posting a thread under the "dates or anniversary" category......and see who responds. In the meantime, I widh you the best of luck with your surgery. Let me know if u have any questions as I'm over a month out now and things are well! Terri

Hi Everyone! Just wanted to say hello. I have experimented with some foods over the last week. I had a dinner lecture to go to formwork. I was able toneat a little bit of salad followed by eggplant parm. Delicious. Went down with no problems but I ate slowly. the other day I had half a pancake and was literally stuffed.. Sausage links seem to go down fairly well, but no more than two in a meal. I am so bored with the yogurts and I don't care if I never eat cream soup again. The weight loss seems so slow to me, but then again, I never exercise. I know I should be exercising, and it is something I am going to start making an effort to do. Hope all is well with everyone else.

I started at 257 and am now 185.

....I did cheat! I initially had a lap band. It slipped twice, but I did lose weight on it before the slippage.

......so genuinely happy for you!. Cheers to you for continued success!

Happy 1 month Surgiversary!!

...............WHAT! 82 pounds lost? Awesome! Did this involve a pre-op diet? I have only lost 20lbs over the past four weeks. Pre op I lost about 10 lbs for a total of 30. GeeeWhy, plz share your secret with us!

That's asesome! I'm glad it worked out for you. It makes such a difference to be able to get all the protein u need in without feeling like its disgusting!

.....so jealous of u guys. Saw my doc today and still have one more week of full liquids including pudding and yogurt. I have snuck refried beans in already but looking forward to egg and more!. Glad u guya found "pure protein". Really, two cans and you have all your protein in for the day!

Hey! Nice to hear from you. I can't comment on the solids yet as I am still on full liquid. Wow! We r three weeks out already! I lost 15 lbs and I am pleased. I thought it would come off quicker, though. I see my doc for my first post op visit on Thursday. I hope he let's me move to soft food, but I suspect he will want me on fulls for a full month cuz he wants us on the protein shakes that he sells through his office. I haven't had the heart to tell him that his powder shakes taste terrible and that I have been drinking "Pure Protein" shakes from the store. Anyways, hope everyone is doing well. GeeeWhy, you shoul google some recipes or look under the food and nutrition section. Maybe u can get a better food ideas so that you can keep things more of a variety and not get bored.....

Welcome Bobbiecz! I'm finding that everyones surgeon is different. I suspect mine wants me only on liwuids for a full month is because the liquids (aka protein shakes) can be purchased at his office. The thing is, when I was discherged from the hospital, they, too, gave me a diet to follow. I prefer the hospital diet cuz it includes cream soup, pudding, and yogurt......anyways, hope you are doing well, and nice to have you on this journey with us!

I am post op day 9 and still full liquids. I can easily drink 8 to 11 oz per 15 minute sitting. If I drink less, then I am still feeling hungry. I hear different ideas that fluid go through you and this isn't a problem. Other things I have read indicate I should only be able to hold no more than 4oz. Anyone in a similar situation.

Thank, u so much for the encouragement. My concern was that I could ruin the staple line or cause a leak this soon out by taking in too much liquids. I appreciate the feedback!

Ok.....I feel better. Thanks for sharing! I have to keep believing that once we add food, the capacity will be significantly less......

Good morning......panda, so sorry for the ice cream disaster last night. Today is a new day and hopefully will be a good one for you. I know you said that you don't have a Meijer's by you, but you probably can still order the Pure Protein shakes on line from somewhere. Honestly, they are pretty descent. As for my weight loss, please remember that I started with a band and then had it revised to the sleeve. With that being said, my so-called pre-op weight will be a little less than most. Pre-op for me was 205 lbs. Post op day #9 is 197 Total weight loss is 8 lbs Just curious what you and GeeeWhy consider a "meal" versus a "snack" versus "regular Fluid intake". Talk to ulu later!

Hi! Fortunately, no wall for me...yet. but I tokk all of this week off. I am a physician assistant and work at a hospital on my feet all day. Had I gone back to work, I would've passed out from malnoutrition and dehydration by now. Still having no probs with drinking 8oz at a time.......that's with soup or broth. When it comes to the protein, I am doing ok, too. I thought id feel less hungry, but I'm always looking forward to the next serving of soup or yogurt. I would never push the limits of more than a couple bites of yogurt per sitting. My doc has me on full liquids until week number five. I hope I will feel more full once I have pureed/soft foods. Good job on the exercising, Panda. GeeeWhy, glad today is better for you. So have any of u dared to step on the scale yet! Look forward to hearing more!

Hi everyone! Just checking in and hoping everyone is having a good day. Panda, you won't stretch your sleeve by freezing you protein powder into ice creams. Actually, on a full liquid diet, you ar allowed sugar free posilcles, cremsicles, etc.......so you are fine! Great idea by the way! GeeWhy, I was happy to see that you were not having any problems with getting more than 4oz in at a time. In was worried. Just curious, with all this fluid drinking, how much should we be taking in and at what intervals? For instance, should we have 4 to 8oz every 20 minutes? Or should we just have 2 litersof water set up and we just sip on it all day at our leisure until it's gone?