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towanda

Gastric Sleeve Patients
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Everything posted by towanda

  1. Hi yore at same at and same goal as me well get there I'm not a run though rtt
  2. Hi Im inland empire area sleeved 1 -30 have lost about 30 lbs so far had to go back to work do 12 he shifts kinda hard the tired thing it should get better hard time with the water so far returned to gym hoping for another 50 PDA to lose
  3. Dear rewind rice pasta bread one week out no no will expand and be painful mashed potatoes are a god send at this stage very am portion only om6 weeks none of the above mentioned foods still scary
  4. Not much you can do if thats where insurance puts you id be uncomfortable too but if theyre in healthcare it should really not require alot of exlanation ive told twoature wen in jospitalvi work at i told the town crier anyone wants to quiz me about my time off we can go across to hr hippa hippa ? But dont let it stop you from what you jave to do! Good luck!
  5. Bunnydee hi diane inland empire CA sleeved 1-30-13im towanda on here
  6. Tell me about it in my 5 short wks I've slipped a couple of Hershey miniature bars theory being well they will melt in mouth and therefore be considered soft? But it is easier the hunger thing don't you think before it would've been half a bag! Of chocolate
  7. What an amazing transformation great work
  8. Actual hunger seems to be dramatically reduced remember they toss the portion of your stomach that produces gherlin watching others eat and drink a beer or whatever isn't as bad as I thought it would be so far anyway I'm 5 wks out good luck
  9. All of you ladies on this page look so good its very encouragaging to us newbies!
  10. But milk d my god 55 lbs in 6 months in what other universe could any of us achieved that I'm about 5 wks out I pray ill have a number like yours maybe we are all way to hard on ourselves and that's part of how we got here
  11. I'm 56 my bmi was 37 I do have dim server sleep apnea etc sleeved 1-30-13 lost about 20 MD said said 50 lbs I say 80 lbs I'm just hoping I continue on the path and lose 80 would be a miracle anyway they told me I was a lightweight yeah right lightweights wouldn't have all the comobities I did
  12. Someone said they wee getting scard ed sorry can't find name right now but talk about normal you'd have to be not fully there not to have some apprehension! I was last case of day sat waiting about 8hours had plenty of time to change mind but no its your chance to tame the obesity beast and you'll be able to help and encourage others once its done so start smiling here's your moment it'll all be good!
  13. Hi I'm new here I had my sleeve 1-30-13 one month out down about 20 lbs . My MD wanted me to do gb for diabetes but I have 70 to loose chickens out because of dumping syndrome got sleeved loved the morphine pump thank god for that I'm 56 by. Btw does anyone have pain under left rib at nite wakes me up kinda scary don't know if I should go to doc or not and this I loved surgeon tried to send me back to work in 3 weeks it was like are you nuts ?wasn't happening still was dizzy etc so 6 weeks off what is the average time off I docalt of lifting work in hospital
  14. Best of luck it will all be good and worth it!
  15. Wow you went through it I was sleeved 01-30 I told surgeon don't let me wake up intubated as a respiratory therapist that would freak me out so I know you really have been there and back obviously you are super strong and strong willed I did get admitted to er few days out for dehydration but I'm so gratreful how things went overall still having pain here and there you stay strong it will all be worth it!

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