All of the posts on this thread are right on the money---my story almost exactly! My surgery was May 2011. I weighed 371 pounds at my highest, 360 on surgery day. I was Type 2 diabetic, and lots...
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All of the posts on this thread are right on the money---my story almost exactly! My surgery was May 2011. I weighed 371 pounds at my highest, 360 on surgery day. I was Type 2 diabetic, and lots...
I will be 62 in June. I had my sleeve surgery almost 3 years ago, May 2, 2011. When you are that old, it's not about how you look in a swimsuit---it's about health! Like everyone says, it is the...
Buzzsaw, your story could be my story! I had my sleeve surgery May 2, 2011. I lost 100 pounds the first year, about 20 more the second year, and have spent the last year gaining back about 30...
I had my sleeve in May of 2011. At that time, I was on Glipizide, Metformin and Actos oral meds for type 2 diabetes. I also had injectable Byetta, when I remembered to use it. (I've never been good...
The lightheadness and heart racing sure sound like what happened to me about two weeks out. I was afraid there was something terribly wrong and questioning my wisdom in having a sleeve. Then I read...
I was not over 400 pounds when I started this journey, but I was close (371pounds). I had researched weight loss surgery on the Internet, so I was pretty well- informed when I went in. The first...
Gwynn, I could have written this post! This is me exactly! I am a little farther out than you, even (surgery was May 2, 2011). I have been the same weight for months now, up and down about 5...
Hello,Beachmama, and welcome to the forum! Welcome to Texas, too! What part of the Dallas area do you live in? I am in Corsicana, about 50 miles south of Dallas, right on I-45. I had my sleeve...
Dianna, I was 58, almost 59, when I had my sleeve surgery almost two years ago. I have lost about 120+ pounds since then, and it has improved my health so much. I was on 3 different oral...
You might want to try the Five Day Pouch Test to get yourself back on track whenever you slip. It kind of helps you get back into good habits. It helped me a few months ago.
You and I are kindred spirits. I am 22 months out, 124 pounds down, and feeling the same as you do. I posted a couple of weeks ago, along the same lines as you. The support I got from the folks on...
Thank you ALL so much for your kind and sweet replies. You guys are the greatest!!!! (((((HUGS))))to you all!
Misty, thank you for your post. That is a terrific idea about trying to net 800 calories after exercise. I don't know why I never thought of it that way, but it is so simple and logical! My...
I was taking three meds for diabetes before my surgery in May 2011: metformin, glipizide, and actos. Immediately after my surgery, I stopped the metformin, which was this big old horse pill. The...
I am 21 months post surgery, so I can tell you that you will have times when you are super-compliant and other times not so much. The thing you need to realize is that after your surgery, you cannot...
Hi, everyone! I haven't posted in a long time, but I have been reading lots of posts and replying when I thought I could offer some encouragement or insight.
I thought it might be helpful to some...
I am a little over a year and a half post- sleeve. I got dehydrated a couple of weeks after my surgery, but I didn't realize that was what was happening. I was weak and dizzy and almost fell a...
The same thing happened to me when I was just a couple of weeks post-surgery. I was so light- headed that I felt like I might faint, and I almost fell a couple of times. I was really scared, and...
Well, I am 18 months out and have lost 120 pounds. I am still losing, but it is very, very slow. I was so heavy to begin with, and had so much weight to lose, that it went very quickly for the...
Welcome to the forum! This is a wonderful site, and everyone on here is caring and supportive!
I see you had your surgery in Dallas. What small town do you live in? I live in Corsicana, and...
I am almost a year and a half out from my surgery, and I haven't had a single soda since then. I am really surprised about that, since I lived on Diet Coke pre-sleeve. My surgeon said, no more...
Hi, Staphaknee! I am in Texas, also. I had my surgery in Arlington at MCA on May 2, 2011. Since then, I have lost 120 pounds. I am still losing at 16 months post-op, but it is going very slowly...
Welcome to the forum, Seejo! There is a wealth of information on here, and tons of support, too.
I was 371 pounds when I started. I was type 2 diabetic, controlled (somewhat) with oral meds,...
I had a few days of feeling like I was going to pass out early on. I almost fell down a couple of times, and thought that I had really screwed myself by getting the sleeve. Then I realized that I...
Everything everyone has already said is right on the money. I was very much like you,although I am now 15 months post-surgery. I think it is real important to track your food and your exercise (I...