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Weight loss is relative Obviously someone heavier is going to lose more weight/faster than someone who weighs 150 pounds less than them. Not to mention not all weight loss is the same, if you have a higher body fat vs lower body fat (could have the same height and weight), or if you lose lean body mass etc. Going purely off of pounds is silly (and by silly I mean stupid)

Depends if the o2 was truly real (and not error) and how low it got. Low 90s high 80s eh If it hit the 60s/70s somethings clearly wrong

It's 5 not 10. And you're intubated during surgery, so a machine literally breathes for you, cpap is NEVER used during surgery with general anesthesia . Maybe they want you to sign a waiver for post op, and at least in the United States no way would a waiver absolve a surgeon from a patients death during elective surgery.

5 or more is sleep apnea. 5 is literally the lowest you can get and be diagnosed with sleep apnea, but it's so minor that they usually don't treat you unless you're symptomatic, and if they do treat you it's often with like a mouth piece or something minor. Someone with full blown sleep apnea will likely have an AHI of like 40-200 And for bariatric purposes most insurance companies require sleep apnea to be severe to count as a comorbidity

Personally I believe the sleeve is the better option for most people most of the time. However people who had previous failed surgery usually have more difficulty being successful with revisionsal surgery, which would lead me to think bypass is a better option. Of course if the band truly malfunctioned well then that has nothing to do with you, so either option is viable I think your starting stats and overall picture of health should make up the majority of what you're basing your opinion on

I know this thread is old, but this recipe is pretty great. My issue is I have like 10 pounds of whey protein ISOLATE (im lactose intolerant so using the Syntrax stuff is completely off the table). Has anyone had any success using whey isolate, or suggestions of what I need to add to isolate to make it work? Using isolate alone it comes out extremely tough and dry, even if I nuke it for only like 15 seconds

Right after 5 weeks I hit the stall wall hardcore. The first 5 weeks I averaged a pound a day. The next 3 weeks I lost a total of around 4 pounds or so. The sunshine phase is over

You're allergic to every kind of artificial sweetener? They do make protein shakes without sweeteners as well And yes the early phases are very limited, that's why it's best to make a routine and stick with what you like. Even if it's boring, it's temporary

I was allowed to eat cereal as early as my soft phase, but I've never been interested in doing so. Maybe if you found a legitimately healthy cereal high in fiber and super low in sugar then added protein powder to the milk it might be relatively decent. But odds are any healthy cereal is going to be absolutely disgusting as it won't have any sugar in it (and you probably won't want to add anything sweet like fruit because they're already high in carbs) The healthiest cereals I can think of is the Ezekiel Sprouted grain stuff which has 0 sugar and a decent amount of fiber and protein, but it's still relatively high in carbs (and probably taste terrible with no sugar)

Could be eating too much/too soon/the wrong things/too fast Or GERD is a legit possibility (when I see burping and chest pain GERD is at the top of my list). Though If you had a bypass I'd say it's the first thing, if you had a sleeve GERD is very realistic

If you had bariatric surgery your anesthesiologist ABSOLUTELY needs to know. They have to intubate you for surgery and sometimes insert oral or nasogastric tubes while you are under anesthesia. If they don't know you had bariatric surgery and insert one of them they could seriously hurt you. Honestly it "probably" won't make a difference in regards to your surgeon, but that's assuming that nothing goes wrong (which while incredibly likely for something serious to happen during a breast implant surgery, is still possible). But if you're not willing to disclose everything with your anesthesiologist you probably shouldn't be having surgery. (I'll note that it's very unlikely they would use an OG/NG tube for a breast implant exchange, but the point is there are viable scenarios where you could get seriously hurt by not disclosing something as significant as bariatric surgery)

The other night I had alcohol for the first time since my surgery (very little, yes I'm allowed per my surgeon, no I'm not an alcoholic) And realized I had no idea what the hell to drink. Most drinks have carbonation and extra/excess sugar or are mixed with **** I don't need. What are the best options for a post sleeve patient to drink responsibly? I really don't drink often enough to where it'll be a huge issue, but I figure any opportunity to improve is always a good one. I'm sure there's old threads on this, but I mostly just found ones centered on when/how much rather than drink selection

Can't do dairy? Or can't do lactose? There's a huge difference between the two Though reading your comments on soy gmos and dairy makes me think you probably need to talk to a nutritionist and/or therapist to resolve these issues

