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And @Lifeafter40, my Bariatric Sibling, I wish for you the best of everything and the smoothest surgery ever. As I look back, I do wish.I had surgery before both my knees were replaced , but at that point not everything was in place, and honestly I thought I was hopeless, I would die obese, because I had achieved what I thought an insurmountable age. But my surgeon believed in ME, I believed in ME, I took my chances, and here I am , 9 months on Wednesday, 73 years of age, ready to travel into Onederland, having lost,Are we ready?. 116 pounds since surgery. This is the goal my surgeon and his top N.P. said I had the best chance of achieving, but I still want to try for 175, and I always have said a 15 Junior. Will I make it? I believe so, it was plotted I would achieve there at 18 months instead of the usual 12 month/1 year. I trust my next blood levels will show a correct curve, had an Iron INFUSION in March for anemia which was partially due to TPN for three months, oh it kept me alive, yes it did but the calorie level slowed my weight loss way down, the month post- removal I lost 30 pounds,Ka-thunk. So my continued weight loss was slightly deferred, right NOW at a faster rate than what logic would say. I am still A WORK IN PROGRESS, where it will all end IDK but I am commited to it all . I believe you June 2019 people may even surpass me, the sky is your limit if you stay the course! Hugs and ?from your Frustr8!!!

Yeah I don't either, but that's been pretty recently, up until 7-8 months I would have to go 4-5 AM, now at 9 I make it clear through the "witching hours" until sunrise. But I am old and tended to be,a slower learner on some things. But it's my personal way, I have learned acceptance of the things I could not avoid or surmount, and like many others of my peers, ITS ALL OKAY! I will get where I need to be, no matter where it finally ends. Jalopies have the same rights on the road as sport cars. And I promise to wave as I go by!

Hey !Silver Fox Dudes, ready to try. it out, if you can keep from laughing at my formerly fat skin areas. And when I lay down you don't need to play anthropologist and go excavating, it's there and handy! I have turned from Shrinking Violet to Geranium, blooming all over and not one of my blooms needs Deadheaded!

Ready to do that myself, just almost ready to surmount. the Onederland boundary. Hey I have a new NSV! On our local shuttle buses there is an arm rest between seats you can flip up to sit down, leaving local hospital , visited the ER on a little bowel-related issue, sat down on the seat without flipping it up, and I didn't have to flip the center one up to get enough room for my over-sized backside to sit. Baby's Backside Cheeks going Bye Bye and I plan it to be forever! Not only was it BIG before but it had an upward swoop line a Ducks, my kids when they were in a Gerry backpack would put their feet down on it, and stand up while I was hiking along. Was nothing for me to walk to Westerville, Worthington or over to the Ohio State University district. Now I moan at walking 4-5 blocks, oh I do it, but I still moan! And after years of owning up to 250, even when I was over 300, I can't,pass for that weight anymore, not when I am ready for the 100s! Yippety Skippee Yahoo for ME!

I'm going to try it, didn't care too much for Crystal Light or Equate powdered versions, but I'll honor your recommendation.

Yeah who knew Lamaze Effleurage would still come,in handy!

And that's the way, un huh un huh, we Like It!

Glad hearing it is working. Started out with capsules, made my pouch more sore, guess it would have given me GERD in the Old Days, so I now use the Gummies. Yeah I know, usually gets forbidden but my calorie levels are so abysmal that they said" it's Okay" but if you start craving Carbs you'll have to delete it. So far, so Good and my nails are a little stronger, don't drink Knox Gelatin any more like Mama made me do, mainly because I haven't drank OJ since before surgery and I didn't drink a whole lot then, one of the things that encouraged my GERD like I NEEDED something to. But it is nice to have them to grow. long enough to trim instead of breaking at my fingertip level. As for my hair, well redheads have the fewest hairs per square inch compared to other shades. Went from Bob to pixie to a D.A., if you're old like me you remember the style, instead of a mullet at the back, as it grows out , you swoop it up with gel and let it stick out like a sideways Donald DUCK rump! No I am not regressing to adolesence, had enough trouble with THAT the first time! My mama was going through " the change" the exact same time, very hormonal scene, poor Daddy went fishing a lot, coward!

I have had ulcers (well I really did and do still) and _____ seems to set it off. I'm sure you'll understand. And I recently had a lower-grade friend, not in my upper circle, inform me my weight loss was from chemotherapy, "No No", I tried to explain only to be told " The least you could do is own up to it!" Some days it just don't pay to be honest!

Sounds pretty smooth, I wanted to walk into OR to show my sincerity, didn't get to, they had slipped me a little"Happy Juice" when they started my IV, probably would have wobbled like a Drunken Sailor, but you know, I would not trade that Day,for almost Any Other, reflect with Joy when I do remember!

WTG GradyCat, you are one feline who landed right on her feet. Enjoy the Good Life as much as Possible!

Don't know how well Jumping Jacks are going to work for this Old Lady, only successful jump I have had recently is" Jumping to conclusions" and no, I still didn't get mental clarity! Dang It!

Went to ER yesterday, bowel habits have undergone a change, tentative diagnosis ILEITIS, suppose it's gastroenterologist visit next, see what his learned mind thinks should come next. Maybe it's just I need more gargling or a mood-pill since its all in my HEAD, really not. Maybe I should call myself Royal, spending time in the Porcelain Throne Room. LOLCTDW, laughing out loud cause tears don't work!

