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thanks, i'm going to try again and see what happens as a start and hopefully it was just coincidence i'm glad you both didn't have issues with it

that's great the infections all cleared; and now the date has been moved hopefully it works out better for you

i hope things go well and smoothly with seeing both surgeon and cardiologist and you will be cleared soon

hope so! and that’s great with the no migraines

@Tracydawn how’s the chronic pain been since surgery? has that lessened

are you in pain or has the dentist said it’s urgent to have it done now? or could you wait until after surgery

wow well done! that’s a fantastic loss and great to see the impacts on your health! is your blood pressure improving?

i tried one optifast shake (still deciding on surgery but getting closer) and got a monster headache and brain fog for a few hours following looking on their site this is normal for after a few days on the optifast program after your body goes into keto, not as a reaction right after drinking one shake! now i’m worried about two weeks of drinking them pre-surgery if i’m reacting to something in them like this. i’ll ask the dietician about it before surgery but wondered if anyone else had a reaction like this?

hi, it can be abnormal for so many reasons so good following this up and finding out why. do you have further tests and an app with a cardiologist sorted to find out what’s going on? hopefully all will be well for your surgery and even more so for your health ?

hi panda, i’m in a similar position to you and also trying to decide ... so thankful for your question and the responses. Wishing you all the best in what you go ahead with

looking amazing and that’s great you broke the stall and have got to your goal weight since posting these! you’ve been doing such an amazing job

really lovely pictures and you have gone (and continue to do) so well ... really inspirational!!!

oooh that's great news you are feeling better! i had this with a previous surgery and a cold, but they went ahead after i'd been worrying a lot before hand that it would be cancelled hope surgery goes really smoothly for you

this is one of the things i'm trying to think about before surgery ...... and have worried about a bit; what will i swap to if i can't eat, so i'm glad to see it being discussed ....and wishing i could find some kind of hobby or interest that will be a positive one rather than something that can end up being another destructive one the way food has been for me

thanks very much for sharing your experiences .... it helps reading this; as far as the information i was given initially that talked about the part that produces ghrelin being removed (and on the link i just read it says " Gastric sleeve surgery removes 70% of the stomach where the hunger hormone ghrelin is produced. " ) so that you stopped being hungry in the same way with the sleeve; and that similar things happened with the bypass, and doesn't talk about it returning although i know that head hunger would still be there. So reading the different experiences, and how hunger is impacted and also how it can be better managed following surgery is better preparing me as well as things to ask about with my surgeon and dietician. I also hadn't realised how important the initial time after surgery was; or that there was this honeymoon period i see people referring to .... so very thankful to have found this site and all of you! @Healthy_life2 thanks for those links to read through .... i've been reading a few books on weight loss surgery as well; trying to be better prepared before my next appointment and to help in making a decision

@mgrand i don't think i'd ever have thought about the possibility of tastes changing like that ........ before reading on here; have you found anything you do like the taste of yet that you didn't before, or is it too soon to tell? @Frustr8 the weight loss itself is great as you mentioned, but what a way to get there i'm sorry you've had such a rough time post surgery, and that there are still so many health concerns and issues ongoing following this. As far as the liquid diet, i was worrying about a few weeks of it; i can see why it would get very boring and hard when you've had such an extended time. i hope things went well with the dietician visit

that's so wonderful that you look forward to those sessions; and that you got such a good report! did you set your goal weight or did someone else? and you are sure on track for november the way you are going

congratulations on your weight loss and hard work, that’s great! and very good you can now make those healthy choices and control cravings unlike before

@GradyCati was reading about the stalls the other night ... i hope you get past yours soon. i’ve sure encountered these in the past with losing weight but hadn’t thought about it with wls @mgrand how have your tastes changed? @sheademo29 i would be frustrated also have you asked your nutritionist/dietician what’s going on there with the hunger and if there’s anything that can help you feel more full? sorry to read how frustrating it is

wow what a time it has been for you! very hard news to wake up and find you couldn’t have your surgery; glad you’ve been able to have a sleeve now and hope you have a good recovery

that’s wonderful news!!! congratulations on having a date now ?

one of the things with both surgical options i’m considering (bypass and sleeve) is that i’ve been told the hunger should disappear. Has this been your experience for this post surgery?

that’s great you can now qualify and go forwards!!!!

love seeing the pictures and hearing how you are both so much healthier following surgery ... and nice having that offline friend that understands well

nice that you are really starting to see the impact and acknowledge it! looking great