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I didn’t tell people at work initially at work but eventually did tell people. Especially bc I lost 100 pounds. That makes it pretty obvious I did something. But for me I didn’t mind. I did tell family and friends right away. I don’t think it’s anything to be ashamed of but I understand the hesitation. To each her/his own. If you don’t want to then don’t. It’s no ones business except yours to share or not.

I love beans so I put extra kidney and extra black beans in!! No I don’t do Spicey. I’m a huge whimp in that dept! I hear of ppl putting pineapple chuncks w cottage cheese. I don’t know. Guess I may have to suck it up and try it bc yours looks so good.

Ok...I have never eaten cottage cheese bc it Looks like curdled milk to me but I gotta say this makes me want to try it!! This looks so yummy!!!!!!

This is a hard one to answer. In the big scheme of things, 6 weeks post op, I feel I've had it really easy. No vomiting or nausea, only mild surgical ache, a bit of surgical gas pain for a day.... but at the time it felt really shitty. Everyone is different, and I know you are probably fed up with reading that. The advice the doctor and dietician give you is super important to follow. That is going to give you the easiest outcome post surgery. Good luck x

Definitely check out Dr. Jailil Illan. He is a Master Surgeon and Hospital BC is a Center of Excellence!

Hi!! I was sleeved in July 2018. Been in maintenance for a while now. Since 10 mos or so out. My surgery was uneventful (in a good way) stayed overnight which really didn’t think I needed to. No pain other than from the gas bc it was laparoscopic. Home w no problems. Out grocery shopping four days later. I’m very thankful it was an easy road for me. I also hadn’t ever had any surgery to my abdomen before which made it a clean slate. Also followed pre op diet to a t so my liver would be shrunk and as I was instructed. I feel like It’s important to follow everything your Dr says to do. I wish you an uneventful surgery as well!!! Welcome to the club!!

Yum! We started having movie nights once COVId started. We pop our own popcorn too! Having one this weekend! I use the movie theatre pop secret. Pretty sure it’s loaded w fat. But I consider it a treat when I do not a regular thing bc it is fatty. Yours looks very healthy!!

I have two insurances and neither covered my VSG. I went the self-pay route & was able to prepay for the majority, then had two little bills come in afterwards, which were not bad. I was glad to go the self-pay route, bc I didn't have to abide by insurance rules: insurance requires many more visits to the nutritionist & therapist, etc... I had a great group of folks taking care of the beginning of my journey & they're available as needed. I wouldn't trade the experience for the world.

I had VSG on Dec 7th 2020. Starting at about 4- 5 weeks, I have twice eaten small, thin crust (gluten-free), mushroom, tomato & spinach (any veggies would work) pizza. I take very small bites, chew very well & put the piece in eating down between bites. I've had absolutely no issues! I can eat 1/2 of one small piece (the pieces are already small bc it's a small pizza...I cut them in half). I tried eating a single piece of pepperoni from my hubby's pizza, but I could feel heartburn creeping up after a minute or twenty... Not doing that again...

My surgery was Feb 3. As far as I knew, everything went fine. My incisions hurt a bit but looked fine. Yesterday on the 4th the surgical PA came to tell me that when doc had me opened there was a lot of scar tissue and my intestines and colon are malrotated. Basically they lay in there flipped around. It's a congenital thing that happened in utero. Therefore mission was aborted. I'm not a candidate for VSG bc of my GERD and Barrett's esophagus. It feels odd going through the healing process of surgery (there are 6 incisions) and nothing was done. I'm annoyed that the surgeon that removed my gallbladder 20 years ago didn't deem it necessary to state. Sent from my SM-G975U using BariatricPal mobile app

Not that I know of. I've been able to taste but it's altered bc I feel like I've rubbed oragel on the end of my tongue. It's almost numb but not totally but it's altered my tastebuds

Hi everyone! Has any one struggled with walking enough bc of how cold it is? I live in MI, sleeved on 1/13 and I don’t feel like I get near enough walking done by just walking around the house. Any recommendations are welcome too!

That is not a bad deal at all. Hopefully I can get my surgery that low bc if so I already have more than half of that.

I was not very good at keeping measurements pre and post op. I did probably lose and inch to an inch and a half in my waist, my hips like 1.5" also my underbust area is smaller my bust gained 2" projection Id say? yet my overall weight did go up a little bit post op. perhaps mainly due to some challenges Im having. sometimes its reasonable I mean for the most part except after some recent tests its below my goal. sorry. Im tired. I wanted to buy a bed wedge I never did for the foot of the bed or whatever I rolled up a weighted blanket I had and propped a pillow on that but this might be something you might be interested in https://www.amazon.com/Cooling-Bed-Wedge-Pillow-Adjustable/dp/B088C4Q3JP/ref=sr_1_43?dchild=1&keywords=Gel+Firm+Memory+Foam+Standard+Wedge+Pillow&qid=1611353815&sr=8-43 I got some good bras on Amazon as well. keep wearing the Faja. I wear mine to bed. And do try the Turmeric and also limit salt intake for a bit. Hopefully the swelling will come down. maybe you need some massage with some oils. One nice thing about the Hospital BC I got lymphatic massage each day I was there. Couldnt have it at home but I think it helped. https://smile.amazon.com/gp/product/B07SG5H8KF/ref=ox_sc_saved_title_4?smid=ARDJXY8HB6KO5&psc=1

Hey! Looks great! You look tiny!! Mind me asking what size you are vs what size you ordered? Brand? If you want you can PM me with the info. I ordered based on my measurements as it said. We shall see. Mine comes today. I ordered that beautiful Ms Doutfire tan color bc I figured it would be able to go under most clothes without showing. I would have preferred black like what you have.

