shellyd88

Stay off the scale your going to make yourself crazy this is hard enough already I only weigh once a week I was sleeved at the end of February this year and have lost 173 lbs since sept 20 th 2014 to now it will happen I swear have you tried the unflavored protein powders at all I used genepro and mixed it in cottage cheese applesauce hot cereals mashed potatoes soups tea etc was the only thing I could stand my surgeon told me that rock in your chest feeling is because of swelling on your insides I had it too was awful also u may be eating to much at one time I had to really reevaluate everything I was doing to stop the discomfort I know it's sounds nuts cuz you can only eat so little but I tried it and it worked also don't drink too close to eating that makes everything hurt as well my dr said to try warm drinks about 45 mins or so before meal he said it would help the swelling I was nauseas every time I tried to eat and I had to stop after 2 bites and this is what he said to do and it helped my nutritionist allowed me for a few weeks to have baby fruit juices watered down or low sugar orange juice watered down I hope this helps

This happened to me too be sure to take small bites and chew very well also the firmer/ denser the food you will feel that it's the swelling inside it will get better I promise it takes time I went thru this for two months maybe a bit longer

Hi on the couple of occasions where this was said to me in my case after the fact by ppl who found out by others my response was this " when you have this surgery and live with it for a while we can re visit this conversation and you can tell me what about it you think is so easy, until then I didn't ask nor do I care what you think"

Doing very well thank you I'm a few days away from seven months post op sleeve lost 60 lbs before surgery in February this year was 400 day of surgery today I'm 286 had a nasty stall for a few weeks but I'm finally seeing the numbers move downward again thankfully I almost had to hurt that scale lol

Hi shellyd67 I know I saw your name a while back lol hope your doing well

Yes and take the stool softeners this is a process that takes getting used to there's an adjustment period I'm seven months post op sleeve try to be as balanced as possible with your food and vegs fiber etc I had a few months where it was either in bathroom a lot or couldn't go still only have bm twice a week or so it seems to be the new normal it was a rough time at first but things improved slowly

I used the gnc ready to drink they fall in the guidelines of carbs sugar calories etc I was told by dr I liked the chocolate the best or would mix 1/2 chocolate and 1/2 van and same with strawberry and vanilla or added a small amount of skim milk with it like1/2 chocolate and part milk was only one I could stand they aren't cheap though

Well today I went into a clothing store for the first time in over 10 years and bought clothes off the rack not from a catalog still plus size but not circus size funny thing happened well not really funny not sure what to call it I pulled the highest size I could see 28 went to dressing room thinking I'd never get them on and to my shock and amazement happily so... Too big ha fell down!!! Next size also too big next size fits legs waist still too big though didn't end up buying any jeans as I was concerned about the fit and I'm still losing and need to lose a good bit more and likely won't fit in them soon( never thought I'd be saying that out loud) is it totally stupid to invest in clothes that I'll only wear a short time ? I feel guilty buying stuff with that in the back of my mind I have to get a new winter coat as two of me can fit in it now not even able to wear it and not look rediculous I was totally shocked by how much smaller I look in fitted clothes can fit into an 18/20 top I just got new stuff at end of May and my sister says I look like I'm wearing clown clothes for once she is right I feel so guilty about buying new clothes when I still have weight to lose ...any thoughts?

This happened to me turned out my machine was set on a test setting also when I got a better mask it was better still hated it but I could tolerate and yes it was mandatory by surgeon had a chip in machine to turn in to respiratory therapist who made a report to surgeon if not used enough no surgery good luck

Thanks ... Sorry for ranting

I keep getting asked how much I've lost and how much I now weigh and what weight did I start at I've never told anyone except my husband and on here I'm just not comfortable answering it as these ppl fat shamed me and just want to know so they can gossip I won't tell I just say a lot and when they still say well I know but how much I repeat a lot and if they dare ask again I say it's not up for discussion it makes me nauseas that I'm past 6 months post op and it's all ppl want to talk about when they see me as if there are no other topics to discuss especially my sister and boss sister is " suddenly so proud of me for losing weight after all this time " apparently even though I've been a good person for 47 years cleaned up her messes time after time raised her child for 4 years helped her escape her abusive husband never been arrested held a job my entire life never in any trouble "finally" I'm worthy of her approval? Hmm was worthless when fat though and saved her ass so many times and never asked for or expected a damn thing in return yeah your welcome! Thank you for for condescending " approval"

