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3 weeks out, not losing weight. - Hi, I had a 2 stage DS, just  3 weeks ago. They did not make my stretched out stomach smaller. I dropped almost 10 in the first week, but now have been stuck for 2 weeks. I eat ...

loud digestion- how long? - Hi, I am just about 3 weeks out from surgery, and my digestion sounds are loud as heck.  Will this fade away later, or is this the way it is from now on? People can hear me duri...

hovering around 175 pounds - Well I lost about 10  pounds, in the first week, now nothing since. I am afraid i do not burn enough calories in a day to lose. We will see next time I write.

5 days out, what should I be consuming? - Hi, I am 5 days out, and am wondering if i am on the right track. I have been drinking sugar free kool aid only til today when I had a 30 gram protein shake.  Oh and a glass of ...

any post op drinking/eating guides out there? - Hi, just wondering if anyone knows a good link to a guide of how to stage the eating right after surgery. Right now I am on clear fluids, and sick of it. I am 4 days out. My sur...

DS is done! - Well, I finally got through it! It's not so bad at all. No pain, I am walking around easily, no problem at all. The first day in hospital was miserable, I could not get comforta...

My DS is finally done! - Hi guys, I had my DS Monday morning. It went smoothly. I am now in a hotel close to the surgery, with a nurse. All is well. Really well. There was pain the first day, but not co...

SCARED, DS MONDAY MORNING!! - Hi, this is Michelle in Ontario. I am traveling tomorrow to Montreal to get the second half of the DS. I already have a VSG. It is stretched out and I have regain, so that is wh...

Do the best long term losers have shorter CC's? - Just wondering if the best long term losers have short common channels. Such as 75cm. I want the most bang for the buck and for the longest time, should I request a short channe...

Dr. M. Gagner, anyone had him as a surgeon? - Hello, just looking for people who had experience with Dr. Gagner in Montreal. I figured there would be lots in Ontario who did self pay DS with him. Can you tell me about your ...

Dr. M. Gagner, Montreal, anyone had him as a surge - So how did you like your DS experience with Dr. Gagner? How long did you stay in hospital? Did he send a nurse to your hotel room to monitor you after leaving hospital? How was ...

Does the DS become more absorbing over years? - Hi, I read somewhere that after several years, the intestine "learns" to become more absorbing of nutrients and everything else we don't want. Is that true? Do many DS long time...

2 step DSers, are there a lot out there? - Hi, just wondering if there are a lot of 2 step DSers here, having VSG alone at first. If so, which surgery was worse to handle, the top or bottom half? Thanks in advance!

ds is coming for real - Well no more dreaming of DS, I have a date, April 29th. My weight now is 185. Sickening. I am so damn lazy and stupid. I let this happen, now we are paying for it that's for sur...

SADI The single loop DS Anyone out there had i - I have a date for the single loop DS called SADI, April 29th in Montreal. It is like a mini DS, I am a lightweight. I had a VSG a few years ago and have regained 30 pounds. Any ...

possible to fail with ds, as a lightweight? - Hello, I am a lightweight, top weight 246, had vsg, went down to 150, now 180. I am having ds this spring. After somewhat failing with the vsg, do you think I could fail with ds...

DR. GAGNER, MONTREAL, Parking question!! - Hi there, anyone been to Dr. Gagner's office on Place D'Youville ? If so, could you find a place to park? I am terrified of going to the consult, and circling for hours in downt...

DR GAGNER Montreal- parking?? - Hi there, anyone been to Dr. Gagner's office on Place D'Youville ? If so, could you find a place to park? I am terrified of going to the consult, and circling for hours in downt...

time for ds - Still out of work and now weigh 178 pounds. Looking into DS, self pay.

VSG 3 years ago, how to get DS now? - Hi, I am just northwest of Toronto by about an hour. I had a vsg, never got down to goal weight, and now I am gaining. Had surgery at Barix in Michigan 3 years ago. I am under 2...

How to get DS after VSG 3 years ago ONTARIO - Hello, I live in Ontario, Canada. I am thinking about a ds, would have to be self pay I guess, since I am no heavyweight. I never reached goal with the vsg, and now I am gaining...

Some regain. - Well, stuck before at around 150, after being off work for the last year due to stress/depression, now weigh 163. I need a ds I think.

vsg 3 yrs ago, not very successful, what next? - Hello, I had a vsg at Barix in Michigan 3 years ago. I went from 240 something to 150, stayed at 150-155 for most of thate time. In the last year I have gained 15 pounds, and feel ...

Jan 1/12 - Ok, here is something new. GAINED since last time. I am 158 now, after being off work since Aug 8/11, so I guess that is really not so terrible considering. No activity at all. Eat...