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Well, I've survived the two week liquid fast, one more day of clear liquids then surgery on tuesday @ 7:30 a.m.
I will probably be in the hospital until Thursday. Ralph doesn't know too much about the computer, so he will call the family and let them know how I did in surgery. I'm sure I'll be fine. I'll post when I feel up to it.

Hi All; Today I am one year out from the sleeve. I feel good, but I have only lost half of the weight I thought would be gone by now. I work out on the treadmill anywhere from 1 1/2 to 3 miles a day, watch what I'm eating and still no weight loss. At my nine month checkup they thought that I might not be getting enough protein, and maybe I'm not, but they don't want me to do the protein shakes, use only food. I finally found a support group and have been to two meetings so far that I really think will be helpfull and lately I've been going to fit day and logging my food and it looks pretty good. I don't go to the Dr's until the 16th of March, so we will see what he has to say. I'm pretty dissapointed in myself and feel like I have failed the tool. Hopefully between meetings and whatever the Dr. tell's me I can get this going again real soon.

Hi, I haven't visited my page for a long time and thought it was time I updated. I went to my 5 week check up with Dr. Gluck and had lost 20 lb's. I thought I was losing too slow, but he said I was right where I should be. I gave him a quilt and he said that his wife Jennifer and him would be fighting with each other over who gets to cuddle with it. As you know, I didn't have any idea if I could even get the RNY or the sleeve before surgery and when I woke up from surgery and found out that he did the sleeve,m the first thing I said was that he was getting a quilt. I am so gratefull for his skill as a surgeon.

2 months now and I am down 29.5 lb.s as of this morning. I'm pretty much on a regular food, but I do watch my intake of carbs so I don't eat many of those. I find it very easy to get in all my protein and fluids. I'm so thirsty though. I'd love to get a big tall glass of water and just chug it down. I use to do that all the time, but don't want to hurt my belly. I only have dumped one time with fish, but I think I drank a little too soon after eating. I do need to up my exercise, but I'm still taking naps in the afternoon as I get real tired about 2:30 p.m.

see you in a month. Terri

I got home yesterday afternoon and feel really good. A little sore on the left side as everyone knows how normal this is. Thank you for all the prayers and support at a time that was really needed. I'm so happy that the Dr. could give me the sleeve, and the hospital staff was very nice. So glad to be on the losers bench. will update more later. Terri

Tomarrow I start my 2 week fast before surgery on the 11 of February. I'm not really nervous, just happy to finally have this time come as I have been waiting a long time. I went for my pre op with the Dr. and for my blood work on Thursday morning. Dr. Gluck will try to do the RNY, but because of a previous surgery (for gerd) may have to do the Gast sleeve instead. I really don't care which, and told him that I have all the confidence in the world in him and he would know what to do when he get's in there, more than I would, so I will leave it up to him and pray that he can do one or the other. He said that he may get in and see that he can't do either of the surgery's on me without causing me harm so then he would have to close me up. This is the only thing I'm scared of happening. I want this tool so badly to help me on with a better life. Please pray that I come out of surgery with one of the surgery's and I'm on the loser's bench along with so many other's that have done so well. This is a long journey, not an easy way out and it takes a lot of hard work and determination just to get thru the paperwork, test's and approval from the insurance company. Keep me in your thoughts and prayers. Terri