I was flying home from vacation the other day and bought a whole roasted chicken so-cal salad for $8. Took three bites and threw the whole thing away. I knew I wouldn't be able to eat much of it but...

Hi and welcome! I had a band back in 2009 and had problems with it plus I didn't do very well with it so it was removed in 2016. My insurance would not pay for a revision but would pay to remove it....

Congratulations on your sleeve! Your post sounds so happy and positive :D that is awesome! I haven't really had any bathroom problems aside from everything going straight through for a bit and then...

I agree with everyone else. Everyone is different. Different restrictions, different tastes, and different habits/control. I am seriously struggling with the pure liquids thing and have started...

Big congratulations to you!! That is amazing. I can't wait to be in the 1s again...lol. You should be very proud of yourself and just know that this is just the beginning of the rest of your life,...

Very good thing to think about. I'm struggling too. Just liquids is tough but having this mindset and trying to stay busy definitely helps. Good luck. Love all the suggestions! I have to get me some...

I've been wondering the same things about restriction. Seemed like from day 1, I had no problems whatsoever getting stuff in. I'm 8 days out and I feel no restriction at all. I'm doing my very best...

I think slow and easy wins the race. I haven't been stressing what's going in. I just make sure that I always have something there to sip on whether it be my shakes or water. I'm not looking at the...

Welcome Sara...I'm new too. Takes a bit of getting used to navigating around but it's so helpful to read all the stories and suggestions.

It does help. Thank you. It seems, from all I've read, that the experience is different pretty much for all of us. Overall same symptoms but some have them and some don't and they can manifest in...

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So I'm 3 days out and I'm experiencing what I think is dumping. It seems that everything that goes in, is coming straight back out. I have not been too good with water but have been getting in 3...

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Before I had my surgery, they had me drink 2 bottles of Magnesium Citrate. You can buy it anywhere. I drank one bottle around 11 the day before surgery and another bottle around 4hrs later. It...

Hi, my name is Shari. I just recently had the sleeve on 27 Dec 17 and decided to reach out to the internet to get some support. I'm 3 days post op and although I'm not feeling terribly bad, I'd like...