CowgirlJane

Mine was at a surgical center. I stayed the night due to sleep apnea but for many it is outpatient. Sent from my KFJWI using the BariatricPal App

You are overthinking this. Pick a b s bariatric practice with an excellent track record and do what they say - follow the program you signed up for. Sent from my KFJWI using the BariatricPal App

You might be reading too much into this. I have a sis your height, slight build and she's really big at 180-200#. I dunno, I was so miserable under all that fat I didn't care much about what others looked like....but that's just me. Sent from my KFJWI using the BariatricPal App

Yep...window of opportunity to change relationship with food. Everything tasted awful and it was a chore to eat. It's temporary. Sent from my KFJWI using the BariatricPal App

Kim, I read your post twice. Here is what I think...successful relationships are in the eye of the beholder. Risk of losing Craig seems high if he CAN'T follow his passion. How can you stay connected while he is riding to the ends of the earth? He'll, I couldn't stay connected to my ex and he was my couch! I don't follow the $$$ talk. Does Craig have a source of income? Would he consider funding you to do some travel too? Could your paths cross? Sent from my KFJWI using the BariatricPal App

I am so content and happy -sun is shining, life is good - I am willing to try 5:2 again. It made me anxious at times, so I will quit if that happens but let's try it! Anybody up for 5:2 check ins? Sent from my KFJWI using the BariatricPal App

My plantar fasciitis has reocurred(mild), I had forgotten I do experience some burning sensation with it. Going barefoot and wearing crappy non supportive ( but cute!) Shoes is exactly what triggers a recurrence for me. So try never going barefoot including getting out of bed! I also rolled my foot over a cold soda pop can. Stretches and brings down inflammation. It took months to fix the initial occurrence and I do get mild flareups whenever I go back to my barefoot ways. Sent from my KFJWI using the BariatricPal App

So glad to hear things are looking up and you are on track. I can't help but think how scary all that must have been - that Almanza experience. When I read sleeve stories I would always cringe at the surgery factory. And to find out later he just made cuts without any bariatric impact and didn't disclose what/why happened- appalling and fraudulent. Sent from my KFJWI using the BariatricPal App

I revised from band to sleeve in 2011. Best decision EVER. I have been maintaining a 150# loss! However, I am concerned about long term statistics regarding GERD. Just because I have won the bariatric lottery (no reflux, great results, no complications) - as an objective person, I think the bypass should be seriously considered. I don't really understand the risks of the bypass, but I do know as a procedure it is being improved all the time. Listen to surgeon and do your research. Not just reading forums, but actual scientific studies of outcomes. When I was sleeved the data was all very short term....I would be looking for studies at the 5 year plus mark. I don't bother looking - I am fully committed to my sleeve and have no regrets! Sent from my KFJWI using the BariatricPal App

@@coops it is so hard when your work life fills you with dread. Many tough times in my life, work was my refuge from the storm of other tragedies in life. Is the problem the people there? Is there anything you can shift in your internal views or thoughts that can make this bearable. I highly recommend a puppy:) Ok, I am kidding, my new puppy is a maniac, so much work! She fills me with joy tho. My other dog Suzy has gained weight and her coat is better now that she has a pup to play with. Suzy was depressed and lonely after the big dog died last year. She is so much less needy, more active, etc. They both bring me smiles and joy and kisses all day long. Everyone that meets them now love my dogs and it's largely because Bella is a bundle of joy. My vet adores her - he gave her shots on Wednesday and she kissed him right after. He said he just loves her rough and tumble, outgoing personality. She is no scardey pup! Bella caught a mouse out in the large yard last weekend! She is a tough little girl. Wednesday of next week she will be fully protected from parvo so I can take her everywhere (I have been protecting her from dog areas due to parvo risk) and I need to keep her socialized so she doesn't become one of those bossy terriers! Anyway, I guess I am pretty happy gettin so many hugs and kisses from both man and beasts these days! I have a strong desire for physical affection, and everything in life feels better when I get it. Coops, hope you can get some hugs and feel better! Puppy breath is good too. Sent from my KFJWI using the BariatricPal App

