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I had revision from band to sleeve on August 17. I have lost about 18 pounds which seems pretty good to me. I feel like I am learning to eat all over again. I seem to be doing pretty good with getting my protein in with the Genepro and I struggle a bit with the water. Last week I began to feel nausea and I realized I was eating too much. If I stick to 3 to 4 ounces I feel fine. My surgeon has advanced my diet as I can tolerate. I can eat salad or, anything really, just not much of it. My cravings are under control and I can have small amounts of sugar, like one Hershey kiss, and it does not seem to throw me into the trenches of hell of increasing my cravings for bad choices. I watch my macros which I have set for 20% carbs, 30% fat and 50% protein. For the most part I am hitting that or getting close enough. I am trying to establish life long eating habits without having foods that are completely removed from my diet. Eating out is hard because I tend to waste so much food. People say to save it and eat it later however I usually will never get to eating it because I just do not eat very much. I think I am going to have to eat 4 to 6 small meal/snacks a day to get my needs met. I am up to about 5 to 600 calories a day, but I know that is not sufficient, so I try to increase as I can. I know my body is in starvation mode because I have not moved on the scale for about 3 weeks. I am taking my Flintstone multi and a vitamin D daily and I also have some calcium chews. I do see a nutritionist but have not been able to get in since my surgery. Does this look like I am doing things correctly?

Welcome; I hope you are doing well.

Jultrim it is okay and normal to feel this way. I think I have read on this site a million times this same feeling. It is learning to eat all over again. I too struggle with food; always have, but now it is different. I am learning to eat protein first just like you. I try to have a bite of my old favorite foods and they are just not the same anymore; you know, just not comforting and fun like they used to be. I was to do things differently than I have in the bast and establish better eating habits. You are not alone! I feel your pain. We can do this!!

For me it is not about living my life the same way that got me where I was at. I do not want to go from one fad diet to the next. I want to be "normal" where I just live life and not have to say stuff like "no carbs". I want to just eat a small amount of food and enjoy it and move on. I am doing really well making certain when I put food in my mouth it has some nutritional value.

My revision was on August 17. I have lost about 18 pounds. I am still learning how to eat correctly with my sleeve. For example for the past few days I have not felt well, kind of sick to my stomach. I realized that although I am only eating about 4 ounces at a time I am still over eating. Today I ate less ounces at a time and things felt much better. l had lost most my weight with the band before it failed and luckily for me I had my revision before I gained too much back. My revision weight was and I am about at 164. I am about 5'1.5. I that 18 pounds has made the world of difference in how I feel about myself. I still am and probably always will need to use the Genepro protein because I am not much of a meat or egg person. In saying that I am trying to consume less carbs. So right now I am focusing on changing my diet. I am not on a diet I am just logging everything so I can see what I eat impacts how I feel and the cravings. I am very happy with my decision to not have the bypass over the sleeve and hope I will never need to take that step.

I avoid artificial sweeteners. I do get my protein in with Genepro in my coffee and with eggs, chicken, etc. Sent from my SM-N920V using BariatricPal mobile app

Surgery: 8/18/18 revision from band to sleeve. I started at 182.7 and am now at 166.5. It seems to be slower than most but better than I could do on my own so I am happy with my results. I will begin to exercise next week. I have been at a stall for a couple of weeks. Good luck!

I started with a 33 bmi. I have lost about 20 pounds so far. I watched my mother struggle with her weight and the weight related illness and knew I did not want that. I too could lose weight but never kept it off. I would have to go on extremely low calories to lose weight. I ruined my metabolism and think this surgery will save me from a life of diabetes, heart disease, joint replacements, and pain. I do not tell people I had the surgery because most would not understand and to be honest I was embarrassed I could not do it on my own and keep it off. Thank you for the post!

