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Wow, a 3 day hospital stay???? I was in the hospital less than 24 hours. I feel like I got cheated lol. Glad everything went ok. I'm almost at the 8 month post op date, and can say this was one of the best decisions I ever made.
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BariatricBro, Ready To Get Sleeved Up
Bariatricbro posted a topic in PRE-Operation Weight Loss Surgery Q&A
Hi there! I'm a 27 year old in Minneapolis, MN getting ready for vertical sleeve surgery come sometime in early 2016. My friend inspired me to pursue Bariatric Surgery after seeing her amazing results and I'm glad I did. Since going to the doctors, I've lost 13lbs (in about 3 weeks) adjusting diet and using portion control etc. I'm fairly early in the process. Met with my nutritionist, met with the psychologist, and I'm two months into my 6 months of required diet supervision. I've also started to attend the support group "Images" in Fridely, MN at Unity Hospital. I'm going head on and full speed into this. I was incredibly inspired and invigorated that I just started plastering myself all over social media and the Internet. So, if you're interested in following my journey at all you can: Go to www.bariatricbro.com Follow me on Twitter at TheBariatricBro Like My Facebook Page Follow me on Instagram at BariatricBro_VSG Looking forward to engaging with you in here and hopefully on some of those platforms as well. Shoutout to my fellow twentysomethings, guys, and Minnesotans! FISTBUMP! -
For dinner I had 1/4 cup of mashed potato and 1/4 cup of hormel turkey n bean chili. I mixed it in the bullet (so much for not blending meat lol) and it was actually delicious... I ate the whole thing... Shouldn't I be full???? I didn't feel any restriction... I'm two weeks n 2 days out... Thanks
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I'm 2 1/2 month post op. I've lost a total of 36lbs since surgery day. I get frustrated and even little sad when I get on the scale and it's saying I just gained almost 5lbs in 3 days. How does that happen?
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My dr said 2 weeks. Mine were healed at 2 weeks and I had him okay me just in case
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Im Having A Food Funeral For The Next 3 Weeks! Anyone Else?
lynnz posted a topic in PRE-Operation Weight Loss Surgery Q&A
Im getting sleeved 4 weeks from tomorrow. My friend who did this in january said that she wished she had had a food funeral! So I thought, ya know, not a bad idea. I had a fathers day BBQ yesterday, ended up with lots of extras. I think that as long as I dont gain before my surgury date its ok?? My DR said I only have to do a 7 day pre op diet, so it appears that I can eat whatever for 3 weeks prior. Am I setting myself up for a failure? It seems like most people pre op are loosing alot. I feel like I want to enjoy my last few weeks of meals because once I have the surgury I wont, one, be able to eat for 6 weeks, two, will be eating small portions and three, will no longer be able to eat anything I want. I eat very healthy, for the most part, and have been dieting since the beginning of the year. I also excersize regularly, so correct me if im wrong, but im eating and enjoying my funeral for the next 3 weeks -
Thank you so much for your support, in this post that I didnt even create. I just need to talk to my doc and see if she will allow me to eat anything at all, and if I can have a lean cuisine, then great, if not, then thats life, and I will get pumped like the other post said. Its just that feeling of my stomach pain is killing me.. but I know that by day 3 I will be fine, your right.
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Good for you! I've been banded for 3 weeks and still sipping water
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Hair loss...
Sleeve_journey_2018_uk replied to sammi123's topic in POST-Operation Weight Loss Surgery Q&A
Yes!! after 3 months mine started coming out ALOT! I upped my protein it's still coming out but not as much (i'm now 5 and a half months post op) Sent from my SM-A520F using BariatricPal mobile app -
I'll post more when I'm on a regular computer instead of my fone. I'm trying to be 'nice' Omar emailed saying they would work it out this week. We shall see.
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Im Having A Food Funeral For The Next 3 Weeks! Anyone Else?
Amanda 3.0 replied to lynnz's topic in PRE-Operation Weight Loss Surgery Q&A
Why do you want to do a food funeral? Do you think you won't be able to eat certain things? What do you think you will miss? I read all the forums and thought I might not be able to eat steak after VSG. I didn't have the luxury of time for a food funeral, as I was informed of my surgery date within the two week pre-op diet. I was obedient because this surgery is so serious and I trusted my surgeon. I am able to eat steak now, although very limited quantities, Please don't assume you need a food funeral because someone else thought you should. It is that much more weight for you to lose, and it delays adjusting your mindset by that much. -
Pre Op Question - Needing Some Feedback Please
SD Chick replied to AzGirl's topic in PRE-Operation Weight Loss Surgery Q&A
I also would veto walking and picking up your son - my Dr. wouldn't let me drive when I was taking any pain meds at all - I waited about a week but even after 3 weeks I wouldn't want to drive more than a couple of hours. -
I think I must have the world's strongest steri strips on my incisions and I'm getting pretty nervous because I was told that if they don't fall off before my first post-op appointment (only a day away!), they'll be removed at that time. I have 5 incisions with 2-3 pieces of tape on each and not a single corner has lifted or started to curl up or anything. I tried to pick one if the edges tonight to gauge how sticky they are and I couldn't even PEEL a corner up. I've showered several times with them with no effect either. So my question is how bad are these going to hurt if my doc removes them on Thursday?? Is there something I can do to loosen them or encourage them to peel up? I don't have much if any tenderness in any of my incisions anymore, but I'm pretty terrified of how ripping these suckers off will feel! Thanks for any insight (:
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I'm four weeks out of surgery on Wednesday, I'm going into puréed from liquids, what have been drinks you haven't been able to tolerate? Any puréeds you couldn't tolerate? Sent from my iPhone using the BariatricPal App
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Advice from anyone please.
emilygrace replied to Lilla's topic in Tell Your Weight Loss Surgery Story
I haven't had a band, but am now 9 weeks post sleeve and have lost a total of 23.5kg including preop diet. It has been a big decision, but one I am glad I made. It really changes everything about how I eat, and deal with food, which I underestimated preop. But that's what I needed. It has been a godsend. Finally, I know that I will make it to a normal weight and normal BMI. -
Hey all! I was banded 10/8/08. I have been feeling incrediable, but today I am having some port pain. I am not sure where this has come from. Did any of you find that a few weeks later that the nerves started getting back in gear? Or is this something that I should start getting worries about?
