Carlos G

That is awesome , I go for a b12 shot at my PCP tommorow, I am actully excited about stepping on the scale. for years I dreaded that step, each and every time I gained , tommorow my step will be accompanied with smiles . lost 45 preop and 14 in the last 5 days . what a rush!

Relax , I am sure all will be fine , this was my forth anesthesia and I think its amazing how you can be at rest while they go to town on you, sure you waken droggy but its not that bad , i was up walking within two hrs on my own , I was ready to be released the next morning. my son was with me the whole time minus my surgery time. all was good. If you have the same experiance as I did you will fly thru this and I looking back 5 days cant believe i have recovered so well. I am ready to do everything i was doing before , sadly my caregivers wont let me do crap. but i am ready to mow do what ever, I did sneak in 5 loads on laundry today. . i was in youfr shoes and yes it is only right to have fear of the unknown, but I can say now this was a piece of cake, ok wrong choice for words this was a glass of protien shake lol good luck keep us posted.

Good Luck to both of yall, all will be fine , i had mine 4 days ago. I am in no pain, had a few gas issues at the begining but it got better every day, I have been out and about the last two days. I couldnt get all my water or shakes in a first but I did great today. My incisions have healed over. I have no complaints , today I made it through the family eating 16 oz ribeyes , my mind was telling me to go eat by I was not hungry, so I simply went outside to water the garden, when I came back in they were done , they had aired out the home and I did fine , normally I would have been foaming at the mouth. Rest assured you will be fine too. I have dropped 12 lbs in 4 days so that alone is very exciting. I am on the post op diet, not the end of the world . I will be fine and so will you. take care and this forum is full of great people that are here to help you.

Congratulations Randy on taking the first steps, I had a six month wait, time will fly, I too was wooried about what my close relatives would say . However they would see my struggle as I went up thier steps or see me stuggle to get up from a sofa. With me my knees were screaming for help. I took a pen and pad in with me and I drew out the surgery and to many I showed them one of the you tube videos showing the surgery. They have all been very supportive. I have taken the approach of keeping this from noone. I am not proud of letting my self get this big but I am proud that I was fortunate enough to get this surgery. we are not alone , as a matter a fact obesity ( I hate that word) is at a all time high. By electing to have this surgery i just extended my life span, I lessened my chances of getting many of the things that come with obesity. and if i want to excited others in following my foot steps and doing something about their weight issue. I have a coworker she must weigh close to 500, I hear her cries for help but yet I see her get angry when she does not get enough food . I have a male coworker at about 400 , I see him stuggling to do his job because of his size , I commend you for taking the first steps, welcome aboard , glad to have another male aboard. we are few and far between in here.

My surgery was Wednesday about 1, got released late yesterday due to a mix up with the doc , got home close to midnight, fely good to be home , the shower this morning felt better . OMG , that alone was amazing. Ok so I am home , I MISS MY TALL CUP OF COFFEE, oh well cant focus on the past . ok now the future, how in the hell do you get this dam protien down , 1/4 cup dowm and the gas has me horrified. My throat has done some amasing twist and gags the last two days. TMI so it feels like I am going to expel , propel this crap like a horror movie., ok so I will quit my whinning, good to be back ,missed you guys

I have some chewable gas x and I also have the protonics. Just now getting back in the routine. only thing I had had down me since my surgery has been 1 cup of Barium (lovely stuff) and a popsicle, today I start my everything

Thank you Lissa, I was already screwing up lol ok so I am taking my cup with me and going for a walk on the beautiful spring morning, Thanks for the nudge .

Thank you Lilliana, My doctors sub came in to release me yesterday morning but I was having my leak test done at the time , being as that was on another floor I had my chart with me . so when he came in looking for me no chart he assumed no Carlos lol. Finally about 7 i started to get impatient and I requested the nurses paige him sure enough he was home enjoying a movie, the bright side out of that was I got to meet yall.

Today is the day. Almost seven month ago I walked out of my docs office disappointed I would have to wait six months, Wow Time flies, in a few hours I will start a new journey, a new way of life. As I hold up a cup of a imaginary drink ( cause I cant have nothing) I make a toast to the transformation, the new healthier me, and to all my friends on here that have been so helpful .Thank You ! TTYL my Friends

I knew your wife thought that , lol Thanks and looking forward to the ride.

hello from south Texas, I will be sleeved in the morning , I am excited no doubt, long time coming . I arrived at my motel earlier and old habits come to mind. I am so used to checking in and the looking for the nearest steakhouse. lol oh well I know I will get the same high as I lose weight.. My enough is enough weight was 343, at that point I said enough is enough. I then went for help . My doc just wanted me to lose 20 lbs. this morning i was at 295. The energy just from losing those 48 lbs and been wonderful. I am looking forward to my second chance at a healthier life. Hello to all the ladies and hello to my fellow gents, wow so much beauty,

