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Ylime    453

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On 06/20/2018 at 14:16, chicagogirl74 said:



I started this journey 2 months ago, meeting with a doctor at the lifestyle medicine center. I've lost 20+ lbs. I'm feeling better. I went on vacation and was able to stick to my new eating habits. I began having second thoughts about the surgery. Last night, I had my second sleep study using the CPAP. As I was getting ready for the test I was reviewing all of the tests I have had done in the last 6 months. My asthma spiraled out of control last december and it took 5 months, many tests, 2 maintenance inhalers, 2 medications, my PCP and the pulmonologist to get it back under control. I realize that my weight was not the cause of my asthma but definitely didn't help.




Reviewing the test results I was reminded that my quality of life sucked and that if I want to have a healthy, good quality of life in 20 years, I need to address my weight. So I am no longer having second thoughts, I am excited that I only have one more nutrition class, a few visits with the psychologist (since I failed my first eval in April) and 30 days on the CPAP. I've completed many steps to the healthier version of me. I hope to be scheduled by the end of August. :) This message board has been so encouraging! I appreciate your stories and the way you've supported each other.


Welcome to the group! I think we’re all here for similar reasons. For a long time I never considered weight-loss surgery and option because I didn’t have any of the typical comorbidities. But I was truly in denial because all the health issues that I do have, while not the mainstream ones, are caused by my weight. It took a two day hospital stay for me to realize that. So, glad you are here. We’re all in this together!@

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Ylime    453

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On 06/20/2018 at 22:43, Chrisb428 said:





What about making "finger jello" it's firm and you could chew it and maybe like a boullion or Soup base for the salt? Just an idea.


This sounds good but it really needs a different name. Lol

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Ylime    453

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On 06/20/2018 at 13:51, Trixie82 said:

I'm all done! Anesthesia makes me super sick so I was a whiny baby for a few hours after surgery but now I just feel sore and a little gas pain in my shoulder. Morphine pump is probably helping on that front 🤣🤣

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Yay! Glad everything went well for you!!

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Trixie82    73

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I'm being discharged and going home! I was expecting to stay until tomorrow but my surgeon says everything looks great and I'm managing the pain so I can go.

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YoBL    80

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On 06/21/2018 at 08:33, Trixie82 said:

I'm being discharged and going home! I was expecting to stay until tomorrow but my surgeon says everything looks great and I'm managing the pain so I can go.

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That’s awesome!

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ALFxRNY    540

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On 06/21/2018 at 00:43, Chrisb428 said:





What about making "finger jello" it's firm and you could chew it and maybe like a boullion or Soup base for the salt? Just an idea.


I can stomach certain brands of sugar free Jello but I hate the texture of jello, lol. I thank you for the suggestion though. I’m just going to have some broth for the salt and try to manage the whole not chewing thing

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Chrisb428    626

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ok, like I said the other day, I have no clue how Instagram works. I did go create an account so I could follow everyone. I probably won't post anything to mine until I figure it out or get my daughter to give me crash course. So, how do I add you guys? (No laughing at the technologically impaired old person either!)

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YLime,in my own family we call such Jello, "wall ball". Story starts: my daughter had just had tonsillectomy and hospital served her these gelintinized chunks. She tried to scoop it up with a teaspoon , flew,off her spoon, through,the air, hit the wall and bounced, traveled 3-4 feet back towards the bed before it stopped. R.D. states "I don't care if it is good for me, I don't eat no bouncing food" and it wasn't the hospital' s favorite color, red, but a neon green.😲

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Ylime    453

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@Chrisb428 -

Look for the magnifying glass at the bottom of the app - that’s your search function. After clicking that enter your search term in the box at the top of the page. You can search for people, keywords, or hashtags. Under the search box you’ll see additional filters for your search. As an example, say you are searching for the term gastric sleeve. Once those results appear you can view just people who have that term in their name or the hashtags associated with that term.

I’ve been using IG for a long time - check out my page and pics and you’ll get a feel for what you can do. I'm @i.am.emily.m

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Suesloosinit    35

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Well dang he did it again, Ive had to change my date from August 31st to September 28th...Im not changing it again. Sorry Ylime hope your spreadsheet will let you change it again lol I think September is in the Summer?!?!?!?

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ALFxRNY    540

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On 06/21/2018 at 15:27, Suesloosinit said:



Well dang he did it again, Ive had to change my date from August 31st to September 28th...Im not changing it again. Sorry Ylime hope your spreadsheet will let you change it again lol I think September is in the Summer?!?!?!?


I’m sorry to hear your date keeps being changed. September 28th is autumn but we aren’t about technicalities right? You’re part of the summer surgery family regardless! 🤗

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Suesloosinit    35

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Yayyy LOL I keep changing it as my hubbys work keeps changing but I have threatened him this time :wacko:

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On 06/21/2018 at 15:45, Suesloosinit said:



Yayyy LOL I keep changing it as my hubbys work keeps changing but I have threatened him this time :wacko:


Hold him hostage if you have to 😉😂

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Frustr8    7,886

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Yeah YLime it is Autumn but let's "grandfather" her in, she's served🏆 her time, she's one of us, and I , for one, love the pants off her for her postings!👍

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Suesloosinit    35

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LOL Thank you =) Im thinking of Jello balls and surgery dates this afternoon...I think I need to go lie down lol This is a funny group =)

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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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      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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        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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      Three months and four days ago... I was in Costa Rica having a life changing surgery! Yesterday we had a followup visit with Dr. Esmeral via video chat and this morning my middle number changed.  I'm down 47lbs and two pants sizes. I can wear a Large tshirt for the first time in like... 14 years! Woot!! Everything is going great. I have zero regrets. I went down to the riverwalk with a friend and walked 2 miles on Monday without even getting fatigued. And no more snoring or chugging pickle juice for crazy leg cramps! I need to go to the gym more... I'm making new shirts next week so that will motivate me. LOL But I'm also just not as TIRED all the time! I have a LONG way to go...but seeing the progress on the scales and in the mirror is a huge motivator!! Thank you all for cheering me on and supporting me!!
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