It’s doesn’t matter anyways bc I’m on my back whether I want to be or not in that darn recliner. 🤪

Thank you so much! The black one I got at Walmart actually. I bought it last year and had it in a bag to return at some point bc my stomach looked awful once I got home and tried it on (bc of COVId you can’t use dressing rooms)but they wouldn’t let me return it due to COVId. So since I ended up w a TT I can keep it now. Top is a little small now w the girls being bigger.

Do you cross your legs when you sit? I only ask bc when my sister lost a lot of weight she started having numbness and pain in her legs and she went to a neurologist bc she was concerned. Turned out she hadn’t been able to cross her legs in years and how that she was crossing them again she was having nerve issues. It eventually went away on its own. Hoping whatever is causing your pain is a simple fix. Good luck!!

I do poop after my coffee so it’s unlikely that I could or would want to wait 8 hours until I’m back home. So I’d have to roll it down each time bc like you No way I’m pooping through a slit. But what I do know is I’ll be wearing some type of support long term to help. They said at least six weeks so I def plan on at least that. Thanks ms.sss. You’re always so helpful😊💛

@ms.sss I think a faja would be awesome but how do you poop in them? Like if I wear it to work pulling that thing up and down will be hard. I was going to stick w my binder for longer bc I thought it would be too hard to pull up and down each time I go to the rr. Whether to pee or poo. I know there is a pee hole slit but I’ve had a garmet w that before and it can be wet after. Don’t like that feeling.

I'm nearly 3 months out and currently in my first stall which has been going on for over 2 weeks. I'm very fed up with gaining and losing the same 1/2 lb.........It's just frustrating because I'm getting in the water and protein and never go over 1000 calories per day which before surgery would have meant I lost consistently! I wonder if it's because I've been on very reduced calories for 5 months and my body's getting used to the lower intake.

Amiga I completely understand its sooooo irritating it drives me crazy and I literally have to do the same and throw mine out bc im obsessing over it and it cant be healthy... sending all my love 2 u

My wife and I were very similar to you with only slight nausea and minor pain. The hardest part of my hospital stay was that it felt like they fed me 7 IVs and I had to use the restroom way too much (every 2 hours) even when I was asleep. I only took one prescription pain pill after the hospital and a few Tylenol over the next few days but that was it. My wife even started working a few hours from home less than a week after surgery because we felt so well. Congratulations on your surgery and I hope you have a wonderfully smooth recovery.

You can order one off of amazon. That’s where I got mine for my surgery. It was like $80. Research them out of course. I’m sure there are some crappy ones. The one I got is a rechargeable one bc I needed it to drive bk 4 hours home.

Disclaimer: this is a long-winded post and could possibly be triggering for some ppl. As i watched tons..and i means TONS..of youtube videos during my "research" period pre op I heard lots of ppl mention the emotional and mental part of this journey post op. I gathered from those videos that i would probably be dealing with past trauma that needs healing as I lose the weight..uhhh i had no clue though to expect THIS! Does anyone else feel like as the pounds fall off, emotional scars are uncovered and smack u in the face randomly? I'm all about healing and psychology so I'm down for the ride but whew! I had a panic attack today and have cried all damn day, not knowing exactly which trauma i am supposed to be addressing in my mind. I had a nightmare/flashback two nights ago and woke up sweating and crying with a full blown panic attack. Thats not abnormal for me but i typically can identify the trigger and what specific trauma was triggered. I couldnt do that today, and the traumatic event that was relived in my nightmare the other night was what caught me by surprise bc that event always seemed like "just another effed up, unfortunate event" that occured to me as a child..not something i necessarily considered big traumas like my father's death, being homeless and on my own as a child, sexual abuse, etc. I'm 75lbs down, abt 6 months post op now. Everything has been super positive and ive been elated since surgery. All of a sudden tho its like as i lose this weight im on a healing journey of integrating the "little broken me" with the "grown healthy me"..if that makes sense..im a very positive, encouraging person (friends always get onto me for having "rose colored glasses"), but lately i am just floored as im slapped in the face with extreme emotions or memories from the past. This could be unrelated to wls...maybe just typical ptsd...i know we like to connect wls to everything we're experiencing now lol but it makes me wonder..are others experiencing extreme triggers now? As bad as it sounds, its still a very good thing..or is that my "theres always a silver lining" defense mechanism speaking for me? Lol..but seriously i can't even put it into words how extreme the trigger is but also the healing i feel im receiving! I ended up in the bathroom speaking all the things to myself in the mirror that i would speak to a child having gone through the pain i experienced as a child...I was giving myself permission to be happy and feel safe and to embrace all my blessings bc i am worthy and do deserve it.i was telling myself that i am a good girl and that im proud of myself (as i look into my 32 year old eyes lol)..encouraging me to trust myself to protect myself and reasuring myself that ill always be here to show myself the love i deserve etc..it was so beautiful and pure..not conjured up at all.. and i wasn't even "thinking" during all this really...it was just flowing from my heart and was really cool!! For the first time ever, i saw how beautiful and precious and strong i am and meant every word of affirmation i was speaking! It was truly amazing! Again, sorry im so long-winded, but i really wanna know, "is this what ppl were talking abt? Are others experiencing this or is this just a me thing?" Sent from my SM-N960U using BariatricPal mobile app