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  1. Kaiser Richmond Pre-op

    By 123008,
    • 13,362 replies
    • 71,123,849 views

  2. My Big Day!!

    By canderson04,
    • 17 replies
    • 70,083,495 views

  3. Frequently Asked Questions

    By Lilee84,
    • 316 replies
    • 161,445 views

  4. Dr. Nowzaradan's Diet Pre Surgery?

    By TatorTot,
    • 6 replies
    • 154,258 views

  5. September 2009 Band Date

    By ashleysara,
    • 1,930 replies
    • 131,926 views

  6. Any March Sleevers?

    By futuresleever,
    • 2,481 replies
    • 125,023 views

  7. Any October Bandsters!??!?!

    By SoCalCass,
    • 1,932 replies
    • 117,350 views

  8. March Bandsters!

    By princess77,
    • 1,791 replies
    • 103,923 views

  9. June surgery dates

    By DenaLJ1354,
    • 1,894 replies
    • 94,555 views

  10. February Bandsters?

    By mrsmyers2010,
    • 1,279 replies
    • 85,584 views

  11. Whos in September? We need some September buddies!

    By janie2024,
    • 1,844 replies
    • 82,371 views

  12. May Bandsters!

    By michele39,
    • 1,344 replies
    • 80,319 views

  13. Looking for September 2010 Bandsters

    By CSinTX,
    • 1,426 replies
    • 79,370 views

  14. August Sleevers Check In

    By Sweet Pea STL Sleever,
    • 1,355 replies
    • 77,303 views

  15. January 2013 Sleevers?

    By LenaVSG,
    • 1,333 replies
    • 76,278 views

  16. The BIG Book on the Gastric Sleeve!

    By Alex Brecher,   
    • 160 replies
    • 70,559 views

  17. Any July 2011 Bandsters?

    By LisaB68,
    • 970 replies
    • 70,287 views

  18. February Sleevers

    By Kimo.,
    • 1,390 replies
    • 68,668 views

  19. December Bandwagon Supporters

    By NaNcyNiCoLe,
    • 1,281 replies
    • 63,217 views

  20. July 2020 Surgery anyone?

    By IWantTheDream,
    • 863 replies
    • 61,988 views

  21. How Does The Stomach Heal Together From Vsg Surgery? Can Anyone Tell Me?

    By Dooter,
    • 35 replies
    • 57,559 views

  22. Summer 2018 Surgery Buddies Check In Here!

    By Ylime,   
    • 1,839 replies
    • 57,014 views

  23. CALLING ALL JULY 2016 SLEEVERS

    By Tresa Embil,   
    • 964 replies
    • 56,767 views

  24. July 2013 sleevers

    By lilyrose,
    • 973 replies
    • 56,542 views

  25. Who's Getting Banded in August???

    By Tracyde730,
    • 985 replies
    • 55,669 views

  26. September Bandsters

    By winifred76,
    • 759 replies
    • 55,457 views

  27. April Bandsters!

    By Moonlitedi,
    • 821 replies
    • 53,106 views

  28. October Bandsters?

    By Ms. Blue,   
    • 885 replies
    • 52,790 views

  29. September surgery buddies!!

    By Slwhurst ,
    • 1,150 replies
    • 52,419 views

  30. March Sleevers

    By Spicy06,
    • 1,044 replies
    • 52,199 views

  31. Where the May sleevers i just got my date!

    By Luvlvnlyfe5,
    • 945 replies
    • 51,905 views

  32. Calling All MARCH '09 Bandsters - We need a name!

    By gabi311b,
    • 893 replies
    • 50,695 views

  33. Anyone having surgery in Oct ?

    By Jenaenae84,
    • 1,432 replies
    • 48,729 views

  34. I cheated on my pre-op liquid diet

    By newme31,
    • 37 replies
    • 48,511 views

  35. Hey there September sleevers! Any one out there?

    By notforthefaint,
    • 1,053 replies
    • 48,196 views

  36. September Sleevers...! Come on in and chat!

    By birdmadgirl,
    • 1,009 replies
    • 46,052 views

  37. October 2009 Surgery Date?

    By Daria77,
    • 653 replies
    • 44,569 views

  38. April 2014 pre-op group

    By KristinaRnY,
    • 1,049 replies
    • 44,339 views

  39. Any November 2009 Bandsters??

    By 120inside,
    • 721 replies
    • 44,280 views

  40. Looking for July Sleevers!

    By fearnot,
    • 694 replies
    • 42,687 views

  41. October Bandsters!!!

    By "AmyRose",
    • 548 replies
    • 42,642 views

  42. January 2013 Bandsters Unite

    By Onamissionn2013,
    • 786 replies
    • 42,599 views

