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clefofcivadle hey dude - welcome to the neighborhood always great to see a newbie with such a wonderful smile things can be/are a little overwhelming at first, but you'll be fine you'll have many different emotions as WLS approaches like excitement, joy, but also nerves will act up i can tell you will be an asset to the board with all your questions!!!! ask away - we love to help, we're all here to support you NEWBIES!! enjoy the continueing process towards getting WLS get used to a few things like drinking as much H20 as possible DON'T drink with any of your meals!!!!(people have been shot for less ) stop drinking 30 minutes before you eat don't eat for 45-60 minutes after you eat drink as much as possible during the day (at least 64 oz) eat slowly, chew thoroughly stop drinking soda now - can't have post WLS the above are your new rules you must live with - again people have been shot for not following enjoy starting your new healthier, happier, longer life!!!! take care guy good luck!!!! kathy

chandi_d' so what am i supposed to say????............. you look wonderful, beautiful, great, statuesque? yep - all of the above and more continued success through your healthier, happier, longer life!!!! congrats to you and DH for finding each other best wishes kathy

Chivon32 it sure is amazing its obvious you are following all the "rules" wi/water, food et al good for you!!!! life becomes more and more amazing with our successes/NSV's great having those "up" feelings, while your weight goes down!!!! i think you are AMAZING keep doing what you are doing continued good luck kathy

dollop starting at the gym..............walk around the track for 1/2 an hour treadmill??? anything/machine you might recognize a bit - get on it, slowly at first, little nervous do a little, just getting use to it - then do more the idea of going with someone for a little help/support is great IF you can scrape up those pennies to add up to a trainer, maybe take a class with a couple of other people too - that would be cheaper (my gym does that) when i got on the eliptical for the 1rst time - trying to work with the control panel - i finally asked the girl next to me to help!!!! i agree that people don't usually mind helping out even showing you how to do a machine - put the settings to your height, adjust weights et al kindof like ex newbies on this board - getting help from vets in the past newbie "grows up" into a VET - and then they "pay it forward" to the next newbie - who then.......... just like the gym VET that can help a newbie i think many/most newbies to the gym thinks EVERYONE have their eyes on you truth is they don't, we're not that important they are concentrating on their workout, maybe looking up a bit, but not really looking at you or anyone else they might be checking out some cutie across the way!!! the gym and the sleeve can go "hand in hand" good luck kathy

MrsPierre sorry for the health problems/issues with your mom repeating what OP correctly have said................... you need to take care of yourself !!!!!! must eat DRINK is essential as OP have said - drink, drink, and drink some more (water btles) dry mouth is not a good sign!!!!!! attend to yourself - so you can tend to your mom!!!! good luck kathy

doreen70 hey girlfriend lookin' good your hard work has been paying off big time keep up the good work/job kathy

mandymae woo hoo & kudos goal - great 4 letter word!!!! before and after pics would be great stats???? how much weight did you lose??? inquiring minds want to know being nosey here kathy

Diannap hi newbie welcome to the neighborhood many/most of us are just here, hanging around to listen to your questions, vents et al it helps me/maybe others to stay on track by coming to this board seeing new questions, hearing good answers just keeping me/others on the straight and arrow!!!! many/some questions you might have will be repetitive from our newbie days but we love to answer questions and help newbies thats why we get the big bucks we got alot of help in the past from other VETS we're here to "pay it forward" we don't have all the answers, but we're pretty smart 6 days PO - and you are still around to talk about it!! glad you had a good experience in Mexico co-ordinator being so helpful you are not the easiest person to work with???? hmmmm, i'm sure there are others worse than you - thats pretty bad!! sorry you are still dealing with gas situation this too shall "pass" things should/will get better day by day it must be hard watching others have normal meals i always considered myself lucky cuz its only me and DH at home don't have to prepare meals for kids et al i make DH fend for himself sounds like you have a good head on your shoulders!! as you mentioned - time and effort are very important patience is also key you didn't gain weight overnight - won't come off that quickly either but it will come off never compare yoursellf to other peoples weight loss we are are all different - and we lose at our own proper speed follow all the rules - Water esp. Protein et al - you know what to do you'll be another pretty face in the crowd with success stories to one day telll your grandkids good luck on your path to a healthier, happier, longer, life continued speedy recovery and success kathy

kailie i'm sorry WLS isn't gonna happen now but..............please don't give up don't have the money now?? qualify for a bank loan??? co-signer??? any chance to save up before the end of the year - so you don't have to restart the journey with a new deductible i know money is/can be a tough issue for many of us if it isn't gonna happen this year - it can still happen don't know your age - but its never too late for WLS and just cuz you can't have WLS right now - TRY not to eat yourself 10-20+ lbs but............. if you never are able to have WLS (which i hope won't be the case) - life will go on wishing you luck towards a plan and getting WLS good health and happiness vibrations being sent you way - with an "attachment" of a hug too kathy

Darlene happy surgiversary!!!! you are doing a great job keep up the good work lookin' terrific in your new pics man what i wouldn't give for a little cleavage :wub: kathy

am I Neurotic? yes you are shame on me for teasing a newbie WLS two days ago sorry you are hurting a bit gotta give tummy time to calm down try not to panic (easier said than done ) as mentioned from OP your situation/problem with swallowing Water can be common keep taking slow sips of water as days pass, you will/should feel better 100.3 low grade fever since you've been home............ i never experienced that, but maybe others have keep an eye on your temp - maybe call the doc speedy recovery good luck kathy

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