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JGO besides my DH and immediate family i chose not tell anyone about my pending WLS, i used to tell people that i was trying to lose weight, i was eating much smaller portions, i said that it was hard for me to sit around with other people eating a lot of food in front of me, thats why i didn't want to go out for meals, drink or appetizers hope this helps kathy

UTG199after my WLS i only drank small amounts of Water. didn't take me that long to be able to drink at a faster rate - after speaking w/NUT she said ok to me drinking gulps of water - not ever 6 weeks after surgery kathy

always nice to see your journey after WLS start with a bang your weight will come off slowly but surely wishing you and your sleeve continued success kathy

thin soon i waited awhile while stiches were healing - didn't go into Water til about 3 months - but i'm sure i could have gone earlier kathy

scaredoftheunknown i knew my co-morbidities (msp) diabetes, high bp etc. would be alleviated by the sleeve, but never thought my epilepsy meds also would be affected 4 months after WLS and about 60 lbs lighter wasn't thinking, but as in other meds, your dosage goes by your weight. An 8 lb baby would get less meds than a 235 lb women - well, i'm no baby, but baby look at me now - down 85 lbs in 7 1/2 months and less pills to take kathy

PEvette Stop running not worth it try and hide - you are mainly hiding from yourself that being said - i seriously still haven't stopped running away from the camera as a kid, i wouldn't let anyone take a picture of me - some pictures got snuck in by others though as a "heavier" person, i always have hated pictures taken of me i do wish now i had taken basic stages of my journey through different weights good luck kathy

hey kiddo you stopped at one last supper i kindof had a "few" last suppers :ph34r: don't kick yourself over a little Chili's, you might hurt yourself i never croaked cuz of my "excess" food - but i wouldn't advise it to you newbies good luck kathy

VSG257 hey back at ya you got the december board up again - big kuddos on that sorry you've been in a stall - but 73 lbs loss is terrific. don't give up hope - stick to your guns and start drinking that water up again. good luck to you, and all of us december newbies

kristinhope you and hubby have practicing these past 3 years betcha your son will love to have a baby brother or sister remember practice makes perfect best kathy

scaredoftheunknown i never ever had any first, second, or third thoughts against being sleeved. i had tried all the different diets too, nothing lasted for long, and i would always gain the weight back, i just had no self-control i could never lose this weight without gaining it back it was do or die i no longer need my c-pap - no more high blood pressure meds, no more diabetes meds either i also have to take epilepsy meds twice a day - since i lost so much weight they had to reduce the dosage - something i never thought would happen, i am most excited about that good luck kathy

SleeveShelly and AJDuke i think its heartless that insurance takes their sweet time to come to a decision they should put themselves in another mans shoes for any surgery at all in your life - insurance shouldn't drag their feet between their legs - how would they like the wait for an answer good luck to you both - and all others who are waiting too for approval kathy

kksinisi you should be so happy and proud of yourself, and a lot healthier - what a wonder accomplishment - your head shots are amazing - the rest of you probably doesn't look too back either lol you look so lovely congrats kathy

now thats what i'm talking about we used to call this "green stuff" cuz never knew it had a name

charcol congrats on being seeve on thursday IMO - whenever you feel ready to to go back to work - wait, don't go back yet- wait another couple of days til your more healed up since you have such a demanding physical job. you don't want to get sick, vomit or anything or get dehydrated you don't have a desk job at an office, you have alot of heavy lifting, and you will be in sunlight, and hot weather, might make it difficult for any sleever, yet alone a newbwhiie if you can afford it finacially, i would take more time off if you really need it, theres no rush back many people have trouble drinking a lot of Water at first they can only handle sips - you need more than that, especially at the beginning good luck stay cool kathy

caroic congrats on being sleeved soon this will be one of the best experience of your life, onto a wonderful new journey your turn around with Aetna is amazing best on WLS kathy

jusstice thanx for the info on unitard - checked them out online looks good, who knows maybe i'll buy.............. kathy

Hey texits nice to hear that you enjoy water aerobics,hopefully i can walk in your water steps i'm a little concerned, but like i said, anxious to try something new. of course trying anything new like sleeve-hmmmm- is different, but terrific too. 108 degrees - now you get out my daughter and mom also hit those high temperatures in atlanta georgi - no way , no how for me. take care kathy

