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Awesome.........love that you are taking care of you!!!!!!!!!!

Wow you are an inspiration girl....Thank you for sharing with us your incredible weight loss!!!!!!!!!!

Why were you in the hospital for 2 months? You lost an incredible amount..You must be thrilled!!!!!!!!!

truly amazing girl!!!!!!!!!!!

Thanks

There's a protein problem there for sure....you need to contact your nut and tell her what has happened...don't know what your diet is..so many kinds out there for pre-op but low protein is not good, drives your blood sugar down...

I really don't know...I rarely weigh myself and never seem to worry about numbers...So maybe I am working hard at it..I do know that I plan to step up exercising and hire a trainer in the spring to rebuild my muscles....But I just don't know..I mostly look at how my clothes fit....the scale scares me!!!!!!!

I have been doing this with lemons..To bring my ph up and acid down..never thought of trying other ones....Thanks GG

Okay so it is 35 below here in the good old Maritime's Canada...The air is thick and the sun is shining...It is so beautiful here with the 60 or so cm of snow but when I took the dogs out my nostrils closed shut.... Now this is the thing...........No insulation anymore and so there fore cannot get warm................... So far this is the only thing that I miss.....my insulation for heat.. I used to laugh at my string bean husband because he bundled up like an Eskimo all winter..and now.......me I look like his twin......... Florida is starting to look good to me, hmmmm..maybe Arizona...........too much!!!!!!!!!!!!

Yup it is like no mans land here.So much snow here and sooooo cold.We are in the middle of another storm..And yes I am freezing my hind end off....BRRRRRRRRRRRR

It is never recommended because it neutralizes acids and it helps your food go through your sleeve as it is not dense....So you get limited nutrition if you do that.... How ever that said...I know there are people on here that do both together and after some time going by...I am over a year out and don't do it........I need all the help I can get from my food!!!!

Nah it's not so bad really...I am a whole different girl, in a whole different world...I just miss my voice...I loved to sing!

I started to feel unwell after 3 days...had the surgery Nov.6th 2012 and was in surgery on Nov.12th I can eat and drink fine now...I have trouble with beef, white meat on chicken and pork..Other then that there are some foods I don't like and some I love like fish any kind of fish... I walk as much as I can..I am hoping this spring that I will be well enough to hire a trainer to help rebuild muscle mass and exercise more I am 13 months post op Deippe N.B Canada My surgeon was tops and treated me like a queen and never gave up on me..He and his team worked their butts to save me..And they did!!!!!!! So no I am not near Dallas.... If you look at my profile you can see the surgeons name..it is French so I have trouble spelling it

There is definitely as lot of shrinkage on this thread. and some hard work as well...Congrats to all who have lost in 2013 and look forward to a new year of still being a loser......

I mentioned my symptoms in a post above.... And no I would do it all again..I am not lying it has been a miracle for me to have done this and come this far.....The reason I tell my story is because so many people say I am soooooooo ready for this..And I know out of experience that you never are truly ready and you never know enough...The cards are dealt and and you lay them down as you experience this life changing journey....

Lyndsey congratulations on your weight loss. You have done amazing in spite of the difficult time you are facing..your sister would celebrate your success and so should you hun... You should not feel guilt over all of this..You should feel proud of the fact that you are doing what both of you set out to do and that was to become active and healthier...the guilt lays with the medical world who did not look after her enough, dig deep enough and therefore dropped the ball..At her expense...Sorry for that, but it is true..Everyone needs to know before they go into any surgery that the team is behind you...Doing everything they can for a successful outcome..They take an oath for that very thing! You should be celebrating each new milestone that you are making...It is a reflection of what both of you wanted and she would be celebrating your victories if she could.....Make this a positive thing in your life a midst all the pain for both of you.. Hope you understand what I am trying to say...If you don't see it as a victory for yourself and a life improvement. it will be no different for you then when you were struggling before with weight loss....It will just be another experience in your life that made little or no difference to you....Please understand that it is a victory for you more so because of what you have suffered personally. I hope all the best for you hun and your family as you go forward with life.

In my case the tissue surrounding the staple died and rejected the staple....Then as the tissue started to die it opened up a space for everything that I took in leaked into my chest cavity....I started a stricture and then went septic...It happened very fast,,, I spent 5 months in the hospital. 13 surgeries, a trachea, 19 days in a coma, had to learn to eat again ( as I ate nothing in over 6 months ) walk again, talk again, write again. I lost all my hair, my singing voice, my ability to concentrate. I have been looking after a category 5 bed sore since I was in the coma where they were only interested in saving my life so they could not turn me as they wanted to..I have a numbness in my left hand and since I am left handed it causes some difficulties. Everyday I deal with the slowness of the healing process..And so I cannot exercise and be up to speed in life like everyone else seems to be on this forum...They say it will take at least 2 years for me to totally recover.... But for me..It was a miracle that gave me a second chance at life and i am grateful for it..and regret nothing....

I love the part where you can walk your son to the park yourself...That must feel very good to you! It made me happy to read it!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I feel you on the stubborn waistline my pants are so loose in the legs but my waist isn't loose. Most of my comments come from coworkers. And then they touch me all over like to feel my weight loss and that's offensive to me also. I don't go touching other people like that why do they feel they have to touch me. Sorry but that is just creepy...Tell them to keep their hands to themselves.....oh my!!!!!!!!!

Wow..you go girl!!!!!!!!!

Oh that is wonderful...I just teared up reading that part about your girl!!! Congrats on a big loss and such a huge gain!!!!!

wow..how are you going to out do the MISTAKES of last year....hehehehehe

Oh how exciting for you and your hubby to be able to express how you feel about the changes in your lives...I wish all the best for you in doing so..Congratulations!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Thanks for caring..The thing is that it has made me a different person and not all for the good maybe, but a new lease on life.... What's the old expression? " What doesn't kill you makes you stronger ."

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