JadedMage

Stick to the plan, its only for a little while, yes it sucks but its something you have to do and be strong doing it, you will be all the better for it in the end. Full liquids was not that bad, protien shakes with greek yogurt, creamed Soups, its much better than that clear liquid by far. and if you like cheese, campbells makes a cheese soup that is still one of my favorite soups! If you eat things you should not eat you run the risk of hurting yourself, do you really want to go back into the operating room because you HAD to have that bread and cheese and now blew a staple and are having septis, oh yea that can KILL you? Dont be silly, buck up and get through it, you know you can!

I would not start Frying stuff right now, stick to the baking for now

its called a Plateu, everyone goes through them when loosing weight, even without the surgery. just stick to it, get some exercise and you will start loosing weight again!

@Yasman sorry if I offended you, I was just stating MY Opinion which I still hold to. If you dont think that you can give up the way that you are now, YOU should not have this surgery yet. I was totally and utterly resigned to do anything, and I mean anything to have this surgery and I did, 3 weeks ago. And its hard to stop thinking and doing what I have always been used to but YOU HAVE NO CHOICE AFTER you have this surgery. At the point I am now, I can completely understand why some people throw up, loose hair, have constant problems, because they were not really ready to give up the way they were. I have followed doctors orders to the T and have not had a problem at all. I think about this all the time now, every small morsel I put in my mouth, every drink of Water, every time I feel a new sensation, I know in my head there is a change going on. btw sipping does suck, as i also take a swallow or two but wont go any farther than that.

i took two weeks off, but the other person here at work only took 1. I think its all according to how you feel if you think you can go back to work

im just learning what it actually feels like to be Hungry, before surgery i would just eat constantly, so i was never actually hungry, now, every once in a while i get butterflies in my belly and i know its time to eat. strange trip!

cant drink during a meal, cant drink 30 min before or 30 min after, if you are not ready to give up diet soda and follow the rules then you are not ready for this surgery. (btw diet soda is just as bad if not worst than regular soda) but think about this, you were gluttonus enough to get to where you beleive you need to have this surgery, Its now time to give something up to get what you want, what we all want and thats to loose weight. Seriously dont go into this thinking you can still do what you have always done, if you are not willing, right now to sacrifice then you are not ready for this surgery.

im going on my 4th week and I have lost 26 lbs!!!

sleeved on 9/2/14 - i have lost 26 lbs so far and havent had any problems at all!!!

I was sleeved on 9/2/14, i was totally out of it and on pain killers in the hospital for two days, after that the dr sent me home with tylonal with codine but i havent used it. I was soar for a few days when i got home but it was pretty much nothing. you also have to remember your internal organs do NOT have nerve endings and can NOT feel pain. the only discomfort you will have is the incision marks and honestly, i have had worst cat scratches from my cats! dont freak out, just do it, it will be the best decision of your life!

pureed chicken or turkey strips with peanut sauce pureed sloppy joes with cheddar smashed broiled fish with olive oil and garlic pureed ground beef with salsa and cheddar pureed turkey chilli with cheddar (can you tell I love cheddar!)

you just may not be ready for it yet. I can eat tuna but i cant eat ground beef, does the same thing that tuna does to you. Remember it takes 6 weeks for your stomach to heal, you just may not be ready for it yet!

I was sleeved on Sept 2nd, had a few complications, oxygen levels, hernia that had to be fixed also so I spent 2 days in the hospital. Im good now though. Got my hospital bill yesterday, HA $80,000!!! good thing my insurance covers it, Im only responsibil for $310 !! Im on the pureed stage now and Ive lost about 25lbs already! I just am so happy i did this for myself. my only complaint is i get the burps alot now!

Wow its like you were inside my brain when you wrote that post! Im three weeks out from my surgery also and the first 2 weeks i dropped like 22lbs. I just started the pureed stage and have pretty much stalled. How do all these other people loose so much weight within a year? Im not regretting my decision and im certainly not hungry anymore like i used to be, but between, Water, Protein and walking what else can i do?

Ugh the first week sucked so bad!! i feel your pain. It does get better. However, how inconsiderate of your hubby! wow just wow, hes lucky he isnt married to me, his arse would be sleeping in the garage with his two pizzas! (one of my favs btw)!!!

wow Bufflehead thats just what I was looking for. Im at the pureed stage now and so glad I ran across this post! thanks again JM

Hi Im 2 weeks post and I am exhausted every day too. I take Vitamins and b12 but nothing compares to a cop of java! oh well this too shall pass, Ive also lost 25lbs so far so Im not complaining!

I am so mad right now, this morning i found I found out that my surgery has been postponed for about 3 weeks. It was set to go off tomorrow. the only clearance i did not get was from the pulmonogist, who i have been calling for a week now to get him to send the surgeon the paperwork. My surgery is schedule for July 16th. Last night he calls me and tells me that the crappy home study sleep test i took shows i have sever sleep apnea and low saturation rate and doesnt think that i should have the operation yet! he wants me to take a full fledged sleep study now. So what can my surgeon do but go along with him. Has anyone out there HAD sleep apnea and got this operation, what did they do to you that is different? Has anyone out there had this happen to them? I am so very upset over this, i still want the operation but I dont want to wait anymore!!! arrr I so mad at this Doctor!!! Kelly C

Sublingual B-12

DRAIN? whats that mean?

My Scheduled Surgery Date is July 16th, Im happy, scared, excited and would do anything to have it be over already! I still have a few doctors and tests to go through, but everything is going well so far. I have insurance that will cover it as long as its medically necessary, which beleive me, it is!

what irritates the crap out of me is that who would NOT back you for trying to better your life? what kind of jerk does that?

I started doing 1 or 2 Meal Replacement shakes a day now. I figured it cant hurt right? I also have purchased a few of the clear Protein drinks since for around 7 days after its Clear liquids. I am totally expecting it to taste like hiney but i guess you have to sacrifice to get what you want! I am going to experiment Now that way I will be prepared AFTER I get the surgery.

my surgeon said that i would loose about 65 to 75% of my excess weight in the 1st year. If you are averaging 10+ lbs a month weight loss, thats good!

Hah I like you E! I think it comes from Jealosy that people will debate a decision like the ones that we the over endowed will make. I have know so many "skinny" people to say to me "just dont eat" yea right, just walk a mile in my shoes...they couldnt take the weight... Im sure your coworkers looked at you sideways when you were only eating a babies portion of stuff LOL you should be proud of yourself!