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jen you have quite a bunch of kids and DH that you feel responsible for. DH doesn't get home til late hoping you have family/friends/neighbor to help you for awhile during recovery - even though DH comes home late/tired from a long day- hope he can still help by picking this and that up, doing laundry - even men can do this just a joke men, don't throw your dish towel at me being excited, nervous, excited, nervous again, scared, questioniong yourself about your decision to have the WLS, All perfectly normal thoughts you do read "crazy stories as far as recovery pain and issue after surgery" unfortunately they are true, you should be aware of these stories. All surgeries have risks ....... that being said - ALL the people, most of the sleeve community have good tales to tell. But people don't usually talk about how the good stuff. WLS was great, recovery too, no problems s with recovery etc. - BTW for me -no problems with my WLS or recovery. all went smoothly, support etc. there is a good thread somewhere on the board asking people to address their good situations, there are so many wonderful stories/ or simply saying how wonderful their WLS went, recovery - and "OMG, I love my sleeve" , so very happy, etc. etc. take a bunch of deep breathes speedy recovery good luck

[quote name='Sweetsusie' timestamp='1347339 078' post='483784'] I have one day off per week and i work in a fast paced restaurant Sweetsusie hey newbie OMG - Sweetsusie i just don't know where to start telling you the all the stuff you are doing wrong Hmmmm, i don't know where to start, cuz you are not doing anything wrong - you are terific you are drinking plenty of Water, exercising, eating right, calories, Protein working at a fast pased restaurant, you are running around all evening, more daily exercise. you should wear a pedometer - you'd be amazed at how much you run around hope you are keeping track of your eating, exercising, drinking, calories, protein in MPS - or somewhere else. kudos girlfriend keep on doing what you doing

Nessa hi there from the beginning we're told to eat slowly, chew - put utencil down after between bites, butttttt....... an hour to eat???? are you intentially taking so long to eat, cuz you are thinking you are eating too fast, taking an hour to eat - IMO, thats a little too slow i never timed myself - i will have one bite, put utensil down, chew to death, and continue to eat slowly. 1/2 hr total time maybe? I'll try and remember to time myself out of curiosity tomorrow good luck you'll be fine

linda congrats on dropping 70 lbs - that is a great amount keep up the great work - you'll see the results with clothes your wearing as more weight comes off, - your measurements also will improve, changing how your clothes will fit keep up the good work

MsInzee2010 I'm so psyched for you quite a scare that surgeon gave you - glad things are working out hopefully after WLS, your A1C # will continue to improve - making you such a happy camper when i read your post, dh heard me be all excited for you, and said something like, oh is she someone you know, a friend of yours? i said, "of course she's a friend - she is going to be a fellow supporter and sleever. i just dusted off a place for you on the loser's bench, next to me of course take care good luck

judy i couldn't jump up fast enough- I'd call the dr ASAP others might come up with a better answer but if happened to me...... hope you are better soon and will continue with a better recovery good luck to you

LessofKelly i woke up, all groggy, and eventually nurse came prepped to remove the cathetar. i was thinking to myself, "oh, i had one of those?" it was taken out - didn't feel - no deal breaker good luck on WLS

MsInzee2010 my A1C level was always good, surgeon never mentioned anything about trying to improve sugars pre-WLS surgeon told me that the longer you've been diabetic, your chances aren't as good that your diabetes meds and stuff will be gone. that being said.......... 20 years i've been diabetic - hospital took me off meds - telling me to see my PCP within the month, see what he wants to do next - my A1C labs,were 6.0 - even lower now so guess what? took me off meds, insulin completely FYI - no more high blood pressure or cpap Anxious to hear your results - you will post them, ok? hope your numbers have improved a little and dr. will give you a break, and things will be good enough for you to have the life saving sleeve it is true of course, you have a good chance to have your meds be lessened or eliminated totally with the help of your SLEEVE good luck my friend

hey Tex kids say the darnest thing, right make good choices, smart kids

hey girlfriend 60-80 gr protein, thats good/great talk to your NUT about doing 1100 calories on occasion/sounds ok to me IMO per NUT, and my tummy i usually have 900, up to 1200 calories - almost nine months PO wish i could congrats you on your weight loss, but i can't cuz..... you don't know your weight/no ticker file your b'day? DOS? but, i get to see your lovely/smiling face many others look alike with blank faces, any other sleevers want to jump on the band wagon with stats/tickers and faces?

