I am still 30lbs from my goal weight.. I'm not completely unhappy where I am although I would love to get these last 30 lbs off of course! So that is why I am completely considering revision if that's what it takes to get me at goal..

Was just told thursday that my sleeve was strectched grossly! per a upper GI that I had done the prior week. I have thought lately in the last 6 months that I could eat a little more than normal but still i'm only eating as much as my 8 year daughter eats. Like a half sandwhich or 2oz chicken breast with 3-4 pieces of veggies. I exercise 5 days per week religiously! I just feel like i'm eating a lot more than the first year from surgery.

 

I followed up with a different bariatric surgeon b/c I have moved and i guess I was a little stupid to do this b/c I followed up with a surgeon that I had originally chosen to do my Sleeve back about 18 months ago but the office pissed me off telling me I had to wait another 6 months for insurance approval.

 

I went to a doctor in Long Island and he did the surgery with insurance approval in 30 days.. Well I had no idea that when I had the Upper GI done that the results were going to be that my Sleeve was significantly larger than what it should be at 18 months out???? I'm not sure if the surgeon was biased b/c he was pissed that I didn't do the surgery at his center or what... ? I followed up with a phone call to my original surgeon and he wants to see films from the current Upper Gi and he is going to compare them to the upper gi that I did the day after surgery to see if it's significantly larger or not..

 

 

I'm am just writing to see if anyone else has been diagnosed with stretching there sleeve? and if so What was done about it? my surgeon told me he wants to look at the films and then it is possible to have a revision done! OMG another surgery!

 

Please comment with your opinions

I am soooooo excited. I am counting down the days until I leave to go to the Biggest Loser Resort at Niagara, NY. I am so glad that I have this opportunity to go and learn more about Nutrition and Fitness. Yes I did have my surgery in Nov and I will be 6 months out with a 72lb weight loss as of today but I need to learn how to work the right amount of Fitness and Nutrition into my daily busy life style and just because it's a great experience for anyone to have!... I leave on the 13th and come back on the 21st. just 7 days at this point, who knows maybe i'll get there and love it so much that I won't want to leave for awhile.. lol (I wi**** was that easy)..

I am very excited about working out 7 hours per day and getting my meals prepared for me and taking some cooking classes.

I will try to do a daily video blog or at least update you guys every day on here.

I actually live about 4 hours from Buffalo I am driving up that morning... Have you had surgery yet?

I am very excited to say that I am going to be going to the Biggest Loser Resort Fitness Ridge at Niagara, NY for 7 days between May13th-May 20th. I am very excited to go. I had my Sleeve surgery 5 months ago on NOV 7th 2011 and have just been in a stall for about 2 months. I have lost 57lbs since surgery and am very proud of it but I still have 50 more lbs to go. I am not going because I am in a stall I am going because I want to learn more about nutrition and exercise and how to incorporate this into my daily life. They say that they have many people that have had some form of bariatric surgery on the resort and can incorporate my amount of calories into this 7 hour per day work out routine. They put everyone on a 1200 calorie diet and you burn any where from 3500-6000 calories per day while there. I am just wanting some peoples input on this and how they think this is giong to work with me eating only 500-700 calories now on my own. 

I was thinking that eating more calories or drinking them in the form of Protein Shakes would probably be okay b/c of the amount of work out that I am going to be doing but I told them already that I probably wouldn't be able to even eat he small portions that they serve. The nutritionist on the Resort said that they will set up a daily calorie intake for me seeing that I am so fresh out from surgery.

I will be working with Ramon & Jessica contestants from last years Biggest Loser Season.. I am soo happy about this.. I'll take lots of pictures..

Anybody have any input on this or know anyone that has went to one of the resort weather it be the CA, Utah, one since they have had some type of Weight Loss surgery.

 I have started having really bad headaches and my vision has gotten worse... I wear contacts any way but lately these headaches have been really bad and my vision is just blurry most of the time... Has anyone else had this issue?   

 I will be 5 months out on April 7th an I have lost roughly 55lbs..... I am Super happy about these 55lbs and I look and feel like a different person... I just lost all of this in the first 3 months though.. In these last 7 weeks I have only lost about 5lbs and that's it..I eat between 500-850calories per day and I always get my 70grams of protein in and drink about 70-100oz of fluid everyday.. I've been exercising 4-5days per week. 1 hour of aerobics class or Spartacus..ma typical day for me is 

B- protein shake or 1 egg 3 slices of turkey bacon
S- baby bell cheese or turkey jerky 2oz
L-2oz chicken breast, cucumbers, 2oz cottage cheese
D-turkey burger slice cheese no bread..broc,couple bites of salad no dressing

I don't drink soda, or n e beverages with sugar except my protein shakes.. I use Splenda if I drink tea maybe couple times per week..  

