Wow! You are doing great! I also hurt my foot in March and had surgery May 1st. Can't wait to get back on both feet and move that number on the scale down down down!
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Wow! You are doing great! I also hurt my foot in March and had surgery May 1st. Can't wait to get back on both feet and move that number on the scale down down down!
Goo job! My blood pressure was running 180/95 before surgery and is now running 117/75. So happy I had the surgery! My blood sugar is back to normal as well!
I had my sleeve done December 14th. I had hoped by now I would be down to the 170's, but here I am stuck in the 190's and unable to exercise or do much of anything.
I had to have ankle surgery...
The only time I have experienced any surgery related vomiting was when I drank right after eating once and once after eating too much. Listen to the signals your body sends when you are full and...
Drinking too fast can cause the gassy and bloated feeling. I am a fast eater and drinker and have to remind myself to sip and chew chew chew or else I take in alot of air and feel horrible. Too much...
Wow! I didn't realize that it's between 3-4 months out when sleevers start losing their hair. I am almost 4 months out and started notcing alot of hair left after a shower a couple of weeks ago. I...
I was told to get in at least 64oz a day. 188oz would have you peeing all the time!
Azaleas are in bloom now, ElleMarie. Hope they hold out until you get here! I went on the Carnival Fantasy out of Charleston last April and had a wonderful time!
I stalled at 2 weeks as well. There was really no explanation for it. The doc and dietician said it's common and that I would start losing again soon and I did. Good luck!
I'm in Irmo...near Columbia. Wish there was more sleevers from around here on the boards!
I didn't have any problems swallowing. My staples didn't come out for almost 2 weeks but that was because I had the surgery right before christmas and the whole practice was on vacation! haha
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I think taking the Pristiq will be fine. I have taken Effexor XR for about 13 years and it is very similiar to Pristiq (it is also time released). My surgeon allowed be to restart it 3 days after...
I started going to the movies more often and bring a bottle of water in my purse. It's been great! It's 2 hours I don't think about food!
I just had an abdominal CT and an x-ray of my abdomen and didn't see a thing. I will have to ask the doc to let me see it again.
Yep, I wondered that same thing at first. Have you ever watched the surgery on You Tube? The staples are so different from regular skin staples. They actually look kinda like a zipper (at least to...
I ate Cream of Wheat when I was 2 weeks out. I just made sure it was a little thinner than normal. I am 6 weeks out now and no longer have to thin it out.
Honestly, I have a hard time getting in 800 calories a day and sticking to the requirements my doc gave me. I am supposed to eat no more than 1/2 of food per meal and no snacking except occasionally....
It's not an overnight thing, but you will learn quickly. I am over a month out and just yesterday I ate my lunch too fast and barely chewed and the pain was incredible. I was hurting and a little...
I was really cold the first 2 weeks after the surgery, but now I feel pretty normal. Not too hot, not too cold.
Just an update. I had to have surgery yesterday to remove my kidney stone. There's no way to really know at this point, but not drinking adequate fluid can cause a stone or make one worse. I have had...
Steve, don't let things like what I am going through scare you. I love my sleeve and highly recommend it for anyone struggling with their weight. Nothing can really prepare you for after surgery...
I feel like I am doing good with the protein. I can't do the shakes so it's mostly from meat and cheese and Greek yogurt. My diet from my doc says 3 meals a day no more than 1/2 cup each and no...
I ended up in the ER today. I had started peeing blood last night a little and my side hurt. Well, this morning it was much worse. The doc at the ER gave me two bags of fluids and did a CT of my...
The only issue I would worry about is the binge eating. That is something you definitely need to address with a counselor before having this surgery. It is a "head hunger" issue that will not go away...
I was able to swallow pills the day after my surgery and so I bought the One A Day petites and take those. Otherwise, you may be able to take the gummy vitamins if you chew them really well. The One...