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I'm back!!
Hi all! Just wanted to stop in and tell you guys that I didn't die. It was close there for a year but I made it through. I'm working on my nutritional status, trying to get back to normal. I have returned to work and my life is basically back to normal except that I'm fairly weak. I am starting to work on that, although…
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I hit 100 lbs lost today!!!!
I had to have another paracentesis today so I got to see glimpse of my real weight without all of the fluid in me and I weigh 201.8!!! That is 100.8 lbs in nine months! Amazing!
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So frustrated right now
So I've been having this abdominal pain on the upper right hand side. It's this burning, stabbing, constant for six weeks pain that actually wakes me up in the middle of the night even though I take three different kind of sleep pills. I decide I can't take it anymore and go to the walk-in clinic in the town where I live.…
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Longest stall?
What was everyone's longest stall in their first year? The stall I'm in has lasted 11 days now and I am soooooooo over it. :laugh:
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Anyone have rewards for certain goals?
I was telling one of my friends on here about mine and then I thought I should post these in the forum and see what everyone else is doing lol. So here they are: 250 lbs: Ziplining with a really good friend 225: paragliding on the beach near my house 200: horseback riding lessons 175: surfing lessons 165 (my goal and my…
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When did you start working out after surgery?
My surgeon said that I couldn't do anything for exercise until I got her go ahead. I have my one week follow up tomorrow so I'm hoping to get her permission then. I am also taking an extra week off of work because I am just too tired not to. I'm six days out from surgery. My question is, when did everyone start working out…
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How sad
I was just reading in the regular forum a post called "misplaced anger" and I was very sad and disappointed by most of the responses that the OP got. Is there just an entire culture of ignorance and anger that encourages people to be so hateful towards surgery patients? I just don't get it. Everyone knows that all paths…
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Starting Preop diet tomorrow!!
And I am very excited! I never thought I would be so excited for a diet lol. I have my official surgery date on May 14th. I can't wait! Any tips to get through the next two weeks? Oh, and my diet is two or three protein shakes a day with a lean protein/veggie dinner and I can't eat more than 870 calories a day. Thanks all!
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Having some troubles 4 months before surgery
And I need some help. I am having a major meltdown. Let me give you a bit of back story. I have never, ever been able to lose any amount of weight and keep it off. I've trended upwards, since I was 12 years old. I've been tested for all medical conditions under the sun and I have nothing that would account for the weight…
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Getting my sleeve in April!!
I am very excited. I've been waffling about getting any kind of weight loss surgery for ten years and now I look back and think "geez, I could have started my life years ago if I'd just done it then." No worries, I am now on my way and all I have is a six month countdown. Any tips to get ready?
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Hi! I have a question.
I haven't been officially diagnosed but for the third time in four years I'm being told that I might have MS and my MRIs show lesions but then on the next ones they're not there. I think this is the reason that I haven't been diagnosed yet. My question is kind of embarrassing. I suffer from foot drop. It usually takes…
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I'm having a really hard time
right now. I'm just exhausted. My limbs feel like they weigh 300 lbs each all by themselves. I'm so tired I can barely walk the 50 feet from my desk to the bathroom. My pcp took me off of my ibuprofen so we could see if it is helping with anything and also to get a baseline lab without any meds besides my plaquenil and my…
