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You look fabulous! I, too, am 3.5 years out and never made it to goal! 2017 is the year I'm going to do it! Thank you for the inspiration!!

I couldn't agree more!! You are giving her a life she wouldn't have without the surgery. I can't think of a more loving gift from a mother to a daughter.

Welcome Tony!!! I am five months post-op and loving it! You are going to do great! Good luck and congratulations!!

It is really shocking how little some primary care doctors know about the sleeve surgery. My original PCP still thinks that I had gastric bypass and was having issues with malabsorption and thought I couldn't take certain pills etc. and so wouldn't prescribe me antibiotics, etc. I tried to explain to him several times that I had had the sleeve surgery and not gastric bypass but it didn't seem to click. Finally I had to switch to another primary care doctor that understood. I'm sure your PCP is a nice man but you are going to need someone who understands and empathizes with your surgery in case issues arise down the road.

That is fantastic!!! This just happened it me too......I didn't know being "overweight" could be so gratifying!! Congratulations!!!!!

Oh and I did forget to mention that my balance has definitely been a little off since the surgery. I'm just assuming that it's due to my body getting used to the rapid weight loss and the fact that my core muscles were disturbed with surgery. But it's getting better and like some said, I'm sure my horses will appreciate the weight difference!

Hi BrendaK! I'm an avid equestrian and rode 11 days out. Just in the arena. Probably too early and risky for most but it was on my most trusted, dead broke gelding and I was just fine. My surgeon cleared me at my 3 week post-op appointment saying that the inside stitches are pretty much secure at 2 weeks. I was sleeved 2/18 and I can't imagine waiting 4 months or more....I've been riding a couple of days a week since 2 weeks out of surgery!

I'm single and in Dallas! Sleeved 2/18....we should definitely set up a meeting for all the DFW/Central TX sleevers!

I love Isopure! Peach mango is my favorite.

You look amazing! What an inspiration!

I was sleeved 2/18 at 217 and I am curious about this too. I'm going to a friends wedding in August and all of my college friends will be there.

I live by myself and was fine a week after surgery except for a little soreness. Someone stayed with me the first week. I don't think you're going to need help for 6 weeks but of course I'm basing this on my experience as a single person with no kids. I don't know how you moms do it at all, much less after surgery!