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My sleeve surgery is scheduled for 8/26/14 and I'm having second thoughts due to the fear that this will not work for me since I'm post-menopausal. The surgery doesn't scare me too much, however, the post-surgery timeframe terrifies me because I have in my head I'm not going to lose anything. When I met with my surgeon couple days ago, I told him I was going to be his first medical miracle.....I'm going to follow everything they tell me to do and not lose anything. He just chuckled and said if I follow it, I will lose. I am 43 years old and have gained so much weight since menopause, diagnosed with high-blood pressure, fibromyalgia, osteoarthritis, etc. (body is falling apart so I keep telling my husband to take me out behind a barn and shoot me......lol). My questions are for anyone who has had this surgery after going thru menopause. Did it actually work? Did you lose weight? Did you lose a lot of hair? Did you plateau a lot? If you did lose weight, how slow did the weight come off? Sorry, just a few questions lol. Thank you!!

Thank you for the advice, I really appreciate it. I keep reading about Protein, protein, protein (and of course Water too). So I started looking for Protein shakes and powders I like (which I have found several). Thank you again!!

Honestly, I'm hoping my age will be a plus for when I start losing weight. With the constant pain in my feet, my knees, my back, it makes it difficult to exercise. I keep telling myself, if I don't move now, it is going to be more painful down the road if I have to continue carrying this weight.

That's wonderful, congratulations! That helps tremendously knowing someone else, who has the same set of circumstances, has experienced weight loss with this surgery. I may have more questions as I go thru this great journey, so I apologize upfront for potential nagging lol. Thank you for sharing your success.

I'm laughing so much at these posts (tackling children for mcdonalds or hitting your own mother with a brick for a cheeseburger). Lol omg these made my day!! Just proves we all go thru these same emotions to get where we need to be. Thank you for posting!!

I just received my approval letter Monday. Been a mess of nerves ever since. As my daughter says, "$;@& just got real"!! Lol