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Support groups in Boston, MA -  Does anyone know of any support groups in Boston? I'm in college here and I'm trying to find one to go to...

Bariatric card for restaurants -  How many people have this cards? What do you do with them just show the waiter? How much success have you had with restaurants helping you?

7 weeks out -  So I'm a few days past being 7 weeks out, my surgery was august 4th so my two month is october 4th. I'm officially down 35 pounds as of today. i hit a week and a half stall that j...

Am i failing :( almost 2 months post op -  Hey everyoneee. so long story short. i lost really fast right after surgery, down 18 pounds during my two weeks of liquid and by the end of the first month I was down about 30 pou...

2 week log period, wtf - So I went from the pill to the shot for this surgery. i got my period a little bit after a week out and it hasn't stopped yet. my one month surgiversary is thursday. has anyone els...

did you go down a shoe size as you lost weight? - I was just wondering how common it is for women to go down shoe sizes as they got close to goal. I started at 255.5, am now 228.5 (my 3 week surgiversary is thursday) and hope to e...

What can you eat a few months out? questions... - I have a couple questions... -I'm about to enter my 2nd week post-op and on thursday i get to start having one 3 oz. meal a day with mushy foods. luckily my nutritionist isn't ...

Help make my post-op 2 week liquid diet easier - So I started liquids 8/2 and had surgery on 8/4. I can't eat even mushy foods til 8/18. The protein shakes are Ok but I'm finding other ways to get in protein like milk, nutritioni...

Throwing up post-op - Hello everyone, I'm 3 days post-op and was discharged yesterday. I've thrown-up twice - once was when they gave me tylenol in pill form (broken in half) and the other time was ...

Sleeved, am I handling this badly? - I was sleeved at 7am yesterday. I woke up all groggy and took like half an hour to see straight, which was probably a normal reaction to such deep anesthestia. I've had a pain/pres...

To bind or not to bind? - I know some people have mentioned binders (aka Spanx-like material) that they have used to keep skin tight as they lose weight. In my pre-op class the women kept stressing to wear ...

Why are you succeeding now? - I have my surgery in a week and I'm not flip-flopping, I know that if I don't have the surgery that I won't be able to lose the weight. I was just thinking back to my previous weig...

Did you get a catheter before surgery? - I know this seems like a stupid question... it kinda freaks me out needing a catheter though. I hope I won't need one. By the way, if anyone has the time and/or energy, I was wonde...

Is oatmeal still a good breakfast food? - I know for "normal" people everyone recommends eating oatmeal for breakfast because it's filling and healthy. I bet it doesn't have a ton of protein, but if your dinner and snacks ...

OMG APPROVED! - I've been waiting sooo long to post this! I've also been so nervous that I'd be denied that I didn't truely daydream as much as I wanted to. I'm so happy right now! I also move up ...

Something to think about before next trip to denti - A couple of years ago I broke my hand and had to have pins put in temporarily to make sure it would heal right. Today I went in and they asked if I still had the pins in. I said no...

What did you pay if had insurance? - I hadn't thought about this very much (i don't know why) but I know that my insurance covers 90% of the surgery. So do they just bill you for the other 10% of the surgery? How much...

Birth Control Pre and Post Op - Hello all, So I'm currently on the pill (Yaz) and the nutritionist said to get off the pill for a month before the surgery and I figure it could be a little while post op before...

Requirement of 40 BMI for over 5 years - I was doing my second to last appointment before I send out my paperwork to be approved by my insurance when someone slipped into conversation that United HealthCare requires that ...

Positive Stress Test - I just got a call from my cardiologist saying that I had a positive stress test. I looked it up and I guess that you're supposed to get a negative stress test result. My doc said t...