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No need to sue and sorry if I scared anyone. In this case, I think honesty is the best policy and a little discomfort was well worth the results. My biggest issues were that I could not pee straight for a few days and the nurse stood at the bathroom door to confirm my kidneys were working properly.

Congrats! Seeing my knuckles for the first time in 15 years was a big deal for me as well.
Other NSVs - seeing my collarbones and being able to wrap my fingers around my wrist for the first time!

If you have all your paperwork in order and have meet Cigna's requirments (use search function cigna's website), it takes 1 to 2 weeks. They have to present your request to a committee and they might ask for more information, which can drag the process out. I was lucky and I was approved 1 week from when I submitted my request... Good luck!

Hw: 368
Dos: 316
Cw: 228
My surgery was on 10/1/12, so I'm 5.5 months out. Best decision I ever made!

Dr. Alvarez talks about the relationship of developing gallstones after weight loss surgery specifically after the gastric sleeve surgery
FYI - I'm 5.5 months out and no gallbladder issues...

I did it!! Started at 299 and this morning 199.6!! I can't stop crying. I haven't been under two hundred pounds in 14 years!!!
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4.5 months post op and concerned the pounds will stop falling off. Doc thinks I might be falling behind the curve too. All the charts show a drastic slow down in months 5,6,7... I'd like to be in onderland by June, but that could be optimistic. If things stay the way they are now, I'll get there, but not if the fat loss slows down. The last three months I've lost 12-13 pounds consistently, so I'm upping my workouts and keeping my calories at or below 900 per day. Thoughts or insights?
Hw: 368 - July 2012
Dos: 316 - October 1, 2012
Cw: 244 - February 14, 2013

Sassy,
Thanks for the peptalk! Your right, I need to be more positive and find a 124 pound cheerleader to replace what I lost!!!

You have lost 124 pounds! That's a cheerleader! Don't expect it to come off fast...just that it comes off. I was happy at anywhere between a 4-10 pound drop in a month...and you are doing double digits. Stop beating yourself up...and have fun with life!

I don't have any real insight other than to say that my weight loss started slowing down around the 4-5 month mark as well. When I evaluated it a little more, I noticed that my portion sizes were a good bit larger than at the 2-3 month mark, so I was eating more and getting in more calories. My Dr told me that the sleeve learns to "accommodate more food", not stretch, and he thinks mine started doing it a little sooner than the average sleever. I also noticed a little that I was getting stronger in the gym and was putting on muscle. And since my belt size was actually still getting a little smaller, I figured I had put on some muscle and had also lost some fat, which doesn't allow the scale to move down as much, but it's still a good thing. I'm not sure if this is anything similar to your case, just thought I would share.

Sleeved Oct 1st in Houston and lost 64 pounds since then... 116 pounds from my highest last July. No regrets so far!

48lbs down since surgery on 10/1
67lbs down since pre-op diet on 9/17
100lbs down since 8/2

In the hospital admitting department waiting room for a 12:30pm surgery in Houston. Lost 47lbs as of this morning, 19lbs from the 2 week liquid diet. looking forward to the next chapter of my life!!

In the hospital admitting department waiting room for a 12:30pm surgery in Houston. Lost 47lbs as of this morning, 19lbs from the 2 week liquid diet. looking forward to the next chapter of my life!!

In the hospital admitting department waiting room for a 12:30pm surgery in Houston. Lost 47lbs as of this morning, 19lbs from the 2 week liquid diet. looking forward to the next chapter of my life!!

In the hospital admitting department waiting room for a 12:30pm surgery in Houston. Lost 47lbs as of this morning, 19lbs from the 2 week liquid diet. looking forward to the next chapter of my life!!