vicki s

I am right here with you lisa, i was sleeved on 11/1, and i must have been dillusional too, because i have only lost 8 lbs, actually 11, but gained 3 back. ugh....i started mushies tonight, thinking it would hit my sleeve like a brick and i would finally feel the restriction i have been anticipating, but no, i kept taking bite after bite till it was gone and nothing, i am able to drink endless amts now and the mushies didn't have a big impact. doesnt seem real to me either.....good luck, hope we both find the reality most have posted on here soon....vicki

Val, i've been looking for a book, can you share what it is and where you got it...thanks!

really? well, from what i read on the other sites, even if they're not losing like they wanted they switched. Unless it depends on the Dr and what he tells the Ins. co.. Anyway, most of what i read about band to sleeves, it was one or the other, problems like ours "prolapse" recurrent heartburn etc. and others just werent losing as they should after X amount of time. I really dont know what the perameters are, i guess whomever is interested will have to talk to the doc...

Hey Rain, i was wondering why you havent been around, I don't see why not, as long as your insurance will cover, when is your next appt.? tell him your interested and i'm sure he will do all he can to get you started... the baby is soooooo cute and getting soooo big....he does look like you now that he is getting a little bigger i can see it. How are you doing? Keep in touch with us here, take care. vicki

Hi, my name is vicki and my surgeon was Dr Aaron Hoffman at buffalo General Hospital, in Buffalo NY. i was in the hospital 1 night.

thanks vicki, I really appreciate the info and will try very hard to stay off the scale LOL....i didn't realize it took 6 weeks to get to 85%. wow... how long to 100 %??

I was a band to sleeve and i had a large lump where they took the port out, i also had a lump around the drain tube, it was tissue swelling from trauma of surg.. but i too would check with the doc if your not sure where the swelling is coming from.....good luck vicki

Wow Josey, thats awful, i had my sleeve done on Nov. 1st, i have never had an issue with nausea, but im not on a reg. diet yet. have you seen your doc who did the surg.? what does he say. I'm really sorry your going thru this. Maybe it will get better, i hope so, ....feel better and god bless, vicki

last night i was getting ready for bed, it was 10 pm, all of a sudden i felt sweaty, dizzy, nausea, weak, my hands and arms went numbe and so I sat down and put my head down and i felt worse, i dont know why this happened now because i had more nutrition yesterday than any day since i had surgery,,,, I had a protien shake with 1/2 banana and a TB Peanut butter. and a can of tomatoe soup with 1 can skim milk...i drank these through out the day along with my clear fluids, plus a glass of v8 fusion, ( mixed fruit and veggies..) I felt really good all day, actually better than i have since i had surgery. today i continue to be pale and weak.....Oh, and my pulse was only 45 and my bp was normal, not the first time my pulse has been low since I came home. usually 48-55. but not all the time...this morning it was 80? did this ever happen to anyone else? feeling a little nervous that maybe something is wrong. although i dont have any pain or fever. please let me know what you think.? thanks vicki~~

OMG. so today was day one of my full liquid diet and i had a can of campbells cream of chicken Soup with 1 can of skimmed milk...after i ate it i decided to figure out the calories and WOW. 330 cal. plus 90 cal for the milk is 420 cal, not to mention the carbs and FAT....does everyone eat this or is there another brand out there that is better groan.................. also, i ate a dannon fit and lite yogurt and half way thru it felt like it was stuck in my chest and i regurgitated?? i thought this didn't happen with the sleeve, this is what i put up with when i had the band....advice please>>>

it sounds like a drug interaction kinda thing, and i heard the anesthesia and post op drugs can stay in your system up to 3 weeks. hope you feel better soon.....vicki

I just read your post and it made me smile, i could feel your excitement...great job, i hope i do as well....take care vicki

Great attitude Janine, some one said we go into starvation mode and dont lose so much, maybe that is what it is, 300 cal. is so limited, hope you get an appt soon. take care vicki~~

I've been reading alot of posts, and i notice 2 things that keep pooping up, stomach acid and hunger and depression due to hormones released from fat? I'm not sure how stomach acid makes you hungry, i've had reflux and heart burn, and the last thing i felt was hunger, also, does the over production of acid decrease over time? does hormones really get released from body fat? Sorry about all the questions, but i find these 2 topics facinating and scary...thanks for listening, vicki~

Thank you so much Janine, i felt somewhat better today, a little weak, but not like last night..i think your right, i think once i can eat more normal i will feel better, i am not even losing weight really, i lost a total of 10 lbs, how are you doing, and how much have you lost...? thanks for always thinking of me...I hope your doing well, did you see your doc for a post op yet? keep me posted....vicki

Last nite about 10 pm, out of the blue, i started to sweat, felt clammy, dizzy, nausea, then my hands and arms went numb and i thought i was going to pass out. I had more nutrition yesterday than i have since surgery. I had a protien shake with a 1/2 banana and tablespoon of PB, and a can of tomatoes soup with a can of skim milk and my clear fluids also increased. i felt really good all day and then last night when i was getting ready for bed this happened. the shake and soup were earlier in the day, noon, 3pm and 5pm. I felt more normal than i have since surgery, I have no idea what happened, it lasted for about an hour, but then i haven't felt right since then and i look really pale. i have no pain or fever, anything and oh yeah, my heart rate was 45, not the first time, a couple days ago my pulse was low too, my BP is normal. did this ever happen to anyone else, what could it be? thanks vicki~~

my fluid intake was also good......????????????

I did drink a glass of v8 fusion and i have had low blood sugar before and this felt different and i wasnt shaky....

I also get mine from sams club, but they only carry the origional and the lite. Is it ready to drink or a mix?

I have had 3 surgeries in the last 2 years, a band placement, a band revision, and now the sleeve, and they were all late in the day like yours, waiting to go in sucks, but afterward your sooo drowzy and doped up and the nurses are in and out taking blood preasures and all that stuff you'll wish someone would leave you alone. dont worry, it;ll go by fast, and you'll be home. good luck on your surgery and weight loss......vicki

first of all congrats, now, i also showered, however, i did put the drain against my ribs and taped a freezer bag over it. so there is an alternative if you dont want to get it wet....

week 5, wow, that sucks. well at least if it started and keeps coming off now, thats good....lol

Hey Lil, where do u get the EAS Myoplex carb control. i drink the EAS Myoplex origional but it has 300 cal per serving. Is it pre mixed or powder? thanks, vicki

Ha, don't i wish, I live in Buffalo, NY. i cant believe your eating all that, weren't we sleeved on the same day?

wow kristy, that is really interesting. I too, lost a lot faster when i was first banded, i thought being sleeeved it would be extreme wt loss, but not.......i lost pretty good the first week, about a lb a day, then stalled for a week and now lost 2 lbs. it is very discouraging, especially when your not even eating. I realize our bodies go into starvation mode, but it had to let go at some point, people do get skinny from starving right? I dont get it, unless, like you said, hormones, just cant seem to beat this fat monster....