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I am scheduled to have ankle surgery in November and my primary physician said it shouldn't interfere with my weight loss surgery. I will be in a leg cast during this time and out of work for 8 weeks. I would really like to also use the time to recover from weight loss surgery if I can get it into this time frame. has anyone ever put two surgeries like this together?
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I had surgery on March 10, 2014. I have lost 17 pounds since I started this journey. Part of which was from the liquid diet before the surgery. I can feel restriction, so I don't think I'm overeating, but I've been at a the same weight for a month now. I am very discouraged. I walked two miles yesterday. i just don't get it. i have not got this figured out yet. i had this surgery so I would not have to worry about dieting any longer, yet here I am worrying again about food! I will take any advice offered. Thanks, Mississippi Girl
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My doc says I have to lose 20 pounds prior to surgery
coolcrystal replied to CheriCline's topic in PRE-Operation Weight Loss Surgery Q&A
My doctor doesn't make us do the liquid diet before surgery. He says he's had the same results with the first stage of the South Beach Diet. So, he requires his patients to do that 7-10 days prior to surgery. He did say that if you come back for surgery and haven't lost any weight then he won't give you the lap band. Because he said EVERYBODY loses at least SOME weight doing that properly for 7-10 days and if you come back the same weight then that means you didn't do it properly and he won't perform it. So, he didn't give a strict amount, but I'm guessing most people lose about 10 pounds on that diet. -
Please help... discouraged
btrieger replied to Whillow's topic in POST-Operation Weight Loss Surgery Q&A
First off, you have lost a lot of weight. It will fluctuate. Do not beat yourself up over it. It is not enough to "watch" what you eat. Log it online or on paper and you may see that you are eating more than you thought. If you don't see what is causing it, you can discuss what you've logged with a nutritionist and they may be able to point you in the right direction. And drink plenty of water. At least 64 ounces a day. -
Just Joined, Looking To Give & Get Support
suepro replied to JustKeepTrying's topic in Tell Your Weight Loss Surgery Story
Hi Stacy Welcome to this very friendly informative forum. you may be a slow loser but you are 33 lbs lighter than you would have bee nwithout your band. Posting and reading here will help you stay focussed and there are always people who are going through or have gotten over what you are. Why not post on one of the more specific threads about anything you are struggling with and someone will be along to help. We all struggle with the band at times. My particular problem is eating too fast, I know I need to work harder at going slower. I was banded in November and am just going to arrange my second fill. I have lost 50 lbs including my pre op diet and am happy with that as I know that I am in it for the long haul and I was warned that weight loss is slow and steady with a band compared to the bypass where people lose lots really quickly. I am sure you have reduced clothing size so although you may not see a huge difference when you look in the mirror yourself, 33lbs must be very noticeable to others and I am sure that it has had a positive effect on your health. Best of luck to you, take care. Sue -
I am super excited to be posting this and I made this thread to not only see everyone's nsv's but for people who aren't loosing to come to this thread to get encouragement! Lately my weight loss has slowed down I loose about 1-2 lbs a week here lately before I was loosing anywhere between 5-6 lbs a week.....anyways to make a long story short I've been in a size 16 for over a month now and I went and bought a size 13 before I was even in the 16's because I knew eventually I would get there well 2 days ago I was able to put on those 13's, granted they were tight and made my flabby stomach poke out at the top I was still able to get them on and button and zip them!!! I won't be wearing them out in public for awhile until I can more comfortably fit in them but I just had to share this experience with all of you!
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Hi, I'm new, I've been lurking for a little while. I live in Milwaukee with my Husband and 7mo old son, been trying to loose weight for some time with no success (obviously, that's why I'm here!) I go to the consultation meeting 1/21 and then meet with my surgeon 2/1. What else can I expect and has anyone had any doubts about their bands?? Oh, and how much do you usually loose the first month NOT including what you had to loose for the surgery?? Thanks (:
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How are March Sleevers doing? Weight loss, health, etc...?
TJean6 posted a topic in Gastric Sleeve Surgery Forums
Just curious how all the March sleevers are doing. I feel like I am moving right along. Plateaus come and go, but still dropping, slower now though. How about everyone else? -
Lately I've been reading a lot of posts from newbies who haven't much information to get them started (perhaps it was surgery in Mexico, or you didn't get a lot of written information from your doc. that you could reference later...) so I'm hoping this will help you all. There are several good books you can get that are loaded with information for after your surgery, including recipe books. Most are written by folks who have had the surgery, some by the surgeons. I have found several on Amazon.com, type WLS in the search box. One I like especially is Weight Loss Surgery Cookbook for Dummies by Brian K. Davidson, David Fouts, and Karen Meyers. And for all those who are thinking about the surgery, there are books about the surgery, as well. I wish you all good luck and happy eating!
