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Six month Surgiversary ;0) -  Well, I've survived the first six months after being sleeved!! Yay crowd in head cheers.  According to doc I'm far from where I should be weight wise.  I've lost about 50 pounds (...

To Splenda or not? That is my question! -  Hello Friends,  I'm almost 5 months out and I'm still stuck at my half way mark.  I tightened the belt on my eating. Stuffing more protein than anything, yet still not losing. ...

How do you kick the temptation? -  Hello Friends,  I've been reading through posts tonight in amazement.  Some of you have discipline that I wish was contagious :) I am four months out with my VSG. I started ...

Newbie has a few more questions -  Hello Dears,  I am 7 weeks post op.  I started at 223 and am now 193 5'2".  I feel like 30 pounds is slacking, like I'm not doing what I promised myself I'd do.   For all yo...

Ouch! - Hello OH Friends,  I am officially one month post op (yaay...).  Up until this weekend things had been going great outside of the extreme fatigue.  I was eating the sliced tu...

Ouch. Almost 2 wks out baby kneed my tummy -   Okay my dear post-op VSG people, my tummy is sore daily as it is.  I had my sleeve on 4/10 so I'm not quite two weeks out yet.  Yesterday I had a coulple oops and ouch moments a...

Has anyone else had/seen this??? -  Hello Lovely people,  I need help.  My left eye has suddenly decided to flash everyone with it's large pupil.  I called Dr. C and he said its because I touched the nausea patch...

Can I add protein powder to protein shakes? -  Hello,  I'm two days out from having my sleeve done.  I can see how hard it is to get down all of the fluids and protein.  I'm curious, do any of you know if its okay to add pr...

At home and a wee bit sore. -  I got sent home from the hospital this afternoon.  The only draw back to being disconnected from my IV is that my pain meds wont be available at the pharmacy until Monday.  Starti...

Two days post op -  It is Thursday morning around 4:50 am.  I was sleeved on Tuesday morning.  I should have gone home yesterday, but haven't quite figured out how to get all the fluids down without ...

I've been sleeved! -  Surgery was yesterday and went well.  I was supposed to go home today, but I haven't quite figured out how to sip properly and run the risk of getting dehydrated if I unhook my IV...

Less than two days. -    My surgery is sometime tuesday morning (April 10,2012). I began my two day liquid diet today, mm gourmet chicken broth LOL.  Everything is going so fast since my request was...

Less than two days away. -   My surgery is sometime tuesday morning (April 10,2012). I began my two day liquid diet today, mm gourmet chicken broth LOL.  Everything is going so fast since my request was ...

I'm Scheduled! -  Holy Cow Batman!!!   My request was submitted to Insurance on Wed. March 28th, approved on Saturday, scheduled 7 days later,  today Wednesday April 4th.  Having Surgery NEXT Tu...

Approved! -  My Case workers called me on Saturday because she said she had great news and couldn't wait until Monday to call me.  All my ducks are in a row and Insurance is approving my Sleev...

Submitted to insurance - My request for surgery was submitted to my insurance company today. I'm typically not a patient person as it is, and I'm wondering how dreadfully long will it take.  I have UHC....

Please please please -  My request for surgery was submitted to my insurance company today (3/28/12).  Fingers crossed!