The initial pain when they first woke me was an 11 on a scale of 1 to 10.

That lasted less than a half hour. It's been 30 hours or so and I haven't felt an ounce of pain since.

I was estimating they'd remove 10 - 20 pounds and it only turned out to be a little less than 7 pounds.

I feel great now but I have to walk hunched over like a 90 year old man.

The surgeon says they have lots of pictures during surgery. I will post them when I get my hands on them.

This thread was started last December. Bob hasn't been around here since, as far as I know.

Dave

NOW the real work begins!!! I quit cold turkey 4.5 years ago. It only takes a few weeks for the behavior modification, ie not smoking after you eat, while driving, w/coffee, etc. or whenever you most smoked. You got through the liquid diet right?? You can do this too!!!

p.s. I too had the abdominal procedure....one of the best things I ever did

Thanks for the kind words Dave!

I only have 1 cigarette left and it WILL be my last.

I had a pretty bad cocaine habit 15 years ago and quit without any effort. I realized one day that I hadn't done coke in 6 months and it was over.

Nicotine is much worse than coke because it is so readily available.

Good luck on your weight loss. It really is easier than you think as long as you keep your head high and don't set unreachable goals.