July Sleevers

[Ljp 157]

Talking measurments: i wld take them now. I ws on my 3wk stall but i ws losing inches so tht was very encouraging to me. It really makes a different.

[Ljp 157]

Had my surgery July 16, Im at 6 weeks & hv lost 25.7 lbs & the last I measured had lost 25 inches. So im losing as much inches as I am in weight. I can fit in a pair of jeans I cldnt a few wks ago & my shirts are loose on me. Some on my shirts i hv to wear another one underneath. Im happy!

[pia 2]

I posted earlier when I was in the hospital. My doc said I would be down 40 lbs by 6 weeks. I'm 4 weeks out and have lost 20. I'm happy. I'm ok with the slow weight lost as people aren't as quick to assume you had surgery. And it gives me time to really change my behavior. I love my sleeve and plan to rock it! My goal is to lose another 10 by end of month. From reading all of the threads, it seems we are all losing about the same between 18-20 lbs 4 weeks out. SOrry but that's damn good. I couldn't do this on my own and I tried for 10 years.

[pia 2]

Oh and regarding the stalls, my doc said we will experience stalls about every 3 -5 weeks. It's completely normal. She explains that your body is going through so many changes that it needs time to catch up. Just keep doing what we need to do so that our bodies can realize that it's the new normal.

[Sleevedreamz 107]

I had surgery on July 24. I have been feeling great. I am in the middle of my second week of soft foods (per Doctors schedule) and am to be moved to "regular" in 4 days. After reading everyone else's post op diet I am nervous he is advancing me too quickly. My Doctors PA said she has not seen a leak in a sleeve pt there since she started working there 5 years ago. I am terrified of doing something to cause a leak. Would u follow doctors plan or do another couple weeks of soft foods?

My doctor only does 1 day of full liquid and then directly to puréed foods. I asked him about this and he said his patients have awesome results and get their energy back much more quickly this way and there has been no evidence that this method causes leaks. Mostly it is people pushing other solids too quickly or not having a good staple line, etc from the get go. If your surgeon is as successful and well known as mine is I would trust him. I am day 2 post op and already on puréed foods and my energy level has not even gone down a tiny bit. If I weren't having side effects from the anesthesia, I could probably walk a couple of miles today.