(HUGS) Denise. Sorry you are feeling blue. I know I said this before, but I wouldn't date while feeling depressed. I think it sends the wrong energy and you risk attracting the wrong people. I guess I have a belief system about energy or personae that we project and what that brings into our lives. When I was anxious and had inner turmoil, I was not a good relationship candidate. Ok, I am biased...I am still hurt and disappointed on some level that a year ago I fell for a guy who was essentially using dating as part of his therapy. Seriously ,I felt used and manipulated. I guess it's a good thing Scott was too messed up in the head (not saying you are, but he is nuts) to have sex so at least THAT dimension wasn't on the table. I still feel the sting when I realize that I was part of the fake life facade he was building. The way he showed me off to select people...the way he intentionally made sure his freakng THERAPIST saw us together. I guess I carry baggage, I probably used dating as some sort of self validation too, but I will never do it again now that I have been on the other side of it. It made me feel bad, it made me frightened to realize how"all in" I felt for a guy who has serious emotional problems. Ok, that rant has nothing to do with you -but it shook me up. One of the cool things about Michael is he hasn't/doesn't do the whole online profile thing. It's true we met online, but not from a dating website. There is something about online dating that makes people behave differently over time. He has a good galpal who is a heavy POF dater - and he has watched her do this for like 7-8 years and it mirrors my experiences and my impressions of about 80percent of the men I met on POF. She is very frustrated and depressed over her love life too. I cant describe it well, but it has been refreshing to get to know someone who isn't caught up in that hamster wheel - at the same time as my being fed up with it. Downside is I am becoming very enamored with him, and yet his vices make him questionable long term partner material. For now, I am content and happy and just need to watch my emotional attachment. I do like it alot that I am no longer "dating" but rather seem to have acquired a fun, caring, tall, athletic, good looking, articulate and social, great conversationalist and affectionate....dare I say "boyfriend"? Pinch me, this must be a dream. Sent from my KFJWI using the BariatricPal App

I did some reading up on this. I couldn't find much in terms of results or issues since it is new but it's geared to people who are BMI 30-35 and have never had stomach surgery...darrn it - not for band revisions who have a low BMI. I hope it turns out to be a good procedure that works because I personally feel that bariatric surgery is drastic and really should be for higher BMI/serious co morbidities. In my case, my BMI was 52 and is now about 24-25 (I am a muscular/big build woman, wear single digit clothing now even with 25BMI). For me, the risks of a sleeve (which I have), bypass or DS were worth it, but I don't think it would be if I was 30-50#overweight. It's good to know that new options are becoming available - keeping fingers crossed it doesn't have some negative long term consequences. I was quite disappointed to find out how much my supposedly"reversible" lapband damaged my stomach and put me at higher risks when I was sleeved. (Luckily I had no complications but it was terrifying to know my risks of leaks and excess bleeding was about twice that of a virgin sleever) Sent from my KFJWI using the BariatricPal App

Cheezits = classic Slider food!!! I guess I could eat a whole bag of cheetos if I didn't stop myself...

urologist recommended I do the 24 urine test too... because of concern that due to gastric sleeve perhaps altering my system. I am not sure it is needed since I have only had 1. Does your urologist think this is related to sleeve?

@@coops Is work a challenge? My life is going GREAT, but I have been eating junk food for about a week. It feels a little like a binge - only not stuffing myself kinda binge, more of a sleever grazing kind of binge. Not good. I don't know why, but I have some anxiety about things at work etc so something is bothering me that i haven't surfaced emotionally. Heck, it could even be because my love iife is going SO WELL that I am internally stressed - waiting for the shoe to drop? I am not conscious of feeling that way, but something is making me eat junky food. I know I need to eat clean/do a reset and get all the crap out of the house. Michael mentioned he'd gained 3# since we met (he is very weight conscious!) so I can't really blame him. He eats less than I do when we are together - it is the junk i have let creep in that is the problem. How is everyone doing? Its suppossed to hit 80 degrees today - I am so happy!!! Bring on summer - this is a prelude at least!

I would be surprised if you are only eating 700calories a day if you are having 2 Protein drinks a day plus dense protein plus picking at junky food. I learned in my years in weight watchers that BLTs (bites, licks and tastes) ad up really fast. Tracking is a really good idea, and it should include measuring. Another thought is to experiment.especially since you have such good restriction How about eating 2 oz of dense protein 5x a day followed by a bit of low carb veggies. Drink 64oz or more of Water between your 5 mini meals. Abstain from eating or drinking any calories/ carbs between those mini meals. Experiment with dropping the Protein Drinks. Try all that for 2-4 weeks of diligently following it and I bet you see some losses. Sent from my KFJWI using the BariatricPal App

I will be 5 years in Dec.. I intend to check in. So far maintaining a hefty weight loss but it isn't so easy... Sent from my KFJWI using the BariatricPal App

