WolfpackGirl

I all...I had my sleeve surgery on 1/17. I'm doing pretty good but finding the mental addiction to food very strong for me. All of this cold, snowy weather hasn't helped. I would love to connect with any other NC folks. My surgeon was Dr. Paul Enochs in Cary. He did my lapband back in 2000 also. I had my band removed in December.

Hi Sweetie716…congrats on making the decision to have the sleeve surgery. I am doing GREAT! I am down 50 pounds since my surgery Janary 17th, 2014. I will tell you the weeks before and about 6 weeks after the surgery are tough. Not because if any pain or discomfort but because of the drastic change in lifestyle. Make sure you follow their eating and drinking directions and you will not have any problems. I very rarely have nausea which some sleeve patients experience. If I don't eat every 3-4 hours, then I can have nausea, even though I am 3 months post surgery. This is the best thing I have ever done for myself and would do it over again. Be patient and you will be glad you had the surgery. Keep us posted on your progress!

Me too…..I had my sleeve on January 17th and I do have hunger. I am supposed to be adding soft foods in this week but I am struggling with being afraid of eating too much. I am also stalled and that is really getting me down. With this cold weather it is hard to get in my 64 ounces of Fluid. I guess I have to remember that this is a marathon and not a sprint.

Hey everyone....I'm glad I found this thread also.....I'm on week 3 post op and having trouble getting the fluids and protein in. I'm not having the nausea but am struggling with the tracking of everything. I am not a structure person and all of this regiment is really starting to make me grumpy. I am stalled at 27 pounds lost since beginning the pre-op diet before surgery. The mental part of this is much harder than I anticipated.

I am I'm week 3 of post op diet. Eating lots of Greek yogurt, mashed up tuna and chicken salad. Some days I can eat with no problem and then other days I have some nausea. I found the Greek yogurt is working best.

I had my sleeve this past Friday with little issues for the most part. I did have to have some steroids because of an edema from the surgery in my esophagus for adhesion removals. I had my lap band removed on December 23, 2013. I am doing pretty well but am concerned about retaining fluids still from my hospital stay. How long did it take for you to release the extra fluids? I am trying to make sure I get my 64 ounces of Fluid and 60-80 gms of liquid Proteins. I hope I am on track but I weigh more now than I did before my surgery. How long before you started seeing the numbers on the scale start to go down?