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Thank you guys so much. I was pretty mad at myself because last night I wanted cookies bad. And I had way more then I know I should. This weekend when we have a better prognosis for my friend I will take my 1 year pics. Just doesn't seem right to me right now to be rah rah go me. Today's visit was much more promising then yesterday but I know he has a very long road ahead of him. Thank all of you for your positive words. They do mean so much to me especially as I try to enter maintenance. Just don't feel the need to lose much more. Maybe I will in time.

I hit one year today. I should be happy that I'm down from 250 to 160. But a very close family friend had a massive hart attack on Sunday and has been in a medically induced coma. His outlook isn't too promising because they don't know the extent of his brain injuries and meds and machines are the only thing keeping him alive right now. I saw him in the er and the image is haunting my thoughts. When I close my eyes I see this man who was full of life and love hooked up to these machines on a gurney convulsing in the er and in a coma in the icu. The only two things keeping me distracted are food and Xanax. I worry about crossover addiction. I worry about starting bad habits and regain. I worry most about my friend. Walking, elliptical leaves my mind to focus on my friend. He is like an uncle to me. I have known him for 23 of my 30 years on this planet. I have to be strong for my mom and my other friend. I'm not quite sure the point of this post. Maybe hoping for a cathartic effect in getting this all out. Maybe I'm in overdrive in my worry because we find out tomorrow if he has enough brain function to live off the machines and meds. Maybe I'm having some suppressed emotions from when my grandma passed under almost identical circumstances. All I know is I need to find my stress relief that doesn't involve food or medication. My MS doesn't benefit from this.

Mine started around 8-9 weeks post op. Stared slow. Then around 4 months it really picked up. 9 months post op I chopped it into a pixie to get rid of all the damaged hair and haven't had any issues since.

This is hard. Almost feel like I did right after surgery. 11 months out and getting a little reminder of what surgery felt like. Stomach hurts. Can't drink much at a time. No solid food. Dreading having to get some isopure. But even my syntrax shakes are killing my tummy. Diluted G2, sf Popsicles, if no improvement tomorrow adding isopure for protein. Ugh.... Feel so stinking weak. But working on not getting dehydrated. Fingers crossed I can tolerate some Greek yogurt tomorrow. Need sustenance.

I noticed don't get hit on more or less. But I guess since I got skinnier I am more approachable. More people ask for directions or the time or whatever. Maybe since I'm not trying to hide anymore it's to be expected. And men are intimidated by beautiful women. They say no, but they are. :-) congrats on the pregnancy!! I'm still a year away from trying. But I'll be watching to see how sleeved pregnancy treats people.

Keep in mind blood thinners and general anesthesia can also contribute to hair loss. So can anemia and the physical and mental stress of surgery and all the changes associated with it. My hair started falling around 6 weeks. Kept up the biotin and protein and still didn't slow it down. Already had thin straight hair. At 9 months post op chopped my hair off into a pixie to get rid of all the damaged hair and the hair loss has basically stopped. So even if you think you are doing everything possible and nothing is working, just remember it will taper off.

I have an appointment with my neurologist who works at the same hospital as my surgeon and knows my surgeon and about my surgery.... I will talk to him to get his thoughts. If no success there I have my 1 year post op coming up soon. Don't feel that this is an emergency like a leak. Was just wondering if anyone who has either could share their symptoms so I could possibly have a starting point. My healing & weight loss has been smooth. But if around my 1 year mark I'm still stuck at 163 I will talk to my neurologist about trying the 5:2. Kind of like to get his blessing before I start anything new. Got his approval before the surgery. Just like to keep him informed. Ah the joys of an unpredictable chronic "illness"....

My profile changed to lapband I am guessing when they did the change to the new site.... I had the sleeve done feb 2013.

I am 10 months post op and I still get full off of water. If I take too big of a drink or don't wait long enough between sips of water I can feel it creeping up the back of my throat. I don't vomit, just feel it sitting there. Also I have to wait longer then an hour after eating anything before drinking. When I eat 3oz of dense protein I feel full for well over an hour. The constant feeling of fullness might sound like as blessing, but it's hard to meet my water goal for the day. It's even harder when I can only drink 10-12oz of water in an hour. I am self pay, so if it is a stricture I have to pay out of pocket for anything to fix it. Also I do have MS and one complication of MS is gastroperisis. Just so confused and over feeling full all the dang time...

I had a glass of moscato at thanksgiving. I think all the shots of root-beer vodka is what did me in. No vodka for this gal.

I had to be at a BMI of 40+ for 5+ years. I didn't meet the requirements. I went through the whole internal appeal and made it to an external appeal and ended up paying for the surgery. I have a self funded plan and asked my employer for an exception. Was told no. My coordinator said my plan was one of the least accommodating she ever worked with. I was so stressed I got shingles on my face and ended up delaying my surgery by three weeks. But I read a lot of people on here who had great success with the UHC appeals. My plan sucked butt.

Down from 250 to 163 in 10 months. I see myself and all I see is my pooch in my belly that refuses to go away. Makes me worry how bad it will be after kids. Anywho wish I could see it when people say how tiny I am. I started in size 20 jeans and wore size 7 today. I look at pics and I am in denial about how big I really was. Now that I'm the size I always thought I looked like, all I see is my bigger self....

Wedding night I got cocky with drinking. Not much of a drinker before. I was 8 months out from surgery and was out of my surgeons no alcohol window. Well my wedding night I spent most of the evening in the bathroom. Hangover was worse then I ever thought. Too much sugar wreaked havoc on my gut. Good thing my hubby is such an understanding guy. He laughs now that I spent our wedding night with the trots. Good thing it didn't kick in until after I changed.

I have UHC and it was a nightmare. My requirements were different. Appeal. Appeal. Appeal. Call your UHC customer service and find out exactly why you were denied & what needs to be done. Keep working the program that they have and resubmit. Never give up hope.

Yay!!!! Congrats on getting your day and what a way to start 2014!!!