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Takes about a week to get used to it, but after that I love it and my sleep is sooooo good!

this too shall pass. walk as much as you can...

it's OK. Stalls make you crazy but stick to the plan and all will work out!!!!!

welcome

hmmmm, well maybe it's not "dumping syndrome, but it is close enough. Maybe your lactose tolerancxe has changed?

Glad you are back. I've bee a'missing your wisdom and your sarcasm (not necessarily in that order)

welcome!

Well the 'systems' (pulmonary and digestive) are real differnt, but No Matter what is discovered, at least 'it' was discovered earlier thanks to your sleeve preparation. BEST OF LUCK and keep the faith, friend!

"my slippery slope is a giant drop-off" yeppers, it is HARD... but better than the alternative...

You got the right mind set!!! Be tougher than your mind hunger!!!

Great question! In listening to MANY posts, a slow loser is someone who loses less weight by minute, hour, day, week or month than they want to do. SOoooo, it's every one of us. My NUT was helpful. She said... -- don't get weird, keep your head focused -- pay attention -- follow the plan -- be as active as you can be, and rejoice at any weight loss. You are in this forever, NOT to ever go back to your old behaviors!

Mine says no alcohol for 6 months and I think Swimmom has it right. You might have other conditions caused by obesity that negatively effects the liver (like fatty liver). These would require staying away from alcohol for longer.

You will be able to eat more, but always less than before. THEN the issue is what do you eat. You can eat chips, and candy and junk all day long and "defeat" the sleeve. You can eat protein and veggies and win the race!

It's always the head battle. The sleeve WILL work, and we will struggle with head hunger, with fear of failure, with not seeing the weight loss and considering us always to be fat. Keep fighting, and do NOT be afraid of developing a counseling relationship through this.

Then you learned a lot! I have discovered that me and simple carbs are NOT friends. They are like nicotine to me... Best if I just keep away altogether!

You'll learn your own signals. Basically "feeling full" does not happen till about 20 minutes into the meal (hence the 'eat slow' admonition!). And it's that 'no, I can't eat another bite', kinda feeling. Some of us have some strange signals (and I am NOT making this up). Some have little burps, some sneeze, some hiccup, and some get a runny nose (all related to the vagus nerve). Me, I get burps, hiccup or get a runny nose -- a barrel of laughs...

No, you won't explode! Good ideas above. Glad my childhood illnesses are behind me!

The sleeve helps (for a while) with some hunger hormones (ghrelin) and allows you to learn how to use satiety as your pal. BUT we ALL find the mind battles each and every day. I am FAMISHED right now for no reason. So, it's my head. So I go forward step by step and try to make good decisions... Yogurt here I come!!

KWEL!!! Stay with us as you process all the emotions!

Yes to the above comments! Every insurance company is different. As to the sleep study, I was p***** that I had to do it (or the pulmonologist would not sign off), heck, I KNEW that I did not have Apnea...and I had to sleep at the center. Well OOOPS! I have pretty severe obstructive sleep apnea, and the CPAP machine that I now religiously use is WONDERFUL. Never realized how great a good night's sleep is. All in all, go through the requirements and your sleeve will be here quick as a flash!

Good News!!! If your stomach grows back you will be VERY famous!!! But it won't. You are doing well, and transitioning from fast to normal weight loss. If, on average you are losing a pound or two a week... over the long term you are doing well! Just keep your head going and stay with your program!

Well, looking at your profile, you have had great success thus far! Forget QUICK -- remember FOREVER!!!

The "pouch capacity test" from another VST thread: The Cottage cheese Test Purchase a container of small curd low-fat cottage cheese. Begin the test with a full container of cottage cheese, and perform the test in the morning before eating anything else. This will be your Breakfast on that day. Eat fairly quickly until you feel satiated, but not overly full (less than five minutes). Note that the small soft curds do not require much chewing. You are eating rapidly so you will fill the pouch before there is time for any food to flow out of it. After eating your "fill" of cottage cheese, you will be left with a partially eaten container that has an empty space where cottage cheese used to be. Measure the volume of cottage cheese you have eaten by filling a two cup (16 fl.oz.) measuring cup with Water. Pour water into the container of cottage cheese until the water level rises to the original top level of the cottage cheese. The amount of water poured into the container is the functional size of your pouch.

Pangur, from the Star City... YEP, a perfect response. Bad things can happen, when you cross any street. But they don't often happen. Do your homework (as you have) and learn about the sleeve before, during and after surgery. Learn if your surgeon has a lot of experience doing the procedure. I'm betting that you will be a winning loser!!!

and try not to weigh yourself every day. Make's us all Krazy! :-)