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Hi All! I had VSG in November of 2015. I got down to 163 last spring, but since I have regained and am at 188. My father was hospitalized and suffered a double pulmonary embolism. It completely sidetracked my self-care and was emotionally a really bad several months. Thankfully he has recovered. Since then I have been struggling to get back on track. I now feel better and ready to commit to taking care of myself again. I'm just reaching out to see if there is anyone in the same boat. If so what are you doing? I was thinking to try and do liquids again, but I don't really have a plan. I'm not sure how long I should do protein shakes and water/vitamins. My amazing doc said I should stick to 1200kcals/day using whole foods instead of shakes. I'm just not confident that I have the control to eat regular foods and stick to my calories. At least I haven't been doing well at that since I met with him in November. :\ Thanks for the responses!

Yes! Sharp, stabbing pain on my lower left side, just under my ribs. If I eat too fast or too much. You will remember. I never threw up or had foamies. The few times I overate there was nowhere for the food to go so it just sort of sits at the top of your throat or goes back into your mouth when you try to swallow. Just remember, ELMO, Eat Less, More Often. Small portions and eat SLOWLY.

Hi! Best wishes on a fast recovery and congratulations on taking this great, and courageous step forward! I had a VSG 2 years ago and have been so pleased with Unjury Protein powder. They have a starter pack that you can order and try all of the flavors. You can get rush delivery if you call the 1-800-517-5111 number to order and ask for it, otherwise, it will take a week or so to get a delivery from online at www.unjury.com. I used the chicken soup flavor after surgery and the unflavored, but shortly thereafter I have only used the chocolate splendor flavor exclusively. It tastes like chocolate milk, but less sweet and doesn't have the strange protein aftertaste. Hope this helps!

My surgery date is November 16th as well. We're a month away! Aaaaahhhhhh!!!!! Come join our secret FB group nov 2015 vsg! Send me a friend request on FB and I'll add you to the group. My name is Anna Montagna-Galanos Anna - can you add me too? I just messaged you on Facebook. (first name is Aileen)

What a beautifully written post taking us to the core of this experience. Thank you for writing this. I'm just at the beginning of the VSG process but to answer your question... No one in my family, myself included, knows how to handle stress. So we eat, drink and smoke instead and as a result die of cancer and heart disease. I am the only one in my family to recognize this and am trying to fix myself and figure out how to handle stress without 'using'. Just the other day I had a disagreement with my husband and felt the stress washing over me, filling me up to where I felt a panic coming on. For once I didn't shove food or a cigarette or a drink in my mouth. Instead I looked at my husband and I must have looked scared stiff because he stopped mid-sentence. I said, "I feel out of control right now. I feel very stressed and overwhelmed. I don't know what to do." And as soon as I said the words I felt better. It made me want to cry because it is a horrible thing for a person who doesn't like to talk about feelings to have to talk about feeling totally out of control. You are so correct. This journey is not really about being more fit or losing weight, this journey is about figuring out what aspect(s) of yourself are broken and figuring out how to fix them so we can truly be healthy, whole individuals.

Hi Lily, I haven't had my op done yet, just lurking the board. I'm so sorry you have had such a hard time. Would you mind sharing some of the details of your complications? It's so worrisome to hear about people in the hospital for weeks, unfortunately they don't usually explain what the problems were or why/how they came about. I hope you are healing every day & getting stronger. Warm regards, A

Hello April Sleevers! I just had my pre-op and surgery is set for April 17 @ 7:30am.