jjyogalove

I was self pay in NY. My initial visit was August 18, and surgery was September 18th. Good luck! ????

I'm a NYC sleever! I'm tomorrow (Friday, Sept 18th) at NYU with Dr. Schwack. Nervous but ready! Good luck to all

Does anyone have a Fitbit? I was considering buying myself a pre-surgery present as I start on my journey towards becoming healthy, strong and fit. I was wondering if anyone had one and what they thought of it. I do gentle yoga and walk, but I'm going to increase my walking and join a gym. I'd love to hear input on the Fitbit, because I think it could be a really great tool to track activity, calories, food, etc. (I think the app does all that, anyway!) Thoughts?

I was wondering what everyone's experience with pain after the surgery was? Did they send you home on painkillers? I'm a little nervous.

You look absolutely beautiful! Congratulations!!!!

Congrats! How long did it take you to get there?

When was that? You might be surprised with vanity sizing what size you might wear at the same weight now! We never had size 0 00 and 000 back in my day LoL! They were size 2 4 and 6. So that would make a current 4 maybe a 10! Things have really changedn That's very true. I think it also depends on your bone structure. I'm small-boned, so I'd be a larger size at say, 145-150 and 5'4 than someone with a large bone structure.

My antidepressant will be crushed for the first week after surgery. If one is a capsule you can open the capsule and eat the powder inside. Probably tastes vile though. Either way, be sure to ask you surgeon and pcp- many meds that are time released cannot be crushed, but there might be another alternative like a different medicine for a little while or liquid version I definitely will ask. I'm really crossing my fingers that I won't have to, because I take quite a few medications and that will be a pain in the neck!

Hi all, I was wondering how everyone was setting their ultimate goal weight? Is it based on a historic weight that you were comfortable at? Did your surgeon decide? Are you just setting a general number and then seeing where your weight settles? My surgeon didn't set a goal weight for me. I'm 5'4 and decided on 135, because historically, I've always fallen been the most comfortable between 130-145 and a size 6-8. I'm worried that I'm setting myself up for disappointment if I can't reach that. What are everyone else's thoughts? Thanks! J

Oh, that's awesome to hear! I hope that's the case with me-it will make my life so much easier!

I take a few medications for depression and anxiety, and was wondering if they would need to be crushed, post-op, or if I'll be able to swallow them. One of them is a capsule and can't be crushed. Does anyone know how I would deal with this? Thanks!

Scratch that, I figured it out!

Hi all! I'm a little technologically impaired-how do you create a ticker for your weight on your profile? Thanks! :-)

@@notforthefaint, I haven't gotten an email-would you mind re-sending? Thank you

Thanks everyone! I know that each person's rate of weight loss is individual, I just wanted to get a general idea. :-)