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In the waiting room at the doctor's office waiting to see the dietician for my first post-op appt with her today, for the first time the tv was not on "news/crisis tv" but rather on the food Network. I was like, seriously, Mario Batali, with Italian bread Salad/Panzanella?

Ok hi all I have been post op since the 23rd.! Still on liquids n sip sip n walking. BUT!!!!! Y am I binge watching food network my kids ask me mom is this good for u? Idk ahhhhhhh

I have surgery tomorrow and I feel like vomiting I am so nervous. I think I'm more nervous of what to expect when I wake up. Some people say it's so painful and some say they just had gas pains. I'm so freaked out. I am super excited to start my new journey but I am scared about pain. I usually do well with pain as I gave birth to two children with no epidural all natural. Everyone saids if you could do that then this will be super easy. Don't know how true that is

I have gone through 2 procedures - the Band in 2005 and then the VSG this year. I had more pain with the band than with the VSG. A little pain is to be expected but can be well managed.

Work the program - walk - walk then walk some more - its the best way to get rid of the gas pain. You got this.

... When did you go under, this afternoon? If so, you're lucky! My surgeon wants me at the hospital at the crack of dawn on Tuesday!

Awesome! Hope you have a fast recovery.

U look fabulous

I'm finally sleeved...still at the hospital though . I will share more when feel a bit stronger. Let's just through amnesia had a hard time waking. But praise God I'm here #august sleever

Congratulations! Take it easy!

Good Luck ladies

I'm finally sleeved...still at the hospital though . I will share more when feel a bit stronger. Let's just through amnesia had a hard time waking. But praise God I'm here #august sleever

I'm finally sleeved...still at the hospital though . I will share more when feel a bit stronger. Let's just through amnesia had a hard time waking. But praise God I'm here #august sleever

Me too[emoji15][emoji15] my date 8/22

Stop beating yourself up. That's the first step to healing. You're going to be okay. Good luck!

I DONE CALLED CIGNA EVERYDAY SINCE MY PAPERWORK WAS SUBMITTED TO THEM ON 8/15/17... I'M STARTED TO FEEL LIKE THEY HAVE CALLER ID LOL..... HOW LONG DOES IT USUALLY TAKE FOR APPROVAL ?

I also had my surgery in Mount Sinai. It's a chicken factory, but the doctor was great. Had Dr. Jacob.

SW:305
CW:212

Sleeved 01.30.17

I'm from the bronx . Having my surgery at Mount Sinai Beth Israel hopefully in October

I'm also from the Bronx. I'm scheduled for surgery 09/08/17 at New York Presbyterian in Washington Heights. As far as support goes I have very little but I'm determined to make this tool work for me. You mentioned not having a social life, I have become the same way.

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Hello Everyone. First and foremost I just want to say I am so happy I found this website. I live in the Bronx, NY area and I am going to see Dr. Subhash Kini from Mount Sinai Hospital/St. Lukes. My first appointment with him will be the 23rd of August. I am excited and nervous because I really need this especially because I gained so much weight and don't know what to do anymore. I tried so many weight loss programs and yo-yo diets but no help. I mean I lost but gain back and double triple what I have lost. I feel lost. I feel depressed and most of the time is due to my weight. My social life well let's just say I don't have one not like I really did before due to the fact that I am a mother of three beautiful girls and a wife. So social life can't really hang out unless is at my house and really people just rather hangout at lounges and all but anyways my weight doesn't even let me want to hangout. My highest weight now is 254.8 lbs at 5'5" which brings me to a BMI of 42.5 Morbid Obesity. I can't breathe half the time, I have insomnia and I can't do half or more things that I normally would do. My health is going down the drain although I don't have HTN or Cholesterol or Diabetes which definitely runs in my family like mother, father, aunts, and uncles etc have it. I don't know if I suffer from sleep Apnea and I guess I'll find out because that will be one of the requirements. Talking about requirements whyyyyyyy. I have Fidelis Care NY Medicaid and they supposedly require 6 months weight management and x amount of exams ughhhh I guess I'll see what they say in the visit. So I feel like I have tried it all for 12 years and counting and nothing helps. I need that push that tool to help me finally lose all this excessive weight i have put on. I don't know if there are others who feel the same way but if you do I'm here. I hope to find friends here and to have some support because I honestly don't have one. My husband is not here or there. My only two friends do not agree but they don't get involve either but is not like i can talk to them about it. I try to have a few people to talk to but unless they are going through the same thing they really won't understand and really don't want to be talking about it. I am doing my research on the surgery through google, YouTube and other programs. I have done about 4 seminars.... I know........ Hope is not to much of me in one forum. I think I'm going to document my journey here and definitely thinking of YouTube. I'll keep you guys updated on that. Anyways enough of me anyone else here going through the same, going with the same doctor, hospital, from NY, no support system???

If you can manage to lay on your left side, it could change your life. I had a 10 car car ride home 3 days after surgery and was so miserable. Once I got home, I laid down on my left side and quickly began farting like there was no tomorrow. Not ladylike, but I felt so much better in like 20 minutes!

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It's so nice to be one of the early ones. God bless your surgery!

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I'm on my way to the hospital now! Praying all goes well!

So not smoking for 3 weeks so you could pass tests and then smoking right before wls - sounds like recreational smoking and not need. It makes a person wonder if you are really ready to take this seriously. You came here looking for validation and got it from two 'lay people', and a wth from others. So take your pick and good luck.

Please don't make those sorts of blanket statements without knowing a person's medical history & needs.

Quit smoking weed, duh

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