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healtwhip you always remember the first time (you hear a compliment!!!) or 1rst time of anything important there is nothing like being told you look great you'll read/hear of so many great NSV's that people have experience i think one of the common, wonderful NSV concerns our new clothe sizes, clothes being too big!!! one of my latest NSV's???? being able to use a normal size toilet and normal size fitting room instead of the larger handi-capped congrats on the first of many many more NSV's in your new healthier, happier, longer life keep up your great job/work!!! kathy

Ljones1 hey newbie your good days are just starting many more great things in the future!!! you must stay dilegent(msp?), strong obey all the rules!!!!! keep prepping for WLS excitement, nerves - all ok emotions to have as WLS is approaching may your happy feelings continue for the rest of your healthier, happier, longer life good luck with WLS speedy recovery kathy

kingox Dude awwwwwww........... so cute and litte oh wait - thats the baby!!!!! you don't look so bad yourself fatherhood suits you keep up the good work/job for the rest of your healthier, happier, longer life kathy

Tex great idea................. but for me........... its like telling me to close the barn door after the horse is gone!!! ! do have a few old pics to remember me by(pictures nothing to brag about though ) DH took one picture of me about 2 weeks before surgery then again about 2 weeks after goal!!!! those 2 pictures are posted on my profile in "before" and "after" shots go ahead ya all................ see how great i look :wub: :lol: DOS 12/15/11 235 lbs 5'3 7/2/13 130 lbs goal 59 years young still 5'3

ent4life total 61 lbs pre-op & post op 6 weeks??? thats terrific not proud to admit this, but i have overeaten before and i have become very hot!!!! so, you are not alone!!! (not that helps you any) to the point i feel sooooo horrible not vomitting, but......... i felt awful/bad/ sick - i was all hot - felt terrible i actually laid down and fell asleep woke up in about an hour and felt fine no, i didn't eat again!!! luckily, this doesn't happen often keep up the great job/work you're doing wonderfully!!!! keep up the great job/work kathy

mzblaze35 awwwwwwwwwwwh i'm sorry you are going through this you made the wise decision to have the sleeve don't second guess yourself now its true the first week + can/is very difficult i also had that feeling that something was stuck on an occassion at an early stage too!!! no fun you MUST drink very slowly since you are having trouble keeping liquids down - sip ever so slowly - take a break between sips its important to drink - you don't want to get dehydrated but..........drink slowly enough that you keep the Water down drinking alot, but vomitting it up, is no fun/or helpful don't know if you are full????? that feeling WILL happen as you progress with your food stages you will have that full feeling especially once you are on solids do you have a NUT???? she/he could advise you have you thought of finding a support group???? they can be great!!!! if you don't know of one.....call your local hospital (or dr.) they can direct you to a support group thats what happened to me even if you didn't have surgery locally - it can't hurt to call the local hospital and explain your situation nothing ventured, nothing gained they SHOULD be willing to help you the situations/problems you mentioned - unfortunately do happen to other sleevers too - so you are not alone give the sleeve more of a chance sounds like you don't have other problems/issues head up high - weight down low you are the road to a healthier, happier, longer life you might be taking a little detour now.......but you are the road to a healthier, happier, longer life good luck kathy

AmyInOrlando it is best to know both sides of the coin, the good, the bad, and the ugly there are replies/comments to posts concerning complications during and after WLS its sad when you hear about these issues i/we sometimes feel guilty that our surgery experience has been so successful, while others had problems the posts that tell of hardships - stick out in your mind like a sore thumb but.............. the percentage of these problems compared to success are low many, many, many etc. people come here and within their replies/answers to a post they will exclaim how very happy they are, and how they had such an amazing recovery that being said - hopefully/probably all things to come for you will be good sleevers come to the board saying, "this is the best thing they ever did for themselves" you made the initial wise decision to have WLS don't second guess yourself good luck happy, speedy recovery kathy

mattui86 OMG 3 months you have been going dealing with all these problems i am so very sorry you had complications i hope things start to work out/improve sooner than later best wishes towards your improved health kathy

toria412 thinking you would have lost weight in a certain time period - this is a comment complaint we didn't go to bed on a friday night - and gain 125 lbs by morning we won't lose the weight like that either i think many of us have unreasonable expectations losing 20 lbs these past two month woo hoo!!!!! i'm sure you are following all the eating/drinking rules, right???? we will continue to see less and less of you as time passes continued good luck kathy

msvickee girl, you look wonderful!!!! you've gone through an amazing year and transformation keep up the good work/job for the rest of your healthier, happier, longer life take care kathy

NurseGrace hope your personal problems improve sooner than later what a mess dealing with moving/financial issues while you are trying to stay diligent with your eating plan stalls are always hard to deal with - especially while you are going through extra problems the "devil" wins if you give in, and start eating poorly, not drinking et al you never know when a wrench can be thrown into your happy life you/me/we need to continue our new eating/drinking lifestyle especially through hard times i know thats easier said than done!!!! do the best you can with eating/drinking I have confidence in you, take care good luck kathy

piercedqt78 sorry about your shoulder issues hope that problem gets resolved sooner than later doc is the one that will make the decision if you are good to go with surgery how are you feeling 7 weeks post op??? are you experiencing any vomitting/gas/exhaustion are you back to work??? do you have little kids at home/family to help after possible ortho surgery??? i know i know, so many questions, so little time!! you will be 10 weeks PO when you see the doc hopefully you'll be feeling great and surgery can go without a hitch good luck kathy

