Early September Spitfires

[Just-A-Gem 86]

How are we doing guys and gals? I feel great!

[Shoppingbeemom 31]

Glad youre feeling good! I have 7 days to go.

[Buckeye Girl 8]

I too am feeling great! Including my 5 day pre-op, I am 16 lbs down in just 10 days :-) I feel so much better than I anticipated at this point in my recovery. During those first couple days, I thought wow, this is going to be a very long and miserable recovery, but something clicked in the last couple of days and I feel wonderful! I am so thankful for this tool and wish I could take everyone I love that has battled this evil thing called obesity, along with me on my journey, I just want to tell them all to please do it before another year of misery goes by, or worse even longer. I LOVE MY SLEEVE

[tjharmon 11]

I am doing awesome!!! Pre diet started on the 5th--surgery on the 8th--today I am down 25 pounds!!!!! whoop whoop whoop

I had no pain, no problems what so ever---I haven't even needed a pain pill yet!!! I am so happy I didn't back out!!! I have been getting most of my fluids down since day 3--no hunger --I feel great!!!!

[Christy 0]

I got sleeved with Almanza on the 7th. I am doing great. My nausea is down. My stitches are out and my kids told me yesterday that I look 'sort of' tinnier!

I still get this heavy rock in my chest when I eat too much or too fast or the wrong stuff. I throw it all out and am back to eating the 'right' stuff but slowly. It will take a while to get the hang of it but so far so good.

I have to find a scale. My BMI was 32 so I am concentrating more on dress size rather than weight loss!

Rocking my sleeve.

[Buckeye Girl 8]

I am doing awesome!!! Pre diet started on the 5th--surgery on the 8th--today I am down 25 pounds!!!!! whoop whoop whoop

I had no pain, no problems what so ever---I haven't even needed a pain pill yet!!! I am so happy I didn't back out!!! I have been getting most of my fluids down since day 3--no hunger --I feel great!!!!

Congrats on your success, you are doing WONDERFUL

[Rebel 9]

My preop diet started on 8-24 and i lost 12 pounds.

Surgery was 9-6 and I have lost an additional

16 pounds. Still feel hungry if I dont keep sipping

And get my fluids in. Side incisions still hurting

But getting easier. I am so glad I did this.

[wishes 125]

Doing good! I am back up to speed, and so far I have lost 16 lbs. I am so happy. I mean with pre-op, that puts me over 43 pounds down! All my incisions are pretty much done healing and I am on to soft foods. The scale hasn't moved for me in a couple days, but that's okay. I can't even remember the last time I was at 213 lbs!

[Neoteric Verve 65]

Great job, Wishes!!

How is your day-to-day? I hope you had a easy go of things.

[AnneG 7]

My surgery was the 8th and I'm down 16 lbs combined total of the 1 pre op and after surgery weight.

So that's 16 lbs down since September 1st.

Doing pretty good on eating- trying to get my fluids and Protein Shakes down but the Protein Powder is more difficult post surgery for me it seems.

I have a lot of heart burn too and my doctor called me in a prescription for something - so hoping that will help some.

Incisions all look good- took the last remaining steri strips off this morning- I'm impressed with how small they are.

Glad everyone else is doing good.

[PhatGurl80 26]

My surgery was on the 14th and I feel really good. I'm down 8 lbs . Waiting for the rest of this gas to go away!

[wishes 125]

Day to day is pretty good, except by 7:00 p.m. ish I am pretty wiped. However, I am doing good Fluid wise, but my surgeon thinks I might need to get more since I pretty much drank a gallon a day before surgery and now I am only at half of that. He thinks that and the surgery maybe contributing to my Water retention. food is good, I can't eat more than 1 or 2 oz, but I love that full feeling so quick!

[CoffeeBean 4]

No problems. On mushies until this Friday. Stomach makes weird noises when I eat anything other than shakes & yogurt. I'm hoping with time this will subside. Feeling great and walking 5 days a week. Had surgery on Thursday and went back to work Tuesday. Have not been tired. Nobody at work suspects a thing because I was already dieting a month before surgery. Love my sleeve!

[thefighter2 1]

Hello fellow Spitfires, I had my surgery on Sept. 13th. I am down 32 pounds, 5 pounds pre-surgery, 10 pounds pre op liquid diet and 17 pounds since surgery. I am now on pureed and enjoying it. I am so happy to be on the loosing bench. I am feeling fine, gaining more energy everyday.

[Buckeye Girl 8]

I've hit a stall on the scale, but still losing inches :-) I know this will soon pass.