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Kinda OT 2 month post op pic -  Hi guys... I haven't been on here since before my surgery or right after maybe. Anyway just wanted to post a pic because I have been to hell and back since June. My mom went into ...

Starting to think I got the wrong surgery... -  I have been on this sight for months reading and asking questions and the most important question I had was did your type 2 diabetes get better after the VSG? Everyone I talked wi...

MFP -  Just wanted to shout out to anyone looking for support other than here. MFP is a great place to track your calories and food... Its nice to get cheered on with successes and motiv...

Sorry trying to figure out how to post in a blog. Its Shelly's Ricotta...

Thank you Shelly!!!!!! I can eat again!!!!! -  Just made the famous Shelly's Ricotta Bake and OMG!!!! I've died and gone to heaven!!! If you haven't made it yet you must!!!

Thought I was one of the lucky ones..... -  Ok... I have been on OH for several months reading and asking questions and learning from others experiences.. Well I read a lot of you say your tastes changed after surgery. I th...

How??? It seems impossible!! -  I just saw my surgeon for my 2 week post op and she advanced me to stage 3 diet. How do you get all the protein needed??? On my full liquids I only managed at most 69 grams of pro...

How soon after..... -  Did you start feeling cold all the time? Instead of being hot and sweaty 24/7??? I read a lot of posts were people talk about being cold after surgery? Well how long after??? I am...

UPDATE!!!!! -  Ok so just wanted to let everyone one know I made it through surgery! I have to say this experience was so different from any other surgery I have had. I walked in sat in a chair ...

Leaving for the hospital!!! -  OMG OMG OMG!!!!! This is really happening!!! Yay!!! So excited and nervous!!! Thank you everyone who gave me words of advice over the past several months! This forum has been a wo...

This is it! Less than 18 hours!!!!! -  Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!!!!!!! I'm running!!!! Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!!!!!!!! It felt like yesterday(November) that I was complaining that it was taki...

Ahhhhhhh!!!! 5 Days till I go under at 6AM!!!! -  I have been reading posts for months now! I feel I know what to expect. Why am I FREAKING OUT!!!! I want to run as fast as I can the other way!!! I guess it didn't help that I jus...

The countdown begins... -  I went to my pre op appt today and met with my surgeon to go over all the details of surgery day. I made my surgeons goal weight and even under 1 lb! She was proud of me! This is ...

I feel like I'm in line for a scary roller coaster -  I have been fighting my way through the long process to make it to this point. I always felt pretty confident about my decision to have this surgery. I still do in fact. However I...

FINALLY GOT MY DATE!!!!! -  THEY CALLED AND I AM SCHEDULED TO JOIN THE LOSER'S BENCH ON..... 8/14/12!!!! So excited and scared at the same time! Thanks to everyone here and support groups, I feel so ready fo...

I am now terrified!!!!!!!!!!! -  Ok help me out here... My mom had a full hysterectomy a couple weeks ago by laproscopy. Now she came home a couple days after. Since she was home she quickly declined and yesterda...

Oh trust me!!! I am a newbie still waiting for surgery and you...

Kaiser patients... -  Just wondering how long after all classes and Dr appts have been met, that you get the call for scheduling the surgery? I had my last psych app on the 11th. The Dr said I was all ...

Preparing for VSG.. Having trouble getting off ini -  I have decided to go for it and have been approved for VSG. I just need to lose initial weight and then they will schedule my surgery. I have lost a few pounds but I am struggling...