Hi Nadine,
I had felt the same pulling on the left of my belly button, and also I am really irregular and some times I feel some pain. I have noticed that the pain happens when it has been a long...

I am 7 weeks post sleeve and so bored with what I am eating..... My Dr. suggested that I should eat eggs or oatmeal for breakfast and mainly tuna and fish for lunch or dinner.... and for the snacks...

I havent had that situation happened to me.... On the contrary I have constipation....

I had chicken with vegetables soup, lentils soup, pumpkin soup, all kinds of soup. I blended everything and if they were thick I would drained or add some Lactaid...... hope this helps.
take care. ...

My Dr. told me that initially when I dine out would be better not to order any food and to take some of my husband's dinner or my kid... That way I would not be waisting food.
I started week 5 and...

Thanks guys for all your messages!!!! It is so funny that 2 days after I wrote the post, the pain is not as bad and I am feeling so much better.... I started to eat Tuna and eggs and so far...

@ Johnny,
How many onz are you aloud to have? I am almost 5 weeks out and my Dr. have me with max 4 onz/meal.
@Sol It is really hard to get my protein with only 4 onz...... and all the protein...

Hi, I am in Monterey and had my sleeve on Feb 8, in Colombia South America.
it will be nice to share our experiences..... How have you been feeling??
I have been ok, not hungry at all but I am on...

Thanks Sandy,
You make me feel better... I was worried that It could be something else....and some times I can get a little crazy over thinking.

Hi, It has been 4 weeks since I had the sleeve and initially I did not have any problems, nausea or pain, but 2 weeks ago I started feeling some discomfort on my lower left area, not at the level of...

The first 2 weeks post op I had to drain everything, now I am almost 4 weeks post op and I can just blend the soups and fruits, I added milk to my diet and only eating 4 oz/ meal.
Next week I will...

Hi Lisa,
I had my sleeve on Feb 8 and I will be able to start chewing some food next week. My Dr explained to me that I need to blend everything until my pouch heals in order to reduce the risk of...

Thanks to all for the help, I had talked to my doctor yesterday and he says everything is normal and to give my tommy some time to heal.....

Hello everyone,
Hope everyone is doing great.
I had my sleeve on Feb 8th, last Tuesday. I have been feeling great until yesterday. I did not have nauseas or pain or any discomfort while I was...

I also have to start my liquid diet on the 30th. I hope to have the strength..... I know it is going to be very difficult for me........:(

So Exciting Lisa!!! Will pray for you so everything will be just fine. Where are you having the surgery? Big hugs!!!!

To those of you who had the sleeve outside the US.... Has anyone had any problems with insurance coverage for any treatment needed after the sleeve or emergency treatment caused by the sleeve ??

Can you have the gummy bear vitamins after the sleeve when you are on liquid diet??

I hope you feel better. Please keep us posted.

Gloriana I am also stress out about the diet after the sleeve, my brother had it done and he says you dont even get hungry..... but is the drinking liquids at work since I dont want to tell anyone...

No, I am not diabetic.... I thought I should drink a protein shake instead......

I just wanted to check with you guys because my Dr is asking me to take glucerna in the mornings and to have blended soup for lunch and dinner and fruit juice as snacks but no protein drinks.... so I...

Congratulations Tracie!!!
I hope I can be as happy and feel so proud as you feel.
How many days after the surgery did you come back to the States?
Did you have any problems getting back? did you...

Thank you so much for your good wishes and support. It feels great to know that there is so many people that are supporting me when I dont have the support at home. :)

I am going to have the sleeve in aprox 3 weeks. I am a little scared about the changes that I would have to do and about the diet before and after the surgery... diet, excercise......
If any one can...