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Surgery 3/23 and not feeling so good
jujuvee replied to kathyv's topic in POST-Operation Weight Loss Surgery Q&A
kathy V have you dressed up your protein drinks to make them a bit tastier? I know they are all sweet options but you can add stuff like sugar free instant pudding mixes to play with the flavor and different crystal light powders as well. I was banded on the 24th and have a big selection in my phase 1 (days 2-14) that I can have but I am keeping it simple for this week, here is what I have been having. B- 2 oz cream of wheat, with a touch of brown sugar S-protein drink with vanilla protein powder, banana pudding powder, blended with ice L- 2 oz unsweetened applesauce S- another protein drink, this one with protein powder(vanilla) and the orange crystal light D- 2 oz cream of chicken soup I can have refried beans, cottage cheese and a softly scrambled egg, but I am going to wait until I am a week in to introduce those. Good luck and feel free to write anytime. -
YAY!!!! Today is exactly 3 months post op for me and things are going GREAT! I lost 20 pounds in the month before surgery and now am a totaly of over 80 POUNDS DOWN! It is unbelievable and I seriously catch myself NOT believing it when I look into the mirror. Being newly single again (after breaking it off with my Fiance') it feels AMAZING to have cute guys hold open doors for me, to feel the glances when I walk into a room........... and trust me, I am NOT stuck on myself. It just really does amaze me how differently I have been treated ever since about 60 pounds down. I am no longer afraid of the camera, and when I am out with friends I no longer want to find a table to sit behind to hide me fat a$$.... lol, love it! I am the girl whose foot wiggles all the time when i am sitting down, and the girl who would rather stand that sit when we are at the bar or at karaoke......... Please, don't think I am trying to sound conceited... I still have a LOT of things about my body that I hate and I in no way think that I am the cat's meow.... but damn I feel good! I smile day in and day out. Little things that used to bother the crap out of me don't seem to matter as much anymore......... Life is good!!! I will post some new pix as soon as I take some! Kim
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3 month Surgiversary!!!
wkeller818 replied to Kimberlina's topic in Tell Your Weight Loss Surgery Story
My name is Wes and I am just a week away from my 3 month anniversary and feel so much better also. I am down 95 pounds total including my 3 week preop diet. I still have about 90 to 100 before my goal, but already a major difference in the way I feel and look. Everytime I see someone I haven't seen since my surgery, It gives me great satisfaction to see their reaction. I will post before and after pics when I get closer to my goal weight. I do go to the gym for about a 45 min workout every morning and it gets easier every day. I was wearing size 52pants and already in 42, my shirts were 4x and now comfortably in 2x. So the moral of this story to anyone contemplating the surgery is it is AWESOME!!! Congrats!!! -
I didn't like any thing hot so I drank protine shakes and water first week!!
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How long did it take to get surgery scheduled once insurance was approved?
ThreeFifty replied to jobillandjosh's topic in PRE-Operation Weight Loss Surgery Q&A
It took about a week for my ins to approve the surgery. My doc called to scheduled it as soon as they got the approval. the surgery date was about a month and a half later. -
I was banded 6 weeks ago, and had my first fill almost 3 weeks ago. Since my fill I have noticed that every time I eat, no matter what it is, I get gas. It's not uncomfortable, but it's kind of embarassing. Is anyone else experiencing this?
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Average loss on the liquid diet
Kellyk2511 replied to MrsLulu's topic in PRE-Operation Weight Loss Surgery Q&A
I did so bad on my 2 week diet. I completely didnt do it the first week, did it half assed the second week, and was strict the last 5 days. So I only lost about 4-5 lbs -
Are they also covering it because your base doesn't have bariatric? I'm trying to go through Womack in Fort Bragg. I live about 3 hrs away. My dr office has sent in 2 requests for referrals and I've been approved both times to see a local Dr to see if weight loss surgery is necessary. But I don't want to go this route because I know Tricare doesn't cover the sleeve and I was told this by a tricare rep. Womack said my Dr isn't wording the requests correctly so that I can be treated at Womack. They said my Dr needs to send in a request to Tricare to be evaluated and treated on base. I see my family Dr On Friday and I hope I can get this straight. I would be a lot farther in the process if I decided to go gastric bypass, but I really want the sleeve.
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I was sleeved 4 days ago. I was one of the unusual ones. I was very calm, very ready for the surgery. My blood pressure was perfectly normal, oddly enough! It hadn't been normal for 3 years. Do as the medical team tells you and do it to the best of your ability. Not everyone has a great experience after surgery. Walking the first time is going to feel like they are asking you to climb Mount Rushmore and kiss Lincoln's nose. In two hours, it'll be easier. Manage your pain first. If you don't, everything else will be harder. Don't try to suck it up and think you can do it on your own. It will only make it harder. One day at a time. It's all you can do. You will do well! Just remember, this is my opinion and my experience. Every single sleeve is different. Hang in there and take a deep breath.
