I've been over weight my whole life and recently decided to have the sleeve scheduled for 1-4-19 with Dr Patel in fort Worth,Tx after so many failed attempts and having twins the weight has gotten outrageous at 407 lbs (ikr) I met with Dr Patel and I have to say he relieved all my fears and promised they would get me through as a Dr I know he has to say things like that but the confidence he said it with made me a believer .. The staff that accompany him in his practice is wonderful they are always smiling,welcoming and honest.. I'm so ready for this new me Updated on 11 Dec 2018: Today I've been going back and forth with myself about my upcoming surgery. I guess its because I feel like I won't be myself anymore and I've only had a csection . then there is the fact my hubby might not look at me the same he like plus size women (obviously) and since I won't be fitting in that category much longer thinking maybe he might become unhappy..don't get me wrong I'm having the surgery regardless because i want to live longer be healthy and see my 2 yr old twin daughters grow. I just don't want to lose my heart along the way Updated on 22 Dec 2018: Lost 15 lbs over the last 2 weeks feeling great but hopeless..I look in the mirror and see the same fat woman and become discouraged .I know the imagine I see now is temporary but how can you get over something that has been with you your whole life? Updated on 25 Dec 2018: This is my before surgery Christmas shot I weigh about 390 .. Today was a good day for me didn't eat to much and I'm alive to see my kids enjoy their presents as well as the gingerbread house..lol. .....Merry Christmas to everyone .......,............. Updated on 2 Jan 2019: So I'm not going to complain about the 3 day clear liquid diet I'm on because from what Ive read 2 weeks is the normal time so I will consider myself blessed for that .I'm 2 days in and the headache and hunger is ..... Salute to the 2 weekers y'all are my motivation!...my water intake has increased by 60 % as well as my tissue consumption lol.. I had pre op admission today it consisted of Chest Xray,blood work and meeting with the anesthesiologist everything went great the nurse and doc thanked me for being an easy patient considering my only obese related problem is Hypertension and mild knee arthritis.. Oh and I'm down 7 lbs in a week small victories equal many battles won Updated on 4 Jan 2019: I made it thru guys the surgery was a success with no complications.. I'm not in to much pain no gas but this acid reflux is a Bih it only flare up after I take meds with one sip of water.. I'm still on the 24 hours before the GI swallow test which I don't mind because I have no appetite and even if I did I wouldn't want to eat because the sips of water got me feeling bad.. Anyway these pain meds kicking in now I'm sleepy lol Updated on 6 Jan 2019: I'm 2 days post op I feel better the acid reflux is being controlled with zantac. Anything I drink makes me feel queasy while its going down so I kinda been avoiding them a little bit .. Meaning I drink my protein and water Just in very tiny sips every 45 mins or so..I haven't been hungry what so ever ..my hubby fried himself chicken last night and I wasn't the least bit interested nor did I feel some type of way about it.Lol this is all new to me but so far its been worth it .. The little things I'm going thru right now I know will get better and I'm patiently waiting while doing all the things that I have to do..oh yeah and I walked 15 mins straight I haven't done that in forever HW560 SW393 GW180 Updated on 11 Jan 2019: I haven't had that OmG what have I done moment but I have had that ugh I wish I could eat a burger moment.The hunger has come back buts its not that bad ..it only seem bad when the cravings for previous bad habits kick in..my clear liquid stage was supposed to be a week but my body was not tolerating it well so after 3 days I switched to full liquid and it made me feel a lil better acid reflux wise but the kick back was still coming hard if u already had surgery u know what I mean and if u haven't only way I can explain it is..if ur pouch is full it will make u spit up whatever is over its limit doesn't matter if its water ..soup or meds its coming back up so keep your trash can close..Lol..Naw frfr..on the other side I look at it like its my body way of teaching me what my new intake limits are...so I take it all in stride ..I had some dizziness today I'm sure its because of dehydration so my plan for today is all water the whole day and my 40 grams of protein..nothing else..I'll update tomorrow morning to let y'all know how it goes..my incisions are almost fully healed and I had a double belly now which let's me know the weight is definitely coming off Updated on 12 Jan 2019: I said I would give an update to my 24 hour water and protein diet well I got down 1/2 protein shake the first part of the day yea it was not sitting right in my stomach.I got about 16 oz of water it kept coming back up in spit tmi maybe but Im just explaining a possibility for some.. So then I made a concoction of 6 oz of water 3 oz of cranberry juice and 2 oz of protein clear worked like a charm tasted a lil funny but didn't matter I just needed the fluid to get in my body Lol.. With the concoction I got down 34 ozs of water and 14 oz of protein which equal out to about 16-18g or protein out of 20g I'm happy about that.. After my last cup I did get some mild heartburn but a tums chew cleared that right up Updated on 17 Jan 2019: So I had my post op appointment today I'm down 22 lbs healing very well but still having problems getting protein down. So I ordered liquacel which is a protein concentrate I tolerated well when they gave it to me in the hospital so I'm hoping its the key to my protein success..as far as nutrition I'm still on the full liquid diet and tbh I really don't eat to much of the cream soups my stomach does not feel it..of course I will keep trying them later because what I can't eat now I can most likely eat it later as the stomach heal some more so for now I'm a broth and chicken noodle soup girl.. Water is still a hard thing to swallow but at least its going down and staying down now..I'm drinking Gatorade zero and crystal light lemon is my go to ..as far as pain the gas isnt that bad but boy sometimes it seem like it has a personal vendetta against me it get all in my back and crawl up to my neck then roll around to my upper abdomen ..have me asking Jesus why ..Tums chews clear it up within 20 mins ikr that's just how much gas it be..The heartburn has went away hopefully it stay away ..the abdominal pain only occur when I do to much getting up and down can't avoid it tho between the bathroom kitchen and kids it is what it is.I take 1 tramadol at the end of the day for comfort so I can sleep although I wake up many times throughout the night drinking something I be so dried out ..overall everything is going how it should and the weight is coming off so I'm very pleased Updated on 19 Jan 2019: I'm starting on pureed food monday and I'm a little sketchy about it..I only eat about 6 noodles which equal to 1 tbsp one time a day only cuz i feel really funny after I eat them don't know if its the noodles or just my stomach either way I don't like the feeling so I stick to broth or just fluids the rest of the day ... Just wanted to share that.. I'll let y'all know how this pureed thing goes I'm hoping better than this liquid Updated on 25 Jan 2019: So far its been trial and error milk eggs tomatoes and chicken is definitely not my friends in no form ..ive been eating yogurt cottage cheese mashed potatoes regular and sweet they say out the box but I made mine from scratch because they keep better in the fridge avocados are good too I just limit how much I use they can get kinda heavy on the stomach tried ground beef one day it was a go tried it again last night and it did not sit well..as I previously told u guys I wasn't tolerating protein to well and ordered protein concentrate its been a godsend I don't have to drink all those Oz's to get what I need now its 1 oz between the concentrate and water I drink it twice a day and it equals out to 30GS sooooo much better water is down now..not going to lie I got frustrated and just started gulping it down felt a lil bad but after doing that a couple times my body started accepting it outside of the belching but that comes with everything I eat or drink Updated on 25 Jan 2019: Not really an update....... j..st wanted to share my progress pi...,..c.......,..... its Not much but im feeling myself and I wanted y'all to feel me too..............,.today was a good day I got 60 minutes of walking in and I'm down 36 pounds and drinking min.34 Oz's