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"You'll never amount to anything, Albert!"--Pauline Einstein (his mother), 1890.

Are you taking vitamin supplements? I know when I have too much of the vitamin B family everything smells and tastes like burnt oranges.

I suggest you find a really good medical malpractice attorney. My heart goes out to you and I wish you a speedy recovery. Your story though reinforces my belief that this surgery isn't for everyone. I'd feel horrible if I were the person who told you about the sleeve.

I like it! The idea is to never let your body get used to your routine. Once your body gets used to whatever you're doing, it gets complacent. Mixing it up is a good idea. And yes, I became exhausted as well just reading your routine. But that's a good thing. Maybe I'll finally get off my lazy ass. It's been about 5 weeks since my surgery, so I should start hitting the gym again.

Are you reading my posts? I'm not the one who said he/she had integrity because they don't lie!!! I DON'T THINK INTEGRITY HAS ANYTHING TO DO WITH WHAT YOU TELL PEOPLE ABOUT YOUR SURGERY. Do you still not understand? Am I speaking into a vacuum?

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You're obviously missing my point, which is: don't claim to not lie because you have integrity and then intentionally omit the fact that you had surgery when you tell people you just diet and exercise. A lie of omission is still a lie. I believe you should tell people whatever you want to tell them. Lie or don't lie, whatever. I don't think it has anything to do with integrity. Just don't think you're keeping your integrity unblemished because you think you're not lying when you're clearly omitting some of the truth. I'll say it again, a lie of omission is still a lie. I'll break it down simply. John believes he has integrity because he doesn't lie. A lie of omission is still a lie. John leaves out part of the truth to intentionally mislead. This is a lie of omission. A lie of omission is still a lie. Therefore John is lying. Moreover, John can no longer claim he has integrity. I'm not saying that people who lie or leave out part of the truth has no integrity. I wasn't the one who made this claim. I just responded to it because it was illogical. I just don't like people getting on their high horse based on a logical fallacy.

Look, I normally don't like to lie either. But I do get tired of people's inappropriate curiosity. And I really don't see the difference between lying and prevarication ("I've changed my eating habits" or "I've started exercising" without mentioning surgery). Look up prevarication in a thesaurus: it's synonymous with lying. And a lie of omission is still a lie. Additionally, I don't think it's about integrity. I think it's about not being anyone's business. You can't claim you have integrity because you don't think you're lying when instead you obfuscate or circumvent the truth. And if you think you avoid abandoning your integrity by not mentioning the surgery when asked about your weight loss, then your understanding of integrity is woefully misinformed. You can't abandon your integrity when it becomes inconvenient or it ceases to be integrity. It's also not about negative comments or nay sayers. It's about what I'm comfortable sharing with people. I couldn't give a fig about what other people think. But I'm not comfortable telling everyone I meet that I just had surgery. As mentioned earlier by others, not everyone wants to hear about surgery in polite conversation. And I don't think this surgery is for everyone, so I'm not going to preach about it.

What kind of music do you listen to? That sometimes makes a difference.

I've gotten to the point where I'm so tired of explaining my weight loss to people that I just say, "Diet and exercise," or "My gym membership is really paying off!" Then it's fun to watch them gnash their teeth. I've also told people I don't like, "My genetic resequencing is finally kicking in!" It confuses them into speechlessness most of the time. Or, "I was asked to try an experimental new weightloss drug called Yuradoofus."

I've suffered from migraines since I was 9 years old. I've tried every over-the-counter medication and the only thing that seems to work for me is Excedrin Migraine. It's acetaminophen 200 mg, aspirin 250 mg, caffeine 65 mg. I just take the aspirin and acetaminophen combination because I get caffeine headaches.

Thanks for the advice. I'll see what I can do.

Ok, I was a good boy and did a search before posting, and I didn't see this topic addressed yet. Besides the fact that I have sleep apnea and I was pre-diabetic, a good portion of why I'm doing this is for vanity. Yes, I'm vain. I'll admit it. Healthy is, in fact, just swell. But I'm too sexy to be fat. Go ahead and slap me if you wish. So my question is: has anyone had muscle implants after they reached their goal weight? Please don't misunderstand: I fully intend to go back to weightlifting after I've been cleared to do so, but I really don't want to go over 165 pounds; muscle weighs more than fat. And my sleep apnea doctor told me that if I reduced my weight to that amount or less my sleep apnea would go away. But I really liked being muscular. I can't imagine muscle implants would weigh that much, and it might help solve the problem of loose skin in certain areas. They're doing wonders with implants these days and the science of it has come light years from even just 10 years ago. I've attached a pic of myself at my most muscular (circa 2002-2003). Any thoughts, experiences, negative comments about my shallowness?

