Beach Lover

I think it looks great and you look totally confident!!

Absolutely terrific!! You have worked hard at this and it is showing!!

Hope everything went well!

I was just at my surgeon's today and asked him about this problem. I was concerned that it meant I went to far. My question was "When you eat and then get a runny nose, sneeze, hiccup, or get back pain etc. does this mean I have reached full or overeaten?" His answer was you have reached full not overeaten. It has something to do with the vagus nerve and is very normal. If you start doing this you need to stop eating because you have reached full. Burping is just burping something I do a lot of! Hope this helps answer your questions.

Wow! I hope your doing better!! We were sleeved on the same day and you are right especially during the hot months. We must stay dehydrated on a regular basis not just 1 or 2 days a week. Thanks for sharing what happened to you. It won't go in vain! Drink up people!!

HAHA that was so me too!! Congratulations I hope you have a speedy recovery!!!

Good luck to both of you!! Keep us posted!! :)

They are the best I have tried so far and I have tried a lot of them. I drink 2 a day still and each is 30g, 160 calories and very very low sugar. The chocolate is the best!! You can buy them at Sam's and costco. Give em a try!

They are excellent and my go to for protein to this day. I still can't quite get all my protein in so I am still drinking them. They are the only ones I can tolerate at this point. Every once in a while I will have a Matrix mint cookie Protein Drink but not very often. Definitely like the chocolate more than the vanilla.

Way to go!!!

Can someone explain how the ketogenic diet works? I have heard about that diet recently but don't understand it.

That's good to know that there is at least 1 NSAID that can be taken!

Okay, so I know that I have 99 pounds to lose but I don't have 134 pounds to lose anymore!! I can finally say to myself that I have less than 100 pounds to lose! I know I am still early in the journey but it just feels so good to know I am on my way and can do it!!! :D

This is a terrific idea. The only one I know at this time is obviously NSAID's such as ibuprofen.

I am so sorry that you are still battling this problem. I will definitely send some prayers your way and I am hoping for a speedier recovery for you. I am glad to hear that you are home it always feels good to be at home. Keep us posted!!

I felt the same way! I am not sure if this is correct but I did read on one of the threads that WLS and your insurance covering it has more to do with the plan that your employer puts together. This made me feel a little better but I still felt the hit in my wallet. Honestly though it was the best money I could have ever spent. I am feeling so much better and today the scale finally told me I have less than 100 pounds to lose now. I had a big smile on my face. Keep looking you will find a surgeon who isn't looking to buy his next Bentley on your money. Mine was wonderful his reason for being affordable was simple. He wanted people to be healthy and he could make it possible. Good luck!!

Please think very carefully about the lapband..........the horror stories are adding up fast!! You can get the VSG cheap enough somewhere. Don't settle because of price it will cost you more in the end. A lot of surgeons are discontinuing the lapband because of the complications. Keep looking I promise you there is a surgeon out there who will do this at a very reasonable cost.

I think you need to call your bariatric coordinator for that answer. Each one is probably different so I would check with the office.

Unfortunately for me no meant no even with the insurance coordinator. I ended up being a self pay but found an awesome doctor in Boca Raton that did mine for $10,500 all inclusive. His name is Dr. Shillingford. A lot of people also go to Mexico because the rate is even cheaper there. I know of several people who have flown to Boca for the surgery with my doctor because they could still save a lot of money. Do a lot or research the prices are all over the place including countries!! Try and fight it out with your insurance company don't give up. Best of luck to you!!

You look terrific!! I could see the confidence in your after picture!

Happy Happy Birthday to you!! :)

Hang in there! You got this!!!

That was one of my favorite foods and I guess I won't be having any of that any time soon. Oh well I have sworn off carbs any way.

On day 11 I was definitely eating eggs and could only eat one. My doctor had me eating eggs at this point. It completely filled me up. I see so many times on here that people get scared because they think their sleeve might be to big. When you start eating foods that aren't soft you will definitely see the difference. Your sleeve is working you have already lost 15 pounds....congrats! If you are worried call your doctor to put your fears to rest. Good luck!!

What did it do to you?