boydic

Ontario, Canada

Today I ran a 5km race. I had my sleeve on Aug 1. If you told me earlier this year that I would be running again, I would say you were nuts. It felt great running this race and it will not be the last.

Way to go. I did it in 33 min 15 sec. I'll get u next year.

Atta boy!!!!!!!!!!!

I had my sleeve done on Aug 1/12. Before that I use to hate going to functions, always felt uncomfortable. But since then I am not afraid. I do feel more confident and I am not worried about people staring at my gut. Just remember that the surgery is just the beginning. It is not the quick fix some people think it is. You will lose the weight but the trick is to keep it off. Follow the program. Why go through this whole process to just go back and do the things you were doing before. I am glad I did this and I feel great. Good Luck on the 21st and keep coming back to the site. I just joined and I am enjoying reading everyone's threads.

now that i can see the little fella i want sex all the time. i know that sounds the norm for a guy but since i lost the wt it is on my mind 24\7.

Oh ya! Was wearing 4XL shirts and I'm down to large. Did not realize that you lose weight in your feet. Have shoes that feel loose now!

5'9" started at at 321. Had my sleeve 4 months ago. I down to 229. Would like to get to 170-180. At the gym and running 5-6 times a week. I feel great! Finally!

It is ok to be scared and worried. I had my sleeve in aug and I'm glad I did. Just remember this not a quick fix. There is still work to be done after the surgery. When you start noticing the weight coming off and other start noticing, it won't be so hard. I understand about looking at yourself. I did the same thing. I like what I see now!!! Good luck we are all with you.

Everyone is different when it comes to pain. For me my post op experience was great. But if you go believing that you are going to be in tremendous pain, you will be. Go in with positive frame of mind. Just remember this is beginning of a new chapter in your life. Things will be different for the good.

I just found out about this site yesterday from a friend of mine. I have spent some time reading some threads and am totally inspired by the stories. When I graduated high school I weighed 150lbs. Slowly over the last 26 years I started packing on the pounds. I was no longer as active as I use too. Just started not caring. I have been married for 20 years to a wonderful woman. I have two boys (15 & 12). My boys are very active and I could not keep up with them. Also I knew my wife loved me but she just wasn't in to me as before. In March of this year I visited my doc. Last year I was diagnosed hypertensive and then found out I was diabetic. My doc suggested that I needed to change things or I would be dead by 50 ( I'm 47). So I started thinking seriously about surgery. I'm an RN and I only saw the complications, never saw the success stories. I finally decided to talk to a surgeon. He suggest I go to a post op support group before I made a decision. I was totally shocked and encouraged by the people I met. Their stories helped make a decision. At the start of the whole process I weighed 321. That was in May. I had my sleeve on Aug 1. Saturday will be four months and as of this morning I weigh 230 lbs. This surgery saved my life. I have more energy. I can do more push ups then my oldest son. I am training to do a 5K run on Dec 15 and it feels great to be running again. I am also off all my meds, just taking Vitamins. I go to the gym before work in the morning 5 days a week. I do not get those looks I use to get when I went out. It is nice to go clothes shopping and not have to go to the big and tall section. Most of all my wife likes what she sees again. I do not regret for one minute my decision to have the sleeve. It has not been easy with the eating. I still have carvings for the foods that caused me my problems. I have been learning to keep doing what I am doing. I stay away from fast foods, pop, and (sob) beer. I eat so healthy that my sons still stare at me in comical disbelief. My wife is my greatest supporter. She watches me like hawk when it comes to what I eat. She cooks things for me that is different then the rest of the family. Without her this would be more difficult. My sons are excited for me and all my friends and coworkers. I am almost to my goal. I never thought I would get there so quickly. I am eating and doing everything I should be and excercising. I wish I would have done this sooner.

To tell you the truth I did not have any pain. My incisions were sore but no pain. When I first woke up I was just nauseated. I was surprised because I am a wimp when it comes to pain.

That is great. Good luck and let me know how you are doing

I use to weight 321lbs. I had a lot doubts about any bariatric surgery. After talking to my doctor and going to a post op support group meeting, I saw the benefits of the surgery. I had hypertension and diabetes. Yes it is true that the sleeve is not reversible. Compared with the other surgeries, the sleeve has less complications. But the problem is that people think that the surgery is a quick fix. That you can continue to eat the same way you did before the surgery. Well that is not the case. I had the sleeve on Aug 1, 2012. I have lost as of this morning 91 lbs. I have more energy and feel a lot better physically and emotionally. I no longer get the looks I use to get from people when I walk by. But the one thing I learned about this is it gave me a chance to change my eating habits. Why do the surgery if you are going to do the same things that got you in to trouble in the first place. It is a tough decision but you are young and have your whole future ahead of you. Now is the time to change and improve your life. I do not regret having the procedure. My family and friends are happy for me. Also in December I am running in a 5k race. It is great being physically active again. Good Luck and take care!!