Butterthebean

I was sleeved May 10. Lost 15 pounds on the pre-op diet and 21 more since. Feeling great and no complications at all. Did a 7 mile bike ride this morning and then ate 2 scrambled eggs for breakfast with no problem. 2 weeks ago I never thought I'd feel this normal this fast.

Look how few people die from complications due to bariatric surgery, and look how many die from complications due to being overweight.

I didn't tell a whole lot of coworkers before the surgery because I just didn't want to talk about it every single day. But now that it's over I don't care who knows. Firstly, I couldn't live with myself trying to be dishonest or hiding something. But the big reason is, it was one of my coworkers who inspired me to have the surgery indirectly. We were talking one day and out of the blue he told me he had a bypass. He was very up front and honest about the whole ordeal. It really helped remove the stigma of the whole thing from my mind. After that I started doing all my research and had my first doctor visit a month later. So I hope by being honest and open about my surgery, I may one day inspire someone else to improve their life.

Hang in there brother. That pre-op diet is the absolute worst part. If you make it through that the rest will be all down hill. Just keep knocking back those protein shakes and chicken broth.

Hey Jared. I'm just over 2 weeks since my surgery and I'm feeling great. I was just over 400 pounds on my last NUT visit...today I'm down over 35 pounds. My doc told me that his male patients tend to have much higher success rate after this surgery. I don't know why that is, but I'm gonna stick to the program because I intend to be successful....and skinny.

Hi. I'm new here too. I had surgery 5/10, right after you. I feel good and have had no problems whatsoever. Today I ate a couple of scrambled eggs and they were so good. Last night I made some mustard egg salad and that worked great too. I'm looking forward to making some chilli this weekend and then running it through the blender.