@@Elode I'd join you in that uh moment,,, some ppl need an attitude adjustment big time ... My WLS decision was mostly based on fat shaming by Drs in the last 4 years I couldn't get Drs to listen to me when I complained of severe and debilitating pain and numbness in my feet and legs was told that if I wasn't fat it wouldn't hurt etc had staff in offices pointing at me and talking about me as if I was deaf one orthopedic dr gave me a referral for WLS same with foot dr and vascular Drs 2 no orthopedic told me point blank get out of his office and quit wasting his time that I need to loose weight and if he has to be an asshole and tell me then so be it it was humiliating I knew I was fat it had not escaped my notice considering it went wherever I did it's not as if I could forget for 4 years went from dr to dr recommended by ppl I know to be blown off time after time we'll finally this year after losing over a 100 lbs by spring I was able to be at least listened to and tested for possible causes of pain I never had before and wasn't going away and found out I have neuropathy venous insufficiency and severe arthritis in left foot and ankle with no cartilage in ankle or midfoot joints and severe bone spurring through out foot well now I've had 4 years for it to get worse thanks to these Drs I've lost over 170 lbs and the pain isn't going away so apparently even if I'm not fat it still will hurt Now they say I'll probly have to have a fusion but I'm the breadwinner here I can't not work for months I hate that they seem to be able to treat ppl that way and get away with it we aren't deserving of basic respect it really pisses me off sorry for the rant

Well the one thing I can say is carbonation after sleeve surgery is painful u must only sip very small sips and don't drink much at one time do not chug I swear u will be in agonizing pain and do not try to eat and drink soda did this once and promptly threw up and broke out in an entire body sweat was not a pleasant experience some lessons learned the hard way I do still drink a diet coke sometimes but I'd say it's one bottle like a 20 oz over a weeks time a little bit here or there be careful don't hurt yourself also I did not try this until 5 months post op when they say avoid soda ... Well they have a point lol just be careful

Best of luck to you when u feel up to it let us know how your doing

Is it at all possible to have some things altered? A good seamstress may be the solution for the things you really would like to keep

Lol that is hilarious buckle your seatbelt your going to rack up a few tickets

The first few days are rough with the gas pain and nausea it's going to get better I swear walking helps to force the air towards escape it can awhile but it will happen hope you start feeling better

This happened to me as well after only a couple of weeks after surgery I was warned about this pre op by my surgeon and my reg dr that if it happened to let them know right away I was on blood pressure meds which were discontinued that week by the dr and it still happened I had to get some blood work and I was told I needed potassium and magnesium meds but I have AFib which I take meds for As well as some circulation issues so don't assume anything get checked out I hope everything gets better

@@lealor hey hi how are you doing I hope your feeling better and getting your fluids in and that it's getting a bit easier for you

Good luck everyone !!

Good luck to you hope it turns out well I had my surgery after having AFib since 2011 I've been stable no issues I had to get clearance from cardio dr was no issue he signed off on it without question its my understanding that all bariatric surgeons check for cardiac issues and pulmonary issues as well as endocrine and vascular before agreeing to surgery and ask for clearances it's a cover their asses thing

I'll just throw this out there as it happened to me when I was on pre op weight loss program I was eating sugar free jello pudding etc and ughh well spent lots of time in the bathroom was extremely sick my body won't tolerate sugar alcohols or artificial sweeteners so even tho they tasted decent I couldn't eat them and have any kind of life outside the rest room such as ohh going to work or yeah leaving the house had to cut them out try stopping eating them see if the problem stops? Just a suggestion hope everything gets better for you

Haha by doing exactly what you did hang up ignore your unavailable etc etc etc to me this nasty stuff is the same as forcing your religious or political beliefs down ppls throats and trying to shame you in front of others and announcing your personal business absolutely unacceptable and just plain ignorant and rude girl just wave bye....

Hey hi try not to freak out I know it's better said then done lots of times they turn out to be no big deal but better safe then sorry later so many things can be treated medicated and move on with life they may have you take a stress test and or and echocardiogram which is sort of an ultrasound to see if there is anything going on I've never heard of a surgeon allowing the procedure without cardiac clearance from everyone I myself had a arrhythmia I didn't know I had until I nearly passed out one day winding up the hose after doing some outdoor watering I had high blood pressure at the time and I thought well it's so darn hot out here just maybe over did it a bit went to dr office next day I felt fine I was told I was tachycardic I didn't even know what the heck that meant I ended up in the ER for an EKG and sent to cardiologist that day I didn't know any cardiologists luckily I knew a person with connections one of which was having a cardiologist as a very good friend of theirs who saw me asap as a favor turns out I had AFib but no structural damage and no heart disease I take meds to keep it in a normal rhythm now cardiologist sent me for a sleep apnea test as he felt that was the cause turns out he was right and I've now lost so much weight I've gotten off blood pressure meds and had other meds reduced and I'm off cpap so it's not always a horrible thing I'm not telling u any of this to scare you but to show that it's not always a major problem and if it's not causing u issues and you aren't noticing it it may delay due to testing but not prevent your surgery try to stay calm until u find out what the issue is I've also known two ppl in the last 5 years have this happen after getting an EKG and it was found nothing was wrong one was told they thought the tech that did the test may have made an error while conducting the test best of luck by the way this happened to me in 2011 I wasn't sleeved until this past February

Sometimes they will deny if dr office doesn't send all required info find out why it was denied call the insurance company and ask u should get a letter if it's approved or denied it may say in the letter sometimes they just need more info good luck