DavidOso

Neither, just stick with the hospital gowns. When you leave your room to go walking, just put on another hospital gown facing backwards so you don't flash anyone. Hospital gowns are designed to deal with drains, catheters, and IV lines and poles, any or all of which you may have -- your robe or PJ's are not. Also, do you want to get oozing blood, bodily fluids, or IV fluids on your own clothes, or on the hospital's? I say let the hospital deal with that load of laundry!

I don't know if I am considered a vet or long time member yet, but I can relate to some of them. I have only been a member of this board for a little over a year. The number 1 thing I see that brings out the negative comments from veteran members though is newbies asking questions that have obvious answers that could be answered by either looking at a few threads only a couple of weeks old or using the search feature. Threads like:
Soda/Pop consumption Stalls at only X weeks out Can I eat pizza? Can I drink beer? I've eaten half a deer carcass and I don't feel full I don't want to read the literature my surgeon gave me and I am too lazy to call them so I will ask the question here just like a hundred other people that have done the same. Drama queens/kings and pity partiers that don't want to change and are only looking for justification for not changing their lifestyle. In those cases, when you see them over and over and over, it's hard to either take them seriously or not be jaded. Then there are the people that create profiles merely to spam or cause uproars. Me personally, I just avoid posting for the most part. I did not join for support rather I joined for information. I have made friends with a couple and as a consequence found support, but that was a lucky result of my contribution to the forums.
My advice, get what you need and ignore the rest.

Maybe they need to be reported
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The last few weeks I've been seeing a lot of rude responses to posts........each time I saw one I wanted to respond and ask "WTH is your problem?"......but knew that would just add to the drama, and I think that's what those folks are seeking anyway......So I found this "Rant" section and decided this would be the place to express my low opinion of those posters that seem to think that name calling and talking down to people is the way to respond to posts on a support forum....I see this type of response most often from some of the long timers. I'm not going to name names, because I know you know who you are because it is obvious it is done intentionally.....My advice to those folks, is if you're no longer able to provide support without being sarcastic, maybe it's time you move on with your life and just leave the forum and find something you're good at......It's great to have long timers here that will share their experiences with newbies because it is priceless when shared appropriately.....but if you don't know how to do it in a way that is supportive, you're only being hurtful and may actually cause someone not to ask a future question for fear they will be attached for being stupid......
That's the end of my rant.............As Ellen says at the end of all her shows............"Be kind to one another"

Wearing clothes from the JR section.
Seeing how proud my kids are of me.
My daughter wrapping her arms all the way around me when she hugs me.
My weight starting with the number 1 for the first time since middle school.
Knowing that I can finally meet my goal of being a healthy weight for the first time in my life.
The list could go on and on.

First time I realized I was crossing my legs with no problem
Dropping to weights I hadn't seen in 30+ years
Having my wife's nick name for me change to slim!
Waking up an feeling no back, knee or joint pain
Putting away the CPAP machine
Having to reintroduce myself to people who hadn't seen me since surgery...
Trying on clothes at places I never could before!
Knowing that this list will just keep on growing!

Getting under 250 lbs.
My students telling me before school ended that I had lost so much weight. One student even said, " at the beginning of the semester you were huge, now you're not."
Being called skinny. (I'm still no where near skinny but it is nice to hear that people notice the changes.).
Weighing less than my hubby.
Can't wait to see where I am Feb. 12 when I Celebrate my 1 year post op.
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Please share either upcoming milestones or ones already achieved. Here are a few of mine.
First time CHEWING food post op 100 lbs lost 200 lbs lost Breaking into the 200's Buying an XL shirt at a store that didn't have BIG or TALL in the name And coming up in 32 lbs...Being literally "Half the Man" I used to be. Sometimes jumping up and down, and shouting for joy needs to be shared with others...and sometimes others jump higher and shout louder than we did for ourselves.

Please share either upcoming milestones or ones already achieved. Here are a few of mine.
First time CHEWING food post op 100 lbs lost 200 lbs lost Breaking into the 200's Buying an XL shirt at a store that didn't have BIG or TALL in the name And coming up in 32 lbs...Being literally "Half the Man" I used to be. Sometimes jumping up and down, and shouting for joy needs to be shared with others...and sometimes others jump higher and shout louder than we did for ourselves.

Anyone save $$ as a benefit? As a result of spending less money on food?

Same basic cooking method egg-sept(sorry) drain and shake the daylights out of the pan to crack the shells all over THEN chill in ice cold Water. As the eggs cool, they contract, drawing water into the cracks in the shell and creating a barrier of water between the egg and shell. Some time they just slip right off in one hand. Also, old eggs are best.

