Tiffykins

Not a lot will change to be honest. You'll just need a 200-300 more calories, more carbs, if you still have weight to lose you might not gain a lot. You know all about the baby stuff so just good follow up care. If you've read any of my pregnancy updates over the last 9 months, you know that VSG has not complicated my pregnancy in the least. There's plenty of WLS patients who conceive before the "recommended" time frame, and even some surgeons are loosening the restriction on band and VSG patients because honestly, there's very little issues with pregnancy with the non-malabsorptive procedures. You'll be great, the baby will be fab. Just get your calorie/protein/carb goal from your doctor and adjust your intake accordingly. I can't remember, but I don't think you were a super low carber so you might not have to change much. The biggest challenge is the water/clear Fluid intake increase to over 100oz per day.

Fort Hood MacDill AFB Eglin AFB Willford Hall at Lackland AFB There's one in Washington State (I can't remember the name) California has several between Army and Naval hospitals I believe the hospital on Langley AFB is offering VSG as well. Georgia has a couple

I've been drinking soda almost daily for almost 18 out of my 29 months post-VSG. No change in sleeve capacity, no exploding guts, no ulcers, nothing. I'm not a beer drinker, but I love my rum/cokes ! ! !

I would wait on the psych eval. One of the main questions/concerns with bariatric surgeries is unrealistic expectations. There's so more than to just getting it done, healing up, and losing weight. The mental aspect of WLS is overwhelming even for the most researched, well-versed patients. The cutting part of the surgery is just a tiny part of the equation. I was a revision patient, I had been to a couple of seminars for my band, been through 3 nut classes, researched more than what most people have in every aspect of surgery, nutrition, found a mentor who was already 2 years out, picked brains, read, read, read, paid for a subscription to medical journal sites so I could get my hands on full research articles and publications, least to say, I still wasn't completely for everything that came with life post-op, and how to navigate through my complications. I was prepared, or so I thought for complications/obstacles, but honestly, I had a lot to deal with post-op. Way more emotionally overwhelming than I was prepared. My psych eval was a joke to say the least, but one of the main conversations we had was about the expectations of surgery, and life post-op. I knew the questions that would be asked, but when the psych asked "and when you lose weight what do you expect to find out about yourself?" I was stumped completely. I was already confident, didn't have self-esteem issues, nor did I allow people to treat me poorly because I was fat. So, I didn't have any expectations on what I would find out about myself. Least to say, that couldn't be further from the truth.

I was on TPN for over 2 weeks, and was weaned off over a few days. Clear liquids for 17 days, then I was on full liquids for a week and then progressed through mushies/puree/super soft moist foods for another month or so, and actually stayed on purees/mush food until 3 months when I could really eat a more solid, dense meal more than once per day.

It's just your personality, and it's something that you'll have to work through as you lose weight. I honestly didn't get anymore attention than I did when I was fat because my personality didn't change. I didn't start wearing revealing clothes, I didn't start acting differently. A lot of what we put out there is what we get back, at least that has been my experience. But, the self-sabotaging behavior you describe might need to be addressed through some counseling to find the core reason why you set yourself up to hide behind being fat. It's pretty common actually, it keeps people at arm's length, it's keeps you from getting hurt so it might be beneficial for you to work with someone on these behaviors so you can work through as you lose weight. Best wishes ! ! !

What's scarier; surgery, improved health, a little excess skin, OR ending up in a pine box 10 years earlier? That's all the rationalization I needed to make me get over all the little things that had me "worried". I'll gladly take my wrinkly, excess, flabbiness over back fat rolls and thighs that rub together all the time. Every one of your concerns about food intake/water/dehydration are all very temporary in the grand scheme of events. At over 2 years out, I guzzle Water, I eat normal bites, don't chew things to mush, and have had zero issues supporting my body and another developing human in my body through this pregnancy. I have zero issue consuming 1700-1800 calories a day. And, if I really want to do so, I can easily hit 2000 calories by eating more mushy/sliderish foods. Most days, I forget I only have 15% of the normal sized stomach, it's just life now. Fears are normal, but at the same time, my fear of dying early was far scarier!

