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My sister has outed me - I had my surgery in September. I have not kept it a secret. If someone--anyone--asks me how I lost  weight or what I've been doing, I always answer honestly. I tell them I had surg...

Several NSVs this weekend - I am on the board of directors for a private autism school and we had our big fund raiser this weekend. I walked in and a good friend (that I see at least weekly) did not recognize...

Lent - I'm considering giving up flour and sweets for Lent. Yes, I've had VSG and I shouldn't be eating those things anyway. But I find I've been picking a litle here and there and snacki...

I feel fat - I have lost 53 lbs. so far (I need to update my ticker). I fit into clothes that I haven't been able to wear in quite some time. But I still feel so fat and gross. I see how flabby...

Trip to SF, Jowls, Random Topics - Today is my 4-month surgiversary and this is my "state of the union" address! It was also my poorest monthly loss so far, and it was entirely my fault. I grazed and took bites of t...

A gross question - I have a phlegm question. I have so much drainage down the back of my throat, I can barely talk. This used to always upset my stomach pre-sleeve. Now that my stomach is so small, I...

Angry stomach after 10 weeks - I have been doing great, losing weight fairly steadily and trying to get my protein in. Last week, the day before Thanksgiving, my stomach began cramping and I had to run to the ba...

Rash from Prilosec OTC - My lovely insurance will not cover my Nexium or Protonix prescription and a month supply was between $200-300. So my doctor's nurse told me to take Prilosec OTC twice a day instead...

First week with no loss - I am seven weeks out and just had my first week of no loss. I was hoping not to lose momentum this soon, but I guess my body needs to make some adjustments. I do need to up my flui...

My coworkers after surgery - I have read many posts about dealing with coworkers and their invasive questions, nasty comments, etc. I just wanted to tell everyone that my experience was very different. I wo...

OT: Too early for flu? - I feel lousy today. We are in the process of moving, and I was unpacking some things at the new house. I stopped a couple of times to go lay down on the carpet in one of the bedroo...

Ick! New nausea - I was sleeved September 12th and, aside from lingering gas in my chest cavity, had a fairly uneventful recovery. I threw up on the way home from the hospital, but it was only stoma...

Stomach bug/flu and VSG - I'm not sleeved yet (6 more days!) but I was wondering if anyone has had to go through this. I don't really know what I'm asking. I suppose I want to know if VSG makes symptoms bet...

My last Dt. Mtn. Dew - I hate to admit this, but my addiction to Dt. Mtn. Dew is one of the reasons I have hesitated to have WLS. My first addiction was to the ever-glorious Dr. Pepper. I finally weaned ...

What to do about child distressed over sleeve surg - I have three children, two boys who are 13 and 11, and a 7yo daugher. My daughter has known about my surgery for a couple of weeks as she overheard my husband and me discussing it....

Thanks to all of you... - I went in for my consultation today and have a scheduled surgery date! I will be sleeved September 12th! Since I am a self-pay patient, I did not have to jump through as many hoops...