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j16

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    Good luck everyone! I am supposed to start my liver shrinking diet June 1 but am planning on starting a few days early to make up for some food funerals. I'm having real fears about being able to do this (give up the food). I was doing really well on the medically supervised diet until recently. My surgeon allows coffee but am thinking maybe I should cut it out. Anyway, after researching and waiting for so long now that it's almost here it seems unreal.

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    I was about 15 pounds overweight by the time I graduated from high school and 50 by the time I graduated from college. I then lost all my excess weight in my twenties and could eat whatever I wanted. This ended when I got pregnant and quit smoking. I had put on 90 extra pounds after the birth of my first child. I added an additional 25 pounds with my 2nd child, 5 with my 3rd and an additional 30 with menopause.

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    I know I will have to exercise to keep my weight off. I'm really out of shape so have started walking but am hoping someday to be able to run. I was in track 38 years ago and jogging is the only exercise I remember loving to do. I'm wondering at what weight it would be safe for me to start running without causing an injury to my knees or feet. I realize I will have to work up to it but it would be helpful to have a goal to work towards. I am 5'5" and female.

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    I was hoping to have a sleeve. I had been on omeprazole but had no symptoms and in fact went off for a month with no symptoms. My surgeon had me do an endoscopy and barium swallow test which showed no damage and then a manometry and Bravo Ph capsule test which showed Barrett's esophagus. My surgeon now will only do RNY for me. If you have not had all four of these tests you might consider having them to make sure you don't have Barrett's before you go with the sleeve since it has the risk of making acid reflux worse. If you have no damage then the sleeve may be a better option for you. It's a very personal choice since the pros and cons of each type of surgery are weighted differently by each of us.

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