Gastric Sleeve - Syracuse, NY

I am 7 weeks out now. I have good days where I can eat my 1/4 to 1/2 cup but I think when I get too much over the 1/4 I end up getting sick. Crackers will help to settle my stomach for some reason. Maybe it is the salt? Is anyone else having trouble drinking 64 oz since we started to eat? Once I eat I am supposed to wait an hour before I drink anything but it's more like 2 hours before I can drink again. I am down 24 lbs, I got stuck at 20 lbs for like a week, it was very discouraging but I finally started moving again. The first place I noticed weight coming off was across my mid back where my bra goes across, the flap is gone .... yah! I think other people notice it more than I do. I can see it a little in my face now too. My clothes sizes are going down faster than my weight. I was between 16/18 pants when I started and I was so excited to fit into a 10 last night. I didn't buy them because they we a little too snug on my stomach but they fit and I could button them ... was just uncomfortable to sit lol. My shirts I can wear a Junior Large ... it feels awesome. I have been going to the gym and walking 2-3 miles a day. That probably doesn't seem like a lot to most but with part of my lung removed from my cancer, it is a great accomplishment for me. I hope everyone is doing great, keep up the good work my friends!

3 weeks after surgery and I am feeling great! I am down 16 lbs as of today. I am doing good with most simple foods but I am unable to drink the protein drinks.

I got to the hospital at 5:30 am on Thursday May 8th 2014. All was going well until the nurse couldn't get my IV started. They took me down to surgery without it in and started it in the holding area. I was given something they said would take the edge off, started wheeling me down the hall into the surgery room and that is all I remember until I woke up in my room. I was surprised I was not asking for pain meds but I really had no need to, it just felt like I had a mild stomach ache. I have 2 small incisions on each side of my abdomen and one on top and one on the bottom center, no staples but I am glued back together lol. I slept pretty much the rest of Thursday (other than when the nurses woke me up for vitals, pills etc) but they did have me up and walking a few times. Friday I was still exhausted but tried to get some of my sips in, didn't do that great because I slept most of the day again. Somehow I ended up with thrush in my mouth but I guess it is common ??? I put all my effort into drinking, drinking and more drinking on Saturday in order to be able to come home today. I was ready to come home, no pain meds just my new daily pills but I was not ready to open the refrig and see food I can't eat right now. It's been a week without food and I am a little hungry. Tonight I was wanting something salty ... told my girlfriend and she said to just lick a couple of chips, Don't put them in my mouth so I did and it worked, I was fine after that and went back to my popsicles and diluted cranberry juice. Off to bed now. Best of luck everyone!