Luckly I had had my sleep study prior to my decision to have WLS and they accepted the results. They and you want no complications of course. Well if you stop breathing during surgery or right out of surgery like us Sleep apnea patients do it could pose complications .The anesthiea doc will use the settings from your study to set his equipment during the surgery and the surgen also studies the results prior to surgery so he will know what he has to contend with while he is doing his work. I suspected I had Sleep Apnea cause when i had "sleep overs" they would often shake or nudge me while i slept. I just thought it was cause I snored, they would reply No you stopped breathing . I said yea right. Truth is I was getting no true sleep, I was awaking tired sometimes just as tired as I fell asleep. Tea the sticky stuff and all the wires I thought there is no way I will sleep. lol I was asleep in 10 minutes. 15 minutes went by then I had clos to 400 episodes as the call them where I was gasping for air, My oxegen level dropped to like 40%, then about 5 am why body would would finally rest as it was just drained from the fight. Yes the machine is a pain in the A$$, however once you get useto it you will get the best sleep of your life. My son now comes in to check I fell asleep with it because he even notices the change in moods and energy when I awaken with the mask. I do tross and turn while i sleep so sometimes I do manage to lose the dam thing by when I awake by on the other hand when I awake with it on I smile cause I know its goona be a great day. My PCP set me up with a sleep study clinic that was not on my insurance preffered group, However the accepted what ever my insurance paid and nothing from me. Wow I thought cause I know what they billed the insurance was astronomical. I had to do the 6 month supervised diet and they didnt care when I did the study as long as it was prior to my two week preop class. I am not trying to convince anyone that the study is a must, but your bed buddy will know your sleeping habits and if they say you sleep like a baby I can understand the doubt as to whether the study is neccesary.

My son love that alomond milk he tried everything to disguise it and I would not go there, funny thing is I can do a milk shake,Ice cream,and the good stuff but milk OMG no way, lol to be honest the worset part for the last six months was the thought of drnking milk with the protien shakes. lol I am dirnking a milk from our major grocery store HEB called Mootopia, I am not gonna lie that I crave it but mixed in a shake its not the end of the world. Plus it has extra protien, the kriptonite we need to be SUPER!

to borrow a song lyric from T Swift, "People throw rocks at things that shine" Well I say Keep Shining, Your looking good. People amaze me with Jealousy. They are trully miserable. Keep Smiling!

We think alike , I have not hide the procedure from anyone, I have so many people that are looking at me as the guinee pig, lol. but if my surgery goes well and it will I have many that will follow. I ask what is there to be ashamed of, I am more ashamed of my obesity. I was always a large guy but after I quit a nasty tobacco habit 3 yrs ago the weight gain started. every time i stepped on a scale it was a larger # than before , i started going into a depression and quit doing allot like dancing (which I love) and many other things. Finally I hit 343 and a good friend of mine had pass away and I didnt have clothes to fit loosly to attend his funeral. At that point I said enough is enough. I want to help myself and help as many as I can. I am a leader and cant wait to share my success with others.I am down to 298 now and getting more excited . Wednesday is my sleeve day, leap year, well I want to leap by the end of the year without scoreing numbers on the richter scale.

I dreaded my pre op till I actully started it , perhaps my menu is differant than others but here is my menu. 2 protien shakes a day as meal replacements plus one meal with a lean piece of meat the size of my palm with veggies, Keep in mind I was horrified of milk, had not had milk since i was forced to consume it in elementary.I now have had my second two quart container mixed with the shakes. I am using the bariatric advantage brand shakes not bad as I thought , i was mentally picture the taste of multivitamins liquifyed. not that bad at all. I am actully enjoying the energy plus I have lost 12 lbs since last Thursday I am taking a few share of pills a day 2 antibiotic 1 vitamin d gummy 2 multi vitamins 1 probiotic 1 sublingual b12 1 b 12 injeaction a week 1 omeprazole 3 chewable iron 1 amoxicillion 1 clarithomycin Perhaps its all these pills are acting like a filler cause I am far from starving. now tuesday, the day before the surgery I go into full clear liquids

I just loaded the app and used my email and my vst password and I am in

I am taking two weeks and have the option for 6 weeks total before having to use a short term leave, I live in a smalll town so word has travled fast about my upcoming surgery. I have kept it from noone, I am proud of my second chance to get it right and I was told yesterday that I am being watched by many who needs this , for that I am proud to be a leader. I have several coworkers that have also come around and started asking questions for them or a family member. This is a good thing and I am proud to be lucky enough to be receiveing it

I have noticed that drom this and another website however I tend to agree with Bedhead, Men are either severly out numbered ,or perhaps allot of men would will not join these sites, I know of 3 men friends whom I told about these sites and it went in one ear and out the other. Maybe cause we dont stop and ask for directions lmao. I have been addicted to these sites as I have learned so much. Thanks to all That take the time to post,