Capt Derel

I lost all interest from the start but I did do a good preop diet that broke me from caffeine n carbs. But trust me if your eyes make you over eat the sleeve will just punch you in the gut and you WILL eject it from your system. And trust me lol its very easy to do. Wait till u start eating pureed food or fish like me. I am on week 4 and tuna steaks and guacamole are my staple everyday. One bite to fast and I lose it all. Fyi. Tonight. At 9pm I started a 3oz tuna steak with 2 teaspoons of guacamole. It took me till 10:45pm to eat it all. If I would attempt to go faster hahaha. It would have hit the eject button. Try and cope with head hunger now cause if you turn out like me its gonna become more of a pain in the butt to eat than enjoyment

Wow. 0.o I seriously never had a complex like those. The only thing that comes to mind is me riding my motorcycle. Fat guy on a little bike. Other than that people dont bother me. They just hate on me cause I am a privileged character. Everyone hates on people who got. In my experiences watching people, people tend to trade off. Meaning once you fit in that car, amusement ride, motorbike, hollister clothes you start another complex like my skin sags, im wrinkly, and so on. Its in everyones best interest to keep what I am saying in mind to avoid this from happening to you. Good luck on breaking the cycle

I dont mean to go offtopic but i hit that point a few times on accident. Even in my t tiny 4oz tupperware I still go overboard. But throwing it back up is so quick I think its AWESOME in a wierd waylol. We got those anorexic chics beat by a mile. I have bad gag reflexs so thats what triggers me the most. What gets me is that I used to go out and eat every weekend while I was home and eat everything on my plate. Now since I have been dealing with my new baby stomach I sit there and look at it saying I can eat off this for 3 days. But I do have to admit the restriction is amazing.

Thats exactly what I am saying. You gotta go back to your gp and say its been nice knowing you but you just lost my business. Please transfer all my files to such and such so that I can get proper care.

Why does Almanza have to come into play? 6 other women and I went to Almanza Feb 17th and none of us had any kind of infection yet. I was the 2nd to last patient so the likely hood of unsterile utensiles would of have been greater if the were the case. After care is the greatest concern. You the patient has the greatest control. Take a shower. Try not to wash it vigorously but let the water just hit the chest and run down to gently cleanse the wounds. Wash around the infections with hibiclense. Gently wash off. Get out the shower damp off with a towel. Then spray wound wash flushing over wounds. Damn off with a gauze. Place guaze over infected area lightly to help protect infected area from abrasion from clothes. Its fool proof. Offshore EMT "MPIC" class wasnt good for nothing.

Sounds like you need a new GP. My GP was ecstatic and even more that I had the guts to do it in TJ,Mx. The tripped out when I went in to take out my stitches and I had lost 40lbs. I guess I was fortunate that he had worked with alot of bariactric doctors in the past. Good luck and never let a doc discourage you

Thats our number one safety issue in the gulf of Mexico. Keep it clean, keep it covered

Goodluck. I feel for you the next few days. But remember this. Each day gets better. Slowly but better

Go get some bactrim or some other antibiotic from the doc. Atleast go get some wound wash spray the heck out of it and pat dry with sterile gauze. I am very Fortunate that I work in a place thats cleaned daily. I use wound wash daily just For added protection. I dont have access to a doc or a store , well not for another 13 days anyways. I am 26 days out and I have 2 holes in my stomach. I used some wound closures to keep em closed. If all else would have failed duct tape would have prevailed. In a nutshell I am being over precautious because salt Water increases staff infection. Good luck but get it looked at. I personally wouldnt use neosporine but an antiseptic spray might help

Damn girl. Seafood is the only thing I got on my mind. I got all kinds of seafood in my freezer from gulf seafood like shrimp, crabs, asst fish, octopus, eels, and some others to imported stuff like seaweed salad, conch, vietnamese clams and so on. My wife has her steaks and pork chops and other meats but I dont like to eat them. I would be screwed if I had a copper? or mercury problem.

Yeah I am 32 and shes 28 but its all in fun. We constantly pick at each other. Its been like that since 2003. Circa i didnt see those at sams. Imma look around. My stomach is still pretty swollen I would say. Each day gets easier to drink. I dont rush things at all. I just try a little at a time just to see how it goes. The sleeve is an experience for sure. I love that I am never hungry. I also noticed my taste buds changed. Grape juice taste like muscadine wine lol gross. But time is what it takes to heal so imma give it just that.

