Hi everyone who is having surgery in October 2014. We can start a new topic for those of us who have had surgery already.

This is the spot were we will all end up, were we'll share our stories and recovery. It will be a new dawn for so many of us. Let's stay close as united we will conquer anything that comes our way!

BEST WISHES GLADIATORS

Here's a few more of my favorite pictures

Amlynns !!!! Congrats! So exciting. And. You look awesome.

LisaCo! Super pretty!

Pinkpolkadot- Wow! Stunning!

Bronmerci - adorable outfit! Such lovely long legs.

Hi Beni and Joan. Missed everyone.

@@amylynns OMG amazing photos and CONGRADULATIONS on the engagement!! So picture perfect :-D and you look just amazing! Health and love look good on you proud Mama!

@@LisaCO That pic is so cute!!

Thank you everyone, I felt so amazing in that dress. I am talked to my friend yesterday about altering it so I can still wear it again.

@PinkPolkadot619--Thank you!! You look amazing in that dress too!!!

Funny thing happened today, or not so funny maybe! I'm wearing a skirt today that I've only wore one other time. It stretched out pretty quickly that time, so I washed and dried it, trying to shrink it just a bit.

Well, I was walking along at work and it felt odd in the back. I went to adjust it and realized it was half way down my tush!! Ooops!!! Glad no one saw me!!! Guess I won't be wearing this one again!

@@amylynns

OMG I am so glad on one saw! but that is just soooo funny!!! I have heard many people telling super embarrassing stories of bottoms falling off so glad you didn't have an audience.

@PinkPolkadot619---I've heard of it happening to other people too, thinking, "how would they not realize their pants are falling off, LOL" Guess I know now! Haha!

Hey guys, I have gotten the weirdest thing. I got a sebaceous cyst under my boob in my bra line and it became infected too, so they put me on antibiotics. They had to partially drain it this morning and it HURT so badly! Omg. So it actually had breast tissue in there with melted fat. WTF? Sorry that this is too much info, but for goodness sakes, the cyst is almost like the only boob I have. Ugh! When I lay down, my boobs are like 2 puddles of wrinkled skin. I'm DEF getting a breast lift/ enhancement this winter. I've gone from a 40DD to a 36C and that would be fine if they didn't keep trying to fall out of the bottom of my bra bc they are so saggy. Good grief- can I just change my underwear size instead?!

Edited June 16, 201511 yr by tacycakes

@@joankrie

So happy for your weight loss. I am sure you feel like a different person. I do. Watch out for the blood sugar, as you say it's dangerous. Are you able to control it with food or your blood sugar level drops quickly?

I have been in a weight stall for quite a while now. Well, I am not sure because I have not stepped on the scale for 2 weeks. It was like 177.2, 177.4, 177.3, 177.6, 177.2, 177.4 for day after day. What the heck! But I feel pretty good. I am making sure I eat more Protein. I did but it was more like 50 grams and I was told that's not enough. My hair is not falling like crazy. So happy about that. I don't get sick as much, only the occasional, eating too fast and not chewing enough. The other day I had too much cake and boy did I feel unwell. I felt so hot, my forehead and neck were dripping. Scary! I think I had a sugar high, not good at all.

I'm about the same, stuck at 170. I normally can eat sugar but I had a piece of bakery cake a couple of weeks ago and I felt really bad too. Not dumping but I think high sugar.

I'm about the same, stuck at 170. I normally can eat sugar but I had a piece of bakery cake a couple of weeks ago and I felt really bad too. Not dumping but I think high sugar.

@@joankrie

So happy for your weight loss. I am sure you feel like a different person. I do. Watch out for the blood sugar, as you say it's dangerous. Are you able to control it with food or your blood sugar level drops quickly?

I have been in a weight stall for quite a while now. Well, I am not sure because I have not stepped on the scale for 2 weeks. It was like 177.2, 177.4, 177.3, 177.6, 177.2, 177.4 for day after day. What the heck! But I feel pretty good. I am making sure I eat more Protein. I did but it was more like 50 grams and I was told that's not enough. My hair is not falling like crazy. So happy about that. I don't get sick as much, only the occasional, eating too fast and not chewing enough. The other day I had too much cake and boy did I feel unwell. I felt so hot, my forehead and neck were dripping. Scary! I think I had a sugar high, not good at all.

Dumping does not necessarily mean all the symptoms it can just be the crappy feeling like high blood sugar. But I want to pass the warning to you that was passed to me, I have been warned by many many many post-ops 2-15 years out, to not go back to the sugar foods at all. I take Quest bars with me to parties and events I know will have cake or other yummies then I eat it at the same time as every one else. Today it is brownies and lemon bars at work, I have an emergency Quest bar, but I know if I eat it once then I know I will want it again and then the problem begins. I know we are all different, I just wanted to pass what I felt was wise advice. Keep up the hard work Gladiators!!

Tastycakes, your post was absolutely on point, and too funny! Thanks for sharing!!

Hopefully, the insurance company will pay for the boob job!

Gladiators, we definitely have to curtail the sweets. In my case, after I eat sugars, infeel crappy, and then sometimes a couple of hours later is when my bld sugar will drop I get shakey, sweaty, incoherent, weak.. very frightening. So, by sharing our stories.. it really does help the group.

@@Pink, thank for the sound advice! I totally agree not to even start the sweet foods. Im going have to stop eatinf.sweets when I get the urge. Quest bars are yummy.