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hang in there. I was sleeved on Oct. 20 2011 and have lost 100lbs. I was wearing size 20 and stretching those and weighed 260. Now I wear size 8-10 and weigh 160. First time in our marriage that I have weighed less than my husband. I love the way I look in the mirror now but still feel like I am the same size until someone stops me at work and comments on how great I look. Physically I feel GREAT. Nothing hurts anymore. Little things like being able to cross my legs now when I sit down feels good. I feel sick when I look back at pictures of me in the past and see how fat I looked. I just didn't realize how I looked and how it affected how I lived and worked. I feel so much younger now. I'm 53 but was feeling much older when I was heavy. What I found easiest to use is Total Lean Meal Replacement shakes from GNC. They come in bottles ready to drink so no mixing. Tastes like chocolate milk to me. I also like their unflavored Protein powder that I add to yogurt for a snack and to my luxury item (mocha frappe's from McDonalds). I also eat the weight watcher (Smart Ones) frozen meals for lunch and then some kind of meat for dinner. I take my multi Vitamin, vit. D, B complex, vit. B12 daily. I try to drink 1-2 of the shakes per day and I also fill in when hungry with South Beach Meal Bars or Snacks. You will eventually get to the point where you can have a bite or two of what you used to love along with the above and be satisfied. Be strong and have patience. It will get better and before long you will be where you want to be.

So sorry. Hopefully it will get better now with weight loss.

May 20th will be 7 months since my vsg & down 92lbs. Started at 260. If they do an ERCP they'll probably find stones. After having my gallbladder removed, I still had problems so they did that test & found stones. After that removed & after this weight loss my liver numbers are great now.

June of last year I weighed 260 lbs & was stretching size 20 jeans. Last weekend I went shopping for some new jeans & took several pairs of size 16 into the dressing room. They were too big!!! I now wear size 14 and weigh 192. My surgery was Oct. 20th, 2011. LOVING IT!!!

Eat your snacks/meals every 2 hours. I noticed you are eating 3 hours apart or longer. My surgery was oct 20th & I still have trouble getting in 70 grams of protein in a day. I'm drinking more shakes than eating food. If I can't eat solid food for some reason, I'll drink some of my shake or eat an Adkins or special K meal replacement bar. I keep getting told not to worry, that I'll eventually be able to eat more. But my PA stresses getting in all the protein somehow so thats what i concentrate on doing.

She might be able to deny your leave based on it being elective surgery. Make sure she understands that by using the holidays, you will be minimizing your lost time.

I also had surgery same day as you & at central baptist. I couldn't stand those shots they gave us in the hosp. I'd like to know about the sunkist also because I still have trouble getting in enough protein. How's your weight loss going? I'm down 30 since surgery. 50 total since I started process in June. Feeling great.

I woke up with a drain & an ONQ pain pump. Both were removed when i was discharged. I stayed in hospital 2 nights. Glad to have both.

Should be close to 2 weeks out. You'll have to be on a preop diet for 2 weeks in order to shrink the size of your liver. Mine consisted of 2 meal replacement shakes per day and 1 regular meal of meat and all the green leafy vegetables you want.

Goldenraisin: i am from georgetown and was sleeved by dr. Weiss at bluegrass bariatrics. They did a great job. My surgery was oct. 20th. My email is vfraley@cs.com if you want to talk private. Good luck!

Yes u can change your goals to match what u want. At the top click on the drop down arrow and select edit profile. Scroll down to preferences & click on net calorie goal.

What Protein shakes are you using? I use total lean ready to drink from GNC. Each shake has 170 calories, 6 carbs, 25 grams protein & lactose free. I could only get about 30 grams the first week. I am 19 days postop and still have hard time getting 70grams. I try to drink half a shake for Breakfast, the other half 2 hours later for break, half again for lunch, last half for 2nd break. That alone will get me 50 grams. Then there is dinner and snack later. Since they are lactose free, I don't get the gas problem.

Thanks for your answer. I guess that is what happened and all the blood tests during the night must have been to check on that and that's how they found the allergy? I read online that an allergic response could be that instead of stopping clotting, the reverse happens. I have asked the surgeons office to fax the report to my PCP.

I am 7 days post op now & got a phone call from my surgeons office today saying I should contact my pcp to let him know. Has anyone had any experience with this? The tech that called didn't know when or how they found this out. All I know so far is I remember they came every 2hours the night of my surgery to draw blood. I remember 3-4 draws between midnight & 4:00 or 5:00.

I had elevated liver enzymes for the past 3 years. I was on prednisone for a whole year which brought my numbers to normal. They started going back up. I was sleeved 6 days ago and my surgeon didn't seem concerned although he did do a biopsy while in there. I had another biopsy before which only showed elevated iron. They finally decided that i have fatty liver but during surgery the doc said my liver looked beautiful so no fatty liver. Just had a new blood test today to chexk lipid panel. Curious to see if they are still elevated.