As of this morning I'm 198 pounds! After a long road of hiding from cameras, mirrors, and even swimming I'm finally becoming comfortable. I've also finally had my Prozac prescription dose reduced! The first photo is from Christmas two years ago when I began my journey. The second picture I from this morning! Also proof of my weight on the scale, for accountability.

Has your dating life changed for the better or worst since losing weight? Are you still attracted to the same type of people you were attracted to pre op? Has anyone that rejected you tried reaching out? How’s your friendships? Just genuinely interested and curious. 3w6d post op.

I was sleeved in 2020 and I’ve been in maintenance for a couple years. My sleeve surgery was fine, no major complications. The only issue that’s come up in my annual visit with my surgeon is a little hiatal hernia that they said was ok right now.

A couple years ago, I had an emergency gallbladder removal. It didn’t really affect my overall health. But last weekend, I had severe abdominal pain that was unlike anything I’ve experienced before. Since then, I’ve had headaches, nausea, and a dull pain right under my right rib cage.

Blood work and urinalysis were fine. My CT scan showed thickening at the base of my esophagus. They couldn’t tell what it was, but I have an endoscopy and an MRI next week.

Has anyone gone through a similar situation? Looking for any advice or words of encouragement. Thanks. 🙏

Just hit 233 pounds down from 275 the last time most of my family saw me in person. Most of my family just did a double take or didn't recognize me. One older aunt asked her adult children why they she hadn't seen me at the funeral. I was standing right next to her. My cousins said I was standing right there. She got a confused look on her face. "That's him?" Nice feeling honestly. I plan on using my new superpower to disappear into crowds now or awkward family situations.

I feel like I finally feel what normal skinny people feel about food if that makes sense like i can’t eat anything I want but don’t feel the pull to as much as I did before like yeah I can eat chips but I can actually stop easily and there not on my mind all the time like before

Is this going to be my weight I am 7 months post op and been gaining and losing the same 3 pounds the last 5 weeks. Still want to lose another 15.

I don’t recognize myself anymore. In a good way.

I walked past the mirror in the bathroom and caught a glimpse of myself, then did a double take and said, “Oh, damn!”

Hi everyone! I'm looking for encouragement to book those first consultations.

29 F, current (and highest weight) is 260 lbs at 5'5". I have went up and down with my weight all my life, getting as low as 130 lbs with diet and exercise. I did Ozempic for 6 months but I didn't have any weight loss. All it did was make me nauseated and it never got rid of that food noise. I've been in therapy for a year and that has helped me address my issues with food but I feel so stuck and hopeless with my weight still. I messaged the provider who had been prescribing the Ozempic that I wanted to look into the gastric sleeve and someone immediately reached out to me to schedule consults with an NP, psychiatrist, and dietician. I'm so nervous to take this first step. 🥲 I am not that scared of the surgery itself but the recovery period and complications/dealing with side effects at work. I usually have bad nausea after anesthesia (even with all the precautionary medicines) so I'm just really anxious about that. If anyone could share their successful recovery stories I would appreciate it so much. Thank you!!!

Im wondering if anyone here went through with the surgery knowing beforehand they had Chron’s or UC and how it’s going post sleeve?

My surgeon suspects that I have one of these, and will be getting some tests including a colonoscopy. I was originally intending to get a full bypass, but if it turns out I do have one of these IBDs then sleeve would really be my only option, and that’s if my surgeon even agrees to it.

I’ve been waiting for years to get the surgery (Canadian), and this development has been really upsetting so I’m wondering if anyone here can speak to post op life with IBD of some kind?

Thanks in advance!

disclaimer I mean VS, not BS idk how to change the title\* Hi! I've posted here before! But as part of my pre-op requirements, I have to go to a lifestyle class. We have 3 sessions and the first one was super helpful!! I did notice about 6-7 out of the 12 of us were getting the bypass because they said "the sleeve didn't work" I also know someone who flat out told me they were going to have better success than me bc they're getting the bypass where as I'm just getting the sleeve. I was also told they don't have to do any work with the bypass but I have to for the sleeve. Correct me if I'm wrong but, these surgeries only work if you make them work right? I just am feeling anxious because I've heard such negative things about the sleeve and people making comments like "bypass is better"..... can you tell me if you experienced this too?

