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LADIES: fashion advice. Dealing with a Panni under - Major help here fellow vsgers. I have a wedding to attend in 9 days. I ordered a lovely dress that is extremely flattering everywhere but my gut. It looks disgusting. I tried spanx...

Water intake at 9 weeks? - 9 weeks out and 45 pounds gone. I'm finding it difficult to get water down. My dilemma is that I was warned not to drink while I eat or immediately before or after. I stay full unt...

4 weeks out, immune system woes. - Holy moly batman! I have had zero complications related to my surgery other than a little dairy intolerance. I'm beginning to believe my immune system hates me. Since surgery, I've...

Should I be worried? - I swear I'm not a hypochondriac. Lol. 9 days out and concerned. My daughter has had diarrhea on and off all week, my husband came down with it yesterday and then some. Last night,...

Exhausted 8 days out. - 8 days out and I am physically exhausted. Some days I have tons of energy, other days, like today I am completely pooped. I've slept half the day. I'm getting in about 500-600 calo...

Hunger is gone but food still looks reeeaaallyy go - Please tell me this will pass. The physical hunger is gone but the desire to eat has yet to leave the building. Hard to explain, but I'm sure most sleevers would understand. About ...

Surgery is done! - Sleeved this morning (6/6/14) and I am feeling much different physically than I had anticipated. Stomach itself doesn't necessarily hurt nor do the incision sites. Overall my abdom...

Tomorrow is the big day! - Surgery at 6 in the morning in Las Vegas. This Alaskan girl is dying in the heat :) thank goodness for a/c.  All of my feelings of nervousness have been squashed by excitement aft...

Post weightloss skin question? - Surgery is scheduled for 6/5. I'm super excited. Somethjng that has been on my mind this morning is post weightloss skin. I know it's going to be an issue for me. What, if anything...

Bliss procedure protection? - Looking for some insight on procedure coverage as I am cash pay. My surgeon no longer operates at a hospital that is blis compatible. Thoughts? Anyone have post op complications an...

Just curious... - Ok sleevers, I'm going to pick your brains.  Give me an example of what you eat in an entire day. Does grehlin really make a big difference? Do you find you don't have a desire to ...

Preop diet moment of STRENGTH! It's getting easier - I'm a few days into my preop diet. This has been incredibly hard, but I have stuck to it thus far! This evening, the husband was grilling for the fam. Instead of the fatty burger a...

Traveling home post op - I will be traveling to Las Vegas from Alaska to have my sleeve with dr umbach. My concern is what kind of shape I will be in to travel at 4 days post op. Should I upgrade to first ...

Preop diet protein shakes. - Need some suggestions with my preop diet. Surgery is scheduled for the 5th. Yesterday was my first day on the diet. I'm using premier  protein shakes and finding them to be disgust...

Sleeve with Dr Umbach? - Looking at using Dr Umbach in Las Vegas for my sleeve. I am a cash pay patient. Anyone have any insight? His staff have all been fabulous over the phone so far. I live in Alaska so...

VSG and breastfeeding/mommy issues - Haven't had surgery yet but I think I've found my surgeon and doesn't sound like they're booking too far out.  I'm  a breastfeeding mom of a 10 month old. She currently nurses 2x ...

Canceled LapBand Surgery for Sleeve. Alaska patien - After reading more into the lapband, I have canceled my surgery scheduled for May 28th. I have decided to go with the sleeve. I'm starting over completely with the process as I am ...