I had mine out at 8 months post-VSG. I had to cut full fat foods too for about 3-5 months, no avocados, no Peanut Butter, no full fat salad dressings, Italian dressing nearly killed me with pain after GB removal. I also had to completely eliminate red Pasta sauce/ketchup/barbque sauce. I didn't get any GI upset, but I would get the referred shoulder pain after eating those foods that it was unbearable. The shoulder/collarbone pain was my #1 symptom, and it lasted for several months after GB removal. I had the same exact symptoms you had right down to the pain with eating and drinking. I really thought something was wrong with my sleeve because I didn't have the typical GB symptoms at all. I actually ignored it for over 2 months because I was getting into maintenance, adding more foods, more calories, more fat, and just thought it was food issues. I had some vomiting/diarrhea with some super fatty, heavy creamy foods, like super rich lobster bisque over scallops one night, and then a heavy, heavy alfredo sauce, and goat cheese. So, I really thought it was just new food upsetting my body. Then, when the pain got so severe where I couldn't drink more than about 14oz over a 24 hour period, my husband took me to the ER. It was misdiagnosed as a UTI, and the stupid ER doc refused to do an abdominal U/S, stuck me on antibiotics, gave me fluids and sent me home. I went to my surgeon the next day, GB u/s showed 3/4 full of stones and full of sludge, and I had to wait 4 days to get surgery. I was a bland soup/cracker/yogurt diet with the antibiotics for those days to allow the inflammation to decrease, and the infection to go to before surgery. I did not cut fat that low because I just couldn't, but finding trigger foods wasn't difficult after GB removal. I'd take a few bites, and the pain would start so I eliminated that food for a couple of months, and then tried again. I haven't had any issues going back to eating full fat, and all the stuff that bothered me initially after surgery.

Yes, if you start putting the right foods in your body, your body will respond. Are you on acid reducer/PPI? If you have health insurance, look for a counselor and therapist to help with the food issues. I hate support groups so they aren't always the answer. I think they are more enabling than anything, and honestly, think that many people just go to be told that it's "okay" they're not gaining weight etc etc. Well, that's just not the case. My recommendation is to cut carbs, set a meal plan, and stick to it. Yes, I realize if it were that easy, you'd be doing it, but you have to start somewhere. Start tracking your foods on myfitnesspal.com and start being accountable for what you put in your mouth. hair loss is part of it, but getting in your Protein, Vitamins and nutrients will help regrowth.

Initially, you'll have to eat small bites, and chew to mush, but not because of the pouch/stoma combination like what you have with the band. It's simply because of the swelling and trauma your stomach endures after being sleeved. But, it doesn't last forever. I eat normal sized bites and chew like a normal person and have since being about 7-8 months out. I never did the pencil eraser sized bite thing, but I did chew to mush. Digestion begins in the mouth, it prepares the stomach to accept food so it's important to chew well. As for pain post-op, it was minimal, except for the incision where they removed my port. I had a flipped port that had migrated so my port area was full of scar tissue and adhesions. I still have sensitivity in that area even at nearly 29 months post-revision. The gas pains are the same, the sipping post-op is the most often reported side-effect of sleeve surgery regardless if a patient is a revision patient or a virgin sleeve. Food can get stuck if you eat too fast, or don't chew well enough. I've never had a true stuck episode like I did with the band. Personally, I think the band helps us beat the eating curve with the sleeve. The key to sleeve eating is 1) measure your portions by volume 2) chew well 3) do not eat and drink simultaneously 4) and stop looking for this elusive full feeling, undereating your sleeve will give you 2 things a) keep you from overeating keep you within your dietary guideline for calorie/protein/carb intake I do not eat until full or stuffed because it leads to that "one last bite" syndrome and inevitably that one last bite is going to come up. I puked enough with the band so I have zero desire to do it with the sleeve. I did it a couple of times early out. I didn't get a full signal for months, and even then it was and still is a single hiccup. I don't rely on a full signal to tell me to stop eating. Finding satiety is the key for me to stay successful. As time progresses, the sleeve matures to maximum capacity, and your capacity will change so learning to measure food, not eat until full or stuffed has served me very well in maintenance by keeping me from overeating even though I can eat double the amounts I could today from what I could eat at 2-3 months out. There are no foods that I can not eat. Scrambled eggs still sit extremely heavy in my stomach, but poached, deviled, egg salad, hard-boiled eggs all work fine. Pork chops for whatever reason are heavy as well. We quit eating pork products 2 years ago after my husband's last deployment so I don't miss them at all. Best wishes with your revision. Getting rid of the band was the best thing I ever did for myself and my life. I've had an amazing 2 years post-op, and look forward to my future.