  43. july 2013 sleevers

    By sureaboutme2,
    • 829 replies
    • 42,430 views

  44. August 6th...time for a healthy change. anyone else new in august?

    By healthydnp,
    • 881 replies
    • 41,894 views

  45. calling all December 2016 sleevers!

    By OhHeyMarina,
    • 958 replies
    • 41,767 views

  46. How long does a Blue Cross approval take??

    By Stacey4747,
    • 33 replies
    • 41,556 views

  47. I Got My Surgery Date...Where Are The November Bandsters?

    By Cappy,
    • 787 replies
    • 41,527 views

  48. April 2019 Surgeries!

    By CajunSam,   
    • 1,214 replies
    • 41,346 views

  49. Final labs before surgery..... NICOTINE URINE TEST?

    By RCN,
    • 21 replies
    • 41,234 views

  50. can you drink alcohol after surgery ????

    By kisses1000us,
    • 12 replies
    • 40,389 views

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    • ChunkCat

      ChunkCat

      Thank you everyone for your well wishes! I totally forgot I wrote an update here... I'm one week post op today. I gained 15 lbs in water weight overnight because they had to give me tons of fluids to bring my BP up after surgery! I stayed one night in the hospital. Everything has been fine except I seem to have picked up a bug while I was there and I've been running a low grade fever, coughing, and a sore throat. So I've been hydrating well and sleeping a ton. So far the Covid tests are negative.
      I haven't been able to advance my diet past purees. Everything I eat other than tofu makes me choke and feels like trying to swallow rocks. They warned me it would get worse before it gets better, so lets hope this is all normal. I have my follow up on Monday so we'll see. Living on shakes and soup again is not fun. I had enough of them the first time!! LOL 
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    • BeanitoDiego

      BeanitoDiego

      Still purging all of the larger clothing. This morning, a shirt that I ADORED wearing ended up on top. Hard to let it go, but it was also hard to let go of those habits that also no longer serve my highest good. Onward and upward!
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    • Onedayatatime365

      Onedayatatime365

      Looking to connect with others who are also on the journey of better health. Post-Op Gastric Sleeve (4/11/24).
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    • jparadigm

      jparadigm

      Happy Wednesday!
       
      I hope everyone is having a lovely week so far! 
      It's been a bit of a struggle this last week...I'm hungry ALL the time.
      · 1 reply
      1. BlondePatriotInCDA

        BlondePatriotInCDA

        Have a great Wednesday too! Sorry you're hungry all the time, I'm pretty much the same..and I'm sick of eating the same food all the time.

    • ChunkCat

      ChunkCat

      Well, tomorrow I go in for an impromptu hiatal hernia repair after ending up in the ER over the weekend because I couldn't get food down and water was moving at a trickle... I've been having these symptoms on and off for a few weeks but Sunday was the worst by far and came with chest pain and trouble breathing. The ER PA thinks it is just esophagitis and that the surgeon and radiologist are wrong. But the bariatric surgeon swears it is a hernia, possibly a sliding one based on my symptoms. So he fit me into his schedule this week to repair it! I hope he's right and this sorts it out. He's going to do a scope afterwards to be sure there is nothing wrong with the esophagus. Here's hoping it all goes well!!
      · 4 replies
      1. AmberFL

        AmberFL

        omgsh!! Hope all goes well!! Keeping you in my thoughts!

      2. gracesmommy2

        gracesmommy2

        Hope you’re doing well!

      3. NickelChip

        NickelChip

        I hope it goes well! Sending positive thoughts for a speedy recovery!

      4. AmberFL

        AmberFL

        How are you doing? any update?!

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