What made you choose VBG as your wls choice??? What is a sleeve, and what is it's funtion? Just curious, I am currently researching ALL my options.

Lakeea, Hang in there. I am 3 1/2 years post op vbg and I remember feeling disappointed and wondering what the heck I was thinking. I did`nt weigh until I was 2 months out. I had my surgery July 18th and I went and bought a new scale Sept. 11, 2001. An easy date to remember because I was standing in line at a Tueday Morning Store and listening to people talk about what they heard on the radio. Anyway, In those early days, I had oatmeal for breakfast, I hate to admit this, but for lunch I had baby food meat and applesauce, and for dinner I had the meat portion of a lean cusine. I usually could`nt eat very much of it. The chicken entrees always made me throw up. I ended up losing 113 lbs. After the 8th month,I could eat a little more and never lost the last 25 lbs. But I was a happy camper anyway. Felt soooo good! Take advantage of these first few months and eat mostly protein, drink lots of water, and walk as much as possible. Good luck.

Hi Indie, We VBGers do experience hairloss, but most people don't have problems with vitamin deficiency so long as we take our supplements. We can eat just as little as the RNYers so if people don't take supplements it is possible to become deficient in certain vitamins and minerals because we eat so little. I hope this helps If you have any questions for me please feel free to email me any time! Hugs, Sara 356/276/175

Hi Heather, I was also the Queen of Tossing. I think for the first 3 months I tossed up EVERYTHING I ate. I was super sensitive to any increased pressure in my pouch. I always craved orange juice, milk and broth during this time. I think it was the only way I could get an nutrients in. The other thing is to make sure you are taking your vitamins. One thing that I remember early on was if I could just get myself to burp the nauseous feeling would sometimes go away. I would first try walking right after eating to encourage the burps. If that failed another tactic I utilized was to lay down after eating. I think it was all pressure related for me. For me personally the sensitivity to my new stomach only went away with time. I am now 1.5 years out. I would say within the last 2 months I have noticied a significant difference in how food sits in my pouch now. I can actually eat without having severe to moderate discomfort. In the end I assume that my pouch is now just more "broken in". Not really sure. Sharon -120# Open VBG 10.28.03 340 start 220 now 190 praying

Hi, I posted right before you about having no energy after having VBG surgery. I am cold all the time also which is weird because before surgery, I was hot and sweaty all the time. I have only lost 30 pounds in 5 weeks and was wondering what was causing the coldness and fatigue? Lia