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Keep posting. People on this board can be your support system.

I can't think of anything that would be different for an older person. Your mother is fortunate to have you as part of her support system.

Happy New Year to all. I continue to make progress and have learned to like exercise. What a positive change in my life!

You're smart going to see the doctor. Please do keep in touch.

Congratulations! It should all be downhill from here.

Yippee!!!

As a checkup on what the doctor's office was told, call Federal BC/BS back and find out where the paperwork needs to be sent. If it is anyplace other than Florida, and it sounds as though it might be, get the doctor's office to resubmit to the right place immediately. I have Federal BC/BS and was approved in one day.

Yes, it is.

I was sleeved over two years ago and have never had a problem eating what I was supposed to eat. In fact, I have had no problems whatsoever. My capacity for food is obviously less, but there has been no pain or discomfort.

I drink lots of coffee, too, and have had no problems with the acidity.

When you put them in the shake, the entire shake tastes yuck. Try crushing the pills and taking them with a small amount of pudding or yogurt. It will taste bad, but then you can kill the taste with sips from your protein shake.

Spanxx or some other body shapers?

There is nothing that will help, not even biotin. Hopefully, it will stop soon.

Most of my clothes I put on Freecycle, an online way to offer items to people in your area who want them. You post what you have to give away on their site and people contact you online to ask for the items. You select who you want to have them from the respondents and they come pick up your giveaways. To locate the site for your local Freecycle group, Google Freecycle and your town/city/county.

I was on the anti nausea pill starting 24 hours before surgery. It made me so nauseous I needed a wheel chair to get into the hospital and up to the surgery prep area.

There are many many posts about stalls. Try searching for them. That will give you a lot of information.

Did you find success with your sleeve or do you think that drinking so quickly could have impeded your progress? I've had great success.

That was my experience, too. From what I have read on here, it is not out of the ordinary.

Three days is such a short period of time. You can do anything for three days. Keep your eyes on the prize.

To add to what mcbutterpants said, try some warm liquids. Warm, not hot. chicken broth and no sugar added hot cocoa may work. Also, I found I got better each day. Hang in there. The discomfort will be in the past very soon.

I did not submit during the holidays, but have Blue Shield/Blue Cross Federal and received approval in one day.

I suggest you stick to your doctor's requirements and not worry about what other doctors say. Your liver will be fine. Fourteen pounds is a lot. I've been here for a long time and have found that there are many differences in what different doctors require in terms of pre and post diets, exercise, etc. It seems as though it is best to stay on the straight and narrow path of what your doctor says.

The surgery and resultant weight loss won't change the condition that requires those drugs, so I don't think it would change the quantity of the drugs that you take.

DON'T pull them off. They will come off when they are no longer needed. You do need to shower and soap that area up though. Hang in there, it won't be long before they come off of their own accord.

Wait until your doctor clears you for baths. You don't want to risk infecting the incision sites. This is a small short term sacrifice for long term health.