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April 15, 2013

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karen5560    1

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Sent you a private message

I am in Akron oh. And I am 57.

You are lucky to be so young to have this done.

Best of lucky.

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rootie3    29

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I am feeling pretty good. Had my post op Dr appt today. -17# since surgery + 3# before= 20# off my highest weight. I feel good about that. Nutritionist said I could chew gum if it doesn't make me salivate too much and I don't swallow it! I also asked her about the Protein Shots. She said they are a great source of Protein and even though its not all whey protein, it is still good. Maybe a little less grams than the label says. I personally think they are gross. But added to ice Water and sipped on throughout the day it can boost your protein.

I am ok to start couch to 5 k in a week.

I don't know how some of you are back to work already though. I am napping in the afternoon and still adjusting to the changes.

Having a little tenderness at the big incision. Some pulling too.

I have been walking everyday for 3 days.

How is everyone else???

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karen5560    1

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Rookie. Sounds like you are doing wonderful. My post op is on Monday. I have only lost 7 #s since surgery, 3 # before , and 13# at my highest. So it seems to becoming off slower for me. Just need to be patient. Meeting all my liquid goal. I am thankful that I have a job where I can take 6 weeks off to recoup and adjust. I am still getting tired mid afternoons.

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rootie3    29

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I was pretty much pain free, but started having some pulling pains near the largest opening. Nurse said its normal, kind of bummed though, I was feeling great. I still nap too. I have almost 4 wks off work and I'm so glad. I can't imagine going back yet.

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CarrieP    50

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I was pretty much pain free' date=' but started having some pulling pains near the largest opening. Nurse said its normal, kind of bummed though, I was feeling great. I still nap too. I have almost 4 wks off work and I'm so glad. I can't imagine going back yet.[/quote']

I had the exact pain you had. Hurts when you bend or move the wrong way? That's where your dr pulled your stomach out of. My Dr said there's a deep stitch inside. It must be when it's healing. My pain lasted a week or so. I am a month out yesterday and I'm pain free! And down 30 total!

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Busterdoodoo    38

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Maryland here! April 17th was mine too! How are you feeling?

Where did you have yours done? Im getting mine done at univ of md

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Trish5261    2

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Hi all. My surgery was April 15th. Im 33, currently residing in NYC & so far down 21lbs. How are the other April sleevers doing?

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rootie3    29

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April 17th...

Currently down 28.5. Still exhausted everyday. Still napping, I go back to work on the 13th! I'm going to try to get back into the swing of things this week.

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newme42013    3

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Where did you have yours done? Im getting mine done at univ of md

I had mine done at Johns Hopkins Bayview. How are you doing? I'm down 34 since surgery 60 since my highest last November.

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Busterdoodoo    38

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I had mine done at Johns Hopkins Bayview. How are you doing? I'm down 34 since surgery 60 since my highest last November.

That's great congrats! When was ur surgery again?

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rootie3    29

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April 17th...down 55 lbs as of yesterday. Week 8 of Couch 2 5 k. I am able to slow jog 25 minutes straight at this point. Very happy with my progress. I have 1 lb to go to get to my 1st goal...<200!

On vacation and up before 7 to use the hotel gym and swim.

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bollettieri3    0

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Hi everyone I had my surgery on April 23 I am 4 months out and down 99 lbs but am still having problems with feeling tired I rarly eat and am so thristy but I can't keep it down I'm still having my days where I throw up and all I want to do is sleep is anyone else feeling like this I love the way I look but I wish I didn't do this I feel like a sick person: ( someone please help

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      On day 4 of the 2 week liquid pre-op diet. Surgery scheduled for June 11th.
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      On day 4 of the 2 week liquid pre-op diet. Surgery scheduled for June 11th.
      Soooo I am coming to a realization
      of something and I'm not sure what to do about it. For years the only thing I've enjoyed is eating. We rarely do anything or go anywhere and if we do it always includes food. Family comes over? Big family dinner! Go camping? Food! Take a short ride or trip? Food! Holiday? Food! Go out of town for a Dr appointment? Food! When we go to a new town we don't look for any attractions, we look for restaurants we haven't been to. Heck, I look forward to getting off work because that means it's almost supper time. Now that I'm drinking these pre-op shakes for breakfast, lunch, and supper I have nothing to look forward to.  And once I have surgery on June 11th it'll be more of the same shakes. Even after pureed stage, soft food stage, and finally regular food stage, it's going to be a drastic change for the rest of my life. I'm giving up the one thing that really brings me joy. Eating. How do you cope with that? What do you do to fill that void? Wow. Now I'm sad.
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        Life as a big person had limited my life to what I knew I could manage to do each day. That was eat. I hadn't anything else to look forward to. So my eating choices were the best I could dream up. I planned the cooking in managable lots in my head and filled my day with and around it.

        Now I have a whole new big, bigger, biggest, best days ever. I am out there with those skinny people doing stuff i could never have dreamt of. Food is now an after thought. It doesn't consume my day. I still enjoy the good home cooked food but I eat smaller portions. I leave food on my plate when I am full. I can no longer hear my mother's voice saying eat it all up, ther are starving children in Africa who would want that!

        I still cook for family feasts, I love cooking. I still do holidays but I have changed from the All inclusive drinking and eating everything everyday kind to Self catering accommodation. This gives me the choice of cooking or eating out as I choose. I rarely drink anymore as I usually travel alone now and I feel I need to keep aware of my surroundings.

        I don't know at what point my life expanded, was it when I lost 100 pounds? Was it when I left my walking stick at home ? Was it when I said yes to an outing instead of finding an excuse to stay home ? i look back at my last five years and wonder how loosing weight has made such a difference. Be ready to amaze yourself.

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