CBT

lol. I'm 5'2 and jogging at 4.0. lol 3.5 is a great pace when you're short. When I want to switch it up, I add 1% incline ever two minutes. I do the same on the way back down. I exercise 6 days a week. I am pre-op (until tomorrow)! Three days, at a minimum, but more like five with a minimum of a half hour once you're in your target heart rate. Listen to your body. If its tired and sore, rest. If its like, c'mon c'mon! Then get moving!!! Good luck. life is a journey, not a destination; so, stop running -H.D. THEROUX

Maybe you want to start with a physical therapist? life is a journey, not a destination; so, stop running -H.D. THEROUX

I have to arrive and check in 3 hours before surgery! How am I gonna stay calm for three hours?! I hope they keep my busy. Good luck to you in surgery and recovery, also. life is a journey, not a destination; so, stop running -H.D. THEROUX

Yes! Me me me Just had a half hour phone call with the short stay RN. liquids for the next 24 hours. My doctor considers yogurt a liquid! I was more nervous a week ago. I think maybe I'm misreading excited as nervous. We're gonna be fabulous! life is a journey, not a destination; so, stop running -H.D. THEROUX

Acupuncture is awesome for muscular and soft tissue concerns! I like massage and I get them. But if I'm in pain, I get acupuncture. I like trigger point too. life is a journey, not a destination; so, stop running -H.D. THEROUX

Okay, Alex. I'll go back to the laptop and follow your link. Thank you life is a journey, not a destination; so, stop running -H.D. THEROUX

I might've figured it out. It was posting when mobile but not on the full site. I'm posting this mobile. Let's see.... life is a journey, not a destination; so, stop running -H.D. THEROUX

I cannot view/change/delete my current signature under settings. When I click on "signature" it shows my surgery ticker but not the quote that shows up every time I post. Please help! I'm ready to change it but I can't find it! Thank you

I am with Dr Patterson but I have insurance so I've been going since January!!! I have surgery next Wednesday. YIKES! life is a journey, not a destination; so, stop running -H.D. THEROUX

Did everyone go to FB? I'm still "worried" about my privacy :-/ Several of July people who were posting consistently haven't been posting since surgery. I hope they're okay and I hope they did all go to FB. Lol. life is a journey, not a destination; so, stop running -H.D. THEROUX

With surgery next Wed the 25th, I wish I would've made this connection sooner. I wasn't over-eating but not working as hard at cleaning up my diet. About a month ago I realized that I could've started at a lower surgery weight thus getting me closer to goal with the sleeve? I don't think I'm saying this as clearly as its in my head. Must be time to sleep. life is a journey, not a destination; so, stop running -H.D. THEROUX

I have my final pre-op appointment. I have a couple of questions and I think I'm prepared with all the collective knowledge here; yet, I keep wondering g if I'm asking the most effective questions to help me manage next week. What kind of questions did you have at this last appointment? Anything you wish you'd asked pre-op? Thanks for the support! life is a journey, not a destination; so, stop running -H.D. THEROUX

Are you guys on Zofran or promethazine? Is it controlling the nausea when you're on it? (So not looking forward to nausea.) life is a journey, not a destination; so, stop running -H.D. THEROUX

They might, but you're not. That kind if thinking is what happens when people, who are trained to find problems and solve them, can't. They start to look for other solutions that become a slippery slope. Listen to your body, your wisdom and persist. And trust your mother I'm hoping for a fast next step. life is a journey, not a destination; so, stop running -H.D. THEROUX

I had a friend who went through this for far too long. Too many drugs. Missed a work promotion, etc. They even sent her for psych counseling. Finally she switched Gastro docs. The new doc did exploratory surgery and found adhesions on the outside of her stomach and intestine. These don't show up when you scope the inside! She'd had a car accident 2 years prior and had internal damage that went undiagnosed. Cleaned the adhesions and bam! No drugs, no pain, vomitting. life is a journey, not a destination; so, stop running -H.D. THEROUX

Beautiful, healthy you! Good work life is a journey, not a destination; so, stop running -H.D. THEROUX

Ah, the roller coaster if life. May good things continue to come your way. Happy almost surgery day! life is a journey, not a destination; so, stop running -H.D. THEROUX

I'd go with hormones. I have a lot of thick hair and I lost handfuls of hair postpartum while breast feeding and then again when I stopped. I've never been vitamin/mineral deficient. Fat stores a lot of estrogen that gets released in weight loss. life is a journey, not a destination; so, stop running -H.D. THEROUX