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Thanks so much sleeve! How are you doing now? Would you mind telling me a bit about your experiences with the crew and Dr. Aceves? Thanks!! DJackson, I can't wait! I see you're not too far behind me. I hope my posts help get you prepared!

Whooohooo!!! Yay I'm so happy for you! Wishing you well! Please check in once better and say hey. :cursing:)

Hi everyone! I'm just wondering which types of acid reducers are you using, and why? Also are there some you would never suggest? I know there are some that are just auto suggested by our surgeons, but sometimes thats all they are... suggestions. Everyone is different and instead of trying all the different types maybe I can get a few ideas from some of ya. Thanks in advance!!

lbourg, CONGRATs to you!!! You are doing fantastic! And you were sleeved by the Awesome Dr. Garth? Doubly fabulous! :thumbup1:

Wow we are such an amazing strong willed group, and so many of us! Cheers to us! :thumbup1: Anyone can check in who's already been a sleeved this September? We'd like to keep an eye on ya! :thumbup:

That is so totally amazing and inspirational! Thank you so much for sharing your story with us. I canNOT wait until next Wednesday. I'm ready to "start over" and make the best of what was a bad situation. I notice our stats are similar from what I can see. If I lose that much in 3.5 months I'll be knocking on Onederlands door! OMG, Onederland by New Year's? I can't even imagine. Yes I know everyone's different, but I've always been able to lose pretty fast when super motivated and having a itsy bitsy tummy. Hugs!!!

Oh no that was not me! I have hips and thighs enough to provide for a small country. :thumbup: However Globe, I have noticed that the clothes made now are more generous in the behind area. However I still always have slack in the waist area, but they're getting better!

And another great post!! We all have alot to learn from you, thanks for sharing.

Hi Mary! Those work great! Unfortunately I could not continue to use mine. It gave me rashes... as I was allergic to it. :-( Anyways I'm down 7 lbs since the start of my Atkins low carb diet. I've actually been stuck at this 7 Lbs for 3 days now, but I'm not worried at all. It will continue on for sure. I am fitting my black Levi's I have found too tight for the last 6 months. yippeee!! I'm sticking to my routine! 90 Minutes a day and feeling awesome! Things are surely working out for me now. Hey Barney and welcome! Congrats on starting your 5k! That is great! Be sure to check in and let us know how you're doing with it. :thumbup:

Whoohooooo!!!! All the best tomorrow, and don't forget to check in ASAP! We will all be thinking about you tomorrow! Here's your banana Fans! :Banane41: :Banane20: :Banane21: :Banane12: :Banane13: :Banane25: :Banane57: :Banane27:

Hi Carrie! I'm so sorry you are not happy with what happened to you. I imagine anyone here would feel the same. I won't tell you to just "deal with it" because that is not helpful to anyone. I only hope that things will lighten up for you, and that you will come to grow to love your new life. I'm more sorry you feel the need to leave because some people don't know how to be supportive on a support website. You may be doing the best thing by taking a break up until you feel its right to come back. It would be great to see you again with good news and positive feelings. I wish you the best! Hugs!

Wow are people really saying that? :sad0: Not nice...

Thanks everyone! Tiffy, I've bought both Prilosec and Prevacid to try either. I'll find out which one works best for me. If I tend to prefer Prilosec I'll let you know, thanks for the offer! That would be super helpful. Aceves will have me take it for minimum six months... so that's awhile. :001_smile:

This is exactly why I have decided to keep my revision to myself. I went through the embarrassment with my band, don't want to feel this pressure again. However, I really believe in the sleeve and it will get us to where we need to be. It just may not be as fast as you may have hoped. Just worry about YOU! Stay on track and stay focused and the days will pass and the weight will drop off.

For me I tend to be a size or two smaller on top than on my bottoms. At my heaviest I was wearing 28W's but my tops were only 3X. At my smallest post Lap-Band surgery I was just getting into the 14's but I was able to wear L tops and even some M's. Strange -- I wonder what my tops would be if I got down to 6's or whatever. That would be interesting. I remember many years ago the last time I was thin I fitted around that size but was still only Medium or some Small tops. However I won't base what I knew then to now because I know sizes have changed a great deal than from what they were in the 80's. I'm in 22's right now and I weigh 275. Isn't that kind of heavy for that size? I'm only 5'6, and I always thought I was heavier than the average for the bear's my height. Maybe its just self reflection and its not the case. Anyhow GT you are not alone in your thoughts. I think maybe every one of us feels a little of that towards ourselves. We are our own worst critics!!

Loved this post, thank you so much! I always have to take the hard way so I'm fully expecting to feel hunger post op. Hopefully not though! Also, no way will I ever take blame for not being a success with the band. Nuh uh! We needed these surgeries for a reason! When you have something that is way too easy to cheat, you better believe most of us will be cheating. I love the idea with the sleeve of only eating 2oz of meat and that will be it. It will be such a blessing.

Hey all you September sleevers! Thanks for checking in.. we are a big and successful group! Never doubt you will get to where you want to be. Just stay focused and stay on track most of the time. You can't go wrong with a 3 oz tummy! Just about 10 days for me now. Getting close!!! :thumbup:

Hi Christie! I know you can do that for sure, that's only about 10 Lbs per month. Good luck and check in to let us all know how you're doing!

Hi sleeve welcome! That would be great if the preop diet did get you there... let us know once you do! Weve got a party waiting for ya!

Hello mum!!!!!! Ya know... I really miss all the VV's... we seemed to all disappear right around the same time, huh? Well I'm super glad to see one of us over here, that is awesome! I'm getting sleeved on the 15th - and I'm so ready to just start over and get this going again. Keep in touch! :cursing:) I want to know how you're doing. I'm positive this will be an excellent choice for us.

Hey swift that is great for you !!! CONGRATS ON DOING SUCH A GREAT JOB !!!

Emma, first of all... WELCOME!! Second, you have definitely come to the right place for support! :cursing: Try not to stress, you will do great. It's not easy and that's why I'm glad I had the lap band so I sorta kinda know what to do as far as post op diets go. Everyone here is outstanding! I've already met some awesome people. This is the place to be!!!!

You too my friend! :cursing:) HAPPY LABOR DAY WEEKEND ALL!!

Aww that stinks!!! :cursing: Is there any way you can convince them to reschedule you sometime soon? I mean you are going to travel all that way and spend money on traveling that may not even need to happen - they should be able to take that into consideration...???