Linus

I had an A1C of 8.4 before my surgery and now it"s around 5.0. I am 15 months out now with a 110 lb weight loss and holding. Reducing my A1C was one of the big reasons i had the surgery and I am happy with the results

I have several of the cushions with the U shaped cutout but while they help I still have pain when I sit down. I have even thought about having surgery to remove the coccyx however the prognosis isn't good with a 6 month recovery. Thanks.

I had a sleeve in October 2017 and I'm down about 110 pounds after nine months. Everything is going great so far except tail bone pain. I have lost enough weight in my rear that whenever I sit I press on my tailbone causing pain. The Dr said it was common and told me to get a pillow made for that. I also went to an orthopedic surgeon for steriod shots but no luck. I can't sit more than 10 minutes at a time and this has affected my quality of life. Does anyone have any suggestions. Thanks

I had constipation bad after three months so my Dr told me to take Miralax and colace. Worked like a charm and I still take it on occasion. Don't take Ducolax every day, Miralax is ok to take as often as needed. Make sure you take fiber.

I didn't mean to imply people on here were whiners. I guess it's like most review sites, people who don't have problems rarely post. Congratulations to everyone that had the courage to improve themselves good results or bad.

First post. I had surgery on 10/02/17 with a pre-surgery weight of 340 and a BMI of 45. At my 3 month visit I was down to 258 and a BMI of 34 and as of this morning I was at 247. So far I have been lucky with none of the problems some patients have except for occasional constipation. My original goal was 240 after one year but I'm thinking of trying for 210. I haven't been down that low since I played football in college. Several of my friends and family are telling me to slow down after 100 Lbs lost and see how I feel after a few months. I feel fine now and my A1C has gone from 8.4 to 4.7 and my liver enzymes have gone way down. I'm just worried that if I slow down I may not have the willpower to start losing again. By the way I'm 6'1" and 66 years old. What do you think?

I had my surgery on 10/02/17 and have lost 90 lbs so far. My closet is almost bare since I put my clothes that don't fit away. I bought two new slacks back in November and they are about to fall off. I started out with a 54 waist and I think I could fit in a 42 now. Thank god for sweats for around the house.

I'm rooting for New England and Minnesota. At halftime Jacksonville is 4 points up on New England so we will see what happens. By the way, I read on the posts here that most people have a lot of problems early on. I didn't have anything go wrong so am I just lucky or do most patients only post if they have problems?

Thanks. I make sure I get at least 80 g of protein a day and try to stay between 500 to 700 calories a day. I try for less than 10 g of carbs a day and no bread, potato's, sugar etc. The doctor said I had lost 50 percent of my excess weight and that I was way ahead of most of his other patients. I have never had a problem losing weight with numerous 100 lb lost, my problem was gaining it all back after 6 months or a year of loss. Hopefully my sleeve will help me with that since I get full quickly. The doctor said he didn't want to get into calorie counting until 6 months when I get nutritional counseling.