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5 years ago today I had my VSG. The last 5 years has been full of ups and downs, but overall my life is so greatly improved. I’m typing this while sitting on a plane, I’ve got a good 16” of extra space on my seatbelt. No more extenders for me! I’ve gotten in to cycling, can ride my road or mountain bike for miles. I can shop in any store and pick super cute clothes. I can wear high heels again. I got rid of my CPAP and BP meds. I’m no longer pre-diabetic. While I was one of the statistical divorces post WLS, I now have a wonderful supportive guy in my life. I’m happy & healthy and so glad I made the decision to have WLS!

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Happy Anniversary!! Or Happy Re-Birthday, cause it's really like a whole new you. ❤️

I'm glad to hear that things have been going well for you for so long. It's really encouraging for those of us still at the beginning of our journey to see what successful WLS lives look like. You sound happy and proud -- as you should!

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3 hours ago, kristieshannon said:

5 years ago today I had my VSG. The last 5 years has been full of ups and downs, but overall my life is so greatly improved. I’m typing this while sitting on a plane, I’ve got a good 16” of extra space on my seatbelt. No more extenders for me! I’ve gotten in to cycling, can ride my road or mountain bike for miles. I can shop in any store and pick super cute clothes. I can wear high heels again. I got rid of my CPAP and BP meds. I’m no longer pre-diabetic. While I was one of the statistical divorces post WLS, I now have a wonderful supportive guy in my life. I’m happy & healthy and so glad I made the decision to have WLS!

Congratulations on 5 years and it sounds like you are living the life you deserve.

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Congratulations @kristieshannon. Welcome to the five years club. Yay! Where are you off to?

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On 08/12/2024 at 20:34, Arabesque said:



Congratulations @kristieshannon. Welcome to the five years club. Yay! Where are you off to?


I was heading home from Bozeman, Montana. My sister lives there. Her family holds a mountain bike race each summer, so I went to attend that. It was super fun, and my nephew won first place!

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On 8/13/2024 at 2:37 PM, kristieshannon said:

I was heading home from Bozeman, Montana. My sister lives there. Her family holds a mountain bike race each summer, so I went to attend that. It was super fun, and my nephew won first place!

Off topic, but I'm from Montana originally before I moved to the UK! Nice to meet another Northwest coast person! I know Bozeman well!

You look really good! Congrats!

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