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Seems it isn't all perfection and ease - I had surgery in August 2012.  I was doing really well there, ate poorly at Christmas, but really aware of it and tried to behave and got to 100 lbs lost and was really happy.  ...

Just to share... - As of today, I have lost 101 pounds!  I'm just under 6 months out and I started out the first few months feeling like I wasn't losing fast enough (and a bunch of other nasty hea...

Pain question - I have not really had any major issues since my surgery about 6 mths ago.  I went on vacation recently and within a week of being back, I've been having some weird stomach pain....

Any specific travel tips? - I'm going on a trip.  I know to bring all my vitamins with me and basic travel things like sunscreen and the like, but I was wondering if anyone had specific suggestions as to R...

??? What happened - I posted post-surgery food-related products on here yesterday, but the post is no longer there. Can someone just fill me in on why?  I've seen other posts for selling Optifa...

FOR SALE in Oshawa, ON - anyone interested? Mostly - Okay, I have a bunch of stuff that I didn't end up using and can't see using in the future at this point.  I'd like to sell it off if I can.  Nothing is wrong with any of it.  S...

OT Do you ever feel like maybe you'll never be hap - I don't have much to say, other than I'm not feeling great. My life's not bad, I'm losing okay, but I just sometimes wonder why I'm not happier.  Do you think we can be just des...

Does milk count as water intake? - I'm finding that I can't get in as much water when I make my protein shake in the morning. My protein shake is 1.5 cups milk, 1 scoop prot. drink, 1 frz banana, 1/2 cup frz berr...

Bitter Medicine - I have to take a medicine that is truly bitter.  Some days I find I'm not taking it because I just can't stand the stomach flip and the knowledge of how bad it tastes.  In the hosp...

Surgeon's name - My surgeon's name was actually Dr. Scott Cassie.  He performed the surgery under Dr. Penner's supervision.  He is originally from mid-Western Canada, but there isn't much in terms ...

Out of Surgery - Well, I had my surgery Aug 22nd....my 40th birthday.  The first person to wish me a Happy Birthday (live) was the nurse in preassessment.  She sang to me.  You'd think it would...

Oh and one NSV - Not even sure exactly what that stands for, but I know it's good. lol I got a Pennington's flyer the other day and normally I'm all excited about it to see what's possibly going...

About 1/2 way through Opti - Well, I'm pretty sure I'm not drinking all 4 shakes each day.  But I'm okay with it, I've been busy painting and redecorating the kids' rooms before surgery (so I know it gets done...

I didn't even finish this. KICK HIM TO THE CURB if he's not...

send it to him now there's no reason to wait if it's meant to cause...

Optifast time - I've been on Optifast since the 31st of July.  It's not as bad as I had heard.  To me, it's just like that SlimFast drink I'd done back when I was a teenager.  Tastes the same.  It...

Surprised - I got an email from this site (Eric Klein) with tips for getting ready for my surgery, plans for aftercare, anxiety tips, etc etc. I was just shocked.  Surprised. And deligh...

It is great to have a friend who can help close by!

Vi, the world is your oyster. love, E

You are on the right path. xo

Surgery Date - August 22, 2012, my 40th birthday with Dr. Penner. Dr. Jackson is who I met with, but I did most of the appt with his training student. What I thought was the most interesti...

I'm a bit of a lurker, but have some interesting n - Hi, there.  I lurk on here often, but don't post much.  Brenda asked me to post, so here I am. First of all, it's been a long journey, almost a year.  But I finally have a surge...

You HAD your surgery!!! Congratulations!

She said that she had been busy, she didn't get my first message,...

2 months and all that bull for a 5 min test? - Well, I had my appt today.  Got a lot of apologies for all the bullpoop. My appt was for tests.  That's it.  Arrrgh.