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NikNaks

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  1.    ZGal reacted to a post in a topic: Antidepressants & Birth Control (ladies!)
  2. Hey lady! So definitely talk to your doctor on Monday about what they want you to take. Getting your period can be expected, your body just went through some crazy changes and one thing as a lady that happens is that we might have spotting or our period when these happen. Regarding the depression, I am about to get my surgery and I talked to my doctor about them, they told me I could keep taking my medication. The main concern that medication may be too big and may become stuck in your newer, smaller stomach. So I would check with them first, and see if they can be taken and maybe they need to be cut or crushed. Also with the depression, if you aren't taking your medication, try to stay on top of it and use some other outlets to try and manage or cope with it. Talk to friends, reach out to us on here, we got your back and you can make it through!
  3. I am from Pennsylvania! Thank you for your view
  4.    GreenTealael reacted to a post in a topic: Young, Hungry, & Declining
  5. Well hello, anyone and everyone who might be reading this I'm Nikki, 26 year old soon to be RN who is going full time to nursing school, already have Bachelor's in Biology, been married, getting divorced, moved out, work full time in an ER, so what better to do than get surgery? Not any surgery, as you all know, a life altering all consuming procedure that literally drains me of all my self control and sanity. I guess what I am trying to do with this post is see if there is anyone like me out there. Young, stressed, and wanting nothing more then to live their best life. So I ask you this, question #1, what made you want to get this done? For some of us, like me, it is to be healthy to decrease risks of diabetes or heart disease. Others, also like me, want to look and feel how they do on the inside to be expressed on the outside. I am one week away from my surgery, I have the joy of drinking protein shakes that taste like they want to be food but just can't get seem to get their sh*t together. Can I censor curse on here? Well I am going to! What makes it worse is you can't escape food, even in the comfort of your own home people are eating in your shows, commercials, your neighbors are cooking...I swear I'm not crazy, just theses shakes have me dying to eat! Alright, question # 2... even though some of us are so close to the finish line and are about to get the surgery or we are on lap 2 of the race and are post-op, does anyone just want to quit? In my head I feel like it is so much easier to just be overweight, obese, clog my arteries with delicious fried foods and just accept the fact that people will always look at me funny because I am nothing like the models. But then I remember, I am too stubborn and too determined to die young or live a life where I depend on someone to push me around because I can't waddle any more. I hope none of my crude, blunt, sarcastic demeanor offends anyone..I just hoping to find like-minded support. I live in a state where I have no family and limited friends, most if not all of them don't support my choice to get surgery to fix my weight issue...I guess this is question #3 who else has to deal with backlash, judgement, and the constant "well did you try cardio, how about this diet or this" in their lives? I look forward to hearing anyone's responses to these questions Kisses

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