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July 15th 2014 ,surgery date weight: 208 current weight 135 here are some pictures I took on Valentine's day. Im so excited about my new body and all the cute cloth I can wear now! One thing that I must admit, you get used to eating cold food. Lol! [ATTACH]41654[/ATTACH] [ATTACH]41655[/ATTACH]

Hi all I was wondering if any of you that have had compilations had any problems with going back to work or missing work after?

Learning to re-feed myself all over again is one of the most challenging things that comes along with this surgery. Smaller bites, chewing more, how fast I eat are all things that I struggle with. What's your challenge?

That's a good idea! I use a lil saucer... I'm going to have too try smaller utensils, this sounds more feasible

How about the incredible shrinking women that made me smile

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That's good news! I had my sleeve on July 15, then went back into the hospital for some complications and returned back to work 9 Weeks from my original date. I missed today because i had problems wee hours this morning and my stomach is hurting really bad. I just hope they dont fire me!

Wow my heart dropped :,( this is very sad! I didn't read that part i only read her story and replied. Your still in my thoughts and prayers jd!

I can't post in the veterans forum so I'll ask here... I know its tough too admit but please answer honestly... Has anyone that has had there surgery for more then a year become dependent on some kind of outlet (other then food of course)? Maybe drugs, alcohol, any kind of pills, anything?

And he also said out was nothing that i did wrong... I told him that i tried to skip the puree stage, and he said that it had nothing to do with that

My doc said that it was pure dumb luck and that it happens to 1 outta ecru 100 patients

That's something that i must ask my Dr, because i don't have the answer for you... That's what i was told in the hospital, and with you not being here to show you its hard to understand.

I've actually have have 4 surgeries. One to install the band one to fix it cause it prolapsed one to take out the band and replace it with the sleeve and one to fix the sleeve because it flipped/twisted.

My boss said, oh you left work big and came back skinny... Lol!

I had one surgery on July 15th all was well then my stomach flopped over, this rarely happens its nothing i did wrong nothing the docs did wrong just pure dumb luck, go figure. So the repaired it with another surgery on Aug 15th one month later and i'm telling you that i feel like I've been through hell and back... BUT i will tell you one thing although regretting it for a long time i've been slowly coming around to being GRATEFUL for this experience. It was a hard fight but chalk worth it in the end. I'm feeling hot and sexy in my new clothes went from 18 to a 13 even twelve depending on the brand its still hard to balance my new lifestyle with the eating and drinking enough to not starve or be dehydrated but each day its getting better and better

I don't know which one counts the first or second surgery? So I'll just go with the initial one which was July 15th i'm down 31 lbs and counting maybe 32 tomorrow of i'm lucky

Hopefully this website/fourm will help... It has been helping me through some tough time recently... Good luck on your surgery and if this is what YOU want then do it! Do not be disgorged just think of how happy and healthier you feel... And one of the best things is shopping for smaller clothes! DONT GIVE UP! Keep your head up and firm feet on the ground... Good luck to you

I'm not having any issues with it i'm only 4 Weeks out of my second surgery just think that i might have problems with alcohol, or even pain meds, however right now i'm waiting for a call back from a psych. And hopefully well bee seeing me within the next week I need help!

I'm so glad you said this! It is very dificult and mentally challenging, this sleeve. I've had some complications with this surgery and have had to have my sleeve repaired. Ever since the second surgery i'm having trouble getting my fluids in and making sure i'm eating enough. I'm do good but i'm sure its just enough to get by. I feel like mentally with how much food too eat and how much Water to drink its a Challenge to balance it all out, especially with all the heart burn and gas and the pain from the gas trying to find food that sit well with your new little tummy. Its hard! I've been mentally drained with trying to find a happy balance between all of this.

The Complication was that my stomach flipped/twisted over the doctor did the tube down the throat procedure and found out that way, they then took me into another surgery and sewed my new sleeve to my muscles in my abdominal walls... My doctor says that one in. 100 patience has this happen to them... Btw he also says it was nothing at all that i did wrong just pure dumb luck :/ which i don't know why he would lie? The first time around with the recovery was great until three Weeks out i started to have sharp unbearable pain on the right side of my abdomen, so i went to the hospital where i would stay for two Weeks then come back two days after released due to wretching and not being able to eat or drink. I was finally outta there one week later feeling a bit better. I'm now feeling better able to get my fluids and Protein just enough to not be dehydrated and to keep my body from going into starvation mode. To be honest with you i hated that i did this to myself and woulda taken it all back plus 15 lbs just to have my old life back, but day by day besides the timing of my meals and drinking fluids, heart burn and acid reflex its getting better and better and i feel a change in my body and heart on my decision, down 31 lbs. And three pants sizes im finallyable to see the light at the end of the dark tunnel