Hey guys! It's been a long time since I logged in. I basically was too depressed to read so many success stories. I felt like a freak - a rare anomaly. How could someone not be able to loose...

I am so sorry to hear that! I know exactly how you feel. I wish I had something encouraging to tell you but I don't. I struggle constantly. I think I lost 20 lbs total. It is so frustrating. I...

Hi Deelite, thank you so much! Ohhhh, licorice tea sounds great! I'm going to have to look for that one!

Thanks,
Monica

I'm two weeks out today. I'm not a big coffee drinker but really love my one cup in the morning! My paperwork said no coffee until one month out. But at my 2-week follow up appt today I asked the...

I second that - I use and love Loseit! for my iPhone.

When you get out of surgery, just keep telling yourself, tomorrow I will feel better than I do today! I have found that with each day, I feel a little better. At first I was worried about taking...

Yes, same thing happened to me. Short story: I was banded and lost 90 lbs in 18 months. Did good for 3 yrs. Started with severe reflux and had to have band removed. Gained 40 lbs. Decided to...

Hey Nina, I'm sorry you had a bad day. But I do know from experience that, "This too shall pass". It's ok, so you didn't have chicken - but you didn't wipe out a jar of PB or scarf down a bag of...

Hi Dana. Yea, it specifically says, under allowed foods, "Decaf Tea (no herbal teas)". I was bummed because I have quite a stash of herbal teas I love. Hi Nina, that makes sense - the blood...

Just made my best shake yet! I'm 5 days out and already wondering how I'm going to make it another 9 days on this full liquid phase! Anyway, back to the shake. I added about a cup of frozen...

Exactly Judie! It's sad that more people aren't supportive. And some don't mean to be, they are truly just worried about you taking such drastic measures and they don't want you to take the risks...

LOL, love the way you think Kar!

My post op diet calls for decaf tea (but not herbal). I have a huge stash of herbal teas (decaf). Why are they not allowed?

Thanks everyone! When I got my band, I told the world - I was very happy and didn't care who knew. Like you said Cindy, I'm overweight and everyone knows it. I did very well losing 90 lbs and told...

My coworkers know that I had surgery for gallbladder and hiatal hernia. But I didn't tell them about my sleeve revision. I had planned to take off 2 weeks but everyone said, "Oh, at least it's just...

OK, I'm scheduled for 9:00 am on 8/3 for gall bladder removal, hiatal hernia repair and who knows what for my sleeve. Dr. Hargroder said he will just have to evaluate it when he gets in there. So I...

OK, met with the bariatric surgeon today. I really like him! Dr. Hargroder in Baton Rouge, LA. He said one view of my films it looks like a "normal" sleeve, but on another view, it looks like it...

Hi Dana,

I was actually self-pay so no luck with getting my insurance company involved. :(. I have been in communication with my original doctor, but he just says that I need to eat less. Well,...

Hey Laura,

Thanks. I will post tomorrow when I find out what my surgeon says. Good luck to you!

Hey Janine,

I've never measured how much I can eat according to a cup. I can tell you I can eat a half of a cup of raw oatmeal that is then cooked with a cup of water and a TBS of walnuts. This...

Hi FlowerGalTX,

Actually, my band did not fail me - it was only due to a hiatal hernia that I had to have it removed. It worked beautifully (lost 90 lbs). As far as my diet after the sleeve, I...

Hi Holeymoley,

Yes, I had some restriction - just not much. I just forced myself to not eat as much as I felt I could. I really expected to not be hungry after the surgery and that never...

Hey Steph x,

Yes, my surgeon here (in the US) had me get an upper GI. I meet with him tomorrow to see what he thinks. His nurse told me that it looked a little big but he couldn't really tell. ...

I am a very strange case. I can't find any others like me. I was banded 7 years ago (2003) and lost 90 lbs in 18 months (250 to 160 lbs). I loved my band, but started having terrible reflux...