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NSV: A 1-month post-op reflection (LONG) - Hey gang!   I’ve been away for the last couple of weeks due to a combination of final exams and my own WLS journey needs. I felt I needed to take a break from the boards to...

Elina ~ Thanks for your soup recipe! - I would have posted this as a reply to one of the 100 posts about this soup already in existence, but I couldn't find a recent one, so I decided to ressurect the topic. I tried Eli...

Waking up in the middle of the night with......gas -  Hey gang, So last night I had two different instances where I woke up in the middle of the night feeling like there was something I needed to expell from my tummy. At first I t...

Dulcolax with first meal? -  Hey Gang, I have a question a bout BMs. A few post-ops posted that they had wished they started taking Dulcolax or Miralax within days post-op to get their BMs, for lack of a b...

The Maharani has arrived! (a.k.a. sleeved) - x-pos - Hey gang, So I was successfully sleeved yesterday.  My incision sites sometimes poke me to remind me that they're still here, and I walk like my grandmother, but I'm doing prett...

The Maharani has arrived! (a.k.a. sleeved) -  Hey gang, So I was successfully sleeved yesterday. I am in a B&B near the hospital now getting settled in. The doc will be making a house call tomorrow to check in on me. I've ...

Surgery tomorrow!! - Hey guys! I just wanted to touch base with my RNYers. I'm having VSG surgery tomorrow (very excited). It was the right surgery for me, but I miss this board! So I'm going to be ...

Pre-op victory - Sometimes, it's the little things that reinvigorate you. Sometimes, they're microscopic. No matter, though. It still works! I've been struggling with my pre-op diet and had a co...

Surgery in 1 week!!! - Hey gang! I just wanted to throw it out into the universe that I'm having surgery in 1 week!!!!! It all came together very suddenly for me, so I'm having a bit of a hard time l...

I binged today. Rant for the binge eating disorder - Hi. I'm Somayeh, and I'm a food addict, compulsive overeater, and disordered binge eater. Well, being a binge eater, I struggle with periods of restrictive eating followed by bi...

The inevitable preop COLD! -  Hey Gang.  I'm having my VSG in 11 days and guess what? I woke up this morning with a cold! I swear, I see like 50 of these "I have surgery in ____ days and I just got a cold!"...

Alternative to 5 protein shakes a day - protein ic - Hey Gang, I just wanted to post a shout-out saying THANK YOU to those of you who have posted links to wls blogs, recipes, etc, for us "newbies." Research is one thing. Eating ri...

I HAVE A DATE!!!!!! -  I never thought I'd get to say that, so I'm making the absolute most of it! I just got an email from my surgeon and they are locking me in for May 9th. Today I start the "shrink m...

How far could you walk 3 days post op? -  Hey guys, AfteI am planning out my trip to have VSG in Belgium. I am wondering how self-sufficient I'll be in the days following the surgery. My surgeon's office offers an all-...

Finally!!!! I have funding!!! (x-post) - Hey gang, I'm x-posting this from the RNY boards as I settle in and get to know my VSG surgery buddies. I'm excited! After 7 years of research and 3 different failed attempts...

I have funding! Finally!!!!!! -  Hey gang, After 7 years of research and 3 different failed attempts to get surgery authorized through 3 different insurers, I have finally managed to secure funding for self-pa...

WLS status update & a request -  Hey guys, I posted a few weeks ago about being denied for RNY by my insurance because it's travel insurance and I am on study abroad for 6 more months. Luckily, there is a clin...

Suppressing appetite - I suspect that all of us trying to lose weight without the benefit of a pouch tool to restrict food intake wrestle with the question of controlling our hunger when restricting our ...

Appealing my weird denial - Hey all, So I posted last week that my insurance company denied RNY surgery claiming that I did not show an "urgent" need for the procedure over the phone. I've asked them to em...

Repost from Cali boards: DENIED :( - Hey all, I posted on the Cali boards, but I also wanted to see what the successful RNYers might have to share on this. I've got an insurance denial that's a bit different than m...