My old lady said the slimfast ones were gross. I have EAS advantcarb protein drinks with 17grams. They are 11ozs with only 110 calories. They are great in Vanilla. Now I also have the Atkins protein drinks in milk chocolate and those are great also. Trust me I would never steer anyone in the wrong direction

Yes maam. Isopure made me sick preop. Before I just cut it 1:1 with a powerade of the same flavor. But now I would rather not even try. I just know I would be sick lol. But I do have alot extra but I am saving it for my wifes preop and post op in Nov

Dont feel like the lone ranger. Today I am 18 days out. I still cant eat anything. I can get in 1 Protein shake, 30oz of water and 11ozs of apple juice per day. Thats pretty much it. I am gonna die from low protein intake. I am more scared of not being able to eat right than complications from being overweight.

Just remind me 4 years later when your right back where u started. I personally dont give a flying &&@@ what u do. I just stated The path your choosing isnt the Best. And yes I did eat the red pill. And the rabbit hole is deep

Did I drink much today? I barely get in 40oz of fliud a day much less 4oz of food. Hey and no cheeseburger. Many on here just cannot see why one would even consider putting one of the things that got you fat in the first place back in your mouth. The thing with me is I am never hungry so what I choose to feed myself is up to me and not my mind. Sit back relax and pounder on that for awhile.

My bp was averaging 140-150/80-90. I take Lisinopril. Today I went have my stitches removed and my bp was 137/79 without my bp medicine. My weight dropped 15 lbs in 2 weeks. They were excited for me. I had to sit there and tell them my whole tijuana journey. They scheduled me to go back in a month for bloodwork in order to get me off my meds.

I cheated with peanut butter the first week but dont tell nobody. I was literally shaking at times because of starvation. Good luck to both of yall but trust me you will get to a point where food doesnt matter.

LoL i never liked sweets myself just rice, Pasta, breads, oatmeal, orange juice and a few others. You would be surprised as to what you actually put in your mouth. I swear to god I never ate alot at all. I just ate the wrong things even though they were considered healthy by the famed nutritional pyramid. Sit down and calculate for awhile and you will see where I am coming from. Just dont hate me cause I said you were a carb addict. I just assumed so cause everyone next to me is.

I swear to u after you come off your carb addiction it gets so easy. I promise. The last 3 days of mine was gracefull

I went against the grain of this entire board. I used Almanza. But God Graces me for some reason. I must be a really smart good guy. I also went to him to prove a point on the conflicting statements on this board. Most people with complications are self inflicted in some sort of a way. I followed my pre op to a T and following my post op great. I dont push anything in my sleeve. Plus I rinse it out with Water often so nothing sits in there for to long in order to prevent problems. Note today was my first day that I over filled my sleeve on accident by drinking too much water. Instant upchuck. I guess thats the first test to see if its operational. LoL But for 4500+300 at the hotel and the cost for the flight you cant go wrong. My wife is demanding I take her on thanksgiving break this year. She was a LPN at Columbia Medical and she was amazed by the clenliness of the facility. Goodluck on whatever choice you make cause you wont regret it.

I am a guy but I do take HRT myself. I felt the exact same way before surgery. I know for a fact HRT accelerates the ghrelin production glands on your stomach. Now I am 10 days post op, on HRT and still not hungry. I just thought since I was on HRT I would be hungry after but that just isnt the case. I went from 326 to 289 as of today lol. Good luck

They have one in New Iberia,La for $9800 but I have heard of one in dallas for less than $10k also. I personally had mine done in tijuana and I feel great but I understand your fear. With that said I had superior service compared to our local university medical centers.

Ok these are the things I tried. Egg drop Soup, pudding, yogurt shake all on different days of course. How did it go down? Not to great. It made me nauseated all day long. I guess its viscosity was just a tad to much. But as of right now I am drinking the atkins low carb shakes from walmart/sams. Thicker than broth but not near a yogurt shake. I can only handle 1 a day as of right now. The rest of the day is either apple juice , Water, or crystal lite. Thats just what I can handle but everyones different. Goodluck on ur choices