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I am also a previous lap band. The sleeve is amazing comparing, it is in NO WAY like the band. Its the best thing i have done -- for real - wish i wouldnt have waited as long as i did having the sleeve. I can tolerate anything really. The only thing i have noticed that might be some intolerance is really heavy ice cream. I can eat frozen yogurt etc and i am fine but heavier fat ice cream (i guess) makes my tummy hurt. Other than that, i havent met anything that didnt agree.

I had lapband in 2003 lost about 80lbs but after tons of reflux and constant trouble eating everything. I had the band loosened and gained all the weight back. Fast forward, two years infertility, pregnancy, gestational diabetes (that didnt go away) a broken band and removal etc.. I had my band removed in 2010. I decided to have the sleeve done in 2011, after tons of trouble controlling my blood sugar. It was THE BEST thing i have ever done. There in no comparison between the sleeve and the band. The band was misery, everything got stuck. I wasnt able to eat anything - ever. So i had to come up with ways to cheat. (sipping after every bite to make sure it was going down) The sleeve is amazing. I can eat anything, just smaller portions. Wish i would have been brave and had it done when my band broke in 2010 but i was so freaked by it then, i didnt want anything. :-/ If you have any other questions just ask!

I know what you mean. I was never able to eat with the band. meat, veggies, fruit, rice... It all got stuck! I have never once had anything get stuck. Its a totally different sensation from the band. No tight pressure/pain in your chest. I just feel full quickly. (full to me feels like I am full to the top, not outwards and bloated like preop.) I eat Mostly nothing but Protein. The only time I have gotten odd sensations (pressure, bubbles etc) is when I forgot and drank something while I was too full. no throwing up, pb'ing, slimes, foamies... I gave felt nauseous from being to full but more in the sense of why did I eat that last bite?! Not in the serious omg omg throw up feeling I've had with the band.

I had the band done in april 2003. I was miserable, wasnt able to eat anything but soup! Everything else would get stuck. So i had all Fluid removed when i started refluxing in my sleep. Still had issues with food getting stuck. I lost right at 80 lbs with the band but of course gained it back and then some (while i still had the band) But in April 2010 my band broke. (the tubing from the band to the port broke and was moving freely inside, causing THE most unbelievable pain i have ever experienced in my life.) Fast forward to Summer 2011. My blood sugar had finally tipped from 'borderline' diabetic to running full blast down the road to needing insulin. scary. I decided to go ahead with vsg on Sept 6 2011. BEST. FREAKING. DECISION. EVER. The sleeve is everything the band was promised to be. I have NEVER once had any issues eating anything. I just eat small portions. It is TOTALLY doable forever. the band wasnt a way that anyone can continue to live the rest of their lives. It is seriously awesome. My a1c has gone from 9.7 to 5.8 (normal!!!) I have lost 61 pounds since surgery! If you have any specific questions feel free to PM me. good luck chickadee!!

my sleeve loves just about everything. my sleeve hates plain Water. (nauseous) my sleeve doesn't enjoy most ice cream (except skinny cow bars!)

I had spasms for about a week, then they kinda disappeared and didn't realize it until I was talking to my mom a week or two later. I think its totally normal and from what I read they seem to average about 10 days.

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the NP removed mine at my one week post op. She said with the amount if glue used it would take forever to fall off. I was worried but she said its stitched inside too. I'm sure it would be fine, but don't if you feel uncomfortable with it. Good luck!

Hey everyone, I am just over two weeks post op and have started adding things back to my diet per my surgeons plan. the only thing i seem to notice is that with some foods i feel dizzy and nauseated. I will say that i was type II before surgery (of course still am but blood sugars have been good since) and im not sure if it has something to do with that or if i am just not tolerating the food. OK examples. oatmeal - fine cream of wheat - sick most ALL cream Soups make me feel blah regular potatoes - ick (havent tried sweet potatoes yet) apple sauce - fine milk - fine yogurt - fine what is the deal? any one else just not tolerate cream soups? it's strange, because if it was sugar i would think it would also do it with milk... I have decided that maybe it's just part of learning to eat foods again since i havent really eaten anything in a while. I cant wait to get to the part where i can eat real Protein. I am dying for some fish! I really feel like it's a carb thing.... Anyway just thought it would throw it out there and see what ya'll thought.

