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Hey everyone....is anyone else having scar tissue pain? I'm almost 6 months out and i've been having a burning/pulling pain every now and then around my larger incision....wondering if anyone else has been having this? What did your doc do for it. Mine wants me to to Physical Therapy (basically $145.00 to have a massage which i'm not sure I want to do, and was hoping i could do something at home)

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Ok! Am I on the right track? Started at 203 and down to 140. I have been stalled for about three weeks. I try to eat between 800 and 1200 calories a day. I am not complaining. Extremely happy with my progress. Just curious if anyone started around my weight. I'm short, 5'1. Started with a 20 pant size. Down to an 8. My goal is 126.

June 15th

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Wow....finally found yall again....glad to be back home...:-)

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Ok! Am I on the right track? Started at 203 and down to 140. I have been stalled for about three weeks. I try to eat between 800 and 1200 calories a day. I am not complaining. Extremely happy with my progress. Just curious if anyone started around my weight. I'm short, 5'1. Started with a 20 pant size. Down to an 8. My goal is 126. June 15th

Sounds about right! Was 203 your surgery weight or your high weight? I started at 212 in April and was at 188 when I was sleeved on June 26. I am down to 139 and I am 5'0. I am down to a size 10, so it sounds like you are doing great!

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Congratulations!!

I am exactly in the same boat with you, same exact stats but sadly, I do not ever think I will be in a size 10 jean! I guess my body shape is such that I am still in size 16 pants. Don't know where I have lost all the additional weight but I wish it would come off of my stomach or behind instead of my face! Still very happy for you and me!

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What I learned at my appointment on Friday is that I'm above average with losing 60% of my excess body fat, my BMI went from a 42 to 30.7 and I have lost 80 pounds. I just hope I can keep up the great work and lose 100% of my excess body fat!

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What I learned at my appointment on Friday is that I'm above average with losing 60% of my excess body fat, my BMI went from a 42 to 30.7 and I have lost 80 pounds. I just hope I can keep up the great work and lose 100% of my excess body fat!

Since surgery (6/17/13) I went from a 45 to a 29 BMI and I'm down 98lbs, but since I started this whole process last June (6/22/12) I have gone from a 50 to a 29! It is definitely amazing and feels wonderful! Keep up the great work!!!

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Just checking in! Sleeved June 19 down 60 pounds from day of surgery but down 87 since 1/1/13 which was when I started meeting with my surgeon. Today was a day of a couple nice NSVs. I went shopping with some Christmas money and bought a couple pairs of size 14 jeans from NY and Co, so that made me feel good. Then went shoe shopping and discovered my foot has shrank to a size 10 from a size 11 (still huge feet but I'm 5'10"). For tops I'm still in an XL because I'm still pretty busty but that's ok. I'm still 35-45 pounds from goal so we will see. It just felt so awesome to go into a regular store and buy regular sizes and have stuff look good. That certainly hasn't been my experience in the past.

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Wow....finally found yall again....glad to be back home...:-)

Update....doing ok...at 218 ...surgery weigh 301 and highest weight 349....did eat a "little" of this and that during the holidays but back on track...

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It's been a while, but I love to read all of your successes! So, I'll share mine: I'm down 82 pounds from my highest weight, 65 from my surgery weight on June 18th. Today I went shopping for a dress and I bought a size 8!!!

Congrats everyone!!!

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Hello....since everyone is updating, I will too. Feeling great, more active than I have been in 20 years, just got off scale and have lost 86lbs since surgery on June 24th, fitting into size 14 jeans and XL shirts....most importantly at my 6 month checkup, my Vitamin levels, Iron levels and overall "health" related stuff came back wonderful. My BMI is down to 33 from a high of 52. I can finally see the difference in how I look too...mostly in pictures, not in the mirror yet. If have no doubts anymore that I will get to goal and will stay there...still HARD work but I am confident....that is saying a mouthful...confident !!! Glad to hear all my fellow June sleevers are doing well and can't wait to see where we are at our surgiversary.

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Guess I should update myself as well. I have lost 82 pounds since surgery which was June 7th. I was wearing a 22/24 and now I am a 14 and L or XL in the tops. I am very happy with how things have turned out and looking forward to reaching my goal. I have noticed that the weight loss has slowed down a little but hasn't stopped. I am positive that I will reach my goal. :) Anyone else notice a slow down with the weight loss?

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