moonchild1968

Hang in there Eressa! You will definitely make it! Eyes on the prize! p.s. Someone please remind me of this comment and the fact that I, too, will make it, when I post the same topic in about two weeks.

I regret not having done this earlier. I regret having been so overweight for so long. I regret having a food addiction. i regret that food has such power over me.
I DO NOT regret taking control of my life or giving myself a chance. I DO NOT regret not being able to eat the things i crave or don't eat anymore. that's how I got to be almost 300 Lbs. I would so do this again in a NY minute

Hi. I am only 9 days post-op but I have to say that anyone who would do this to their body out of sheer vanity is NUTS! I would NEVER recommend that!! The hardest part right now is drinking the shakes. Just the thought of another shakes makes me nauseous. I went and bought flavorless Protein powder and add Mio to it so that is helping but this is serious stuff. What I woudn't give for a bite of a cold cut sandwich right now - and I don't even like sandwiches! LOL
Seriously, this surgery can knock you on your ass! I had to get 3 pints of blood in the hospital and am still running a very low bp.
Just be sure you are ready for it. I know it will get easier and I am not at all concerned with my love-affair with food because it was never that hot. I know I will be able to eat pretty much anytime IN MODERATION and AFTER Protein FIRST. If we keep those rules in mind, we can do it.
Good luck to everyone!

Thank you for your honesty.. well I've made the decision my surgery is scheduled for May 21st so I need to just come to terms with this once and for all I guess. Deep down I know this is going to happen and I just need to deal with this and mourn it for a while. Just hope my husband and family can be supportive as they all love food too!

I was run off of another site years ago when I started complaining about my band not working and sharing my frustration. Some of the happy campers there didn't want to hear anything but good news. Truth is, no WLS fits everybody. I started feeling like I didn't belong there and left that site and stayed away for years. I returned only recently to learn more about a revision .I wish I had hung in there and not let my voice be silenced. Maybe I wouldn't have waited so long to revise and maybe my story could have helped someone else.

Hang in there Eressa! You will definitely make it! Eyes on the prize! p.s. Someone please remind me of this comment and the fact that I, too, will make it, when I post the same topic in about two weeks.

I am SO THRILLED!!!!! I just got off the scale and I weigh 298 lbs... NOT 300 something!!!!!! I am at my marriage weight, which by the way is 18 years ago this Sunday! I can hardly contain myself! I can't remember the last time I saw a weight UNDER 300 lbs. I am eternally grateful to this sleeve. With out it there would be NO WAY under heaven that I could loose weight. I am SO HAPPY!!!! Woot Woot! I LOVE MY SLEEVE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Thank you to everyone who posted comments and shared their experiences.
I have a better insight now and I really think that a 0 tolerance to alcohol while I heal is definitely the way to go!
Thank peeps!

My advice is to avoid alcohol 100% for at least the first 6 months and frankly until you get to goal.
After that, proceed with caution. Addiction transference is the real deal. You are all saying "that couldn't happen to me" - well - I know someone that basically DIED 4 years after her gastric bypass as a result of becoming an alcoholic.
Something changes ... alcohol CAN be different post sleeve.
I do socially drink but notice that i like booze more then I used to. I hardly used to have a sip of alcohol at all, like maybe a few times a year, but on a recent business trip, i shared in the bottle of wine at the dinner table every single night - sure just one glass of red but I wouldn't have done that before - and I can't explain why it is now more appealing to me.
So, I still allow myself to drink socially as long as is after food, but i am quite diligent. I had an experience that shocked the crap out of me. I poured myself a drink on a "friday" about 730 or so something I never would have done before. My hubs came home at 9 and said I was sound asleep (and i am normally a light sleeper). I had forgotten to eat so consumed that drink after having gone without food for 6-7 hours and I theorize I basically crawled into bed and passed out. So there you go, that is how people start substituting alcohol for food.
I will NEVER do that again, and I am sharing my story as a word of caution - there is something different about alcohol post WLS
Oh, and now I am a month from plastic surgery and so am drinking zero alcohol just to be safe. I am going to be ramping down my main addiction - coffee - just like I did before the sleeve. I am really dreading giving up my beloved caffiene.

