Part of the problem is my surgeon is on the other side of the world.
I started here, with a weight loss clinic attached to the main hospital, but when insurance wouldn't pay $30,000 for the sleeve, I looked overseas. I found a surgeon in Belgium who had done 500-600 sleeves and had a very low complication rate, for $6000.00.
BUT, having done that, the surgeon here refuses to do any follow up nor can I go to the nutritionist I was seeing, etc.
So all the support and info I got beforehand, I no longer have access to. I TOTALLY forgot about the importance of protein, for example.
But I think my surgeon did a good job (if he did anything at all that is!) because I have not had any issues with reflux, foamies, vomiting, pain, digestion, etc. There are times I feel very full, but at other times, not so much.
I am 4 weeks out. Lost 20 lbs the first 3 weeks, and stalled this last week (but I had been adding carbs and sweets back in and today when I took the forum advice and stuck to proteins I'm a lot less hungry).
I think I'll see how it goes with sticking to the proteins, and if I stay stalled, I'll get an ultrasond or barium study and see what's up in there. he did show me pictures..... but I guess they could be pictures of anyone's stomach... I don't want to name him because I'm sort of, kind of, insinuating something's not legit, when I REALLY don't know that at ALL. In fact... could I have lost 20 lbs in 3 weeks without having a true sleeve??? I couldn't before surgery!
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