Bundy was active in my part of the world when I was a preteen/teen - made a big impression on me. I read the Ann Rule book as a young woman. He was a charming, good looking sociopath - luckily a limited number of murderers have that profile. I think a more common occurance is what happens to women every single day. I thought I was a pretty strong farm girl - weighed in the 150-160 range as a robust 17 year old. I worked as a waitress, I was fit and strong - or so I thought. I was attacked by a man who looked like a skinny shrimp. I think I outweighed him - seriously - but he picked me up and threw me like a rag doll. I will probably never be convinced that I can physically fight off man with my bare hands based on that SHOCKING experience no matter how fit I am and no matter what a poor physical speciman he appears to be. This seems to be a gender reality and while I do agree that women learning to be verbally and physically assertive is good - you can't stop some sicko once they have decided to attack you. I don't think any of us are trying to create stereotypes because MOST men aren;t predators and most women are not emotionally fragile scaredy cats. What is true is that most of us females think about personal safety on a day in and day out basis. I worry about the ones that don't. My girlfriend went out for a smoke (I was with her) and was in a secluded spot in an urban setting and she let a complete stranger get close enough to touch her! I moved away out of range and all my radar went on full alert and hers didn't! Turns out he was a scammer looking for money,not a violent person, but the instinct to keep a distance was spot on.

I found it very helpful that my (former) PCP made such a ridiculous remark about my decision to seek the sleeve. She wanted me to try buying better cookbooks first. After a lifetime of obesity, weight watchers, nutrisystems and every fad diet out there - you don't think I already own a bookshelf full of healthy cookbooks? At that moment, her simplistic view of decades long fight toward better health made me realize I was DONE... and i never looked back!

I have so many such stories... it started with being able to crawl in and out of the back of my pickup with relative ease... then finding I am actually a pretty strong horse back rider (once I was fit, I could take more advantage of my skills)... then, it evolved to so many things. One that comes to mind sounds trite and unimportant, but it is the expression of my feminism through dress, makeup, nails - stuff I never bothered with before. I was in many ways "asexual" meaning I wore dark clothes and related to the world in a very matter of fact way. Now, I enjoy the outward expression of myself ... enjoy looking my best and a bit of fussing to get there. I only lament that I live in such a casual place - it is hard to find appropriate places to wear some of the clothes that I love. It's a nice problem to have.

@@Daisee68 very interesting! You have had so many stones!!! Any prevention ideas from urologist?

O, I think you know when it's a kidney stone...think pain of childbirth..think of pain so bad you vomit uncontrollably....think emergency room...think the kind of pain that as your grown child is driving you to ER you think...." I should have called 911, how traumatic would it be for my dear child to actually die en route?"

Around 3 or so years post op, I felt like I could eat alot more. However, I felt "restriction" again when I returned to basics/following bariatric diet. I don't know what to make of it, but if I over-eat consistently, I can eat alot. If I don't - I find dense Protein really does fill me/satiate me quickly. i have a skinny mini girlfriend who did NOT have WLS and she says the same is true of her... hmmm I also find that if I stay REALLY well hydrated, I seem to have more feeling of restriction. It's pretty mysterious to me, but I do intend to ask my bariatric practice next time i am in the office. i am 4 years 4 months post op and maintaining around my goal weight. i don't have reflux so have no reason to believe I have a problem.

@@Heather I working in that field would probably make a person have an exagerated fear/sense of he worst as you hear all the worst stories and none of the good ones! I am sorry that people have to do jobs like that. My son's ex girlfriend is this tiny little thing who looks like she is about 14 at age 23. She took a job in a strip club as a beverage server (not a dancer) but I feared for her safety everyday that she worked there. It is funny, it created more angst for me then it did her own parents...sigh. @@needtorecover I have had happen, I think 3 times now, strangers pull my hair in public. I have long, dark very curly hair that is unusual around here apparently. Once was on a first date and the other 2 times were on the dancefloor. i don't mean a gentle little touch my ringlets, I mean, full on, hair pulling. I was embarrassed beyond belief at the time, but in hindsight i should have been angry as it was really a violation of my personal space. I do agree that it would be helpful if others sort of speak up about bad behavior because sometimes the "target" is too emotionally uncomfortable/upset to react appropriately. Me, I flee - although I did stick it out on the date and he apologized for it. I was SO embarrassed - in fact just typing this makes me remember those feelings. Even now, I also feel like I am over-reacting that I felt that way.

I had an increase in my already existing back pain. It's back to the normal amount now. I experience many benefits of massive weight loss but eliminating back and joint pain was not one of them. Sent from my KFJWI using the BariatricPal App