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@@VSGAnn2014 how long did it take you to reach your goal weight? i see that you are beyond your goal weight. just curious.

i started at 224 pounds the beginning of august when i started the whole process and had the sleeve november 17. i am now 185 and have lost a total of 39 pounds. i no comprehende the stones/kilo..... heehee

i have the prescription nasal spray B12 from nascobol. they also send me free Vitamins.... a multi which i take twice a day, Calcium, 3 times a day, and Iron, once a day, all chewable. it cost me $25 a month and they are delivered to me. i love them and they are very good.

Oh my goodness! If that is the worst you do then you are going to have great success!!!!! You will anyway . Not that big of a deal. Just not something you want to do all the time though. Don't be hard on yourself, just learn and keep your goals in sight.

Start weaning off caffeine now to avoid headaches.

@@mommamissy how are you doing??????

Got I 8000 steps today....

@@Valentina I love you!!! I have a passion for dogs. Not showing, but loving on them, playing with them, spoiling them. I have always wanted a standard poodle. Now I want a labradoodle. Of course I have too many pets now to get one. My mom and aunt went to the Westminster show last year!!!!!! Took a trip to NY. We all love dogs. Oh ya. I'm not a huge baseball fan, but I love YU darvish and of course A rod. @ I am so excited for you!!!!

@ it is so much fun. i played for years. talk about a workout!!!! omg, sweat, sweat. the times that i have played the last couple of years have left me breathless, literally haha. i would play one game then have to sit out the next. you should play!!!

i just had an appointment with my surgeon last week. i am 50 and have horrible knees. arthritis, bone spurs, swiss cheese meniscus, degeneration, you name it. he does not want me taking nsaids but said i could if pain got bad. he said to be sure something was on my stomach. fyi...... i was hell bent on lap band. i, too, did not want anything permanent. the more i read, the more negative things i kept seeing. my best friend has it and has had no problem at all. my biggest fear through this whole thing is being nauseated and/or throwing up. i did a lot of research on lap band. i started thinking about the sleeve in the back of my mind. when i went to my docs seminar, there was a lady there who had gotten the band a few years ago, and was there to switch to sleeve. she told her story about after getting the band, that she would throw up about 10 times almost every day. that sentence screamed at me. with that and everything else i had read, i made the decision that the lap band was not for me. also, i live five hours away from my doc and did not want the inconvenience of having to get the fills. i know it works wonderfully for many people. you just need to read and research and keep reading and researching. only you can make your decision. the sleeve surgery was the easiest surgery i have every had. i have, not one single time, been nauseated since surgery. i have actually felt great the entire time, except when i had fever in the hospital. good luck on your journey!!!

One of the things I love to photograph as an amateur photographer is horse shows.... There is nothing like travel photography....I come home with hundreds of photos from every trip we take Wow! That would be so much fun to photograph horse shows! I, myself, am a horrible photographer. I have so much respect for those of you who are great at it!!!!!!

my hobbies are quite different from the above. i love sports and animals i have always been a dog person. have always had them and loved them. a few years ago, my son brought home a stray cat. we have always taken care of strays and found homes for them. unbeknownst to us, she was pregnant. from the day they were born, i handled them and loved them. played with them every single day. when they opened their eyes and started roaming around, it was over for me. she had 7!!! when the time came to give them away, i knew it would be hard. we gave three away, and i cried and cried. it broke my heart. my husband and i thought about it, and although it is crazy, we kept the other 4. they are 2 years and 4 months old. we found the yellow male, named nemo, run over close to our house. it was the day after christmas last year. we were devastated. my black boy, roadie, has not come home in three days. we bring them in at night because there are coyotes that come around. we could not find him sunday night. no sign of him. ugh. i have always loved horses. i love riding. i started jumping when i was 29 until i became pregnant and stopped. i am ready to move to the country again and own horses and ride again. i love the NFL. i play fantasy football and love it. my favorite sport to play is racquetball. i started at 18 and played until i was 32. after having my two boys, i did not go back. my husband and i both played. we played in tournaments all over texas. he started back 3 years ago and i have played a few times since then. i hurt my shoulder in september playing and am getting steroid shot tomorrow. hopefully that fixes me up. i want to start playing again.

I'm sorry that happened. Horses are expensive and a lot of work. It bothers me that she didn't help you with yours, feeding, cleaning after rides. Not to mention the expense. I don't understand her not helping when you needed it, then rescued one. Maybe she rescued it using her heart not her mind and made a hurried decision. That is still no justification. My suggestion is to not make a decision today. Sit on it a couple of days then go with your heart. Sometimes I forgive and forget, I just get over it and feel ok about it. Sometimes I don't. If that's the case I go with my feelings. Then I would be through riding with her. Have you thought of calling her and saying "there is something bothering me. I asked you to blah blah and you said no, and now you have blah blah and it really hurt my feelings?" After talking to her you will probably have a clear picture of what you want to do.

Yes whey has 25 g.

Right!!!!! I just don't want to use it as a large dose of daily protein if it's not what I think it is. New whey does not say it is collagen protein.

I know your pain. I lost my orthopedic doc of 18 years. It is awful. I am so sorry for your loss. I hope you find another that you like as well.

@@amh13 I fear it too. 10 weeks out and I'm losing it. Not a horrible amount but more than normal. Girl, you better get that protein in! You WILL lose hair if you don't get enough. Protein is the most important part as far as hair loss. With that being said, even getting enough protein may not stop it. I get enough of it .

I had a little bit of acne issues, even at 50 years old. Could keep it under control with a good acne face cleanser. Now my skin is very dry, even my face. I have to exfoliate often. So it is better, yes. I might add I am not drinking enough water.

I had to ditch new whey protein because only 4% is absorbed. Has a pdcaas ranking of 100 (compared to new whey which had 4). Does anyone know anything about Yes Whey? I assume the label is correct and it is good for my protein goal, but I assumed the same for new whey.

@ i suggest you find out exactly what medicare requires, too, so that maybe you can meet their requirements during this 3/6 month period. kill two birds with one stone so to say. good luck to you! there is tons of information on this site.

You got it!!!

The first thing I would check out are your insurance requirements. Read the policy and find out exactly what they require. I am not sure I have ever read of a doc giving pills to get you to qualify for surgery. i am a little confused. I understand the doc wants you to lose weight, thus the pills. Is she saying to lose X amount of weight and then you will qualify? Will you give more details?

I had to do it the day before.

How many days post op are you? I always get low grade fever after every surgery. With the sleeve I got it both nights in the hospital. It made me feel horrible. Tylenol brought it down. Generally, they say not to worry about low grade fever after surgery.

the time will fly!!!!! good luck!!!