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Very nice article Alex, you have a way of cutting to the chase on things.

And we have "grandfathered" you into the over 300 pound ladies thread, next steps twoferville and then the hoped for Onederland. That's where I still dream of, working my way there but it still will be a while for ME! But Uber-Congratulations to my new friend!👈😛👉

Or another answer, if you are like me, when I get anxious I tend to chew my lower👄 lip, had habit, know enough now to not do it consciously but sometimes do it in my sleep.👄

Could be right after Christmas but my personal bet, either January 4th or January 7th 2019. But I would be HAPPY to be proved Wrong!👈👸👉

Endoscopic Sleeve Gastro, instead of being done laprascopically the way most WLS are done these days it is done with an endoscope, so it is done from the inside, there is a whole forum on Bariatric Pal, think two places they do it prominately are North Carolina, St Louis Missouri and I think maybe Colorado. But my friend LynnV had it done in the Cincinnati Ohio area. I think they reduce the size and surface area for food absorption with internal stitching, Lynn had a very quick recovery and is doing well. Often done for people around BMI 35 that maybe don't have enough co- morbs for traditional or just prefer the convenience of not having incisions in the skin to heal. Wouldn't have worked for me, I was pretty well mandated into a RnY bypass by my conditions.

MO- Lee's Summit, do we now do the traditional colon prep or is there some consideration given for our unique new anatomy? I think my last I did Ducolax followed by the dreaded Mag Citrate, but that was over 5 years ago, now that I am having upper GI problems am I maybe going to move up in frequency also? I know many, it's only every 10 years. Just wondering, do you or anyone else have an answer for ME?

Maybe you will be like my buddy Mousecat(🐭🐺) and as long as it is bypassing your intestinal system it will be okay.

Even if you don't have your fingers small enough, please(for me) wear it on a chain or ribbon around your neck, Andrea will understand that you want Mama there close to your ❤ of hearts.You are making me tear up, wish I could be there to give you a hug today and on your Wedding Day. You are a sweetie and I know you will be a success, Buck up Baby Girl!

I lost 15 pounds on my liver shrink and at 73(same day as your surgery) I have the natural metabolism of a seasick sea slug, so 10 should be in the okay range, many things may be the same, but we are all individuals, that's what makes life varied and interesting. YOU end up making your own kind of music🎶, if you remain true to YOU the song is never wrong! Have a Happy Life!❤😛❤

It should work , people who work in coroner's offices use it all the time, even your batty-style adversions can't be as bad as WHAT they encounter!

Sure it was beautiful, that's why it was named after Mythology's Most Lovely Goddess.

We almost to the wonan, reach a point where we can say I FEAR SURGERY LESS THAN I FEAR TO CONTINUE AS I AM! if you too have reached that point, then proceed. At 35Bmi if you are encountering resistance from a surgeon regarding a VSG, please consider an ESG, my friend LynnV in Dayton Ohio had that in September(I think) and doing wonderfully well, great weight loss, feeling like a Healthier Queen of her life.

Hello, I am back to 1 oz medicine cups to get my fluids in, anything approuching a normal sip, either extreme pain or it reflexes back up. Undoubtedly I am still swollen internally, but am praying that the therapies I am following are starting to heal the ulcerstions et all.

GGLFH, OMG I am so so sorry to hear this! Are you and Andrea💞 still together, if so I'm sure she is helping you through this twisted and tortued path. Yes- your Mama would be very proud of you, if you remember from before, I always felt she was one of your most committed supporters. And you should dedicate each,pound lost to her memory, because if there is a Heaven as I was taught, she is watching and smiling, maybe telling the other angels " Look, that is MY BABY GIRL. Look how wonderfully she is doing. I am so proud." USALLY I agree with Orchids and Dragons, we have become very close Bariatric Pals, but we no longer all like to eat, I am an exception, & perhaps I too will need therapy. Today I do not care if I eat again. So often when I attempt I urp up or vomit. I have had a PICC LINE in since November 29th & at the least it will be in until mid- January. 14 hours each day I am fed by TPN, so I have 10 free hours when I do not wear a backpack,with my pump and feeding solution in it. I try to do my household duties then, shop if necessary. I tried to speak with my surgeon and dietician about this on December 17th, they were rather dismissive, "Don't worry, it is because your getting sufficent calories from the liquid feed" but I have a deep-seated conviction they may be wrong. So I will reach out to my surgeon one more time on January 15th, if necessary make him sit down a minute instead of him being a Doorknob Doctor, one hand on the door knob so he can keep moving. I hate to sound whine-like but HE IS Not Addressing my needs! I have lost 50+ pounds since surgery in September but just now starting to go 8nto a smaller size. Lost weight in arms , neck, shoulders , face firsts Now tummy, thighs , blobs and rump are finally,following up. They always say as you lose you start looking like a younger cuter version of yourself, not ME- look like,my Mama and my Aunt Grace and they are long-dead. But Good to hear from,you once again!😛👍🍀💞

2 Things I asked for: World Peace & someone to shut down Donald J Trumps Twitter Account, neither seem achievable this morning!

Can't prove it by me, I keep reverting back to the 1 oz medicine cups when all else fails or i "urp"myself into near Dehydration! I keep thinking I am a people but maybe instead a 🌵 or other flora!

Both ,although I believe RnY bypass more. The more you learn the more you need to learn, only the outside world thinks this is the "Easy Way Out", we, who have done,or are doing it know BETTER!

According to my acwaintance " David" a New Guinea retired Headhunter and former Cannibaln Americans are not fit,for,human Consumption. We have too many hormones, DDT and other things trapped in our flesh and body fat, we make Cannibals very very sick. Asked him if he ever gets homesick, said he goes to Tony Roma and orders a rack of BBQ spareribsn you see ,due to an omnivorous diet we taste like pork, our nickname is "Long Pork:, if cannibalism could afford commercials WE ARE THE OTHER WHITE MEAT. This means I'm not too worried about a Dragon chasing me with a bottle of Heinz, or Hunts🍅 Ketchup!

And 2019 will dawn a Banner Years for all of us! The old saying is- What does not kill me, only strenghtens me , could be true but I do reserve the right to be POed and scream!

And I hope our friendship helps you feel a little less alone! I see by,your last posting that the end,of November you had 3 weeks,to go until surgery, so did you have your surgery @ Lost One and how are you doing NOW?

ALL YOU NEED IS LOVE; LOVE IS ALL YOU NEED! 🎶 The Beatles

Positive Things at 4 AM I am warm I am safe and loved I have the freedom to be what I can want to be, even when it seems difficult Although I am having gastrointestinal difficulties, until they resolve I can receive my nourishment through my PICC line and TPN I haven't thrown up since yesterday so today can be a better day So no matter how this Saturday in. December finds me, I am still alive and grateful to Ohio State University, Bradley J Needleman MD and Bariatric Medicine for a future. And I am grateful to my RnY surgery, even with its flaws , it has been my third best tool, behind commitment & Belief in ME for success out of sorrow! SO I AM TRULY A VERY BLESSED 73 YEAR PERSON WHEN ALL IS SAID AND DONE!😛❤🍀

Almost sounds like you were built with an internal strainer, doesn't it?

OMG Lucyelle, I am so sorry such a nasty thing happened to a nice lady. You will still have this victory, the best revenge is to not let him ru8n your life in the future. I wish I could hug you and make it all better! You are stronger and will make a beau5iful life l8he a Phoenix out of the ashes. ai am proud to know YOU.❤😛

And may it be wonderful for you, you are setting a wonderful example for your little one as she grows up. Stay well, Live Healthy!😛