Broke my halo is spot on !!
You won't need/ want or desire it. Initally it BURNED my new stomach- your tolerance will be a 1/4 of now, you can't eat to off set the alcohol-- I can eat OR drink not both. Until your at goal- give it up-- the carbonation will stretch your pouch, cause pain and delay you, the alcohol burns and increases calories. Your new sight post sleeve is to get to a healthier weight, smaller pant size, learn a new lifestyle--- refocus and good luck !

Hang in there Eressa! You will definitely make it! Eyes on the prize! p.s. Someone please remind me of this comment and the fact that I, too, will make it, when I post the same topic in about two weeks.

I am a lapband to sleeve pre-op, too, but my process was less tedious than yours. I did all that pre-op stuff with the lapband, but with the sleeve I only had to revisit the dietician and get a medical clearance from my primary doctor. No psych eval, no pulmonary clearance etc. I did standard pre-op last week and I'm all set for surgery in 4 days. Isn't it interesting how requirements differ amongst surgeons? My pre-op liquid diet is only 2 days. From what I've read here, 2 weeks is more common. Either way, it is "quite a process" to revise and I pray it's worth every minute of it for all of us. All the best!

My surgery is this Thursday, April 18. Thanks for the well wishes. Get ready to make room on the losers bench.

Congratulations! That's no small feat!

Moon child your 4 days away! Congrats and good luck!
Diamondeyed I have a pair oh hot Anne klines in my closet I can't wait to rock longer than an hour LOL

Best of luck and know that u will be fine and come thru your surgery feeling fantastic with Gods Grace! See u on the Losers Bench:-)

It is so awesome to see people who look like me and have shared similar struggles doing so well. I can honestly say that is one of the great things about this site.

I just went through a new sleep study test and have been informed by my doctor that I no longer need to use my CPAP machine! Yay! I am down 76 pounds as of today and love my sleeve.

7 days!!!! I can't believe my time is coming up sooooon!!!

(flailing my arms wildly and shouting) Me, Me, Me! That's my date too! I am so excited! Can you believe it? We are all so close to surgery! I am also so glad I found this forum!

I was run off of another site years ago when I started complaining about my band not working and sharing my frustration. Some of the happy campers there didn't want to hear anything but good news. Truth is, no WLS fits everybody. I started feeling like I didn't belong there and left that site and stayed away for years. I returned only recently to learn more about a revision .I wish I had hung in there and not let my voice be silenced. Maybe I wouldn't have waited so long to revise and maybe my story could have helped someone else.

I am officially sleeved!
Arrived at hospital 8:30, but didn't get into OR until noon.
Soooooo nauseous after recovery! Had to keep eyes closed and just moan, slurring when I tried to talk. Shoulders painful on deep breaths.
But, after a few hours and a couple of good pees (sorry, TMI), i walked the hall for over 20 minutes!
Slow to start drinking, but I'm catching up! No nausea there, whew! Feeling awake and so much better.
I AM A SLEEVER!

The 19th for me!! I've been on the 2shakes and a salad for a little over a week now, going pretty well. Hard for me to believe this is really going to happen! Best of luck everyone and it will be great learn the new roads ahead. Jill

I am hungry more often than I was presurgery, but a small snack of something will stop the feeling. Some on here will says it's impossible to be hungry after surgery, that's simply not true. Some will say you're not hungry, it's just acid, that's simply not true either. Ghrelin isn't the only thing that makes you hungry! And empty stomach will! Also, the part of the stomach they remove isn't the only part of the body that produces ghrelin. Also, if you drink too soon after eating you will wash the food out of your sleeve and be hungry again sooner than if you set a timer and do not drink! Hope that helps a little