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Tiff, I'm so sorry about the delay. I know how you've been counting the minutes. I hope you will have that tooth fixed and be 100% by the time John gets home. As always, take care of yourself and may the time fly by.

I don't know what you see, Hope, but your font is teenie-tiny to us. Much smaller than mine, susan's or tiff's. Sorry to be such a nag, but these old eyes can hardly read your posts!

Last year I broke my leg. When I got out of my cast, my therapist, (and the orthopaedist) recommeded the MBT's. I went to the website Walkers Warehouse and bought a pair. I now have 3 pairs, and absolutely love them. I am a nurse and wear them to work. They are great. I don't know about the sketchers cause they are new and I haven't tried them. To save money, I ordered discontinued models they offered. The sizes are true and if it says order 1 size smaller than do, cause they are right. Good luck, nd let me know if you try the sketchers, how they are.

Hope4me: PLEASE!!!! Increase your font size!!! That being said...IPhone is the way to go. I have one and love it so much, I bought one for my son and daughter too!

Daisy, I'm so sorry for your loss. Grieve as you need to, but remember the 13 years of unconditional love that little tiger gave you!

Oh, I feel like you were in MY bathroom between weeks 4 and 6! And as far as the, uh humm, bathroom issue, I'm right there with you. If I'm lucky, I'll go once every 5-6 days, even with Miralax every day. So, I guess it's pretty normal. Hang in there, the scale will move, I promise! I was at a stall for almost 3 weeks before I started losing again. Everyone stalls around that time. Keep the chin up!

Vegas and Italian--So glad you had such a great time on your cruise. I love to cruise, too. And now we don't have to worry about gaining 10 lbs in 7 days! These non scale victories are just awesome to hear about!

Wow, I can't believe it's been 2 months. I stepped on the scale, total 35lbs lost so far! WHOO HOO!!! How amazing. I'm about halfway to my goal. Eating is becoming easier. It's really important for me to concentrate on eating slowly...to keep the food from backing into my esophagus and being terribly uncomfortable for half hour or so. That's my biggest problem thus far. I can eat pretty much anything. And that really surprises me. I LOVE MY SLEEVE!! My original goal was to lose 30lbs by October 16th, that's when my daughter is coming to visit. She has no idea about the surgery. Now maybe it will be 40 pounds. Unbelievable! If anyone is considering the sleeve and wondering if it's worth it...ABSOLUTELY!:cursing:

Mac, I think you are right. This past week I really concentrated on slowing down my eating. I had many fewer problems, although I did have a few. Thanks for your advice. I will continue to eat SLOWLY!

Boy, Mac, if thats whats happening then my stomach can only hold a tiny, tiny bit, cause it seems to happen no matter how much I eat. I do have to watch how fast I eat. Maybe thats the problem. Thanks for the advice!

Thanks. I am hoping to hear from someone who has experienced this too.

I need some advice. I am almost 2 months post-op and am eating a regular diet now. Whatever I eat seems to settle right in the base of my throat. I only eat a little and it feels like the food is right at the bottom of my throat. If I eat a little too much, same thing. After around 30 minutes it passes, but it's really uncomfortable. Whats up? I'm taking the prilosec every day.

You know, I'm not a big fan of spinals, and I'm allergic to morphine, so when I spoke with the anesthesiologist, he said he would do an epidural (not much different from a spinal). I wasnt sure I wanted that either, but I had no pain during the insertion and Dr A left it in until after the 3rd leak test so I could get pain relief through it during the first 2 days post op. It wasnt like during my c-sections where you couldnt feel your legs and had to wait all day for the feeling to come back before you can walk. Almost as soon as you get back to your room they want you to get up and walk. I would advise you to get it. Why have extra pain when it's not necessary?

Sorry youre not feeling well Oregon. Hope the cough gets better. But, Just a thought...I wonder if you burn calories during those coughing fits? Something good from something bad? LOL. Anyway, take the day to rest and relax, I think thats what Labor day is all about anyway. Well, I'm off to the movies. Feel better.

I'm going to the movies today and I'm gonna have some POPCORN!!! YEA!!

I was going to say try planned parenthood also. they can get you in and give you a prescription quite quickly, and then you have an entire month to find another dr. Why do we always procrastinate? It must be in our genes!!

I can only put in my two cents: Dr. Aceves is the way to go!

I'm so glad you asked that question. I'm 7 weeks post op and I can barely do 5 minutes on my elliptical. I've been thinking about starting Jazzercise. I know I need to exercise but I'm always so tired. I guess I should just do what I can handle and eventually my body will work out the kinks, right?

Wow, I was beginning to think my scale just froze and died. It didn't budge for sooooo long! But I hesitantly stepped on the scale this morning and SURPRISE! My weight was down 3 1/2 pounds! :biggrin2: Okay, so maybe I've been a little hard on it. I won't throw it through the window-this time. And the other good thing this week is I'm absolutely learning how to eat normally, and I'm loving it! Every day gets better and better :cursing:

Beautifully put. I admire your talent. We have all walked that mile. Good luck with your rebirth.

I had the same stall at 4 weeks. Just this week I started seeing the scale move again. Just need to keep your chin up and know that this was the best thing to do and it does work.

Just a quick post to say, "I'm sooooooo frustrated!" I'm still at a stall. I'm doing everything right, (I think!) but the darn scale won't move, not an ounce! Well, they say patience is a virtue....I'll let you know about that. Hopefully the scale will move soon. Cause if it doesn't, I may just throw it through the window!:cursing:

I'm getting really frustrated. I know it's normal to stall when you go from mushies to real food, but my scale hasn't moved in weeks. I've lost 26lbs since surgery (july 10th) and I'm not upset about that, but the scale just froze! I mean, it hasn't moved an ounce in two weeks. I'm eating right. 3 meals, small amounts of the right foods, no snacks, lots of fluid, I just don't get it. Any advice out there??

I agree with all the others. Trust me, this is not the easy way. You have to follow the post op rules, you have to listen to your body, you have to change your eating habits. The thing is...the surgery gives you a tool that reminds you if you stray. It keeps you from eating too much and helps you stay on track. You've made a life-changing decision. Congratulations and welcome!

Carmella, Healing prayers to you...good luck tomorrow. Sit back and let those angels at the hospital do they're thing.