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Does your job have FMLA? Please don't call that person a boss. They're just someone that was placed in a leadership position, but lacking the leadership qualities necessary to be effective. That negative response you received was pure ignorance. If any one of my staff told me they would be out to have surgery for any kind of health issue, my concern would be for their safe and speedy recovery. Sure, you're absence might cause an increased workload for others temporarily, but, you'll be healthier and a more productive employee in the end. I'm sorry for ranting and raving, but I'm so sick and tired of managers/supervisors treating their staff with such a lack of civility or compassion, it makes me sick!!! Take care of yourself and I wish you the best, very best of luck!!! Let us know when you get on the loser's bench:)

Yes they took mine out on my one week follow up and covered my incisions with sterie strips and it took close to three weeks for them to fall off

Sorry for the ugly face my boyfrien doesn't know how to take pictures haha he just takes them and doesn't wait for me to get ready.
The first pic is the newest the second one is about 3 months and the one on the right is one week after surgery.

I am going to try this, hopefully it works! I had my sleeve surgery November 29th, 2010. The first pictures are at my highest when I got married (I love my husband, he has loved me no matter what size!), around 260ish lbs. The second are the day of my surgery, 220ish lbs. The last pictures are at my current weight, 135-137lbs (I LOVE my hormones, I LOVE my hormones). There are 2 standing in my old jeans and I fit in 1 leg (1 is me AND my daughter in my jeans). There is also a picture of my biggest jeans (size 22), and my new jeans (size 4..I wear a size 4-6). I never dreamed I would ever be this size or weigh in the 130's. I honestly never thought I would even reach goal because I had tried and failed so many times in my life. I hope these pictures are inspiration that, if you let it, the sleeve is an amazing tool! And I hope it inspires the slower losers too! It took me 18 months to reach my goal weight of 140lbs, and I have even lost a few more pounds in the last couple of months. So don't get discouraged if you don't lose all your weight in the first 6 months. If you make the changes you need to make to have a healthy life, it will happen!

Omg! Just checked my BMI, I am finally at normal weight! Holy cow. I am so excited!

3 months on July 10th

I'm giddy today knowing this will be my last 4th of July ever at this weight!!!!..anybody else?

The head doc i met with said that most over weight people are "all or nothing" type people. I know that resonated with me, because in the past when I cheated on a diet, I just said, the heck with this, and kept eating poorly. He said that I need to forget about the times I slip up, and concentrate on making the good decision 80-90% of the time. That way the 10-20% that I chose badly will not hurt me. Not sure if that will be helpfull for you, but it hits home with me.
Don't forget that we are all human and none of us are perfect, nor will we ever be. If you make the right choice the majority of the time, then you will come out on top!!
Good luck!

Today I am 6 months post op and although i am still 11 lbs from goal, I am no longer going for weight loss. I feel most comfortable at 160 because I have a lot of muscle so I will always weight more than the average lady and I am ok with that.. Even tho I am not going for weight loss anymore I am now going to see if i can TONE up.. more likely than not i will actually put on a few lbs in the process, but I want my muscle back. I will start doing P90x again, and what i really wanna try is INSANITY, but i need to order it first so for now P90X it is.. lol..
If anyone is interested in my before and after pics I posted them in the VSG sucess section.. Wish me luck and hopefully in 90 days i can post better more toned pics of me.. Good luck to everyone on their journeys.