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Stuck since Sept - Looking for Advice - Hi All, I had my surgery in late April of 2013. Started around 280 lbs. I have kept up with my vitamins/supplements, moderate exercise, don't snack between meals (unjury protein d...

1st Day Stage 4 - Tips, Please/1 - Happy to say I'm out of the mushy food phase, but daunted by the choices/testing of "new" things. Any tips on what to try or to avoid? FYI, I only lost 3 lbs. on the mushy food ...

4 Week Post-Op: Eating's a Chore - After some extra hospital time and an unexpected setback, I was so eager and excited to move onto Stage 3/"Mushy Food" phase. It's been a week of eating and now I'm longing for ...

A Week of Hospital Visits - Drs Puzzled - I posted on here last Saturday that I had been admitted to the hospital (same on I had my surgery at) Friday night after having right-side abdominal pain. Nothing could be found...

Post-op days 10-11: in Hospital - Was admitted from the ER to the hospital overnight yesterday. Thursday night had a moment of sharp pains in my lower right side (of abdomin). Last night the brief, sharp pain repea...

Stalled Since Day 1 - Today is my 9th day post-op. I'm still on stage 2 - protein shakes/water. I lost 16lbs. during the 2 weeks leading up to the surgery, but the scale seems to have stuck close the...

VSG - Easier or Harder Than Expected? - Hi All, I have to say, I've been blown away and completely inspired by the weight loss achieved by a lot of the OH members. I went into surgery with no real goals or expecta...

Day 2 Post-op: Going Home - So, last night I couldn't urinate after having the catheter from surgery removed. That, along with my IV arm swelling up from the fluids, has been my only complication. Not a whole...

Day 1 Post-op - My surgery was 2:30pm yesterday. Woke up in a hell of a lotta pain, but after a couple of hours it downgraded to uncomfortable. I was so happy to have my mom, sister and boyfriend ...

Surgery tomorrow! - 24 hours from now, I'll be wheeled into surgery. Having struggled with my weight since age 11, and gaining most of it by age 15 (I'm now 34), I'm finding this a little hard to b...

Gastric Sleeve Surgery in 2 Weeks - Hi, Hi OHers, I'm new to the forum - I'm a 34 yr. old woman and have been struggling with my weight since age 11. I found out last week that my gastric sleeve surger...