Awwwwwwwwwwwwwww you look amazing ! ! ! Many congrats ! ! !

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I'm soooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo IN on this one ! ! ! Tatum will be here 1 November, we're traveling home to Texas for Christmas and I have a major goal to have ALL of my pregnancy weight GONE by the time we leave Florida on December 23rd. SN- Tiffykins Current Weight - 163lbs (33lbs gained in pregnancy) Back to maintenance weight - 125-130lbs (I'll be content at 130lbs, and then allow myself my normal 5lbs bounce of 125-130lbs)

It may never go away. Unfortunately, it's just a side effect of the sleeve. Please be aware of Barrett's Esophagus if you haven't heard of it, research it. Even silent reflux sufferers who are not diligent with their PPI end up Barrett's esophagus, and it can lead to esophageal cancer. Prilosec is my go-to. I'm on Nexium right now because of the pregnancy, but I am going back to Prilosec once Tatum gets here. And, I'm about 90% sure that I'll never go off my PPI.

My body is carb sensitive meaning that if I eat carbs, I won't lose weight. My body will burn those foods instead of fat. Even "good carbs" are not my friend if I want to lose weight, so I restrict all carbs to no more than 30-40gr of carbs per day for maximum weight loss. Some people are carb sensitive as in; if they eat carbs, they want more carbs, and feel hunger. I do not suffer from this issue, but I also limited carbs very strictly in the losing stage to avoid any stalls or slow weight loss.

Hi there, and congrats. The key to nutrition post any weight loss surgery is taking care of your body. The baby will take from your body what it needs. Your doctor will give you a calorie range with carbs and Protein numbers that you need to shoot for each day. If you have 35lbs to lose, you might not gain much at all until the end. Most WLS patients who get pregnant before goal typically do not gain weight, and continue to lose for the first couple of trimesters. So, don't be alarmed, and Celebrate not gaining weight in pregnancy. I'm 6 days away from delivery of our daughter. My starting pregnancy weight was 130lbs, with a normal BMI, and I've gained 35lbs which is perfectly in the normal weight gain range for my pre-pregnancy body weight. No extra Vitamins are needed. You'll just to make sure you continue with a good pre-natal, keep you B12 and folate numbers good, and do not slack on vitamins.You'll need a sublingual B12 since our bodies do not absorb b12 properly. I was prescribed to take in 1700-1800 calories per day, a minimum of 100gr of protein and a minimum of 100gr of carbs. You can not get into ketosis so no low carbing it. Ketotsis causes fetal brain damage. The recommendation for most pregnancy caloric intake is a simple addition of 200-400 calories over the normal daily intake. Water intake is vital, and I've had to really work on that one. I struggled immensely with weight gain for the first 2 trimester even though the bulk of my gain has occurred in the last trimester. It's a mind twist losing all of my weight and growing out of my clothing. I don't care what anyone says, pregnancy weight or not, it's a real fear, and it's very difficult to manage. I don't care if people say it's "baby weight, it's normal, you'll lose it" I lost 145lbs and regain is scary. I've let go of the weight gain issues because I'm just so done being pregnant at this point. VSG has not complicated my pregnancy in any form. I did not have morning sickness or any nausea. If you have lost your hunger, do not be alarmed by the insane, and absurd cravings. I had them and I gave in. Also, if you have worked out, continue to do so at a decreased level as it will help with the fatigue and other pregnancy issues. I am not an exercise person nor did I work out, so I never did it in pregnancy. And, yes you can lose weight after the baby is born. I plan on going right back to low carb as soon as I deliver to drop the weight as fast as possible. I lose exceptionally fast when I low carb so that's the plan. I have gained mostly in my abdomen, and my hips are a bit bigger. I still wear a size 6/8 in maternity pants, small and medium tops, and wore my own tank tops through the entire pregnancy. I really am all belly. I've updated throughout my entire pregnancy in the pregnancy after VSG and in the success stories forums if you'd like to peruse those topics where I have shared the good, bad and ugly. Best wishes!

