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VSG on 8th of November 2014 with some 160 mg/dL after pre-surgical regime. Before that I was in the 200 mg/dL area while taking Exenatide shots (first daily Byetta then weekly Bydureon). On 10th Nov 2014 I was released home with 137 mg/dL ; on 11th Nov I had 123 mg/dL and from 12th Nov I am stable at 90+/-5 mg/dL on emty…

Actually this is exactly why I wanted the recording , you can see the liver and the pancreas , two of the vital organs and usually the most affected ones by obesity. I had Type 2 Diabetes before the VSG , and was really interested if I have an affected pancreas. Turns out it's a normal one <3 and THAT was the cause of my…

I have asked a bit around , and found out more about this issue: - laparoscopic operations always use camera recordings - some practices have a "loop" recorder that does not actually save the movie - most practices have a recorder that has the option to save the movie on flash card/usb stick / DVD - in Romania ,before you…

3 months post op (VSG) and this happens , in my case I've discovered is temperature related , got some sensibility issues with warmer/colder food containing meat. I can eat anything (meat/eggs/dairy/veggies) and I respect the quantity (some 150 ml) however if the food is only above the warm area or down into the cold zone…

You look great ! Total kill with the red dress ! I can't wait to start the serious work-out myself , only walking and light weights until now on doctor orders - weak knees :(

We also have some private health insurance companies , however they are very expensive to get directly on personal basis. Most of them deal with companies that pay some level of insurance for their personnel. I hope to cover some of my expenses this way , God bless my employer , they have something like that :)

"Yesterday I tried eating more than I should've and only caused myself to vomit." Please , please , don't do that no more! Proteins are important , however , YOU are the most important ! On the long term forced eating is much more dangerous and can lead to more serious issues than a lower protein input. My surgeon was very…

In my case , the liver was rather large , and it's upper lobe overlapped part of the stomach. The medical staff decided my regime in order to shrink the liver :# It was really ok , by doing that the surgery was shorter by 30 minutes (it lasted only 75 minutes) and they required only 4 insertion points (2 cutting tools , 1…

I am curious , how does your insurance works ? I'm from Romania , and here we have national health insurance , that is great for some things like no cost for emergency care be it accidents or disease and fairly good coverage for chronic diseases like diabetes and such while for major problems and especially major surgery…

How are you dealing with your pre op. regime ? Mine was hyper-proteinic with lean meat , cottage cheese and egg whites (no carbs at all )

Hey mr. M , it's normal to have some nerves , we are human :smiley: I had my VSG last month , it was OK and already dropped some 26 kilos :# , the secret is to trust your doctor and look into the future - the future where YOU are slim.

Yum ! Sweet potato biscuits (homemade would be great ! )

Yes ! :) HYE crash-landed with a commercial flight?

While not a picture , my avatar is channeling the 180kg me before the VSG :D

Jo Malone - Pomegranate Noir <3

So , sarmale - yum or yucky ?

Or , for those who don't like cabbage, you can have tem rolled in grape-wine leafs:

Yummy! That would go well with sarmale & mamaliga & sourcream! Like this:

Hello, I also have rather poor knees - or maybe I am just too big for them :D - and since pools are quite rare in my location , the solution I've used several times is working with the upper body muscles while sitting down. You can use small dumbbells and a hardtop chair or , if you have access to a gym , use weight…

Ups ! Sorry , my hand slipped , is VSG - Vertical Sleeve Gastrectomy ;)