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Almost there, if you are anything like I was this next week is going to take forever! I wish you all the best and remember your life is about to change for the better.

@@TheProfessor I know exactly what you mean, I won't even wear a headband when I weigh myself!

Well done you! I know how excited you must be. Can't wait to see that 1 on my scale, even if it reads 199.9 I will still be ecstatic. Keep up the good work.

Being almost 6 months post op I still struggle with not drinking while eating. I have managed to limit it to a few sips but it's still difficult. We are having to break habits of a lifetime, It's going to take time but you will get there.

It helped me get my life back!

I too am a stomach sleeper and only had to go about a week before I could sleep on my stomach again. I found sleeping on my side with a pillow next to my stomach really helped. Hope you are sleeping soundly again soon!

That's fantastic, well done you!

My WLS was just over 3 months ago and I have managed to loose 47 lbs, something I am very proud of! Apart from my immediate family, not one single person has commented on the change of my appearance and, to be honest, that was really starting to bother me. Was I so fat that loosing a whopping 47 lbs simply wasn't enough to show a change? Well someone did finally noticed, the owner of our local chinese restaurant. My husband and I would usually do a chinese take-a-way on saturday nights and since my surgery he has continued this tradition on his own. I think the owner of the restaurant was starting to wonder if we were still together because I was no longer coming in with him and he was constantly making excuses as to why. This past weekend I was the one to go in to pick up his order and was promptly greeted by the owner who's first words to me were "I am so happy to see you, you've lost weight and look fantastic". Music to my ears, the words I have been dying to hear! I know my appearance has changed, I certainly can see it in they way my clothes no longer fit. Why, as it would seem, do none of my work colleagues or acquaintances seem to notice? More importantly, why do I care?

Although I was extremely shocked by how well I felt after surgery, only minimal discomfort the first day, I was not allowed to lift anything over 10 lbs. for the first two weeks. The only issues I had was keeping my puppies who love to sit on my lap from stepping on my stomach, had to walk around the house with a pillow stuffed under a sweatshirt! Hopefully you too will have an easy recovery but more importantly just know that your life is going to change for the better.

Well said. I have always believed how I feel is far more important than what appears on the scale and I feel fantastic. Congratulations on the birth of your grandson and for some reason I think you are going to be one rocking grandma!!

Thanks for all the advice guys, certainly appreciate it!

Hi Gabita. Try not to let the numbers on the scale get to you, I don't think they gown down fast enough for any of us! You did say you "feel smaller" and, to me, that is far more important than any scale reading. Keep up the good work, it is so worth it!

The one thing that I was warned about over and over (and told myself would never happen to me because I was going to be so careful) finally happened. I had my first and hopefully last stuck episode. I was out having lunch with a friend who knows nothing about my WLS and in a hurry to respond to something she had said I completely forgot about that golden rule of chew chew chew and swallowed a piece of meat almost whole. Pretty much the second I did it I knew I was in trouble. Apparently the look of panic on my face got the attention of not only my friend but pretty much half the restaurant waite staff as well. It wasn't enough that I was sweating terribly, in an incredible amount of pain and had no idea what to do but this all had to play out in front of a lot of people. Needless to say the projectile vomiting that soon began did nothing to lessen the amount of onlookers. Talk about embarrassing, I could not get out of there fast enough! I will talk to my doctor about this at my next appointment and not that I am planning to do this again anytime soon but what exactly are you supposed to do when you have a stuck episode? I now know all the wrong things to do like drinking Water to help the food go down only makes things worse, but what is the correct thing to do?

My surgery was Feb. 26 and I was completely surprised at how easy it was. Yeah, I was a little sore but nothing like I thought it would be. I would have to say the worst part of the entire experience was surviving the two week pre op liquid diet! You must be extremely excited for your surgery tomorrow, stay positive and know that your life is about to change for the better. I have not regretted my surgery one bit, especially after seeing the results on the scales during my weekly weigh ins.

Although I did have the Gas X strips, I found walking was a big help. Good luck with your surgery next week!