MissNikki27

wow that is great.

After all you were at a medical facility so I'm sure if anyone will understand they will. Don't sweat it. It's happened to my sister a few times over the last 8 years and her job loves her.

Well I hope your recovery goes well.

Thats great!!!!!!

oh thats good to know. I do not like milky protein drinks can you mix that with water?

wow a whole year. I hope I don't have to wait a year....I want to start toning with a two to three months....I'm so scared of excess skin.

You can do it!!!! Especially on the pre-op liquid diet....make sure you drink plenty of water, work out for at least 30 mins each day. You have to push yourself beyond whats comfortable.

Well since you don't dump perhaps you should eat healthy sugars to offset the junkfood cravings. Making sushies with real fruit juice, eating jello can help or it can be something mental. Everytime you want to eat something bad go back and look at all your old pics from before surgery.

I'm so excited for you.....congratz. You will be fine I am praying for you. Be sure to come now....ya hear

Lol the nuva ring is a plastic ring that you insert in your vajayjay for three weeks and then you take it out after the third week. You dispose of it. During the week that it is out.......your period should come. Then after that 4th week is over you put a fresh ring back in. They are very handy and Planned Parenthood will alow you to get three at a time....and you have to store the extras in the fridge. I was on the nuva ring so long my period stopped coming all together until I stopped using the ring it came back after a month or so.

Things may change between the two of you. My life revolved around food and eating poorly, and I know I can't change the mindset of my friends but I can let it be known that I'm changing mine. Encourage your friends to do things that don't involve food like go to shows, movies, start a book club,

I understand completely...tomorrow morning is the day! It's my last weigh in and I speak with the surgeon and he makes his final decision on whether he is going to do the surgery. I hope all goes well.

You would just have to decide what's better for you. I'm terrible with remembering to take my pills so the nuva ring was cool. I wore it for three weeks and then removed it one week and then started over.

I was on the nuva ring for years....it is hormonal but I never gained any weight on it.

I haven't had the surgery yet but just being very overweight I have experienced BO despite my attempts at taking showers and being very clean I still have issues. I have found that using clinical strenth deodorant from Degree or Secret helps and if I put it under my breast, stomach and and in between my rolls I will stay fresh. I can't wait to not have to do this. Those clinical strenght deodorants are not cheap and I have to use so much I go through them so fast. I try to catch them on sale.

I won't miss being too big to ride a roller coaster, ride a horse, shop clearance anywhere, my uncle giving me unwanted weight loss advice, my hubby not bring able to pick me up and most of all my children bring embarrassed of me.

What I have noticed is that some people who don't have much success with the lap band turn to rny. You really want to do all the research you can. When I first started this process I wanted the sleeve and then the lap band and now rny in which I was adamant on not getting initially. Many factors come into play when deciding what wls to get, behavior, existing medical issues, what your insurance will pay for etc.

I agree...you just need to get re:motivated. You may want to get into a workout program at a gym or dvd program. Cut out the junk food and remember that you have come too far to go back.

Welcome to the forums. June 20th will be here before you know it.

mamiof3kids.....life in itself is hard....and believe me being married is hard as well. Just trust in God...and remember that nothing is too hard for Him. Financial isses come and they go and some linger quite a bit but your job is to ensure that despite the odds you are still smiling. At the end of the day....you are still here. You are still breathing, I can tell that you are strong....just keep in mind that you can only change you. If you be the woman that God will have you to be....everything else will follow suit. Any anger he may have is his own. Just pray for him.

Have you researched you surgeon to determine how long he has been doing the surgery, statistics like how many surgeries has he done, what surgeries is he an expert at? You may also want to ask about about post surgery care. It was very important for me to find a surgeon who has done over a thousand surgeries and has been doing wls surgery for many years. I also asked other patients about what after care is like. I didn't want to be a patient at a practice that was just in it to get my surgery money and then leave me out to dry. I know it's important for me to be able to go to a support group...which my DR's office has. The psych doctor and nutrionist there are great. and they don't make you feel like you are bothering them. The office staff in general are very knowledgable and helpful with the whole process. They have excellent follow up.

I'm glad you put this up here...I'm generally a rule follower as well.....in regards to diet from the Dr and and when to workout and when not to. However, I never realized how important vitamins are. I have to take a b12 daily along with a multi vitamin and I forget sometimes...... I will remember this from now now on.

pjs, reading material, cell phone, your own toiletries, comfortable loose clothing to wear home,

I am anemic too. I have been for quite some time.....sometimes I'm so low I am prescribed iron tablets. I wouldn't worry too much about it. My sister gets injections and has to take some liquid meds for iron. My daughters usually come up a little low too....so we are all definitely lacking something in our diet.