You look amazing! Congrats.

Hi there. My recovery was tough at the beginning. Pain, nausea, you name it. I was in bed a lot but not for days at a time. I walked as much as I could to avoid blood clots it took 3-4 weeks before I...

Hang in there. It's tough the first few days as others have said. My doc hammered on about shrinking my liver so it wouldn't be too heavy to lift during the procedure, so that gave me the will to...

Good luck to all who are due to have the GB procedure. I'm still in recovery mode and am having abdominal pain maybe 70% of the time. Seems digestive related as opposed to pain from the surgery. Yet...

I agree with mtngrl, I'm sure the vast majority of us were nervous and apprehensive prior to surgery. I thought I was ok until the two days prior; I kept worrying, especially since it was my very...

Welcome aboard and good luck in your journey.

Oh boy, a lot has transpired since being sleeved one year ago, 9-10-14. This morning I entered the oh so wonderful, Onderland, weighing in at 198, from a high of 318 pre-sleeve. Down a whopping 120...

Hello Kindle and mtngrl. Thank you very much for posting. I thought some of the pain I have been experiencing was from pancreatitis, but my blood work was normal in that respect. The fact that...

Hi Ann - Thank you for sharing your experience. I wish mine was straight forward. Perhaps after it's removed the other pains with go away as well, if there isn't anything else wrong. Glad all went...

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I was sleeved nearly a year ago (9/10/14) and gallstones were discovered in April of this year after horrendous pain sent me to the ER. I have had a couple of attacks since then and am...

Congratulations! Very encouraging.

Hi there - I'm 11 mos. out and I still drink shakes here and there. I still can't eat a great deal so I supplement with shakes sometimes to improve my protein intake. Not on a daily basis, but a few...

Cheating? Not so much!

My recovery was rather slow. It took nearly a month before I started to feel "normal". But was you turn the corner, you will feel so much better. It's coming, hang in there.

Congrats to you both!

I'm 9 mos. out and I still get a tad freaked out when eating at restaurants with people who don't know that I've been sleeved. What they can eat does not bother me at all. Just the other day I had a...

Good luck to you. It took me a couple of years to decide to finally go through with it. I'm glad I did. I'm nine months out and am very pleased. I'm down 103 lbs. and I love my new body. I still want...

Thank you all for you kind words. Thanks, Ann. Definitely something to consider.

Hello there fellow sleevers. I've been waiting for this day to come and it's finally here. I've lost 100 lbs. since my WLS journey. I lost 20 prior to my 9/10/14 surgery, for a total loss of 100 lbs....

Tina - Thank you for the encouragement! It helps. I hope to have the same long-term success.

Welcome to the site! I'm a little over 6 mos. out and am very happy with my decision. Wishing you the very best as you start your journey.

Congratulations! What a great story. Thank you for sharing.

Thank you very much for sharing. I've learned recently that it's definitely a tool that I must work with and not against.

Hi there - I had my surgery at Kasier in Southern Cal, but I believe most Kaisers follow similar protocols. My orientation consisted of the various WLS available, pros and cons, and for some...

Yes very normal. It will happen off and on. No need to get alarmed. Before you know it you'll begin to lose again.