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I had surgery with him nearly 3 years ago. I took a loved one to MX to have surgery with him about 4 months after that. Both of us were (and are) very happy. One tricky thing with his name: it is spelled I L L A N (only one "L" ). Best to you as you research your choices!

My liver enzymes (which include ALT) were high-ish the day I had surgery. I was in heavy ketosis from the liquid diet and pretty dehydrated because my surgery was at 5pm and I'd been fasting since 11pm the night before (unnecessarily long in my opinion). At my first post-surgery blood draw (and all since then) my liver numbers have been just fine. I do find now that I'm sleeved if I eat too much Protein, almost no carbs and not enough fat, then I get itchy (which is a sign that I'm throwing liver enzymes again). If I keep my macros to high fat, low carb, moderate protein, I feel the best. BEST WISHES a you get this sorted out!

I had an excellent experience nearly 3 years ago.

I noticed we have the same surgeon. You look FANTASTIC -- I envy you the plastics but I know you were amazingly diligent getting ready for them. Thanks for updating!

I know it is counterintuitive, but I started eating in the highly ketogenic range (see FlexibleKetogenicDOTcom) and I finally got to my goal weight range in the last couple of months. I had lost a lot by going very low-carb in the past, but in these late stages (right before sleeve and since being sleeved), my "broken metabolism" was not responding to low-carb like it had in the past. Taking my macros to moderate Protein, high fat and low carb (as per the calculator) finally caused my body to respond the way it had to mere low carb in the past and the pounds started melting off again. I've come to understand that certain strugglers from the long time yo-yo dieting trenches finally start losing on this wacky approach and I am one of them. (I am at my lowest since being a mom and can feel hip bones for the first time in MANY years myself (FWIW).) Very best to all- it is crazy making indeed to find the approach that might just work for our particular situations.

@@banksdea I don't want to minimize what you are feeling-- it is so hard (and lonely) to be down on something that everyone else is gushing about:/. I will encourage you to have faith that it will get better /way less severe, though. If you do a search on here for "sleeve expired at one year," etc. , I think you will get a lot of reassurance that this "tight" tiny-meals era is finite for most people (although most people seem to be bummed about it since it's often accompanied by some troubling regain:/).

Sounds like you are doing well! The couple of cases of revising from sleeve to bypass that I have been aware of were inspire by lack of weight loss (or troubling re-gain), so your journey will be interesting to watch since you're not trying to lose a great deal. Truly hope this is the beginning of a great new era for you – you have sure been through a lot!

@@banksdea Sorry you are going through this! My view of your profile (that shows up with your posts) only says that you have had LAP-BAND and joined May 2012 (?). In reading others' responses, though, I'm taking it that you are very recently sleeved. At the risk of repeating others' advice, you WILL be able to eat a lot more as the internal swelling goes down... the metabolic advantage (re-set) you get from being sleeved will also fade (i.e., the changes in your gut biology, hormones, etc.). I can eat pretty normally now and often wish I couldn't Anyway, sending you good thoughts and I AFFIRM that people like you (who are not feeling on Cloud 9 about being sleeved) need to speak up!

I think there is a dedicated section for sleeve to bypass revisions-- hope you connect with those knowledgeable folks! The most recently-active person with sleeve to bypass that I'm aware of is Band07. Best wishes & kudos for your tenacity in dealing with all that!

I think the accommodations you're talking about are linked to a specific surgery coordination company, not florence Hospital itself. Florence does have the policy of letting a loved one stay with you in your room in a second bed, but I don't think that's what you're talking about. Last, there are some corporate type apartments within a block or two that are pretty nice. I have been there as a patient and again as a support person staying in the room, so I'm reasonably experienced :-). One helpful aspect of Florence is that there is --ironically-- A brand-new Walmart 1.5 blocks away (it made it way less stressful for me to pack the second time, because I knew I could run across the street and purchase virtually anything I had forgotten.)

I'm also glad to hear things have improved a bit! I was going to suggest that you take (and log) your pulse and blood pressure several times a day so that you can show that to whomever is seeing you or treating you (I've gone in for runaway anxiety twice in the last 10 years and the time that I calmly produced a log of my (troubling) blood pressure and pulse I was taken WAY more seriously than when I just verbally told them that I felt like my heart was going to break out of my chest it was beating so fast :/.). Best to you!

Thanks for these ideas! I know many people could not eat all of it, but I like a lettuce-wrapped Carls Jr "Famous Star" burger for an on the go splurge .

I know the cycle: you get nervous about getting nervous and it can feed on itself. I am thinking of you . Please let us know if your caregivers don't take you seriously- I have ideas!

No, but I have loved ones near there and will be eager to hear about your experience ! Best wishes !

I loved reading this update! So very happy that you and your PCP found a tangible hitch and then worked it out together. This made my day!