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I kind of gave up my scale a week ago because I was depressed and angry against almost every thing, and everyone ???? so I promised I'll weigh my self once a week (Mondays ONLY) just out of curiosity thats all because I came into a conclusion that if we took this surgery to be healthy then this should be our main focus. GL ????????

I am 54 and I am 31/2 weeks PO Thank God I had no complications and my recovery is nice and smooth but I still can't get all my protein and water in cuz I got too full from few sips of water and protein shake so it takes my all day to finish half of what I supposed to have????

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I am happy for you, my BMI was 32 as well when I took the surgery, I am 31/2 weeks po. I decided to take the surgery because I felt if I didnt I will get bigger and bigger every year brcause of my stress eating problem and completely gave up diets of any kind How long it took you to reach 130 and what was your plan??

Black stool means internal bleeding from the upper gastrointestinal system. You need to check it with your doctor for sure. GL.

Me too I 31/2 weeks cant get anything in, constipated, tired and have an awful headache. Yesterday i had one bottle of Gatorade drank it through out the day thats all I feel awful I don't know how to force my self to stick with s plan when I have no appetite what so ever

Hi, I was 194.6 lbs when I took the surgery 3weeks ago My BMI was around 32 as well, I lost 18 lbs so far. Well I have mixed emotions right now, sometimes I feel happy and proud of my self that I did it especially after several stresses I have been through after the surgery and how I didn't turn to the pantry for comfort "as usual" and sometimes I feel regret doing it and wondering what did I do to my self and why?? I hope my regrets will pass away and stay with my good feeling about the surgery after I loose the extra weight and KEEP IT OFF this time. Good luck.

Hi guys, I dont know what is going on with me but I regret having the surgery and don't care about my waight anymore, i mean why should I live in fear that I will never be able to eat normaly again, what if when I get to solid food I will never be able to swallow whithout suffering??? I can feel the way down of liquids when I swallow, and when I take a big sip of water it hurts, I mean what if the surgeon did my sleeve wrong, I cant even imagine going from surgery to another like other unfortunate people who ended up suffering and for what???? Why should i loose my hair and got bold and ugly??????? Guys please help, I am sooooo depressed :'(

I told my aunt i am slimming top to bottom, I start loosing on my face first then arms and breast while my hips still the same!! she was surprised that I didn't know about this "fact" yet regarding weight loss for VSG patients ????

Guys you don't have to buy it, you can use any step stool you have at home

Listen most of us if not ALL have the same temptations while cooking good food for our families but we have to resist it for our safety! I dont want to scare you but my own cousin had the surgery and did what you did only 6 days after surgery, she ended up at the ER for leaking then to a septic shock and died later on that day ... :,( So please be careful, you don't want your kids to live without a mom, IT IS THAT SERIOUS.

Wooow I think you are way toooo early for solid foods You stomach still swollen so anything than clear liquid will irritate it so badly Not only that, you have to be careful to stick to your plan because you don't want to end at the hospital for leaking which is very high risk during the first month post op. Good luck.

Usually esophagus get stretched very easily after a while, So I think it will if you keep swallowing food without being afraid but try to do it while drinking water or liquid so it slide down easily (I think). but, why it got smallar from the first place???

They told me I could have decaf right away, but never mentioned regular caffeine. I'm having awful coffee cravings, and decaf isn't cutting it. Lol.

Hi, I am 54, surgery weight was 194.6 I am new as well and was sleeved on March 27th Good luck everyone

I lost 13.5 lbs in one week then it stopped the 2nd before it started to go down again this week. Sent from my iPad using the BariatricPal App

My surgeon said I can have coffee the third day post op so I did and feeling great in the morning, it was the ONLY liquid I have no complains with what so ever Sent from my iPad using the BariatricPal App

I found this and was reallllly helpful http://www.bariatricpal.com/topic/226886-pain-on-the-right-side-of-belly-button/ I agree, it it the best forum for geriatric surgeries Sent from my iPad using the BariatricPal App

I started to feel very sharp pain 3 in above my bellybutton this morning started only when I bend over but now I feel it when i put my finger on the spot. Do you think is something I should be concerns about and call my surgeon for it guys while I am far away from home?? I had to travel by plane yesterday for a little bit more than 10 and had to left my bag for weigh in you know then setting not that much comfortably at the plane for more that 7 hrs.. Have any of you experience something like this when you have to go through ruff day like I did yesterday two weeks after surgery?? Sent from my iPad using the BariatricPal App

Just wondering what do you eat now a days and how is you typical day feels like??? Sent from my iPad using the BariatricPal App

Hi CarbonFiber A350 and thank you for sharing your diet menu When was your surgery?? Was it like mine on the 27th?? Sent from my iPad using the BariatricPal App

Thank you sassycat Sent from my iPad using the BariatricPal App

I still have this issue with water so I am taking sips all the time but it is getting better though everyday My favorite soup is Lentil soup, it is loaded with protein GL Sent from my iPad using the BariatricPal App

Hallo again and thank you so much saasycat for your response I just got a response from my surgeon told me it might be a muscle spasm or strain and should worry to much and asked me to contact with him again if the pain got worse or it it radiate to the back or any part of my body. I am doing ok and I think it was something to do with the muscle thank God.. What a relief Sent from my iPad using the BariatricPal App

Me too I had the same problem, it makes me angry because I cant hydrate my self enough at this point which sucks. Sent from my iPad using the BariatricPal App