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This happens to me, too. I will wake up sometimes and have to change...gross! We have a tempur-pedic mattress and I assumed it has been because of that. I've heard it happen with other people, I guess the mattresses hold in body heat. Anyway, I am now wondering if it's something else. My husband doesn't sweat so maybe it has something to do with the sleeve?? I am 40 so I guess it could be the change for me too.

My future and my smile when I look in the mirror!

My surgeon found mine during surgery and fixed it. I didn't even know I had it. It didn't make my recovery more painful or difficult at all.

I'm sorry, I misread your question. My surgery was not postponed. I have been on meds for the last 4 years or so. Were you put on meds? They can take a month or 2 to start working but it can take a long time to figure out what dosage you will need. I would think just getting your numbers up should take a month or maybe a little longer. When does the Dr. want to recheck your blood work?

I am 15 months out and I have had to have my meds changed 3 or 4 times in those 15 months. My dr. checks my blood work every 2 or 3 months or sooner if I am feeling symptoms. I am hoping that now that I have lost most of my weight that things will start to even out.

You will see yourself thinner eventually, I promise! It takes a while for most people. It took me almost a year...around the 10/11 month mark where I finally got used to seeing a thin me in the mirror. Please try to be patient with your weight loss, it will come and soon you will realize how it came off pretty quickly compared to losing weight in the past. Along with losing the weight you will gain confidence, it will happen! Hang in there!

You will eventually be able to enjoy food and be happy with the new way that you eat. It was an emotional battle for me, too, that was the hardest part. It seemed like so much work just to eat but yet I missed it sometimes bc it's all I did! As you lose more weight and your new way of life becomes normal I believe that you will be happy with eating again. I can eat anything I want now just small amounts and I am happy. Food eventually does not become the main thing on your mind. You will be living your life and be busy with things you were never able or never wanted to do before!

I love them, especially in my yogurt! Not sure when you can start eating them bc I just started eating them a few months ago and I am 15 months out.

I am 15 months out and still drink a protein drink every day for breakfast. I am one of those weird people who actually enjoy my protein drink. Also, my stomach doesn't do well with solids first thing in the morning.

There has not been one time at all that I have regretted having surgery. I am happy and healthy and alive!

I'm wondering why your surgeon would take you off of your thyroid meds?? My advice would be to go to your PCP and have blood work done and get back on your thyroid meds. The thyroid is not something to mess with and I am surprised he took you off the meds instead of monitoring your thyroid and adjusting your meds as needed. I have been on thyroid meds for the last few years and have blood work done every six months (or sooner if I feel symptoms) and my meds are adjusted as they need to be. Since my surgery my dosages have been changed twice, my PCP watches it very closely.

I am so sorry you went through that. So very mean and cruel. Good for you posting about this so you can get over it. There will always be mean people in this world, making fun of people for whatever reason. They are the ones with the problem even though we all know this it doesn't make it any easier when you are the one being humiliated.

Start exercising if you haven't already....walking is a great way to start and that may help relieve some of the stress of waiting!

Popcorn, for me, is one of those slider foods that I can eat a lot of. Funny thing is the movie popcorn is so buttery it doesn't taste as good as it used to so I don't eat a lot of it at movies. Microwave popcorn, on the other hand, I could eat almost the whole bag at one time so I have to be careful, it just goes down really easy for me and I love it. Like I said this is a slider food for me, I have a lot of restriction with almost everything else but popcorn goes right down.

I still eat one a day or every other day. Quest Bars are my favorite. You can find them online.

I had one, too and didn't know until after surgery when I was told that it was repaired.

I am over a year out and I still have these days once in a while. It's fine not to eat on those days. I make sure to drink a lot of water on days I'm not hungry. There are also days, once in a while, where I am very hungry and I eat more than normal. I listen to my body and it has worked well for me.

Carlos, what a wonderful story, thanks for sharing! You can do this and you will do great. I have no doubt you will be under 500 by the time you have surgery. It won't take long at all to get there on a liquid diet. Hang in there, the next few months will be the hardest but I can tell by your post you are strong and determined to get through this and live a healthy life. Congratulations on starting your journey.

Do you like watermelon? One of my favorite things to drink it a watermelon slushy. Take watermelon, ice cubes, a little lime juice and some Truvia and blend it up. Tweak the amounts of each ingredient depending on your taste.

I don't like milk so I have always mixed mine with water. I still drink one every day for breakfast mixed with water.

I would start by going to your PCP first. It may be something he/she can help you with.

Yes! I am almost a year out and my water bottle is always with me. I drink at least 120 ounces of water a day plus the water I use in my protein drink and my green tea.

I buy mine on Amazon and Netrition.com

I don't see them! Where did they go? I remember when I was getting nervous about going to Mx for surgery and you gave me the "crosswind promise" that nothing would happen to me!

I wouldn't have taken a trip 4 days after surgery. It's all too new and you will probably be really tired. How about going on your trip and enjoying yourself and reschedule the surgery for when you get back?