Lisa Renee Cook Pettit

I was sleeved 2/27 and im down 40lbs and I hit onderland a couple weeks ago.currently I am at 195 and im still amazed!!!! way to go to all of us and we can keep going....Goal weight is 150!!!

Same with me Im 5 weeks out and I still on occasion feel burning in some pf my incisions.I had my lapband removed and converted to the sleeve so I thought my healing slow was due to this but I guess its normal.Good luck and yes this is a very slow process...

Sleeved 2/27 down 30 lbs...

ME TOO!!!! I am one month out and I just HATE wene its time to eat...My stomach still hurts wene I eat and I still throw up sometimes. I to also hope one day it will not be so hard to eat and actually enjoy a meal...its so freaking frustrating and just have to live day to day...Keep your spirits up cause I know I have to remind myself every minute of the day that "That this too shall pass"...( I HOPE) Good Luck!!

Was sleeved on the 27th...3 days post op. I had to stay an extra day due to extreme neausa and vomiting!!!That by far was the worst...The blood was what I was vomiting...Home now and still not feeling myself yet but all in all everything went great.Good luck to u all and horray for all us new sleevers!!!

you should be my sleeve buddy heres my number 870-284-5037 my ame is lisa

I am doing like 1-2 a day im 3 days out and also Luigi Italian Ice its sugar free and soooo yummy!!I was given it in the hospital and so my hubby went a nd found the same kind at Walmart!!!!Love the lemon ones!!

You can shower!!! I had my surgery on the 27th and doc asked me on the 28th if I had showered yet...I replied NOOOO he said well you can if you want just pat dry the incision area and keep the tape on til it falls off by itself!!! I have no problem bending or squatting and I have not gone #2 since day before surgery so cant answer that one for ya yet!!!good luck

Getting sleeved on the 27th after they remove my lapband....HELP!!! Im suppose to be doing a 14 day protein liquid diet!!! Thing is I have cheated with like fish,salad,can I get back on track with only 6 days left??? Im so disappointed!! I was told by a nurse that it only takes like 5 days to clean the liver...Im soooo confused help me please!!!

im the 27th too

Thats awsome Im so scared. I have lapband rite now but got some issues with it and now Im having the sleeve....

Hi yall Im in West Memphis and I know Dr Weaver as well but shes not doing my sleeve Dr Westmoreland in Murfreesboro Tn is doing mine on Feb 27th nice to see ppl that live near me.

I am Feb 27th im close to your date

OMG Im having surgery on the 27th and its a revision surgery.See I have the lapband and the surgeon messed my stomach up so I have to go to the sleeve.PLEASE someone walk me thru whats gonna be happening to me I havent had the time to research all this..Didnt know about the leak test or pain or any of this...Guess I need to cal my new doctor and ask for someone to explain in detail about all this.

Had pre op visit on the 5th of Feb and surgery is scheduled for the 27th!! Im not to happy about my surgery. I have a lapband and during the surgery my doc messd my stomach up so I HAVE to have the sleeve...But got to thinking about it...On the plus side I dont have to do fills anymore and wont have to worry about a foreign body in side me screwing up anymore!!! I guess Im mpre upset that I have to do another surgery...Scared and afraid of things that can happen with this sleeve...I really havent done alot of research on the sleeve like I did the lapband..lol guess all my esearch has lead me to were I a right now.Good Luck guys...Hope all Is well with all of you...I just need some major encouragement!!!

Ive been banded since May 2012 and I have a hole in the actual ballon part of the band...Yup surgeon poked a hole while he was stitching the band around my stomach..SOOO new doc is just revising me to the sleeve due to damage done to my stomach....Im scared of the sleeve and wish I knew more about the surgery and how I will feel afterwards as far as pain...Is it easier than lapband?Just dont know what to expect.Surgery will be on Feb 27th any advise is well needed Thanks.

I was banded on May 16th of this year.Had 6 fills with a total of 7.3 cc in an 11 cc band.Lost a total of 67 lbs.Good huh??Well today I found out my band has a leak near the band itself.Doc said 2 things could have happened 1 the band had a leak wene it was placed during surgery or 2 wene the surgeon who put it in out in Las Vegas nicked it wene he was sewing it to my stomach.Now I have to go back out to Vegas(I live in Arkansas) and have it replaced.ow its no fault of mine so I dont know whats gonna happen.My question is this...Has anyone else had to have a band replaced and If so what do I have in store for myself?Is the surgery the same,do I have to do a post op diet AGAIN,just really any info is much needed and appreciated.Really depressed about this and in complete awww that I lost this much weight with a leaky band....Help with info please.Thanks.

My port still gets bothersome sometimes...Its all how your bodys fit together.My husband is tall and muscle and it kills me sumtimes at my port site,,if it does switch up your positions. Good Luck

Had a port a gram done today and was wondering if anyone has had this done.My surgeon suspects a leak.I am or was filled to 7.3 cc in a 11 cc band until today.My surgeon suspected the leak due to me having absolutely no restriction after 6 fills.If a leak is found will I have to have my band removed or the tubing anfd if so how does all that work.I have yet to ask my doctor these questions because Im not scheduled to see him again until Tuesday! Was just wondering. I have only lost right at 60 lbs in 6 mnths post op so have I been doing this on my own or is my band really helping??Really upset and confused about all this.I really dont want to go "under" again and I definately dont want to lose my band...ANY comments or suggestions would be greatly accepted!!

Thanks yall...Wene the radiologist took the fluid out yesterday he took out 7 cc's so I dont think I have a leak.My doc wasnt there but wene I called the office and talked to the nurse who also has lapband she said if he took out 7 cc then she wouldnt worry about a leak. And wene he was cleaning the tube out after putting the dye thru for the test he would get to about 8 cc's and I couldnt handle the pressure pat thar so u are prolly right even he said my thrushold is about 8cc's so we will see.As it is I was at 7.3 cc's I could still eat bread,pancakes even could eat more than a cup of food with no discomfort and I have never been stuck had PB or any issues.Hopefully this all get resolved and thanks again for yall's help.

I too had that "problem" after surgery.I was banded on May 16th and it was HORRIBLE and embarressing at a dept store,I wont go into details but was mortified...My doctor said it was due to the body's adjustment to the banded life and it would pass..Well it did pass and I couldnt be happier with the decission to be banded.