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First weekend of new eating - preop preparing for - As I mentioned on Friday, the NUT gave me some rules to follow including not losing more than 10 pounds. But she does want me to make some changes right away to help me with the po...

WOW! You look fantastic!

Upper GI Done, The NUT is a nut - Had a very entertaining yet uneventful upper GI. The worst part was the crystals they made me slam before the procedure. It reminded me of the world's sourest pop rocks ever. YUK. ...

PreOP Pep Talk - I'm having a bad day. I really am. I woke up on the wrong side of the bed and I've stayed here all day... not in bed, on the wrong side. Tomorrow I have Upper GI and NUT - 2 import...

Today I am sad - And I honestly don't know why. I could post this in a forum but I'm not really sure where it belongs, or why it belongs. I just woke up feeling down, and it's not a good way to get...

Okay. That is just dead-on. Perfection. I have the same relationship...

Look how differently your shirt fits you. WTG SARAH!!

Busy week for me - Well I just got home from a 3 day business trip where I had a great but exhausting time. I have to admit, I reallllllly missed my baby girl, even though I came home to a teething, ...

Love the NSV you posted. Having that stamina is awesome, and...

Okay if you don't see the difference in how you look, I'm going to...

Hunger Hormones - Found something about it: http://doctorsofweightloss.com/ghrelin-the-hunger-hormone-in-dieting-vs-surgery-3358 In case you were interested!

PCP Visit today went great - I can't tell you how important I think it is for you to like your doctor, to feel supported by your doctor, to feel empowered by your doctor. And I'd just like to tell you that you...

You know, you're my barometer thorough this. I read everything you...

Insurance fun - Well I decided that I should call my insurance company (Aetna) directly instead of simply relying on the nice folks at my surgeon's office. Glad I did, frustrated that I did. Sound...

Sounds like a great post-op visit. I'm glad you found out what was...

Okay if you didn't talk to your doctor today about the depression...

Endoscopy - I'm freaking out - Okay so I'm scheduling stuff and this morning I scheduled 3 things: 1. My endoscopy 2. My first nutritional consultation and 3. The psych eval. Great right? Wrong. I just realized ...

Gall bladder US? - Okay so on Monday I go for a gall bladder ultrasound. I've never had a problem with gall stones; in fact I'm not even sure where my gall bladder is! So why is it so important for m...

OK that bathroom thing would have FREAKED ME OUT. Thank you for...

I guess I officially belong in this forum now - Today I met with the surgeon who will likely do my procedure, and I decided that I wanted to pursue the VSG. We talked about the pros and cons of each surgery, with some prompting ...

Today I am anxious... the bad kind - Today I am anxious; tomorrow I meet with the surgeon for the very first time. I thought I would be anxious excited, but instead I'm anxious nervous, anxious stressed, anxious anxio...

Wow! This is so descriptive. I feel like I was there with you in the...

Quetions to ask surgeon? - Okay so one week from today I am having my first meeting with the surgeon. I have some questions in mind already re the process, the procedures he recommends for me, and the suppor...

Proud of myself today - I shared my decision to meet with a surgeon with a good friend of mine... while we were sitting in all our largess at the last day at the local pool. And she was totally supportive...

I'm so glad your coworkers showed you the love and the respect you...