Helo-Tech

I had mine done on April 30'th and am at 78 lbs. down as of today

I had mine done on April 30'th as well, feel free to chat when ever you feel the need.

I have found that I tend to stay a bit cooler than I used to. at least in the house with the A/C running. we can keep it a couple degrees warmer than we used to. as far as working outside in the heat goes, I would be careful, you'll be loosing a bunch of weight and have limited intake capacity. you will likely feel tired easier and maybe even get a bit light headed when you have to bend over for a little bit then stand upright. it's happended to me a few times lately. also, don't forget that you won't be able to Chug water like you used to. you will need to carry a bottle around with you and keep sipping it all day. do yourself a favor and drink lots of water, the combination of eating LOTS of protien and sweating alot tends to constipate you quite easily, I take a couple of over the counter stool softeners every morning just to keep things moving like they should. trust me, you don't want to get "locked up", that's the most miserable feeling and you can do some damage to your "parts" when you have to clear that blockage.

Only took about two months start to finish, could have been sooner but the scheduler messed up and delayed it about three weeks.

Hey everyone, it's been a while since I posted on here but I'm still around. I've been walking about 2 miles a day on most days, sometimes I skip the walking thing when I've done alot of walking throughout the day. the scale has been bouncing around alot, kind of like two steps forward and one step back type of thing, I'm loosing overall though. one thing I've found is that if I eat anything with too much salt in it on one day, I can guarantee you I'll be up a couple pounds the next day, then if I'm carefull with the salt intake that two pounds and a couple more come back off. I have also experianced some changes in my tastes, I cannot tolerate sour cream any more, used to love it now it makes me sick. also, pre-op I had gotten used to making shakes with Whey protien powder, now they make me sick. I've been getting my protien on one kind of shake and then eating lots of tuna and chicken. I'm going to see the NUT this morning so that will be interesting, of all the people I have who are helping me, I like her the least, I think she used to teach pre-schoolers and it carries over to how she deals with adults, drives me insane. Keep on loosing, Helo-Tech

here's a couple facts about men that most women don't know or understand. 1). men don't "do subtle", if you need something or want something, just ask. most men don't pick up on the "little hints" that you women like to toss around, it's not in our D.N.A. 2). 90% of the time, men like to be the hunter, but once in a while we like to be the hunted. as much as YOU like to feel desired and wanted, men do to. ----so, if we've been having to chase you around for a long time and you rarely let us catch you, at some point the chase become futile and we give up. now, rather you like these two facts or not, that is the way it is. you can either adapt to them and work with us or you can not and move on.

I've been eating it for a little while now, get some sugar free instant and mix it up kinda runny, then put in some kind of artificial sweetener. be warned though, it's very filling and has little nutritional value, so the other meals of the day will need to be more healthy than usual.

the bad breath thing is due to your body being in Ketosis, it's due to not eating carbs or sugars and your body burning fat instead of carbs for energy. I find sugar free "breath savers" work pretty good but you have to be careful how many you use a day, the sugar substitute they use will give you the runs.

I guess I was lucky, the only thing I was taking pre-op was allopurinol for kidney stones, fortunately this is crushable. they started my on actigaul for gaul stones which is capsule so i can open it. I take both meds and pour them in a small pile on some sugar free pudding, one bite and they are gone, the pudding helps hide the flavor of them so they are not that terrible.

Just had my sleeve done on Monday (30), had trouble going the first day or two but it wasn't because i didn't have any, I ended up needing a cath. which relieved 1400cc at one time, since then been going every couple hours and a fair amount each time, I don't what to suggest to you but I know that if your eating things like soup that have alot of salt you will retain fluids like crazy. becareful of your salt intake.

Hey all, 24 hours and 15 minutes till I officially switch sides to the "loosers bench" I've already lost 16 lbs. on the pre-op diet and am ready to really start my new life over again. wish me luck and send up a prayer if you will. see you on the "other side".

update: 3 days out and feeling pretty good, still have some pain from the umbilical hernia repair. no real issues with the sleeve except for the gas pains, trying to walk as much as I can but it's tough with the hernia pain. starting my full liquids diet today, been on liquids since monday.

Hey all, im done and in ky room, no nausea but some pretty severe pain when i try to get out of the bed. Im still pretty groggie from the morphine but ok enough to post here

April 30'th here as well, gotta leave in a few minutes to head to the hospital, good luck and see you on the other side

Morning everyone, headed to the hospital in a bit, going "under the knife" around 8:00a. I'll be joining everyone else on the "loosers bench" shortly.

EAS carb control chocolate, tastes like a YoHoo (to me), slightly less in protien than some others but still has 17g per carton. they also sell a 24 gram version but they are harder to find.

glad to hear everthing went well and your feeling good. I'm getting done tomorrow and can't wait.

I found a recipe on here for some really good protien bars, I've made a couple of changes to it to get them where I like them, do a search for chocolate protien bars. I found that if I don't blend the oats into a powder like the recipe says and leave them whole, it gives the bars a bit more body. also, I've started adding a cup of "planters dry roasted "spicey chili" peanuts" to the mix, gives them a bit more body and alot of taste. I love them like that. http://www.ehow.com/way_5494991_easy-high-protein-bar-recipe.html

when I did mine many years ago, I had the same issues as most have said, except, I didn't have any kind of tube around my nose. there are tons of wires stuck too you but nothing hurt at all, the only time I felt anything is when I rolled over and pulled one of the sensors off, about like pulling a small band aid off. I swore I didn't sleep a wink that night but in reality, I slept for quite a while. they diagnosed me with severe obstructive sleep apnea, I was put on a CPAP machine which took a good month getting used to, but now, I can't sleep without it, and I do mean CAN'T sleep without it, even if I wanted to or am exhausted, no sleep. all in all, it's a bit of a minor inconvience but well worth it in the end, it litterally can save your life.

Hey all, I'm starting day 3 of my week of Pre-op liquid diet, last week was LOW carb., yesterday was my worst as far as being hungry but I made it through. I go in next Monday (30'th) at 6:30 and on the table at 8:00. I'm having moments of fear but I keep thinking as good as I feel with having lost 10 lbs on the pre-op diet, how good will I feel when I loose some real weight. being on of the last ones to go under, I hope you guys will stick around a while and help me through the post-op stuff.