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I'll be going into surgery this Monday 9-23-13. I am both excited and extremely nervous. I'm worried that I'll get super ill from the anesthesia. I will have a patch on so hopefully that will help. I keep reading all this literature.

Well look forward to connecting w/ all of you.

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I have my one year appt today with the surgeon...i hope he doesnt say i didnt lose enough lol i personally feel i am within twenty pounds of goal and that five of my pounds is excess skin etc. Im gonna ask him what he thinks and if its too early to look into plastics etc.

Ill let you all know how it goes!

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Happy Anniversary to all my sleeve sisters. Am at doctors office now for my one year follow up... Just got weighed and down 200lbs since this journey started. Still have 35-40 to go til reach goal....gonna go buy some new walking shoes and hit some thrift stores to Celebrate.< /p>

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Happy anniversary to all of you! Hope everyone is doing good. Just wanted to say hi...

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Soo i had my one year with the surgeon. He wants me to aim for 150 and not 170 since he says most people will regain 10percent back over time so it gives me a little wiggle room. Also asked him about my jiggly tummy and he said to work on my core and it would tighten up alot as i dont have alot of skin like i thought just alot of jiggle haha. He also said that i should wait another year and by then anything i want done would be cosmetic...i was thinking a year anyways so i guess ill need to start working on my core and see if that helps. Over all he didnt complain that i wasnt at goal but did mention that the losing period is over so going forward its all on me.

Sigh so 20 lbs turned into 30 or 40 lbs left to lose. Blah. Oh well just gotta look at the bright side that i have lost almost 90 lbs!!!

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Congrats & Happy Surgiversary to all of you who have celebrated their one year post op (myself included). I lost a total of 63 pounds and have maintained that weight loss. I am happy to post a before & after pic (hope this works).

You look fabulous!!!!

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I'll be going into surgery this Monday 9-23-13. I am both excited and extremely nervous. I'm worried that I'll get super ill from the anesthesia. I will have a patch on so hopefully that will help. I keep reading all this literature. Well look forward to connecting w/ all of you.

Hope your doing well. Good luck and speedy recovery.

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Soo i had my one year with the surgeon. He wants me to aim for 150 and not 170 since he says most people will regain 10percent back over time so it gives me a little wiggle room. Also asked him about my jiggly tummy and he said to work on my core and it would tighten up alot as i dont have alot of skin like i thought just alot of jiggle haha. He also said that i should wait another year and by then anything i want done would be cosmetic...i was thinking a year anyways so i guess ill need to start working on my core and see if that helps. Over all he didnt complain that i wasnt at goal but did mention that the losing period is over so going forward its all on me. Sigh so 20 lbs turned into 30 or 40 lbs left to lose. Blah. Oh well just gotta look at the bright side that i have lost almost 90 lbs!!!

You have done great!!!

So glad you posted this because it gives me things to think about. I haven't had my one year check up and probably will not go.

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You have done great!!!

So glad you posted this because it gives me things to think about. I haven't had my one year check up and probably will not go.

It did kind of feel like a waste but its my last appt so i figured id go.

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That reminds me ...i need to see my surgeon too... Bloodwork is clean but i still have to do a USG. Did any1 else had to get a routine USG done for your docs appt??

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That reminds me ...i need to see my surgeon too... Bloodwork is clean but i still have to do a USG. Did any1 else had to get a routine USG done for your docs appt?? Sent from my GT-I9100 using VST

What is a USG???

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Do u mean upper gi? I had one of those before surgery but that was at the hospital not my pcp.

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USG....ultrasonography...ultrasound... im required to do one a year out... will get mine done in a day or two..w

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Today is my one year surgi-versary! Down 122 pounds and trying to maintain at 135. (Even though I would secretly like to see 129 on the scale just once!) at my 1 year post op appointment I was told I've lost 98% of my excess weight. I'll take that!

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