futureskinnypants

lol this is a great blog. and yes its stuck in my head, thanks alot!

lol aw girl! I couldn't find your post so i looked under your profile and saw " I hate everybody" and i said to myself.....yup thats definitely got to be her post from today!!!! I think to some extent everyone feels that way before surgery. And, I know personally, since i found out i was having surgery i've been eating like a maniac b/c i know ill never ever be able to eat like this again. In return i've gained even more weight and i feel like a giant flabby blobber. I feel tired, and ....i hate everybody right now too my bf asked me if i wanted to do something fun this weekend like go to the jersey shore. i told him no i just want to lay in bed! i don't want to see people, i dont want to look at people and honestly i don't even want to WALK!!!! i'm feeling lady. I feel like i need a nap every day. Maybe this is you too? I know you needed these 2 days off. You needed some mental rest But tomorrow its back to the grind. Don't forget how much your paying for that damn resort hotel everything will be fine. We have an AMAZING doctor! HE has an amazing staff. Theres not a doubt in my mind that you, me, and all of our "crew" will be fine. I have all the faith in the world that this surgery will work for ALL of us. But, it is a tool. We have to learn to use that tool. And we will. Thats what effie (sp) is for. She will teach us. Someone wouldn't just hand you a circular saw and say "here go cut something"!!! We will learn and we're lucky enough to have awesome support on this forum. It's a godsend. AND....we have eachother!!!!!! I'm right behind you, sister!!! I will see you on August 4th and you'll already be down a ton of weight!!! RELAX!!! I will be there when your laying in front of the fridge crying. I promise!!! Love ya girl!

can anyone say wide load? this pic was taken by my neighbor at a party friday. I was shocked when i saw it.

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I thought about that a lot too. What if someone i know see's me. Then I said eff it! Atleat i'm losing weight. they probably aren't ........OR maybe they got to my page because they are trying and they need to. You'll be getting a lot of thank yous ...it feels good knowing you helped someone or your someones motivation!! Can't wait to feel that again!

I could talk to a brick wall so talking to myself on the way to work came naturally lol!! The support you get is amazing, thats why i started doing it in the first place. You definitely get used to it and it becomes kind of fun you should do it!! It's also great looking back and seeing the changes.

My boyfriend brought this to my attention today. He said it was on yahoo. Wasn't sure what kind of surgery it was, or what it was called so i just googled it and it said its the sleeve...... THROUGH THE MOUTH???? has anyone heard of this???? A new type of weight loss surgery was preformed at the University of California, San Diego School of Medicine. This new type of bariatric surgery removes a section of the patients stomach though their mouth. The bariatric procedure called sleeve gastrectomy, which is also known as gastric sleeve, sections off a part of the stomach and permanently removes up to 80 percent of the stomach. With bariatric surgeries, the stomach size is reduced which makes the patient eat less and feel fuller faster. A common approach doctors have been preforming the gastric sleeve procedure had the doctor make an incision in the stomach to remove the sectioned off stomach tissue. But with this new technique for bariatric surgery, the surgeon can remove the patients stomach tissue through their mouth. The patient, who had the surgery in August 2010, is reportedly recovering well. In the one-hour procedure, the surgeon employed a combination of techniques, including laparoscopic and natural orifice translumenal endoscopic surgery. Using the laparoscopic technique, the surgeon made five minimal incisions in the abdomen, through which cameras and other instruments were inserted, allowing the surgeon to divide the stomach into sections, and then close it with staples. Following the laparoscopic portion of the procedure, an endoscope was inserted into the stomach through the mouth, and the divided segment of the stomach was removed. The benefits to using the surgical method that allows surgeons to go through the mouth to remove the stomach sections, instead of through wide incisions are numerous. The approach causes less trauma to the abdomen region, lowers risks of developing a hernia and causes less post operative pain for the patient. At the Center for the Treatment of Obesity at the University of California San Diego, where the surgery was preformed, surgical options for minimally invasive bariatric surgery are evolving. In the future, the purpose of this type of bariatric surgery is to assist morbidly obese patients to achieve long term weight loss goals, leave few scars and involve as few surgical devices as possible. Article Source: http://EzineArticles.com/5439350

yea i'm not sure. Thats one artical of many, you can google it. I was thinking...how the heck would they remove the stomach through the mouth.....without us choking to death? lol I imagine the stomach being pretty large since they're removing a large percentage of it. Just wanted to see if anyone else had heard of it. Not sure if the artical he saw was the sleeve or another procedure. ill have to see if he can find it for me later and ill read it and share.

