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Yay!! Good luck Elisa!! I'm so jealous wish we were stationed there!!! But hubby is Army so it's highly unlikely lol. But we are originally from Cali and we miss it soooo much!!

Hey Veronica, I still haven't found out about the saggy skin, hopefully we will hear from someone who knows!!

Wow I'm so glad I'm not alone!! I have had a super sense of smell since the surgery too!!! It seems to be a bit better today, I don't feel like a cat lol. I definitely don't have thrush, so I'm guessing it must be from the intubation. My doc did say that the anesthesia can cause a super schnazz so I wasn't even thinking about that, but I guess the hairball feeling makes sense. I can't wait to progress!!! So sick of protein shakes!!!!

Thanks everyone

I'm a total diet dr. pepper addict!! I miss it soo much already I wonder if I let it go flat if it would be ok to drink it?

Mine really isn't drainage or anything. I can't cough stuff up even when I try, but it feels like I have a long hair or something stuck in the back of my throat. I took a zyrtec today too, but it didn't really help. Gonna take it again tomorrow and see if I can try to get over it.

My name is Sarah, I'm 20 and I was sleeved on the 26th of August. We are currently stationed at Fort Lewis, WA, and I had my surgery on post at Madigan, my surgeon was Dr. Kjorstad. Doing ok so far!!

Hi everyone, I'm actually from so-cal, but my husband is stationed here at fort lewis, so I had my sleeve done on the 26th at Madigan with Dr. Kjorstad. Surgery went pretty well, I'm just dealing with some post op nausea still. Ugh.. Anyways hope everyone is doing well!!

Yeah I just took some zyrtec hoping it will give me some relief!

Ok so I was sleeved on 8/26, and I am about 11 days out. I am just having a few issues, my first one is that my incisions were sealed up with that dermabond stuff, and I am getting little sore, itchy red bumps all around the incisions, I called my doc's office and they haven't called back yet So I'm just wondering if this is typical, like a contact reaction to the dermabond, or is it something I should be worried about? My second issue is that it seems that I am constantly nauseated, I am nauseous after I drink Water, after I eat, if I don't put anything in my tummy, I am just constantly nauseous. I was finally able to start going to the bathroom yesterday, so I thought maybe that was why I was nauseous, but it's still hanging around today. I took my prilosec this morning and I feel awful like I wanna puke. Idk what is causing this, but it is incredibly frustrating. I am on full liquids till next Monday, then I start on purees. I'm just wondering if anyone else has this? Lastly, I weighed myself yesterday and I had only lost 1lb since Fri, and that doesn't seem like a big deal I guess, but last week I was losing at least a lb a day, if not more! Did I do something wrong, or is this normal? Thanks in Advance for any advice!! Sarah

Ok, I really hope I can get in touch with my doc, I don't think I need to go to the ER, but it is definitely uncomfortable.

Ok, thanks!! Did you have dermabond too?

You can add me turtlebutt825 to the 26th

Hi everyone, I was sleeved last Friday, Aug 26th, and I progressed from clear liquids to full liquids when I came home from the hospital on Monday. I've been doing pretty good with the protein shakes, but I'm getting burnt out on the soup. I only like the cream of chicken and mushroom, and I am looking for ideas for other ok things to eat. Any suggestions? I still have 10 more days of liquids before I move on to mushy stuff so I need some help!! Thanks! Sarah

Ok so I'm fairly new to the Army life and Tricare and what not, but I just have a few questions regarding Tricare. (We are stationed at Fort Lewis, WA) I have an appointment at Madigan to discuss with my Doctor my eligiblity for the lap band on 4/4. I'm 21, 5'11" and 287lbs. Which is 200% overweight, I think. My BMI is 40 and I have no co-morbidities. I have a friend who is in a similar situation and she said they approved her fairly quickly, but she was on the waiting list for like 3 months and now she is taking all these classes and such. My biggest fear is that my Dr. is gonna tell me that I am ridiculous and I don't need the lap band. I have been overweight since I was 8 and obese since I was 13. I have been on every diet that they have ever put out there, with some success on some, but I always gain back everything I lost plus another 15-30lbs. I also have infertility and cycle irregularities due to my weight. I also have a family history of hypertension and heart disease. And my mom has had breast cancer twice. I personally don't have any health issues that I know of, besides the infertility (my husband and I were trying for 15 months before we gave up). I want to lose weight to be able to have a child eventually and to live my life. What do you think the possibility of Tricare approving me is? And if I do get approved how long does the process usually take? Lastly after weight loss does Tricare cover the removal of excess skin if necessary? Thanks!! Sarah

Ok yeah definitely!! Yeah I'm pretty sure that Madigan requires all of that. I think I'm gonna just ask for the referal maybe I will schedule the seminar this week, but I will definitely let them know that you referred me

Awesome thank you so much!! My friend has been on the waiting list since October of last year so she is still going to classes and stuff and probably wont get her surgery until summer, or at least that is what she is telling me. Did you get the referal to Swedish with Tricare Prime? If they can do that I would much rather be able to do it sooner rather than waiting almost a year. I know that seems impatient, but I've been overweight since I was 8 lol, I'm really ready to try to make some forward movement. This appointment in April seems like it is taking forever... lol Also do you have to go to Seattle for fills? ETA: Did you just go straight to Swedish in Seattle, or did you talk to your PCM first?