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Your post made me weep. I am not kidding. I wept. You are awesome and your kids are awesome. You doctor is also fabulous! You can absolutely do this!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Your welcome. I wouldn't tell him/her on the phone though. I would mention it on your next visit. Glad you are calm. Best wishes!

I would have been pissed too! Make sure you set up all your future appointments accordingly so you don't have to go through this again. He should have believed you because your PCOS must be in his charts, but also understand a lot of patients lie, so they are incredulous.

Once at your pre-op weight, if I was you, I would have a brief , nice but direct talk with him/her. It will benefit you greatly if he knows you are committed, so this doesn't happen again. Remember you will seeing this surgeon for a few years!

Something along the lines of "I want to let you know I am very committed and serious about this surgery. Last time I reminded you I have PCOS and had my period so I gained X number of pounds and you didn't seem to believe me. I know some patients lie so that made you incredulous but I want to make sure you know I am not one of them. I am committed and I will follow your rules but I am going to need your understanding once in a while." I would then smile.

The other day I ranted about my pants falling off and later I had to laugh at myself. lol At the end of the day you have a great group of friends and a tech that has never heard of VSG. Hopefully you will smile later. :-)

PS. By smiling and saying to your friends "I promise I'm good" (or something like that) and changing the subject when they bring up surgery will take care of it eventually.

Po-tay-toe, po-tah-to = HILARIOUS!!!!!!! LOL

Nice!

Sort of. In my case I was ok with Crystal Light for about 1 week. After that it started to bother my stomach. It felt too acidic. Now at 9 weeks I am diluting it much more and it is ok, so don't throw it away, it might taste ok in a few weeks.

(I switched to Powerade Zero, no calorie Sobe & warm tea first thing in the morning. Now Mio is my new favorite way to drink water. I still drink tea nearly every morning)

I also hope that tonight is different!

Silly question. How do you know what's in season? Nowadays we get fruit from all over the world so I have no idea! *** (embarrased, hanging head)***

The Panera potato soup worked for me even though I am lactose intolerant. Wonder what happened to you. Their French onion soup worked for me too early on. No croutons or cheese and watered down because it tasted delicious but too salty.

Ground beef, and eggs are still feel "heavy". I am 8 weeks out. I eat them, but I have to go real slow and that is very hard to do for me. Lastly my beloved Starbucks Chai sends me to the bathroom.

Other than that, I've done good. Best wishes!

Oh my gosh Happy Life! I had never heard of your complication either. Seems like you picked a good surgeon. Thank goodness for that! Your attitude is amazing. I am sending tons of good vibes your way!

Congrats!

It was humorous too. :-)

Is that your picture? If it is..........you are mistaken. You have a very pretty face, but something tells me you won't believe me and that is sad.

To cheer you up though I will tell you that I have the flattest butt you will ever see. I can't wait to be able to fit into those panties with cushion on them. Now THAT is sad! ROFL!!!!!!!!!!!

Be kind to yourself sweetie.

It is a natural reaction for women to want to take care of everyone first but I am sick of it. I am only 3 wks out and I WANT to take care of myself! If I don't, I will be dead. My husband and daughter are doing just fine. It is us that put a lot of pressure on ourselves. I'm important too. This is my time. I don't want to be the old me EVER!

I hope you feel better and figure out a good balance.