Hi sannah! it's just one of those things that you want to know but no one asks lol. Yes I do youtube. My channel link is in my signature. I used to do it for weight watchers. I started doing it for the sleeve but since i dont start my pre op diet for another month..theres not much to say but i will be youtubing EVERYTHING when i have my surgery enjoy! lol

hi i'm not from Sc but i'm being sleeved there, in conway.

hi! i'm here, i didn't even realize someone posted

great job! i do them too...or will be doing more when i start the whole pre op diet and surgery phase. Good luck to ya and welcome to Youtube!

you look great!!!!!

thats great! keep us posted! how long is your pre op diet? is it only liquid protein shakes?

Someone called not too long ago and said the price they gave her was 18,500. The 8000 was kind of a promotional type of deal to get more surgerys for dr. w so him or the medical center could become a center of excellence. I think its in a previous post....but like Lloyd said....it's worth a shot!!!!! Please let us know what you find out! Good luck, they're wonderful!

wooo hoo!!! congrats! I'm so happy for you, thanks for the update.

OKAY 1- does it come with a tube for your bladder too? lol 2-are we not supposed to drink from straws? i haven't heard this before 3 - where can i purchase one of these ? sounds like a good idea. Thanks for helping a noob!!

lol thats funny best of luck with your surgery!!! You'll be able to have REAL peas soon enough!!!!

okay, still a noob. What is a hydration pack?

Glad your doing so well Thanks for letting me tag along for your experience! I got a lot of insight and i plan on getting those sea bands *****for everyone that doesnt know-meredith said for the nausea, CVS carries sea band bracelets that hit pressure points on the wrist and reduce nausea...they even work for sea sickness and chemo...My friends little sister has cancer and is going through chemo so i let her mom know and she got them. ****** Hows everyone else doing!?

Welcome new august sleevers!!!

you look amazing! Doesnt look like you need to lose anymore to me. As long as you feel wonderful, and look great...thats all that matters. The numbers are just a number at that point ! Great job!!!!!!!

Hey all, my insurance doesnt cover bariatric surgery so I started looking else where, i didn't want to travel to Mexico. I wanted to stay in the US. I found dr. morris washington. I have my surgery date set for september 12th. Everyones questioning why its so cheap so i asked. Here was the reply: Ok ....why it's so cheap. Our bariatric program here at Conway Medical Center with Dr. Washington is new. Our former bariatric surgeon left this area about 1.5 years ago. The hospital recruited Dr. Washington from his practice in NJ (Freehold I think). Our facility was previously a Center of Excellence in Bariatric Surgery with the former surgeon. When he left, we lost that special accreditation (b/c we had no one to do the surgeries and you have to do so many in a certain time frame to keep it current). For our new program we are in the process of obtaining our new Center of Excellence. In order to be in compliance with this program however, you have to do 125 bariatric surgeries over a certain time frame. The hospital administration decided to discount the self pay price for the surgeries so that we could hopefully get to that number sooner rather than later as that is the only requirement of the excellence program that is not already in place. I also asked is he board certified and here is the reply: Dr. Washington is board certified and he is even a fellow of the American College of Surgeons. (extra training/certification) You can see all of his credentials, bio information, etc. on our website financing through chase advanced medical (i think thats what its called...not positive) and i was approved for 7000. If anyone has any questions feel free to ask me. I'm very confident with my decision to choose Dr. Washington. (he's in south carolina by the way-and its a 12 day visit if your out of town). Good luck!!!

lol I LOVE IT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! My life is a jerry springer episode all on its own. My Dad left my mom after 25 years and married my cousin (not blood related to him) so now my 2nd cousins are my step siblings. Trust me in saying 272 lbs or 130 lbs....she wouldn't get far either!!!! Great job with the loss, and the beat down

just looked at them, do you just mix the packets with water??? Is it one serving per packet? website doesnt give much info.