You are simply gorgeous ! ! !

ROC moisturizers give the best "tightening" feeling. I use Mary Kay Timewise and it does help tremendously. As soon as I recover from Tatum's arrival, I'm getting botoxed and Juvedermed UP ! ! !

You'll need to have a contrast study done to determine what is going on with your sleeve and sleeve size. What are you eating? Do you feel any restriction with meats? Are you drinking with meals? Carbs go right on through so those won't give you restriction, and if I eat carbs with meat then I can eat more. I know a few people who had surgeons not perform the surgery properly, and they end up with odd shaped sleeves, or the majority of their fundus is not fully dissected which leaves their capacity way bigger than those of us who had the surgery performed correctly. You can start with your surgeon, but if you can't or don't want to go back to that particular doctor, a gastroenterologist should be able to order the test for you. It really depends on what is truly going on with your stomach. If the surgeon cut too far from the pyloric valve, or too far away from the esophagus, it can all play a role in your capacity and/or lack of restriction. A couple of people have ended up with an hourglass shaped sleeve and that causes lots of issues. Those patients are typically left with only dieting, and having to do the calories in/calories out, and behavioral modifications to be successful. They have restriction with certain foods, and rely on high Protein, low carb meals, structured meal plans to keep the weight off. I also know one of VSG'er who experienced the same thing, and after her contrast study and upper GI series, it was found that the surgeon didn't remove even half of her fundus(the stretchy part of the stomach), and she is now revising to DS and having her sleeved stomach reduced in size because it's not even remotely close to being the correct size.

Absolutely radiant ! ! !

That added some weight training and you'll lose big time. Just free weights will help. The cardio you're doing is FABULOUS, but it won't build the muscle mass like weight training will, and with building muscle, you'll burn fat faster, and lose the bulky/bumpy fat. You might not lose a lot of pounds while building muscle SO do not get discouraged, just keep plugging away. I only lost about 20-25lb pounds, but dropped from a size 8/9 to a size 2.

meat, cheese, eggs, beef Jerky and greek yogurt were foods I relied on during my entire losing stage. I avoided carbs because I was scared of the "eat a carb, crave a carb" thing so I completely avoided them entirely to keep myself in check and not feel hunger. Are you on a PPI? Sometimes, acid overproduction can cause false hunger/silent reflux. You might not have true reflux symptoms. I didn't have reflux, but I was getting hungry about an hour after I ate. Went on Prilosec 20mg once daily, and never felt hunger again, and even to this day (outside of the pregnancy stuff), I never experience hunger. Eating super dense foods, that are Protein rich, are the ones that will keep you satisfied the longest along with increase fluids definitely help. Can you pack hard-boiled eggs, cheese sticks/chunks, beef jerky for your night shift??