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More than likely, you are doing nothing wrong. I was sleeved 2/4 and I lost every day the first 15 days for a total of 18 pounds then nothing for the next 9 days. Very frustrating considering it is impossible for me to overeat! But, even though I was not losing during those 9 days, my clothes were getting more and more loose so something was happening. And then this morning, I got on the scale and I was down 2 pounds. Just keep doing what you are doing and the stall will break.
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Hi all, I'm scheduled for my endoscopy on Monday at 10:15am. I woke up today with a sore throat this morning and little bumps in the back of my mouth. I feel perfectly fine otherwise but now I'm really nervous that they will cancel my procedure. Did this happen to anyone? If so, did they still see you even though you didn't have any other symptoms? This whole process has been overwhelming for me. I found out last week that I need my gallbladder removed because of gallstones. I really can't afford a set back Thanks for listening and sharing your experience if you have one.
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Having an 'I wish i never did this' moment
Rem replied to pookybear's topic in POST-Operation Weight Loss Surgery Q&A
3 weeks post tomorrow and I've regretted everyday so far. -
Hello, I am 3 weeks post-op and I started getting a cold yesterday with some coughing feels like a chest cold. Today I got up with the coughing and now I am having stomach cramps like I got a stomach virus. I am sticking to liquids because I don't want to throw up. My question is will it hurt my newly installed band if I get the flu or has anyone had these symptons. I called the on call Dr. and was told as long as I can hold fluids down not to worry but he was real short like I was bothering him. I will talk to my Dr. this but she is on vacation until 9/16/08. Any advise????
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Hey [: I'm 18 and will be having the surgery in about two weeks. I also asked the same question and got a lot of great responses. Here's the link. http://www.verticalsleevetalk.com/topic/14864-getting-sleeved-young/page__p__126112__hl__%2Bgetting+%2Bsleeved+%2Byoung__fromsearch__1#entry126112
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NSV - Now looking, well kind of average!
cludgie posted a topic in Weight Loss Surgery Success Stories
Ok, so had a tough day today, have just come home from holiday this afternoon, which always leaves me a little blue, and then weighed in, and have GAINED 2lb (ok, so I wasn't perfect wilst away, but 2lb feels a bit harsh!). So I'm in a bit of a mood, then I start to download my holiday pics, and I come across the only one of me, and I think on reflection that I look fairly average in it, I certainly didn't look at it and think woah I look soo fat (my usual response to any photo of me). So I am claiming this as an NSV (photo attached), please feel free to argue I don't want it sugar coated, I am still only 1/2 way to goal, and know thats still going to take some doing, but I think I look really very average, which was the pick me up I needed! Plus as a mini NSV along the way this week - ended up at the beach without swimwear, so stripped off to just my knickers, and sunbathed topless (I have NEVER done this before, let alone in the UK!!) - although this did result in all over sunburn!! Anyway enough from me! xx -
Need some advice - I am still in a LOT of pain 2 weeks after surgery
thistledo posted a topic in PRE-Operation Weight Loss Surgery Q&A
Ok, i was banded on 16th Jan and everything went well. I got out of hospital the next day. I had a lot of tearing pain internally around my port, but two weeks on, I am still in a LOT of pain there. All my other incisions have cleared up well. My port incision is clearing up, i did have a slight infection at one end of it, but i got onto it right away and am still on amoxil syrup. I went back to the surgeon a week ago cos of the pain near the port incision and he ordered an ultrasound in case it was a haematoma or something. I had that done tues am and there was no problem they could see. I spoke to his receptionist on wed this week and she said he wants me to call back today if the pain is no better as he is thinking of re-locating the port (ie going back in). I went to my gp yesterday and she just told me to go home and rest. the pain is bad when i sit, but really not there when i'm lying down or standing. but it's really really bad when i sit... and of course my job involves a lot of sitting. so, has anyone had any problems like this? what did you do? i am worried that if he re-locates the port, i might still have the pain, just somewhere else. My gp was also thinking this and i didnt put the idea in her head. I am really confused as to what to do. Everything else has been fine. I am on mushies and doing well. No problems eating, so internally everything appears to be going well. I'd really appreciate any feedback... especially if anyone has had a similar problem. thea -
