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WOW!! GReat job!!! You must be in terrific shape!! I bet your doctor is afraid you'll put him out of a job.

<siiiiggghhh> I hear ya......I hear ya.......

"oh..my stomach's just not feeling quite right today. I'm ok! How are your kids doing? Did you ever buy that truck you were talking about??" Smoke and mirrors...divert the attention. People love to talk about themselves, so just keep asking questions...

I had some sugar free hard candies around. It kept me sane. At first you will feel like you want to kill the first person that says the wrong thing to you. Please resist this urge. After a certain point, you just won't care that you can't eat anymore. And by all means, if they say you can have 5 shakes, drink AALLL 5!! I don't care how hard it is. If your body has full nutrition from these, it will help immensely!! You will feel satisfied (assuming you can tell your head you DON'T want a cheeseburger!. You'll do great!

I also recently pulled a couple pairs of jeans out of the back of my closet and was able to button and zip them!

OH YA!! That's happened to me on a few occasions!

Yes ma'am, they stay where they are. They are so small though, they are scarcely bigger than a hair! I imagined these big ol' staple gun staples!! The scar tissue grows over them and it all becomes one little happy family down there.

The metal taste will go away. That's a temporary thing. As for the rest, give your doc a jingle in the morning and see what he recommends you do for intake. Make sure you're not drinking anything too too sugary.

Antiperspirant! It's not just for pits anymore! Seriously. works wonders.

I think we can endure the liquids for a couple weeks, because we can see that help is on the way! There is a light at the end of the tunnel. My motivation was that I did NOT want an open incision surgery because of a large liver or worse...he would cancel the surgery if i had not shrunk the liver enough! We don't normally have this type of motivation to stick with a "diet." My pcp was glad I did this. He said once a person reaches a BMI of 40, there is little chance he/she will take it off and keep it off without surgical help. My BMI was 55. (not much lower yet, but getting there!) If any of that helps....

You will probably be fine, as the walking is good for you, BUT beeeee C A R E F U L!!!! I went to San Antonio a couple weeks out from my surgery, and almost blacked out at the Alamo!! I thought I was keeping up with liquids and Protein drinks, but my body's demand increased since I was more active and I did NOT keep up sufficiently. It was a little scary. My husband was in board meetings, so I was alone, and as I hurried back to the car at the Alamo, I envisioned myself passing out and waking up in a hospital. It's easy to neglect your own needs when you are traveling with children. This is my advice and warning to you. Seriously. Watch your fluids.

It happens to everyone. You're doing just fine. Don't let them tell you different. We've aaallll been through it. Most of us will go through it again, and again! It's just your body adjusting and surviving and doing all the things it needs to do.

It's ok- there's a list of them if you go up top to the Forum button and hover over it, and click on "Forums Home." Once you're there, scroll AAALLLL the way down to the bottom and you'll see some teeny tiny words and one of them will say "Moderating Team." click on that, and it should show all the people who know more about this website than I do.

Weird! NO, you don't have to pay! I'm not sure why you don't see them. Ask one of the moderators maybe?

At my one week appointment, I thought "Oh goody! I'll be down a TON!!" Uhhhh...nope. Only 7. WHAT???? But I've been drinking CLEAR LIQUIDS all week!!! Seven??? Yep. It's a process. It will drop. It willlll drop.

Everyone's page you go to should have three buttons across the top: Add as friend, Send me a Message, and Find Content. The find content button will show you everything they've commented on. These are really the only buttons I've used to follow anyone. There could be another I'm missing...

ALL RIIIIIIIIGHT!!!!!! WOOO HOOOOO!!!!! (TRUMPETS AND CONFETTI) WOOOOOOO!!!!!! YEEEAAAHHHHHHH!!!!!! CONGRATULATIONS!

Ya, I was obsessively logging food. I felt like I needed to log the dust I was breathing in. So , I'm giving that a break. I think i need to get rid of more carbs or something. I think they actually make you more hungry. Oh, and...if you ever get too full...you'll know it! I get an instant headache, and I feel like I'm going to throw up, but i never have. (not since the hospital.) I got that from drinking a Protein shake too fast even! It's a baaadd feeling. bleh.

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Oh my gosh!! I've hit this point where my stomach is growling all the time!! Literally growling! Not just head hunger either. Sometimes I feel like I haven't eaten in a week, then I can hold a good 4-6 ounces. This is getting scary. I'm 6 weeks out tomorrow. I was around 800 calories, but that started not quite doing it.

You will LOVE Forest Park. FIrst hospital I didn't want to leave!!

I thought I was having head hunger, but once my stomach is full, I don't care anymore. Problem is....my stomach starts growling again way sooner than it should! Especially before bed time. Maybe if I figure out your head hunger, you can figure out my stomach hunger! OK.....I've got my thinking cap on.....

OH shoot, my emotions were AAALLL over the place before surgery!! Once it was done I calmed right down. I just made some fabulous soup tonight, so worry not about your culinary abilities. I've actually become MORE interested in cooking now. Weird. I want to make stuffed pork chops like Buddy Valastro! He made 'em look soooo good. By the way...please head straight to the e.r. for an MRI. I believe there is a problem with your head. You mentioned wanting to rock climb. Please let me know the results of the test. I'm worried now. :s

I've heard over and over about bypass pouches stretching back out and people regaining weight. The thing that made me love this option (sleeve) is that the full stretching can't happen. The stretchy fundus of the stomach is removed leaving the firm part that won't stretch like that. Over time, your capacity will go to about 6 oz of food, roughly, but that's still not much compared to a whole stomach! I was told that you can count on losing 80% of your weight "overage" with the sleeve, BUT--many people have exceeded that! I still have the dream of getting back down to 140. That would be a loss of 200 lbs. for me. It's not entirely impossible, but I'd be over the moon happy at 160. The sleeve is a tool. And from what I've seen, a good one. I could not stand the thought of having everything cut here and reconnected there....just freaked me out. This is simple and clean. That said...do what you and your doc think is best for your bod! I willlllll shut up now! :lol:

Congratulations!! Welcome to the losers bench! (EVERYONE SCOOT DOWN!) Walk and drink, walk and drink! Then reward yourself with a nap!!