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Howdy! (waving) We'll tell ya what we know!

STOP IT!!!! (slap slap slap) You ok now?? That said...you probably didn't damage anything as long as you chewed the life out of it. Just don't do it again.... Now go put your big boy pants on and behave...

That was awesome! I had to laugh when I saw the title, because that's a song my husband has been singing around the house for YEARS!!! Probably since I've known him!! Good stuff...

Well, I didn't have to imagine. I used to be thin and not too bad looking. I LONGED for the changes that surgery would bring. Slowly but surely I feel like i'm returning to myself. I just never dreamed it would actually happen.

Sometimes it helps to go through the posts and respond to people who are coming up behind you and help them out with questions and comments, and that can be very fulfilling in itself. I know sometimes you personally need your posts responded to, and I believe most posts are responded to quite well from what I've seen. If you have really specific questions that need answering, just PM any one of us that you know have been around a while and we'd be happy to answer if we actually know the answer. I don't think anyone is ignoring you. It's all a matter of perception. Just keep participating and remember- "ya get what ya get, and ya don't throw a fit!" HAHAHA (just a little humor there...)

It will grow back. But i tell you what.... the other day, I cleaned out my round brush and it looked like I tried to drown a Yorkie in the toilet!! LOL It's totally worth it though. My doctor insists that getting enough Protein will prevent it, but I get quite a bit of protein, and it didn't seem to help. Everyone is different though.

Ya, I'd get some help with meals for a couple weeks after you're home if I were you. One less thing to worry about. That was a HUGE blessing to me. You're not exactly an invalid, but you do need to take it easy for at least 2 weeks. Don't do laundry or fuss with the house. Get help. Just stoop down and ask for it. I had a lot of pain from the hernia repair. It was a doozy, and I knew it would be. It had been causing me trouble for a few years, so I was glad to get it fixed. I was on pain meds for 2 solid weeks because of it. That probably actually allowed me to function a little better. I get along really well with Vicodin. No heavy lifting for a while. I think you'll be fine after a week and a half, but you do need to enlist a couple of close friends (or your children!) to help with the day to day enslavements;) That said....it's true, everyone reacts differently to this surgery, but for the most part, you should be fine by then.

Oh you betcha!! The caffeine detox alone endangered several lives!! I had a meltdown around day 10 from what I remember....then i've been ok ever since. Just went numb.

I think ANY surgery is disturbing to watch. Bleh

I've known several people who have lost a lot of weight quite rapidly. Oddly, it took me until they had lost it all to really snap that they looked different. It's like one day I looked a them, and then with an old mental picture, it all just hit. "WHOA!! HE is WAY smaller!" That is what's happening to me. People are looking at me after 4 months and 70 pounds and saying "WHOA!....." (now if only I could see it in myself!!!)

This website is FULLLLL of band to sleeve revisions. Read up on their experiences. It's very eye opening. Makes me very very very glad I never messed with the band.

FIIIIIINALLY!!!! YAAAAAAYYYYY FOR YOU!!!

Bump...

Oh yeeeaaahhhh babeeee, I wanna see pointy bones sticking out everywhere!! I may have to give up that dream somewhere along the way, but I WANT IT!!!

(I'VE ADDED PHOTOS IN A LATER POST....scroll down) Ok old timer pro sleevers or anyone else, really... did this ever happen to you?? I've lost 70 pounds, I've gone from a 30 to an 18/20 (tight, but i got them ON! ), I now fit in bathrooms stalls, airplane bathrooms, airplane seat belts, chairs at places I avoided because of...small chairs, I can reach my feet, feel my hip bones and rib bones, see my chin, cross my legs, reach stuff on the floor from a sitting position, walk up the stairs without getting winded, workout for an hour like it's nothing, get up from the floor without the aid of chairs or 8 strong sailors and a winch--and a plethora of other NSVs... BUT--(we all have a big BUT, don't we??) I CAN'T SEE IT IN THE MIRROR!!!! I see the same 349 lbs staring back at me. WHY oh WHY is my brain doing this to me??? Is this a normal part of the process?? Will it get better? I don't even think my before and after pics look drastically different. That has to be some sort of sickness.... lol

I keep THINKING I want certain things, so I'll taste it to see if it's still everything I think it's going to be, and EVERY time without exception, it's wholly unimpressive!! So now i'm reforming my thoughts on all of these foods and they bother me a LOT less!! Food just tastes.....different now. I actually crave Protein now. THANK GOD!!!

Ya it might have been a bit soon for coffee. I was served decaf in the hospital and my doc said after a week or two I could have one cup of real coffee per day thereafter. I was only able to handle a sip or two at first. Your tastes and tolerances change a little after surgery.

I pray for a speedy process for you!

Ya, 800 is like....perfect.

Too soon. Please don't do anything to jeopardize your healing. ((hugs))

Couldn't have said it better... I'm sorry for your loss

OH definitely this is the time to ask all you can, and read all you can. The NSAIDs can be hard on your stomach beFORE surgery, much less after. Some people don't have trouble with them, but surgeons don't like us dumping Drain-o on their work. That said...on rare occasion, if I have a bad enough pain, I'll take ONE 'profen and that usually helps. Ya, you have to stay on top of those kidney stones! My dad just had a 12mm one busted up and that wasn't even his biggest one! So definitely find out about the ramifications of that!! Might have to chop up your pills. I was told after six weeks, I could take pills the size of an M&M or smaller. Before that, everything had to be crushed up. See if you can take your potassium citrate in crushed powder form. I think if you get that issue straightened up, you will do very well with this surgery! It is awesome!! OH...one more thing....keep in mind- when you are lighter, your joints are MUCH happier. Your knee will thank you, hopefully by less pain!

I always have a low sugar, higher protein yogurt with 1/4 cup of Fiber One mixed in. I get some protein (9g) plus a little fiber without many carbs.

Ya, my bag o' wet laundry in the front is holding on a little more than i'd like it to. I carried twins, so it's just not pretty. My butt is shrinking faster than the belly for sure. :/

HE is indeed!