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Awesome thanks. Leigh is only about 10 min from me so that is great

Thank you. Do you know if Sentara has them at any location other than Harbour View? I will call someone this week to find out, everything I see online refers to HV and that's pretty far to go as well.

198 on the dot! I am under 200 YEAHHHH!

It seems as though every situation is different and the Dr. and nursing staff rule on the side of caution. That is very comforting for those of you who are pending surgery. If you have confidence in the surgeon you choose I would trust that he would make the right decision on when to discharge you. They do this procedure so often that I would assume they recogonize any anomaly quickly and assess the need for further hospital observation.

Yeah! There are others by me. I live in Norfolk but had my surgery in Newport News with Dr. Terracina. I was hoping to find meetings on the southside because traffic to the Peninsula is so bad and it's really to far to go just for an hr meeting. I am 3 weeks post op and so far so good not issues so far. I have lost 18.2 lbs so far. I am very excited to be able to chat with others in my area!

As populated as the Hampton Roads Virginia area is I am surprised that there is no one on here from the area????

I am 3 weeks post op and for me the popsicles were my favorite because the chewing helped my head hunger. In the last week I have finally figured out the difference between head hunger and hunger. When I started to think I was hungry I would drink a few sips of the protein drink and if my hunger goes away I know. Constantly drinking water makes all the difference in the world. Lastly, my favorite tool is the Meal Reminder app. I am on soft/pureed food and to supposed to eat 5-6 times a day 2 hrs apart. So when the alarms sound I eat and in between I drink my water or whatever. Two of the meals are protein drinks.

Have you tried popsicles or jello Did you have a VSG or a bypass

I have my new weight it's 200.2 I can't wait to be under the 200 mark! I am 18 days post op

200.2

204.6

I'm in the hospital as we speak and my surgery was 9/4. It's the nausea, vomiting and diarrhea that are killing me. I can't do the zolfran under the tongue because it makes me nauseous. They gave me the pills to cut and swallow but I can hardly keep down the water to take that. I'm waiting to be transferred back to the hospital where I had my surgery, Cedar Sinai. Didn't expect to be in the hospital 3-4 times within the first 3 weeks. This has been psychologically draining but I'm trying to maintain a positive attitude as much as I can. Man, hope you guys feel better soon. It sucks to be so excited about a life change and then be brought down with setbacks. May I ask when the complications started? I keep thinking that this has been way too easy so far because other then being tired and an allergy to the degraderm sp? adhesive, I have had no issues. I will be 2 weeks post op on Thursday.

Hi everyone, I am 10 days post op, at the 1 week point I was 9.6 lbs lost. I will update on Thursday my 2 week stats. I am 5'2" and current weight is 205

Thanks, it IS all about sharing the information so we dont feel alone in it.

Well did she give you a reason to call her a pig? If so and you were as aggravated at her as I was at my husband you would have got the same reception that I would have. Right… Husband or Wife, being inconsiderate crosses all gender dude just sayin… .Unfortunately, I have read posts where a few women become quite militant if a man says something negative about their own wife or girlfriend.Granted if the man has a wife AND a girlfriend at the same time, that would be a justifyable response. I understand that but I just made an offhanded comment that was more about inconsiderate people and this example just happened to involve my husband. I for one, am never going to take a side based on gender. I am a Capricorn and an ESTJ personality so to me right is right wrong is wrong and "feelings" were ment to be a song. So let me apologize upfront to anyone that I offend I don't mean to offend, it just is what it is.

Now that is funny ???? what a cheeky idea!

Looking to see if there are others near me and if they go to support meetings and where?

I believe it comes from the stitch that is placed in the muscle to secure the stomach. My Dr. and all information that I received from his office describes this as the only discomfort that you should have but will subside after a few weeks. I am 1 week out today and am experiencing it now. If you are worried or it is unbearable call your Dr's office better safe than sorry.

This is exactly the way I was handled. During surgery and again the following morning with a barium swallow test in xray.

Am I too late to get in on the challange?

It didn't amount to me actually saying anything to him I called my daughter and she bought over the silly popsicles it was more the lack of consideration. In my case he knew I could not acquire them without his assistance. In yours I was probably just forgeting that the food plan in the house has been totally changed and he just responded his normal "sure, go ahead" without thinking. I can see my hubby doing the same thing. Btw we just had our 27th anniversary in June and we are both 48, so have spent our adult lives together so I think it's ok to get a little pissed about stuff from time to time. I'm glad that we are not the only couple that disagree and move on lol

Well did she give you a reason to call her a pig? If so and you were as aggravated at her as I was at my husband you would have got the same reception that I would have. Right… Husband or Wife, being inconsiderate crosses all gender dude just sayin… .

My post op guidlines are no driving for at least the first 7 days. Maybe it's the city inwhich I live is like the Indy 500 daily ????

Why would any responsible surgeon let a patient leave hospital without allowing adequate time to check for leaking? I am less than 1 week past sleeve surgery and I have to say that the most success you will have from this surgery depends on the experience of the surgeon and do yourself a favor and research your research. Just because a surgeon does this type of surgery doesn't mean he is an expert. We all just get so excited for something that we have longed for, for a long time but your approval for surgery is not based on the surgeon so choose wisely, your quality of life could depend on it.

Surgery 9/10 214.6 lbs GW 180