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isajck

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  1. Thanks for saying this. Someone with his personal history can never preach to me concerning relationships. Cannot believe so many have fallen for his BS. Steve is nothing more than a snake oil salesman selling basic common sense to people. There is nothing new or insightful in what he is spewing.

    I wouldn't take dating advice from a man that cheated on his last wife with his current wife.

    I read the book out of curiosity and it might work if you are over 50 and don't use the Internet or date men that use the Internet but other than that it is really outdated.

    The only thing worth taking from the book is that women need to know their value, but you can learn that anywhere and hopefully have learned it by high school.


  2. I am having my plastics with Baylor this month and am not aware of a resident program. I LOVE my surgeon though and my mom also had a Tummy Tuck with him. Dr izadoost.

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    I've seen several people talk about it on OH plus know a friend of a friend that had breast work through the program. I've not heard any complaints to date and outside of Mexico this will probably be the only I can afford the work needed to resurrect my body. LOL.


  3. If anyone in Houston has had leg surgery, who did you use?

    I have not had plastics yet but have heard many good things about Dr. Monaco:

    http://drlomonaco.com/houston/

    In all honestly since money will be a huge factor, when the time comes, I will probably go the resident program route with Baylor. There are many (I found some reviews on another forum) that have used them with good results.

    http://www.bcm.edu/plasticsurgery/index.cfm


  4. Hi everyone!

    I've been single for a very long time (we're talking over 10 years), and not by choice. :( I would recommend to you, isajck, just to be cautious with online dating. I know some friends that have had great success, but I have also experienced a lot of guys who just seem to expect sex even when you make it clear in your profile that you are looking for a long-term relationship. :(

    I am going to get sleeved on August 19th, and I KNOW that I have a bunch of issues around men & dating (working on this in therapy!) but when I do plan on starting to date again, I'm hoping to do it through meeting new people in person at new activities & social events that I've been too self-conscious to attend!

    Good luck to you (and all of us!) :)

    Thanks for the advice and good luck on the upcoming surgery!


  5. I am 11 months out and down 1 full size from a 12 to 11. When I've lost weight in the past the lowest show size I went down to was an 11. I can live with that. I've already found more nice shoes at this size than in the past so no complaints.


  6. I had popcorn for the first time about three weeks ago at a movie theater. Only had a small amount and had no issues. Since that was so positive I went out and purchased some for the house...big mistake. It has not given my sleeve any problems but my mouth went into overdrive. It goes down way to easy and tastes so damn good. I'm making a conscious decision to stop eating it for those reasons.


  7. I've lost my weight without exercise. That is probably not ideal but the gym bores me to death. I tried it again recently and after two weeks I just could not go back. I will admit to feeling better after exercising (cardio and some weight training) but the sheer monotony of it drove me back out of the door.


  8. Braces are a good idea to shift the remaining teeth back into position but if you've no molars left then implants (or something else) should be pursued. I had teeth issues that were resolved by braces over 5 years ago. I also have one tooth missing on each side towards the back and should have had a bridge or implants once the braces came off. I did not and am now dealing with subtle shifting of my teeth which will only increase as time goes on - not good! Once my financial situation is better I will look at replacing the missing teeth and possibly placement back in braces to resolve these issues once and for all.

    I was not planning on dealing with teeth again but will to pay for mistakes made in the past.


  9. I had a six month requirement and you'd really be surprised at how quickly it passes by. I did not have serious co-morbids and even without any, my BMI alone would have qualified me.

    My doctor's office has a program that goes from initial consult to insurance paperwork submission so outside of attending visits, I had very little to actually do. It was a well oiled machine! Hopefully your surgeon's office is as organized because it made the whole process pretty much stress free (well outside of my own personal anxiety about what I was undertaking).


  10. I got 2 tell u my opinion is my opinion & no one ask u 2 comment with your smart remarks if u have nothing nice 2 say then don't say nothing at all knowing what u have 2 do & then having 2 make yourself do it everyday is a lot of work smart ass I answered the question worry about yourself u must be miserable this is a support site not a hate site

    You gave your opinion and someone else gave there....so it goes both ways.This is a site with thousands of different personalities, not everyone is going to coddle or agree with you. That's life, especially on a world-wide forum.

    Plus, going to be real honest here..I have a hard time taking comments written like this seriously. Leave it to Prince.


  11. I had my sleeve done on May 22nd and I wouldn't repeat this if I could have viewed what it would be like afterwards. I regret it fully. It won't even be worth it when I'm a 100lbs lighter....which would put me at 164 as of today. Yes, I miss food. Mostly, I'm annoyed I could die by eating a sunflower seed. This is crazy. Should have done 3 lean and greens.

    Its to late now so I'm dealing with it.

    Lastly don't be offended if someone post something you do not agree with. Seriously, its called freedom of speech.

    Please hang in there. You are still in the brutal reality stage, in a couple of months you should feel better overall physically. That mental break over food will last and/or take much longer but should get easier as well.


  12. I was evil the first couple of months out from surgery. EVIL. I was angry at everyone and everything and the most basic of things set me OFF. My poor dog even bore the brunt of it once and he is my baby. I had to change my route to work for a month or so due to not being able to tolerate school zones (I am not kidding, the thought of them and/or driving thru them enraged me).

    My doctor increased the anxiety meds to help even things out until my mind settled down. She wanted to put me on depression meds but I did not think that was necessary and fought to stay off of them. Hang in there, it will pass or at least get better. :)


  13. My symptoms have not stopped, in fact the facial hair seems to have gotten worse. My cycle issues are somewhat better but I did have a second UFE 3 months after the sleeve which accounts for that.

    There is another thread somewhere on the board, try searching to find it as it has others posting as well.


  14. NO, I would never have this done again. I'm sorry that I had it done. Now let me say I have done great. I'm 75lbs down in 4 months. I have followed everything perfect. I have had sooo many problems and I still am. I still vomit everyday. I can't hold down solids and my Vitamins make me sick. So thanks to all that I'm loosing my hair and tired from no energy. There is no way I would do this again. I'm always cranky and in a bad mood due to the fact my body is missing out on sooo much.

    I'm sorry to hear about your struggles. All Vitamins made me ill, so much that I stopped taking them for a long time. A couple of months ago someone suggested liquid vitamins (wellesse) and finally, I was able to tolerate them. Maybe you should try a liquid and see how that works.


  15. Hi isajck. I had over a years bad health after my surgery. I think it takes a while to adjust for some people. I took Vitamin D, Calcium Citrate and sub lingual Vitamin B12. Deficiencies in either of those rwo Vitamins could be causing your problems maybe. Any hows I hope you get back to tip top form ASAP!

    All the best, Jane

    Thanks Jane. Hopefully things will change for the better as I come up on the year mark.


  16. Those that feel people with regrets post VSG should just fade into the woodwork are really doing everyone here a disservice. The 2% is just as important as the fabulous 98%, if not more so. Everyone's opinion is valid and important on this forum: positive, negative and everything in-between. .

    Anyone researching a major surgery should want to hear about the success and failures, it is the only way to make a totally informed decision. Those that do not are living in a dream world and who knows, post-op that dream could turn into a nightmare and then you'll be the one being told to quiet down and think about the successful ones.

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