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Oh Molly sounds like you and I had the same kind of day. Sweating and near tears is no fun.

I know EXACTLY how you feel. I feel like I have a cork stuck in me. 2nd dose of Miralax this a.m. Dr. said to try mineral oil and fiber choice. A cousin of mine had a sleeve November of 2012 ( he is an R.N. ) and swears by Walgreens Smooth Move tea. I want to push a bit but afraid.

I was so lucky, my primary Dr. said no as well. he said if I lost 25 lbs ( I was 240 ) I would feel 100% better. I switched doctors immediately.

I truly think it depends on where you are having your sugery. Mine was in Palm springs California at Desert Regional medical Center. I brought shorts, shirts, undies, Kindle, ear buds etc etc and found I used very little. I stayed in the gown they gave me until going home and used my chapstick. Only showered the day I went home. I had a private room so I was able to close the door if it got noisy but they still came in every 4 hours to take my vitals. check with the hospital/surgical center before you take the kitchn sink!!

Congrats!!! The first thing I noticed about how I look was also the loss of the "moon" face!!

I am lucky that I have a great hospital to get this surgery out. The team there is amazing. The ONLY reason that I didn't have my monthly physician appointments done through the hospital was because of the commute (I live an hour away). Everything else i am having done through the hospital. I thought I had a decent internal medicine doctor that I see for all my routine stuff, but I do not. It's best I found this out now. It's obvious that weight loss is not a topic he is comfortable with, even if I am the one bringing it up. So it's best I find a more suitable primary physician now who can be comfortable in approaching my health from all angles.

Fiber can help. I got the Phillips Gummy Fiber chews. Also I was told to put 2 TBS of mineral oil in my shake every a.m. The manager in my doctor's office is 3 years out and she told me the Dr. gave her this advice. She said she is regular every day. I had a horrible time of it today. Had to drink magnesium citrate. Plus the pain of trying to get the initial flow going had me sweating and in tears,

So I started my journey in January. I was sleeved on May 14th. I lost 50 pounds before surgery and 29 since surgery. More to go but I feel so much better. This pic was taken in 2009 and I don't know what I made but it was probably my heaviest ever.

I was so lucky, my primary Dr. said no as well. he said if I lost 25 lbs ( I was 240 ) I would feel 100% better. I switched doctors immediately.

Some people are so very unhappy with their own lives that they can't be happy for anyone else. So sad. Just remember when you are feeling on top of the world not to let anyone get you down.

Oh Molly sounds like you and I had the same kind of day. Sweating and near tears is no fun.

This girl right here will be taking her Miralax every single night! I didn't think I needed it anymore....Umm, I wouldn't wish what happened to me yesterday morning on my worst enemy! Please just take something!

Tmi alert.....
Ever since being sleeved in december my bm schedule has completely changed. Preop I would go 2, sometimes 3 times a day. Now I seem to go about every 5 days or so. And when I do go it's a lot. Like so much that I keep clogging potty's. Sorry this is embarrassing.....
But what can I take to help go more often.
Any advice would be great. I never had this problem before surgery so I'm not sure what to do.

When you go to pull on your Spanx and realize you've out skinny-ed them!!! I think going down a size in compression garments is 10x more exciting for me than going down a dress size. NSVs are really the greatest motivation in this journey.

Haha...I was folding the laundry the other day & wondered how long it would take me to need smaller underwear. Definitely more of a significant step than dropping a dress or pants size!

with friends like that......................

Some people are so very unhappy with their own lives that they can't be happy for anyone else. So sad. Just remember when you are feeling on top of the world not to let anyone get you down.

Some people are so very unhappy with their own lives that they can't be happy for anyone else. So sad. Just remember when you are feeling on top of the world not to let anyone get you down.

with friends like that......................

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I have gotten the funniest reactions when I tell waiters i don't want anything to drink. What I found that works is ordering a glass of Water but letting it sit there. it doesn't cost anything and they won't come by to try to refill it if they see it's full.

Some people are so very unhappy with their own lives that they can't be happy for anyone else. So sad. Just remember when you are feeling on top of the world not to let anyone get you down.

with friends like that......................

with friends like that......................

I definitely won't be popular with this response..but why the hell would you cut 85% of your stomach out to be healthy only to die of Lung Cancer because you can't quit smoking..
And yes I am a reformed smoker so I can say that. I quit smoking on December 3rd, 2012 at 6pm and have NEVER looked back. I wish you luck in not continuing to smoking but if you are looking for validation to continue from this gal..you aren't gonna get it. I am sure there will be others who will say they continued to smoke etc., but to me it just makes no sense.

i understand. at our fourth of july get together, my sister in law was like "so, it's basically Atkins right?" "you could have done that without surgery." oh what the hell ever! good thing the rest of my family is supportive.