JaspersGirl

thank you... you gave me hope... I am very traumatized from being huge before.... but you are so right!

yea I freaked out today... before last week, I was only able to eat 1 hard boiled egg... for lunch I had a hard boiled egg and half a grilled cheese I don't want to starve myself.. but I don't want to just allow me one egg just because I am afraid...

I am a year out of being sleeved... I finally was able to fit a whole sandwich (cutting edges off/reg bread slices -not the big ones with oats and stuff)... how did I go from only being able to chow down 1/2 a sandwich to a whole one over night? It worries me that I stretched my tummy out? oh no!!! how do I shrink it back! I wouldn't mind eating this little forever!! I am freaking out... is this normal to finally be able to eat "normal"?

Hi there!!!! what hosp did you get sleeved Jill? Welcome to this forum thing.. love it here!!!! anyways, click on my trackey bar thing and it will take you to the website and you can create your own, it will give you directions on how to put it on your profile thingy. Congratz on the weight loss!!! I use to work 7p-8a... I wonder if you are working right now? hmmm anyways if so, hope your night goes by quickly.. I work tomorrow 730a-8p,, blah... what hosp do you work at?

Dr Nagle.. he is awesome!!!! he is the director of the bariatric program. Dr H is awesome as well, they are both great!!!!! My mom is getting done by Dr Nagle as well. soo exciting... I can't wait to get down to my goal weight... I think back to when I was sleeved last year and the journey... it makes me smile... I have a new life. a whole new, happier and healthier me!

thank you all I just am scared for my mommy but your encouraging words made me feel a little better.. this will save her!!!

My mom is going to be sleeved hopefully this year. Tomorrow she has her psych appt. I don't know how my mom was able to support my decision to go under the knife. I am afraid for my mom, how about if there are complications and she dies? I don't want anything bad to happen to my mom What will I do without her... just very worried. She is a good candidate for this surgery. She is 54yrs young, asthma, depression, borderline diabeties, arthritis, nothing major. sigh... I just am a worry wart. She is approx 4ft 10 and weighs 220lbs, so she does need this surgery. It's hard for me not to worry.

I stopped going to their support groups because I was the only new one that would go and everyone else was veterans, lol. I felt left out when they would tell stories, haven't been to a support group in 6months! So who knows maybe there are more newbies there? They seem pretty cool and family knit type of closeness.

I had dr Kissinger as my psych dr. my mom has her appt with dr P.

JaspersGirl, I'm having my surgery at NMH.

woohoo!!! they are awesome!!!! let me know when your surgery date it!!!! also my mom is getting it as well, she is having her physch consult tomorrow there. if you have any ques ask me

JG, if you have an Ulta in your area, they sell Nioxin as well. It works for a lor of people but not everyone. Hope you're one of them!

guess where I am going tomorrow!! lol ULTA!! thanx. I will look for it and try it out

3years out!!!! oh no! so this problem maybe forever? I am a tooting queen!

I watched it lastnight.... wish I could afford that surgery.. sick of my flappy skin

I have a huge anxiety problem and depression. I take zoloft and xanax, I just started zoloft not too long ago and since it has helped me loose a few lbs, when I took welbutrin it made me gain... I guess everybody reacts differently to meds? I hope you find the one that can help you out without gaining

congratz!!!!!!!!!!!!!

you ladies are funny... and yes I didn't realize it was the sugars!!!! I went 1 day without any sugar and not much of a gassy problem, then the next day I had 5 m&m candies and piece of brownie (birthday party at work) and oh my!!!!

Do you any of you have gas problems? I can not burp at all!! Everything comes out the other end.. I am worse than a man!!!! Any suggestions?

you are welcome... now I want more watermelon!! lol

I have been sleeved for a year now... I eat alot of watermelon when I can!!!! nothing wrong with that

Ok ladies....so I am not 40 or over but I am petrified about this happening. My husband is supporting my decision to do the vsg, but I know he will be disappointed for me to undergo this procedure only to say a yr out that I now need to have a surgery to remove skin.....Yeah right! Because of the fact that I sincerely want a lifetime change I would love to be able to say yes the surgery helped me lose the weight, but my determination, excercise and will power are keeping it off and now i look smoking! Any suggestions to what I can start immediately that may help reduce the amount of loose skin I may have? Any and all ideas welcomed and requested.

I am getting a body wrap, lol. hey gotta try anything. I will let you know how that goes!

oh, don't feel that way.. I think the first 3 days are the worse, after that it is a breeze... seriously after I went home I didn't need the pain meds. I had alot of gas pains but my dr recommend me to drink prune juice and that helped me poop and gas out, lol. Ask your dr before doing so, everyone is different. Also what did hurt was my back.. the inflation they do.. like a cartoon human balloon, lol.

This surgery was the best thing I could have ever done! I am happy to have done it!!!!!!! we are here to help you get through these days.. any questions, we are here, this is your support group <3

thanx for the info!!!!

I am afraid to drink soda or beer!! My cousin started drinking beer less than 6months after WLS, she is like a barbie! how does she do it! she eats out all the time, doesn't work out! don't get it!

mayo was also on my no no list... i started to eat mayo approx 6months post op.. but just a little

never heard of that, what brand do you buy? how much Protein does it have? sugars? sounds fresh and yummy

I am 32 and never had incont. problem but still catheterized... most docs catheterize their patients from what I read