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Hi. I'm Andrea. I am 30 years old and at the time of this post, a little under two weeks away from my VSG surgery. I'm just looking for someone who can relate to the skin issues, weight loss, and overall experience of WLS.

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Hello Andrea. I want to first congratulate you on having the courage to have this surgery. I am almost 3 months post op and I have to say that you have to be 100 percent sure this is what you want to do. I was 254 pounds before surgery and now I am 199. I look great but I am having a hard time with the final food stage. It seems nothing agrees with my new stomach. All food tastes horrible to me. I have an Iron deficiency and that could be changing my taste buds. I was supposed to get off the Protein Shakes but am now back on them to reach my daily goals. I thought this would be the easiest part. It is a very difficult thing to go through but it will be worth it in the end. I am happier about myself and can now look in a mirror. I have not had any issues with sagging skin. All my weight was in my belly. Please feel free to ask me anything at lindenmanjj@gmail.com, and anytime. Best of luck....john

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Hi John. Thank you so much. I do know how hard it is only because my grandmother had a gastric bypass quite a few years ago and had a tough time with gaining some of her weight back after five years of losing/maintaining. WIthout her support, I would probably not go through with this at all. She has been my rock, and while my mother isn't dieting or going through this, she has been supportive as well. Thanks for the luck and I'll be sure to contact you if I have any questions. :)

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9 hours ago, andsouth said:

Hi John. Thank you so much. I do know how hard it is only because my grandmother had a gastric bypass quite a few years ago and had a tough time with gaining some of her weight back after five years of losing/maintaining. WIthout her support, I would probably not go through with this at all. She has been my rock, and while my mother isn't dieting or going through this, she has been supportive as well. Thanks for the luck and I'll be sure to contact you if I have any questions. :)

Hello Andrea. I want to first congratulate you on having the courage to have this surgery. I am almost 3 months post op and I have to say that you have to be 100 percent sure this is what you want to do. I was 254 pounds before surgery and now I am 199. I look great but I am having a hard time with the final food stage. It seems nothing agrees with my new stomach. All food tastes horrible to me. I have an Iron deficiency and that could be changing my taste buds. I was supposed to get off the Protein Shakes but am now back on them to reach my daily goals. I thought this would be the easiest part. It is a very difficult thing to go through but it will be worth it in the end. I am happier about myself and can now look in a mirror. I have not had any issues with sagging skin. All my weight was in my belly. Please feel free to ask me anything at lindenmanjj@gmail.com, and anytime. Best of luc

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Congrats on beings sleeved. Hope your surgery went well and your recovery is swift an smooth. Glad you have a support structure in place with experience in what your growing through. I am sure it makes your process easier. I expected the worst since I didn't know what to expect other than what the docs an NUT told me. Turns out that so far it hasn't been horrible. Then again seeing results helps a lot. Welcome to the forums!

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