Felicia

I like the weekly weigh in idea. But I must admit I will prolly cheat lol. Maybe I can make a promise to myself to weigh less and by the time I am in maintenence I will be free from the scale (6 months to a year from now) LOL. It will prolly take me that long get over my addiction.

I know what you are referring to and like some other people said we cant all "cheer" for people all the time. People tend to make blank statements when they are angry and then people respond accordingly. This forum, just like real life, has a mixture of people and we will see many different responds to the same post. That's personally why I like this site, lots of people and lots of different opinoins. I believe a lot of people have been sleeved lately and a lot of people are feeling crappy right now. I for one sometimes need a hard slap in the face with some honesty thrown in VS. someone saying "oh hunny everythign will be okay". That's me though. I am truly sorry you felt attacked or thought other people were being attacked. Has that person said they felt attacked? Or was that your own interpretation.? JW Anyways I agree if it is happening it should stop, but as for myself I haven't noticed anything like that I could be wrong though. I respect you for standing up and saying something and defending others though, that takes courage, good for you!! Not everyone can do something like that.

Rosy, I also replied to a topic you posted and well you were feeling down and plain pissed with that one too. I am feeling your pain believe me, I hated my clear liquid phase, it was awful. I'm glad to see you are a little more optimistic about everything. I am sorry you regret your decision too, I am hoping sometime soon you won't feel that way. Let's be honest you might feel that way forever who knows right? This whole getting sleeved thing was a emotional rollercoaster for me as well. There are numerous times in the day when I regret my decision. Many people say they don't regret this because they are further out and people tend to forget the bad stuff when things are seemingly brighter. I hated my life when I first got this surgery, and last night when my BF was shoveling food into his mouth and I am sitting there like WTH I hated this sleeve then too. We all go through bad times especially with huge life changes like this one. My surgeon started me on an anti depressant a month before surgery to level me out before and for mostly after surgery. I find that with many of your posts you are up and down and you very well deserve to be, your life sucks right now. But maybe an anti-depressant could help you.? Many people take them, if your not taking one already. Do you have an oppurtunity to attend any support group meetings about this near you? My surgeons office has them quite frequently and many people say it helps. Just a thought. I really hope you start to feel better about this, considering there is no going back at this point and considering the way your feeling, there is no where to go but up. I have cheated a couple of times on my diet. I want to tell you hun it wasn't worth it. I felt like complete crap not only physically in my belly but emotionally as well. Not only that but now I worry that I may of hurt my sleeve. It wasn't worth it and I am sorry I did it. I want to say again I am sorry your feeling this way but I am here if you want to PM me and just vent. We all need that sometimes. Good Luck. Keep us updated.

I am only 3 weeks post-op but I weigh myself every single day. I can't help but to step on the scale. I do get excited if I lose and depressed if I don't. Right now I am in a stall but I try not to let it get me down. I definetly know how great this would be for you. I knwo how hard it can be to keep off the scale. Good Luck! I am definetly cheering for you on this one!

The gas pain in my shoulder was so bad. Finally my BF rubbed it really hard and after that it seemed to seperate and dissappear, I have no idea if that's why but boy did I feel better. I agree you should be walking, it helps. I loved my electric blanket in the very beginning, it helped me through many nights of discomfort. Also, I slept in my recliner, It really helped to be sitting up vs. laying down all the way. Good Luck, you will start feeling better in no time.

I am 3 weeks out and I still get very dizzy and light-headed when I stand up or get up from like a squatting position. We aren't eating a lot of calories so the body does that. You should be drinking about 8 oz over an hour, or so I was told. In the beginning I would always feel so crappy when I didn't have enough fluids. You can always do jello or SF popsicles. Good Luck hun, I think it is normal though.

I'm really liking yogurt right now. I eat the yoplait light and the carbmasters from kroger. The carbmasters have 8g of protein which is really awesome since I don't like greek yogurt. I also made some broccolli and cheese soup, it was super yummy but I could only eat 3 bites lol.