I'd say a 5. But I've been through a lot worse. Plus the pain didn't come anywhere near the worst of my migraines.

Yes, they exist and are more common than you think. A lot of my friends have had them done, including one who had calf implants. He had really slack calves and no matter how hard he worked out, he couldn't build his legs. He was one of those bodybuilders with a huge torso and chicken legs. Another friend of mine goes to Mexico or Europe every winter to have something done. He says its his Christmas present to himself. He gets a kind of implant in which the surgeon injects these "micro-beads" into his muscles that evenly distribute themselves throughout that particular muscle group. It makes the muscles huge without having that "implant look". Over the last few years he's done it to every major muscle group and he is monstrous. I think he's a plastic surgery addict though because he's literally had everything done: face lift, nose job, jaw lowered, ears pinned (his ears stuck out a little), etc. He now wants his voice loosened to give him that deep, rich, manly voice. Don't get me wrong--he looks good and not particularly fake. But he has the money to get the best surgeons in the world.

Thanks man! Yeah, that would have been a cool picture. There's another picture of me kissing his cheek, which turned out hilarious, but I thought that would be too much in a mixed forum like this. Unfortunately, I haven't been much in a "don't mess with me" mood lately. I guess that when you're so easily discriminated and criticized for being overweight, you get to a point where you try not to give people a reason to pick on you. Remember, when you're fat you're supposed to be jolly or something.

Aww, thank you! I completely agree. One of the reasons I'm not still muscular is because I had had several injuries that made it impossible to work out as heavily as I was. And by the time I was all healed I found myself looking like I do in my profile pic (seriously overweight).

Thank you for your response. But, actually, I asked my sleep apnea doctor about muscle weight vs. fat weight. He said it didn't make that much of a difference. And I've known plenty of bodybuilders with even 5% body fat who still have severe sleep apnea. The weight on your upper torso can still create a problem, especially if you have weak neck muscles like I do. In the attached pic, I was at about 12% body fat and I was 215 pounds. This is obviously way above my goal weight. It was just a thought. Besides, you have to consume tons of Protein and calories to get back up to the size I was and I doubt that's going to be possible now that I've been sleeved.

I use my "before" pic as my profile pic as a reminder of what I never intend to be ever again. I decided to show myself in all my glory rather than an extreme closeup of my face as many others do because I think it's important to keep things in perspective. However, I'm only about halfway through my journey and I want a to wait until I'm at my goal weight to take my "after" picture. It'll be more dramatic that way. Rest assured though: there WILL be an after pic. Besides, the fact that I'm standing next to a wax statue of Morgan Freeman is kinda cool, no?

Sending you waves of positive energy!

Just an hour ago, one of the secretaries in my office asked if I had had my eyes done. She knew there was something different about me but she couldn't figure out what. I just said, "Yep!" and kept walking.

Yep, me too. I had my surgery on July 9th, and it still says July 8th. It won't change for me.

How many days of liquid diet did you have to do? 2 weeks How much weight did you lose during it? 10 pounds How many days (if any) did you have to stay at the hospital? 2 days Did you have any complications? No How long after surgery did you try to eat normal food? (non-puréed, etc) I can have solid food at 8 weeks. How soon after surgery did you feel mostly or fully back to normal? This question is vague. I took two weeks off from work, which was enough. If you're asking when I will feel exactly like I did before the surgery, I can't answer that because I'm only about 5 weeks out. Please share any extra comments about things you weren't expecting or tips: Follow the diet plan your nutritionist and surgeon gave you. I'll say it again: FOLLOW THE DIET PLAN YOUR NUTRITIONIST AND SURGEON GAVE YOU. And no cheating. If you can't follow the plan then you're probably not psychologically ready for this surgery. Just my opinion.

You should have thrown up on HER.

How about, "Have you had the surgery yet?" after you've had the surgery.