shaundra

I use hazelnut coffeemate in mine.

I was told no coffee except for decaf but I just can't go without it in the morning at 5 am. I drink it every morning and i'm fine. I do make decaf if i'm craving it later in the day but I think you should be fine. Just my 2 cents, you should ask your doctor to be sure.

I had surgery on 1/15/13. I stayed in the hospital 4 days alone. It wasn't that bad, a little boring though. I did have my mom and daughter to come home to but honestly I think you have an advantage being alone. The hardest part for me was the first few days at home. The other people in my house had to eat, and seeing their food and smelling it had my crying like a baby for days! I'm doing fine now, their food doesn't bother me anymore, but its still hard mentally. Don't worry you can do this alone. You will be feeling a little better each day, and before you know it being alone in this won't be an issue. Besides you have all of us here at VST

You are not alone. This is a journey, a tough one, but you can do it.

I'm in Oklahoma city, I just had a sleeve revision done in Dallas last week.

Oklahoma

Thanks moregoodtimes and Jeff!

I'm looking to buy some books to help me through the postop diet ruts. I read on here about a book or cook book for the post op diet. It is exactly what i'm looking for, it has recipes and ideas of what you can eat, even went through the different phases of the post op diet but I can't remember what its called. If anyone knows what it is or knows of any other books that would help, I would really appreciate your feedback. Thanks!

Joatsaint I tried to get that one today at Barnes and noble but they had to order it.

I don't know the name of it. Have you read this one? Would you recommend it?

hi, i'm am going to do two phone interviews with Dr Garcia and Dr Kelly and i'm trying to come up with a list of questions to ask them. this will be for a RESLEEVE so I want to make sure I ask the right questio ns. here's what I have so far..... 1. how many resleeves have you done? what was the outcome of those patients? 2. any patients I can contact that you have done a RESLEEVE for? 3. how small can you make my new sleeve? 4. what are the chances it will work this time? that's all I have so far, any suggestions would be great! thank you, shaundra

im not really sure, i guess its probably different for everyone but i think you should at least give your doctor a call and see what he thinks.

have you had your gallbladder checked? or removed? i am dealing with gallstones that hurt like you wouldnt believe. maybe you can ask your doctor to recommend a fiber supplement or stool softner if he doesnt think your gallbladder is the problem.

i have never considered bypass but after 3 surgeries i have to keep my mind and options open. i have mailed cd's with my recent upper GI to several doctors. now im just waiting to see what my options are.

Well basically it is having the sleeve done all over again. I have been talking with a doctor in mexico about having it done and he suggested i might want to consider gastric bypass. I have never even thought about having the bypass done, not even at my heaviest weight. I have a low bmi since i lost a lot of weight with the lapband so im scared to do it but im slowly gaining back the weight. Have any of you known anyone with a low bmi get the gastric bypass????

Well basically it is having the sleeve done all over again. I have been talking with a doctor in mexico about having it done and he suggested i might want to consider gastric bypass. I have never even thought about having the bypass done, not even at my heaviest weight. I have a low bmi since i lost a lot of weight with the lapband so im scared to do it but im slowly gaining back the weight. Have any of you known anyone with a low bmi get the gastric bypass????

Hi everyone! i have not been on here in a while and i need some help. i was a band to sleeve revision a liitle over a year ago and it has failed. i lost 20 pounds on the liquid diet when i came home but have gained that back and i am slowly gaining despite diet and exercise. so my question is....have you had a resleeve with dr garcia or dr kelly in Tijuana? i would like to hear from anyone who has had to have their sleeve redone and possibly anyone who was a band to sleeve revision that failed. thank you, shaundra shaundrabarnett@gmail.com

and congrats!!!!! i hope to have my resleeve soon. maybe you could ask dr kelly if he has had to do any sleeves a second time for any patients? i am considering him for mine.

i want to see the pics of your stomach!!!

i have thought about DS, bt im not sure i want the side effects that come with it but i do plan on asking about it. i think with a proper sleeve i can get back to my goal weight i will definetly keep posting....hoping it will be good news!

yes, a RESLEEVE is when the first one fails and the doctor does it again. i'm not sure why my phone keeps capitalizing RESLEEVE. sorry.

I have not updated that in a long time. I was below my goal weight with the band but when it slipped I gained back 50 pounds really quick. I was at 170-175 when I did the band to sleeve revision. I lost 20 pounds when my stomach was really swollen after surgery but now I can eat as much as I want no restriction at all. I have gained that 20 pounds back and then some since getting the sleeve. I know its just a matter of time before I gain it all back I do not have a leak our anything, just no restriction. I think that the doctor I went to should have done it smaller maybe he wasn't the best choice for a revision. i'm guessing after my two lapband surgeries I had a lot of scar tissue soo maybe he thought he made it small enough but who knows. I know the sleeve will work for me if its done properly, I have faith in that.

thank you for all the suggestions. I am getting a RESLEEVE, my band to sleeve revision was done last year.

no I went to Dr Almanza. I am considering Dr Garcia for my revision.

yes, at least june i am completly tapped out after paying for so many surgeries and i have no idea how to come up with the money to do this again. if i had the money i would do it tomorrow.