Ruthi

I am so relieved that you are going to be ok and it was nothing serious, I figured it had something to do with that hernia repair. Give Bob a hug for us and we will be waiting for the news

Yeah ditto

Wow Judy, that really sucks but you are right to be with your mother. I know how you feel, I had to put mine off too but only for an additional 6 weeks. It s hard to wait for so long.

Daisy, They are having their tests today, they left last night

Congrats on your date and getting started in a new life, you will absolutely love the sleeve. Dont get discouraged. Keep posting. Our sleeve family is growing.

Ok, this could be long. Born in 1954 a week before Christmas, I grew up in Southern Illinois, a country farming community, with 5 other siblings. I was the 2nd oldest and very independent and at times rebellious. My parents were fairly strict but hard working people. I learned alot about growing our own food, canning and feezing produce, making butter, butchering and anything else farm folks did to exist. I was a corn fed girl raised on organic veggies and fresh eggs and meat not to mention fish. That was when the country was still very innocent and clean cut. I went to an all white school (it was an all white community) we didnt know diversity then and had little need of any. Everyone seemed the same but all I knew were Christians and Jews. I graduated HS in 1972 and went into the military after going to college for a year. I didnt have the money for tuition and couldnt ask my parents to foot the bill since I had 4 younger siblings at home. My parents didnt believe in borrowing money so school loans werent an option. The military was a good thing for me as that rebellious part of me was toned down a bit by a bunch of really gun ho drill seargents. I wanted to go into nursing eventually so I became a field medic. I worked in the hospitals and for the Division surgeon until I was discharged and got married. Wow That was a really long time ago. 1976 I married my first husband who was also military. He eventually got out and we moved to Florida where I went to college for my nursing degree. I got pregrant during my last yr and graduated from Florida State in 1980 with a 7 week old daughter. We stayed in Florida while she was growing up. I wanted another child but couldnt get pregnant but instead had to have a hysterectomy at age 26 for a tumor. It was a good thing in the end. My husband was well into his progressive disease of alcholism by that time. I continued working as a nurse as my daughter grew older and I grew fatter. It was part stress from the bad marriage and part from the hysterectomy I think. I went on some diet pills and lost about 75 lbs but gained it back plus some and we all know what that is like. When my daughter was 12 the marriage was over after I found out the creep I was married to was as deranged as they come as well as being a drunk. He attempted to molest my daughter. I took her, divorced him and moved to Illinois and quit nursing. I went to work with the Federal Government in an environmental office so I could be home in the evenings and weekends with my daughter. 3 yrs after moving to Illinois and remarried, this time to a man who was a dumb as a box of rocks. He seemed ok when we were dating but you just never know a person until you live with them. That marriage lasted 5 yrs and we divorced when the doctors discovered a hemagioma (blog clot tumor) on my spine and had to do surgery that required a yr off work for recovery. He decided that since I wasnt working, neither was he and I kicked him to the curb. This led to a bankruptcy but I didnt care. I was done. I went back to school that yr while off of work and got an engineering degree. The day of graduation, I packed up everything I owned into a Uhaul and drove myself 2200 miles to California where I have been since. I have worked my way up in the positions and now have a nice home near my younger sister. All the while getting fatter and fatter. I started thinking last year when the job market got so bad, how was I going to get another job when or if I lost this one.(all good things come to an end) Even having nursing as an option, with my back problem, my weight was going to be an obstacle and I was seeing my doctor on a regular basis and up to 7 medications a day that were mostly due to being obese. I was sick and tired of being sick and tired. I researched the lap band and hurried to get it done before I changed my mind. I had it done on 9/19/08 and all was well for 6 months. Then on Friday Mar 13th, one day after oral surgery I took a pill that changed everything. My stomach swelled up till the blood flow was constricted and stomach turned necrotic. I had emergency surgery for band removal a partial gastrectomy. I recovered quickly and soon started gaining the weight back. I had to do something and the sleeve has been my salvation. I am doing well and if you notice my photos, the journey has been paying off. Thank God for this forum and everyone on it. Escpecially my sleeve sister V Angel. PS My daughter is now 30 and doing great, she doesnt hate her father but he does creep her out so there is limited contact with him.

