LidiBell

I am almost 1 year out (4/6/2014) and I still have not attempted a straw. Pre surgery, I drank everything thru a straw. It was a hard adjustment, but now, I am used to it. Don't even think about it anymore.

Every Sunday I boil 5 eggs and grill 5 pieces of chicken for the week. It is boring to eat the same thing every day, but it works. It is easy to grab and go during the week. Boring I know, to eat the same thing every day, but it keeps me on track.

I drank this past Saturday and I am not brain dead. If that matters. Although, I may have been a lil brain dead before I drank. lol...I enjoy vodka with a splash of cranberry w/ lemon. I have no problems with those. Definitely can't eat and drink though. Priorities....I drink 1st. lol...J/K. Every doctor is different. Every patient is different. No need to get panties in a wad. If you want to have a drink, have one. If not, don't. Some people are strictly by the book, then theres us who live on the edge. lol... BTW...I am 9 months post op.

I felt it my my waist up. You wouldn't be able to breathe if it was a leak. I had a hard time breathing because I was filling up with air as well.

I felt like a new person after the 2nd surgery. Before...I cried every night to my husband...that I had ruined my life. Begged him to shoot me one night. Looking back, I would go through it all again to be where I am now.

I had a leak. I was sleeved on 4/9, everytime I ate or drank anything I would vomit. On 5/11, I started having substantial pain i my left shoulder/chest area. I toughed it out the remainder of that day and night. The next morning 5/12 my mother took me to the ER and within 1 hour I was in emergency surgery. The doctor told me if I had waited much longer I could have died. It was the WORST pain I had EVER endured.

I am 7 months almost 8 months post op. The last 2 weeks, I feel as if I could eat a horse. I have been eating more in the last 2 weeks. I do not know what is going on. I cannot continue like this. It will NOT be good. Has anyone else had this problem?

I will not be a statistic. I am simply having a "small setback". It is back to the basics for me. What I know works. I was dropping upwards of 6 pounds a week less than 2 months ago. I have a 20 year class reunion in about a year and I WILL BE at my goal weight.

I have actually lost a little more than 70 pounds. I am craving sweets as well. I MUST get back to my boiled egg for breakfast and piece of grilled chicken for lunch and dinner. I WILL I WILL I WILL. I have been through too much and came too far to fall back now. Ladies....WE HAVE GOT THIS. WE CAN OVERCOME THIS lol...

Ahhhhmazzinnnggggg

I recently had a girls weekend. At one of the bars, I noticed they had small cups (like the ones you buy for your bathroom to rinse your mouth). I asked the bartender to use those cups instead of the larger ones. The large cup just exhausted me to look at it. To know I had THAT MUCH to drink overwhelmed me. I had about 2 1/2 of the small cups. Mostly vodka with a splash of cranberry. I got a little buzz, but not too bad. Definitely could not have eaten and drank all of that. I opted for alcohol instead of food that weekend. lol...I didn't gain any weight and wasn't yacking either, so all in all, I guess I handled it pretty well.

I was a month post op and got pain in my shoulders. I continued my day at work (somehow, not sure how), went home and went straight to bed. I was miserable. Woke up the next morning, went to the ER, within an hour, I was in emergency surgery. I had a perforation. The 2nd surgery was 10x worse than the sleeve. If you have ANY pain that far our, you need to see your surgeon.

My husband tell mes me everyday that I have changed. He is correct, I have changed. I am a happier and healthier person. He cannot handle the attention I attract now. Anytime I mention ANYTHING about a male (mostly coworkers) he accuses me of "wanting" them. Typically, I am just telling him a story of something that happened throughout the day that I thought I could share with him. It can have NOTHING to do withe me personally, but he ALWAYS twists it into "they are trying to hook up with you". My husband has a touch of bipolar as well and has recently stopped his medication. We have been having problems since I was sleeved in April. I have recently rented an apartment and we have decided to take some time apart. I think it will help both of us to be apart right now. I do not want to resent him, or vice versa. I hope you guys can work out the issues you are having as well.

NOOOOOOOOOOOOOO....I did and it urnt a hole in my stomach. I had to have emergency surgery. Almost died. DO NOT TAKE IT! Take Tylenol.

Surgery Date: 4/9/2014 Emergency Surgery Date: 5/12/2014 (Had a hole form) Weight on Surgery Date: 257 Pants Size: 22 Shirt Size: 2X Today: Weight: 195 Pants Size: 14 Shirt Size: L

I have heard it is the worst between months 3-7.

I have a very thick head of hair. At month 3, I started losing. Huge amounts. My hairdresser says not to worry, I still have MORE than enough hair. lol...I am almost at month 7 and it is still coming out. Not as bad as early on, but nevertheless, it is still falling out. I had hair that was to my bra line, not I have the A symmetrical cut. It is only about 3" long in the back and to my chin in the front. My hair is also VERY straight. It makes me appreciate all the years I bitched about having too much hair. I am hoping the loss slows down very very soon.

I am 6 months out from surgery and my husband and I have started having problems. I have actually already put a deposit down on an apartment. He gets so upset about anything I do. If I post a picture of just me on Facebook, he says it is all about me. He says I have changed. Of course I have, I am more confident, I care more about what I look like all the time. I am not ashamed to say, "at this time, it IS ALL about me". I feel better than I have in a very long time. I love him more than life, but I cannot deal with the issues at hand. I feel great physically and want to feel just as great emotionally.

I'm 5'6". Surgery date was 4/9 started at 267 size 22 jeans. Now I'm 199 and size 16 jeans that are loose.

I will be 6 months Post Op next week. My hair started falling out at 3 months and is just now starting to slow down a little. I've probably lost 1/2 of my hair. Thankfully I have a ton of hair. I haven't taken anything to help it.

Lookin great.

Let me just say how much I love life these days. I hope everyone is doing well and feeling great and the pounds are melting off. I am posting a picture of me that was taken on my 5 month mark. I do have one question for you guys...when can I switch from Flintstones Vitamins to an adult one a day?

Awesome

I was sleeved 4/9 w/ hernia repair as well. Had constant vomiting. On 5/11 I began having severe pain in my shoulders. I went to the ER 5/13 and within an hour I was in emergency surgery for a perforation in my stomach. (I was leaking in my stomach due to a hole). I was miserable for the first 2 months after my original surgery. Today...I would do it a 100 times over. I feel like I am 20 years old again. It was all worth it.

I am averaging 2-3 lbs per week.