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Are you having your sleeve at Mass General?

But, since no one is representing Alaska I'm going to claim... Anchorage, Alaska (I am legally a resident there but we also have a home in Washington).

Care to elaborate? I'm sitting in Port Townsend as I type

Wow angel. when was this? are you feeling better now?

I tried wine (allowed) at eight weeks. Just sips. It tasted terrible but I have great dedication so I've kept it up and now enjoy white and roses but red still does not work for my palate...funny thing but I'll keep practicing . But I haven't had champagne because I was told strictly from two surgeons to hold off on any carbonation for six months because of its effect on the stomach.

When my son was a baby we had to offer him feedings every two hours 24/7 for two years (he was fail to thrive). I gained much of my current weight during those years even when dieting. Sleep is very important to both good health and weight loss!

But they are life threatening so I'd qualify them as major myself. Just because one does not die does not mean its not major . I had a clot that that was not major, but the majority typically are (that are discovered). Btw.(for another poster)...I followed all drs orders to a T. So did the gal here who died on the table (and was brought back) as did the gal with the wasting disease . You can't follow the rules out of danger entirely. No one gives themselves a blood clot or chooses to die from anesthesia. I didn't eat too many Cookies prior to developing internal bleeding. Most of these things just happen and the patient has no control over them.

Oh I think six might be excessive. Once the staples are encased in new tissue you are as good as normal. I will bet your doc says more like two or three months (likely three).

I read of a gal in England who got a wasting disease from WLS (it's incredibly rare but can happen) who lost all of her weight, then couldn't stop and died eventually. Her husband blogged about it. It was very sad. What have I read here...well heart stopping on the OR table. Complications from anesthesia as well (ie you never wake up after surgery). I had internal bleeding and ended up with an abdomen full of blood (which causes uncontrollable spasms...a hell I don't want anyone to share) a leak that caused my plural cavity to fill with Fluid which crushes the lung. Leaks can cause sepsis which damages your internal organs. Strictures which can cause the loss of your stomach. I'm sure there are other things that can happen, but those are bad enough for now!

Lol was it vodka laced?

But since you can't see a healed stomach you don't know if those staples are all grown over and your stomach is healed. As you know, your torso is at risk in this sport in more ways than just swinging the bat so be sure to hang it up the entire healing period. After that you'll have no worries and can hit home runs all day long

I never had great success with melatonin. But perhaps it's worth a shot again. I didn't know rose hips worked for sleep. I'll hit the local health food joint and give them a try.

LMAO!!! ok spray on low fat, low salt pam for some soy chips?

ya pretty impressive isn't it? i had major complications needing two transfusions and lived on tpn and iv nutrition. its all gone (or mostly....i still have a bloated belly from the internal bleeding). sometimes goals are out of our hands...like the first month or two after surgery the best goal is to stick to program, get your Protein in and get your Water in. its harder than you might think!

its not really the best idea to focus on a goal for the first month, and even two for many. your body is healing and you shouldnt stress it with too much exercise, and your feeding program is pretty defined. i gained 40lbs

i highly recommend ebay for not your daughters jeans. they run larger because of the stretch so buy one size lower than your current. you can wear them through a few size adjustments because of the stretch and they are very flattering to women. they are also recommended by my docs for lose skin issues.

we're all going to be skinny zombies

He said at five weeks he would think you should be more focused on Protein. Ummmm thats pretty standard for the program. Yours might be a bit different, but he is kindly sharing that normally at five weeks protein is typically king. He's not scolding you. I am shocked anyone would take that comment that way.