Sleep Apnea is probably the most difficult comorbidity to "cheat" on and fake since theyre gonna have you hooked up to a million monitors reading brainwaves etc etc. And I dont know what insurance you have, but with some (possibly many?) insurance plans you need severe sleep apnea not just sleep apnea. I think your best bet is to get a copy of your insurance requirements and go over it with a fine tooth comb. Its certainly possible you have severe sleep apnea, but since youre not severely obese I think its unlikely, especially if symptoms of sleep apnea arent having a significant impact on your life (not to mention hypertension is usually a hallmark sign of sleep apnea) And none of us know why/how the OP got tested for sleep apnea. Hell I got my sleep apnea test because I said hey doc I wanna get a gastric sleeve and I do snore sometimes can I get tested for sleep apnea. And truthfully doctors would probably test anyone who is obese for sleep apnea if they wanted it done.

Im 5.5 weeks out and I still havent tried chicken. I dont think chicken is a very good idea to try early, my surgeon has a vendetta against the stuff as its the most frequent thing his patients have trouble eating (not to mention I definitely wouldnt consider chicken a soft food unless its like a puree). Most likely its just a mistake and a learning experience though. Early on I tried drinking something with too much crap dissolved in it and I got all kinds of bizarre violent reactions (dry heaving coughing intense pain etc). Just learn from it and be more cautious going forward

I mean I dont know the full context of your experience. But burping is a tell tale sign of GERD. And considering many people who get a sleeve get GERD, theres a very decent chance thats it. And near guarenteed if you have other symptoms

I got lucky and didn't have a 3 week stall but ended up hitting it at 5 weeks and I've been stuck there a full week. The numbers are gonna inevitably slow down and hit speed bumps, will happen to everybody.

Had a sleeve 5 weeks ago, since then every night I wake up with an incredibly dry mouth/tongue. So bad to the point that it's really uncomfortable and I think is disrupting my sleep. I'm talking my tongue is bone dry and almost scaly/crusty to the touch when I get up. Is this relatively common, anyone have any fricken idea what it could be?

Yeah it took me like a week or two before the issues started, so I think the ketosis angle could be part of it

The sleeve was first performed in the 80s That said it wasnt a big thing until relatively recently so yes the long term data is weak (but promising). But the bypasses long term risks are very well documented and clear. Theres a reason that sleeves outnumbered bypasses 3:1 and then some in 2016 . Dont get me wrong the bypass is a fantastic operation, but I think you would have to be the right candidate or have a higher risk tolerance to have a bypass over a sleeve. And the numbers of surgeries performed support that.

Just another thing, the surgeon I work with prefers to do sleeves on younger females. Because anemia, malnutrition, and calcium/bone density concerns are all even greater risk for them with a bypass (related to menstruation, women typically eating less meat than men, putting on bone density vs losing it from lack of calcium when younger before menopause etc)

The bypass is the "better" operation But it also carries more risk With the sleeve 10,15, 20 years down the road you don't need to worry about problems arising. With the bypass you'll always have that shadow looming over you, worrying about internal hernias obstructions ulcers malnutrition anemia etc etc. If I was severely obese, had severe GERD, or poorly controlled diabetes I would lean towards the bypass. If I was younger, healthier, and on the lower end of obese I think the sleeve is the more conservative option. Is (potentially) having a slightly lower bmi down the road worth worrying about more complications for tbe rest of your life?

Is leaner going to be harder to eat/tolerate? I mean I've been fine with 85/15 but wasn't sure if leaner would be harder to tolerate That's kind of the impression I've gotten from what I've read on here. It's too try tough hard to digest etc

I wouldn't say crazy but yes my appetite has spiked significantly the last week (I'm 5 weeks out) but my diet is drastically changing this week. Can eat much more and a wider selection of foods now. Will see how this plays out over the next week or two, but I feel like I can eat sort of like a normal person now. Just waiting to add in salads fresh veggies and nuts the next couple weeks

Currently 5 weeks out my diet drastically improved following a sleeve. I was able to not chew food like baby food (I still chewed well and went slow) and was able to expand my diet a bit. The plan is around 8 weeks i will incorporate nuts and raw veggies/salad and I should be pretty happen then. I think 8 weeks you should be eating pretty decent.