Hi there!  Just wondering how you are getting along now being further out from surgery?  I am a former band patient going to sleeve.  Just got all my paperwork, etc. done and waiting for doctor to submit for insurance.  I had great success with my band in 2008, lost about 90 lbs, but then about 11 months later, I got sick for some unknown reason, touch of flu or something, and started vomiting.  My band slipped very badly and had to be removed immediately because it was starting to strangle my stomach.  I tried to keep the weight off, but here I am....with almost all of it back on and frustrated!  I am so looking forward to the sleeve!  I would love to hear how you have gotten along and hope all is going good for you!!

Thanks for being curious!  I had RNY on 9/12 and feel like I breezed through it all.  Didn' t even need to fill my prescription for pain medicine!  I've started back to work part-time and am on the soft diet now.  Losing slowly (about 20-22 lbs.), but I expected that since I am type 1.5 diabetic and 54 years old.  I've been exercising an hour a day for the past 2 weeks and that feels good.  Having some trouble getting the right doses of insulin - the exercise is really causing me a lot of low. 

Hope everyone is doing well.  Can't believe it's 4 weeks behind me now.  I couldn't wait until it was OVER!  :-)

Stay well everyone!

 Had a VGS on Sept 22. So far, no complications. Feeling good. Any other Sept 22 alums out there?

Yes I know what you mean-everything tastes chalky to me-I have to push myself to get my liquids in...just can't anything that tastes good.  I miss my diet coke these days!  Crystal lite is too sweet so I mainly stick with water. 

Had DS surgery on 9/26 and it went well.  I am 1 week post-op and down 17 lbs and feeling great except for the fatigue.  I am walking, sipping and resting.

Everyone keep up the good work.

Frankie