KatyasMommy

Yes, it was night right before surgery! I honestly thought I still had a lot of fat and wanted to get my arms done first but when I first saw surgeon for consultation, he told me to wait on arms until at goal weight and that I was ready in my mid section. I was surprised with how much he removed!! I've never really had hard fat though, it's always felt a bit loose.

Thank you!!

Finally decided to post after 16 months after my surgery! It sure has been an interesting ride. I can say that most weight loss is attributed to what happens in the kitchen more than in the gym. However, working out sure makes you feel a lot better! I also had tummy tuck and removal of about 10-15lb of skin in December 2017, about 10 months after surgery. I started at 350lb, Surgery weight was ~325lb, Tummy Tuck was at ~195 and my one year mark in February has kept me at about 175lb. 13 months after my surgery, I had to get gall bladder removed because I was having ugly gall bladder attacks and they found several stones. They attributed it to severe weight loss in small amount of time. Also, for those at the beginning, my best advice is to not allow yourself to get discouraged with stalls because oooooh my, how I loathed them! Just stick with the magic number 6 and don't consume more than 6g of sugar in any sitting or with any beverages. Stay Focused. Be Grateful Everyday. Appreciate your wonderful body at every stage,

Greetings Gals! I started at 350lb, Surgery weight was ~325lb, Tummy Tuck was at ~195 and my one year mark in February has kept me at about 175lb. 13 months after my surgery, I had to get gall bladder removed because I was having ugly gall bladder attacks and they found several stones. They attributed it to severe weight loss in small amount of time. Also, for those at the beginning, my best advice is to not allow yourself to get discouraged with stalls because oooooh my, how I loathed them! Just stick with the magic number 6 and don't consume more than 6g of sugar in any sitting or with any beverages. Stay Focused. Be Grateful Everyday. Appreciate your wonderful body at every stage,

haha Thank you!! A friend and I were playing tourist in our own town for the day!

Everything and Anything is possible! Even after surgery, stay away from sugars. Aim for 6g or less for each sitting. Weight training helps. Starting weight: 350lb Surgery gastric sleeve weight (2-17-17): 325lb Tummy tuck on 12-22-2017 and ~ 10lb of excess skin removed Weight at one year (3-17-18): 175lb Total weight loss: 175lb

Does it still feel pretty numb? By chance, do you know why the swelling stays for such a long time? I'm still planning on getting arms and legs done. I'm on a time crunch with my insurance of getting them all done within next 12 months. Of the surgeries you've had, which have taken most recovery time? Also, drank plenty of water before taking faja off tonight to put new dressings and I felt good! No lightheaded, so thank you again! Sent from my SM-J327P using BariatricPal mobile app

Wow, you look absolutely amazing!!! Have you lost more since surgery? Sent from my SM-J327P using BariatricPal mobile app

Yes! In the hospital it went as low as 85/75! Good advice though, thank you. I've been drinking my 2 liters of water a day but will try to drink a lot before taking it off. Sent from my SM-J327P using BariatricPal mobile app

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Any good advice for the following weeks and months to come? I'm just 6 days post op and only side effect is coughing phlegm out and having my stomach muscle hurt so much! I hold on to my stomach each time I cough to try and not let any stitches from muscle come undone. Also, continue to get light headed each time I remove body faja to clean and redress incision. Sent from my SM-J327P using BariatricPal mobile app

It's crazy but only thing that hurts are my stomach muscles when I cough! Still pretty numb and can't feel much pain. Sent from my SM-J327P using BariatricPal mobile app

Here are my pictures! Day before surgery and 4 day post op seeing the aftermath for first time! Before picture standing up, after picture sitting down. Sent from my SM-J327P using BariatricPal mobile app

Oooh man, yes!! I haven't pooped yet but feel I need to make the slit bigger. They put me in a girdle that has a slit at bottom but I don't trust it!! Thanks for the warning. Are you still on pain meds? So the worse thing happened to me. I started getting phlegm and I'm very careful to not cough but it hurts so bad to even try to get it out. Did you experience any of that? Sent from my SM-J327P using BariatricPal mobile app

Yes, absolutely no appetite! So far I've only had protein shake and chicken broth and an egg. Trying to eat because I feel very drained of energy. They ended up having to admit me to the hospital yesterday because after waking up from anesthesia, my bladder didn't wake up andI couldn't urinate. Thankfully bladder finally woke up 30 minutes prior to them putting a catheter in me! So Dr took a total of 15lb from my stomach!! That was a big shock but I'm excited to see how it looks. Also, how many times did you walk around after surgery? Did you sleep a lot? Sent from my SM-J327P using BariatricPal mobile app

Thank you so much, I really appreciate the advice and info! Couple last questions, what is your daily activity like? Is it hard to walk? How's driving? How's eating? How's the drainage bag and how long did surgeon recommend to keep it in for?

Hey!! I'm actually scheduled this Friday 12-22-2017 to get panniculectomy and abdominoplasty. Any advice prior? Did you stay in hospital over night? How long was procedure? Any and all advice is greatly appreciated!!! Sent from my SM-J327P using BariatricPal mobile app

My insurance actually just approved me for tummy tuck/ skin removal. Surgery was February of this year and down 143lb so far. Any advice on recovery time after skin removal? Sent from my SM-J327P using BariatricPal mobile app

You look amazing!!! How long did it take you to shed the 170lb ?

Hey there Shay and Sugar! Im spending my summer here in Houston and actually got my surgery here in February 2017 with Dr. Jayakumar at Herman Memorial. I highly recommend him and the hospital! Im on my 18th week and down 87lb so far. I'll be here until mid-August when I go back home to teach but I did got a membership at 24 hr fitness and have been going everyday. If ya'll want to meet up and maybe go for walks, Id love that!

I'm so sorry you're going through this! I'm in the same boat and my hair is starting to come out too!!! lol I talked to Dr and he mentioned how we carry estrogen in our fat cells and thus when we lose very quickly, there is an excess amount of estrogen that our bodies haven't adjusted to. I was sleeved on Feb 17, 2017 and have had on going periods and horrible acne! I already on birth control that implanted in my arm, so I was told to continue working out and to stay strong for meantime! I recently bought some expensive makeup to try to cover up all the acne for now! Just don't let it get you down. Keep praying He gives you strength and energy each day and keep looking for the silver lining in everything!

Also getting in about 50-60oz of water a day and taking multi Vitamins, iron, biotin and nexium each day

I started at a high weight so it could also be that I have a large amount of weight to take off and my resting metabolic rate at doing nothing all day is pretty high! However, this is usually my diet. 8am premier protein shake 10am low fat string cheese 1130am 3oz of ground turkey with beans and little cheese 1pm hard boiled egg, one or two, egg white only 430pm string cheese 7pm 2oz of chicken 9pm if still hungry,premier protein shake I try to eat frequently. When Im on the run, my goto is the grilled chicken patty from mcdonalds...I can only eat half at a time and it only costs $1.30. Majority of weight came off with minimal working out. Started count ing my steps to achieve 10k a day and started weight lifting but after a week, my back flared up so PT is going to help me with slowly easing in workout regime. Pre op on 2-6-17 weight: 348lb Surgery 2-17-17: 331lb Two months 4-27-17: 286lb 63lb down, about 110lb to go

It started moving again!! Period stopped and I'm now down 61lbs

Hey guys! So I'm down 60lb since surgery on February 17 and am looking to go down another 120lbs. Finally implementing more exercise and am getting about 10k steps a day. Anyone out there want to be FitBit buddies to keep motivated!? Good luck to all! :-)