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I think that scarring is really individual. Some people especially people of african descent tend to keloid scar where it is raised and can be quite noticeable. I think most of us have had some sort of injury or surgery where we can get a good idea of how we scar and that normally will dictate what you can expect during plastic surgery procedures along with a good doctor who knows where to place incisions for an optimum result. I had a full TT 3 years ago and my scar started off really red looking sort of like the same as my VSG scars only it was hip to hip and now three years later it is really thin and white and I am very pale on my tummy so it is not like it stands out, plus they tightened all the muscles like an internal corset. Now if I was someone who hung out normally in a tiny bikini, it might be more troublesome but I take that thin scar over the flabby stretch marked floppy skin that I had before. Plus a lot of women have c section scars so they probably wouldn't mind having that one revised along with skin removal and muscle tightening. I however would stress not to have one if you plan on having more children as the muscles will end up stretched out again and if you had to have a csection they would cut right through those muscles and there goes the TT.

I am so happy that you have gotten more then half way through the needed weight loss! Keep up the low carb dieting and if you get bored at the gym try to go to a local track and walk the stadium stairs..those kick some major butt in a short amount of time. I am trying to get my outside exercise as much as possible before it gets to wet and cold to do so. Thanks to crazy California weather it has been in the 80's this week.

I recorded and just watched this!!! It was awesome, the spider tool to complete the VSG rocks...single belly button incision. Try to catch it if you can. Ohhh and the tickle lipo....might have to do some of that too...later on.

I wish I was having an over abundance of libido hormones, I tell you I had figured that the more I lost and the increase in energy I have from physical activitiy that I would feel even more in the mood, but alas nope ...I swear it is like nothing going on down there...not interested nothing. My poor hubby is used to us being more intimate and now he can barely sit in the same room without salivating (it is cute) but he is really really enamored by my slimming shape and even though he always wanted me before it is like double whamy now and I just feel NOTHING in the way of desire...It has actually been getting me down I want to feel that again, jeesh I adore the man. Thank god my hubby is understanding and knows it is probably just a phase or hormonal thing and it will level out. GOD I HOPE IT DOES. Any all natural things to try like herbs etc?

Ok I think it is just PMS but i have been eating all sorts of goodies I shouldn't this week and it certainly doesn't help that all the Halloween candy is still in the house. Normally each year after a couple of days I would take all the Halloween candy to work and it would get scarfed up, however I am no longer employed and due to my extremely low energy level during my PMS time I have been at home with the candy for last couple of days. I don't however feel the need for it until late in the evening. So tomorrow it is getting bagged up and dropped at my grandma's house so she can hand it out to whoever comes her way. I just feel like a failure this week though, I am pretty close to goal and if I stay on track I should hit it by New Years for sure, but I didn't start out having to lose that much in comparison to a lot of people, so I feel like a loser because what if I had a bunch more to lose would I be able to do it, or would I be slacking off? Or maybe I am laid back about it because I am close to goal and I don't have that much more to go? Or maybe it is a normal slump and I will pull head out of butt and get motivated. Maybe this overly emotional thread is simply hormonal and it will pass. I just feel like I paid 6.5k for this I better not waste the blessing!

I feel hunger especially if it has been quite a while since I ate, i get GROUCHY too holy moly it isn't funny lol. Though I stay full longer and don't realize sometimes it is has been hours and hours since I ate. I don't feel the need for snacks though so it is usually just 3 meals a day and I am more then satisfied. I am not sure if I am happy about feeling hunger or not, I guess I am glad I have a reduced hunger sensation and that I enjoy the food I do eat and it fills me up super fast!

Well, we spent last week at Disneyland and it was so different for me then the last time we went! We usually hold season passes but ours expired early in 2010 and due to me having the surgery this summer we waited until last weeks trip to renew them. I just have to report that I was feeling pretty dang good, I was less self conscious I was actually pleased with what I saw reflected when I passed by the shop windows. I just felt so much more comfortable in my skin. I was rocking my new size 10 pants and I actually had packed a couple shirts I had not tried on in awhile and they were long and loose on me. I had no trouble grabbing the fitted t's out of the gift shops and wearing them. I just can't say enough about how I was able to just chill out and enjoy myself. I am feeling more and more like "me" each pound that I lose. I still want to lose between 15-20 more pounds but I already have family questioning me as if I am small enough already. My brother-in-law spent the day with us at Disney and I got to meet his new girlfriend and I wasn't feeling low and hard on myself. My bro-in-law had not seen me since before the surgery and he was so supportive of my current results. When I told him my starting weight he couldn't believe it. I actually even showed his girlfriend and him my before photos on my phone and they couldn't believe my body had changed that much in 10 weeks. I am rambling as usual... it is just so foreign to feel like yourself again after so long. I still have some work to do I want to be a size 8 and maybe occasional 6 so I need to continue my excersize and diet guidelines. I indulged a bit too much last week but thanks to the sleeve it never let me get too out of hand lol. I maintained weight so I just need to move forward from here.

I think she got an earful from the backlash emails and media she received for the article. I think she has been fully chastised, I think though she just said what a lot of other people never have the courage to say, which is quite sad when you think about it. FOR SHAME.

I guess everyone really is different. Heck I am 10 weeks out as of yesterday and I have been eating pretty much anything I want since around week 6. The only thing I find my stomach not liking so much is broiled shrimp and any sort of chinese food. I do make a conscious effort to choose healthy/low cal high protein foods but I dont hesitate to eat all sorts of foods. I just eat such small portions i dont sweat it. As long as the scale is moving in the correct direction I am feeling good.