OH and i have taken my blood sugar while i was feeling sick, like the other night i had some potato soup. I tested and my blood sugar went up to 160s but by an hour or so was back to 117. So im not sure if it's possibly an insulin surge that i am feeling? Im guessing obviously....

i had my gallbladder out last year when I had my band removed. I am almost 2 weeks post op for vsg. I thought gallbladder surgery was a breeze. I havent had any problems with any foods since having my gallbladder removed. I think you will do great! Good luck!

So, as the topic says it's time to go ahead and say hello! I am 29 years old and I am scheduled to have VSG with Dr Thomas Lavin in Metairie LA on Tuesday (9/6). I am starting to freak a little so I've just been doing stuff to get ready but not really thinking about it. I know that its the right choice. I am confident in his ability. Just a little worried about what it will be like after. I know everyone is different and some have swelling and difficulties drinking etc. That and obviously a leak are my main worries. Now a little about myself. I was banded in April 2003 (also with Dr Lavin) and started refluxing about a year out. I was banded at about 235 and lost to 160 before the reflux started. I freaked out and had the Fluid removed because i was worried about aspiration. I gained about 20lbs and went back to get fluid put back but the reflux was worse then. So i just had the fluid removed and went on with life and of course gained all my weight back. I also had a beautiful baby boy in 2007. He is almost 4! Time flies!! Anyway while pg with him i developed gestational diabetes that have seemed to stick around. So my main reason for doing this is my blood sugar and i really would love to be able to have more children. Minus all the complications of being over weight. So more about the band --- i just had all the fluid removed and left it that way until last year when i started having horrible pain in my hips. The pain would move side to side and hurt with every step and when i would sit down to go to the bathroom it would be the most horrible stabbing pain in my behind. It was just crazy pain and i couldn't figure out any of the symptoms, as to what it might be. Well i finally after a month of dealing with the pain, went to the ER. They did a CT and it showed that the tubing that went from my band to the port had broken. it was hanging around my hips and moving from side to side! I was seriously freaked so i called my Dr and got scheduled as quick as i could to get it removed. I had surgery in April 2010 to removed both the band and my gallbladder. I have done well since and haven't really gained anything extra. I am still here around 235-240. I should have been brave and decided to do the surgery then but i was so freaked from the complication with the band, i just wasn't there mentally, i guess. So i have spend the last year worried about my blood sugar and trying to workout and lose weight. Which obviously hasn't gotten me far. Also on a side note, cant seem to get a straight answer about what will happen if the weather turns bad with the hurricane that is threatening. I am supposed to be there for pre-op that morning at 8. labor day is Monday and of course they are closed so guess i will find out when i get there if we are still on.. So all that rambling to say, i am here and nervous and... and... and... !!!

hey! Just thinking about you today! update: I'm done! Other than the gas chest pain i am doing well. Gonna walk a few more times the ask for meds. Drinking/sipping is going well. I sill update more in morning...

I am so glad to hear you are doing well!I will be glad for this part to be behind me, past risk and worry! I have a 3 yr old to keep up with! Thanks I will definitely be around to update.

I am scheduled for Tuesday also! We should definitely keep in touch to support each other!

hey! Yeah I am hoping that it will, be clearing out by then. I asked the office if someone would call me monday if something happens. They said no, they are closed. But I am guessing the surgery center would make the decision and let me know. Thanks for the well wishes!

you look amazing!!I can only hope to have the same results! Great job!

hey there! I am from the baton rouge area, Clinton if you know the area... Thanks for the shout out!