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I live in Durant, going to Norman Regional (Journey Clinic) for my surgery and have no idea where to find a support group in my area.

Endless: sounds like a pulled muscle, but be safe and call KRM: I'd definitely call right away if it were me

With all the liquid you're taking in you're probably flushing all of the potassium out of your body.

Awesome! Congratulations! I can't wait to follow in your footsteps

I haven't be sleeved yet, but I must say this is the most influential, inspiring thread I've read.

Amazing! I had to pick my jaw up off the floor! You look great and you're so inspiring!

A "fat mom" is an unhealthy mom that could develope major weight-related issues and become no mom

Welcome Lots of great info and support here and I look forward to following y'all on your journey.

I feel like something will happen to prevent the surgery. Even though I'm already approved. Murphy's Law is something that always seems to happen to me.

Hello y'all, I'm pulling for you and can't wait to follow your journeys. I'll be following in your footsteps around Christmas time!

The higher your BMI, the more risk for complications is what I was told.

A day, or a week? If you're losing your drive and doing it that many times a day....probably normal even off the liquid diet.

Amazing! Great job!

I know this is corny but my youngest, Jolie, will be 17 in a week. She loves to go window shopping. She's perfectly fine not buying anything because she knows we have such a tight budget. I can not keep up. I have a spinal problem and end up going and sitting in the car. I hurt, am sweating my ass off and there she is being so supportive. "It's Ok mom, well look around next weekend". It is the same every weekend. This is the only real time we have for girl talk and I'm missing out. I need to get this weight off my hips and spine to lessen the pain in them.

Good luck! I'm excited and happy for you!

After 2 c-sections, gall bladder removal and getting my tubes tied I'm not even worried about the actual pain after surgery. Just leaks. I have this huge fear of having a leak. I have an awesome surgeon whom I trust, but that fear is so vividly present.

Have you tried a different ppi like Protonix? I'd start there. I know Omeprazole just didn't cut it for me (I have gerd) and I refuse to ever go back to that.

I was a huge night time eater with both seroquel and ambien. And it was like they invoke amnesia. I'd wake up and complain about dishes being in the sink and the kids would swear they were mine from in the middle of the night. My daughter said I even knocked on her door in the middle of the night and asked her if she wanted to share a pizza with me!! No memory of that at all.

Well...let's talk about white poop. With my gall bladder not functioning at all I had white poop and felt like someone had taken a sword and impaled me from front to back. It was awful. Sounds pretty similar.

Oh yeah... I'm in Oklahoma, but it should be the same for you and it took me a day or so to get approved. I called to get the bariatric center's packet sent to me to fill out and have them my Medicare info and it seemed like they called me back in a day and told me I was good to go and scheduled my initial appointment.

Lol with Medicare it's just if you meet the criteria. Ifound a Dr I liked at a Center of Excellence (required) and they do everything. The only reason I have a wait is because my bariatric center -not Medicare- requires 3 NUT appointments a month apart. They also require you to watch their seminar, a sleep study, stress test, 1 physical therapy appt and a psych eval. I have all of those already lined up because they schedule them for you. Shazaam! Easy as pie! Or a protein smoothie, I guess...

Good luck!! I bet it'll happen really soon!

Ok... you're several months out...your losing hair... you have sex...he pulls your hair... HE PULLS OUT A CLUMP OF YOUR HAIR. Tell me this is unlikely.

Thank you!