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Can't wait to be strong enough to do this every morning!

Was supposed to have my surgery 3 days from now on Monday 8/12/19. Found out this morning that my TSH thyroid levels are 4.5 so my insurance is asking for additional info & follow up from my PCP. At 1st I was upset but now I feel a little relieved. My pre-op hasn’t been going as restrictive as I’d like & I can do better. Might as well be as healthy going into this as possible. Rescheduled 1 week for 8/19/19

We all been where you are now. There is always fear going into something new, but after a while the new become the norm. You're doing something to better yourself and that should be the focus. It might seems like you doing the along , but you got this whole bariatricpal family now to lean on for support..... remember "You got this".

I think the sleeve is becoming the new standard. At least that’s what my CA doc says. Less complications too.

Hi girls I will be 4 months post op on Aug 18th. I am noticing alot of hair in my hands when i brush or wash it. I am starting to panic i have always had thick hair....any tips or treatments to curb this would be wonderful. STARTING PRE SURGURY WEIGHT: 238 CURRENT WEIGHT: 178 Sent from my SM-N960U using BariatricPal mobile app

For gas pains.. get up and walk as soon as you're able.. As for packing for hospital lesson learn for me don't forget chapstick.

Time for a status update: Yesterday marked my one year anniversary on Bariatricpal.com. What a year it has been and I am so grateful for all the people here that have helped me along the way. I'm also so grateful for @Alex Brecher for creating and maintaining this site for all of us. I hope that my ongoing purchases of calcium and multivitamin supplements are enough to express my gratitude. I'm a huge fan of the BariatricPal Multivitamin One 45. I kept a journal starting in July of last year starting the 2nd day after I was serious about considering bariatric surgery. Reading all the entries is very therapeutic to me. Looking back, I probably wouldn't have changed a thing about how I started and went through this process. Almost everything has gone well in this journey for me. Sure I've had my low points, but I seemed to have come out the other side very much in-tact. There's still a long road ahead once my real hunger returns, but I'm going to keep on the straight and narrow path of eating well and exercising every day until that happens and then some. In celebration of my 1 year on this site, I thought I'd share one of my early personal journal entries:

Oh I heart all of these subs. Truly don't miss pasta anymore because of them. I also love any veggie in spirals: broccoli cauliflower kohlrabi turnip daikon rutabaga all the squashes beets carrots english cucumber I feel like Bubba Gump! On love shirataki noodles and shirataki rice (especially the rice when mixed with caulirice).

Reviving the thread. Would love to see more photos Day of surgery 234. I was not happy with my husband for taking the photo. But now I’m glad I have it as a reminder Five years out and maintaining 130’s

Thanks for those ideas! The only thing I have not done? Move again. I am working on this daily by eating foods with a low ph. I truly will continue to fight for obesity to be seen as a real diseases. We don't blame drug addicts for be addicts in the same way. I will get my surgery. I just want to help others do the same. Sent from my SAMSUNG-SM-G935A using BariatricPal mobile app