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Goodness! sooo sorry your having trouble, I hope this is resolved...

follow up with my PCP - Saw my PCP today and was diagnosed with LOW BP......can you believe it, its LOW.....so Im off my Bp meds That is great its my first NSV!!! he said I look great! and he could not ar...

my first NSV!!!!! - Saw my PCP today, and my BP is too low sooooo No Bp med for me!!!! Im soooo happy!!!! I have not really felt well in a few days, and a little dizzy, so maybe this explains it. 4 ...

4 WEEKS! - Its been 4 weeks since I had this life changing surgery, and I'm doing well, I notice changes in my body all the time, Ive lost a total of 23 lbs since surgery!! that's great. my i...

3 weeks out - 3 weeks and doing better, my incisions have all healed, the largest one still burns on occ but its less frequent than before, I sometime think I can eat too much I'm able to eat al...

3 Weeks!! - 3 weeks Ive lost 21 lbs since surgery!!! wow The vets were right I stalled between day 9 and day14 then I threw out my scale, today was my weigh in day and Im pleased to report Im ...

Im struggling here - I'm almost 3 weeks out, and have not lost any weight in this last week I'm still on full liqs and have been able to get in all of my protein and liquids I drink two protein shakes ...

Chicken salad??? - how far out could you eat chicken salad?? Im really wanting a bite but I know Im too new but give me something to look forward to. when could you tolerate it?

2 weeks - 2 weeks and Im down 17lbs, doing well, fluids are easier to get in now, Im doing ok with protein too. sticking to the plan, I have one more week of full liq diet, appt with the Nut...

Wooohooo!!!! I knew you could do it!!!!! congrats!!!! you look...

11 days update! - Im now 11 days post-op and I think things are going ok, most days Im able to get in all my protein and fluids, there have been a few days where Ive been a little short, Ive found t...

Drain is OUT! - my surgical drain is out, and boy is it nice I don't miss it a bit, along with it went alot of the nausea, and some of the shoulder pain, don't miss that either, today was busy, Dr...

low blood sugar - anyone have low blood glucose in the morning? I'm only one week out and do not have diabetes, but every morning I wake up nauseated and shaking it takes a little while for me to ge...

One week post op!! - Can you believe I survived?? Well I'm still here, and doing better, I still have some left shoulder pain that come and goes, my drain is no longer draining(it comes out tomorrow), ...

Hiatal hernia repair and VSG - anyone have a repair did it make you recovery longer?

Recovery! - OK recovery has had some bumps, mostly gas bloating related, today is day 4, and Im miserable. and Ive been walking/ sipping but it does not want to move from my chest area I am bu...

Surgery day! (a little out of sequence) - Surgery day went well, I arrived at the hosp at 11:20am was taken back to a holding room, my IV was started, no small feat there, I ALWAYS have trouble with IVs they can never find...

4 days post op and suffering! - Ok I feel ok other than this horrible Gas and bloating, every time I take a sip of water I belch over and over, by night my abdomen is so distended and painful, Ive tried gas X, I ...

Aug 22 peeps.......are you home? - I had surgery Aug 22, at 1:20p, got home after a horrible 1 1/2 hr ride, at about 2:30 pm on the 24th got sick on the ride home, Im still in some pain mostly gas related I think, w...

I survived!!!! - I'm home and sleeved!! Thanks to all the support!, I'm still in some pain mostly shoulder pain, Ill write more when I feel a little better, Thanks peachy for updating everyone, you...

Tomorrow! - Finally the day I planned for 10 months, and was afraid it would never come, is here. tomorrow will be my sleeve day!, I'm excited but still a little apprehensive, suppose that's n...

signs of dehydration - http://www.symptomsofdehydration.com/

a repost from my blog. - Well post-op testing completed yesterday, and after a day of panic and a lot of help from the forum, I think I have myself under control, Sorry for that moment of weakness, Wow m...

pre-op testing -  Well post-op testing completed today, and after a day of panic and a lot of help from the forum, I think I have myself under control, Sorry for that moment of weakness,  Wow my li...

I was sure I was not going to this, but....... - OK I had all my pre op testing and final appt with my surgeon today. I was sure I was Ok with this surgery, but now Im really nervous, am I really ok with removing part of my stoma...