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I remember being pre-op and my favorite thing to do was look at progress photos and dream I am 6 months, 10 days post op and I am down 128 pounds total. This isnt a very great pic since I have been sick, but i still took it because anything is better than my before!!

I have always been sensitive to smell but after i had surgery it was 10 times worse! I smell everything from a mile away. My husband doesnt have a sense of smell at all, so he thinks i'm nuts I also have a heightened sense of taste which is far worse for me because I couldnt stomach Protein shakes anymore. I drank them everyday for months pre op. but afterwards all i could taste were chemicals and the whey. No flavoring could mask it. I would stand over my sink gagging. I am 5 months post op and it has calmed down a little. Or I am just used to it

I was sleeved on the 14th too

Premier chocolate flavor is awesome! Tastes like chocolate milk. I am not a fan of their vanilla. The only vanilla i like is by EAS. I like getting the most bang for my buck--protein wise. So i always start with a premier chocolate shake for breakfast because it has 30 grams of protein.

My friend went to him last month. She really liked her experience there.

Yes it has been great. Groggy at times and sleepy but every time i woke i just walked and chewed ice. Barely any pain!

Me too! Me too! It was so nice to walk the hall with you Alex!

One of the things i am looking forward to is putting on the shirt i got when i finished a race. We walked it, of course, but finishing a 7 1/2 mile walk was a huge achievement. Unfortunatly, i got the largest shirt they had! But it didnt fit. I want to wear that shirt proudly, as hevy as i am, i did the race AND finished when even some of my skinny friends couldnt.

I did find someone on here that has surgery on the 14th so I will definitely be saying hi to them!

I am just a few days before you girls! My surgery is the 15th, so i guess i will be heading to the hotel the day you ladies get there bummer!

I was told 2 checks also. Boyh made out to dr. Kelly but one goes to the hospital. Luckily there wasnt an issue with fitting the name on, i checked as soon as i seen this post!

Thank you to all for the information. I leave for surgery with Dr. Kelly on the 14th (surgery the 15th!)

I agree on the fb tagging. I freak when someone tags me! One of the things I look forward to the most is to stop worrying about seats so much. Everytime we are going out somewhere i scope out to see if i am going to have a hard time fitting in booths or chairs. I even skipped my sons high school orientation because it was in the auditorium and i knew the chairs were small and the arms didnt move up and down. I have avoided flying anywhere because I dont want to be humiliated when they tell me I need to buy a second seat. And i want to be able to go on rides at amusement parks with my family and not have to pretend i am scared of them....because i am not! I just know i dont fit! I can go on and on! But mostly, i just want my family to be proud! I would love to be under 160. Right now i am 340. I was at a public pool last year with my kids and i heard a jerky teenager says "God, why do they let fat people in the pool....its so gross!" i was thankful that my kids didnt hear it. But my goal is to never have to have my kids hear that. And i am sure they already have at school--they say they havent. But kids can be mean-- never again should they have to be embarrased by me!!

I am scheduled with Dr. Kelly on 8-15

Damanda, if i am still there, i will come say hi! Gigi, i hope to see you too!!