Hey Julie - You will be fine and you will do great!  Hold on!

All Best,

Layla

Wow, sorry about all of your issues.  $1,000- for a psych eval - unheard of and I am in NYC!  12 ER visits at $250- co-pays - wowser! 30 and diagnosed with diabetes for 7 years - muy no bueno!  Hypertension ugh.  Plus all the other issues.  And sorry you have to look at 2 poor Sleeve outcomes.

If you have 2.5 years before you are eligible to have WLS why not keep doing what you are doing.  With all of the success you are having you will lose all of your excess weight before you are eligible for WLS.  I mean you have put your diabetes in remission already - that is great progress because it is harder and less possible to do the longer you are diabetic because it begins to mimic type 1.

You are doing fantastic .  Just keep doing what you are doing then when the time comes and if you need to consider WLS again, you can do so.  You are so young but you also have serious ailments that will unfortunately return if you stop working like you've been to keep it away.

I wish you super success.

All best,

Layla

Only you can decide if you'e made a mistake in having VSG.  Maybe you did not need the surgery and could have lost and maintained on your own.

The point is, you can't get your stomach back.

All Best

So I looked at some of your old posts - you should do so too to put things in perspective.  In Oct.  you were concerned about gaining bounce back weight and throughout your posts expressed fears of getting heavy again.  I think maybe you should just chill out and see what your body does.  You are still an early post-op and the further out you are the more you can eat.  You do not want to set yourself up with eating too much as you say pre-op you were eating more than 3000 calories per day.  (I personally was never ever in that high range and maybe why you lose at 1500 and I don't averaging 1300).

Just relax.  Also I would not call you "skinny" from the photos you have posted.  I think your face looks "skinny" as before weight loss there really was no acute shift  in shape from your face to neck to shoulders.  Now you have a well defined face and neck that makes us look "skinny" (you should see my skinny neck photos lol).

Be well hun - just chill and enjoy the holidays.

L

As long as you are getting your protein, water and supplements in.  You will be fine.  Take advantage of this time.

And you've had weight loss surgery - odd that your mom doesn't get that that was the plan.  Take it while you got it honey - wi**** were me !!!  A couple of months and even more so a couple of years out and you really will be able to eat and then have to work hard with food and weight.

You will be fine.  Just take good care of yourself.

All best,

Layla

Thank you for this post Kairk. Congrats on your success!  This is some journey for sure.

Best,

Layla

Good Luck Lucky!!! lol 

You will just fine.  I hope you will love your stomach sleeved as I do.

The biggest tip is follow your post-op intructions to a tee.  If you have an ignorant nutritionist that encourages you to incorporate bread or carbs into your diet early out, don't listen -  especially if you have a sensitivity or some chemical reaction to carbs.  Just sayin' because you have a fresh start.  If you have weight loss goals, if you want to develop lasting eating habits stick to your goals. It is hard to turn back once a door is open.  

Early out it is just getting your liquids in . . . and protein . . . and your multivitamin etc.  Concentrate on healing and as each day passes you will get better and better.  You will need to rest.  If I am remembering - I think your band is out?

All best Lucky.  I will be thinking of you and sending good vibes and prayers.

What does your doctor say?  Do you have post op instructions?

Good luck 

You look real good!!!!  So glad you are happy being sleeved.

Blessings,

L.

Yes.  It is government insurance managed by each state.  It is insurance for people who can't afford insurance.  In NYC, we refer to it as the gold card.  It pays for everything private insurance does not. Like No co-pays or deductibles nor fees whatsoever (goodbye $500- hospital fee, goodbye $250- emergency fee, goodbye $200 ambulance fee farewell $2000 deductable for out of network providers, etc- agh that felt good!!!).  It covers dental, optical, and in NYC free cell phones  (2 per household) & service.  Just added is prescriptions and vouchers for the farmers market - too help poor people eat more fruits and vegetables and maybe ward off illness lowering medicaid costs.

So yes its health insurance and its a mighty fine one at least in NYC.  I've always heard we had some of the best - maybe because we pay outrageous taxes.

Best

L.

Good job Emily!!!  So happy that you are doing well.  Keep working the heck out of it and you will keep the results.  Like brushing your teeth or bathing - we can get away with a night or two but honey the build up shows lol.  

You are amazing hun, a true inspiration at 3 years post-op when the reality of it all has settled in.

Best,

Layla

You look fantastic!!!!  You go girl