Need some advice - I am still in a LOT of pain 2 weeks after surgery
TulipStar replied to thistledo's topic in PRE-Operation Weight Loss Surgery Q&A
I got some "zingers" around the port area still up to 6 weeks post-surgery. I thought it was unusual too to still have pain at 2 weeks po, I was still sleeping in a reclining position. It eventually went away...I would say that at about week 3, it started to feel better, but I still had some pain. Anyway, then I found out week 8 po that my port had flipped so part of the pain I had experienced was my port coming unstitched from the muscle. Since I had my revision surgery, it is like night day, the pain I had from the 1st surgery was awful in the port area. The revision surgery port pain went away in about a week. Be patient and take it easy. Good luck!! -
Need some advice - I am still in a LOT of pain 2 weeks after surgery
WendyRae replied to thistledo's topic in PRE-Operation Weight Loss Surgery Q&A
Hi...I was just getting ready to start a thread about this. I am 4 weeks post-op and have felt GREAT! The port pain was gone until this morning. I work up and it was sore again. Is this normal? -
Hi, I wish you luck this week on the pre-op diet. I have to say of all the things I know about the surgery and everything to do with it, I think the pre-op diet scares me the most! I have never been on a liquid diet before and I hope it goes well. Just hang in there and keep remembering why you are doing it! I will be here cheering you on! Yes, I am still learning this site too, but the people are really helpful and supporative here! Best of luck and email me to let me know how you are doing. Tntreg2@aol.com Best wishes! Shelley
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My surgery is next week.. and yesterday I had my final appt with my surgeon to discuss surgery day and any questions I had. I finally broke down, and cried Might I add that my surgeon is BEYOND cute... which made it worse! He was discussing surgery day and said that after the operation was over he would go out and talk to my family and friends and let everyone know how it went. . . only my family is back East, and I dont have that many friends who actually offered to be there waiting It really just makes me sad.. I never thought about that part I guess. I feel like im going at this alone..and it sucks. Im also a little worried about remembering ALL THESE RULES after surgery .. I feel like Im going to have to keep my info packet next me so I can read what Im supposed to do everyday. Does this part get easier as days go by?? Also .. i have been thinking about all the foods that are no longer going to be in my diet. Am i NEVER going to be able to have a slice of pizza again? or a burger? I kinda thought that maybe eventually i could have these things, but of course extremely smaller amounts, way less often. Any input is appreciated
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your butt shape will change after all the weight loss. Mine was pretty saggy - but I had a lower body lift which tightened it up. Usually lower body exercises like squats and lunges will help with glutes - but again, your shape will change pretty fast, and there's not a lot you can do to help the sagginess with the amount of weight we typically lose. immediately after surgery, all I was cleared for was walking. After four weeks, I was allowed to do everything except for weights. At eight weeks out, I was cleared for weights. The first few months I did mostly water fitness classes - and walking. I also did the stationary bikes at my gym. Now I do dance cardio (like Zumba) and biking, but I was too heavy to do those when I first started on my journey.
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Starting tomorrow, stay off the scale for 1 week. Post weight loss, next week Sunday the 28th of June. Who is with me?
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2nd Day back to Work
fatBgone replied to MaeConnie68's topic in POST-Operation Weight Loss Surgery Q&A
My first week back to work, I did nothing in the evening, I was exhausted. At the end of the second week, I remember I ran to the grocery andcad I was leaving it hit me that it was the 1st time I had wanted to do something after work. It will get better. -
2nd Day back to Work
ToDream replied to MaeConnie68's topic in POST-Operation Weight Loss Surgery Q&A
I'm 3 weeks post op and still battling fatigue. I hear that the energy returns after around a month so I'm hoping to see that. Right now I come home just exhausted from work. -
Too tight= no weight loss?