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I think guys just lose the weight and move on...they aren't so gabby as us girls :tt2: We did have one guy here when I joined but like I said, he lost the weight and poof !! he's off and running with his new life ROFL !!! Welcome to the NJ board Jersey Boy.... You can certainly join the Monthly Chat ... we don't bite :thumbup: Eileen
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Yeah. And of course I'm like "nooooo still gotta lose 100 more!" But I DO look good... And I don't see "compared to where I was" when I look in a mirror, I just see me now. He also paid for my surgery out of pocket. So I'm glad he approves of the results so far. I found him on the internets! And he's not traditionally "handsome" or "sexy", but he's been losing weight with me (he's lost about 30 lbs exercising with me!) .... And his heart is absolutely FIRMLY in the right place.... And that's the most important part of all, isn't it? FWIW, Madame reverie, he's often all about monosyllabic grunts in person.... But he's pretty eloquent in text.
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Juice Cocktail Could Help Reduce Muscle Soreness In Athletes
James Marusek posted a topic in Gastric Bypass Surgery Forums
Strenuous activity often leads to muscle soreness. Finding a way to reduce this unpleasant consequence of physical activity would would be beneficial. After weight loss surgery some of us discovered that we had muscles we didn't even realize we had, due to years of neglect. A team of Spanish researchers believes it has discovered a cocktail that reduces such discomfort. Their formula is a combination of watermelon and pomegranate juice enriched with citrulline and ellagitannins. The authors chose these ingredients because they are linked to beneficial metabolic effects and performance enhancement. For example, citrulline, a non-essential amino acid found in watermelon, helps reduce the accumulation of lactic acid, a major cause of muscle fatigue. Citrulline is also converted to nitric oxide, a chemical that increases blood flow and is believed to boost muscle performance. Pomegranates contain antioxidants and ellagitannins; the former help protect nitric oxide from being degraded, and the latter aids strength recovery. The scientists then recruited 19 young men, aged 18 to 30 with extensive experience in resistance training, into a double-blind randomized crossover study. They tested four different beverages: Watermelon juice (WJ); watermelon juice enriched with citrulline (CWJ); watermelon and pomegranate juice enriched with citrulline and ellagitannins (CWPJ); and placebo (sugary water with pink coloring). Each man consumed 200 mL (about 7 ounces) of one of the beverages at random, and then performed a physically intensive squat exercise. The researchers then collected blood samples and asked the volunteers to rate the muscle soreness of their legs on a scale from 1 to 5. After given a week to rest, the volunteers repeated the experiment with a different randomly selected beverage. This procedure was continued until every volunteer had consumed all four beverages. The results of the study showed that at three time points after the squat exercise (1-hour, 24-hour, and 48-hour), the watermelon/pomegranate cocktail (CWPJ) was significantly associated with reduced muscle soreness compared to placebo. In fact, by 48 hours, athletes reported no muscle soreness at all. Furthermore, when the volunteers drank the placebo, their blood tests revealed a higher concentration of myoglobin (a biomarker of muscle damage) than when they drank CWPJ. The cocktail, therefore, appeared to reduce muscle damage. http://www.acsh.org/news/2017/05/30/juice-cocktail-could-help-reduce-muscle-soreness-athletes-11354 -
Thank you AlwaysVegas! I am optimistic that it won't be crazy excess but I think during this waiting period you think about things way too much. I like lifting weight and can work that into my routine.
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So I'm almost 3 months post op and things have gone really well healing and weight lose wise. Today however I am in such pain and have been all day...it kind of feels like gas pain but I don't know all I know is its so uncomfortable nothing has made it feel better I have barely eaten all day because of the pain I made it through work and am heading home to try some gas x maybe that will help. Any one else ever experienced anything like this? It's just so uncomfortable!!
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I'm 5'2'' I've lost 45 lbs (still have 15 to go) w/the lap-band surgery and the sciatica has completely DISAPPEARED. No kidding. I still have some neck issues due to 2 disk herniations but nothing like before. I think you should do whatever you need to do to get the weight off. Your spine is the support column of your body and all the weight takes it's toll. Talk and think things over with a few doctors (not just one) your family, do research and ask lots questions. there is a risk w/surgery but also with obesity. I'm glad I got banded, I feel much more alive and can chase after my toddler, I only wish I had gotten it sooner.
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So i am now 7 weeks post op , things are A LOT better as far as pain and being able to move around sleep better work out and i have energy back lol , im now down to 250lbs from being 293 day of ... im happy and proud of my progress so far , But as far as my diet stage im still on a majority of just liquids Ive tried softer foods and cant tolerate them at all , i mostly do water g2 gatorade protien shakes sugar free apple sauce popsicles and weight watchers string cheese Im sure it will get better go for my next doc appointment Jan 30th and i am excited too see how the docs pleased with my progress, also my irons Low cause i bruise SUPER easy lol ..... and im excited for summer and clothes are already fitting me diffferent
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Hi everyone! Actually I am the Husband of this sweet lady. We are beginning to discuss this Surgery and will need some help and encouragement. I joined because my wife is sooo skeptical of people and their intensions. She has lost her will to socialize completely due to the way people treat her. I was hoping some of you would email her and help her to gain the strengh and courage get this process started for her. Her name is Deborah, she is the sweetest most kind person in the world. I would like to see her attend Church and go shopping and things like that again. Please help if you've a mind to..
