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Threetimesacharm    1,400

Threetimesacharm
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OMG OMG OMG I know that is filled with saline or air but it is huge!! This is why we were all so fat!!

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fyre_storm    1,412

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Australians have two tummys. But I don't understand is that tummy the part cut out or not?!

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lessofmeismore    1,405

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Hahaha.. Well she did get it in Mexico

( was that going to far for a joke?)

Disclaimer.. absolutely nothing wrong with going out of the country for surgery! Well except for Australia that is' date='., I heard they take out the wrong side.[/quote']

Hehehehe!!!

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No game    14,437

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Australians have two tummys. But I don't understand is that tummy the part cut out or not?!

Yeah that's the cut out part when they cut/burn it off I guess both sides should be air tight?

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lessofmeismore    1,405

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Australians have two tummys. But I don't understand is that tummy the part cut out or not?!

I don't know lmao

Why the hell is he testing it

Lol

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Threetimesacharm    1,400

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Australians have two tummys. But I don't understand is that tummy the part cut out or not?!

Yes that is the part they cut out. They test for leaks because if this part has a leak then in all probabilty the part still left inside does too.

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lessofmeismore    1,405

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Yes that is the part they cut out. They test for leaks because if this part has a leak then in all probabilty the part still left inside does too.

Ah okay

Man I was worried lol

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Ms.AntiBand    2,984

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that's the portion removed . Not even MX would they put a live organ on the gurney ;)

Only guess I take is they check for leaks because it's the same zipper line burned closure thingy they used on the other side of the stomached left inside. Therefore both should be airtight. I don't know.. Just a guess

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FABby40    38

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that's the portion removed . Not even MX would they put a live organ on the gurney ;)

Only guess I take is they check for leaks because it's the same zipper line burned closure thingy they used on the other side of the stomached left inside. Therefore both should be airtight. I don't know.. Just a guess

Exactly right.

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SuchaPrettyFaceBUT    30

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Wow how did you get a photo of it? I want to ask my dr to take a picture of mine!

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Oakleygirl    53

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Just guessing, but wouldn't they also check it for leaks to make sure nothing leaked out of it prior to pulling it out? You wouldn't want to get septic from anything coming out of either side of the stomach, right?

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amytug    996

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I have a drain, so I'm pretty sure that's where the juices would go. Ew, juices.

Yes, they check both sides for reasons mentioned above.

I just asked before, if he could take a pic. I have some of it being cut and my sleeve too. Those will have to wait.

And Laura, shame on you, blasting mx surgeries!! :P

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gonnaloseit8015    37

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I have a drain' date=' so I'm pretty sure that's where the juices would go. Ew, juices.

Yes, they check both sides for reasons mentioned above.

I just asked before, if he could take a pic. I have some of it being cut and my sleeve too. Those will have to wait.

And Laura, shame on you, blasting mx surgeries!! :P[/quote']

I'm mad i didn't think of that!! Lol Glad you shared yours! I can show my family how much of my stomach was left in Mexico! :P

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Ms.AntiBand    2,984

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I'm mad i didn't think of that!! Lol Glad you shared yours! I can show my family how much of my stomach was left in Mexico! :P

Don't forget your shirt that says "I left my stomach in Tijuana"

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LMFAO575    112

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Here's a stomach from a fellow sleever that was so kind enough to send to me :)

So what's in it?

Sent from my iPhone using VST

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    • Alisa_S

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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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      1. LeighaTR

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      Alisa_S

      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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      1. summerseeker

        summerseeker

        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.

        BTW, the liquid diet sucks, one more day and you are over the worst. You can do it.

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      Officially here for a long time, not just a good time💪
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