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Bandmom    0

Bandmom
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We are doing a 'video' shoot. We did it the day of my pre-op appointment and then have done it every week since, up to about 3 weeks ago, I have been bad on remembering to do it! I agree. i was not looking at myself completely and would see others and say I am not that fat. Especially like on biggest looser, and then you see their weight and UM, yeah you are that fat.....this has allowed me to see myself for what I really had become and as depressing as it has been at least I can say bye bye to it at the same time! I am only a about a month and a half out but I am so excited about the changes I have already seen. Clothes fit different, I can tell a difference in my stomach and how it is now compared to what I was dealing wtih before. I haven't compared the pictures yet, but I can tell a difference already!

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Catherine55    43

Catherine55
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And folks just starting out; take those pictures no matter how disgusted you are by your body. Nobody has to see them until you are ready.

I couldn't agree with this more! I really regret not having more "before" photos to compare to current ones. I did take my measurements though. It's amazing to realize just how much smaller I am these days. I love my band.

B, you look great -- thanks for posting your photos!!

Catherine

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DONNA1959    0

DONNA1959
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you both look great. makes me excited to see the results. can't wait to get my band in 3 weeks.

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Apples2    19

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I avoided the camera for so many years because I was ashamed of the way I looked. Also avoided camera during weightloss stage so really had to dig just to find some b/4's. I now wish I would have taken photos throughout this process but it is what it is.

I am have been banded 2 yrs (as of June 17) and have been down to my "wedding weight" for quite some time now.

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rapidsangel    0

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You look so happy! Just waiting for the day I will smile again in a picture. Soon though, very soon!!!:thumbup:

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      It's been 10 long years! Here is my VSG weight loss surgiversary update..
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    • Aunty Mamo

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      Iʻm roughly 6 weeks post-op this morning and have begun to feel like a normal human, with a normal human body again. I started introducing solid foods and pill forms of medications/supplements a couple of weeks ago and it's really amazing to eat meals with my family again, despite the fact that my portions are so much smaller than theirs. 
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      I'm down 31 pounds since the day of surgery and 47 since my pre-op diet began, with that typical week long stall occurring at three weeks. I'm really starting to see some changes lately- some of my clothing is too big, some fits again. The most drastic changes I notice however are in my face. I've also noticed my endurance and flexibility increasing. I was really starting to be held up physically, and I'm so grateful that I'm seeing that turn around in such short order. 
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    • BeanitoDiego

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      Oh yeah, something I wanted to rant about, a billing dispute that cropped up 3 months ago.
      Surgery was in August of 2023. A bill shows up for over $7,000 in January. WTF? I asks myself. I know that I jumped through all of the insurance hoops and verified this and triple checked that, as did the surgeon's office. All was set, and I paid all of the known costs before surgery.
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      I had to make a lot of phone calls to both the surgeon's office and the insurance company and explain my rights and what the maximum out of pocket costs were that I could be liable for. Also had to remind them that it isn't my place to be taking care of all of this and that I was going to escalate things if they could not play nice with one another.
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    • ChunkCat

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      Thank you everyone for your well wishes! I totally forgot I wrote an update here... I'm one week post op today. I gained 15 lbs in water weight overnight because they had to give me tons of fluids to bring my BP up after surgery! I stayed one night in the hospital. Everything has been fine except I seem to have picked up a bug while I was there and I've been running a low grade fever, coughing, and a sore throat. So I've been hydrating well and sleeping a ton. So far the Covid tests are negative.
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