Thought we could all convene here after our Feb sx so we could stay in touch....

Yes, I agree that the gas was the worst part. I am finally letting loose in that department. LOL! Thank goodness. I am feeling a little melancholy. Anyone else?

So I will be at my 1 week post-op appointment in an hour. Curious to see how much I have lost. I am excited to get the stitches out.

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So I am down to 367. When I started the process I was 410. So 43 lbs. wow!!!!

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So I am down to 367. When I started the process I was 410. So 43 lbs. wow!!!!

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Woo woo!! Nice job!!

So I am down to 367. When I started the process I was 410. So 43 lbs. wow!!!!

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That's awesome!

So I am down to 367. When I started the process I was 410. So 43 lbs. wow!!!!

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That is awesome!!!!

Thank you for all your posts everyone--- your helping my anxiety level as I do my count down to 2/27

Glad to hear so many of you are doing great. I'm on the countdown' date=' scheduled for 2/21. Getting nervous, excited, scared, and kinda have this disbelief feeling that I'm really doing this.[/quote']

Feeling the exact same way as you are! I'm scheduled for 2/26!

How swollen are your bellies? My family says mines much smaller but I feel more of a pooch than before surgery... Still and I'm 7 days out... Is it just me?

I was pretty swollen until day 8. Work up today. Day nine and still little but nothing like I was.

A nurse told me that its best to drink everything at room temp or warmer until u r 10 days out bcz cold can cause the stomach to cramp. I hv 3 days till surgery..18tg..can't wait

A nurse told me that its best to drink everything at room temp or warmer until u r 10 days out bcz cold can cause the stomach to cramp. I hv 3 days till surgery..18tg..can't wait

I will try this. Stomach cramping/ spasms are not my thing..

It's the morning of and I'll be at the hospital in 2 hours!! Can't believe I managed 6 hrs of sleep! I can't wait to post on the other side os surgery! Wishing all the 2/15/13 sleevers good luck today on their surgeries.

It's the morning of and I'll be at the hospital in 2 hours!! Can't believe I managed 6 hrs of sleep! I can't wait to post on the other side os surgery! Wishing all the 2/15/13 sleevers good luck today on their surgeries.

Good luck! We will be waiting for updates!

I made it to the loosers bench 2/14/13!!!!! Yee haw and I have lost 9# in less than 24 hrs so plus pre op I lost 16# for a total of 25#. Up and walking every couple hours for 10-15 min at a time. I'm feeling pretty good.

4 days post op! Finally came home from the hospital yay! First day home. Feeling pretty good though. Never though getting up and walking and drinking four ounces would exhaust me. Lots of naps!

I made it to the loosers bench 2/14/13!!!!! Yee haw and I have lost 9# in less than 24 hrs so plus pre op I lost 16# for a total of 25#. Up and walking every couple hours for 10-15 min at a time. I'm feeling pretty good.

Great progress.b