miraclemaker

It's totally normal!! I just had sleeve 4/6 and wS anxious too. Just 26 days out..I'm so glad I did it. Down 20lbs!
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I'm in or is it too late?
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Way to go!
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coffee..... very dark with coffee mate and sugar ..... now splenda
FatKellyRN>soontobe<SleeveKellyRN

I was sleeved on 3/2 and it is slowly getting better. As stated above your insides are still swollen but you will eventually get to a better place. I have found that eating softer foods when going out also helps like pulled meats - they are easy to chew and cut to small pieces without being obvious. When I get close to my full mark I get the hiccups...just 3 or 4 hiccups and that tells me I am done . You are doing great!

I for one was very open about my surgery. I started at 348lbs and losing 100lbs in a couple of months would have been hard to hide.
What I do hate about having people know is:
1) I'm always asked "so how much weight now" a week after I saw them last
2) so how much more are you planning on losing?
3) You're gonna have plastics right?
If I could go back in time, I would not have shared with everyone. It's ultimately nobody's business. You and only you need to know what's going on in your personal life.
Good luck to all of you. This has been the best thing I've ever done for me!!

MrsRoboto I'm so glad to hear you were able to be walking around an amusement park at 2 weeks post op. My son is really looking forward to me chaperoning his class trip so I will make it work regardless but I'm happy to hear you did it with no problems. I'm glad to hear everyone say it's pretty easy to hide the fact that your not actually eating.
115 pounds is awesome!!! Congrats!
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I told very few and nobody at work. I agree with most, I don't want to be the poster child for the surgery. Everyone needs to make up their own minds.
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I'm also scheduled for April 28 woohoo good luck to your cousin!!!
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I only told my husband and my BFF my children and parents don't even know. As far as work I told my coworkers I was going out to have hernia repair in which I really did along with my WLS. Leading up to my surgery I would get on my social network sites and show pics of me working out, so no one will even suspect I've had this surgery. I've pretty much told everyone I've cut back on carbs and sodas.... They have no reason to not believe me. Good luck to everyone I'm 12 days out post op and I feel great I've lost about 30 pounds in just that period of time.
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I told nobody except my live-in BF. I'm extremely private and prefer not to discuss health issues. I told work I needed to have surgery (they can't ask what kind) and took 2 weeks PTO. I was worried about having to answer a bunch of questions from friends & family but it's amazing how little people seem to pay attention to what I'm eating when out to dinner, etc. Only waitstaff seem concerned and I usually say "I had a big lunch" or "I'm looking forward to yummy leftovers for lunch tomorrow." And even though I've lost almost 75 lbs in 5 months nobody seems shocked nor asks a lot of questions. I would advise newbies to be very selective with whom you tell, because you can't un-tell afterwards and there is no guarantee that folks won't be concerned, etc. We have lived most of our lives battling weight issues and we are the ones that have done the extensive research -- others who are not in the same position may simply not understand our choice.