jallehen

Everyone is different. Keep that in mind. I too have the cold issue. Sometimes I just want to hurry up and get out of the grocery and back to my car because to me it seems freezing cold. And this in the summer time. I keep a heating pad at my desk at work that I use on my lap to keep warm. Otherwise I am wearing 3 layers. Crazy stuff. But I'll take it any day over where I was. Also, I had gerd before surgery and don't now. I say I don't now, but really I have nausea at night sometimes that wakes me up. I roll over and go back to sleep or take a tums and I'm good and it's fine in the morning, so if it is gerd it presents itself differently now, and still a major improvement. My plantar fasciitis is all but gone. Can walk much farther with less effort. Had a blast on my last vacation. Clothes shopping is sooooo much fun now. And while I would agree that I could still loose quite a bit, there is a vast improvement in my life since surgery. I just feel like I fit in the world much more comfortably now. The best to you on your journey.

At 8 months out now, I wish I had done full body measurements before surgery. Because there are times when I don't see the scale moving, but I lose inches and so I keep track now, but didn't start right away. Also, I did do before pictures and the exact same photos after a while for comparison. Another thing is I was told and am glad I was, to keep a journal. It truly is a great way to look back at the beginning and remember how far you've come. The one other thing I wish someone had told me, but didn't is to make a couple of videos of yourself right before surgery. Something that you can add to your "Before Surgery" file. Because, hopefully, that is the last time you will see yourself at that weight ever. Wishing you a most excellent journey as I have had

I was told I have one and it would be taken care of during surgery. I did not know I even had one until my test. Are you still up that night walking around after they repair the hernia and do the sleeve surgery?