Hi everyone!! This is my first post & I'm looking for October surgery buddies. I'm very excited about the surgery. I've gotten my psych clearance, scheduled my sleep study, nutrition classes and upper endoscopy. My date is October 14th. Btw, anyone here from Jersey? Look forward to making friends w everyone!

Edited August 21, 201411 yr by Marielbx

@@downsizingdebs my insurance did not cover the protein shakes

My insurance would not cover it.

My insurance would not cover it.

Hi, I had my 6 week check up last Tuesday. They snipped a thread that had come to the surface. Yesterday, it started hurting, there is a bump there and it is a little red. The doctor's office is closed till Monday. I'm trying to decide if I need to call the doctor on call or just let it go till Monday. It doesn't feel hot and I'm not running a fever. Has anyone else had this experience?

@@shmeyers, I had one of those on my larger incision and it eventually pushed out the remaining thread and healed up well. It felt a little sore and tender to the touch or when my shirt rubbed it. Unless it's getting heat, oozing, the redness starts spreading or you start running fever I think you're ok.

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Thank you!

Susan, I had a stitch come to the surface at my 2 wk appt. But they clipped it and it heald fine. There was a little irritation for a couple days. Try not to let your clothes rub it too much.

@@Peekboo

Okay. Thank you.

I had a couple of my sutures come to the surface. I cut mine on my own and those incisions have FINALLY healed up like the rest. I just used Tegaderm to create a steri strip to pull the incisions closed tight and allowed them to seal up again. They itch like crazy sometimes, but that's just part of the healing process.

I wanted to share with you guys my progess so far I am nearly 8 weeks out of surgery and this is what I look like now. I am incredibly active I walk about an hour and half every morning my diet is now near normal but I am happy about my progess so for so I started this journey at 164kilos pre operation diet 160kg on the day of surgery today I am 147kilos yayyyyy. Here is what I look like

Nikky, you look great! I can tell you feel great too. I will have to figure out the weight in pounds, lol.

Ok in pounds highest weight 360 pounds day of operation 352 today 323 29 pounds lost from day of op total loss 37 pounds????

Thank you, awesome.

@@Nikky, great job! Wishing you continue success. . Walking an hour & half is phenom! . I'm trying to work out for 30 minutes & having a hard time.

Checking in to see how everyone did over Thanksgiving? I had a bite or two of turkey, stuffing, and potatoes and it was wonderful