Can anyone tell me what I am doing wrong if n e thing.... Am I just a slow loser.. I am getting close to 6 months and see most people lose all there weight in the first 6 months..I started at 260 and am now at 205!

I had the same exact pain.. it felt like it was deep down inside.. i even was so freaked out that I went to the ER. They did all kinds of test cat scan's xray's .. barium drinks.. everything checked out.. it was just part of the healing process...

My DR told me that some people have more muscle than others in there stomach and this is why it was so painful he said there are like 3 layers of muscle they have to cut through to get to your stomach.... My pain went away completely by the 3rd week...

Any  other questions feel free to ask or message me

I had my surgery on Nov 7th and i'm only down 45lbs.. I started at 260 now i'm 215.. i am very happy where i have come but I just see everyones numbers so much higher than mine.. Can you tell me what is your eating/ exercise routine..
What is a day like for you with eating?
exercise?

I went to the New York Bariatric Group, where Dr. Garber practices. My surgeon was         Dr. Andrade though, I just felt like he had more experience with doing the sleeve than Dr. Garber did. I had my surgery on Nov 7th i am 3 months out. I have lost 47lbs since my surgery date. The office staff is amazing there.. I have called them so much they all know me by first name basis i believe lol... They are super help ful.. they don't think any question is too silly to ask.. If you have any other questions I would be happy to answer them

Thanks for the feedback I appreciate it!  I was just stating what i was eating now necessarily the correct things but just letting people know what I can tolerate....

This isn't an everyday meal plan but more like a general idea... I'm usually over my protein intake every day b/c of the meat's that I eat but can honestly say I am just now able to get to this point.. It took me forever to be able to eat my protein instead of having to drink it and it's still hard some days....

Good luck on your journey!

I am 10 weeks out this week and just wanted to share with everyone what I am eating.. I always wanted to know what people were eating before I had surgery.

Breakfast:
i make 1 egg and 1 piece of whole wheat toast and I eat half of this.
30  minutes before or 30 minutes after I drink about 4 -7 ounces of orange juice or grape fruit juice.

snack: about 2-3 hours later
baby bell cheese-1
or string cheese

lunch:
3-4 thin slices of turkey or chicken breast deli meat and half slice of bread or sometime I just eat the meat with a little mustard.. 3-4 ritz crackers

dinner:
I can eat absolutely anything that a normal person eats for lunch, dinner or breakfast but can only eat about 3-4 small bites..

The only thing that bothers my sleeve is drinking too much OJ or too much grapefruit juice....

A few things that hurt really bad and I wouldn't recommend anyone doing is.. DO NOT DRINK ANYTHING RIGHT AFTER YOU EAT. sometimes I think "oh i haven't ate that much for it to matter if i just take a lil sip" but OMG it hurts. It makes my stomach and chest soo tight I feel stupid everytime I do it.. Everyone told me not to do it not to do it not to do it but I'm sure everyone of you have tired it also that have already been sleeved just to see if it would really hurt.
I would suggest everyone try it lol just so that you know how bad it hurts and you don't try it again..

If anyone has any questions about my journey or anything in general message me and I'll be sure to give you a straight forward answer I won't sugar coat it!

I have lost 45lbs since my surgery date.!

Hi just thought I would answer a couple of your question.. I'm not a vet by any means but I did have my surgery about 7 weeks ago and i'm down 35lbs.  I was never nauseous, I will be completly honest I hurt sooooo bad when I first woke up that I regreted my deceision for a couple hours.. I started getting my pain meds regular and the pain was totaly bareable... I did tell my mom that i would rather have 5 babies all at once rather than feel the pain that I was in.. but it was just b/c the stupid nurse didn't tell me I had to push the pain button by myself.. I mean come on i just woke up from being put to sleep no one knows where they are or what they are doing when the first wake up... so I had to curse that nurse a little for being so ugly towards me.... I was up walking about about 5 hours after my surgery and that was only b/c it took that long to get me in a room..
As for the question about what to drink... my surgeon required me to wait 24 hours to have any liquid by mouth.. they just gave me these mouth q tip thingy's that tasted like tangy lemon that I could keep my mouth wet the first few hours.. I had my surgery at 8 am and was to my room by the afternoon and then the next morning around 9am they did my leak test where you drink the nasty chalky stuff then I was able to have liquids.. they gave me crystal lite and water to drink.. Water tasted sooooooo good to me.. I was only able to drink about 1 tsp at a time or there was a tight feeling in my stomach.. I was drinking from the lil 1 oz medicine cups like you give kids there meds from.. that little bitty cup was 3 drinks for me..

if you have any other questions feel free to message me or add me as a friend.. BTW i feel great today at 7 weeks out.. I love my sleeve.. I can eat anything i want just a few tiny bites. and i still lose 3-4lbs every 4-5 days.....