April 2019 Surgeries!

[allies journey 144]

April and early May surgery patients I hope you all are doing great.
Good luck with your journey
Allie in SC

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[New_Me2019 128]

April and early May surgery patients I hope you all are doing great.
Good luck with your journey
Allie in SC

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Any word on your surgery?

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[crigney21 58]

Just wanted to check in. Had surgery on April 1st and I’m down 22lbs. I’m totally happy with that! I knew I wasn’t going to loose weight as fast as other people because my surgery weight was only 230 and I know that’s small for this procedure. I don’t know a lot of other ways I could have lost this weight. I also love that normally I would have given up during my 3 week stall but after surgery I didn’t have a choice but to stick with this. It’s the tool I need to be successful long term.

[naiad 51]

Just wanted to check in. Had surgery on April 1st and I’m down 22lbs. I’m totally happy with that! I knew I wasn’t going to loose weight as fast as other people because my surgery weight was only 230 and I know that’s small for this procedure. I don’t know a lot of other ways I could have lost this weight. I also love that normally I would have given up during my 3 week stall but after surgery I didn’t have a choice but to stick with this. It’s the tool I need to be successful long term.

I was 233 day off my surgery, but I am 5'3" so that is quite a bit of weight on my frame. I'm down to 218 and pretty happy with it! I'm still in purees. Going well though! I'm only getting 50ish grams of Protein though. :/ still working on that.

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[Sharon Ashcraft 9]

My surgery was April 29th today is 12 gays I am feeling weak and only drink the Protein Drinks, I am at 183. Want more off before I start eating food... Everyone's progress is different so we made the right choice doing this surgery I just hope I can tolerate food at the end of the month....

[KimB7811 115]

My surgery was the 25th. Had my 2 week follow up today and I’m down 17lbs since surgery! I had a little stall for 5 days the first week post -op which was a little discouraging but things have been moving great this past week. I also have been having the most terrible stabbing pain under my left side rib cage which turns out to be a common side effect after the sleeve. It’s something about my spleen not getting enough blood flow yet because the nerves that supply it were cut when they removed a portion of my stomach. Fortunately this will go away over time when the blood supply returns. I’m having difficulty not drinking 30/30 with eating but today I cracked down on myself and set timers!

Edited May 11, 2019 by KimB7811

[undeadDharma 26]

I’m 4 weeks out and have been eating almost normal food, no bread or other sticky dishes. Ate popcorn yesterday it made me feel a little sick I think I was that movie butter. Went from size 22 to size 12 so far.

[Sharon Ashcraft 9]

Wow you are doing great. Mine was April 29th I am still recovering and drinking Protein Shakes

[undeadDharma 26]

@ Sharon it will take awhile my first two weeks I thought was this worth it. I couldn’t drink enough I could only do liquid and not much of it. Now best thing I’ve ever done for myself . You’ll get there.

[KateBruin 344]

Surgery was April 4 and I’m on solids now. I had a horrible experience last night with shrimp and quinoa. Got horrible pain then foamies. It’s very difficult learning what my body will accept right now and how much. I eat MUCH less than with the sleeve. Got a lettuce wrapped grilled chicken burger and it took 3 “meals” to eat it but it was incredible. I’m not even close to meeting Protein goals because shakes are suddenly repulsive but you do what you can I guess.

[undeadDharma 26]

@katebruin what are the foamies???

[Frustr8 7,886]

Not Kate, but nasty foamy slime you throw up. Nasty to look at, worse I think to produce it. I prefer Frank Emesis, if you ever thought you would be desirable to lose a whole meal.

[PamalaK 0]

Hi I had surgery on the 30th April 🤓

[Tallymom 17]

Hi all. I had surgery April 3 at 260 lbs and am down 19 lbs. Frustrated last two weeks as my body is changing but I am down from losing 5 lbs a week to 2 lbs a week. I am getting all Water, Protein, Vitamins and walking 3 miles/day. I’m eating 800 calories/day. I know it’s not a stall but I am surprisingly down about it this morning. Big sigh.

[Frustr8 7,886]

DON'T BE DOWN! Even when you don't rapidly drop pounds you will drop inches. And it's All Good! Remember sometimes you are not a Race 🚗 Car but a Jalopy 🚘 chug-a-chugging along. We still get to our goals, it is an eventual process but it does happen. And sometimes slow and easy is,better for,YOY in the long run!