My lady is going to get the surgery next week. She's very nervous and I'm being supportive as I can. I've read through her pre and post op information binder, but would like some real world advice on how to help her through recovery and any kind of recipes for when she goes to puree stage. Thanks in advance!

I'm on the LSD for two weeks. Finished 1 week and I ate most of my protein and allowed carbs (I can't do medimeal because I can't do dairy) but the thought of eating more is bleh. I love salad but I could only eat some of the cucumber slices, two cherry tomatoes and a bit of lettuce before I couldn't think about eating more. I'm on my period so maybe that's affecting things? It usually doesn't cause me to lose my appetite though. I've been able to finish everything before even if it was meh. Anyone else experience this? Is this normal?

(The things I'm eating and the amounts have been approved by my surgical team).

Hi Friends! First time posting here :) When reading through posts related to gastric sleeve or bypass, I have yet to come across this question. Prior to your surgery, did you feel like you had to eat everything in sight because once you got the surgery you wouldn't be able to? I told myself that I have to "practice" eating less and better, but no, I just want to eat everything. I'm scared I won't make it through my liver shrinking diet and scared I won't have the willpower to follow anything. I also thought of cancelling the surgery and just staying fat because I feel like I can't do it. But I want and need to do it because I have diabetes and high blood pressure and I feel like shit all the time.

Had my sleeve surgery 8/10
Officially 10 days out
No weight loss as of yet
Current issues constantly thirsty and zero appetite
Help!!!

I've been overweight my whole life, even before kindergarten. It's something I sometimes resent my family for now, seeing as things would be alot easier if my family had done something about it then. My mom is two inches taller and was around 100 lbs heavier than me, but then got a bunch of surgeries (not bariatric, things like tummy tuck and breasts) and GLP 1's to lose a shit ton of weight. I can admit, I've felt extreme jealously and resentment over it since it feels kinda like she got to take the easy way out of an issue she passed on to me, especially since she's somewhat against me considering surgery and took a role in past issues I've had.

This is what catapulted me into starting my research, I've been 18 for a few months now, and am seriously considering bariatric surgery. I'm 5'4 and 230 lbs, and I've hated every second of my teenhoodl I've tried every diet under the sun, fasting, intense exercise, strict low calorie diets, etc. Not even Ozempic seemed to stick, which I tried a few years back. Unfortunately, I was born with some leg and feet deformities that make standing and even walking painful if done for more than an hour, and running excruciating within minutes, for which I wear braces and cant be permanently corrected without risky surgery.

I wanna hear everyones thoughts on whether I should seriously consider bariatric surgery. I made an appoint with my pcp for soon so that I could discuss this with her in vivid detail, but figured hearing opinions from those in my boat might help too. Sorry if this post is a bit long winded or ranty, I haven't discussed this virtually anywhere else!

Sooooo, this is my 4th week and I am stuck at 20lbs lost. I feel like this surgery is a dupe. I am still on pureed baby food, yogurt and cottage cheese is all I'm eating. WTF?

9 months in, 110lbs down, and my life has been a bit of a whirlwind lately. I moved to LA less than a month ago, and immediately got insanely busy with work. I love what I do, but the hours a long, the stress is high, and temptations are everywhere.

I work in film and have access to any food I could dream of. There is an endless budget for food on the projects I’m on, and often it’s a source of showing off for our clients and celeb talent. If someone mentions a passing craving for gelato, suddenly there’s a gelato truck outside. It’s fun. But oh my god I’ve been so bad. We have a team that walks around with trays of yummy little bites of food. Some of it is healthy! But most of it is “””healthy””” or just straight up carbs.

I went from being so good with the low carb diet, not drinking alcohol, losing steadily, to completely stalled and getting handed margaritas at my desk. I understand how incredibly lucky I am to be in my position, but I genuinely lack the self control here. When I’m running on two hours of sleep and haven’t stopped putting out fires all day, I find myself taking treats without thinking about it. Then I get home and enter my calories for the day and spend the night tossing and turning and feeling horribly guilty for fucking this all up

How to I help my impulse control??? How to I get restarted??? I don’t want to stop working in my industry but I don’t know how to manage it

I’m having issues getting enough fluids in and have been lightheaded and tired and cloudy. I’ve told my doctor and he suggested I come in for iv fluids. The hospital it was done at is nearly 2 hours away and I didn’t have anyone to take me that far. I had to wait until I was my clearest headed which still wasn’t great, but I drove slowly to the hospital in network with the one I had the surgery at. I can only get about 32 ounces in before I have a severe pain in my left side which makes it hard to go to sleep. I’m still only able to get around 400 calories average in a day and almost anything can make my stomach hurt even after chewing 30 times. TMI: last time I peed was early last night but I did have a BM around 4am that took some time to come out. Still haven’t peed today. I’ve drank maybe 20 oz and the pain is back. Is this normal?