I am doing well, I had a 20 lb weight loss in 4 weeks since revision but have pretty much hit a stall. I havent gained anything back though. I hope the stall doesnt last long.

I am 4 weeks out tomorrow and I understand how you feel. I see others losing faster but then again, they weighed more when they had the surgery. The more you weigh, the faster it comes off in the beginning. I went through a 15 lb weight loss right after the surgery in about 2 weeks but after that I have slowed to 2 lbs a week and maybe only 1 lb if I am lucky this week. I exercise but its not showing up on the scale yet. I have just stalled and I suspect my body is getting readjusted and holding on to the weight as a response to the shock I put it through. I have been told that everyone goes through this so I am just sitting back and being glad that the scale isnt going up and I am not hungry. Hopefully this too shall pass. I did expect to hit a plateau but just not this soon. OH WELL

Glad to have you back neighbor, hope you have a speedy recovery and keep in touch, we have a great sleeve family here.

So happy to hear you are doing good, we look forward to your posts on your progress. A sleeve sister is born

Alisa, No, you are not cute, you are beautiful, you just are wanting to feel that way too.

Photogirl, I felt the same way but I did notice that the thicker the soft food was, the faster I felt full. I officially start sold foods on Sunday but have gravitated toward it for the past week with soft but more solid type foods, just chewing to make sure it was softer before going to my stomach and I did definitely feel full quickly. It only took about 3/4 of a turkey dog on the 4th to get me to feel full and that was without the bread.

I would be happy to just send me your email

what is your email ?

NP I will send them this evening

I work in a building downtown Los Angeles about a block from the Staple Center and yesterday during the MJ services, some of my associates and I went down to the street and snapped photos of the funeral motorcade. I was wondering if anyone would like a copy. I think I even have a video if interested. Just give me an email address to send it to. No I am not a big MJ fan and No I am not a paparazzi. Just alittle history thing I suppose, I am not a professional photographer but they are fairly good. One of the photos is a faint image of a heart that a skywriter did and I caught it on my camera before it disappeared.

If you watched Michael Moores documentary "Sicko", you will remember that insurance companies are looking for a way to get out of paying for just about everything. If its not the VSG, they will find something else. I hope you get to change insurances to one that accepts pre existing conditions.

Size seven, that was a great post thank you.

Wassa you crack me up too, but I love it. I dont have those nursing errors to contend with anymore but I do have to contend with demolition workers trying to knock down building with the gas line connected and trying to blow up several city blocks in south Los Angeles. I hate when I get calls like that on a Saturday. Stupid men! Anyway. I can relate to all of it. The treadmill screaming as well. Stupid treadmill. What to do? I guess I should quit complaining, get an attitude of gratitude and keep on truckin. HAVE A GREAT DAY and ignore the assholes

I think he already know that you are not NORMAL, I already know and I havent known you as long as he has. LOL. Both of you will feel better once you have the UGI or barium swollow and Dr Aceves gives you some info on what is going on. I think you are just a slow healer.

That money going out every month serves as a reminder of how important this new me really is and what I am willing to go through to have a new life. Hope you like my photos I posted this morning. I am amazed at the difference so the band wasnt entirely a waste. I will post new pics in the near future. I am holding off till I hit onederland. Hopefully next week.

AWWWWWW how sweet!

I would have loved to have only had to pay 10K for the band. I hate making that big payment every month for something I dont have anymore

I was 5'1 and 125 lbs in JR High, You are an inspriation MAC

If you need an expediting service, you can find one online. It will cost about 100 to 150.00 for this service if it becomes necessary