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Everyone does something stupid once in awhile, rig - I threw up WATER last night. And it was still cold. Right before I went to bed, I drank a lot of water from the fridge. I was thirsty, but I could tell right away I'd had too m...

I hit the big 5-0... not the age one... - Surgery was 3 months ago tomorrow. I feel a THOUSAND times better than I did three months ago!!! I really thought I was dying (G-d forbid). Now I can move around without back pain....

Crooooooooak... Cough drop issues... - I have a nasty upper respiratory infection. Phlegmy, hacking, stuffy head, voice croaking two octaves lower than normal, when anything comes out at all. I have been sucking on ...

Stopping by to say hi, and update - HI everyone, I have been MIA for some time due to the Jewish holidays and some unexpected stuff... I have a miserable cold...I hope that's all it is, because I saw my dad last week...

Just stopping in to say hi - Hi all, life is crazy and getting crazier. Just stopping by to say Hi and update my ticker. :)

I heard someone here posted about a WLS loan adver - getting into the feminine hygiene product market? What's up with that, anyway?

Can I just say something about one of the ads on t - Dear American Health Care Lending Marketing/Graphic Design Team: I now associate you with feminine hygiene products. Just thought you'd want to know. Sincerely, koshermama

Half a big watermelon = 64 oz of water? - Made ya look!  

Breathing out fat?? - I read somewhere here a claim that we lose weight through the CO2 we breathe out. Anyone have a source for this??

OT - I'm being tested, and I'm REALLY ticked - AAAARGH!!!! I just got some news that makes me REALLY unhappy, that may be a real challenge to deal with, that I probably have little to no influence over! AND I can't turn to food...

omgosh, I just saw new veins on the tops of my fee - OK, so they're not knew, they're just no longer camouflaged! Like, there's a whole bunch of them... LOL

NSVs - I did a ton of walking the last couple days - Yesterday, I walked around Target and Kohl's and didn't need to lean on the cart to get around! Today, I ran a ton of errands, including on a big campus I've never been to befor...

Being Nice To The Newbies - It's been nice to see that there's been a lot of gratitude shown to the vets lately here. I have also noticed what seems like a lot of frustration and/or impatience with newbies wh...

Anyone have plantar fasciitis? - I have this in one foot and it is really painful. It just started up in the last few months. My PCP gave me some exercises which help when I wake up, and I wear crocs all the time,...

NSV... a friend noticed... - A friend I hadn't seen in a couple weeks, who is one of the few who know I had VSG, said she could tell me my face that I've lost weight. She's too polite to say anything about the...

surgeon experience question... - Sometimes for kicks I click on member's surgeon links, and it seems like none of them have more than 8 years experience in bariatrics. What was it about 2003?? Just curious...

It only took a hurricane to break my stall! - LOL...  (No, really, that was me)

OT: pre-Hurricane check in? - So, I am just outside NYC. How about those of us in Irene's path check in? They're saying it should start up Sunday morning/afternoon. I've done tornadoes (in the midwest) and an e...

No reason why we can't have a VSG FAQ Sticky post! - The DS board has a “Surgery Date” sticky post. The LapBand board has ““WOW” Moments!” and “Share Your Funniest Post-Op Moment!”   RNY has “Sha...

Greek yogurt? - I've read that some people eat it for the protein, mix stuff in it... how is it different from regular yogurt? I'm not sure I want to try it, LOL...

We were able to keep it from my kids. I went in "for testing/medical...

Extremely cool NSV - I made it through the grocery store today without having to lean on a cart because of the back pain!! Also, I was wearing my favorite long skirt, and it kept getting caught in m...

Skirts and the Swish Thing - What do you do?? I mean, it gets painful... For years I wore bike shorts under skirts. Then I got big enough that things were immobilized and I was waddling. Then someone sugges...

Happy happy, I am sha-rinnnnnnkin'! - I can just tell! I had to take the kids out earlier, and walking was easier because my legs have shrunk a little already, but then I had the swish thing going, so it's back to bike...

I started a new group! Keeping Kosher After WLS - I started a new group!  Keeping Kosher After WLS I did some searches and didn't find anything like this already listed, so there it is. If you know anyone who might be inter...