Laparoscopic Gastric Sleeve Surgery

Thanks for all your advice. I've seen the doc since my last update and they said it was normal to plateau a bit after going to solids. I'm losing weight again and hoping to reach my next goal of 200 lbs. by tomorrow. That will put me at a total weight loss of 68 lbs. (42 pre-surgery and 26 post-surgery). The pain has gone away but they said if it continues, it could be a hernia. I hope the pain stays away. You are all so amazing! Having this surgery is the best thing I've ever done!

I am just curious as to why you had the surgery done if you had already lost 42lbs on your own?

Exactly what I was thinking,
If you can lose 42lbs without surgery there really is no reason to have surgery as it shows you can do it without.

I thought about surgery a few times before I started losing weight but am SOOO glad I didn't go for any of it, it feels amazing knowing i've lost weight (92lbs) without going down the surgery or medication routes, learning to eat better and exercise more is the way to do it!

Exactly what I was thinking,
If you can lose 42lbs without surgery there really is no reason to have surgery as it shows you can do it without.

I thought about surgery a few times before I started losing weight but am SOOO glad I didn't go for any of it, it feels amazing knowing i've lost weight (92lbs) without going down the surgery or medication routes, learning to eat better and exercise more is the way to do it!

BULL****. We've all lost weight before. Some of us many, many times. But we gain it back. 95-99% of us gain it back every time. Because learning to eat better and exercise more isn't enough if your body is full of ghrelin and you are hungry all the time.

The reason to have surgery is to get hunger control so we DON'T GAIN IT BACK.

Maybe you will be one of the 1-5% of people who can lose 50 pounds or more and keep it off. If so :flowerforyou:. But until you do, you have no credibility.

I didn't know there was a sleeve thread either! I just posted because I was looking for some info on the surgery!

I'm scheduled to have my surgery on February 10th and I'm just looking for some real life info on what to expect in terms of recovery, pain, the ability to keep anything down. I'm a little nervous because I dont' know who I'm supposed to get all that protein in. I can't stomach the shakes now, and after the surgery I have to drink them. I'm thinking I'll have to do the unflavored one and add it to applesauce or something.

I'm going to make this work, no matter what. I'm ready to start this next chapter in my life!

I can't stomach the shakes now, and after the surgery I have to drink them.

Most peoples tastes change after surgery. So don't worry about finding a shake you like now.

Also, there are probably 50 different brands of protein shakes that are appropriate for bariatric patients. So just keep trying. (After surgery anyway. :laugh:) There are a lot of brands that you can only get online as well as stuff you can only get at Costco.

What I did before my surgery was order about 40 samples from vitalady.com. She will send you a sample of every protein powder she sells for $2 each even if that company doesn't normally make samples. You can also get samples from Nectar, Chike Nutrition and a few other places. With the samples, if you don't like one, just throw it out and try another. You aren't out a lot of money like you are when you buy a big tub. Jay Rob and Unjury also make single serving packets you can get so you can try it out first.

Also, if you buy from places like GNC and Vitamin Shoppe, they will take back an opened tub if you try it and don't like it.

Immediately pre-op, Isopure saved me. I can't stand it now, but it worked then. Now I like Chike and Whey Gourmet PB and Chocolate (haven't tried any of their other flavors). I also drink a lot of Healthsmart Protein Hot Chocolate. It's only 15g of protein, but every little bit helps.

I can't speak for everyone here but, for myself, I've lost over 100 lbs more than once. Until I reached my post-menopausal 50's, losing weight was easy - keeping it off was impossible. Even with exercise and 1100 cals (as my physicians instructed) the weight gradually came back PLUS some.

WLS was my best choice for losing my weight AND maintaining. Its not for everyone and apparently it's something you don't need or approve of. That doesn't mean it isn't the best "tool" out there for some of us who now have trouble losing and/or maintaining a certain weight.

Sometimes it's better to walk a mile in someone else's shoes than to criticize their choices.