October Sleevers! Announce Yourselves

[skinnygirlscomingout 5]

Hiii Everyone =o)!

I've been reading these forums from afar and finally decided to join and start saying Hello. I was Sleeved 10/16 and am feeling better and better every day. Am down 40 lbs since I started my pre-op diet! 15 of that in the 10 days since surgery, I am soo excited to continue this journey and get my skinny on!

I have to say I am amazed at how different everyones diets are post surgery. I am on 2 weeks of Clear Liquids will actually be 2 weeks and a few days because I cant progress until my follow up on 11/1. Been drinking alot of gatorade and propel Water with a ton of beneprotein mixed in them to get my Protein in and that's really it! I can do broth too but I'm so focused on my protein and ugh that's just nasty adding beneprotein to my broth (its a mental thing). I can do Jello as well but eh, just a little burnt out. But I see alot of people are already on pureed foods or were able to do full liquids/purees within a few days of surgery. Feeling a little deprived!! But have to say I'm loving the weight loss and I'm not hungry so I'll just keep doing what I'm doing.

Good luck to everyone on your journey!

[TeeBeeCee 21]

I agree 10/12 sleeve here no problems. It is challenging with the Water intake but I was never a fan of h2o. Nonetheless,vitamin water and Sobe has been the best for me. Crystal light seems to now have a more noticeable aftertaste to me. I'm cleared for soft foods and am enjoying my sleeve!

I totally agree with you I was sleeved on 10/17 and I feel great I have no pain at all just trying to get all the liquids and Protein in is hard. I'm glad to know its not just me who feels good. I'm praying for everyone who are having complications that everything gets better for them.

[VNaNa 28]

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I did...for a day or two. I blamed it on pain meds and stopped using it. I went away...

[shayv123 96]

I did...for a day or two. I blamed it on pain meds and stopped using it. I went away...

Thank you, I only take the pain meds when I have to, because I know they can cause nausea too

[JANNCS 3]

I was sleeved on Oct 23. at Vanderbilt. Dr. Williams was my doctor. I am a 53 year old female. My surgery went well, didn't remember anything until they were waking me up in the recovery room. Immediately, I threw up, pooped and urinated all over myself at the same time.(Don't you know they loved me) After about 7 hours in recovery I finally got a room. Continued to have "dry heaves". I was released after 36 hours. Next two days in and out of sleep, no pain and incisions looking good. I guess that would be the worst part of my story. I am getting stronger everyday. When I weighed from coming home from the hospital, I had gained 10 pounds of Fluid. Now I have lost the 10 pounds of fluid plus 8 of my own. Yea.

I am eating puree foods. Everything has agreed with me so far except one of my crushed blood pressure medicines. My cousin who was sleeved 6 months before me(has lost 82 pounds) brought me Syntrax Nectar Protein Powder. It really is good. It helps me get my Protein in along with fluids. I have had the support of a wonderful husband that has taken such great care of me.I am excited about this new me. But, as they say, "This ain't for sissies".

Good luck to everyone and if I can help anyone on this site or in the Nashville area--just let me know.

God Bless.

[Pamalam 11]

Hi I was sleeved at Vanderbilt on 10/24. No problems so far, just struggle with the Water intake. My doc was Dr Clements.

[Yummy 34]

Hi everyone my name is Angie.. my surgery date is scheduled for October 31st, im 23 from California..having my surgery done in Clovis, I'm pretty nervous..It's already this Wednesday =\

[Gig 27]

Hi Angie, you will be fine, just remember to get up and walk a soon a possible and to take small sips at first!

[JANNCS 3]

Hi I was sleeved at Vanderbilt on 10/24. No problems so far, just struggle with the Water intake. My doc was Dr Clements.

Hey Pam, glad everything is going alright with you. I am so glad Vanderbilt does not make us go on extreme liquids pre and post. So many on here had to do liquids two weeks before and two weeks after. Wow, not sure I could've done that. I go to Vandy tomorrow for check up. scales say I have lost 10 pounds. Yea.....

[shayv123 96]

I'm a 10/24 sleeve too!! I am ready to get this dang on drain out, it's driving me crazy.......... Apparently as long as I have more than 50ml of out put per day it has to stay in., I have almost 3 times that..... Congrats to us all for having the courage to take the step of being sleeved

[VNaNa 28]

Ok, October is over and we're all sleeved.....updates?

I'll start....I'm three weeks out and I started purees yesterday, had a scrambled egg today and it was like fireworks on my tongue....only ate half so tuned in to what I was feeln but it went well! U?

[geewalk 31]

Sleeved 10/10 down 22 pounds. On pureed tolerating it good but ruining out of ideals. Feeling great.

[brandy79 39]

Sleeved Oct 22. On pureed foods. Doing good. Feel fine. Having a hard time getting enough in, which is a weird problem to have. Seemed to have hit a stall on the weight loss. Doctor told me to hide the scale. Lol.

[JANNCS 3]

SLEEVED 10/23, down 15 pounds. Eating soft foods, loving it. No problems, thank you Lord. Get to start regular diet in 12 days, yea.

[Pitchdad 3]

Sleeved 10/23... down 29.5...still on full liquids....going insane.