13 months - getting close to goal weight! (PICS!)

luvstar0613
on 8/5/13 11:45 pm - NY

VSG on 06/03/13

You look fantastic!

*Alana* HW: 277.3, SW:267.8

Pre Op: -9.5, M1: - 21.8, M2: -12.8 M3: -11.4 M4: -12.7 M5:-13 M6: -8.4 M7 - 14.4 M8: -4.6

Tracy D.
on 8/6/13 12:12 am - Papillion, NE

VSG on 05/24/13

Woohooo, Heidi! I bet you can run those bases now at lightening speed.

Tracy 5'3" HW: 235 SW: 218 CW: 132 M1: -22 M2: -13 M3: -12 M4: -9 M5: -8 M6: -10 M7: -4

Goal reached in 7 months and 1 week!

Lower Body Lift w/Dr. Barnthouse 7-8-15

RollerCoaster14
on 8/6/13 12:18 am

You look AMAZING! You make me excited to go buy cute clothes!

And I'm not sure how much the esteem of strangers means, but I wouldn't worry about your arms too much. You're wearing tank tops in those after photos and you look FABULOUS. It's your body, do what you want. I think you look BEAUTIFUL just the way you are.

MayPenGirl
on 8/6/13 12:22 am - Atlanta, GA

VSG on 04/03/13

You look amazing!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Keep up the great work.

P.S. I can't wait until I can see my collarbone. I'm almost there. LOL

Surgery date - 04/03/13; Goal date - 11/10/13 (I reached goal in 31 weeks & 4 days)

Highest weight 261 SW 258 GW 150 M1 -26 M2 -14 M3 -10 M4 -12 M5 -13 M6 -12 M7 -11 M8 -10 In maintenance since November 2013 HT- 5'6"

danigirl42
on 8/6/13 12:42 am - PA

VSG on 01/02/13

First of all you are beautiful!! Secondly, you can see from the pictures how confident and amazing you feel!!! Great work Heidi!!!! Yay!

MadlyInLovewithChees
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on 8/6/13 1:47 am

VSG on 11/25/13 with

Amazing! Congrats!

May I ask a question about your leak- how soon after the surgery was it discovered? Did you have excruciating pain?

Heidi P.
on 8/6/13 11:24 pm - St Paul, MN

VSG on 06/27/12

Hi madly - my sleeve was not discovered until 4 weeks after my surgery. I was still on mainly full liquids/purees, but starting really soft solids. I had just eaten a couple bites of a nice soft turkey burger and felt like it got stuck, even though I had chewed the ever loving bejezus out of it. I called the clinic the next day and they had me try some at home remedies for trying to get food "unstuck." It didn't work - I still had this strange feeling in my chest. So the next day they sent me in for a CT and it was inconclusive. So they kept me overnight for observation. The barium test the following morning showed a teeny tiny leak. Puzzled all the docs. Incredibly rare. Don't worry yourself about it if you can help it :-)

HW (May 20, 2012) 310 SW (June 27, 2012) 302 GW 175
M1=29lbs M2=29lbs M3=5lbs M4=4lbs M5=11lbs M6=10lbs
LEAKY SLEEVE DISCOVERED - July 25, 2012.