I had forgotten about the "OH MY GOD" (in a good way) double take. That goes on my list, too.

Please share either upcoming milestones or ones already achieved. Here are a few of mine.
First time CHEWING food post op 100 lbs lost 200 lbs lost Breaking into the 200's Buying an XL shirt at a store that didn't have BIG or TALL in the name And coming up in 32 lbs...Being literally "Half the Man" I used to be. Sometimes jumping up and down, and shouting for joy needs to be shared with others...and sometimes others jump higher and shout louder than we did for ourselves.

* Just making it to surgery. Was nursing a back injury that was driving me nuts. Lost 55lbs during the pre-op months. Good momentum going into the surgery.
* three weeks post op......and having low blood pressure for the first time ever. lol
* 8-9 weeks post op........started grilling again. Felt great to be able to enjoy it.
* Hopping on an airplane 5 months post-op and getting away to the time of my life for a week. It was a life-changing trip. Came home.....then went 3 weeks later on a 7 day cruise with my wife. Had fun on the cruise and went around shirtless most of the days. Pools & hot tubs for 7 days.....and being shocked at how much people really do eat on these cruises.
* Going into my favorite restaurant for the first time in a while......and having to stop the waiter from bringing me a huge ice cold draft beer. He asked if I was feeling okay. Funny times.
* Sitting in any booth in any restaurant........and being able to order from any menu and find stuff that fits my goals.
* Wearing blue jeans for the first time in 25 years. Not the Levi's that I want to wear, though.....I'm not ready to have my waist size printed on the outside patch of my jeans. Soon, though.....button fly 501's will be worn all the time.
* I have my 1 year appointment scheduled in October. I am really looking forward to this milestone appointment.

NSV's
wrapping a bath towel around my small body
sitting in the middle seat on the airplane
or booth in restaurant
certain body parts no longer hurt or have improved
doing a double take past a mirror in Kohl's, is that really me??
not running away from the camera
confidence to go out and about
don't feel "everyone" is staring at me & my weight
now if they stare, it's because i'm cute as a button!!!
not having to use handicap public toilet
saying good-bye to plus size clothes
phew, this is an add on during my 720 minute allotted time!!
doing volunteer work is a BIG BIG NSV for me
being in the public around 100's of people in a hospital
i would never have done that before WLS
losing weight does NOT fix all evils/problems
but it doesn't hurt!!
i still can't play the tuba!!
but i never could
why would i want to?? LOL
consolidate all my NSV's...........
i am healthier and happier than i would have ever dreamed possible
life is good one day at a time
kathy

Crossing my legs, seeing the pile of "too big" clothes growing, seeing my reflection and doing a double take- in a good way:) Having a calm feeling come over me when I think of the future.

I had forgotten about the "OH MY GOD" (in a good way) double take. That goes on my list, too.

Please share either upcoming milestones or ones already achieved. Here are a few of mine.
First time CHEWING food post op 100 lbs lost 200 lbs lost Breaking into the 200's Buying an XL shirt at a store that didn't have BIG or TALL in the name And coming up in 32 lbs...Being literally "Half the Man" I used to be. Sometimes jumping up and down, and shouting for joy needs to be shared with others...and sometimes others jump higher and shout louder than we did for ourselves.

I had forgotten about the "OH MY GOD" (in a good way) double take. That goes on my list, too.

I had forgotten about the "OH MY GOD" (in a good way) double take. That goes on my list, too.

I had forgotten about the "OH MY GOD" (in a good way) double take. That goes on my list, too.

Please share either upcoming milestones or ones already achieved. Here are a few of mine.
First time CHEWING food post op 100 lbs lost 200 lbs lost Breaking into the 200's Buying an XL shirt at a store that didn't have BIG or TALL in the name And coming up in 32 lbs...Being literally "Half the Man" I used to be. Sometimes jumping up and down, and shouting for joy needs to be shared with others...and sometimes others jump higher and shout louder than we did for ourselves.

I had forgotten about the "OH MY GOD" (in a good way) double take. That goes on my list, too.

Please share either upcoming milestones or ones already achieved. Here are a few of mine.
First time CHEWING food post op 100 lbs lost 200 lbs lost Breaking into the 200's Buying an XL shirt at a store that didn't have BIG or TALL in the name And coming up in 32 lbs...Being literally "Half the Man" I used to be. Sometimes jumping up and down, and shouting for joy needs to be shared with others...and sometimes others jump higher and shout louder than we did for ourselves.

I had forgotten about the "OH MY GOD" (in a good way) double take. That goes on my list, too.