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Walter.Sobchak
Gastric Sleeve Patients
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Everything posted by Walter.Sobchak
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Stop eating so many tacos, just kidding. My doctor and dietician said to expect about 1.5 to 2 pounds a week. Are you averaging that? Do not be too hard on yourself, the weight will come off. This is a marathon and not a sprint.
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Hello, Have any of you noticed that your sleeve is tighter when you wake up? It seems to me that when I wake up and take my pills and a few gulps of water my sleeve hurts. Have any of you noticed the same thing?
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I was scared too. I am telling you surgery will be the easy part. All you have to do is show up and get your IV started. The rest is easy, you wake up in recovery. Then the hard part begins. Life after WLS is harder than I expected. It is getting easier but still hard. I wanted pizza and wings tonight for the super bowl and had to fight the urge to order it.
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Have you tried Nasal Pillows? That is what I use and I don’t mind them.
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Don’t even sweat it. The surgery is a breeze. The hard part will be life after surgery. I was terrified of the surgery and it was a cake walk. Life after surgery has been a ****** now that I can’t abuse food anymore.
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Amen my friend
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I say, close this thread. It’s no longer productive and has only lead to arguing.
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Just tell him
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I had to do two days of liquids preop and it sucked balls.
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Thank you, just trying to be silly with my wife. I thought we were talking about WLS, not cardiac surgery. That is why I chimed in with my two cents.
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I believe the six month waiting period and psyche evaluation are pretty standard. That is what my insurance required. Six months of weigh ins and office visits, psyche evaluation, EGD, clearance from primary doctor. All kinds of stuff before approval.
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Thank you my friend. I have been wanting to get moving again and feeling some slight motivation. Like you said, even if I could just start with walking for like 10-15 mins I am sure it would make a difference.
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I had hit a pretty bad stall, but it finally broke. I am now down 90 pounds total. If I could just get motivated to excercise, I could drop more weight and faster.
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This thread made my head hurt. Yes, pre op and surgery were actually the easy part. Life after surgery is waaaaaay harder than I thought it would be. I also relapsed after 9 years of continuous sobriety, 3 months after WLS. Sober again today, but almost died from my relapse.
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Woah, let’s get back to all the talk about sex toys. I would love to hear more about women and their sex toys. My wife won’t mind. Weight is coming off, sex drive is coming back........oh wait, my psychiatrist started me on a different medication and my Schwanns is literally numb now. It’s a cruel twist of fate that anti depressants also have sexual side effects.
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Glad you are starting to feel better. Wellbutrin literally made me crazy, I had to go off of it.
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Keep up the good work.
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My doctor asked me if I was on any XR beforehand, fortunately I was not. Like the other poster said, maybe you can ask again. I personally had no issues taking my meds and I take like 8 pills each morning. I hate having mental illness, but it is something we live with everyday.
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Sent you a PM
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Yeah, I feel like my clothes are getting looser on me. I must be losing inches.
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(Edited my post) Originally from Ohio, lived in Jackson Michigan for a while when I had an internship. Welcome and good luck on your journey. 13 out of the last 14. Go Bucks.
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As I have said before, I could eat 8 McDoubles in one sitting. Now I can only eat one (which isn’t very often).
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Hello everyone, What are the time frames when we should expect stalls? What months? How many weeks? I am about 13 weeks out and feel like I have hit a stall. Thank you
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Excellent point. I am a good man, a kind man, a good dad and a good husband. I am loved by my friends and family. I am doing the best I can, one day at a time. Thanks Allie
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Here’s my thing, I still look huge. So, I must have looked awful at my heaviest.