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Hi Chuck and welcome!! Congrats on being sleeved! I was just a little ahead of you on the 16th, and I am excited to be living the sleeved life as well. I love the song, music is a big part of my life. It's my favorite therapy. I look forward to sharing in this journey with you.

Wow I can see a big difference, and in just a month? Amazing!!

Congrats!! You've done an amazing job in a short time.!! I know you're happy and feeling great!

Wow, you're doing great!! Congrats!!

Hi Christy, I was just sleeved on 5/16 (11 days ago) and I'm doing great! As of today I am down 14 lbs. I had a wonderful experience. I am very happy I chose to go go with Dr Kelly. He is a skilled dr and they are both caring people. Let me know if you have any specific questions!

Congrats! Wow you have done an amazing job! And you do look great! I love the before and after pics.

I haven't moved to mushies stage yet, so I don't know how I will feel. But pre-op, I have 2 adorable dogs who stare at me the whole time I eat, waiting patiently for any leftover morsel, so it's probably not gonna be a problem for me since I do spoil them rotten and love doing it! They look at me funny as I am drinking my protein shakes now, like WTH??? So I have to get them a piece of cheese or something as a treat while I don't even get to eat. The other day, I even went through a drive-thru just to get the one who goes everywhere with me a plain cheeseburger haha. I knew she was hungry cuz we had been out running errands and I knew she hadn't eaten. I was so shocked that it didn't bother me to smell it or pinch it up into little pieces for her. Anyway I digress..... So I figure yeah, they'll clean the rest of my plate for me and be confused that there's not more since I will be eating so little anyway. Spoiled rotten Furbabies!!

Congrats on being sleeved! Wow, you did a great job losing wait pre-op, good for you! I did the same thing, wanted to get a head start. I stalled for about 5-6 months, but knew I would be having surgery eventually to help me continue on, so for the first time in my life, I didn't give in to the old "oh well, depriving myself isn't losing the weight, so I'm just gonna go ahead and have <insert high calorie/high carb food here>. I am so glad I at least maintained the loss until getting sleeved. I was sleeved on 5/16, just a wk before you and had a great and easy recovery. Strangely last night I had some kind of weird pain under my left shoulder blade that was more irritating than painful, but it bugged me, felt like a trapped gas bubble. I didn't expect that at this point, but I guess it takes longer than I thought to work all the gas out of our system. I had hubby beat me on my back and burp me like a baby haha. Except for surgery day, I had really not had a bad problem with it, thankfully. So be aware that it can sneak up on you when you least expect it and think you are far past it lol. On the hunger thing, I too suggest a PPI, because I have no hunger as long as I take mine. If I don't, it seems like I do have an odd "fake" hunger and my tummy rumbles more. I haven't needed pain meds much at all from day one. This is remarkable to me. Most days since surgery I haven't been tired til yesterday either, I think I was on some kind of high after finally getting to be sleeved because I've been waiting on it for yrs. So I just started my B12 to see if that helps prevent me from getting tired. Of course I have been walking/shopping everyday and have probably been way overdoing it this soon. I think I am substituting shopping for the not eating while on liquids, so hopefully I will get to start mushies soon or I'll have to file bankruptcy. tehe Wow, I am impressed you are waiting 2 wks to weigh, that's great!! I am weighing now, cuz it's fun while it's coming off kinda fast, but when I get closer to that "dreaded 3 wk stall" I am going to stop weighing for a while so I don't get discouraged or depressed. I will eventually probably only weigh once every 2 wks. Glad to hear things are going good for you, and as everyone says it gets better everyday!! I am honored to be sitting on the losers bench with ya!

Congrats on the fabulous weight loss!! You're doing great and very close to goal. Trust me when I say we all wanna lose faster, but we are learning to be patient in this process. It will all be worth it!!

Hello, welcome and congrats on your decision!! I too was more afraid of the flying than the actual surgery lol. So you are not alone in that. I just got sleeved last wk and flew into San Diego, and I think I conquered my flying phobia!! It wasn't near as bad as I thought. I have flown before but it was yrs ago, and it seems the older I get the more anxious about it. But I was fine, and I'm sure you will be too. I had a completely wonderful experience in Mexico with a different dr. It exceeded my expectations. Dr Aceves is one of the best, so no worries there. I look forward to further updates from you, good luck!!

There is a band to sleeve revision thread on this site that will give you a lot of insight. I could have had the band or RNY pd by ins but I waited 7 yrs to research and then self pay for sleeve in Tijuana MX for $5500, and I had a wonderful experience there and an easy recovery. I didn't want to deal with the fills/unfills to try to find the "sweetspot" to lose weight. I didn't want a foreign object that my body may try to reject. Then there is the slipping, eroding, and all the people I saw here and elsewhere having to have the band removed and getting revisions. This is a very personal decision, but I would advise the same as the others, and research. You have to feel confident and comfortable with your decision. There's lots of info here and other sites. Good luck to you!

Yayyyy congrats to you!! I am just over a wk out and I am so happy I was finally able to do this! It gets better every day. I have had a great recovery so far. I'm hoping you have an easy speedy one too!!

Yeah there's no rhyme or reason to stalls and they can last a few days or wks but don't get discouraged! They happen to us all, we just gotta keep on doing the right things. Good luck, I hope it breaks soon!

Congrats on being a sleever and all the ordeal is over!!! Welcome to the losers bench!!!

OMG that is soooooooo awesome!!!!! I'm so very happy for you!! You GO girl! :cheer2: :rockon: :jaw:

Love this!! I have so many already and just a lil over a wk post-op but heres a few: 1: the courage to finally be sleeved 2: having a normal blood glucose reading already, in fact while still at the hospital 3: already needing smaller size clothes this early out 4: my confidence and self-esteem have already improved 5: getting over my flying phobia!!

Wow, you look great, and I bet you feel even better!!! Congrats on rocking that sleeve!!

Congrats to you!! Sounds like you're doing great.

I am 8 days post op too and also have it. I think it is thrush cuz I am also having yeast infection symptoms in the "lady parts". I was on antibiotics before surgery for bronchitis, then surgery and now post op. So you can give your dr a call. I got some of those 3 oz bottles of DanActive Dannon liquid yogurt and am taking a probiotic. I just started them so not sure if it's helping but i know i need to build the good bacteria back up that antibiotics kill off when we take them.

You're doing a great job pre-op!! Congrats!! I did that too, i started low carbing and cut my portions and lost 35lbs. I wanted a headstart since I had a lot to lose. Then I had a 5-6 month stall so I knew I still needed the sleeve to continue losing and not start re-gaining. I figured I wouldn't have that initial big loss everyone has immediately post op but i was sleeved 8 days ago and as of today I've lost 10lbs! I need to update my ticker. You are gonna do great!

Hi Ellen Ann, welcome and congrats on being sleeved!! I was sleeved on 5/16 and have been having an easy recovery as well. I feel so blessed and am so thankful. I'm so happy I was finally able to get this done. Glad you're doing so well and happy we have this supportive forum.