GradyCat

I've seen people on here talk about the Psych Eval and questionnaires, but I don't remember any of that. My psychiatrist that I regularly see for Depression signed off on a clearance form for me and I met with the behavioral health person at the surgeon's office for like 15-20 minutes, but I don't really remember anything about questionnaires or worrying. She just wanted to make sure I would be able to follow the diet after surgery and wasn't in denial or unrealistic about my expectations for surgery results.

Start now getting in the habit of not drinking with your meals, even though they're liquid meals. If affects the amount of time "food" is in your stomach, absorption, feeling of fullness, etc. I didn't have any restrictions on food temperature.

You won't need much. I brought pajamas but never needed them; stayed in hospital gown. Mostly chapstick, comfy clothes to ride home in, and phone charger and phone.

No, I haven't had any headaches post-op 4 months. Whew!

I had 5 incisions that they used dermabond on to seal them (no strips, no glue, no staples, no stitches). I'm 4 months post-op and they're still visible but fading nicely because I use Bio-Oil on them daily. They should be invisible by the end of the year.

No, my BMI was barely 40 and I weighed 235 pounds, so there was no suggestion of losing weight before surgery.

Yes, it's normal, it's all an adjustment when you first transition from one phase to the next. It'll happen too when you go to solid foods. Hang in there.

I was in the hospital two nights. One the day of surgery and the following night as well. I had zero pain at all. No, you can't lift more than 10 pounds for 6 weeks post-surgery.

And it's fun buying new clothes in new smaller sizes!

That's weird. I will hit 4 months post-op sleeve next week and just started experiencing the same thing this last week. It didn't happen up until now but it just started happening. I thought I was imagining things.

That sounds like a good idea. I haven't decided what my "reward" is going to be when I reach goal weight.

I'm using Bio-Oil on mine and it keeps them lubricated and so they don't itch and also it'll minimize the scarring.

Highest Weight: 250 Surgery Weight: 235 (12/11/18) Today's Weight: 202

Dude, you lost 4 pounds in 6 days! Be happy! That's fine, go with it. Good luck with your surgery.

I'm so excited, I'm doing the happy dance! I just got a message from my pulmonologist's office letting me know the results of my in-home sleep study last week. I've had Obstructive Sleep Apnea for 3 years and using a CPAP. I had gastric sleeve surgery 12/11/18 and have lost 35 pounds since surgery/50 pounds overall and so I felt like maybe I no longer needed the CPAP. She said the results are that I NO LONGER NEED A CPAP! I don't have to sleep with that thing strapped to my face anymore! The weight loss did it! Now this one deserves a happy dance too, but I didn't get an exciting phone call about it . . . I also no longer have GERD since my sleeve surgery 3.5 months ago! I've had GERD for 10+ years and had it pretty bad in the first couple of weeks after surgery, but now it's gone away completely. Woo-Hoo! Woot-Woot! 🙂

I am 3.5 months post-op and tinkering with the same thing. I find I'm losing more weight at 600 calories than I am at 800 calories, so I'm trying really hard to stay at the lower end of the range.

Going on 4 months post-op and no complications. Surgery went fine. No pain after surgery. Nausea limited to the first day post-op. No problems getting my protein in, swallowing water, sleeping, nothing. Happy camper here!

You can just have it rescheduled for two weeks later.

You can do it!

Hunger is different after the surgery. It's more in control. It's not as strong.

They've been a God-send for allowing me to have some crunch and feel like I'm "cheating." I like the cheese-flavored ones and also the BBQ ones.

60 pounds is a great weight loss! Keep in mind that you are only going to lose 70% of your excess weight and it hasn't even been a year yet. They target 18 months for full weight loss.

Good luck, you'll do fine, see you on the thinner side!

I took a two week cruise 2 months post-op and just made serious choices and conscious decisions on what to eat at meals. I don't drink alcohol, so that wasn't a problem, but I read that if you do drink alcohol you have to be careful because with our smaller stomachs it'll get us drunker faster.

Hang in there.