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Hello Guys Sorry I haven't been around for a while. I was sleeved in late October and just took sometime away from work and everything to really prepare for this journey. You all have been my strength and motivation and I would have went nuts a looong time ago if I didn't have you all to lean on. Surgery went great and Im among the lucky ones as I have had ABSOLUTELY NO hunger. Im here to answer any questions for people prepping and im still checking in with all my vsg friends. Lovin the view from the losers bench.

There is an African book store in my town that sells some great relics and interesting books. I was in there looking around after vsg and came upon this creame made from Shea Butter. The woman told me it was a natural cure all for skin it takes care of acne, stretch marks and loose skin. I purchased a tube (only 7.00) and have been using it, I must say the stuff is GREAT. My skin is smooth and tight and there really are fewer stretch marks. I did some research and apparently this stuff is the real deal!

Its just called Shea Butter. Like coco butter. It is yellow and pasty, they also sell it on Amazon.

Thanks guys, it means a lot. Ian Dr. Papasavas is great. I was a little slow waking from anesthesia (great sleep) and he hung around until after 7 just to tell me how things went. He told me I had one of the smallest sleeves he had done and he was very proud of the work. I lost 17 on the ten day post op and 15 more after two weeks! it's melting off and NO hunger.

Thank you all guys, Im happy to be on the losing team! Ian, I actually work at Hartford Hospital so I know Dr. Tischler and Dr. Papasavas quite well. I chose to go with Papasavas just because of his exceptional bedside manner. They are both PHENOMENAL doctors, but Tischler is a little cocky and tends to talk over you. Im not working on tuesday, but if you need anything just inbox me and I can get it up to your room. Its good to have a little pull :ihih:

Hello All My surgery is fast approaching and Im putting together a shopping list for all the stages of eating. I have heard a great many people talk about the benefits of things like sliced deli turkey. I love deli and this will not be a problem for my protein fix. The problem is that i LIKE deli and im a little scared that with the meat being so thin that I will not get a feeling of fullness and will overeat on the stuff. Do you guys feel restriction with deli meat? Is it after 1 or 2 slices?

This is what I had to do. My doc was refusing to operate if I failed a blood test for smokes. PC or not I LOVE SMOKING. But I love being around for my kid a lot more.

Hey Guys Is won ton soup considered a mushy stage food? I am a huge texture nut and the thought of eating pureed meat and the like kinda grosses me out. i was trying to think of some foods that I like that are naturally mushy and won ton soup came to mind. I checked it on fit day, the calories aren't bad and it has more of the good fat than the bad, though its kinda high in carbs. Question is, will it go down smoothly if well chewed in the mushy phase? Any other ideas that don't involve blending a steak would be appreciated too

hey exoticheart I think that's egg drop soup. Won ton is the one with the thick folded noodles with a little piece of pork inside of them.

*First of all this is my personel disclaimer* I am not a doctor, just a nursing student and a HUGE hypochondriac, that studies everything that could go wrong with the human body. OK, I have studied stool in relation to health for a while. YES on my own time I researched do-do. green stool is usually indicitive of fast transit time in the stomach. Which means that your food has traveled through your entire system to fast and hasn't been drained of all the nutrients. In itself this is usually harmless and doesn;t last long. I would say given that you have went from three times a week to 2x a day that your body is trying to keep up with the new cycle and not getting everything from your food. I would assume it would catch up soon. If the blood was bright red or streaking the movement itself it is usuall y a sign of hemmerhoids, Which would make since due to the increased wiping and time spent on the toilet. Very dark to black stools are ususally some bleeding inside. Light clay colored stool could be liver or bile duct problems, orange is an influx of beta carotene (Carrots, veggies, multi vitamin). Again, I am not a doctor and this should not replace any medical advice!

nurselisa22, I can totaly relate. Im in the healthcare field too and I drive myself nuts with all of this. Raine, I needed that! LOL you can call me an idiot anytime . Thank you guys for the calming words.

Hi Guys With my surgery in less than two weeks, I guess all my nerves and anxiety have manifested themselves as a severe case of hypochondria. I am scared I have EVERYTHING and it will be discovered in the middle of my surgery forcing them to cancel it. I have had all the blood tests and liver function tests and they all came back normal. Im just convinced that something is wrong with my liver (all that college drinking) or something. Somebody help me out and tell me im being an idiot. If I had some kind of liver problem it would have showed up on the liver function test right?

First >clap,clap,clap< for the amount of weight that you HAVE lost. And secondly, if you don't want your journey to be over it doesn't have to be. You may have reached the potential of your sleeve, but you haven't tapped the potential of the human spirit. If you want to drop another 10-13lbs stay in a caloric defecit and hit the gym like a demon. Remember the sleeve doesn't change the fact that less calories in and extra calories burnt WILL lose weight.

You are gonna be fine. See you on the otherside of slim

Doc pushed my surgery back a week because I was honest and told him I was still smoking. Im trying to quit and really want too, but why did he push my surgery back? He said he is gonna do a blood test to see if I was still smoking the day before surg and if I was he was going to cancel me.

Hey, what are calling our little group? July has the firecrakers, september has the sizzlers, I think we should have a cool name too...

Hey, what are calling our little group? July has the firecrakers, september has the sizzlers, I think we should have a cool name too...

Love the shirt. Great job on your loss

Hey fellas Navigating the picture section on the site is a nightmare. Im a visual guy and seeing progress from sleeve results motivates the hell out of me, but the ladies have the market cornered on before and after pics. Can we get a thread going with some picture results going. Its worth 1000 words!

I was doing the binge thing until my doc told me that once he got inside and my liver was too fatty and heavy he would abort surgery. No way im going under and waking up with no sleeve!

Just a theory, but could it be that your needle is hitting hard muscle now as opposed to soft fat?

PatrickG, the 20lbs really makes a differrence. The "hang over" belly is gone. I always hate how my gut hangs over my pants.

OCTOBER 26 and its about damn time!

When can you successfully pass a cigerette blood test and doesn't the gum have nictine in it?

Just found out that my docs office sent in my paperwork for the LAP BAND!! I was approved for that but I told them repeatedly that I had switched to the sleeve 3 months ago. Will this be a problem for me? She said it MIGHT be as simple as calling and switching a code but im not that optimistic. Will they have to resubmit? Will I be waiting another two weeks for approval? Im so sick of this process, I just want my sleeve.