kathileelyo

I'm so happy. I finally was given a date. December 19. I'm so excited. Surgery is set for 7:30 am. I'm glad it's early.
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I'm so happy. I finally was given a date. December 19. I'm so excited. Surgery is set for 7:30 am. I'm glad it's early.
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I'm so happy. I finally was given a date. December 19. I'm so excited. Surgery is set for 7:30 am. I'm glad it's early.
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Ironically, I had a craving for my favorite costco Roasted Seaweed sheets. they are little squares and taste like potato chips, but are only 100 calories for the entire container and 1 gram of fat.
I had a hard time stopping eating them.
I have not itched at all since having them. Nori is rich in Protein and one sheet has as much Fiber as a cup of raw spinach and more omega-3 fat than an avocado. Nori contains Vitamin C, mega dose of B12 and compound taurine.
I find them much more pleasant than popping pills. however, if you eat too much of it, your poop turns green. I have not itched in a week. So now at least I know I have another way to get my B12 in.

I'm so happy. I finally was given a date. December 19. I'm so excited. Surgery is set for 7:30 am. I'm glad it's early.
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I'm so happy. I finally was given a date. December 19. I'm so excited. Surgery is set for 7:30 am. I'm glad it's early.
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Thank you so much. I'm so anxious. I want to get it done.
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I have my appointment with my doctor on the 5th to start my 2 weeks of liquid diet. Time is starting to go by fast. I still have to go Christmas shopping
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I'm so happy. I finally was given a date. December 19. I'm so excited. Surgery is set for 7:30 am. I'm glad it's early.
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I'm so happy. I finally was given a date. December 19. I'm so excited. Surgery is set for 7:30 am. I'm glad it's early.
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I'm so happy. I finally was given a date. December 19. I'm so excited. Surgery is set for 7:30 am. I'm glad it's early.
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Yaaaaaay!!!! That is AMAZING news!!! So happy for you!
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I'm so happy. I finally was given a date. December 19. I'm so excited. Surgery is set for 7:30 am. I'm glad it's early.
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December 19 as well. RNY
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Congrats! I am Dec 19th at well!
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Hey I'm scheduled for 12/19 as well !!!
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I am scheduled for december 19th date for bypass has anyone yet to be schedule for december or the similar date?

I used to watch that show before I had sleeve gastrectomy surgery. It made me cry because I was turning into what I feared the most... Being a huge person with a food addiction! But after I was sleeved 6/14/16, I don't watch that show. I have lost at total of 72 pounds. I was 300, today I am 228.  
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This is why I'm not telling anyone about my surgery. I'm not ashamed. I know it's the right decision for me. I'm just not interested in other people's opinions about it.
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The likelihood of losing 50 pounds on your own and keeping it off for 5 years is about 2%. Most of us have more to lose than that, I need to lose twice that much. My husband is very supportive. I have told my adult kids and don't plan to tell anyone else. People who don't have a weight problem will never understand, and other people with a weight problem will most likely be jealous. Just limit who you tell.
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@@kathileelyo People who lose the weight on their own (without surgery) have a 5% chance of maintaining that loss. Those are really crappy odds. This is by far not the easy way out - so try and explain that to them. WLS is just a tool to help you - you still need to do the work. If they are worried about the surgery itself - it's safer than knee surgery. You are doing this for your health. Good luck!

Hi everyone,
Just giving a small update. I had surgery on 9/8 and as of today I am 2 weeks post op and 18 lbs down (28 if you count pre surgery diet)! My goal was just to reach 20 in a month and I almost reached that in two weeks! Though only 5 pounds of that 18 was this past week, I had lost 13 in the first week. I'm guessing that was mostly just Water weight and being pumped with who knows what liquid at the hospital. I am drinking more than my 64 oz of water every day, starting working out this past Monday. Haven't had any aversions to foods so far. Here is to hoping my weight continues to melt away <3

You all have awesome responses. Thank you
Last night I was shocked. I bought Biotin pills to start taking now before my surgery. My husband asked what they were and I told him. I told him I could lose some hair (I have VERY thick hair) He asked me if I'm worried about the hair and I told him "not as much as I'm worried about my diabetes, hypertension, sleep apnea and high cholesterol" His response was "that is true, your health is more important"
Maybe he is FINALLY starting to see my side of this surgery.
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My daughter is against the surgery, and I have had to stand firm and tell her that it's going to happen, no matter what her opinion on the matter.
My mother, who suggested that I get surgery has suddenly decided not to answer my last two emails about my info being submitted to the insurance company, and then 10 days later, my email telling her that I'd been approved.

​My take on this is that I am doing this for ME. I want to get healthier, as I have several health issues that are exacerbated by my morbid obesity. I'm not doing it to find a lifemate, I'm doing this so that I don't end up with diabetes (I'm pre-diabetic right now, and on metformin for it), that I can chuck the CPAP machine, that I can walk more than half a block without having to stop to rest, etc., ad nauseum.

​That's how I'm handling it. Yes, it's hurtful that I'm not getting family support, but I do have friends who are being supportive, and as long as I have them to support me, I'll survive it.
Plus, if and when my daughter sees how well my own weight loss journey goes, she might decide to have the surgery, too, as she is dangerously obese, and also has severe chronic obstructive sleep apnea.
Good luck to you.

Yes, my support was 50/50. People that don't have weight issues don't understand. Pushing away from the table anit that easy. I'm 3 weeks post op. I feel so much better. Do what's best for you. Understanding the process and working the process. I was 380 at the start. I'm down 345. I feel much better. Have a good day.
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