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vsglosingit
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What are you having MRI of?
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I am sorry he did that. That was very inconsiderate of your feelings and not very respectful. Just remember, you are doing this for you. Who cares what his family thinks. This is about YOUR journey.
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I had both GB & WLS at the same time. I had surgery on a friday and that monday I was back at work part time. (office work) I was having gb pain and had gallstones. I had a total of 7 incisions but healed fast and feel SO MUCH better since the surgery. Its difficult to say if I feel better because of losing weight or getting my gb out. lol
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Good Job!! It will get easier the more weight you lose!!
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No Staples for me.
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I have Aetna and they said 6 months from the time of approval.
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I had surgery on a Friday and went to work Monday...BUT I work an office job. If you have a physically demanding job it will probably 4-6 weeks or longer...depending on how well you recover. IMO
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Keep your chin up girl! Positive thinking helps ALOT!!!! Just wait until you are loosing weight and feeling better than ever! It is worth it. Good luck and keep us posted.
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When I had gallbladder issues I had the same symptoms. Could it be water weight?
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Do you still have your gallbladder?
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You need to see a Neurosurgeon about your back. Hopefully you have had a MRI done. Then get a good Neurosurgeon to explain your anatomy and go over the MRI films with you and give you different options of treatment. Personally IMO I would not get on a trampoline with back problems like you describe. Maybe work out in a pool, or physical therapy but with the numbness.....I would be talking to a Neurosurgeon (not an Orthopedist or "Spine specialist") Hopefully you get some relief soon.
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Started with 53.2 BMI....I would consider myself a "working" success story.
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Congratulations!! Keep it up!
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Try walking in a resistance pool...just do a few laps at a time and work up until you can do more. Some places that do Physical therapy have it to where you can go and use the pool.
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Hopefully it wont be long now!!! It took me almost a year before I was able to get the surgery approved...but it WAS SO WORTH IT!!!! Good luck!
