AutumnLily

Well said 1MP4LIFE! I was wondering how the politics of illegals related to VSG surgery. I come here for information on surgery and peoples progress. I do not appreciate people who rant about miss information that has nothing to do with the actual surgery.

You keep me inspired!

I love all the pictures. It shows me what I am missing out on and that I will have to wait. But I know by seeing everyones progress that I too will have success. When I am sleeved.

Its true it is no ones business but your own. I think its better to keep this surgery to ourselves to avoid all the negative people out there with their comments on where we went wrong. I had a friend that did this surgery several years ago and what people said behind her back was atrocious. I know that I will not be sharing this information with friends and family. Only ones will be the great support network here and also my doctor.

Alberta here. Congrats on getting a date. I am still waiting for time off to book.

I love your updates! Especially the pictures of before and after. I see a difference and makes me want to get the surgery sooner. Too bad I have to wait. Oh well better later than never I say. And I will get to see you get to goal most likely which will give me the driving force to do this journey.

Congratulations!! If you or anyone is wanting to do a long walk there is the Camino de santiago in Spain. Its 780 Km. You can choose how many Km's you walk a day and you stay at Alberges (hostels ) along the way. I hear it is amazing and you experience a wonderful culture. Its something to work towards if it interests you.

Trust me I have been in several of these types of relationships and the one thing in common was me allowing them to treat me horrible. Christie is right you should take care of yourself and get rid of the dead weight (no pun intended). He will never change. He will always be this insensitive and you owe yourself to find out who you are. Living on your own for even a year or two will make a world of difference. I know I am a new woman and will never settle for anyone that does not share my same interests/feelings in life ever again.

Wow is all I have to say!!! I have been flip flopping about the idea and I think that sleeve is winning. You look amazing!

No problemo thought I would share what I use. My sister uses flonase with her allergies as she has problems using the nasal rinser I got for her. Hope you get some releif. Allergies can be a real pain.

I agree with the netti pot or nasal rinse. The nasal rinse will move heavier mucus out but if you use the netti pot religiously it should work. They both come with packets of premade saline rinse. You can make your own but you have to be careful as to what salt you are using. DO NOT USE regular table salt it is bad for the nasal meninges. Here is a recipe for your own 1/2 tsp non iodized salt 1/2 tsp baking soda mix it with distilled or pre-boiled Water to make sure you do not give your self a Pseudomonas infection in the nose. AutumnLily

Wow all that information is wonderful! Thanks for sharing

I love the website. The author is pretty darn funny :thumbup1:

humm ok I better think this over as to when I should book. Thank you kindly for your replies and information.

Thank you. I guess I will just have to make a decision if I want to do it this year or next year when I can get more time. Seattle is very nice I havent been there in a long time. But will probably head back one of these days.

I was just curious as to the average stay in the hospital after VSG? Also, if I were to only have 6 days off from duties would it be possible to do the surgery during that time, or wait till a longer stretch of time was available? Did anyone get really ill after the surgery and had to take extra time off work? I am curious as to getting things rolling but only have 2 oportunities this year to go to Mexico for the surgery. AutumnLily