My surgery was January 6th and I am below goal weight of 165, now 155. I am 5'9" and I am good at this weight but I have to say ideal would be 145. I did not exercise at all either. I felt a little...

Cut out all starchy carbs for one month, no sugar, no fruit. Anything that raises insulin can potentionally make you hang on to more weight. Total charbs under 50. Don't worry about fat, fat is...

I started with a BMI of 31 and felt like I was not heavy enough to justify getting sleeved. I am at goal now after 5 months and have never felt better about my decision. I tried everything, my weight...

Tell me all of you who had good surgery outcomes, what would you have felt like if you had a leak, raging infection ect. like your other fellow patient...she too thought I was being critical of this...

I am not promoting my doctor, heck go to anyone that runs a good practice. There are many discount surgeons out there, there are many choices at all price levels. Don't go to someone who won't take...

You must not have read my blog post here where a patient of his wrote me after having life threatening hospitalization that was expensive and left her without income while recovering and had to have...

With all your research experience...you picked him? Some who does 10 or more surgeries a day, seven days a week, 356 days a year, no office days/non surgery days. Surly you have heard of physician...

Yikes, you have a drain and stitches you have to take out yourself?! I had no drain and the dissolvable stitches. I put those silicone strips on my incisions as soon as the stitches were gone and you...

This post cracks me up! How many times do you see this same thing posted?! Lol!

Going to a doctor who performs up to 10 surgeries a day would never be my first choice. You have no idea if he is fatigued, moving too fast so he can do the next one. I would never put my life at...

Depression is something that is not easily understood by others who have never experienced it. I can tell you it is very real and your weight may impact your mood but depression can be long term and...

All I can say is WOW! You are a bombshell!

You are such a beautiful girl in all the photos. Thanks for sharing the photos, sometimes when I was heavier I thought that I would never be a normal weight again...your photos are proof that there...

Are you full after you have two bites of food?

Your dilemma is not the usual sort. This is a major complication that needs attention. Maybe a second opinion will help shed some light on a solution. Saying that I don't know how you could gain...

How many ounces can you eat at one time?

Too funny, I have pondered all those common questions...I'm back on my own feet now, I am my own best advocate.

Yes I have low thyroid and weight loss will be slower...if you have low thyroid it just means that you need this surgery more than others because losing weight is so hard...usually if you have low...

You have lost so much weight so quickly...if you don't get enough protein you will get very weak and light headed. Drink protein shakes if real food is hard to get down enough. The more protein you...

You have done a fantastic job! I am so sorry that your husband is not here with you, it's so very hard to keep positive and going on but your husband would want you to be happy. Keeping busy, doing...

I was wondering the same thing also. My regular weight before I started gaining weight was 165 and I am 5'9". How do I find out what my goal weight should be? At 165 you can pretty much count my...

I'm surprised you have to do a liquid diet? Why a liquid diet? For how many days? You could always just drink Ensure, they are higher in calories. I actually gained weight before my surgery eating...

I was a 31 BMI and I'm so glad that I got sleeved. You feel a little guilty getting such a serious surgery but I could not get the weight off. I had a variety of health problems not even being that...

I have PCOS also and before I had surgery my cramps were so bad it felt like I needed to go to the hospital. Surgery was easy compared to the cramps I experienced. I have been given a prescription...

If you can't lose the weight no matter what you tried the sleeve is a great last resort. I'm in that 50-60 pound range with multiple health problems so for me getting the extra weight off was...