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My first goal was to lose enough wait to make myself feel good and it has happened I got my surgery on 10/6 and I was 456.8 pounds and today I weighed myself and I am officially out of the 400's I have not seen a 3 in front of my weight since I was 13 or 14
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Finally time for my 6 months before and after pictures.
I have lost over 90 lbs.
A week ago I completed a Nordic Walking half marathon.
I have prevented a second back surgery, and life is pretty good.
I have under 15 lbs until I have a normal BMI. I started at 42.

I hit a milestone today I am super excited about!
I have finally lost 300 pounds! I have been stalled the past few months and finally lost those last 6 pounds to hit this milestone! I am so thankful to be making this journey.
It still feels like a dream to me. It's crazy how I went from having to be on oxygen 24/7 and hardly being able to cross a room without getting out of breath to being able to walk for 6 miles and still be ready to go out and do other things!
I am loving life right now and wanted to share my excitement at hitting this milestone with you!
 

Feeling so good!!!!

Yes, I used gas x strips all the time in the first few days. I was still able to move around, but the first 2-3 nights I found it difficult to get comfortable while sleeping. Definitely have someone to take care of you the first couple of days though. I would have slept all day and never had my liquids. My husband had to prepare things for me and remind me to drink, because I would have kept putting it off. I started at 243 and this morning I weighed myself and I was 215 already!! Only 16 days out!! You will be so happy. There is also a mini gastric bypass group on Facebook that Dr Rutledge (Dr. who invented MGB) is a part of. He answers all questions usually within a day and the people there are really supportive too. They offer lots of help with what to eat and "is this normal?" Types of things.

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I feel totally back to normal now. The first 4-5 days I had terrible gas pains but on day 6 I turned a corner and I feel like my old self now. I just started the soft food stage, so that is nice, to have flavour again after all the shakes and broth lol. I am happy to answer any questions that you may have about the MGB. I feel like it is definitely the right decision. The acid reflux problem that you read about is old information. It has resolved the problem by changing the position on the connection to the stomach, it is actually a great option to avoid GERD.

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I had the mini gastric bypass done 16 days ago.

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So im 7 months out, and I reached the 100lb milestone today! Went from a size 20 to an 8! Most importantly, I've never felt better.

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I don't see how they can say it's 'new'. It's been around since 1996 and it's a mainstream procedure in Europe apparently. It sure sounds like the best option to me.

I had the MGB surgery 4 weeks ago and am very happy with it. I've had no complications and am losing weight quite well. This procedure is 20+ years old and is very popular in many countries around the world. I think many of the fear mongers are caught up in U.S. medical/insurance politics and their opinions are not based on scientific evidence.
I was self-pay but not with Dr. Cobourn, who I hear is a fine surgeon. Good luck!