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Im just starting my revision process, from lap band to gastric sleeve. I'm waiting on the insurance approval. I have UHC Choice Plus. I'm really excited this change. Not that I don't like my lap band, cause it has helped me to lose some weight, but I'm just not where I want to be. I have been at the same weight for a year now and that is 218. I started at 261 three years ago. So I need some change!! I'm just hoping I get approved!!!
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Down 72 Pounds In 4.5 Months :)
Livinglifeout replied to Lisa's Hope's topic in Weight Loss Surgery Success Stories
You look fantastic...great job! I know how hard hypothyroidism can be, and since I had a total thyroid removal I'm there with you. I look at it like this is weight I'm not going to gain back this time:). You maybe losing slow but you are losing. -
Hi Every one I am joining you, it seems to be a nice place for discussion and to find answers to many questions. This is the reason why I'm joining you!!! Excuse my english, I'm french but I think that I'm good enough to talk and write in English, hope you will accept me in your Forum. I'm from the Outaouais and I got my lapband surgery in Montreal on December 4th 2009, a year ago. I lost 45 pounds. I'm presently having problems loosing more weight. My surgeon is in Montreal, and from now on, I can have an appointment in Montreal for an ajustment only at 8:30am in the morning and then in the afternoon the adjustment if required. I do not really like these new hours for appointment and I am trying to find another place to go for adjustment. I do really like my surgeon and it is sad for me to have to go somewhere else but it is very hard for me to go to Montreal so early in the morning.... If you think about a place where I can go, let me know. I just send an email in a Clinic in Ottawa and waiting for their answer if they want to accept me in their clinic, eventhough my surgery was perform in Montreal. Waiting to ear from you. Diane55
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I started back to work today...administrative in an adult day care. Loved getting back to what i love but tired a little easily. Am two weeks post op tommorrow. drinking and eating pudding and potatoes is too easy for me....i can't help being scared that i could just keep on eating, even though I am following instructions and taking 30 minutes or more to finish 2 oz. of creamed food or 1 cup of liquid. My doctor assures me that if I ate fast or more i would know i couldn't. Maybe i should just try to stop this crazy worry. years and years of having success and gaining back has made me worry that this isn't going to work either. Is that crazy? any councel out there? another thing- when did you start soft protein like tuna or salmon? I started my journey at 300 pounds and now I am at 276 so I am happy with that, but just afraid I will just stop losing. I probably needed to get back to work:001_smile:
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Thank you so much for responding, I appreciate it. That makes since, I guess because I'm losing weight from that area too.
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Looking back, I now believe I didn't really get into the Green Zone and stay there until I was about 3 years post-op. I had already lost all my excess weight by then, using hard work and a smaller appetite. In the Green Zone, my physical hunger was greatly reduced.
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2 week stall in the first month?
sailingthrough22 posted a topic in POST-Operation Weight Loss Surgery Q&A
I had my surgery one month ago. I lost like 22 pounds in two weeks, which didn't surprise me because I am a big girl but since I started on puréed foods in week three I haven't lost an ounce of weight. Is a two week stall normal in the first month. I am only eating two ounces of mushy proteins two times a day and my two protein shakes, between 400- 600 calories. Any suggestion? Should I go back to broths? -
Now I realize why you are asking this question, because it is the same question I asked myself 1-2 months out where I was starving. (It was also the same question I asked myself dozen's of times over the years before banding when I kept deciding to give it one more shot the old fashioned way) You are in bandster hell of course and becoming depressed is natural. We have all been there, or will get there in the future. A lot of us have read something about it before we got there, but you don't realllyyy understand it until you have lived it. It is a miserable time where you doubt yourself, doubt your band, doubt everything. It is true, your band is not really helping you at this phase. I stalled out on weight loss for several weeks at this point. The only way I could get it going again was to cut out processed carbs. I ate only lean meats and vegetables with limited fruit and was able to start moving downwards on the scale again. I did not lose much from a few weeks out from surgery through my first fill. My first fill brought me down a few pounds quickly. However, what little restriction I felt was gone within a week. I started stalling again and had to really start exercising regularly to keep a downward movement on the scale. I could keep losing, but I was losing super slooowwww. However, as long as I kept losing even a little, I wasn't so depressed. Then came fill #2. This was a real kick in the pants for me. I was pb'ing everyday for the first week and a half and had decided on an unfill. Then I realized that the problem was me eating too fast & not chewing enough. I also was not going on liquids for a day after a pb to let my stomach rest. I started eating more like a bandster and found this fill gave me great restriction, and I cancelled my appointment for a slight unfill. I have not had to get another fill since as of yet and I am still losing steadily around 1.5 pounds a week on average. When I was in bandster hell, every day was a supreme struggle. Now, it has become more easy because my tool is working with me. Once you are at the right fill level, you can find success as well as long as you follow bandster rules and eat healthy foods the majority of the time. You can also lose weight at this stage as well. Low carb worked well for me. I didn't restrict volume so much, only certain types of foods. Exercise also worked for me. What kinds of foods are you eating? Are you tracking them by calories and Protein? What are you doing for exercise?
