gmanbat

I have an area in the back of my throat that seems to catch food. I actually cough up food and chew it again. It is quite annoying, especially to my family, I sound like Gollum when I'm doing it. I didn't have this before sleeving, may be a coincidence. I'm going to get a doc to look at it.

The often quoted phrase points out a human foible: judging the validity of arguments by the audacity of those who speak them. Degree of craziness is a ridiculous measure of truth but it sways ignorant people who judge not by content but by emotion and "instinct". But then there are the multitudes who lash out at anything that disturbs their sleep. Thinking brings change, change requires energy and can bring pain or pleasure. Most are not willing to risk the effort.

My father was plagued with it, my brother has it. My wife had it and so did I. It ended quickly after surgery for both of us. That is my prayer for you.

No, I left the area when I was in my early 20's. My people all still live there. I had my surgery with Dr. Lalor in Bowling Green, Ohio. He did the gastric bypass on my wife, too. Good doctor.

Sorry you are having a struggle with the cash. Don't give up! I am from Waterloo, Iowa. Dan Gable went to West High on the rich side of town. I went to East High, on the rough side. We ate west side kids for Breakfast. Gable definitely would be an exception.

A lot of folks carry little pillows around to push lightly on their bellies in case of a cough. I believe it would apply to laughing as well, Mrs. Seinfeld.

It was not a movie that I would want to see in 3D for sure but I did watch it. If you can get past obsessing about the fact that someone has a scissors and staple gun working over an internal organ you will be fine. Sounds like a B movie plot: Psycho Office Manager.

I believe analytical thinking is growing increasingly scarce. In the narrowly confined brain activity of the mediocre there is little room for consideration of anything beyond the norm. The average yokel reacts from blind emotion and fear. It annoys the zombie hordes when someone exhibits life beyond widely accepted stumbling and mumbling. Their brain hardly functions and they want to eat yours because it does. I have been an oddball in many ways all of my life. Being different is not so bad. After a while you are happy that you cut yourself from the herd. I am glad you see their retribution coming in the form of your coming slim form. It's turn or burn for them: turn to your side in applause or burn with envy. Let 'em stew in their ignorance.

Very inspiring! Way to go, sara_demae !

Ha, ha,.....yeah......Lortab?

My question: what is the great advantage of a quick surgery date, other than satisfying impatience, that is? If it is a medical emergency such as get the sleeve next week or die, it is understandable. My bmi was only 41 with high blood pressure, sleep apnea, and diabetes. I was not put back by the 6 month wait. I needed the time to research, set my brain, and prepare for the rest of my life. When you have lived 64 years, 6 months is but a moment. I needed the time. Adjusting was rough enough. My time researching and getting my mind right prepared me for the battles ahead. There are quite a few folks on this forum that can't get the insurance to pay for the surgery, 6 months wait or not. They would take the 6 months gladly.

Think about what you're thinking about. If it's not worth thinking about don't think about it.

When I take my negative self talk to the mirror and look myself in the eye and actually say the words it p***** me off and I want to fight! I can't talk that way to me! Actually it makes me laugh. I look like such a dork feeling sorry for myself.

Big hurdle passed! I failed my psych, 60's hippyness tripped me up. My angry surgeon straightened them out.

I lost all of my hair during chemo and it all came back. Then sleeving and it got thin again. I am not sure that it will get better as I am 64 and many on my mother's side were balding. I have very little grey however.

I agree with Sidney Susan, it is much easier than childbirth. Today is the annual Talking Out Of Second Hand Experience day. Pray, relax, enjoy the meds, look forward to jumping higher and running faster.

The co-morbidities should put you over. When you get your psych eval be careful what you say.

Interesting! Now if I can talk my bride into it.... Ok, she is laughing at me.

My granddaughter and I were walking across an intersection. We had the "walk" , red light was stopping traffic...except for one lady on a cell phone. She didn't stop, she didn't slow down, we were invisible to her. I had to pick up my granddaughter and jump out of the way. She kept on going, not looking back, continuing her phone call that was more important than driving. She was totally unaware that she had run a red light and nearly killed 2 people. I wish I had read the license plate.

Awful but I am glad it is not worse for you! My prayers for you and your family and the bills being paid and then some. Texting and driving makes me wacko mad! No stinking message is worth risking your life and the lives of passengers and other people in the other cars! Pull over, give us a break you morons!

I put an "in between " pic in my original post, (third one down), about my much bragged about wife. Sorry if I gush a lot about her. When she comes out on the lanai bringing me coffee in the morning looking like a fashion model I want to pinch myself to make sure I am not dreaming. But I don't because if I am dreaming I don't want to wake up.

Very common, your body isn't done dropping weight. It fluctuates ....down, down, up, down, up, up, down up, down....see a pattern there? Ya, no pattern. Bodies burn fat and muscle and gain fat and muscle. This all effects the scale. What you want is lose fat, gain muscle. During the course of that the scale can go up a bit. Muscle is heavy. Your weight will eventually go down. If lowering your scale numbers is your primary goal you can get an old time non-digital scale that lets you set it at less than zero. That way if the numbers are too high you can just turn them down. If losing fat is your primary goal don't take gaining a pound as a failure. It could, in fact, be a victory in the log run.

I was too cheap to buy a goal suit. I went to Macy's and talked to the row of suits which were all too small for me. "I'll be back and one of you mugs will be mine!" I went back about a month ago and got 2 suits, only they were farther down the rack toward the smaller sizes than the ones I was talking to.

Very much normal. I had 63 years of stuffing myself to overcome....in my head. I think there is some physical hunger that is innate in the body as well. Your gherlin has been cut down and hunger will be lessened but that takes time to kick in. The body doesn't change overnight. It adjusts on it's own timetable.