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Sleeved on 12/10/16. Weight at Thanksgiving was 335. Weight on surgery day was 317 after liquid diet. Weight at one week followup was 299. Weight at forty day followup (today) was 285. It seems to come off in waves for me. Got stuck at 292 for a week. Now stuck again at 285 for about a week. Hopefully I can push through. Seems to be a common experience. Joined a gym but having a hard time motivating myself to go in for the first workout. Very intimidated. Feeling a lot of energy and tackling things I've generally put off and avoided for years. Feel great in the mornings but less so as day goes on. sleeping better. Depression is definitely lifting, but it somehow feels temporary. Like the whole thing could revert at any time. Scariest part is that I am very often hungry. And it seems to be a legit hunger. Having the procedure done and coming off the liquid diet right at the holidays was tough and not something I would recommend. I'm afraid I may have advanced my diet to solid foods too quickly. Now I find I can eat a lot more volume and variety than other friends and family at the same stage in their journeys. Makes me scared that the whole thing can be undone so easily. Feeling very disappointed in myself that I may have stretched the pouch out and worried why I have so much hunter despite the massive reduction in ghrelin I hoped for. Trying new recipes but also abusing myself with occasional fast food when I cannot be home to cook. What calorie and carb goals is everyone using? My nutritionist and program do not specify these numbers and are vague when I press them. Sent from my iPhone using the BariatricPal App

Never heard of this either. But don't give up and don't get discouraged. This operation is the best thing you can do. You need to do anything you can to get it done, so I recommend you embrace a strict low carb diet for six months and get those extra pounds off. And then go back in for the surgery. It will fix everything and it is so much easier than dieting alone. Just need to get there. But I agree it is heartbreaking to hear this. I'd also most definitely be changing doctors. He shouldn't even be paid for that kind of nonsense and I hope the insurance company goes after him. He should be expert enough at his field to know what he can and can't do before he cuts you open. No excuse. Sent from my iPhone using the BariatricPal App

Should follow your plan, but If you are asking others for their experience, I don't foresee any issue. I had a scrambled egg (unblended) at day 13. My plan allowed it at day 15. Some doctors are more conservative than others and I'm not sure if they tailor it to individual patient and observations of the wound during surgery, or just go off a conservative time table to avoid worst case scenarios. I think you can be the best judge based on how you feel and tolerate different foods. Sent from my iPhone using the BariatricPal App

Thank you both for responding. Oompa Lumpa (ha) - First of all, I hope you are doing well after a few more days post operation. Did you go to the purée foods after 3 days? I did the liquid diet and tomato Soup for like the first 12 days, then I cheated with a scrambled egg on day 13 and 14 to test. The 15th day was Christmas and I didn't want my first experience with non liquid food to be at a holiday dinner party in someone else's house. I agree about the preparation. I guess it all comes down to that because if you are out and about, there are less healthy options. I've started keeping a Protein bar in the car in case I get really hungry on the road. Not the best but better than stopping for fast food. Jamie - Thank you for the feedback. A little bit of semantics with pouch versus sleeve and stretch versus "relax", but I think you know what I really meant. So yes, I believe my concern is that my SLEEVE is bigger than other people I know who had this same procedure. I'm doing well now but it's still early. And if my sleeve is gonna RELAX more over the next year, I'm concerned that a procedure that relies on physical restriction may become far less effective. Takeaway is that it wIll be something I need to be aware of as time progresses and work hard to maintain a changed lifestyle. I'm not sure about the hunger. I don't think it is head hunger because I feel it even when I'm keeping busy. I don't wake up with any hunger really and feel great and rested now in the mornings. But late morning, even if I had Breakfast an hour earlier, hunger shows up and gets stronger as day progresses. I'll have to research acid hunger so thank you for that suggestion. I was on a PPI for the first month but got cleared this week to stop it. I won't bore you with a description of HUNGER but I again think you know what I must mean. LOL. Just teasing you a bit. Again, thanks for reply. Sent from my iPhone using the BariatricPal App

I'm 40 days out from sleeve surgery and I've cheated a few times with fast food. I'm in the car a lot and it's hard to avoid sometimes unfortunately. I wish I was stronger but it is what it is. I had McDonalds 4 piece chicken nuggets a couple of times. And I had a Burger King double cheeseburger once, over about two hours to finish it. After both of these events I experienced a few days stall or even a pound gain on the scale the next day and noticeable swelling in my face that day, presumably from sodium. I need to find a way to get around this addiction. I keep some Protein bags in the car to tackle periods of extreme hunger but find they only take the hunger away for an hour or two. Then I'm craving more food and fast food is convenient. I need to make better choices though. Maybe Subway or Chinese food. Sent from my iPhone using the BariatricPal App

Sleeved on 12/10/16. Dealing with severe depression for years and on Wellbutrin prior to surgery. My psych evaluation was very easy. 15 minute convo and leading questions about having a support network in place and managing your expectations. I stressed it to no end beforehand though, so I understand how you feel. It will go fine if you stay positive and even keeled. And the depression will improve dramatically within your first month after surgery if your experience is anything like mine. I stopped taking antidepressants, at least for now. That said, I explored bariatric surgery once before in 2014 with another surgeon. And I got as far as the psych evaluation in that program and he wouldn't clear me. At the time I was at my lowest depression and actually thought about suicide often. For his evaluation I had to do a two page questionnaire on my mental state before we spoke. I was brutally honest on the forms and it got me into trouble during the interview. He refused to give me the clearance and I was so discouraged that I gave up on all of it for 2 years. I thought being honest with "my doctor" would be fine, but his primary interest was actually protecting the program and the surgeon more than doing what was best for my health. He rationalized it that my emotional state could be too dangerous and risky after surgery if I experienced additional depression due to lack of ability to eat. I argued that the surgery was the best option to improve the depression and that he had a duty as a doctor to see that. He refused. My primary doctor yelled at me for being too open and honest about the depression. So just be careful what you say. Stay positive all the way. That you are eager to have this tool to help you reach your goals. Good luck! Sent from my iPhone using the BariatricPal App