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Today is the 1st day of the rest of your life! May Father God cover and protect you today as you prepare to step into your new reality - to live healthier and happier for the rest of your days....VSGworks

Vanessa, you are stunning girlfriend! Do not let others thoughts get in your head...you will still have curves just not as big! LOL.... you are gonna love the way you look and so will the others! Watch and see...

I have heard others experience it too, but my surgeon said it MAY go away eventually as my body heals (10 wks post-op)...time will tell

I'm over the heartburn whenever I drink or eat anything...no regrets, I'm just over that part! Love the "looking and feeling great" part though

Ditto (you are beautiful before and after)!!! Its normal to be nervous...this is one of the biggest decisions you will ever make and it is indeed permanent. It was the tool I needed because I had my thyroid removed 7 years ago and nothing else was working to stop my weight gain, Its a life change and more than a notion to stay focused in doing everything your surgeon and NUT tell you to do.... but I can tell that you will look even more stunning (and much happier) after the surgery! I get "approving" looks and comments every day (friends and family esp.), cat calls (which I can do without) from men young and old, and my husband is once again chasing me around the house (wink-wink). God will bring you thru this with no complications, just name it and claim it!!! Keep me posted on your progress cuz I'm here for you girlfriend! #VSGworks

Well alrighty then! Those shoes are the bizness.... Just watch - its gonna change your life... I'm so excited for you #TheGirlIsFierce Sleeved 6/6/16 - before and after pics attached

You look amazing! I mean really really really good! Thanks for the encouragement... this journey is not for the faint of heart! LOL.... Its been 9 weeks since being sleeved HW: 293 SW: 278 CW: 234.6 #VSGworks

Yes, you WILL get there... Look at you! You got it going on Essence46!!!!! Happy belated birthday to you #JustKeepStylingAndProfiling

2 years out and you still have sleep apnea? Bummer....well I'm trusting and believing God to take it away completely. We will see soon enough.....

I also sleep with a CPAP machine..it is difficult to get used to (its been 2 yrs)!! Sleep apnea is one of the reasons I had the gastric sleeve on 6/6/16. I am sick of being tethered to that clunky thing (yeah I know it keeps me alive while I'm sleeping).... My doc wants to wait 6 mos. before I get another sleep study done to see if I still need the machine.... That will be another BIG VSG victory for me once I'm done needing this darn CPAP!!! So glad you were able to use it again / It truly is a lifesaver (my sleep study showed I used to stop breathing approx. 150x a night), so hang in there... best of luck to you my friend! Here are my before and after pics

By the way, I was sleeved 6/6/16

The amazing thing about surgery is that once its over and you start to heal, you won't even recall how bad you're feeling right now! I know I wasn't feeling too great after VSG surgery, but for the life of me now I cannot remember what I felt back then! Kind of like childbirth, once its over and done, you won't remember the pain! Hang in there...it gets better!

Picture on left is pre VSG and on right post VSG.... I hated the way I felt and looked. Got tired of all the diets, books, videos on weight loss which clearly were not working for me! VSG is NOT an easy decision or change by any stretch of the imagination (in spite of what others may think). I thank God for the opportunity to save my own life. Looking forward to living healthier and happier for the rest of my days! WOO-HOO ‪#‎VSGworks‬

They probably will check the day of surgery - my surgeon told me that in one case he has been in the operating room and found out the patient was still smoking, he cancelled the surgery immediately! Can you imagine going that far and getting to that point just to end up denied? AGH!!

122 pounds is really impressive! I'm like you - a bit of a struggle at times, but overall the best decision of my life! Keep up the good work...... #HeresToHealthyLiving

You'll see, it will end up being one of the best decisions of your life! Soon you'll be looking good and feeling even better.....YOU GO GIRL!

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I ate some corn on the cob and threw up within 2 minutes!!! Anyone else have trouble with corn Sent from my LG-H811 using the BariatricPal App

I also had my sleeve done on June 6th. I ate corn on the cob today and it came right back up! Something tells me corn is not good for my system going forward... Thoughts? Sent from my LG-H811 using the BariatricPal App

Va va voom! Sent from my LG-H811 using the BariatricPal App

How long did you wait before starting sex again?

How long did you wait before starting sex again?