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Thought its time to invade some privacy, so i'm opening bearded's room door...:thumbup:

Fresh male here, saying hello to all. Wish there was a simple "introduce urself"section. I find "tell ur story"too dramatic hehe...no story to tell, just hoping I did the right choice.

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Hi Burnout,

I'm not a male but, welcome to the forum. Have you had surgery yet? If so how are you doing? You will find alot of support here. Judy

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Send a message to Susan. I am sure she can make that section for you.

Congratulations! You did make the right choice.

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Hi ladies and thanks for the welcome.

Yes I got sleeved on the 17th of july. As you have probably figured, I'm still in the full liquids stage.

I'm still not pain free, but I do sense it gets a little better everyday. Going back to work in less than a week and REALLY hoping these cramps and aches will vanish soon enough.

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Hey BuRnOuT, welcome to our forums! You should be feeling much better next week. Who did your surgery?

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Yo Burnout!!

Like welcome dude!

That being said hells bells just let er rip tell what you want dont tell what you want. Just let us know a little about you...

HAVE a good one...

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Welcome Burnout ... I'm Bearded's (better) other half ... you're still pretty fresh from surgery, so just take it easy and let your body heal. Keep us posted on your progress.

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Hi susan, bearded m8 and angel, his better half :ohmy: very happy to meet u all, I wasnt expecting such a nice welcome.

I will surely update u on how things go. By the way, I live far away...the other side of this planet, but was drawn to this place cos I've been reading a lot of what everyone had to say...including the VSG section on the lapband forum. Your stories played a major role in the decision to get sleeved. God bless

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BURNOUT---where on the other side of the world!!

This is a good group lots of woman (big evil smile) and a few good men. Kind of like it that way---more to choose from, I am bad.

You are most welcome here and we look forward to communicating with you.:ohmy:

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Welcome Burnout!!

And congrats on your surgery! Of course we all think you made the right decision!:thumbup:

Good luck and keep us posted on your success!!

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G'day burnout!!!!

i have to say....i love it when there is a ticker in Kg's!!!! it makes my day...lolol ok now i got that out my system. make sure you always close the door cause we will all come in and join the chat! lolol. hows that for an all in room!!! cheers Ange

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@chancie

Hi chancie and thanks for the welcome. seems like ur approaching ur goal :D when did u get sleeved? 136 lb that's amazing:thumbup: keep it up!

@ange

lol@ ticker in Kg hehehe...i always get a 5 seconds mind freeze trying to calculate them pounds :thumbup: Hope ur doing great and pleased to meet ya.

and sure, I will close the door, as long as u know the key is under the door mat:thumbup1:

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I got sleeved on 2/09/09... a week shy of my 6 month mark:wink1: I still think it's pretty amazing tooo!!!

as for the ticker in kg's and lbs..... at least you can calculate them.... I am uh... at a loss.. :thumbup:

Again.... welcome!!

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Hey Burn!! Nice to meet you.

Sorry I'm so late in greeting you, but I have a great excuse.

I was having surgery that day!! Please forgive my tardiness and saying welcome to the forum and we are all excited to get to know you better in the coming days.

Hugz,

Penny~:lol0:

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Hey burn....was glad to see this men's site and also glad to find some men posted as I've mostly found female VSG patients on some other sites.

I had my VSG July 28 and feel awesome. No pain, no nausea, no nothing. I feel really lucky. Was 345 at my highest and just yesterday dropped below 300 (I didn't think it was ever going to happen).

Just wanted to say hi and hope we can talk some time.

Paul

Kalamazoo, Michigan

Surgeon: Dr. Alan Saber

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