I will start by saying I have an extremely high tolerance for pain. That and I have family that I have seem struggle with addiction. I would rather be a little uncomfortable than go through what they do on a daily basis. I chose to have no narcotic pain medication after I woke up from surgery. I took Tylenol and used heat and walking to work through the pain. Honestly it was not bad at all. My surgery was a revision from a lap band to a sleeve and I was told it would be more painful than if I was just getting the sleeve. I think when you allow your body to push through pain you heal faster. That is just my opinion with absolutely no scientific evidence to prove it. I stayed in the hospital for 3 days to make sure I had my fluid intake good enough to keep the progress at home. Best of luck to you!

You should be fine given no complications. I went back to work day 3. I ended up taking an additional day off late in the week from pure exhaustion but have been okay since. Sent from my SM-N920V using BariatricPal mobile app

Hi Suzanne, I'm 52 and was recently sleeved Sent from my SM-N920V using BariatricPal mobile app

I am 5 day post op from revision from band to sleeve. Yesterday I bought an Adwalla mango protein drink and only after a few sips Bam off to the toilet. Today I made a packet of Tom Yum broth and it has sugar and I had the same results. Is this dumping and will it be this way forever? Sent from my SM-N920V using BariatricPal mobile app

Thank you. Sent from my SM-N920V using BariatricPal mobile app

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I came home from the hospital today. My surgery took 4 hours and the couldn't get the port out without cutting above it. I don't have much pain at all currently do not feel overly exhausted. Sent from my SM-N920V using BariatricPal mobile app

Thank you Frustr8. Sent from my SM-N920V using BariatricPal mobile app

Wow, just wow!!

I am 53 and will be sleeved tomorrow morning. I am so so happy to see others my age have such great success. I was banded in 2011 due to early menopause weight gain that I could not seem to lose and an uncontrollable appetite. I would eat and be able to eat again in 10 minutes. I knew what this was leading to since I seen others in my family suffer from illnesses due to obesity. I just did not want to go down that path but could not do it on my own. The band worked for a short time. I lost 50 pounds before it started giving me issues. Ultimately I just was so tired of slimming I wanted to get it revised. So here I am! I pray all of us have great success and health in the future.

I am planning on going back on day 4. I have a job that is very flexible to my needs. Saying that if I need more time I can take it. I went back to work day 3 after a hysterectomy. I am the type of person who needs to move. Sent from my SM-N920V using BariatricPal mobile app

You have to let me know how you are doing after you have it done. I am also a revision from band to sleeve but mine will be on the 17. I am so scared for some reason.

Okay so this is getting real!! Had my pre-op today. I will go in for a scope on August 13 to check for damage the lap band caused. Surgery scheduled for August 17 and just talking about it freaks me out. I am excited but omg I am so scared. I thought I was going to have the bypass but the doctor thinks the sleeve is a better option for me.

I am at the lower end now. I too am getting a revision from the band to the sleeve. I am tired of the up and down both physically and mentally. I do not want to gain the weight I have lost back. I also don't want to continue with the yo yo dieting. I understand you completely; before I got the band I was up and down 40 pounds. I am not sure how quickly we will loose due to the lower BMI, I just know I am ready. I wish you well; my surgery is August 17, 2018.

I have been working towards this day for a bit over a year. Tricare have you do many pre-op classes even though I am a revision due to complications. My lap band never really worked the way I anticipated. Either too tight or not enough restriction. The band has taught me some very poor eating habits. I am nervous about failure, health issues, toilet issues, gas issues, dumping issues; what if I cause myself irreversible health issues. I am 53, worried about my health when I am older. I guess..I admit...i am scared. I am suppose to be happy, what is wrong with me. [emoji53] Sent from my SM-N920V using BariatricPal mobile app

Wow thanks for the clarification. At least it was at a party playing beer pong. So it begs the question, you are able to drink beer?? Sent from my SM-N920V using BariatricPal mobile app

We are in the same boat in many ways. I too and revision from band to sleeve and we are starting at the same BMI and I too will be glad to get this band out of me! Best of luck; I would like to stay in touch.