Spatters3

*hug* I hope you feel better soon. It really will get better pretty quickly. Make sure you are sipping water or warm tea constantly. I'm sorry you had a crabby nurse - of ALL people, nurses should be kind and compassionate :-(

stop yer whinin'... "only lost 2 lbs last week" sheesh

Sorry you had so much pain and awfulness :-( I too threw up the 1st 2 days, couldn't even keep water down, but I didn't tear anything. I was very fortunate. I'm glad you were smart enough to go back to the hospital too. Sometimes us strong & self reliant women know too much for our own good

all I can offer is "this too shall pass". Hang in there sister, it does get better!

Hey ! Glad to see you're up and about and doing well. It does take a week or so to get used to the new stomach and then every new stage of food progression brings its own set of revelations. I'm 2.5 months post-op and I'm enjoying any and all foods, just in small amounts (which is exactly what I hoped the sleeve would do for me).

Hey ! Glad to see you're up and about and doing well. It does take a week or so to get used to the new stomach and then every new stage of food progression brings its own set of revelations. I'm 2.5 months post-op and I'm enjoying any and all foods, just in small amounts (which is exactly what I hoped the sleeve would do for me).

Hey ! Glad to see you're up and about and doing well. It does take a week or so to get used to the new stomach and then every new stage of food progression brings its own set of revelations. I'm 2.5 months post-op and I'm enjoying any and all foods, just in small amounts (which is exactly what I hoped the sleeve would do for me).

and that's all most men have to do ! So, lie to yourself : You HAVE to lose 10% of your current weight or you will NOT be approved for surgery !!! do it do it do it !!!
hehehe

woo hoo ! Now go kick some Wii butt !

woo hoo ! Now go kick some Wii butt !

woo hoo ! Now you get to jump through the flaming hoops of appointments and tests that they make you suffer through before you can get sleeved. Just grit your teeth and smile your way through them all :-)

My office staff knows Im having surgery...
1. because we are extremely tight knit, I babysit people's children for whole weekends, they were at my wedding, etc.
2. because we are all overweight, and we complain and do WW and fail. There are some here who need to feel it is ok to go have SURGERY--it is necessary for some, I AM ONE and just opening up and saying Im going to the seminar, has had everyone doing their research. They can all make their own decision. We are all women here and we struggle together. Im SURE that if insurance covered tummy tucks a few people here would have it done in a blink of an eye!
To EACH her OWN
and 2 people are going to seminars to learn about it!and Im all about being informed!
I was motivated to do it by someone who i used to work with who had it done.
My work family is not a concern...actually its my husbands family who is! haha! They are all about body images and weight loss (yet most should be asking to workout with me instead of commenting) I already told my husband...U ZIP IT MISTER...no one is to know on your side! and my family doesnt know outside of my parents and sisters.
I just dont want the crap answers of oh you can lose that if you eat right and exercise...but are the same people who say "Why dont you want to eat" when they are trying to serve me a man size plate of plantains and fried chicken. Same people who go to Dominican Republic for a routine Lipo and breast lift but look down their nose at the mention of getting WLS.
My thing is why cant i wear this decision proudly as a badge of courage for taking my problem by the nuts!?
Why do we need to be so secretive?
I see this as my fertility treatment, I need to do this to move forward. I need to do this for me emotionally as well.
Do we look down at the person who gets a pace maker for their heart? This is my pacemaker...I need to do this to LIVE my life.

Only piece of advice that i can give you is......... DO YOU ....... don't DO anybody else... what we all have in common is that we recognized that we needed to lose weight and did something about it. That's where, in my opinion, is where the commonality ends... EXCEPt .. we all want to cross the finish line, whether that's to lose weight or to get off medication.
Everyone's road is different, all paths are not the same.. So try not to compare yourself to someone else's success. Give people an "atta boy", mean it.. and wish them well. That's what we are here on these boards to do encourage each other when we feel discouraged, listen, when folks just want to vent.. offer advice when it's warrented...
Do you! You WILL lose weight, you WILL feel great... and you WILL succeed.. even if this takes longer than other people. I know this sounds so cliche(ish) but.. we all know that the tortise wins the race!

wow. How could you live if you were allergic to water ? You're pulling my leg. No way !
You could call your allergy the Garden of Eden Malady

woo hoo ! I never doubted your eventual success.

Congratulations on being in two-land! Hope you don't have to lose a finger :-)

You be one funny lady! And yes, feral chickens must be bad parents - it's who they are.