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One year today - Hello! I haven't been on here in a very long time. But this year has been very blessed. I have lost so far 126 pounds. I had no complications from surgery. I think that's import...

Plateau - help!! - Hello- I am wondering if I am doing something wrong. My surgery was June 26 - and originally I was doing really well- I lost about 45 pounds very rapidly. And, trust me, I'm not c...

Under 300! and head hunger - Well - I got on the scale this morning, and finally I am under 300! The scale has been hanging around the 300.4 mark for two days. Very excited about this, because the last time I...

Drainage? Help! - I am a week post op, and of yesterday my belly button incision has started draining. Is this normal? The drainage doesn't smell, and is tinged pink - not bright red. Now, I feel...

Home from hospital - Well - I'm home! And doing OK. I had surgery June 26th (Tuesday) and came home Thursday. The worst day was Wednesday when the pain was so bad in the hospital. And - can I just say,...

Surgery in three days! - Hello everyone- As of tomorrow, I will be offline for a little while until I come home from surgery - which is scheduled for Tuesday. I am pulling my hair out trying not to forget...

Pre-surgery diet starting today! - Well - I start today! I am excited to be this close to my surgery date, but also filled with anxiety as well. And I'm nervous that I'll drift off the plan for the pre surgery diet....

Surgery Scheduled - Hello - My surgery is scheduled for June 26 - I have been preparing for about a year now, and it just doesn't seem real that the date is at the end of June. I am trying very hard ...

Weird question - Hi - I have kind of a strange question. I am a singer - kind of professional, sing for all kinds of things. Classically trained and all that. Does anyone know if the RNY sugery and...

I'm scheduled! - Hello - I haven't been on OH in a really long time. I was waiting to go through the whole process and get cleared by my insurance company. I now have a date scheduled. My RNY surg...

Just a mini rant..... - I'm frustrated. I've been trying to get all the pre-op stuff done on my checklist, one of which is the psych eval. I've been leaving messages for her, and it's one of those people ...

Sleep study - am I overreacting? - Last night I had my sleep study followed by chest X ray, gall bladder/liver, labs and pulminary/cardiac tests in the morning. While I knew the sleep study would not be comfortable,...

Me again.

Sleep study?? - I have my sleep study scheduled tomorrow night. I'm not sure what to expect. I know somehow I get hooked up to electrodes/sensors of some sort. I'm worried I won't be able to go to...

What is a G tube? - Hi, sorry if this is a dumb question. I've seen it mentioned several times and I'm curious. Is it something used just after surgery for drainage?

How much time to take from work? - Hello, I was wondering when to schedule my surgery. I'm going through the whole pre-op process, and after the 3-6 month pre-op diet, I may be able to schedule surgery in December, ...

Depression?? - Hello, I have kind of a strange question. I'm not sure how to ask about it. Has anyone had any depression or mental issues after RNY? One reason why I ask is that I've known two fr...

180 degree thinking change - It amazes me that I have gone from being totally against WLS, to being slightly interested in the lap band, to now being almost 100 percent sure that I will get RNY.  I sort of fee...