Amandazee too bad you weren't aware you had some sort of problem with gall bladder pre-surgery, then you could have killed two birds with one stone you will eventually have to have the GB removed - do it now - you'll get rid of that problem i had my GB removed 5 years ago, for me it was a piece of cake......ooops continued great luck with your new best friend the sleeve good luck

Paula, Paula, Paula 40 lbs down, how terrific is that - hope you are feeling proud/happy great feeling getting rid of clothes that are now too big It is scary to give away bigger sized clothes that no longer fit you You/we are getting rid of our security blanket - but....security blankets are for kids. you no longer a kid/ but baby look at you now keep up the great work congrats

carly81 Welcome to VSG - always room for one smiling face Newbies are understandably anxious,nervous,scared,excited - many other emotions these thoughts/fears are normal feelings, that might increase as you get closer and closer to DOS in October never be afraid/shy to ask any questions - we'll give you our thoughts opinions/information/or advise you to speak with your dr./nut glad you've been doing your research on the board - getting answers to things that will effect you within the next few months and for the rest of your long/healthier/happier sleeve life - forever and ever good luck with WLS speedy recovery

folks, you heard it here first from our VSG Board set your VCR Dr. Phil Friday 9/7/12 3:00 pm eastern women looses 220 lbs via Gastric Bypass Surgery *************************************************************************************** Ricki Lake Monday 9/10/12 11:00 eastern shelly from eggface man oh man, what more could you ask for BTW Barack Obama has not approved the above message

Dr. Phil Friday 9/7/12 3:00 pm eastern set your DVR woman lost 220lb w/gastric bypass surgery discussion w/DH concerning how it effects her marriage

wantmyhealthback welcome from the Empire State of New York with your help, the sleeve will help you you are afraid you might be taking in too much protein? Protein, protein, protein - we all need to have as much as possible, today, tomorrow, and always good luck with your hernia operation and WLS 9/17

refuse to watch live tv since they have soooo many commercials i tape everything on my DVR - watch later - fast forward through all those nasty food commercials for Cookies, pizza etc. i don't need that torture - and i do save time by "bypassing" way toooo many commercials "hearing" all those distractions with food - who needs them, not me good luck

SicChl you are doing great, you are going at your rate which is terrific since you are a "veteran" you know that we are NEVER supposed to compare to others - ie how much or how long it has take to loose X amount of weight. People have been shot for less as far as munching and stuff, not stopping, -btw my NUT/dr always jokingly tell me to eat til i'm full, then stop 2 bites earlier in the movie Moonstruck starring Cher and Nicholas Cage - NC tells Cher - he loves her - she slaps him and says "SNAP OUT OF IT" so girlfriend thats what i'm telling youj - snap out of it!!! LOL - you are in that rut, its great to vent to anyone that will listen - me extending and raising my hand to you i hope you don't mind me joking around alittle - laughter is ok, right? did you know it takes more wasted energy to be upset than happy?? but...on the flip side - ALL of us need to vent, and mmmmany of us fall off that wagon that tilts sometimes. Include me with the other tilters Ok, seriously now - don't worry about others with there weight loss, if after 8 months you lost 50 lbs, that would mean you weigh 50 lbs less than you did 8 months ago - BUT, you are down 84 lbs - head high - you can complain, especially being upset over the few munches and stuff, but you know what to do and what not to do to improve yourself I (we) all on the sleever board have confidence in you - as well as each other - get better, feel better - you'll be back on track sooner than later good luck hmmmm, can i get arrested for once again writing a mouthfull - if that were true - i'd be serving a life sentence - no chance of parole ok - here i go - push send

hi there sounds like you are grabbing the bull by its horns bored at home right? you lost a lot of weight pre-op right? going back to work - good for you keeping busy IMO helps you so you are not so pre-occupied about your weight back to work after 3 1/2 weeks "off" due to WLS - have a good day tomorrow ps i haven't made any plans on what i'm gonna eat for lunch tomorrow - hint/hint when should i meet you for that great sounding egg salad LOLOL keep up the good work w/your new sleeve bye for now

Chelle68 congrats on stopping drinking too much/or stopping altogether when ever someone takes a big step to improve their health - for example quitting smoking - pre WLS (or anytime) it shows their strength and determination 2 very important things that go hand and hand with the sleeve you will do great with your new best friend the sleeve kudos

hey dude since you had a larger amount to loose its true that the weight would initially start melting off at a quicker rate you've done so terrific - amazing work you did it is hard to stay dilligent (msp) like you have when you have a little more weight to lose, and continue to do great you are one of those inspirational stories that we all love to hear about especially great for NEWBIES BIG KUDOS :) :)

to all fellow december sleevers we are all doing so great, i'm impressed with all of us, so...... you are all invited to my house ;) Date 12/31/12 Time 10:00 pm Dress casual address catch me if you can Baldwinsville, NY first drink is on me WATER of course see you on the 31rst or on the board which ever comes first

amwr6582 Surgeon sounds great, glad he realizes that you are strong with lots of willpower many of us come to this board for "venting"/"gushing"/and pure joy/happiness all emotions are acceptable, but...... nice to hear the latter three moods coming from you now 11/14 here you come start of improved health/happiness/and a great new life anticipation is fun/enjoy good luck

pinktink91024 time to concentrate on yourself. hope you do have someone, mom/family/friend that can help you in one way or the other for support even if its a matter of them/you picking up the phone to check in its true though, looking for support, you always have us - what more could you ask for good luck

Justine hi there what a mess - glad you are still going forward with the WLS on 9/12 hopefully you will being feeling better/healthier soon, with your bronchitis out the window keep after HR beaurocracy/red tape /insurance- what a mess there really are so many hoops to jump through only good thing, jumping through all those hoops pre WLS or after, is good exercise hope things go better good luck with WLS