All sounds like excellent advice, personally I would steer clear of that dude, he may be Okay but he sounds like a mean sadistic bundle of exercise flesh who doesn't care how much pain he is producing or how he may have set you back instead of helping. But that is my opinion !

Check your navel, I had one there. Otherwise I know of some surgeons who perform with a single teeny incision, so maybe you were carrying a less thick internal fat pad, didn't have to look around so many angles, so he condensed down to 4. I actually heard of somebody with 3 , 1 right below the breast bone, that was liver-retractor,1 in navel, and the remaining on left side about half-way down, a biggish one that he pulled her stomach remnant out because she has now a sleeve. Wish they had filmed it and put it on You-Tube, I would have liked to see his logistics, either he had a robot's help or he was as coordinated and stretchy as Plasticman. Anyhoo she seemed to recover fine, and she had plans once she totally healed. Since she already was a Painted lady elsewhere, The top one would be a flower, maybe a Rosebud, the naval ringed and the left one with ivy leaves around it, I think she may have more money than good sense but she has a tattoo artist who already agreed to do it. Oh well, it's her body and her canvas, whatever" floats her boat?"!

#1 it is 8:30 AM on June the First. And am I mentally ready for a new month? Nope- it may be a new month but it seems like same old, same old. My right shoulder is c4amping pretty badly, this is from the surgery on April 4th, the one where I went to have my support hardware from my humerus FX 9 years ago removed, nobody warned me that my fat loss would occur in my upper arm alsom Well it got inflamed internally from things bring loose enough to rock back i& forth, Okay I went to surgical La La land thinking that was all being done. Woke up to find out my Orthopaedic, Dr Doolittle, who I normally like/respect had decided to repair my rotator cuff as well,,he rationalized" She's asleep anyway, I'll have to bring her back. in a couple months to repair it. While I have this lovely incision open,hmmmn!" The mental state I'm in today? Beset- upon!!! I also am fighting my obstitnate ?. I spent last evening trying to get relief, oh some would pass, but I was trying so hard it was making me vomit also. A miserable time had by all, finally my son shows up with the liquid Ducolax- it says relief as soon as 30 minutes- as long as 6 hours. I didn't care but took a healthy dose followed by 8 oz water in my usual 2 per drink, didn't want to lose the Ducolax. Well relief did not come to in a half-hour, hour, 2 hours so finally I rationalize maybe going to sleep would make everything relax, put on an adult pull-up just in case something started before I could travel to the Bathroom. Nope I awoke to no cramps, no extrusion, tried again, small amount came, not as painful,but still no sense of release and relief. 50-50 chance when my son arises we will take a little trip to the ER for my Milk and Molasses Enema. And no I do not find much enjoyment, but I have stayed away for a month, maybe they won't MIND as much as I WILL And then perhaps my Sunny Disposition will return! Because basically I was looking forward to a New Month, New NSV, continuing weight loss and feeling good enough to mentor others instead of whining like a ? left out in the cold. And if this is what I need done, there is always a Constipation thread or 2 to report back on, right?

Good Things to know, thanks for sharing them with us.

Well that would be cheaper than the Squatie Pottie, think thry run $28-30, a basketball would be much cheaper if it works!

And curled up around the Wastebasket again, every time this evening I try to do #2 I get nauseous, upchucked a couple times from the emotional and physical strains Son is waving the bottle of Ducolax at me, if things return to calmness maybe I can take a dose. Says it will work 30 minutes to 6 hours, pretty big window, isn't it? I suspect I will be going for another Milk and Molasses Enema tomorrow if things do not pass on the their own. Please Ducolax, Milk of Magnesia, benefiber, Miralax, one of you guys got to work, I am on the edge of miserable tonight. Managed to still make Tomkitten food in between Bathroom visits, oh I may have to sit in the living room, going to be too hard to crawl in and out of bed,if the stuff does what' it is billed for . Oh me, oh my!?that must be the Poo I am chasing. Knew it had to be somewhere around here.

Oops was trying to talk to Google, thought I was backed out and the word I said was determination, Ooh this phone is going to give me major trouble, I can just see Bad things ahead. I think this phone needs replaced badly.

@Sarah50, if you are still active,could we hear from you damn

Or it could just be isometric exercises for our friend the cat. Well his fur will be smoother and sleeker once he drops a few ounces.

Me Also, never used line competition when I was Heavy and Hopeless, now I am among my peers and portions of it are actually fun! So what if my goals don't exactly match anyone else, they are MY Goals, a challenge I just might win! And I surely will do my best for success!

And also they may have put re- enforcing stiches in there so you don't develop an internal hernia,once you have healed enough they pop free. One girl said she felt a definite ping when hers loosened up.

Did you have bypass or sleeve? I would guess bypass, because sleevers are usually the left side, that's where they pull across your intestines the 3/4 of your natural stomach they are discarding. Right side is either liver retractor or the larger gauge surgical equipment like staplers. But none of mine ever hurt and they remove the vast amount of Carbon dioxide before you leave their OR so you don't have that to work out of your system. I was blessed can't tell me different!