kyleebean

where are you finding it? I would love to watch this!

247

Today I wore one of my favorite pair of jeans to work (which are a size 20) and when I came home I took my dog for a walk. It's pretty mild here right now and all the snow is melting so there were a lot of puddles and the bottom of my pants got wet. When I came home, I was looking for a dry pair of jeans and tried on a pair of my girlfriend's size 16 jeans, and they fit..... and looked good. I might not give them back to her!

I have always had insomnia too. It was really bad right after surgery and I was prescribed ambien which really helped. But my doc only prescribed a few pills. I also take Elavil (antidepressant), unisom, and melatonin at night. If I don't go to bed first and fall asleep before my partner comes to bed, I cannot fall asleep. It kinda sucks.... but we make it work.

I had a follow up with my NUT last week. I am 3 months out from band to sleeve revision. While I have pretty good restriction, I can pretty much tolerate anything so I'm not super limited in what I can eat. That being said, I do get hungry between meals. NUT wants me to have Snacks in between meals but wants them to be liquid, ie, Protein shakes or milk. I like both of these but sometimes I really want some yogurt with berries or string cheese or whatever.... Anyone else have an opinion about this. Since trying to follow this, I have been pretty unhappy about it.

I did try asking her that and she said No that she only wants liquids consumed between meals... I just haven't felt satisfied with that.

249 3 pound loss

HI, I'm also looking for size 18 clothes.....Would love pics and can pay....

lately bad habits are sneaking in.... and I'm letting it happen. I bought my partner mini cupcakes for her birthday... I thought I would have 1 but I had 3 and ate the frosting off of 3 others..... A few days ago, I ate cake at a party. I KNOW these types of food are my downfall and if I eat them I want more... Kinda like cookie monster. I don't know why I do this, even in the moment, I am thinking, this is soo bad, and yet I still do it. AND, after I eat it I feel nauseas. My brain is lagging here and I don't know how to fix it.

252

I had revision from band to sleeve this past November. I Love the sleeve so much better.... I lost about 100 pounds when I was banded in 2005 and slowly I gained it back. I take responsibility for that. However, I was vomiting at almost every meal and turned to foods that were sliders. in 2011 I went to a different clinic as I felt my current dr. was not listening to me about how much I was vomiting and the reflux. I would literally wake up choking at night because Water or whatever I drank prior to going to bed was coming up on me. My poor partner thought I was dying. Anyway, when the new dr. ordered an upper GI it showed the band was waaayyy tooooo tight and he opted to empty it and then refilled it a few months later. Even with the tiniest fill, I was vomiting and having nighttime reflux. I ended up getting sleeved this past November. My surgery was rough and I had some complications from having such bad scar tissue. An overnight hospital stay ended up being 4 days. Dr. said I had an infection on the lining of my stomach where the band was. After a couple of weeks I felt so much better. Also during the past year I was diagnosed with Fibro as I had such wide spread chronic pain..... After about a month after being sleeved, I noticed I wasn't in pain anymore. Dr. felt that having the infection could have caused some of the inflammation in my body. Super glad to be rid of that damned band.

I was banded in 2005 and did lose 100 pounds.. Then my band slipped and I gained it back....I had revision on 11/27/13. I've lost at a good pace but recently found myself eating more and making some poor choices. I'm not afraid of failure but I am afraid of not getting to my goal. Those are two different fears I guess. At this point, I view the revision as a success as I have lost about 65 pounds. I want to loose more and I need to find the motivation to persevere. Some times I'm just like, "aIl I want is a frickin cookie". But there have been times, I've had a bite of said cookie and I think it wasn't as great as I anticipated it to be. So I guess those kind of experiences let me know that my craving isn't the same as it had been. If I have just a small bite, I'm happy with that and I can move on because it often isn't as good as I thought it would be.

CW: 253 Goal: 241

CW: 253 Goal: 241

I have humana and they have been a nightmare to work with. I previously had lap band surgery and had a revision to sleeve this past November. Humana never told me there was a 25,000 cap for bariatrics and my surgery/hospital stay was 130,000. but to answer you question: they required 6 months supervised diet going to a center of excellence and I think there is BMI requirement

I've looked at it too but I'm nervous as well... It's sooo hard to find clothes without trying them on first.

251

Just wanted to add that my lapband caused esophageal dilation and dismotility and I had an infection on my stomach where the lap band was placed.....

I had this happen and then insurance said they would pay for the revision~ part of it~ I agreed to pay for the lap band removal and they paid for the sleeve. However, what they neglected to tell me and to coordinator of the clinic I went to was that there is a 25,000 cap on this benefit. I had some complications and had a 4 day hospital stay to the tune of 130,000. It has been an insurance nightmare ever since.

I'm 12 weeks out tomorrow. My life has been super stressful and I have been eating ALL day long.... A Protein bar here, a yogurt there, some berries here, oatmeal all to the tune of over 900 calories and I haven't had dinner. I know saying I'm stressed is an excuse and I am accountable but I don't know how to just jump back on the wagon. I haven't had this type of "binge" since surgery and I'm scared.

at two weeks out I could only do 15-20 minutes on the treadmill and increased the rate and incline each time I went. I still get lightheaded and have been told it's due to my blood pressure dropping. if you are on any blood pressure meds, make sure your doc knows how you are feeling..... you might need to come off of them. Amazing what a little weight loss can do!

Thanks everyone.... I can't eliminate the stress, a lot of it is work related (I'm a social worker/therapist in child welfare) the other stress is money~ my insurance is only covering 25,000 of my 130,000 dollar surgery and hospital stay. It makes me ill to think of this amount of debt! Definitely going to eat a balanced dinner and go to bed early!

I had my band removed and conversion to sleeve on 11/27 and am down 62 pounds.

Everyone is soooo different. I was off a full 6 weeks from work and it was the best thing for me. I had a very rough surgery (mine was a conversion from lap band to sleeve) full of recovery complications, a 4 day stay in the hospital and a lot of pain. I felt much better by week 4 but was still very fatigued. I did start walking on a treadmill at the gym but could only manage 15-20 minutes. Be patient and all the best to you.

I'm In Too!!