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Kudos to you Kayyybeee!!!! You handled yourself with such grace!!!! I think you are right in your sense that you had a much greater impact on this person than if you had gone off on her. Hopefully she will reflect and grow and treat the next patient with the respect they deserve!!!! Like everyone on this board has already said, it's so much harder to keep your cool but you did and you stayed above it, put her in place but in a way that will give her food for thought. Way to go!!! I really respect you for this. Thanks for role modeling!!!!!

LOL Nancy!!!! I have/had the SAME TWO ROLLS!!! :-) Same experience with the "top" one melting LOL. I just loved your post. I never said out loud what you posted but kept observing the change! :-) Thanks for the post!

Congratulations Fern!!!! What a transformation! Congratulations also on your upcoming marathon. Have a blast!!!!!

OMG!!! You look like you're 19!!!!!!!! What an awesome post!!! You look B E A U T I F U L !!!!!!!

Way to go Shoppingbeemom!!!!! Remember this surgery not only helps look and feel better but it improves our health enormously and hence a longer, healthier life span!!!!! So 2025 may actually have a better chance of happening AND like someone above said, looking HOTTER too!!! lol Congratulations to you on your date. Looking forward to reading more about your progress!!!!

Wow Thin! Congratulatons on beating the pesky stall!!! Thank you so much for posting your experience AND positive attitude!!!! I will remember your experience when I inevitably hit one of those stalls. Congrats again!!!!! Go knock off the rest of that fat!!!!!! We're rooting for you!

I wanted to wish you luck on your upcoming surgery!!!! Sounds like you are off to a GREAT start!!!!! Lookin forward to having you join everyone on the loosers bench!!!!!! Keep us all posted on your progress!

You look great AND happy!!!!!!! Congratulations!!!!

I can't tell you how much I enjoyed reading your post!!!! Congratulations!!!! Enjoy the new you!!!!

What I want to know is: Does it come back?!!?!?!? I'm 5 weeks out and it already started to fall ou! It was already thinning due to thyroid issues! I saw a patient at my surgeons office yesterday who mentioned that when hers starting falling out she immediately double up on her vitamines. She had beautiful hair though so maybe it just worked for her. I really hate this part LOL!

Nancy, I'm glad you are home. You sound like you are doing really well. The first few days are the toughest but then things really do get better day by day. Everything you describe is just like what I went through! It's weird that it's not that long ago but it feels like it. I'm on week 5 now. Hang in there!!! It gets easier and easier!

Congratulations Sheri! Sounds like you are on your way! Glad you are doing well. Looking forward to reading about your progress!

Brian, thank you for your beautiful and inspiring post. Congratulations on everything you have accomplished, clearly with a great deal of dedication and committment. You truly inspire. I wish you continued happiness and success. And by the way, you look GREAT!!!!!!!

What a great way to celebrate the new you!!!! Congratulations!!! Have a wonderful time and enjoy the journey!

Congratulations Amanda!!!! You ARE a rock star!!!!!!! Enjoy this new adventure!!!!

Yes, absolutely. I had exactly the same issue. I gained about 3 lbs. on week two or so. I also did get my period. In fact, I am just on week 5 and I've hit a plateau and have had up and down a couple of pounds for the last 3 weeks. Just saw my surgeon yesterday and he said low protein can do that but also that it is normal since the body is still healing and hormones are adapting. He said it will move again especially if you're doing what you are suppose to be doing. As you are able to eat/drink better you can get your protein in better too. Lots of people on this board have echoed that. So I'm just focused on nutrition, fluids and exercise and, as difficult as it is, I'm trying to let those numbers on the scale go for now. Besides, family keeps seeing me thinner ... so something good is happening :-) Hang in there!

Lyndy! So glad you can still enjoy it!!!! As you say, it can be a rare treat. My taste changed! I never was a big sweet person but now, just talking about sweet things sends my stomach into cartwheels!!! How strange, huh? Maybe it will change as I go forward. I am only 5 weeks out.

Congratulations Julie AND Skyblew!!!!! So happy for both of you!!!!

Linda! Congratulations to you and your husband! I loved your post! What a wonderful transformation for your both!!! Keep up the great work and enjoy the new you!!!!!

I found an informative link on bariatric surgery from a Dr. Wesley Clark in San Diego CA. It discusses risks and issues associated with WLS and how deaths are calculated as well as benefits to surgery and reasons people (both patient and surgeon alike) undertake the surgery. I thought it was interesting. Just another piece of info. Hope others find it interesting too! http://obesitysurger...litygwclark.htm

My experience was/is just like KellyW74 above. (In fact, she recently gave me some suggestions to help with the gurgling.) I'm about 5 weeks out and I still get that gurgling for about an hour after I eat or drink a shake. And like Kelly said, often I get the runs shortly after. What I discovered is that anything with MILK in it is bad news!!!! Even soy milk tends to be a little troublesome. Now that I am eating soft foods I've discovered that things like fish and chicken seem to work well. I can tolerate yogurt a little better too and actualy even string cheese. No other milk products and definitely not shakes with milk in them. In the early days I had broth with unflavored protein, such as UNJURY. It's just that I am totally sick of it now :-) So, it may be that you developed a lactose intolerance - which my understanding is that it can be temporary in some cases. Also, you are more recently sleeved so things may just settle down on their own in a few more days. Like the other Kelly said above, the acid reducers are really important. I take prylosec (sp?) once per day. Also, my first week to week and a half my MD prescribled Ranglan, which is an antinausea med. That really helped in the early days too. Hang in there. It will pass. We all seem to go through these various phases but somehow move on. I guess we have to be patient and roll with the punches... as tough as it is. Good luck!!!!!! Hope you get to the bottom of this!!!

I'm not out of plus sizes yet however, I just had my FIRST run of everything in my closet being too big!!!!! I'm so happy ... and freaked out too. I have nothing to wear! LOL I have to go to a week long conference next week and I am scrambling. In fact, it's interesting I spotted this thread since I have to run to the mall to find somthing. :-) CONGRATULATIOS dlfightgirl on your wonderful success!!!!!

WOO HOO!!!! Yo go Pasquini!!!! Enjoy your success!!!!!

You look GREAT!!! and your post is beautiful!!! You are very inspiring. Congratulations on all this wonderful progress!!!!

WOW!!! You look great!!! Congratulations on your progress and on the C25K too!!!!! It's working!!!! :-)