Gene1970 i never had any "craving" for soda. I never cared much for the taste, diet or not. I didn't like coffee either . i was lucky since i never cared for them, it was easy to "give up" it must be really hard giving these 2 items up, like me giving up my daily cheese danish one or two as said - the dr. wanted you to gradually get off the "hard stuff" prior to WLS. not a good idea do after WLS - you are dealing w/all the other rules, drinking, etc good luck with WLS kathy

oops - i must have been typing while above kelda was being posted, so there are some similarities girlfriend sorry to hear about your ortho problems it sounds like you havent' seen a dr (ortho dr.) -maybe i'm wrong? feel it would be a very important/good decision to see an ortho Telling you to see a dr. might sound like a cop-out, cuz many here we say "see the dr." but i think it would be a good idea I go to PT 3 times a week for the past 3 months w/more months coming- with more work to to have my knee worked on - i'm having exercises to help strenghten my right knee, and then it gets worked on to straighten the knee, and then they stretch the leg/knee - knee in a a constant bent position for the past couple of years for various reasons.... PT could be very helpful to you - what could it hurt? IMO seeking out an ortho dr. you talking to him, getting advice, whatever, and hopefully he would give you a script for PT. this might help, too bad you can't take ibuprofin for the inflamation and pain - maybe ortho dr could suggest something else? its so smart of you to basically only use the eliptical - great work out equipment - very low impact not effecting the knee - in any bad way. i'm sure you don't overdue, the workout above are my thoughts - suggested by a fellow sleever happily enjoying the sights and sounds of downtown Sleeveland feel better soon take care bud your bud kathy

you need a measuring cup to measure the volume of the food you will eat. if you make a chicken breast for ex. you cut up the breast into little pieces, then start to put the pieces in 1/3 measuring cup - volume volume and volume (NUT gave me 1/3 amount to work with at the beginning- your directions might be different) good luck kathy

612belly man oh man, did i see right? you gained 4 lbs. only kidding about your small weight gain,don't kick yourself in the tush too much don't beat yourself up about it either i am now hanging head down very low i had two weeks prior to WLS, that i went food crazy My dr. didn't require a pre- op diet op before WLS. i wish he had, that might have prevented me from eating too much. so its the dr.s fault, right? i don't think so, he didn't force food down my throat i didn't need any help with that I gained weight pre-surgery. mmm don't seem to remember how much i gained oh yeah, for my ears only its true, other people go through this longer food funeral too, so you're not the only one good luck, you'll be fine kathy

ForMyFamily this all sounds great. having done all liquids, now you can have a few things to make a nice salad i hadn't had a salad til recently - measured 1/3 cup of lettuce, then 1/3 cup of other "goodies" NUT kindof laughed and told me i don't need to measure the lettuce since it is mainly wather. did i feel silly, of course count the calories for the "extras in the salad back to you - congrats on losing those 15 lbs prior to WLS luck to you kathy not to nitpick, maybe i am though IMO - per your name, you are/shoud be doing this WL initially for you - family next see you in sleeveland kathy

aug62012 sorry you are not feeling well no fun getting a cold a few days prior to surgery that being said, i agree talk to your pharmacist for any suggestions on what to take, Vitamin C for example is a good thought. youi have time on your side. everything should turn out as planned congratulation on enterring the wonderful world of the sleeve (very soon) good luck on WLS kathy

gallogirl99 welcome to the wonderful world of the sleeve. sleeve manuel 101 - states you never ever will use the word ONLY in reference to anything involving the sleeve. this means you are upset over a certain weight loss you have or did not, how you might have lost weight in a different time period as anyone else, or gained weight either these arejust a few examples. Never, never compare yourself to other sleevers. it doesn't work now, raise your right hand and say the following "I gallogirl99 will never, never, ever again use that word "ONLY" in connection with my sleeve. ps anyone can raise their hand and say the exact same sentence if it takes you different time periods to lose weight, if you lost a certain weight that your not happy with - saying that word beginning with an "O" doesn't help you weigh yourself no more than once a week., this is also a rule that being said - sometimes i have trouble with the scale rule good luck to you kathy

Patrick i'm addressing this directly to you, cuz your eyes are probably "hearing" what we are saying about you this is kindof funny or not - but this morning i was thinking about you too (patrick) cuz i hadn't seen around the neighborhood. btw - i primarily think of my husband -but you have been on my dance card too hope things are going ok. best kathy