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Ok that's helpful!!

I feel the same!! Like the weight is coming off slowly I'm able to start puree today and I can eat no restriction feelings and it takes a few for me to feel full but I feel like something is wrong I'm 10 days post op as well but I wanna know when does the weight come off

I had throat pains I couldn't explain it but it was like a burning ring of flame around my throat my doctor prescribed omeprezol and I believe u can get the generic otc for acid reflux I open it n put it in my apple sauce first thing in the am and I'm fine.

Where to begin. Well much like most of you we are all chasing that dream. I was always the fat girl in my crew cute for a fat girl and never really felt like I was confident or cute enough to hang with my mom and skinny sisters. In 2009 I decided at 327 pounds that enough was enough. I researched the band and at the time it was relatively new. I save up and went down to Mexico so very I'll prepared but no one could talk me out of it. So there I was on a plane like no turning back now. So I had the surgery returned home and actually from 2009 to 2013 I never had a fill... bad I know my band helped me lose 127 ponds but I was miserable couldn't eat lived off of snacks that was my life for years but it became a health issue. I went to a US doctor we will call him dr asshole, because we were to do a band to Sleeve revision. At that time I had alot of a car tissue so he removed my band and I woke up totally unprepared to go payout life without a tool in place to help me, since I never really learned discipline with the band. As soon as I could eat again I went in and gained 60-70 pounds in a year or less. I was super depressed as all my cute clothes I could no longer fit almost like I was being teased. So I started to research the sleeve and almost went back to Mexico but I have insurance so I decided to take the 4 month route after Tons of appointments I finally was sleeved on 03/17/2015. Since my pre op I was 267 and as of today my one week follow up I've lost 21 pounds. What an emotional ride. I can't lie I had a breakdown like shoot will i regret this but it's to late so I have to now work it to the best of my abilities. At my follow up my doctors told me that normal to feel this way and to continue to push forward and I will see progress. So here is to the new me and us and any encouragements questions comments are greatly appreciated.

Yes I know the feeling all too well I haven't been successful in pregnancy which was my main reason for wanting the band because every doctor said it's because your overweight and I kept leaving appointments crying. But over the last year without my band my god it was like the stomach gods opened up my belly. I ate everything!! And with the sleeve I'm still so early and I can't wait to fit back in my clothes this last year was a nightmare. I hope you consider the sleeve even if you have to get it out of country. My sister had hers done in Mexico and it's a forever tool.

And you look awesome now Elode!! Atlas I know I'm on my way back to the smaller healthier and confident me

That's encouraging to know. Thank you!!

Hi I was banded on the same day as you and I feel the exact same way today I had my follow up with my doctor and she said that's a normal feeling I cry I feel like I'm starving I'm sick of liquids!! But with all that being said try some hot choclate sugar free and fat free cool whip my doc said that's ok and protein will make you feel better. Unjury has soups and tasteless protein. Good luck to you

I definately need to hear that food after the sleeve is possible. I keep hearing horror stories. I still have water weight from the surgery but I want to reach my goal of 190-195 and learn how to stay there.

@@Jamie there are fill centers here in the us that will fill band patients not much money either. But I just never had a need for one. It was if my band slipped down but not totally so I never had fluid though I had the rrstrictions. The sleeve is definately diffrenct and still scary to me.

@@Elode thank you!!