Ms.AntiBand

This is so cool. Congrats and keep up the good work. You look awesome!

Nope. I took so many drugs to aid my weight loss over all the years that I'm DONE abusing my body. Funny, now that I'm doing it the healthy way ... It seems to be working

No problem at all. Just don't offer more than $10 bills. If its something that costs a lot then yes larger bills are ok.

Oh my... Thank God for loving husbands.

They do.. You're just not at the right donut place! Thank goodness, huh?

Yes.. Many enablers here don't realize that just because something works (temporarily) doesn't mean it's the right thing to share. The wrong path is not the lifelong path anyone here needs to be guided to.

My hair also went thicker than normal thick until about 4 months out and then my bathroom started looking like the sheep shearer came through. I tried ignoring it, then I worried, then I panicked, and then I gave up worrying and I'm 6 months out and it's slowing.. Or I'm just good at denial

Best bet is to search complications and leaks and you'll find some references of others who have had leaks

Ok, so you're going to think we're all a bunch of weeping saps.. But ya got me teared up too! Soooo happy for you! If I could dance I would do a dance for ya.. But I can't .. Trust me. If I could hold a tune that wouldn't start the neighboring coyotes howling I'd sing a song for ya, but I can't ..trust me. Sooo you'll have to settle for a OMG.. CONGRATS!

Are the carb/calorie free? I'm always looking for something cheaper

This isn't something most MX surgeons provide. They do provide ( well, mine did,) with a video of the surgery and a pic of my removed stomach. They don't take X-rays. They do a bariatric scan for leaks but not X-rays you can take home

Ok. Ask the MX surgeon you're considering and if not.. Move on to another dr.

When ever I had complications from WLS and had to have urgent care they did not need any records. They do all the X-rays and exams you need if you have issues.

I will, maybe, have a bite or two after I reach my goal. Until then I'd like to stay away from the processed sugar and ****.. ;D

What a sad sad little person.

I would never go with a public generated chart. Too much BS and commercialism would ruin the outcome. You can only count on your own research not others word of mouth. After you narrow it down you have to talk one on one with other patients including on the phone or in person if you are near one another. Don't count on hear-say or community charts.. How could they be real? It's the Internet

I went to Trophey Cupcakes, the ultimate Seattle cupcake shoppe, to get my boss a birthday cupcake and OMG.. They have piña colada cupcakes!?!? WTH...? I had to wait for my order and I swear I kept my eye on one piña colada cupcake, and if it moved a fraction of an inch.. I would have devoured the entire section. Sad thing is.. I wasn't hungry, I just knew the sucker had to taste heavenly!

Ok, now you're just awesome! Thanks for sharing.

Heh.. When I first started reading this thread I imagined all sorts of seat shapes. Like those massage seats they set your face in.. Ok, sorry lol! But a good note.. Get my bike from the shop today! YIPPEE!!!

Exactly.. You aren't eating so don't expect to eliminate much. Also, don't forget that pain meds REALLY mess with BM's

Google it.. The nicer hotels have great websites

A feast!

I think the lounge s a good unisex hang out.

I have to admit because I didn't have anything physically to remind me that I just had VSG, not pain, no energy loss, NOTHING, I had to try really hard to remember I was on a post-op liquid diet. Plus, it was Christmas. I found myself picking up Xmas treats and putting them in my mouth! Of course I ended up spitting it out. Nothing is worth WLS complications. Been there, done that, and never again

Great job!