Derek C.

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5 Month Surgiversary and a cause for some celebra - Tommorrow is my five month surgiversary and this morning i was presented with a little gift .  Yes Ladies and Gentlemen  i have hit the first established goal meaning i will have t...

Another Set of Before and After Pics - Yesterday i went skating with my stepdaughter at a local arena as part of a association locally that i am the president of , so i had to take pics-  the first one was taken Dec of ...

Need some help from the Vets - For the past couple of days when i stand up quickly after sitting i feel really dizzy for a moment or two and then it seems to pass .  Any thoughts all you vets - im thinking im a ...

What a difference a Year Makes - After reading runjoeyrun16's post about 1 yr before and after i went pack into my files and compared last years christmas pic with one from this year - im 4.5 months post suregery ...

Alcohol post Op -  Happy holidays everyone...I'm 4 months out yesterday and of course with the holiday season upon us i was wondering when and if any of you post opers had a little libation.  I'm no...

What the heck @ twh -  got a call from twh today ..they pushed my 3 month follow up to Feb 16 from Jan 23rd...thus my 3 month is actually almost 6 months out and my wife will have her three month before...

Dreams do come true - an update story - I went into this procedure with 2 main goals , first one was i wanted to be around for another 45 years not 4 to 5 years and secondly i wanted to really do things with my step daug...

Onederland!!! and a HUGE TY - First a HUGE TY to all of this Board's contributors for the fantastic words of encouragement for my wife (babybuggie) as she continues on her journey .  I stayed off the thread cau...

Another Fantastic NSV - Well as most of you may or may not know i manage a recreation/fitness facility for the Canadian Forces.  Needless to say - prior to surgery i didn't make much use of the things at ...

Off to the Sleep Clinic -  I saw my sleep clinic Dr. on Thursday afternoon, he is really impressed with my weight loss so far...down around 93 since august.  Anyways he wanted me to  do another evaluation w...

The Shirt - A NSV - In the Spring my boss came back with some new clothing from our national offices - as he handed them out i notice that mine was a Size L - well at that time i was struggling to sta...

North Bay and Area Support Group Meeting -  The next meeting of the North Bay and Area WLS support group will be held on Monday November 7th starting at 730 pm at Twiggs on Fraser Street.

2 Months Post Op - - Well I'm just a little over 2 months post op now - I'm down a total of 85 pounds and gone from a 46-48 pant to a 36-38 pant in that time .  Some reflections on the past 2 months.. ...

Question of the week - for post ops - Hey all u post op vets i have a question for you - whats the average weight loss you experienced in the first month / second month - and if it was slower at the beginning what tric...

Overnight Bladder Issues - Perhaps TMI - Sorry in - Have any of you vets experienced any overnight bladder issues post op , I seem to be having them as have 2 near accidents in the past couple of weeks - I really dont drink that muc...

Need some Board Power - My wife who is one week post surgery has caught a cold ....  bad thing for her is that she is a multiple sneezer - like 3 at a time .  As all you post ops knows one week out sneezi...

Protein Bars -  I promised this a couple of days ago ...the TWH list of protein bars... reminder you are looking for low carb, high protein bars.  They should have at least 10 grams of protein a...

oh a food experiment gone wrong -  so while i was waiting for my wife to come out of surgery at Twh i decided to try to have some corned beef...well let me tell you it was a nightmare experience...got the foamies t...

dietician appoint -  had my one month dietitian follow up today   doing good  down to 250 lbs from 316 when i started...need more protein and water though...ohhh so tough ..PLUS my wife just made the ...

WLS Support Group - North Bay (Re-Post for my frie - Because it got bumped to the second page already i reposted - I would love to see this group get off the ground . There will be a WLS Support Group Meeting for North Bay and a...

1 Month Follow up Update - Had my one month follow up today - proud to say my BMI has dropped to 42 from 54 - im down 60 lbs since beginning opti and all is well - healing wise.  As an added bonus i got to M...

Winding Down at Home - Well i only have a few days left at home before going back to work and needless to say this message board  has kept me informed and on track uring my pureeed stage for sure .  My a...

GRRRRRR!!!! -  Our Costco is over an hour away , so last time i was there i bought 3 cases of protein shakes....so this weekend i packed up for a wedding in newmarket, get there and both shakes ...

Before and after pics - 3 weeks post op - My avatar was taking the day i started Opti Aug 1st - Below is one taken 2 days before surgery (in pyjamas - im sorry - i had forgotten to take pics  - and finally one taken last n...