iseethinme replied to lifechange82's topic in POST-Operation Weight Loss Surgery Q&A
Hi- I had surgery in April & I was not losing weight fast at all. First I was too loose. Then I was too tight. My doctor said you need to fing the GReen Zone. I got an unfill when I was too tight & now finally I am losing weight consistently 1-2 pounds a week. -
I am 2. 5 months post op. I had the same thing when I was about 2 weeks out. I was thinking that the hunger was very shocking because I thought there would be no hunger.I was quite worried. I read a lot about how it is gas and the gas feels like hunger. I swear it was hunger pains. I can say it goes away. I am now 2.5 months out and I eat every 3 hours. I now do not have hunger until right before the 3 hour mark and sometimes 4 hours. I then eat a 3 to 4 oz of protein or healthy snack and I am just fine. No more hunger pains.
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2 Wks Out Only Down 10 Lbs
motherof5 replied to mnmlst's topic in POST-Operation Weight Loss Surgery Q&A
I like that Proudgrammy. I would love to seat with you. I am sure you will have me cracking up all the time. Losing 10 pounds in 2 weeks is awesome. That is a great accomplishment. My surgeon expext me to lose 10 pounds PER month by the time I see him in February. Your weight lose will slow down though. Enjoy it now. Later loser! -
2 Wks Out Only Down 10 Lbs
sukik replied to mnmlst's topic in POST-Operation Weight Loss Surgery Q&A
I've only lost 12 lb in the first two weeks, then stalled for 10 days. Then lost another 2 lb in a week. I think I'm a slow loser. I'm 63 and a low BMI to begin with. -
Hiccups Anyone?
LittleLizzieLilliput replied to cuteNATL's topic in POST-Operation Weight Loss Surgery Q&A
yes, it was very upsetting. I felt like I was getting a rote, automated response. I would have appreciated some questions regarding what and how I was eating before telling me 1 week post op that I was using poor portion control. I got over it but that was a big blow, I now realize my surgeons office isn't really there to help, just tell me what "I'm doing wrong". -
I have no idea what my full switch is so maybe that's it. I haven't had the over full feeling yet but I'm only 6 weeks post op Lololol... Gotta looooooong way to go..
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Any experienced bandsters like self-torture?!
marie715 replied to kgloverii's topic in LAP-BAND Surgery Forums
Thanks for sharing your experience with us. I am 9 weeks post-op and have done the same thing several times and also wondered 'Will I ever learn?' Your post made me realize that this learning process is going to take awhile and I'm going to have to be super vigilent for a long time. Wishing you good luck.- Marie -
Any experienced bandsters like self-torture?!
Jachut replied to kgloverii's topic in LAP-BAND Surgery Forums
I did it last week in a Vietnamese restaurant - it was sooooo good, I just ate way too much, then had to leave the table to PB three times and spit in a coffee cup all the way home on the freeway! Last night we went out to a steak house and I was much more restrained but then I got the third degree about what was wrong with my meal. The fact was that the smallest steak was 200 grams and I ate about a third of it and the waitress was making eyes obviously thinking I was anorexic. the trouble with a band and what you realise when you lose restriction (like with my small unfill recently) is that you eat to feeling quite satisfied, you dont get used to staying empty like successful dieters do (and there's hardly any of them around). The only difference between band and preband is that you cant push past that point! One more bite is one too much! But I think we all do it at times. I also inist on eating foods I know will give me pain, even though I can get them down. But the trouble is, its those foods that satisfy me most. If I eat something that causes no pain or discomfort whatsoever to eat I'll either eat heaps of it or be starving in an hour. -
I started out the first week with jello, smoothies, broth, fruit juice and water, then adding in pudding, creme of soups, sherbert, then grew into softer foods by the end of the 2nd week into the 3rd week, now at the 4-5 week area I am eating fish, chicken, potatoes baked / mashed, vegetables, etc. Pureed and normal. Chew = Chew! My favorite dish of the day is my creme of wheat! That came in my 2nd week!!
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My first Restaurant Trip
Infernored replied to notsochubbybritneyspears's topic in POST-Operation Weight Loss Surgery Q&A
I went out after surgery a couple weeks post op. I had iced tea I barely drank and barely half a bowl of soup. It was hard to see my mom eating the good stuff, but I was full and that is very good!
