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I am halfway there!!! - Four months out now:) I realize that the first half is the easier half. I am working really hard to make healthy choices and to continue to change any habits that could stand in...

3 months out and feeling good! - I am so happy I had the surgery! I have a long way to go still but I am enjoying the journey and the nsvs along the way. I am so happy to have more energy and to FEEL better...

I hit my first big milestone! - I am down 75 pounds and have said goodbye to the 300's! It has been over a decade since I have been down this low. I have started walking 1hr. 5days a week and I go to the gym f...

update: Now i know what a stricture feels like. - So I went to my one month appointment yesterday and found out what I was experiencing was indeed a stricture. Had the scope done this morning. The surgeon said she was amazed I got...

what does it feel like to have a stricture? - Just curious as the last couple of weeks have been a challenge. I have had several incidents of feeling like food isn't getting through to my stomache. It feels like anything that ...

forgive me - I will try not to post my every breath I promise but.....I feel like things are starting to move now 3 weeks out today and down 15 more pounds! Last time I weighed was at 1 week. I...

value of therapy - I have decided to take the plunge and start some therapy. I am almost more nervous about this than I was about the surgery. I lost 120lbs years ago in my 20s and most definitely w...

1 week post appt today - I could hardly wait to go. The drain from surgery was driving me a bit crazy. So not sad to see that thing go! To make things even better I lost 8lbs since surgery so now I am down...

2nd day post-op question. - I am just wondering if any of you experienced bad leg and back pain post op? I expected insicisions to be tender but my legs and back hurt more. Just want to know if I am normal......

anyone emotional before surgery? - I am scheduled for surgery on the 30th. I have read about hormones and emotions being a little out of whack post op but I am already feeling a whirlwind of emotions. The only other...

where did everyone go? this board certainly hasnt - Anybody out there...........?

liquid diet suggestions - I don't want to cheat or anything but am sick of protein shakes alone. I tried swanson chicken broth and thought it was super nasty. Any other brand reccomendations? Also wondered ...