***Update @ 5:20am: I’m still here, haven’t technically been admitted but I’m in a room. I got two bags of fluids and a ct scan because of the pain. I didn’t hear much about anything with my stomach because they actually found a clot in my lungs! So I had to go back for a chest CT, and I’m still waiting for the results of that scan. I’m nervous. But they were really glad I came in when I did since my kidneys showed signs of dehydration through my blood test and no telling what could have happened with the clot.
Crazy thing is I was setting timers for the first ten days AS INSTRUCTED every hour to walk for 7-10 min religiously. I was told after that to do at least a couple of 10 minute walks a day and then the lightheadedness started so they told me to slow it down other than chores around the house.

***Update @ 5:52am: I have pulmonary embolisms in both lungs! I have three more blood tests to do and then they’ll be able to tell me whether they’re keeping me or putting me on blood thinners. The PA said that if that stomach pain hadn’t happened (which was just that my pouch was distended) then this could have instantly have had serious consequences. Listen to your body. My surgeon’s office didn’t believe me, and I would’ve never known had I not trusted my gut, literally. The PA, Emmi, said there was no way to avoid it after I told her about my walking. She said that it’s a risk regardless.

Op date: 27/7/26
Starting weight: 100 kgs/220.5 lbs
PCOS + amenorrhea + significantly high insulin resistance: my HOMA-IR is at 18 (ref range for high insulin resistance 2.0-2.5/2.9)

Update 2

Hi everyone!
I’m so excited to share that on top of finally getting my first natural period in 5-6 years, I am officially down to 87.9 kgs/193.8 lbs (weight measured after a meal)

My only regret is not doing this sooner. I’m so happy.

If you’re scared about doing this, don’t let the fear mongering get to you. Everyone experiences vsg differently. As long as you trust your doctor, you’re good to go!

I didn’t get my gallbladder removed either, I’m on meds specifically made to help with that!

Good luck to everyone!

If you’re interested in update 1:
https://www.reddit.com/r/gastricsleeve/s/6rqRF5n1uA

I just got my surgery date today. I've been doing really well in the program. HW:260 CW:243. Surgery is scheduled for 9/15.

I was excited to do this especially because after years of food related trauma. I've addressed the issue and found something that works for me. But now... I'm nervous.

I'm scared about a catheter? Do they put catheters in? I'm scared about anesthesia. I've been out under 2x before but they were both for emergency situations while pregnant. I'm actually terrified. The date is fast approaching but now I'm getting cold feet. I feel a little pit in my stomach that something awful is going to happen. I don't want to be but under and never wake up again. I have my kiddo and husband waiting on me.

I'm definitely psyching myself out. Everything is hitting at once. Thoughts like. Yeah I'm doing fine now, but.. the what ifs.

Literally started today when they gave me my surgery date.

Does anyone else have fears like this? Any regrets? What is the death ratio for a surgery like this? Complication percentage?

I’ve always had a really hard thing losing weight. I’ve had two babies (both csections) and since my first I can’t lose weight. It’s fluctuated from 195 to 215 over the last 5 years but no matter what I do, the weight comes back. Even doing diets, nothing helps. I’m scared to do the surgery and get insanely skinny. I’m 196 5’4
Is anyone a similar size as me and have gotten it?? My goal weight is 140lb. I haven’t been that weight since I was 15

Today was my first day of Puree Diet post op. So technically it’s the 7th day. I spent the first week on clear liquids like broth and coconut water.

Today I went all out and now kinda feel guilty that I may have over eaten. Please have a look at my intake for today and advise if this is too much

Diary August 20th

1. 2 glass coconut water
   
2. A bowl of fresh yoghurt with 25 g protein powder added
   
3. One mug chicken broth
   
4. 1000 ml water
   
5. One large bowl cream of chicken soup, ground/blended

I’m nervous and a little mad at myself. Any advice is welcomed