justbeingme1972

I paid $5500 in Cancun with Dr. Hector Perez

I had a BMI of 28 on surgery day 4/25/15. I followed no pre-op diet, I went to Mexico and self-paid. I am 7 weeks 3 days out and I have lost about 22 lbs. I was 5'7 183, today I am 161. It's not all unicorns and rainbows though. Some days I am exasperated at my inability to eat. Food comes up out of my esophagus with a mere opening of my mouth. It's a struggle. Do your research. It's a big decision.

It gets better! I am 6 weeks out today. I've fought against this damn sleeve. I've tried and tried to eat what and when I shouldn't, and too fast to boot. I've chewed and spit food to try to get some enjoyment out of it, which for me is extremely problematic, as this is an eating disordered behavior that I engaged in before the sleeve and have worked with a therapist for two years to overcome. I have and do sit in restaurants with my beloved and feel angry that he can eat and I can't. But each day I become a little more accepting. Everyday I slime and food comes back up, at some point I feel a little ill, I'm not perfect I still try to buck the system. What I do notice is each day is better than the last. Each day I am able to feel my level of fullness a little better. I am chewing and spitting less. Something that is helping is only putting on a plate the amount of food I can handle. Keep up the good fight, this too shall pass.

Me too! whenever I eat, it usually comes back up

Hey girl! Lets be in touch, it looks like we have similar stats. How's it going? I am 4 weeks and two days out. I've been out of town so I haven't seen a scale in nearly a week. I will update my tracker when I do. Tell me how you're feeling? Me, I am on the fence. I still am having a hard time with finding other things to do besides eat, it was such a huge part of what I did and thought about. As a Mexico sleever I didn't get much information about post care, but I feel like my Dr. felt like your body will tell you what it can and cannot handle. Im interested to see how your thinking evolves in the coming weeks What was your BMI when you had surgery? Did you beef up for surgery? I had food funerals for months. Anyhow I look forward to hearing from you.

I bought GNC chewables, they're not too bad

At a layover in the airport miso soup

Really? What kind of support is this? Do I seem suicidal to you? Well, I'm not. What I am, however, is struggling. Sorry you were the picture of perfection before and after surgery.

No diet for me either! BMI 28 to start

Oh my gosh, tomorrow I will be two weeks post op. Also a low bmi'er I am second guessing my choice. I wanna phucking eat, it's what I do, nice restaurants and bottles of wine are my MO. I guess I should say were my MO. Omg I am in mourning, trying to settle in to my new life style. This post was just what the Dr ordered. Thank you for sharing

Yes Mexico with Dr Hector Perez

I'm 11 days post op, I ate some questionable food and made myself sick. I've chewed and spit but inevitably some food has gone down and again, I made myself sick. It has been a real struggle, and as many others have said I didn't get to the point of WLS surgery because I knew how to control myself. I'm eating a lot of soup right now. I don't purée it, I make sure if it has distinct pieces to chew rigorously. I ate an egg 9 days post op and tolerated it well. I dunno, it's not an exact science, and my DR was sort of like ice chips first day, liquids next few, then start out slowly with what you can tolerate. Admittedly, I have both staples and sutures. Good luck!

Preach it! I don't know what to do with myself either when food is not the focal point of my life. I'm 10 days post op.

Wtheck?! I'm 9 days post op and ate a whole egg this am with little fanfare. It took about 12 minutes. A stomach cramp or 2 but not bad. Admittedly, I started with a low BMI so it may be that my Dr gave me a bigger pouch.

I'm with you, everyone else sounds like their guzzling thiers compared to me. An 18oz drink takes me a few hours, but perhaps I am not wholly concetrating on getting it down.