HeyMo35

I guess I am in the minority here but... Maybe your co worker was trying to pay you a compliment - did she use the wrong words? Maybe. Does she know how difficult this life style is? Probably not. I just think that maybe we tend to judge people harshly. I would have probably done the same thing you did - stand there and wish you could have found the best words to say - hey I am a weight loss overcomer - thanks to new technology skilled surgeons and self restraint:) not up mention a pocket full of cash..... - anyway, don't hold it against her - "father, forgive them for they know not what they've done" - easy for me to say right?
Congratulations on a job well done!

Syntrax and Jay Robbs are my fav brands and Designer whey is okay..
Also, not sure if its acceptable but PB2 (powdered peanut butter) is a nice addition less cals, fat, carbs than real PB
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Second day at work since my surgery on Wednesday. I felt great after work yesterday. I even had lots of extra energy. Today I feel even better, though still a tad sore. I just needed 5 days. I've seen others that took weeks. I'm not sure if that has to do with the surgeon and his particular technique in the operating room or what. I do know that my doctor performs a lot of vsgs and he says that there are no restrictions after surgery and for his patients to get back to life and work immediately.
That doesn't sound possible for some of the others whose recovery stories are different. I really do wonder what types of things make for such a big difference in recovery times.

When I was a freshman in college some new school friends and I went to Six Flags for a day of fun and a chance to get to know each other. There was a ride everyone wanted to ride...we waited in a huge long line for about an hour (so you can imagine how many people there were watching). I sat in the seat and lowered the bar over my shoulders....it clicked once or twice so I figured I was ok! They tried to start the ride and nothing happened. They spent the next 5 minutes trying to figure out what was going on. They finally figured out it was me....they came and pushed with all their might in order to get the lap bar to click a little bit further so the machine would start. People were groaning and getting annoyed. Finally after 4-5 tries they asked me to get off the ride. To say that the walk from the ride to the exit was the most demeaning and horrible feeling I've ever felt would be an understatement. People were staring and giggling....it was one of the worst moments of my life and something I will never forget. Sadly that was not enough to get my eating under control. It would be 10 years before I was strong enough to get sleeved. Now that I have successfully had the procedure, I CANNOT WAIT to take my butt back to Six Flags and get on that ride.....now it's only a matter of time. I'm not there yet, but thanks to the vsg I know I will be eventually. That will be a day of real victory!! Hang in there....its rough but these are the moments that bring us one step closer to success.

i was told my my doctor that the stomach heals just like a cut on your skin it heals on its own forming scar tissue the staples stay there but do not cause any harm. once the stomach is fully healed its very rate that you would have a rupture.. however I've read on here horrible stories about the body rejecting the staples or the staples not taking .... all i can say hope we are all safe with this titanium we will carry with us forever.. we should check back on each other 20 30+ years from now .. jk

To tell or not to tell, both are OK. Everyone is different, do what helps you.
I tell occasionally because I'm ornery and want to see how ignorant or smart people are. I like to see them squirm as they struggle with their own issues and try to transfer them to me. It is quite a remote possibility that they could tell me anything about the operation that I haven't already researched. The negative feedback is normally biased, hearsay horse-hockey, like the "news" from MSM. Sometimes I find an intelligent, emotionally mature person and have a decent conversation about the operation.
I truly don't care if they approve or not so any negativity does me no harm.

I've told one person, my husband. The only other people that know are the medical team. I feel it's no ones business but mine.

I'm assuming that a a CNA one would be involved in heavy lifting? I'm a nurse and my doctor told me 6 weeks off. And I'm gonna enjoy each and every minute

I live in Alexandria. Sleeved at Blue Point Group in Fair Lakes on July 11. Down 65 lbs and living a normal life.
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