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9 Months Post Op and feeling frustrated and depres - This past Wednesday marked 9 months post op for me.  For the most part, I made it through surgery and recovery without any real complications, and have felt pretty good from the be...

9 months post op and feeling frustrated and depres - This past Wednesday marked 9 months post op for me.  For the most part, I made it through surgery and recovery without any real complications, and have felt pretty good from the be...

A little frustrated - This blog definitely isn't a good example of me being a "good" post WLS patient.  As a whole, I do a pretty good job with eating, although I might not always get my full protein in...

This looks wonderful! At first I thought you were a horrible tease, but...

Cute! What kind of dog is it? Such a beautiful face!

B-12 lab question - I just got back my 6 month labs, and for the most part, they look pretty good.  I would like my iron a little higher, but given the high blood loss and TOM issues I was having at t...

6 Months Post Op - Today marks my 6 month post op "surgiversary" so I thought I'd post some new pics.  I'll put a couple here for comparison, but there are more views posted in my "Stages" picture fo...

Body Image and NSVs. - Thought I would take a moment and share a little about what has been going on in my mind lately.  We'll start with the NSVs...which for those of you who don't already know (I kept ...

TOM forum post update! - I had promised to update people about the "period problems" I had been having over the past couple of months.  I had posted on the RNY forum asking for advice about this, and got s...

A much overdo update - To those that check in on me regularly, I apologize for taking so long to update my blog.  I especially apologize to anyone who uses me as any sort of motivation!  With that said, ...

I've been MIA - I'm watching the Super Bowl, so I won't be writing much now.  I just thought I should check in with my OH friends since I haven't written in a while and have been Missing In Action...

Slightly OT...Dating, First Vacation, and Confessi - Where to begin???  The first three paragraphs or so involve my recent adventures in dating.  The last ones are about the vacation and confessions because this is going to be a long...

Another goal met! - After a few days away from the scale on an extended weekend vacation, I hopped on this morning and weighed in at 275 lbs.  That means that I have a BMI of 39.5!  Who would think a ...

And so it begins... - The hair loss that is.  Blah.  I had told a few people I would mention when I started losing hair, and today (14 weeks post op) when I got out of the shower, I had clumps of hair c...

3 Month Post Op Appt - So yesterday I met with my surgeon and a dietitian for my 3 month post op.  At Fairview Weightloss Surgery, they have you meet with the physician's assistant for the post op appoin...