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LOL! This made me giggle. I stressed about that first BM and it didn't happen until exactly a week later.. and it was LAME! Today is 2 weeks post op for me and I finally have had three good ones hehehe! If you would have told me that I would actually KNOW this and furthermore CARE about it a few months back I would have laughed! Now I laugh because it is what it is! Hang in there.. yes, it's something to look forward to! Great isn't it... how our reality changes!?

So inspiring!! thanks for sharing :woot:

Me too! Very excited as well.. Good luck!!

Me too! Very excited as well.. Good luck!!

What a wonderful post! THANK YOU for taking the time to write it (and write it quite well I might add!) I read every word, and as I wait out my last 4 days before my surgery I am grateful for this kind of support and information. Thanks a million!

Holy cow.. you've been through it. I'm crossing my fingers for you that the third time is a CHARM!! Good luck!

I went to see the dietician today to discuss the first few weeks post op diet..... she said what they recommend every patient do is keep a plastic one oz cup and try to drink one oz of liquid every fifteen minutes all day long. I know how difficult it is to drink when you're not thirsty, and especially if you have zero appetite, so maybe it won't be as easy as I think, but I'm kind of hoping that one oz at a time might make it doable?? I hope it gets easier for you!! hang in there!:tea:

hahaha.. yep, the rubberband on the kitchen sprayer got me this year!! My ADULT children did it to me!! little bastids! It was pretty funny if I do say so myself! Love the lamp!

APRIL 12th!! Just found out this morning! Pre-op stuff this week, more details from the surgeon's office this afternoon! Doing the very, very HAPPY DANCE out here on the Nebraska prairie!!

Congratulations on your weight loss, and thank you for taking the time to share your success! When you think about how long it takes to put all that weight on, it doesn't seem like 17 months is a very long time to get back down to a healthy, normal weight... so I think you did just awesome! Mine still remains to be seen... I will have my surgery date on Monday! Exciting stuff! Thanks again for sharing!

For two days I've been browsing around reading blogs and stories. Your entry is more than a month old, but it was the first one that made me hit the "comment" button to say thanks for sharing! Congratulations to you for meeting goals and appreciating those non scale victories! I'm going to get my surgery date on Monday, and I'm so excited I could scream! My five year old grandson weighs 44 pounds, and I've been saying for a month now that I can't wait to reach that 44 pound mark so that I will be able to pick him up and know what 44 pounds released from this body feels like when it's all packaged up in a little boy! lol I'm glad you shared here! Keep up the good fight!

Same for me. I had my stress test last week, and a cardiologist was there the entire time. He let me know immediately that I was fine and cleared for surgery. I have a defibrillator implanted, and they were just covering their asses I suppose! At any rate.. it's all good! And you only have to walk on that treadmill.. they are just trying to get your heart rate up to a certain spot.. and then they want to take pictures while it's still up there to make sure your heart muscles are doing what they are supposed to be doing!

Hahah.. this reminds me of a bumper sticker I recently saw that said: Why is it that those who know the least, always seem to know it the loudest?!

Thank you everyone! It feels awesome to be here!

Hello. I've been spending the morning looking around for a good support forum to join, and found you all recommended in some blogs that I've started reading. I had actually found this forum last month when I first began looking but hadn't posted yet.. today seems like a good day to start! I'm an unbanded chick.... who will be getting my surgery date on the 23rd of this month right after my Psychiatric evaluation is done. They promised! lol So, I figured now is as good a time as any to get wrapped up in a forum, and start figuring this new life out! Happy Thursday

LMAO! So true! I've told my family, and my best friend. I haven't made up my mind whether or not to be open about it with everyone yet.. this thread kind of makes me think not.

I don't have my date yet.. but was told yesterday afternoon that it would be in April I have a psychiatric evaluation on the 23rd of this month, and the scheduling angel told me that if the psychiatrist would call her with a verbal clearance on that day she would schedule me on April's calendar! So...... hopefully in two weeks I will be able to say I have my April surgery day too SO excited!

Kudos! That's wonderful!