I was sleeved on 11/30/11 and so far I have lost 16 pounds. At my consult on 9/26/11 I was 250 and I weigh 221 right now.

You look amazing! What a change!? Congrats on your success!

Congrats that is so awesome! I am at 222 right now and I can't wait to see the number 200 on my scale. Hopefully it will be sooner that later! Anyways enough about me congratulations to YOU!

That is so amazing and absolutely awesome!!! Congrats hun!

So I have this exact problem. Try grabbing a sugar free popsicle or Jello. Some people have even said sucking on ice cubes helps, I don't care to do that but I do munch on popsicles. Keep drinking your fluids! That's the best thing for you to be doing. Here are some things I do when I am going crazy for munchy Snacks. I take a walk, I do my nails, I put lotion on,I shave my legs, I tidy the house, I vacuum, I do wordsearches/crosswords/sudoku, I do leg lifts, I grab some small weights and work my arms, I get online either here or I play games at iwin.com. This one is silly but I color LOL. I have a 2.5 year old daughter and when I'm really bored I will grab her coloring books and crayons or markers and color. My boyfriend actually told me that when he went to rehab that coloring was something the therapists encouraged the people to do. It is theraputic I guess. Just try and stay busy, keep the junk out of your house, and keep sip sip sipping. You sound like you are doing really good just keep up the good work. Good Luck!

When I get that tase in my mouth I just drink more fluids. I have started brushing my teeth so much my gums hurt. As far as the sugar-free hard candy, it's a good idea if your body can handle it. Because of the sugar alcohols in the candy it gives me tons of gas so beware. I chew on gum sometimes now, and that helps a little, but gum can sometimes make you more hungry. As I'm writing this i just thought of those listerine strips, maybe that will help. I know it stinks, everytime my boyfriend wants to give me a kiss I get so nervous that he will smell my stinky breath. He never says anything but I am sure it stinks. I don't know what to do with myself either. Luckily I have my 2.5 year old daughter to keep me busy. The hardest time is during her nap, that used to be my scarf down everything in the house time. I just bought the first season of friends and I put it in our travel dvd player and watch it while I walk on my treadmill. I'm actually starting to enjoy it. It has turned into my "me" time. Good Luck hun you sound like your doing really good, this whole dry mouth stinky breath thing will be worth it in the end.

I still feel a bit tender at times, but most of the time I am fine. If I vaccuum or do laundry I can feel the burn. Also I jogged a little on the treadmill and I felt the pain a little. I am almost 3 weeks out. I don't need my pain meds and I am doing fine. I believe I am still swollen, but that may be wishful thinking lol.

I also worry about being too thin, my boyfriend worries about it too. I try to tell him that I may end up being too thin at first but in time I will level out. I am still a long way off from being too thin, but it is a concern all the same. Since I have never been "thin" anyway I am playing this whole weight loss thing as I see it. I have no idea if I will be happy at 170, 160, or even 150. Since I am 5'8 and a large boned person I assume I can weigh more and still look thin, but who knows. People tell me I look good at 200, they might be lying I dunno. Right now I weigh around 225 and I wear a size 14/16 pants and Large shirts. My goal is to be thin enough that I don't have extra fat, like I don't want back fat, and I would like to have a mostly flat stomach. I can't get too picky about the stomach fat though because I have had a baby with a c-section, I may never have the stomach I want. You will be fine. I would like to say though that you should probably start working out so you can build lean muscle and not have too much extra flab and skin. One way to ensure you don't look sickly is to be lean and fit and not just "too thin". You will need to increase your calories, but you can slowly start incorporating more into your diet. This is all my opinoin though, in the end it's up to you and your doctor. Good Luck.

