marie110

oops missed your decision and surg date congrats you made the right choice some advise do not leave hospital unless you can cometely drink at least half a cup of water i did suffer severe dehydration once i went home so very important to be able to intake fluids the first few days much luck to you

sleeve!! for sure the band is not as succesful as sleeve friend had it and was not succesful at all she lost very slow and very little and now is back to her heaviest the band allows you to manipilate your food intake meaning you can cheat with the sleeve you cannot cheat even if you try between my sleeve and my friends band i have been the winner im 7 months out and almost at my goal and my friend will be getting band removed (not covered by insuance) so she can get sleeved you will have something in you forever with both surgeries anyway the staples for the sleeve stay in your stomach and becomes part of your stomach band is reversable sleeve is not i urge and recommend sleeve i also revommend you dont let anyone even family be the deciding factor this is your decision only you can make it you must be ready and willing to accept a complete lifestyle change listen to your inner voice and once you are 100 % sure then go for it this surgery is for you not anyone else good luck

i had my gallbladder removed prior to wls but did have hiatel hernia surgery during my sleeve and no major complications recovery was ok i did have dehydration but thats common def get it done once gallbladder goes bad it does not get better you will have a total of 6-8 small incisions good luck

dont beat your self up just start now i too havent excersized adequatley but i found walking the mall easy walking the big stores walmart target etc some malls offer winter walking groups thats been the easiest for me cuz im not one to excersize at the gym i tried joging but too much so ive stuck to plain old walking i also take stairs and park far away from doors every little bit helps you can do it

was sleeved july 12th my loss has only been 41-42 pds a lot less then most posts. :-( it seems at my 6 month point I'm now able to eat a lot more quantity and i feel my hunger/appetitie kicking in a lot stronger my hair is thinned out but the falling has subsided with the holidays i gained 1-2 pds and i have hit a nasty 2week stall ... any suggestions..

congrats to all..i was sleeved 7-12-12 oh my, did bad during the holidays with food everywhere gained 2 pds and now hit a stall but I'm getting back on track my hair loss has subsided but my hair mass is so thin now missing my pre surgery hair but not my pre surgery weight.. issue I'm having is that i can eat anything everything agrees with me and I've noticed that i can intake larger quantity of food so I've been eating more and that scares me

gallbladder info.. i had mine removed long before my sleeve .. it has not affected me in any way ... yes get it removed the severe pain was so unbearable morfin didn't make it go away.. and it will not fix itself only gets worse over time so best results is to remove .. and really didn't change anything just have to avoid greasy food which is a good thing anyway.. did cause runs in the beginning right after having it removed due to grease or fat but body adjusted itself to the missing organ.. in my opiono won't affect your sleeve

yes im taking biotin b12 folic acid and prilosec my diet is meat or chicken or ffish daily i and i try for healthy eating but sometime i do treat myself no snacking though i think my wieght loss has been slow since i can tolerate any type of food but in small amounts

sleeved july 12 ive lost 42 pds very slow compared to others but ive lost and thats what matters lost hair i get very cold have a slouch now i can eat anything i want but of course my stomach stops me when food doesnt fit anymore i also have ulceritis i take prilosec daily and will have testing done im myself again people compliment me all the time the holidays werent too bad and i dont have food cravings or hunger attacks like before food is just food dont have to have it i dont snack and i dont eat late at night i did hit a stall so i reverted to puree foods and doubled my walking that helped break the stall hoping my hair grows back good luck to all keep up the great job!!!

my hair regimen: of course continue your healthy eating with tons of Protein im taking Biotin b12 folic acid and my mutivitamin i also wash my hair only every 2-3 days and i try not to comb it too often when i do wash it im using a combination of garlic and pepper shampoo with garlic conditioner ( or u can also try garnier fall fight shampoo in the green bottle ) i also avoid any other hair products i have notced less clumps and fewer strands falling really hoping our hair stops falling i was sleeved july 12th 2012 good luck

yes my hair has been an issue and starting at 4 months out i really hope my hair comes back still happy for the pounds ive lost though

of course continue your healthy eating with tons of Protein im taking Biotin b12 folic acid and my mutivitamin i also wash my hair only every 2-3 days and i try not to comb it too often when i do wash it im using a combination of garlic and pepper shampoo with garlic conditioner ( or u can also try garnier fall fight shamoo in the green bottle ) i also avoid any other hair products i have notced less clumps and fewer strands falling im really hope our hair stops falling i was sleeved july 12th 2012 good luck

oh wow im ftom quito ecuador such a beautiful area but oh my that seems extreme and never heard of such a thing really doubt i can find this procedure in chicago i think my doctor would give me a crazy pill if i ask about it lol but im gonna ask anyway!! yes please please let us know how it works out for you

thank you for all the advise def gonna be under doctors care and watching my diet

upper gi varium test done due to ongoing pain when i eat or drink it showed ihave modules lumps at both ends of my new stomach i am to take prilosec for a month and have egd test is this bad? sounds scary and bad also loosing tons of hair please share any info you might have on this condition thank you