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Congratulations! Happy news, indeed!

Wow, you lost 33 pounds in a month? That's amazing!

Others have been very fortunate. I had to call and e-mail mine all the time. Part of it is my need to do things myself, and not wait on others. The only thing I really needed them to do for me was the surgery. Be your own advocate, it'll save you a lot of time and frustration. Good Luck!

Way to go! After today, you'll always be in onederland.

Wow, looking good!

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Someone from here turned me onto 3 TBSP cottage cheese and 1/4 of avocado with pepper. It tastes so good, I want to eat it for lunch and dinner too.

That's an exciting NSV. Have fun!

Oh wow! You guys look great! Keep up the good work!

My surgeon checked during my surgery too. I also had single incision using the spider. I was discharged the morning after surgery. Some surgeons feel that it's difficult to see a leak with so much inflammation after manipulation and stapling. My surgeon does a leak test in his office at the 6 weeks post-op check, whether you have symptoms or not. I'm sure if they feel it's old school to do it the day after, there should be evidence based research showing that it's not a reliable test so soon after surgery. Anyone feel up to researching this topic?

I was plagued by this same problem until about a month post-op. I just couldn't make myself realize that I was done, until it was too late. It gets better.

If you have bad stuff in the house, get rid of it!!! This was my biggest problem pre-op, I was still thinking that I could resist temptation. Now, when my family brings home bad stuff, they hide it, lol. Works for me.

I agree.

It must be nice to be fed for free at work, but I work in a hospital, and I feel sorry for the patients most of the time.

Wow, that's a lot of progress. Congratulations, you're so close.

I've told everyone. I don't make a big deal out of it, and neither does anybody else. People have surgery everyday, I know this for fact, because I'm an OR nurse. :-)

At 9 days out, I had to travel a little over 400 miles by car to attend nursing training. It was 10 hour training days, and I was on my feet for 6-8 hours per day for 3 days straight. I had paid the 4,000 non-refundable fee for the training long before I finished insurance requirements. Because of the surgeon's office screwing me around with a date, I had no choice. I won't lie, I felt lousy, but I drank a lot of carbs and full calorie Gatorade, and I was able to get through it. When I got back to the hotel every evening, I was knocked out until it was time to get up the next day. If it's new job orientation, and all you'll do is sit and listen, I think you'll be fine. Just make sure you're sipping the entire time, and go home and take naps everyday. Also, know in advance, the nearest hospital with a bariatric program, just in case you have complications. Good Luck!