Molly Sleeved

It's there for a reason - to shrink your liver to make it easier for your surgeon to do the surgery. Some smaller patients don't have a fatty liver and don't have to do one. Some surgeons seem to think they are God and can work around a fatty liver. If you're told to do one, do it. It will be best for you in the end. And my opinion, if you can't stick out the pre-op diet, you may want to reconsider what you're getting yourself into.

By the time I was 17, I had lost all hope of ever being under 300 pounds. I thought I would never be a happy, healthy person. Today, at 20 (2 months after surgery) I have said goodbye to the 300s. I never want to see them again. I'm working everyday to become a happy healthier Molly. 99.6 more pounds until goal - doesn't seem so bad now that I have proven to myself I can lose 60!

This sounds like dumping syndrome to me. Was it high in carbs, sugar, or fats?

This all comes down to what you expect from the surgery. It does not fix anything but the size of your stomach. In that regard, I think it is impossible for the sleeve to " not work". This is about reasonable expectations. The only thing for sure that will come from getting the VSG is the reduction in the size of your stomach. It does not cure your emotional eating, hormone imbalances, cravings, etc. Just because you are not losing weight as quickly as you'd like to does not mean the sleeve has failed. The sleeve is a tool I have been given to use for the rest of my life - in my mind, IT cannot fail, *I* can fail to use IT. I can also have other issues which prevent me from losing weight at quickly as I would like - but that does NOT mean that the sleeve has failed, it simply means I have other things going on besides the previous lack of restriction.

If you're not hungry, the sleeve is working. The sleeve is a tool of restriction - that's it. It's not a cure for obesity.

One of my friends stretched his sleeve from Coke. That's enough to keep me away.

Puree for me was a lot of scrambled eggs, ricotta cheese, hummus, and guacamole.

Be thankful you get those veggies! A lot of people only get shakes. 150 oz of water a day kept me sane.

Ignorance comes from uneducation. A non-WLS person will never understand what we go through. Keep you're head up, this decision is for YOU.

Most likely its healing or you're not getting your water in. Make sure you're pushing that water.

I'm following you now! I'm 20 now... shhhh don't tell that I'm posting here.

A lot factors into the skin, but the fact of the matter is with having to lose over 200 lbs there is no way I won't be needed reconstructive surgery. Hopefully, you don't have so much to lose.

I haven't had any problems with getting in liquids and haven't thrown up once. Hopefully, you'll have the same experience. As far as protein goes I like EAS carb control (add Click sometimes), Gold Standard Whey, Unjury, and Isopure Zero Carb.

People who have not had weight loss surgery will probably never understand what having weight loss surgery means. The fact that they think it's the easy road out is because they are uneducated on WLS - you have to take it with a grain of salt.

My only support besides online are my parents. The online community helps a lot. Feel free to contact me if you need anything! Links to various social media are in my signature.

Our health is more important. And hey, we're cheap dates now that most of us can't handle as much alcohol.

It's so normal to have second thoughts. I look back on my YouTube videos from right before my surgery and I'm so glad I didn't let those thoughts stop me. This is the best decision I've ever made for myself. If you've done your research you probably know in your gut if this is the right decision for you or not. I think my biggest second thought was the thought of complications -- but eventually I decided I'd rather have to deal with a complication from sleeve now rather than a heart surgery after a heart attack 10 years from now.

The difference between a diet and the pre-op liquid requirement is that the pre-op liquid "diet" is a requirement. No if's and's or but's about it. It's there for a particular reason - to shrink your liver. If you don't do it, you are adding risk into your surgery. No one wants to add a nicked liver to the recovery. You can't think of it as a "diet" where you can end up going off track. After the first couple days, you won't even think about it and if you do think of food, consider the risk you are adding to your surgery.

I was allowed this. I had Rita's Sugar free ice.

Usually, it's caught early, but I've heard accounts of small leaks going unknown for 6 months. By the way, I was on clear liquids for 2 weeks and full liquids for 10 days before puree. My surgeon goes slow - and I'm thankful I gave my sleeve that time to heal.

I had surgery as soon as I got out of school so no one actually seen me, but I did post a picture on Facebook when I hit the 50 lb mark. (Picture attached). Suddenly, guys that wouldn't give me the time of day are striking up conversations with me just to chat. People keep telling me it's because I have new found confidence, but this is solely based on one picture I posted since we're not in school right now. Was I really invisible before? Because I'm sure with the comments that got made about me, no one thought I was easily not seen! Ugh, sometimes it's just so hard to take the new attention knowing all those years I was ignored simply because of my size.

Tuna was not considered puree for me. Puree was the consistency of baby food. Take it slow and don't push it.

I just joined and I'm the same way!

Yep! I just flew and these are what I packed: Protein bars Protein powder Perky Jerky Turkey Bites Starkist light tuna salad pouch