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With all due respect, it's your body and your decision. He may never agree. His problem. Once he sees the happiness it brings you, maybe he will see it differently. Agree to disagree and move forward. Your life! Live it!

Awesome NSV!! That's phenomenal. It really is a success and shows you're in this for your health and happiness. Way to go!!!

Not familiar with PCOS personally, and I'm menopausal now. But I lost 130 pounds at age 28 over about 18 months. My periods had been infrequent since my first one at age almost-17. That weight loss kickstarted my cycle big time. Heavy, frequent, crampy. I was told that estrogen is stored in fat. When that fat is released, so is a rush of hormones. Anything goes. Hope things even out for you. As for me, I haven't had a period in two years and I was really worried that my recent 100 pound loss would restart it. But so far nope. Glad not to have to repeat the hot flashes and night sweats. Lol. Good luck.

Yeah. BariatricPal. Post here and read the struggles and successes. They abound!! Good luck and hope to see your posts.

Maybe the whole event was a stuck episode that passed the band finally, but also swelled the area and is causing the spasms. Try to relax and only sip tepid water. Don't get dehydrated and certainly don't eat.

No, and it sounds terrible. I'm so sorry you're in such misery. I'm surprised she put any fluid back in when the symptoms are so strong. If it gets unbearable I'd go to the ER for a total unfill unless she's willing to see you again as an emergency. Hope you're feeling better.

My company took pictures at a volunteer event my kids and I helped out at a few years ago. It's on our internal website. Thankfully my name is not captioned, but there I was at ~300 pounds, directing traffic in a way-too-small orange vest. I looked angry and miserable. I remember being in extreme back pain all day because our one hour shift morphed into four hours when they needed us to stay. I was in excruciating pain. This picture is still on the website and every few weeks I go look at it. I compare it to my portrait pic on my department's subsite, which I recently updated after I got a nice haircut. Oh, and after I'd lost 100 pounds, too. Lol. Pictures bring back the good and the bad. I don't ever want to forget how bad it was. I, too, have an eating in my car horror story. I'll share it sometime. You're a true inspiration. Thanks for your post!

Would you be able to take decongestants for the ear pain? When I was morbidly obese I had to be careful because my blood pressure was sky high and those send it higher. But it sure helps the ear pain.

@@BLERDgirl, awesome is the word that comes to mind reading this. You're a great, inspirational presence on these boards, and I loved reading your story so far!!

Nope. Be your own advocate, explain why, and wait. And keep having success!! Go you!

How about easing into no grazing? How about starting with four small meals a day, focused on protein first, and NOTHING to eat until the next meal? With four meals it can be easier than going to three. Let the band do its between-meal magic where your appetite learns to stay quiet until the next mealtime. The first day or two won't feel much different, but I'd bet by the third day you'll have trained your appetite when to wake up and when to sleep. Whenever I snack, even nuts or fruit, I'm hungrier all day.

Just one and a half days of zero solid food, and look how tight my band gets. Live and learn!

Dammit. Got stuck on chili. I made it with chopped beef instead of ground beef. Bigger pieces. Even well chewed, I got stuck on the first damn bite, so thankfully, I've learned to stop there. Had myself a salad instead. Off to bed again.

Congratulations! You're going to love your new life!

Congratulations! Each day should get a little bit easier. Keep posting here, take good care of yourself, and enjoy your new life!

Oh, and rock on! ????

Surgery is over. I'm home and wiped out totally. I went to bed. Time to eat. No hunger per se but that's false signals because I'm headachy and my stomach has not stopped growling for the last 24 hours. God bless all our newbie post ops. Surgery, even minor, is a huge deal.

Had my minor "delicate region" procedure today. Feel like a truck ran over me and I still haven't eaten. I took a nap this afternoon. I'll go have some dinner now.

Congrats and good luck!!

Well I had my minor non-WLS procedure today under general anesthesia. I asked the anesthesia doc about hair loss. He said nope. Not related to anesthesia. Maybe related to stress in general but not directly to the anesthesia. So here's hoping I don't have another round of hair loss. My new growth is about an inch long and I'm pretty thin all over. On my head, of course. Lol.

Good for you. You do have to be really ready for a permanent commitment to WLS for it to be successful, as well as to have no regrets and have confidence in the process. I finally got there in 2013 and was banded in 2014. It's the focus of my day every day. But I was ready and wanted it. I still want it. I have no regrets because I was sure. Best of luck to you and know we are always here even if you want to just check in and say hi!!

You know, I definitely have food issues and consider myself an addict. I was raised by overeating non-drinkers who were raised themselves by alcoholics. Food addiction is all around me. I live with my mom right now, and it's a challenge. We don't eat together. She's a retired widow. I wanted to have supper together when I get home from work at 5pm, but we tried that for a few weeks after I moved in, and she got angrier and angrier at me. Finally I got the reason out of her. She said it's the "3 bites" of food I eat that makes it not worth her waiting for me. She eats "one big meal" at around 2pm each day. Ok. Not a problem. We will just eat separately. Well, one day I came home after half a day at work and let's just say I got between her and her food. Just by showing up, I interrupted her "big meal". Holy crap is all I can say. Seeing this flashed me back to my childhood. I haven't lived with my parents since I was around 21 years old. It all came back. Every one of us would hole up in our respective bedrooms with loads of food each night. We each had a tv as well. Now I literally can't eat with my mom unless we're at a restaurant or unless it's a holiday with company. And that's okay. It is what it is. I go to OA and I get what I need there. She supports my WLS for the most part, but we can't eat together peacefully. HOWEVER. My best friend has been a normal size her entire life until recently. She is cute, my height and wears a size medium top and has a nice waist. She has never. Dieted. A. Day. In. Her. Life. Never ever ever. I don't think she would even know what to do if she was handed a diet. Her older sisters have been both morbidly obese their entire lives. Not my friend. Small top, cute waist. Wide hips. She has her mother's build. "Birthing hips", they used to say. My friend has gained about fifty pounds since her wedding 28 years ago until today, going through menopause at age 55. Every ounce of it is in her rear. She's not happy about it, but she's never once expressed a desire to diet. Right now she weighs more than I do. She pointed that out because I've shared my WLS process and progress with her every step of the way. She's my number one supporter and always loved me, fat or thin. She does not have food issues. She has a fat butt. She'd like to wave a magic wand and make it thinner, but other than that, issue closed. So she's a person raised with obese overeaters, technically obese herself, but free of food issues and addictions and free of any desire to change her eating. So I'm a food addict. But my friend -- nope.

I'm very happy to read this. Hang onto that surgeon with both hands !!!

Great update. You're doing great!!

Yep, call the NUT and get some help. They will help you safely add something that won't sabotage you or harm you. Good luck.