Congratulations on a great accomplishment!!! Hoping to join this club in the future.

My Nut said no straws, but I did speak with the Dr. about it, he said when you drink either with a straw or without a straw in inhale air. The feeling is you would take in more air using a straw. ...

I had the same problem, one thing that helped in taking smaller sips and getting in all the water you need to drink was to drink from a bottle vs drinking from a glass. Maybe that will help you,...

Hi Chunky,

I had and am still having issues with my thyroid, (I have no thyroid either) so my advice to you is to call your primary dr. and have it checked in the next few weeks. Not sure if it is...

You are a success and you have a GREAT attitude, good for you!!! Onderland here you come.

18 for me I am also having thyroid issues.

It might help to weight out your portions. The difference between 2 oz of grilled chicken and 4 oz is very hard to see the difference, but if you weight it you know exactly how much your taking. ...

Check with your doctor before taking gummy vitamins. My Doctor says no to gummy vitamins or gummy bears, Swedish fish, can't have anything like that could cause a blockage.

If you going to purchases a new scale I would suggest you go on amazon and read the reviews before you purchase one.

I also have no thyroid and since the surgery my levels have been all over the map. My weight loss has been very slow, my surgery was May 8 and I have lost 33 lbs. This may not sound to bad however...

I am not a fan of any of the protein shakes so I get all my protein from food. My Doctor says 60 grams of protein a day. As far as you weight loss, you might just be a slow loser. Have you had...

That is awesome, very inspiring, congratulations!!!!

The pain was pretty minor, I think I only took a pain med for 2 maybe 3 days and that was it. I had one over night in the hospital, and home the next day. If your job isn't to physical you should...

Congratulations, what a great feeling that must!!!

I have cpap too and it made a huge difference for me as well. Not sure what kind of mask your using but I use just a nose mask, love it. I don't feel claustrophobic at all with it, the only thing is...

I had my sleeve on May 8 and around early June I was having some right side pain, but it has gone away. I casually mentioned it to the Doctor and he wasn't to concern. Hope yours goes away as well....

Good for you, you look great!!

I've been complaining that I'm not losing much, but this puts it into prospective for me. Hope you heal quickly and your feeling about having the surgery changes as well. Sending prayers

I am a new sleever and just starting my journey, but I too worry about slipping up later on. It’s good to see that you are taking control, and not letting the weight gain go to far, good for you! I...

The pain was not bad at all. They gave me morphine in the hospital, discharge with Vicodin and only used about 6 pills and switched to Tylenol. I was very nervous about the pain too. You'll do...

Glad they are being safe. Good to hear you feel better, that's a good sign.

There really isn't a lot of pain with this surgery. Although I have not thrown up yet (2weeks out) I don't think you have to worry about the staples. The week after my surgery I got a flu/cold I...

One thing that has helped me get the awful protein drinks down is to freeze them and then eat them kind of like ice cream. It has helped me so much.

Omg me too. Just a little buyers remorse, they say it gets better. I'm ready for it to get better.

So I had my sleeve on May 8, 2014 and my first week home I came down with the flu. I was able to stay hydrated and pretty much kept up with the protien requirements. Had my first visit back to the...