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@@OutsideMatchInside It's much easier for me to sleep in other positions too since I lost weight. However, I use a cpap machine and sleeping on my side seems to work out best.

In my past experience, when I lost a lot of weight I became more confident and quit putting up with bs.

I was a side sleeper before surgery and I went right back to side sleeping. I used an abdominal binder for a week or so when I slept. http://www.amazon.com/BraceAbility-Bariatric-Abdominal-Binder-Circumference/dp/B00QLYYWUS/ref=sr_1_2_a_it?ie=UTF8&qid=1461782777&sr=8-2&keywords=stomach+binder

Get the sleeve.

@@Momcat https://recipes.sparkpeople.com/recipe-detail.asp?recipe=1067731

Try Benefiber. A few teaspons a day will keep you regular.

It seems strange that the hospital didn't make the OP pay in advance or at least make payment arrangements with them. I thought that all hospitals did for elective procedures.

My hair started falling out around 3 or 4 months out. I thought for sure that I was going bald. I stopped coloring my hair to try to lessen the stress on it. And for some reason, when a handful of gray hair came out it didn't bother me as much as loosing colored hair. It didn't make sense but it seemed to help me. I'm a little over 6 months out and the loss has really slowed down. I went ahead and colored my hair last weekend. It's amazing how much fuller my hair looks now that the roots aren't gray anymore. Anyway, good luck to you. Try to not let it get to you. I know it's hard.

do it...you will not regret it.

Go to your doctor. You should get thru this period soon. If not, you have a complication that needs to be taken care of. Most people do no feel sick three weeks out.

It's a personal decision to tell or not tell. But I know from personal experience that people will think you had it whether or not you did. So, once I had it, I decided to be honest about it.

sleep apnea is not funny.

So, why didn't exercise and diet work for you in the past? Okay, but when people ask HOW did you do it? And I answer doesn't include WLS, you I am not telling the truth. So philosophically speaking, is a failure to answer with a truthful answer a lie? Yes.

If you don't want to talk about it, you can just say that you don't want to talk about it. Once you go into details and leave out the surgery, you are no longer being completely truthful. It's your right to not be truthful, but you have need to own it. So what you're saying is that in all the scenarios I listed in my original post, you would give full details? Really? No, I just would not discuss it period. Several years ago, a woman that I only knew thru other friends had some kind of wls. I guess she didn't realize that I knew it. She had to the nerve to tell me that I should start walking because that is how she lost weight. She brought up the weight issue, not me. To this day, I wish I had asked her if she would also recommend the surgery that she had to lose weight along with the walking. The point is, she didn't lose weight by just walking. She lost weight by having surgery. It was none of my business and I never would have brought it. She was lying when she tried to "help" me by telling me to walk more like she did.

Good grief is right. If you want to not tell the truth, then admit you are not telling the truth. Pretty simple. You don't owe anyone the truth. Just admit that you aren't telling the truth.

If you don't want to talk about it, you can just say that you don't want to talk about it. Once you go into details and leave out the surgery, you are no longer being completely truthful. It's your right to not be truthful, but you have need to own it.

Your doctors office should give you detailed requirements. It differs from doctor to doctor and also from patient to patient. Good luck on your journey.

I live in Texas. We usually have at least 4 to 8 weeks of close to and over 100 degree days. For the past 4 or 5 years, I have felt like each summer would be my last. I just couldn't stand it. It's April and I am not dreading the summer!

I live in Texas. We usually have at least 4 to 8 weeks of close to and over 100 degree days. For the past 4 or 5 years, I have felt like each summer would be my last. I just couldn't stand it. It's April and I am not dreading the summer!

It's not a big deal. Don't sweat it. As long as you stop eating before you feel uncomfortable, you are fine.

Umm..it's only March of 2016. Are you posting from the future?

IMHO, you may be over thinking this. I don't think people are that interested in what I have done. What about people that have breast implants and other surgeries? People use surgery to change they way they look ever day.

I tell everyone. I've only had positive results so far.

Just eat it.

No need to stay busy. Just rest and start getting better.