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Contact your Surgeons Office. Sometimes new sleevers need to be prescribed something for nausea. It could be the over production of acid in your stomach, that always makes me feel sick. I hope you get to feeling better soon!!!

WHOOHOOO!!!! Welcome to the Losers Bench Tina!!! I'm SOOO glad to hear you're doing well, thank you for checking in with us. Get your rest, you need it now for good healing. Keep sipping, getting up to walk some and come back when you're up to it. We will miss ya, but you're getting better is #1 right now. BIG BIG HUGS!!!

Worthy of RE POST.

Yayyy!!! Thats great news.

Real change starts from the inside out!! You have to believe you are worth all the pain it takes to reach your goals. This ride isn't easy, it's not for the faint of heart. But for as long as MY hearts still beating, I'm still going to enjoy the ride!!

YAYYYYY SHARON!!!!!!

Merry Christmas!! What a wonderful surprise gift.

TRUE. FALSE. Enjoy your new found fame Patrick!! You deserve it!

Ive ALWAYS carried the majority of my weight in my thighs. I think this had a lot to do with my image issues when I was younger. I always felt fat, even when I wasn't. At one point I was so super thin, I would faint and get sick... this is NOT good. My doctor wanted my Mom to send me to a psychiatrist. It was a really weird time for me. I went to a few appointments but never went back. I was able to break out of that terrible cycle but that's when the weight gain began. Then the long story begins... Anyway once I got thinned out right now, I noticed that I was still carrying a whole heckuva lot of fat in my thighs. The terrible thing was looking at my face and upper body made me not want to continue to lose because I was (still am) boney skinny up there. It made me feel really lopsided and un attractive. So that's why I chose to have the liposuction procedure performed. I knew I couldn't keep trying to lose weight anymore. I was able to put on some very small sized pants but they would always fit really weird. Really tight in the knees and thighs but loose around the waist. My lipos were the only way I was able to fix this problem. NOT to say you will have to go through this too! I'm just sharing my personal experience. Good luck!!! Everyone loses differently. It is my hope that you will lose evenly. Merry Christmas!

Yes!! I'm a tummy sleeper too. I used the Celestial Sleepy Time Tea, that really helped me. Or some warm soothing teas with melatonin. It was hard for me for the first month out because I couldn't get to sleep in my favorite position until around 2 months out. Also, I'd always wake up several times through the night to shift around due to pain. Hang in there! Things will keep getting better and better. (((hugs))) ETA: I would drink this about an hour before it was time for lights out. I'd lay in my bed, get warm, comfy and cozy and sip my tea. Before I'd know it I'd nod out. HTH

LOL you just cracked me up!! Thanks for the laugh! Cheers girlie you've done it. You're within pounds to where you want to be, if anyone else can't be happy for that, well they can just go kick rocks. BTW... picture updates!! I loooveee to see those.

Please do not take the advice of someone over the internet versus the person you allowed to sleeve you. Contact your Surgeon if you feel you would like to speed up the process. He or she should be the one to guide you on such an important decision as this, as this would also be the person to correct any damage you might bring to yourself by not following your guidelines. Take care of yourself, don't let others who are not qualified, do this for you.

WHHOOTTTT!!!! Check you out!! Work it! Hey, what a great feeling that must have been.

Whoa!!! Scary I'll bet! Not sure what it can be, I hope someone can shed some light. Get to feelin better girlie!!!

Youve done well Shanny! Gratzzz!!

Excuses. Lose those and you will lose the weight.

Women can be really catty with each other. I've never understood this, as I've always been under the "stick together" umbrella. I guess I just don't let the envy we can feel lead my emotions. Of course, its natural to feel jealousy in some ways... but for me I use that as a catalyst to emulate that rather than allow it to turn me into a mean nasty person. The easy way out... sure. I admit yes, this surgery though the first few months were close to torture it HAS been easy. Easier than NOT having it, but so what? What's wrong with that? I always ask them that. Why WOULDN'T I take the easier route? Then I always follow it up with, and I'll keep it off too and smile. Have a great day!! Now go have your cookie. Be blessed. You have given one out of three hope - even if it is all wrapped up in ugliness. If you have helped and given hope to even one, it was worth it.

CONGRATS!!!!

Great news!! Your day is near Keep us updated as you move along toward surgery day!!

Hi and welcome!! I am too a revision from Lap band to sleeve. There are a LOT of us here. Look around and read read read! There is even a lap band to sleeve revision forum here as well. Take care and well wishes on your new journey. I know I'm glad I did it!!!

Kemo congrats on the Century Club! Thanks for being such a good addition to this board too, you're a very inspiring person around here.

Cheers Rootman!!! Enjoy the good life!

FC, thats great about the alternate plan. Whatever works for you, that's what I always say! Im sure you'll do great on your 5K. I hope you will share your story with us when you do WISHING YOU WELL!!! Whoott!! S, gurrrlll I know right??? I actually had to seriously ponder mine - I've come up with a few. But like in the past mines always been weight driven. My 2011 resolution was to finally hit my goal. YAYYY I DID IT!! LOL!! So funny I just realized that this very moment. Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to you too sweetie! I know I already wished you that but hey... ;o)

Hi GonnB, welcome to VST!! Especially welcome to the rest of your life! You ARE taking the right steps so that you will be able to enjoy your children more. They deserve a Mom who will be healthy. Time will go on and more and more co morbidities will plague those who are obese. You've chosen not to have that be your future. Regarding the morbidity rate for surgery, keep in mind those statistics do not break down all the individual reasons those certain persons didn't make it through surgery. The main factors for those persons could be they were far more overweight than you are, or are much more unhealthy, older or perhaps didn't follow the pre-op guidelines given to us before we have our surgeries. Who knows the reasons? Yes, it is a scary though and yes is a possibility - but could be possible with ANY surgery. Hugs my dear, we are all here for you as you enter your new journey. We all had the same fears as you had - INCLUDING ME!! It's ok to feel this way just stay focused and keep your eyes on the prize.

I moved your thread to the assistance and suggestions forum, hopefully one of the Admins can help you. I'll see if I can add you to the NorCal group from my end. HTH