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I was able to start solid food at 6 weeks. I have been doing really well with it and can each pretty much anything, if I eat small bites and don't eat too fast. I still start my morning with a protein drink too. Liquids seem to go down much easier than food in the morning. Today, I tried a protein hot chocolate mix with my morning coffee. 15 grams of protein in my coffee. Gotta love it. I also ordered the protein latte, can't wait to try it. I just finished working out, I'm off today and will drink my Nectar Protein drink in a bit. I have been bad the last couple weeks with my exercise. I have been working long hours on a project for work - just not enough hours in the day. Luckily, project ended yesterday - back to my normal routine. Good to hear from you. I enjoy reading your posts and following your progress mirror my own. Take care ad have an great weekend. Linda

I am feeling really great, 1 week & 2 days post surgery and I am so pleased with my decision to have the surgery. My surgery took just under 2 hours and I was back in my ward and walking around that afternoon. I had pain for the first 24 hours but it was tolerable with pain relief medication. I have had very little nausea but again I have Zofran to take if I need it. Obviously I am still on liquids but I do not feel hungry at all. I am slowly getting my protein intake sorted, this is a little difficult. It is my 40th birthday today and other than the fact I cant enjoy cake with my family, I feel fantastic! Goodluck to you, get all the information you can and just be positive about the new life journey that awaits.

Hi gals, sorry it took me so long to reply. Can you believe we are all going next week? I started my pre-op today, hope I do well on it. I was on an eating frenzy, so mad at myself. I will start packing my bag probably tomorrow since I am off from work. How are you feeling? I was pretty upset yesterday, lots of tears but handed it over to God last night and I feel relieved. I believe He led me to this point and He will watch over me, over all of us. I can't wait to meet you both!

Hey Judy!

I was just checking in to see how you were doing? Are you starting to get ready for the VSG? I'm having an awful time...the closer it gets the more I seem to eat. I was wondering if you felt them same or if you were having better luck. I am starting to think about starting the pre op diet a week ahead of time just to get out of this eating craze. Please let me know how you are doing. Look forward to hearing from you.

Trudy

Hi, are you still traveling to Aceves on Oct 1? I am looking forward to meeting you, it's getting close, only 4 more weeks!

Sorry for not seeing your post before now! I imagine you've already been to Mexicali and back? I did take a small ($5) fan but I didn't need to use it. My room was quite cool and comfortable...the pain killers helped too! How are you doing? My friend Debbie looks great! We both have lost about 33 pounds in 2 months. I'm a solid size 12 now and losing about 1 pound a week.

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Glad you wrote. I am overall doing good. I am down 20.6 in two weeks YEA. I have had a little trouble but nothing bad, just sometime I forget that I cant eat fast or alot and get overfull. I have been able to swallow normally since about the thrid day home. I have been fuzzy in the head since I got home and have not been working (sales) However I am hoping that I will this week. I am back taking my protien which I think was the major issue, since I feel good today! What problems are you having? I really have not had any other than listlisness, and not being able to sleep when I frist got home, now things seem to be settleing down. Keep us informed. Susan is doing much better, thank god she was beginning to worry me but now she is getting in some protien with out tossing it. Talk soon.

Stall stall go away, NEVER to come back again some day!!

Week 3: The dreaded stall that everyone talks about has happend to me. Only lost 1 lbs this week! (22 lbs in 3 weeks) Heard this can last for up to 2 weeks....hope not! Will stay off the scale for an entire week or I'll drive myself crazy!

Finally 2 weeks post surgery! I try to set a goal each day and today's goal is to remember to eat. ... guess my sleeve is really working!

Surgery 6 weeks ago today! It's still so surreal...the whole taking out 85% of my stomach thing... It still hasn't hit me that this is a life change and I will never go back to eating like how I did before. But when will it start becoming comfortable to eat? I still feel like whenever I eat anything I have to get up the nerve to do it because of the discomfort I feel as its going down. Am I possibly eating too fast still?

well, the 199 almost flipped over to 198...I'm being patient with this so called stall...feel really good

Week 1 since I have been sleeved and I am starving......

Eight days....before surgery...and already I have lost 55.6 pounds!! Pictures are coming next week..they will be my pre-op pictures!

Been stalled since adding full liquids on Monday, so frustrating!! Working out daily and tracking calories but the scales won't move. So maddening...

Today is my 1 month surgerverasary!!! This has been the longest month food wise but I do not regret a day. I totally look at food differently, i have more energy, my clothes fit lighter, and I am down 24lbs. I have been on a stall for the past week, hopefully it ends soon

I am so glad you are also doing well!!! I still have some nasty gas pains. I hope they go away soon. How are your incisions? I am a little sore around the main port site. Are you having any protein drinks yet? I started yesterday to add protein drinks with my clear liquids. I feel much better doing that. i have lost about 17 lbs in total from the start of the pre-op diet (I did two weeks of it). So I am pretty happy with the results so far.

Keep in touch!!

Nikki

I hope now that you are a week out you are feeling a lot better.

Nancy

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The baby in the pic is my youngest. The pic was taken at their birthday party when he turned one. All of my babies were born in November, so we do one party for all three. I wonder how long that will last? lol.

I'm feeling really well now that I'm on full liquids. How are you feeling Christina? You're already in onderland! Woo hoo!

Sleeve 4 me, you are in my prayers. I can't wait to hear from you after surgery.

I made my decision to do this in less than a month and then booked an apt. and did the surgery two weeks later. I had surgery on July 8th 2010 and have now lost 26 pounds already.

I went on my own which was scary but it was the best thing I ever did - time to heal with no one to worry about. Hospital is in a plazza in Tijuana but it is super clean - small though but they keep you there minimally and take you to the Recovery House. They took such good care of me it was beyond my expectations.

Dr. Ponce does not speak English but Dr. Battincourt (retired now at age of 30 something - doing well with this venture) will translate. Nurses there were awesome - wrap your legs up tight before surgery, IV went in like a charm.

Going okay, experiencing some frustrations with losing so slow it qualifies as a stall. Missing raw fruits and vegetables. Being in NorCal for vacation and not being able to partake of the Farmer's Markets = sad for me!

Kim,

I was so scared to tell my family. My dad is an army man. He did thirty years between the Army, Army Reserves and National Guard. He still loves to run at 66. He's also into all natural eating (though he has a sweet tooth and pastries are his downfall). But he hardly reacted at all. He told me to do what I thought I needed to do. He told me he was worried about scar tissue (I had three c-sections). And he didn't protest when I had to "borrow" my mom from him for three weeks to help with my recovery. You'd be surprised. I got positive reactions from almost everyone I told. Besides, if you've prayed and feel at peace with it, no one can deter you. Good luck. Keep us posted.

Anissa (AniO)

Hey - I had the surgery appt last Wednesday and hope to hear back from them soon to get a tenative surgery date. Then start in with the preop stuff. Hopefully by the end of September I will get my surgery date. This is a big week for my son, me and my husband. My son starts kingergarten so it has been kinda of hectic right now. Not to mention I am a little sad that my baby has grown up and going to school now.

How is things going with you? I hope that everything is not too bad, but the stuff we all go through, I know in the end it will all be worth it. Hope to hear from you soon.

Lisa

Lisa

I am right in the middle of the two week pre-op diet. It was suggested to only do a week, but I thought that I would try two weeks. It's been a little harder than I thought. I have forgotten what it's like to feel hungry...lol.. The hardest part for me was giving up coffee. I hanging in there.