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Hi GiGi, I am so very sorry that you lost your Mother. That in itself is enough to rock anyone to their core. Having gone through that loss myself, I cannot encourage you enough to seek help from a grief counselor. Everything else will fall into place.

Hi all..wow there are a lot of strong opinions about mj! I am a nurse and I smoke mj in moderation to reduce anxiety and stress, its helped me more than any pill can..mj has actually been used for thousands of years for its medicinal healing properities! It is not at all like smoking tobacco not even close! I am quitting now because I'm having surgery in 2 wks and want my outcomes to be the best they can possibly be! I don't plan on smoking after surgery for at least 3 months..I just think people should really do their research about mj before commenting and or passing judgment on someone else!

Hi GiGi, I am so very sorry that you lost your Mother. That in itself is enough to rock anyone to their core. Having gone through that loss myself, I cannot encourage you enough to seek help from a grief counselor. Everything else will fall into place.

Hi GiGi, I am so very sorry that you lost your Mother. That in itself is enough to rock anyone to their core. Having gone through that loss myself, I cannot encourage you enough to seek help from a grief counselor. Everything else will fall into place.

Hi GiGi, I am so very sorry that you lost your Mother. That in itself is enough to rock anyone to their core. Having gone through that loss myself, I cannot encourage you enough to seek help from a grief counselor. Everything else will fall into place.

Hi GiGi, I am so very sorry that you lost your Mother. That in itself is enough to rock anyone to their core. Having gone through that loss myself, I cannot encourage you enough to seek help from a grief counselor. Everything else will fall into place.

we are surgery twins! good luck tomorrow!!

Hey everyone my surgery date is April 7th. So excited and nervous. ??

?Good luck to you if you are scheduled for tomorrow, 4/5/22!?
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we are surgery twins! good luck tomorrow!!

Hello everyone,
This is my first post. My gastric bypass surgery is 4/5/22. It is great to have such a supportive community on this site. I have really appreciated reading everyone's posts. So, thanks to everyone for their words of wisdom!

Need a laugh?
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I’m waiting to hear from the surgeon’s office regarding my appointment and surgery date. ??‍♀️ ?All my testing is complete. ?
??They know I want 4/11??-
??a week from tomorrow??
?The waiting’s unbearable?
I say that I’ve jumped through 804 hoops, given up half days, whole days, mornings, afternoons and I just want to know ‘when.’
I’m always very good about this kind of stuff. Just not today.
Can anyone relate!
SO…………
Dh and I are in the car. And he knows it’s eating at me, and he says: “It’s like Dante’s 9 levels of hell, isn’t it?”
And I laughed!
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I’m getting bypass and my bmi is 30. Mine was recommended due to my GERD.

April Surgery Baddies our time has come!!!!

April Surgery Baddies our time has come!!!!

April Surgery Baddies our time has come!!!!

Roux en y April 5

I hear you loud and clear. Its the shakes that touch my rage center, if I could just do soups I wouldn't be such a grump.

I hear you loud and clear. Its the shakes that touch my rage center, if I could just do soups I wouldn't be such a grump.

I hear you loud and clear. Its the shakes that touch my rage center, if I could just do soups I wouldn't be such a grump.

Onederland! It's been 30+ years since a 1 was the first digit in my weight! That's 93 lbs since surgery.

OK April crew, you’re up! Best of luck and virtual hugs to all of you. Please come back and post updates! I’m rooting for you! Signed, anxious May Sleever?

April 1st is fast approaching and I’m getting more and more nervous. Anyone else an April 1st date?

I have been ‘eating my liver’ over this for 10 days. ??
I am so happy NOT to have to think about it.
Thank you so much!
And thanks to everyone here for answer my incessant questions that were always riddled with worry.

UPDATE:
All that worry was for nothing. I passed, and the cardiologist was beaming. He had told me 10 days ago he didn’t think I would pass. I laughed and told him: ‘I know I don’t look like a runner, but I used to run 7 miles a day, 5 days a week. I will do this.’
And, I did.
IMHO, they go easy on you when you are over 60 (I’m 67). I did 2 thallium stress tests 18 and 15 years ago and THEY.WERE.DIFFICULT. I think that at my age, they just don’t want you to keel over.
So, I worried for nothing basically. The techs at Cary Radiology were fabulous! They could not have been nicer! Everything was explained in great detail.
They wanted my heart rate to get to 130 which I was fine with. A year ago, I could get to 138 running around a nearby lake.
They were constantly asking how I was doing while on the treadmill. I was in for 5 minutes, they were hoping for 4.5 minutes. My bp was 220/140 when I told her I was finished. I knew to jump right onto the table so they could U/S while my heart rate was at peak.
I found it interesting that I was fine on the treadmill one minute and almost instantly I knew I was finished.
My post treadmill U/S pix were excellent.
The cardiologist was very nice. He told me that bariatric surgery is going to be wonderful for lowering my blood pressure. He said I will likely always be on bp meds, but carrying less weight will make a huge difference in my life. He was very encouraging, and Now that the stress test is behind me, I am really excited to move forward.