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weight loss stall after 1st week...? discouraged. -  I lost 20 pounds before surgery (since beginning of June to end of July).  + 10 pounds first week after sleeve (total 30 pds since June) Surgery on Friday July 29: I had to sta...

Experience pain with iv pain/nausea meds after sur -  I had surgery a week ago. I ended up staying an extra day in hospital b/c of pain and nausea (never ended up throwing up though I can soooo close)... When they would give me my...

Phase 2: Liquid Diet Day 12 - Three more days!!! -  I cannot believe it is this close. I still cannot believe I have made it 12 days on a liquid diet.  I have so much I want to get done before surgery though - cleaning, organizing,...

So happy for you!!! Less than a month away! Congrats!!!

pre-op liquid diet - day 6 -  I have noticed that if I feel hungry, drinking a cup or two of water really helps! The first couple nights I had acid issues and felt nauseated.  I took one of my husband's acid r...

Phase 2: Liquid Diet -  Instructions from my dr. office:  In preparation for your upcoming Bariatric Surgery on 7/29/11, you are going to need to start Phase 2 of the Pre-Op diet on: 7/15/11. Pleas...

Day 5 of liquid diet! -   It's getting easier actually... I am down 7 pounds from the day before I started, and I have had more energy as my body gets use to this diet. Yesterday I did ALL our laundry (an...

Day 5 Liquid Diet & Vivid Dreams -  If you had to do a pre-op liquid diet, did you experience vivid dreams? It's so odd... I dream occassionally (dreams that I remember), but since doing pre-op diet, I am dreaming v...

I have the Zune also... thanks for posting this :)

Pre-op & First Day Phase II Diet - Pre-op day was very long.  We had a to be there at 9:30 am and left after 6pm!  I am so glad that is over with.  One step at a time!  I cannot believe that 2 weeks from today I wil...

I feel you about the whole shopping for clothes issue... I can't wait...

I know... I'm very nervous about tomorrow's preop for some...

LOL I just wish I was more coordinated. I don't mind looking stupid...

Two more days until pre-op! -  Well, my pre-op is on this Thursday! So excited! They called today, and my heart skipped a beat thinking maybe they were going to tell me it was cancelled or that there was a dela...

Almost there - just a few more pounds! Then on to the next goal and...

LOVE THIS POST!!!!

Nail on the head! This is me...

Share your story... for encouragement ;-) How man -  I will be sleeved in 2.5 weeks, and I am facing a lot of anxiety about it. At first I had questions whether I was doing the right thing or not. But after reading post of post-op s...

Have your relationships changed? -  Just wondering if anyone has had changes in relationships that you attribute to your VSG surgery and losing weight.  Good and bad... Have you noticed some relationships getting be...

Zumba (sigh) and other stuff. - This was my second Friday out on the zumba floor. Seriously, why do I continue to humiliate myself.  Firstly, I am not a coordinated person when it comes to dance or the like. Seco...

Looks fun! I wanna do it once I lose some weight!

Pre-op phase 1 diet - These were the phase one diet instructions given to me from my doctor office: ·        Cut meal portions in half ·        No starches or simple sugars: no breads, pasta, rice, ...

Getting excited - So, I've been having second thoughts - cold feet about my upcoming VSG in 4 weeks. Mainly concerns with changes to the rest of my life and what long term effects the surgery will h...

newbie... VSG Surgery date is finally set... cold - I had to go through 6 mo. eval and jump through hoops, but the insurance company approved the surgery and I got all my preop clearances.  My surgery date is July 29; pre op appt Ju...