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Pregnant less than 6 months out from VSG - I had my VSG in December and just found out I'm 8 weeks pregnant.    I think my DH and I are still in shock as this is my first pregnancy and totally unexpected.    I'm a little co...

3 weeks out and still abdominal pain? Revision lap - I'm having some sharp pains in my abdomen when I take deep breaths/cough or pick things up and am wondering if this is normal?    I had a lap band to VSG done and I'm pretty sure t...

Pain in foot-blood clot? - I had surgery on the 1st and have had a pain in my foot since I was in the hospital.  It's nagging and I can definitely feel it more when I walk.   I told my nurse about it while i...

8 days out-when will I start losing weight? - I'm 8 days out from surgery and still weigh 3 pounds more than when I went in for surgery.....is this normal?   I knew I'd have some extra water weight from all the fluids they pum...

Does anyone wish they would have had a differend W - I'm still pre-op and revising from a lap band to VSG.    My surgeon really pressured me into getting RNY because it's the "gold standard" and they have many years of data to prove ...

Did exercising become more enjoyable after VSG? - I really don't enjoy exercising.  I've never found anything that interests me and maybe part of it is the embarrasment of exercising around a bunch of fit people.   As part of my p...

My endocrinologist discouraged the DS - I met with my endocrinologist last week to discuss what type of revision I will have when they take my band out.  I got LOTS of feedback here on the forum and had it with me to dis...

Nutritional guidelines after surgery/sorry-long - As part of my pre-op schedule, I met with a nutritionalist today and here are some of the tidbits I got from it.  Please let me know what you think because some of it conflicts wit...

What's the criteria for a "vetted surgeon?&qu - I'm most likely getting a revision from the band to DS at the end of this month and my surgeon isn't "vetted" on this site.  What is the criteria for bing "vetted?"   I found some ...

How many daily vitamins? Insurance coverage? - I'm wondering how many vitamins you need to take daily with the DS?   I've been reading a lot and have found it ranges from 10 pills/day to 44!  I can handle 10 and possibly 20, bu...

Lap Band revision to RNY or Sleeve?? - I'll be getting a revision done soon and need to decide whether to go for the sleeve or RNY.    This last weekend I was in the ER and my band has to come out regardless of what I d...