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https://www.facebook.com/groups/341461593034430/ I have created a support group for the April/May 2018 Surgery patients. I am looking for 2 admins who is willing to handle this page as it will you for you all to help each other.

Could have left by the next day, but opted for two nights, for extra care and some alone time before heading back to my kiddos.

I'm 3 months out,yes I think it is normal. Remember you are healing take time to rest. Naps are really ok[emoji4] Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk

Thank you. Im just so nervous. Im trying to calm myself down. Sent from my LGMP260 using BariatricPal mobile app

The left was at Christmas. I was sleeved on 1/9. The right is on 2/9. I can’t see it when I look in the mirror, but I can in this photo for sure. HW 250 SW 242 CW 212 GW healthy Carla from LV

sounds like we are on the road! let us know how your surgery went, DJMC... Are either of you staying overnight? or having the procedure as an outpatient? I'm excited but scared - especially after my band experience...

Thanks Kevin Thanks Walter. Haven't heard from you. You and wife doing good? I love your silly faces. You remind me of me and my late husband .. Angy, thank you, Same to Katlady Miss Topaz and Losebig.. and anyone else. Thank you. You guys know this journey. We live for "real results" A big muah! Joanna

Love it!!! So feminine and fun!

My friend did the surgery and she looked older (neck wise) I was shocked that was 6 months after her surgery she was down 100 pounds now 124 pounds down and 1 year later her neck is perfect. So I think you just need to let till you skin catches up. Also your skin is an organ take care of your skin I oil myself daily and have really good skin. Olive Oil, Coconut oil, castor oil and argan oil I rub my hair, scalp, body, face, neck, arms everything feet it soaks it up I sit in my living room on a chair and soak it all up for 30 minutes or more then I shower (oh you can shave before you shower with the oil on its really good) Your Skin is an Organ look up ways to take care of it and make it part of your journey

I'm also in my 30s now, and had been concerned about potential aging effects after having surgery. I lost weight at the speed of a snail, and I think that helped give my skin more time to adjust. My doctor told me to stop showering as much because I was drying out my skin with daily, and sometimes twice daily showers if I'd had a sweaty workout. Her suggestion was to just clean under the arms, the feet - the smelly bits - daily but not fully immerse in a shower every day. I use dry shampoo to keep my hair fresh. I typically shower three, sometimes four times a week, and use an in-shower moisturizer, then as soon as I step out apply a body oil (Trader Joe's has one that smells and feels lovely), and after it has had time to be absorbed, apply body lotion. My face became softer and far less irritated and dry when I switched to Korean skincare, which is gentler. There's a "beauty guru" named Charlotte Cho has a popular site with product recommendations. I usually buy the products from Amazon or a local Japanese market that carries a lot of Asian products. I do the "double cleanse" method of a creamy emollient face wash to remove makeup, followed by a foaming green tea face wash that removes residue. Then I use Dr. Thayer's Witch Hazel, which isn't Korean, but is beloved. I actually found out about it from a woman who is also in her 30s and had the VSG, who goes by Fit Miss Bliss. She said it made her skin "fluffy", in a good way. Then I use Korean milk lotion and finally a moisturizer. I may try to add in Retin-A, sparingly, as a preventative. Before I started the Korean beauty products, I had fine lines and wrinkles on my forehead, and they've totally disappeared now, unless I'm super dehydrated. It's definitely helped with aging. I am a professor and getting confused as a student now, and getting card far more often, than I did prior to having the VSG in 2015. I definitely recommend giving it a try.