LadyLee

I think if you are to measure yourself you'll see it comes off everywhere. I'm about three and half months also. The skin is hanging more, than sticking outwards. With working out I see a form starting to take place. :001_tt2:

That is such a wonderful feeling when something new happens to us, makes you think how far you come!:thumbup: We don't realize all we missed, but now you can make up for it............

Wow, what a wonderful gift...... Cant wait to hear your updates too..... Your on your way!:lol0:

Hi Pam, I went to the website also, learned a lot more too. Keep me posted on what your going to do............ :redface1:

Hi Chancie, Thanks for your input, its been hard and I wanted to see what it is like more than three month out, sound like your doing wonderful! You weight loss is great! How much weight have you been lossing per month? What kind of food do you eat. I eat to fast also, I try chewig until I reach the number 30 in my head and try putting my frok down before my next bite but its hard to do. Did you have your band long before the sleeve? My doctors think I can loss about 60 to 80 pounds with my sleeve, I want to loss about 50 more pounds. Thanks for your help!!!!:biggrin0:

Wow, I was just reading your quote, your doing wonderful, lost a lot of weight......... How long has it been for you with the sleeve? What was the hardest thing you found after the surgery? I 'm three month out each month gets a little easier for me.:tongue_smilie:

Hi, Now that its been almost five months for you, do you find it easier to eat steak,chicken or ribs food of substance? Some days just a little for me other days can eat more. I think I'm going to journal to see what I have problems with. i can do soft foods, steam vegatbles and cheses. :tongue_smilie:

I don't know about getting sick, but I have had diarrhea since the surgery, they don't know why? I got very dehydrated had to stay in the hospital for three days. The doctors told me not to eat dairy for a week and see what happens, haven't try it yet. Never been intolerance to dairy either, so I don't no the problem. Hows your weight loss going? I don't one anyone around me who has had this surgery as of yet, only the band or the gastric bypass. It's been very hard on me to eat things of substance, Protein first instead of soft and mushier foods, how about you?

Well I think the band was great too, when they went back in to adjust my band the doctors couldn't, so they removed it, I was so upset, I felt like I went through a death, I didn?t want to gain any weight back. So I had to heal before doing something else, I chose the sleeve insurance didn?t pay, I paid 12,500.00 total. 4,500.00 to the doctors and 8,00.00 to the hospital. The surgery was great, walking the next day and went home that afternoon and back to work on Monday. The doctors were great! Had surgery June 22, 2009 lost 40 pounds, they say the first three months are the hardest and I agree. It?s not as easy as the band for me, but it works. I know there?s nothing inside of me, no appts to have fills, so far so good. I took six months for me to think about what I was going to do, the sleeve or the bypass, so just take your time and think it threw, I called a couple of patients from my doctors office to see how and what they though about there new sleeve. They had all good things to say. Maybe you can speak to some patients from your doctor?s office too. I know of one reason I picked the sleeve was there no absorption, no getting sick from eating high starch content or sugars, dumping. Good Luck in what ever you choose???. You?ll do great!!! :thumbup:

Hi, I think your to tight, I know you probably don't want a little taken out of your band, but you should try it and see if you get better. I never had reflux before I was banded and when I had my fill that I thought was just right I started having the reflux at night when I laid down, trying sleeping up in bed, tried taking over the counter medicine, tried eating earlier, nothing worked. I ended up with a slip, went in couldn't be fix also with a herenia too......... Don't let this happen to you, I loved the band, the heart burn is not good for you. Are you eating food with substance?

Maybe your band might be to tight. I know from past experience I had reflux problems and I was taking the same over the counter medicine it help me a lot. My Band was to tight, I had a little fluid taken out and started eating protein first, solid food, food of substance then vegetables, fruit and starches last. I found I got fuller much faster and not eating late at night, my reflux problems went away.

I think the way to go is the Band also........ But you know there are those 2% that just don't work out. The sleeve is still hard for me learning what will go down right now, I'm 2 1/2 months now the doctors said after three months it will be much better. I think staying on liquids and mushy food would be better for a little while longer after surgery. The weight comes off faster I think than the band. Recovery time was shorter like the band for me. If you need so info just let me know. :cursing:

Hi, Had the band for about two years it slipped, went in to get it fix, couldn't had to be removed, I loved the band....... Lost 100 pounds with he band, its a great tool. So now I had the sleeve done June 22, 2009 lost 32 pound so far....... its been hard for me not as easy as the band but I'm learning. My doctor has only about 22 patients with the sleeve the rest are the banding and gastric bypass. I'm not long-term as of yet but I think it's better than the bypass, theres no dumping or absorption if you eat from the food groups. Good luck with decision:001_rolleyes:

Thats wonderful!!!:thumbup: You're on your way, you'll love it. Make sure you follow the doctors instructions. You'll be very happy with the Band.

I think it's the way to go. I had to have mine removed due to slippage, other wise I would still have it. I lost a hunderd pounds with the tool. Its great, must follow the diredtions of your doctor. You'll love it.

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Glad to see you had nothing wrong; keep up the good work on losing weight. Let me how you're doing in future. :cursing:

Your doing GREAT with your weight loss, hope you get the reflux under control. Maybe you should have an upper GI done, it’s easy and they can see when you’re swallowing what’s going on in your stomach? Good Luck the best to you! :cursing:

If you start having reflex, that means you’re over eating or the band is to tight, let your doctor no so he can help. I no from the past exp. I went threw.

The same happen to me and I caused myself to have to have my band removed, the band is to tight.... It makes you have reflux may cause you to have a slip. Be careful..... See your doctor about the reflux......

You look fantastic, sounds like your very happy with yourself. Keep up the good work you're putting into yourself. Your picture, what a big change!

Yes, your right I forgot that, I done exactly that and didn't loose any wieight also.

Glad you're doing better now, Boy 7 pound is great, what a way to do...... Your doing great, one year goes by fast........

I think you should go back to the doctors and take out more. Then wait a week or so and have some put back in, see how you're doing. I was having reflex even when I drank water. I had some taken out, much better. Hope your doing better since you wrote this message.

Yesterday I went back after being unfilled for almost 6 week with weight gain of 4 pounds. Not good, could of been worst. Doctor put back in 1.5 and now I fill full again. If it happens again then I need to have the band redone. When I was this level before I had bad heart burn bad. Good luck.........:smile2: