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yes i did paint the bird in my avatar and the lake scene in my profile.Thank you for your kind words kath-a-leena

maybe have a separate thread where people could put their name in and then have random . org pick the number EXAMPLE lets say only 3 people want in and the number generator picks #2. I would then contact #2 person and get their address and mail out their painting. i could post a pic of the painting up for grabs at the beginning of the thread. 1.) apple-saucy 2.)sarsar 3.)Raine 4.) 5.) 6.)

Ok ill do it! I have 4 lbs left to lose before i giveaway my first painting :lol::lol::lol:

I am on the other side of the Sleeve now and i am loving it ! i have already noticeably lost weight in my face,legs and butt.So here is how it went Day 1 I wake up from surgery and feel like i have major cotton mouth i did not feel pain really becouse i was hitting my morphine pump as soon as they hooked it up. the nurse administered pain meds to me until the pump was hooked up. i just automatically said i was in pain to her when she asked lol it took a few hours for my room to open up but i was really to drugged to care Day 2 I feel pain in the one incision where they took my tummy out of (this is really my only major complaint even now on Saturday) It hurts when i cough or move from a laying down position. but it is not even close to being as bad as when i had my hysterectomy which ended up being an open surgery.i had alot of nausea which was immediately taken care of by this medicine they put in my IV. i was bummed when they took my morphine pump away but the Tylenol 3 did the job nicely. they did not put a catheter in me so from the time i wake up after surgery i have been doing the potty thing on my own. which is a good thing as i hate catheters. Day 3 felt great and was glad to be going home Day 4 I went garage sailing with my mom for 4 hours and was probably to much movement i was exhausted and slept for 5 hours when i got home Day 5 I ate some pudding and am so glad it tasted yummy . I think my secret weapon is the 32 ounce bottles of Gatorade i bought to help me recover. as ridiculous as it sounds the Gatorade has saved me since i have been home Day 6 What can i say but I love my tiny tummy Giving back thoughts Since i am a Watercolorist i am thinking about every XX amount of pounds that i lose to do a painting and give it away to someone on this forum.Do you guys think that would be a good idea. would anyone want to be in a free painting drawing every 10 lbs i lose?

Doctor Carlin Henry Ford Hospital Detroit. I really liked the care i received in the hospital by the nursing staff. I am 4 days out and feel fantastic. i have no problems getting my fluids down either. Both Dr's Carlin and Genaw have been doing this a long time and i felt very comforted by their experience.

68 lbs in 4 months is crazy amazing all i can say is WOW i hope i do as good as you

i am a michigander too

Fever and headache are gone now, maybe it was just stress

it is the day before my surgery and i have horrible sinus headache and a fever of 101. Do you think they would cancel the surgery if i had a fever tomorrow morning?

Ok so far 3 people who lost 11-14 lbs on 2 week pre op Clear liquids. in my fantasy dream world i was hoping i would lose that amount of weight in one week lol

14 pounds is very good.

How much weight did you lose on the liquid pre-op diet? how long did you have to be on it? i just started mine today and i was curious what others lost. i have to do mine for 7 days

73# makes a big difference. i bet you feel so much better. i cant wait until i get to have the sleeve done.