I have to agree, never trust a fart LOL. I tried to trust my farts two times and both times I was sadly let down. So now if I have to pass gas I sit on the toilet that way I don't have to keep throwing my underwear away. In the hospital it happened once too, it was after the x-ray to check for leaks. No one in the hospital told me that I would be a pooptastic person, but I did read it online before the surgery. I still wasn't prepared for it. When it hits you, you better get a move on to the toilet. It's all funny now, but at the time I wasn't a happy camper. I left some "skeecher marks" as we call them in our family on my hospital gowns and sheets LOL. The squirties were very bad during the clear liquid only phase, now that I am on Protein shakes it has gotten a lot better. I'm assuming as I eat more solid foods it will continue to get better. Just be prepared and always have extra undies on hand.

You look so amazing! Congrats!

So I had my sleeve done on November 30th and since being home I have been doing pretty okay. When I feel good I get up and do chores and clean and cok for the family. Well sometime yesterday I must have done something because today I am having this pain where they took the tummy out. It's like a pulled muscle type of pain. It hurts to breathe deeply , stretch, get up or down mostly anything. I did some vacuuming yesterday, but my vacuum is very light, I know I am not supposed to lift anything over 10 pounds. So I just don't know if I should be making a bigger deal of this or not. I told myself I would relax today and take it easy. My theory is maybe I just pushed myself a little too hard too fast and I ned to backtrack a bit. What do you guys think? BTW I did call the doc and they said if it is the same pain tomorrow I need to call back then, if it gets any worse go to ER. I just want everyones opinoin that's all.

I am on Day 10 and well at times now I still get freezing cold. I just had my boyfriend buy me an electric blanket and I sleep with it every night, plus I have another on hand when I get cold around the house lol. I am just telling myself to get used to it because as we lose weight we will start feeling cold more often too. It has gotten better since I have gotten out of the hospital and the first couple days at home tho, jsyk. One night I ended up being up all night because I couldnt get warm enough, I was literally freezing and I tried everything and nothing worked. It gets somewhat better, at least in my case it has.

I will update when I talk to the doc. When I take it easy the pain does ease up a lot. I was busy tonight too and the pain flared up again. So I am assuming I am just pushing myself too hard is all.

I have like a red speckled rash around my incisions as well. It itches like crazy. I had to peel the glue off a while ago because it was driving me nuts! It still itches a lot. I haven't brought it up to my doc I figured it was just a reaction and in time it will go away.

I'm glad you asked this because I was wondering the same thing. At my office they say to drink 8oz over an hour but I can drink a bottle of water which is 16.9 oz in one hour. I keep wondering if I am hurting my sleeve or not. I don't feel pain or discomfort or that full feeling at all.

I am on day 8 and I am in the same boat as you. I was doing fine for a little while but now I am just beat. I don't care to do anything and I don't want to. I am a huge cranky butt. My doc said I should be walking briskly everyday and I am like what the heck!!!???! How am I supposed to do that when even taking a shower wears me out. I am so hoping this gets better fast. I get to start protein shakes tomorrow and I am really hopeful that will help me. Good Luck! I know it will get better, the beginning is the hardest it's just so hard to focus on that right now.

The gas does get better. I had surgery on the 30th and wow it was horrible. Not to mention they make you take this x-ray to check for leaks and the stuff you drink gives u the poops, I know TMI, but everytime I had to fart I had to run to the bathroom or it was gunna be a mess. I'm doing much better now though, don't give up. !

I was sleeved on Nov 30th and I am just checking in. I was in horrible pain, the gas pain that gets under your shoulder and diaphram, until about 2 days ago. Right now I am doing great, I feel like I have done far too many sit-ups but other than that I am okay. I am getting all my fluids down and feeling fine. The worst part of this whole thing is crushing and taking my medicine. BLECKKK it is disgusting. I can't wait to be able to swallow pills normally again. I was wondering how everyone felt about Gas-X strips. I know I couldn't take them the first day after sugery, but I wonder if I could use them now. I know it would really help, I just don't want to hurt my tummy at all while it's healing.