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All done and home minor headache and some shoulder pain. Feeling ok. A bit hungry but that's ok
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I am having surgery tom orrow too. I am nervous,anxious but most of all excited!
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I did it! Woohoo. Feeling some cramping. The pain is easing as I walk the "gas" out. So excited for this journey.
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All went really well was out of surgery last night but didn't get any chance to rest as the lady across from me was a very very loud snorer and whine she wasn't snoring she was either sooking or talking really load with the nurses I had about an hour sleep in the hospital so I have just woken up from a very much needed long nap in my own bed
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Super excited for you as you start your journey! I was banded 7/6/14 and have lost a total of 95 lbs....I had all those same fears a day 101 questions, but as I adjusted to a new way of eating and living they quickly go away. If you follow the "rules", change your old habits, and truly learn from the experience about your negative eating habits you will have great sucess. I stayed in close contact with my surgeon for the first year and now I go every couple of months when I'm feeling too tight or too lose. It will take you a little while to learn your band and how your body responds, but give it time and I hope you have as much success as I have had!
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I am having surgery tom orrow too. I am nervous,anxious but most of all excited!
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I did it! Woohoo. Feeling some cramping. The pain is easing as I walk the "gas" out. So excited for this journey.
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Oh believe me, there is no rope left. I'm not *agreeing* to do this. No one else suggested it to me. This is a decision I'm making for myself because I can't live like this anymore. I rarely leave my home anymore because we live on the second floor and my knees can't handle it. I have very little to wear because I can't shop in the stores near me, nothing fits anymore. I take 3 different blood pressure meds everyday and it STILL is high. No, I'm ready to do this.
Plus I have a minimum of at least 6 months to get the rest of my questions answered.
I have no intention of *eating around* my sleeve. Hell no. Not after all the hoops I'm going to have to jump through to get the surgery, and the pain and trauma to my body of the surgery itself. Nope. Not going to make all that be for nothing. So will the WLS *give* me willpower? No, of course not. But it sure as heck is going to supplement the willpower I already have because I WILL NOT fail this time.

That's how I see this too. Yes the surgery is going to be on my stomach but it's a drastic step and I have no desire to sabotage myself. Right now, today, what do I have stopping me from eating crap? Not a whole lot. It's been my entire life basically. But after surgery what will I have to stop me? I'll have the knowledge that I was committed and serious enough to alter my body to make it work. That's a pretty strong tool, IMO. I need a boost to my willpower and I see the surgery as being that tool.

Ok, I didn't read all the posts but I do agree with @LipstickLady. For me, it was sort of a reset button. You will hear over and over that surgery is on your stomach not your brain but I was SO determined to make it work this time especially after all I went through to get the surgery (and a complication afterwards) that the "willpower" became easier than it was pre-op. And all the new habits (weighing and measuring food, tracking intake, exercise, fluids, Vitamins, etc.) you put in to practice really help limit those "choices". Have I made some bad choices post-op? Yep but they are much fewer and further between and mostly thanks to my therapist who helped me realize and work through some tools to make better choices and "crave" a healthier lifestyle. PLUS once you start losing, it is so motivating to keep going and making good choices.
So I am not sure I explained myself very well. I have tried to explain this to many people and I can never quite get there. Yes, the surgery is a tool and it is on your stomach not your brain, but somehow, if you put in the effort, the brain joins in the process...

I am having surgery tom orrow too. I am nervous,anxious but most of all excited!
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My surgery is for tomorrow the 14th and I'm starting to freak out. Hope everything went ok for you both
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Have my surgery date for June 14th I can't wait. A little nervous.
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You will look back on this and be soooo happy you went through with it. I felt just like you did....terrified and full of doubt. I'm three years banded now and have gotten my life back. Truly. I was heading towards living my life in a wheelchair because I had such terrible joint pain. This past summer, I rode a bike through all the Royal Parks when I went to London on vacation. Yup...I'll say it again...I GOT MY LIFE BACK!!
Good luck. You will do great.
PS: sometimes pictures are worth a thousand words. This is me before WLS and after.

Good luck!
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Hi all! This is my first post, I've been trolling the past few months. I've felt like a creeper! I'm completing my preops at this very moment. Surgery is Monday...very excited and a little nervous.
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congratulations to all of you. I wish you all an easy time and a quick recovery. I had the sleeve a little over 2 years ago and I love it. I'm having terrible reflux now so I'm having the bypass done in August. Weight loss is wonderful, you are going to love it.

Congratulations mine is the 14th
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Congratulations mine is the 14th
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Have my surgery date for June 14th I can't wait. A little nervous.
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