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Nioxin hair care products...yes expensive but works...my once bald spots now are full of new follicles and full. My daughter is a stylist and has used me as a poster child for the product

What is the 5 day pouch test? Do share please!

Though I have not expeienced the cancer deal...my doctors have told me for years to lose weight lose weight....well hello if I could lose weight don't ya think I would have done it without them telling me? The whole child bearing thing would be yikeola because if you already had children wg deal to get historectomy....but the child thin is clearly a challenge. I would lovensided removed so no more Aunt Flo visits, but I have 5 children and 4 grands....harsh choice. I will keep you in my prayers to help you make the right decisions.... The surgery is an amazing tool, that will forever change your life and your way of thinking. I think I would have optted to endure a pregnancy first prior to surgery but all is good. I will keep ms. Robin in my daily prayers to make you successfull in all of your choices and surgeries and being blessed with a new little life when the time is right for you....

I am 6 mos. out yesterday...go look at my pre=op photo and my pic today! you will see I DO NOT REGRET NOT ONE SECOND OF IT! very little room to error,,,,and if your surgeon is trained well you will be fine....We will all keep you in our prayers Jan

Wean yourself now, as caffine withdrawls are bad...and better healing with no caffine....also no soda unless it is flat and then "What's the point"? Also diet soda has so much bad in it even though it has 0 cals...enough sodium to smell a balloon... Try vita waters, they even have then in ZERO if you cant afford the 50 cals., decaf Iced Tea, I have even learned to drink it with no sugar or sweetner

Good Luck Repoman! If your profession indicates your screen name...OMG you will feel like a new person and your job will be so much easier... I Repo in my small community for a tri-company in Oregon... I have lost 103 lbs. in 5 mos... has made my life WAY MUCHO BETTER

You go girl.... I have now lost 104# and I have a whole new sence of confidence...As I see myself walking down a windowed hallway I see my "new" shadow...and think to myself "hmmm you are looking pretty good!" Before I would see the shadow and wish I could run the end so I wouldn't have to look at the nasty shadow blob... I know I am still 94# over goal and when I finally get there well hell's bell's....I'm gonna party! I now have men approach me and ask for dates, dinner and more...(however, I'm married)lol. I have younger men tell me if I wern't married they would wellllll you get the point... New confidence...It is wonderful! Good luck with your Sleeve!

Surgery on Monday out of Hospital Thursday at 7 a.m. Slept most of Thursday with the occasional get up and walk walks...then Friday went to the Movies with my sister and nephew, then Saturday went to the El centro Fair and toured all my nephews entries, Sunday I went to church and flew home to Oregon ...Monday morning I drove myself home while my hubby6 slept in the passenger seat! Drove 2 hours and went to work for the remainder of the day and then it's all history from there! Work work work.... I had my surgery in Mexico and there was literally ZERO pain associated with my surgery....AMAZING my surgeon was a master and My master had his hands on him during my surgery....The Lord gave me a great surgical teram and placed his healing hand upon me....

386 heaviest 354 surgery date 2/27/12 253 today wow the last post sounds ;ike i'm barely awake...lol my bad i am...lol

I am dow 101# this morning...yahoo!! just 93# to go to goal...it's been a great 4.5 months...If I can keep it up I'll meet my goal by December... My heaviest was 386 day of surgery 354 today I weighed in for sleeve on 2/27/12 at 253! Have a great day!

MGM....Love ya chickie...new friends can be very supportive especially when they understand and have been or are wearing the same shoes, as uncomfortable as they may be. I love my husband, but I NEED for him to love me fat or thin...not just thin... and not just on his terms.... I have not taken offense to ANYTHING anyone has written, in fact almost the exact opposite...everytime from here on out, when my hubby does something to disrespect me...I am going to think of a wild Grizzly Bear....LOL Thanks Patric...I will tell you the first real good belly laugh I have had in a flipping long time...OMG it was so funny I had to share with my friends who watch me and my sadness with how my hubby treats me. So Thank You for a well Needed laugh...

Dr. Aceves is a God send!!! I truly will tell you he is thourough and capable...I was 354 at surgery date! noe 4 mos. later am down 93#....Dr. Aceves is in Mexicali,,,he and his staff are exceptional and the hospital clean

I was sleeved in Mexicali by Dr. Aceves....his crew was exceptional and we women on the block that week left a $120 tip for Blanca to by breakfast goodies for the staff and goodies for night staff

I was sleeved same day!! I have lost 93# to date and have had several stalls where i lost nothing for 9=11 days...but when the stall breaks...it's great! Be patient and get your protien in and walk walk walk or swim swim swim! Goood Luck

JLewis.... I have lived and loved this man for 20+ years and I truely wish for another 20 yrs...He is the father of my children and the grandfather of my grandbabies...He is an awesome father and grandfather.... with those few exceptions along lifes way that we all have....But you all are so right he has disrespected me for the last time....I have distanced myself from the meanness and he will have to EAT HIS WORDS when I weigh in 5 lbs under him....He always says you can lose weight on your own you just have no will power...well after 4 kids and using a Norplant birthcontrol which made 100# gain overnight look easy...well...after 2 yrs and 200# I got the dam thing removed...He will see that he should have taken care of this wife in the fashion I want to be taken care of ....because though women as well as men NEED to be WANTED and NEED to be NEEDED....I have had several requests to be wanted and needed by others...so if he has come complacent and would prefer to live like room mates...well he can get a different room mate!

The Book "The power of a praying wife".....great book! I will tell you now even after 4 months and 92# loss...My hubby has yet to say one word about my weight loss... However at work I have had 3 marriage proposals and 1 blaten request to go have an affair. Even an old fling has surfaced and would like to rekindle the love and wow is he good at sexting! (lol) Already makes me feel better. When I first got on this site i wrote a few Blogs to begin the journey...I had one fella tell me ... "The largest fat I needed to lose was my fat head husband"...LOL I do love him but sometimes I don't like him very well. the other thing someone told me was...DOn't make any vast changes after surgery just let things ride....as our emotions are all wound up with getting our head around our new life style....lol so funny as since I had lost maybe 30# I began to feel better and I began to clean things in and out of the house, I painted the dining room and livingroom, I had waincoting put up now chair rail and I have become more proactive to what my house looks like rather than a pig pen and me the maid..... He did tell someone that since I had lost some weight I have been working him to death....well it's about time....why do men have to be such jerks... he also grumbled to another family friend that all I feed him is protien and fruit....well now that must be why he goes to grocery and buys $100 worth of snack **** twinkies hohos ding dongs cracker jacks....etc and puts that **** in MY fruit bowl...yes this happened,,,,and a seperate time he was having a conversation with the 12 yr old overweight son....and they got up went to the store bought 40 yes 40 not a typo...candy bars and put them in my lap..... I did not count my surgery as a secret, I have told anyone who asks...I do have a very supportive base of friends! Everyone EXCLAIMS how great I am looking throughout my jouney....and to be perfectly honest I find this to be supportive and sufficient...I don't need his cocky ass bringing me down, not to say I wouldn't love for him to say wife you are looking great, sexy,.....etc...but for now all the other men ARE looking and they ARE not afraid to verbalize how sexy I am becoming...It's great for the self confidence! I had an interesting pm yesterday from one of my brother in laws....he has not seen me but heard the other chatter from the oother inlaws...he said "congratulations on you new weight loss program...I am proud of you!" wow coming from a brother in law I have had in the past 20+ years only a handful of conversations with,,,I was happy to get the atta girl... dont let your dead weight cause your soul or body trauma....you are going to be a sleeve sister and we are many! we will be your anchor in the storm!....you have my info call or text any time... Jan