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Christmas Dinner - Will I be able to eat it? -  This  may  seem  silly to  ask  but I  am  wondering if i will be able to  eat turkey at  christmas dinner. I am not  looking  to  eat all the  other  stuff  but we usually  do Ch...

How long after post op were you able to function -  I  have  4 little  girls and  my husband has taken a  week off work but I was wondering how long postop until you  felt like you  could function at a  regular level, (housekeeping...

Is/Was anyone afraid that the surgery itself woul -  I  am  booked to  get my  surgery on  October 15th and  my  biggest fear is that the  surgery itself or  complications  will kill me. I  know that the  statistics are really  low ...

For those of you who areat least 6 months out, W -  I  am  just  curious to see what the  future will look like.  Anyone care to  share?

Freaking out! I got my date and......... -  I  was  expecting  surgery in January but for whatever reason My surgery date is  October 15th.  I am suddenly  freaking  out!  Is this normal?  My  doctor is a sadist and  requir...

Yay! and Boo! -  So I had my 3 month follow up (which was only 2 months because I lost the weight  the doctor wanted me too).  I was supposed to lose 25 pounds and actually lost 31lbs.  Woohoo!  S...

Struggling -  I  am REALLY struggling this  week to  stay on track.  I have to maintain my  current weight (I  have  lost the  25 pounds  my  Doctor  has  asked me to lose before he  will do th...

What should I expect at the Psychiatrist appt? -  I  am waiting to  hear about my Psych appt and I  was wondering  what  happens  there?  What  kind of  questions  do they  ask?  Can  you  "fail"  the  appointment?

I did it! -  I  had to lose 25 pounds  before my  Doctor  would  book my  surgery date and I did it!  Woot! I  actually  lost 27 pounds.  Now I  just have to  not  gain any back before my appt...

Things are moving along quickly - What do you wis -  I have  lost 23 of the 25 lbs I was supposed to lose before my  surgeon  books my  surgery.  I  am  have appts for  abdominal ultrasounds,  sleep apnea testing  and the  surgeon. ...

Did anyone go off their antidepressants? -  I was wondering if  anyone  was able to successfully go off  their antidepressants when they  got the  weight off?  I  know that  weight loss and  depression don't  always  go han...

Am I saying goodbye to Coffee and cheesecake fo -  I  am  currently  waiting  for a  surgery  date and I was   thinking  about  what  life  post op  would  look like.  I  understand  that  I  need to   change  my  eating habits an...

I'm stuck! - I   have 5 pounds  left to lose  before I  go  for my  appointment to  get  my  surgery date.  I  have  lost 20 but I seem to  be stuck.  Any  advice on  how  to  get rid of  it.  ...

6 more to go until I get to book my sugrery! -  Ok,  6  pounds left to  lose  before my doctor  will schedule my  surgery.  I  lost  20  and now things are slowing  down.  I guess it's the  time to  dig  deep.  I  just keep wis...

I finally put on my big girl panties! -  I  went to  see  a  Dr  in town about getting the bariatric  surgery last  month and  I  left his  office feeling pretty  down.  He  told me  that  if I lost 25 pounds in 3 months...

Do you still struggle with food issues? -  I  am wondering  for  all  of  you  who  have  reachied  your  goal  weight, do  you  still  struggle wih food  issues?  Has  it  gotten  any better for  you?   Do  you  still str...

I have seen a Dr who told me to lose 25 poun -  I  don't  really  know  where to  start this post.  I  saw a  doctor  who  said  if  I  lost 25 lbs by the time I see  him in  3  months  that  he  would  do  surgery ASAP (which ...

What do you eat on an average day? -  Hello, I  am   just getting  started in this  whole   process and I  am  hoping to  get the VGS at  some  point.  For  all of  you  who are  post  weight loss surgery I  am  wond...

Victoria Patient going through the Richmond Surgeo -  I  was wondering if anyone has  had their surgery  done by the Richmond surgeons and  been able to do all the preop specialist appointments in Victoria.  I that even a  possibilit...

What is the process for Dr Tang? -  I  am  new to all of this but I had my first appt with Dr Tang and I was wondering if someone can tell me  what the  process is from the first appointment to surgery day.  He is b...