rhipsher
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My name is Ricky and my wifes name is Vickie. We both had the gastric sleeve done. Most people think sleeve and think it means lap band or something else. And I say nope! They cut a 16" to 18" chunk of my stomach out. I saw the pictures of it. My wife is an RN and had it done 6 months ago and has lost over 70lbs. She was 230 before surgery. I'm a month out and have dropped 34lbs so far. I'm 6' tall and was 294lbs before surgery and my BMI was 39% so I just barely qualified for it. My wife had difficulties after surgery. Got pancreatitis 3 days later and had to go back in to the hospital. She had a hard time eating anything for the first two weeks. But she's doing great now. I was different however. I was able to eat immediatly after getting home. Or I should say drink my food. I'm up to soft solids now. I don't eat allot but I eat often. I snack all day long probably every 1 1/2 hours. This surgery basically forces you to eat the way your supposed to eat anyway. I don't get those hunger pains like I used to. I do feel a little hungry but just slightly whan it's time for me to eat.
My wife and I are still learning what food goes down easy and what doesn't. The other night we at the grocery store bought a 1.55lb of sockeye salmon fillet. Made steamed rice with sauted mushrooms and a cream sauce. Plenty for the whole family and can take some to work the next day right? But as wonderful as it tasted and as little as my wife and I ate 20 min later we were sitting on the couch and both looked at eachother and said that rice is not going down very good. It's not a good feeling when it gets stuck in your throat and you've got to visit the ole gage reflex to disloge it. Hahaha! But it is instant relief. It's a learning experiance and I've just begun. But we both feel that it was one of the best things we could have done for ourselves.
My wife and I are still learning what food goes down easy and what doesn't. The other night we at the grocery store bought a 1.55lb of sockeye salmon fillet. Made steamed rice with sauted mushrooms and a cream sauce. Plenty for the whole family and can take some to work the next day right? But as wonderful as it tasted and as little as my wife and I ate 20 min later we were sitting on the couch and both looked at eachother and said that rice is not going down very good. It's not a good feeling when it gets stuck in your throat and you've got to visit the ole gage reflex to disloge it. Hahaha! But it is instant relief. It's a learning experiance and I've just begun. But we both feel that it was one of the best things we could have done for ourselves.