November Sleever

[Debbie Penny 1]

Hi everyone, I'm going in November 17th, female, 230, 5'5 Dr. Feiz in Marina del Rey. Anyone similar to me in body type?

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[Gloria1 13]

Hi Debbie,

I am similar. 5'5", HRW was 240. I had VSG on 7/29 and am down to 207.5, but I developed a gastric leak and that is being treated now, so I am not typical. Had there been no complications for me I would weigh much less than that by now. Good Luck!

[Debbie Penny 1]

Oh my, a leak! Wow, we are the same! How are you doing? Who was your doctor?

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[bissara 18]

I'm 5'6 and 236 my surgery is Nov 10th

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[Gloria1 13]

Debbie .... Good Luck! Looks like today is your surgery day, so it'll be rough for a couple of days, but it get better fast. I wish you the best and please keep us up to date on your progress.

Bissara ... How are you doing 7 days out? I found it hard to get in the Water and Protein needed in the first days. And then I ended up in hospital with a leak. Please keep posting here if you so desire so that we can follow your success.

My update is that I am doing well. Down a total of 51 pounds as of this morning!!! Clothes that no longer fit are going into a bag to be given away, and as I kept a lot of clothes from when I was slimmer, I have 'new' clothes to wear now. It's hard not to shop for new clothes, but I received some good advice that I should try not to buy new clothes as long as I am continuing to lose weight. My goal weight is 140 lbs, so 49 to go.

Good Luck to you both!

My appetite is coming back -- I do feel hungry in the morning when I get up. I try to make sure I have something to eat (a sliced apple, some string cheese, etc.) at all times and I drink two Protein shakes a day so that I am getting in enough Protein. I also take Multivitamins (Bariatric Pal Fusion) and Iron and B12.