POSTED UNDER Gastric Sleeve Surgery Reviews
31, 4 Kids, Ready to Be Me Again!!! Mississippi, MS
UPDATED FROM MommyOf4WildBoys
28 days post
1 month post op
MommyOf4WildBoysJuly 27, 2016
WORTH IT$13,000
I'm down to 184lbs!!! That's 40lbs from the start!!! Plenty more to go, but loving the progress so far!!! I'm still feeling lots of nausea, hard to get my shakes in!! A lot of heartburn also!!! Hope this stuff goes away soon!!!
UPDATED FROM MommyOf4WildBoys
15 days post
2 Week Appointment
MommyOf4WildBoysJuly 14, 2016
I went for my 2 week appointment today & since the surgery I have lost 16lbs, which makes 30lbs total!!! All my worries of not being able to drink my shakes are completely normal!!! Doc got me a script for nausea medicine!!! Yay!!!
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July 15, 2016
Oh how familiar this is. I had surgery almost 9 months ago so I still remember it all. I too had issues with not getting in protein or liquid for several months. I was losing a lot of weight and at about month four stsrted with hair loss. My best advice is to keep trying. Like with exercise where you can only go a mile and each day add a little and then suddenly you're doing it! I now with 153 from 225. My clothes are so fly! I made the mistake of buying a lot too soon and before I could wear it more than once it was too big. So go slow with that. My goal is 135. Almost there but at this point the weight is coming off super slow. I regretted surgery the first six months. I really mourned my old way of soothing myself with food. Olive Garden commercials brought me to tears. Now? Life is so good. I sleep better. Blood pressure is near normal. I don't do caffeine or Fifa or bread or much sugar. Well the occssion peanut butter cup does get consumed but as s treat not all the time. I found slim fast high protein low sugar shakes delicious and my surgeon found them acceptable too. Hair loss has stopped as well. As I approach one year soon all I can say is why didn't I do this sooner. Very best to you. Shawn.
July 16, 2016
Thank you!!! So glad to hear it gets better!!! Were you taking the calcium pills?? I found them too big!! My doc has prescribed me nausea meds so I'm hoping that will help!!!
July 19, 2016
Yes but all my supplements either dissolve or are chewable. I still do not swallow any pills. I got them all on Amazon
UPDATED FROM MommyOf4WildBoys
14 days post
Two weeks post op!!!
MommyOf4WildBoysJuly 13, 2016
I'm down to 196lbs!!! I'm still struggling with the protein shakes!! Any advise would be great!!! Thanks!!!
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July 14, 2016
Who did your surgery? I wish I could help with advice, but I'm not there yet. Did your doctor suggest any support groups?
July 14, 2016
Dr Girod in Hattiesburg!! He's amazing!!! I went for my checkup today & i told him all my struggles & he said this is completely normal!! There is a support group every 3rd Thursday of the month, other than that this site has been my favorite to look for advice or see others experiences!!
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