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It's sad that at 26 I have no energy! I'm a full time student (graduate May 2012) yay! I work full time and I'm a mommy!!! I'm drained at the end of the day and I'm at my heaviest I've ever been in my life!! It's scary and since I got high blood pressure after my pregnancy... I'm looking to better my life being healthy for me and my daughter. I hope this November or December is the surgery date. I need to go to my psychological appointment and see how it goes after that. Reading everyone's stories truly inspires me!! :)

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Welcome to VST !

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Good luck to you! It's a friendly bunch here.

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The only thing i regret is not having it done sooner.

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Wow! Well that calms my nerves a bit since most people in here say that! I have my mind set. Also I've been reading that it takes 2 to 3 weeks to fully recover. Maybe I should wait and do it in the Christmas break when I'm not at school. What's ur recommendation? You think I can be back at school in a week or the rest and time off is necessary?

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I would say plan to have at least 2 weeks off. Even though i felt like i could return to work 1 week after having the procedure done, having 2 weeks was great. it allowed me to get used to my new stomach and new eating habits. Also i had more energy the second week . Most people generally take 1-2 weeks off. Are you working or just in school ?

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The only thing i regret is not having it done sooner.

Just want to echo the same thoughts. I wish I would have done this sooner. I think waiting until Christmas break is a good idea. There is recovery time, but there is also some time needed to find your new "groove", too. Your relationship with food is going to change and its not like flipping a switch.

But, you are doing the right thing by coming on here and posting questions and reading. Keep it up and best of luck.

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Thanks so much guys!!! I'm going to work full time during the day and school at night. My day starts at 6:00 am and I'm home until 8:00 then it's mommy mode and make dinner take my little one a bath and get ready for bedtime. :/ I'm always on the go!!! But you guys are right. I need to rest. I'm going to wait till Christmas break to have it done. I have enough leave time at work. I work in a federal office so the paid leave is good and also my insurance :)

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