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Disclaimer: I'm not a Doctor but I watched a lot of ER and House, M.D. ? Why not walk less or at least to the point before you swell up and are in pain. E.G. RICE therapy: Rest (or reducing daily activities), Ice, Compression (as with bandage support) and Elevation. RICE is good initial therapy for many knee conditions. As far as I know the muscles surrounding the knee can be built through exercise so continued damage is avoided but you may need to see a physical therapist Weightloss may greatly improve the condition or oddly make it worse for a while. For some reason, anatomical/structural issues become more obvious with greater weightloss. I was told by my physical therapist once that it may be because compression and insulation from weight and fat are no longer factors. But according to the Arthritis Foundation "Every pound of excess weight exerts about 4 pounds of extra pressure on the knees. So a person who is 10 pounds overweight has 40 pounds of extra pressure on his knees; if a person is 100 pounds overweight, that is 400 pounds of extra pressure on his knees" Good Luck ?

Also I would LOVE to see threads where people who need/want revisions and don't have medical complications explain how they were able to get it done. Too often you see GERD + weight gain = revisions but not everyone develops reflux and regains. It can be either/or/none. What about the percentage of patients with no issues at all and the band/sleeve/etc just wasnt very effective on them. Or start at a very high weight with the sleeve then need to go on to the DS/SIPS. I think that could help others see that sometimes is no just about you doing everything right or wrong

Congratulations, Are you considering keeping a personal thread where you can update everything in one place? Think of it as an archive. People may one day look for/to your story as inspirational.

Mine (glue type) fell off a few weeks later in the shower & I was in no rush. If yours is gauze type try to keep everything as dry and clean as possible (field/triage medicine rules ?)

Funny they sell these in beauty supply stores in NYC ????

I feel attacked ?

I wonder if these calculators are even accurate for our population?

Traveling... Broke the collar/neck of my favorite coat as I was walking out the door. No time to fix it so I'll be wearing the new one and see how I feel about it.

Here's my online BMR calculations, but who knows what I'm actually eating (because I can't track accurately these days , it feels like so much extra work ? luckily I dont feel like i need to right now since I eat the same things over and over again ?)

?Congratulations?

Thanks i think i need a new scale because I never invested in a decent one ?

I can gain 4 lbs overnight no lie but i understand the fear

Rats... Thought that might help with eating carbs again ?

Wonderful! Join us in the linked thread ! We need tested and approved recipes ?

B-Side Question: Anyone/thing pushes your buttons too easily?

@KarenLR75 & @MIZ60 I cried my false eyelashes right off

An experienced surgeon is key as this will be your third surgery. Good Luck ?

Narcissus painted by one of my favourite old masters Caravaggio The choice is absolutely yours ? But another question most people only consider later is do you have great skin elasticity or a budget for/desire to have plastics

? STAY ? ON ? TOP ? OF ? THEM ? Keep track of everything, request written/email copies, calls be recorded, representatives names & ID numbers etc., call Everyday if you need to since its obvious they can't get there own **** together. GOOD LUCK ?