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have you called your surgeon? maybe see your primary if you are concerned about the bulge?

@@Kimcamm you are so right! It is hard to get through the many emotions without the go to comfort food that we are used to. I used to eat whatever I wanted when feeling depressed or have a case of beer(that was bad) and now I can't do that anymore. Some foods don't agree with me and alcohol doesn't either. Learning to press on through those feelings without those is hard.

I have always been overweight since I was about 6 or 7, I don't know what life is like at a normal weight and can't wait to see what the difference is.

to say I never regretted it, I would be lying. Yes there were times that I regretted getting the surgery only because I had felt I took away the one thing I could control and that is what I can eat. I had to get used to giving up some favorite foods and drinking. Looking back I don't regret it but wish I had done it years ago instead of now.

@@bellabloom I clicked on yours and it says the profile is not available. Okcupid is not bad seems like real people on that one.

@@OKCPirate Oh I don't know if I would even say anything for awhile if I was serious about someone. I can barely believe I was that heavy.

wow I wonder what women will think once I get to goal and say I used to be over 500lbs. lol

tinder only works in my area for hookers...gotta love Vegas. lol

it will probably be a lot faster for you then since you are self pay. Did they explain the process at the seminar you went to?

Henderson, Nevada

I got the date the same day I seen my surgeon for the consult. After seeing him I had to see the scheduler and she gave me the date. Might be different for others though. Mine was a couple weeks after seeing the surgeon.

@ I'm sure there are going to be more questions as you go on this journey. This place is a great resource for just about anything you can think of.

nice to meet you as well.

Thanks for sharing, it does give me some tips on what I should put on mine!

took me about 4 days, had to take stool softeners to help

@@cuchas you look great! I think we all go through the depression, I know I am still but I am not wanting to take pills. It is a total change mentally from losing weight.

I'm 7 months post op and for the past month I have woken up three times by extreme nausea and then throwing up. I don't have anything before bedtime so I don't have a full stomach. Nothing comes up other than clear liquid. Last time it happened was yesterday at 4am. Does anyone else go through this?

Thank you all for your comments, I'm going to make an appointment with my doctor and see what it is. I don't take any meds and I don't think it's what I'm eating but I'll see.

I have created a couple online profiles on dating sites but have yet to go on a date. I find it very time consuming searching through profiles and also making my profile something someone would be interested in reading. My concern is though once I start dating what should I expect? From my very limited experience I would pay for everything and didn't think twice about it. I was talking with my friend yesterday and she said it is not like that anymore. It is more of split it down the middle kinda thing or go dutch. This is when you are dating and when you decide to move in together (which is not even a thought right now). What I would like to know is if any of you have come across dating situation where you didn't know what to do or tried to do what you thought was normal only to find out it wasn't.

@@bellabloom 1, kung fu movies rock! 2. you gotta do that so that people can understand you, loud speak is universal language 3. cults are awesome! you got lots of friends and it's a special club. sorry I had to..those stories are horrible! All these stories are giving me tips on what not to do. haha

Sorry you are going through that, it's hard when you have feelings for someone and they can't stop their addiction. You gotta think of yourself first though and do what is best for you.

HW 517 SW 467 2/9/15 CW 344

I really like the monthly check ups with Patient Pal, It's nice to have that call each month to check up on us.

@@Namaste6 that would be a cool business to have! hang out with cats all day. lol

wow that's awesome! Which island is that on?