That is disgusting. First off it is a child and that should have been the first clue it isn't funny. With all the light being shed on bullying and how horrible it is for children to endure, it is amazing that anyone finds this funny. I certainly do not.

Biweekly weigh-in! Starting weight 199 Current weight 161 weight loss of 38 pounds 10 weeks post op!

Mommy2Girls: i just purchased that book on Half.com after I read your post. Niki I am sorry to hear about the requirements for the sleeve being so difficult. I am surprised that they feel that Gastric Bypass is a better option to people who are at a lower weight. ODD I hope that you are able to figure something out and continue on your Quest to get healthier. BIG HUGS

So if we keep sipping on Water periodically throughout the day it will keep the pouch full and give the pressure receptors of the stomach the sensation of having had a meal? I feel hunger it is easily satisfied now though so I don't stress about it. It seems the hungrier I think I am...the less I usually get down before I am full lol.

You look great! What a difference. Sleeve or bust: I tend to lose weight closer to my two week marks...does that make sense? Tomorrow is a weigh in day. I do them biweekly and I swear the first week after my weigh in I see nothing then around day 10-11 I start seeing pounds drop...it is strange but consistent in it's on retarded way.

Hey there JSOUZA are you Portuguese per chance? I had surgery almost 10 weeks ago and had a lower BMI also. It was weird to feel like the small person in the bunch when going into surgery, but I too have struggled and dieted until I was blue in the face over the past several years only to gain it back and more. I wanted a tool to help me get back to a comfortable weight and to "hopefully" keep it there. I haven't done my two week weigh in, that will be tomorrow but as of 8 weeks I had lost 35 pounds and gone from a size 14 to a 10. What is also strange is I have previously gotten close to the weight I am currently at by dieting but my body shape this time is much smaller and more toned. I think it has to do with my work out routine etc. I just look and feel so much better.

OMG she wants to help you stretch your pouch...uhhh huge clue she isn't qualified to work with a bariatric surgical patient. NOBODY needs to live on 600 calories a day...NOBODy!

It certainly does get better, i think once all your swelling inside goes down you will be able to enjoy a little more as far as quantity of food. I will admit though I still want to just eat and eat because it tastes great but I get full so fast that I am forced to stop and it does leave me a little bummed but I dont feel deprived because I am full i just feel a little down because it tastes good.

I posted this as a response to someones concerns over a stall, but I thought it may be helpful to everyone. First off let me preface this by saying we all need to really look at our eating/snacking/water intake etc when experiencing a stall. That said my aunt (she has had no surgery) has been working out with a personal trainer for 3-4 months now and really works hard at her physical fitness just completed her monthly weigh-in where she was so bummed to learn when she stepped on the scale that she had only lost around 1.5 pounds, but when the body fat part of the weigh-in was done she had lost almost 5% of body fat. So though her pounds were low she had made some great progress. So keep in mind a few weeks of losing body fat is a welcome exchange and will really change the way your clothes look and feel! Chin up.

Well of course take a look at your diet to be sure you are not getting too many calories or other bad things that will cause the stall. Just in case. On a positive note, my aunt who has not had surgery but has been working out with a trainer for 4 months just did her monthly weigh in...she only lost 2 pounds the last 4 weeks but her body fat went down almost 5% that is amazing. So just keep that in mind if you are working out some and gaining some muscle.

YAY for you...hope everything goes smoothly. Keep us posted.

I feel you all! The waitresses keep asking me if everything was ok and eyeing my plate. I just tell them it was wonderful but I just am not that hungry right now (as if I ate recently or something). It seems to passify them lol.

Wow just reading that small little paragraph brings back some memories! I hope you have a great surgical experience and are back soon letting us know how you did!

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Well first off thank you for updating us! I am glad that you are out of the hospital and working on recovery. I am sorry that you had to have extra surgeries done but that is also what is wonderful about a good surgeon, they got it all taken care of in one shot. That is amazing. Just keep pushing yourself to get moving even if it is just down the hall and back every half hour. Just don't give up but keep it short and frequent. The same thing with the liquids, get down all that you can as often as you can and keep your eyes open for dehydration. I think as long as you keep trying to move and get those liquids you will do just fine. Take it one day at a time, one sip at a time and one little walk around the living room at a time. BIG HUGS. Glad to see you on the losers bench.

I also used LIMARP/LIzaMARiaPompa and had a great experience. I am doing well on my weight loss and my recovery has been pretty easy, just some acid issues. The negative comments I found about Dr. Pompa were actually on another forum and a couple people stated that she did not make her pouches as small. They had both had a barium contrast (think thats how it is termed) a few months out of post op and the sleeves were really small at the top but not as small at the bottom. I believe one of them had hers redone by Dr. Aceves. I actually didn't read about these miraculously until after I had my surgery. I do know most of this went down around the first of last year and Dr. Pompa was consulted regarding the size of the pouch left behind. So I am hoping that after those complaints she has fine tuned her pouch size. I know that a Canadian coordinator takes a large group at least once a month to her. She is a very very good doctor with a great safety record and the groups that have been taken have had great results. Since I myself am doing well on my weight loss I can't complain. I just brought these up because you asked and I wish I had at least read about it before I had surgery, and to give you a chance to address it with her before you go. The facility was great, the staff was wonderful and attentive though I am a pretty self sufficient patient. At this point I would use her again in a heart beat. I can't wait to check out my pouch at my 6 month leak test. Good luck and keep us posted!