NewKristen

You are a total rock star! Congrats!!! That is awesome!!!

My husband and kids bought me Keurig last year for Mother's Day. I miss my coffee. My dr. actually allows regular coffee 2 weeks post/op. but I have been sleeping better than ever...so I hAven't started back up. I do drink a decaf once in awhile.

My doctor made me take my polish off my toenails.

They are cool looking! I know a lady who wears them all the time...no matter what type of clothes. Pretty cool when I run into her shopping at the grocery store in a business suit and a pair of those> Not many people can pull that off...but she can.

I did have a crazy headache for the first few days of my pre-op diet. But now...6 weeks after surgery, I am diet coke free. I don't think about it...and I don't miss it. I am super proud that I was able to kick that addiction. So just get through the first few days and you will be good!

Same here!!! I will do everything I can to keep from these pups heading south. Mine have stayed the same in the cup...but I have lost several inches around my chest.

I am anxious for a response on this! I have a scratchy throat right now! Ugh.

It def works for you ActingNurse!

I think either way. Some guys look great bald! Some not so much. Confidence is sexy!

I am so sorry to hear about your accident. Prayers for a quick recovery!

Do you have insurance? Or will you be self pay?

Aww. So sweet! Have a great trip! You will be in my thoughts and prayers!

Maybe you get gold staples instead of titanium.

That is so awesome!

Yeah. You did.

Same here. I love the fact that we are saving so much money!

I love, love, love to dance! I do Zumba a couple times a week and the funny thing is, there are some super skinny girls who are way less coordinated than me!

I was in your shoes 4 months ago when I started this WLS process. I went to a WLS seminar to kick the whole thing off, and I was 95% certain I wanted the Lapband. I didn't find this forum until after I had the surgery, so I will tell you how I made my decision. At the seminar, the doctor covered the risks of each. I immediately decided against the gastric bypass, because in didn't want the malabsorption issues. For the sleeve, the risks were all up front. Right after surgery, there was a risk of leaks. Risk of strictures. For the lap band, the risks were for the lifetime of the device. There was eroding and slipping. The surgeon also addressed the fact that because a lap band is a foreign object, they expect to replace it in your lifetime - just like you would a breast implant. That was the first thing that made me think about the sleeve. I liked the idea of the risks being over at some point and feeling normal again. It seemed like the lap band was not going to work that way. Also didn't like the idea of having to go to the dr. every time to have them adjust the band. Also some insurance carriers cover the band and don't cover the adjustments. The next part of my journey was my pre-op diet. My surgeon made it very clear that she would never push a patient one way or the other. Also they do both major brands of bands, and don't push one over the other. But she also wasn't more pro-sleeve, so I thought at the time. Really what she was doing was giving me the information to find my tool, and to really believe in my decision. I have since found that she would much rather do the sleeve. In that meeting with her, she went over what the averages were in losing excess weight. She said with lap band, they considered it successful if you lost 50% Of your excess weight. With the sleeve, officially it was successful if you lost 60% of your excess weight, but recent studies indicated that weight loss with the sleeve was more along the lines of gastric bypass - 80% of your excess weight. After I met with my surgeon, I had to watch these interactive weight loss videos on the Internet. One for both procedures. The only new thing I learned was that people have less discomfort with the sleeve after surgery, than any other weight loss surgery. I spent a little more time on the Internet seeking info, before I made my mind up to get the sleeve. All that info just supported what I already knew. I wanted to have a WLS surgery and move on with life. The sleeve was def the best option for me to do that!

I have issues with sugar, too. It makes me feel hypoglycemic and yucky. That is a pretty good thing for me, because sweets were my weakness pre-surgery.

You know I started this process originally thinking I was interested in lap band. As I researched and got more information I started sliding towards the sleeve. I am blessed that I figured it out on my own, because I didn't find this group until I had already had surgery. So I didn't really have any expert testimony to compare. If I had found this forum, I would have made the decision much faster. Ha ha.

None of the stuff that you are eating in this phase will "fill you up". It all goes through your stomach pretty fast. It will be much different when you get to solids.

No. She. Didn't.

I have not thrown up since surgery. I was very nauseous for the first few days though.

I started my period the day before surgery! I was so freaked, but all of the medical staff made me feel like it was no big deal. If I was cathed, they did it when I was under and removed it before I woke up, so I doubt I was. Remember you are not the first one to go through this. So as uncomfortable as it is for you, it isn't a big deal to the medical staff!