Karnie Newbi can't improve on words of wisdom above (and more to follow) but.............. i wore sweats to the hospital DOS - wore them home for comfort of my new tummy glad you have good support already planning on walking emptied pantry write down things that occur that you want to remember to ask you can also do a "search" on certain topics you can think of - ie stalls, Water et al continue your excitement little nerves are ok too!!!! best of luck thursday good luck speedy recovery kathy

Kevin holy moly dude you look great in your picture so does the cutie in the yellow shirt great job!!! keep it up (or should i say down ) for the rest of your healthier, happier, longer life!!! kathy

Hi Georgia you are right, that it must be hard to lose weight that you/anyone gains i only mentioned to OP that gaining 10-15 lbs like she did, wasn't "that" bad trying to make HER feel better but no way, will i follow those footsteps!!!! absolutely, positively, irrevocably, no doubt about it ----- NOOOOO intentions on regaining any weight (fluctuations of a couple lbs don't count) repeating - no weight gain - going back to the devil been there, done that - never again from my lips to God's ears!!!! maybe my over emphasis (per my DH) on not regaining et al is to reassure myself but for whatever reason - stands true best 4 letter word??? GOAL!!! kathy

trenya07 Oh No!!! you can't give up!!! you are just starting first off - we never say the word "only" as in i "only" lost 20 lbs that is a lot of weight you have gotten rid of, nothing to sneeze about!!!! but IMO losing 20 lbs in 9 weeks is great keep doing what you are doing drinking, exercise et al 1,000 calories - "maybe" you are getting in too many calories at your stage in the game do you have a NUT than can advice you??? if not, keep comi back and read the boards we are not professional NUT's here but........... some of us are nuttier than others you will lose more weight!!!! i promise - really you will don't quit on your sleeve - and it won't quit on you :wub: good luck kathy

girlfriday isn't it amazing that a few words can make such a difference in your life as others have said - and will say in the future........... VERY HAPPY for you keep up the good work/job for the rest of your healthier, happier, longer life congrats kathy

devichan sounds like you have done well "cleaning" yourself up but........i might call the docs answering machine might make you feel better talking to a doc or nurse sooner than later take care kathy

JessicaAnn I think my WLS took around 90 minutes but your mom also having a gall bladder removing, ulcer being removed too!!! gotta calm down (know thats easier said than done) my WLS took 90 minutes gall bladder and ulcer removed, thats gonna take longer good wishes going out to you and mom kathy

Autumnrain sounds like you are off and running hopefully you will get a positive answer by friday but if you don't hear right away, don't get upset all insurance companies respond in different time periods hopefully you will hear by YESTERDAY my fingers and toes are crossed just called my daughter - she's doing the same for you "God Grant Me Patience - Just Hurry Up About It!!!!" good luck kathy

Emilysmom so sorry you are dealing with this handing you a box of tissues, can you reach them???? you'll have the test again, everything will show that things are fine that doesn't help your situation though did you have a ticket to Mexico (u spent a lot of money??) now you need to re book a flight??? if thats the case OMG - how horrible in your case, i don't think things can get any worse there will be a happy ending soon while the beginning of your new healthier, happier, longer life begins into sleeveland take care good luck speedy recovery kathy

Nique gas pain OMG everytime i see how much gas prices have gone up i get severe pain!! as we're all gonna tell you - walking is the only way for gas to be gone hopefully both your gas, and the gas at the pump - will improve shortly good luck with the rest of recovery enjoy your trip to a healthier, happier, longer life in sleeveland kathy

Ms.Nya like the 2 smart ladies before me said, - we all are different!!!! we recup differently some (like me) have no problems PO recovery - while others have "issues" there is no normal situation for OP after surgery sounds like you will be in the hospital a couple of days - then home for 2 days, then vaca some OP have had WLS on a "wednesday" - back to work/or "normalcy" on monday!!! but...........others might have certain normal issues/problems such as vomitting, gas, exhaustion remember (as if you could forget ) you just had major surgery 85% of your nasty tummy was cut out !!!! if this trip is paid for/airlines - no way to change vaca with work - sure go for it but...........if you can hold the vaca off for a couple of weeks...........i would do that happy WLS speedy recovery have fun on your trip kathy

shelly22 i see you had surgery 6/18/13 - less than a week ago 11 lbs down - wonderful congrats being tired is common for many newbie sleevers right after WLS you should rest, give yourself a break, and let DH continue to spoil you!!!! we see to forget sometimes that we just had major surgery your tummy was cut up - and 85% was thrown out with the garbage - thats where it belongs maybe you should/could hold off on church and walmart et al til you get some energy back don't overdue hope you recovery moves along well good luck kathy

DOS 12/15/11 one month PO i turned 58 now 59 60 in January sad face only because i am sad that i didn't have the knowledge or opportunity to have WLS earlier sometimes i remember my "old" life and weight "situation" - that makes me sad that all that time was wasted being heavy of course sleeve hasn't been available that long for weight loss didn't want the lapband or gastric bypass past is past - done over with - can't change - but still........... i started to get heavy in my late teens - weight kept going uphill finally realized a few years ago i HAD to get serious about addressing my weight 18 months post op - goal - total loss of 105 lbs 6 months maintaining nicely easy surgery and recovery diabetes/insulin/- high blood pressure - CPAP - gone, gone, and gone mobility has improved 100% i run here there and everywhere enjoying myself!!!! my 3 young grandkids are 1,000 miles away but i love being with them (daughter and soninlaw are ok too, but i rather be with the grandkids ) DH is good to have around too!!!! i do volunteer work that i love lots of shopping too!!! i'm a happy camper with my new life may "we/you/me" all enjoy a continued healthier, happier and much lllllonger life life is good kathy