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I had Dr Hawasli and my surgery went very smooth and I have had zero complications. I had my surgery done at St John so I'm not familiar with Dearborn surgery center.

I was fine. Didn't need to take any pain or gas medication. Had a little soreness around my incisions but not enough to take pain medications or sleep in whatever position I wanted. I felt like I was back to normal the next day. This surgery was better than my gallbladder surgery. Only issue I had was a gout attack which is unrelated I think. Been having a lot of gout attacks since surgery.

I tried the banana one and liked it but I like all banana flavored things.

I had my surgery on June 22nd and still have not received a bill from the hospital. Does this seem normal?

I'm thinking of migrating over to Match myself. I am on eHarmony and like it but my matches have suddenly switched to being from Canada. I had a lot of matches in the US but now every match is in Canada. I don't have anything against Canadians but I don't want to deal with the hassle.

Diet pop is not pointless. It is 99% Water after all so it has the same benefits as water. It has no calories or sugars. You won't gain weight by drinking. Someone will inevitably post a flawed study that shows correlation between obesity and drinking diet pop but not causation. I have lost 120 pounds drinking it. Here's to 120 more.

I was 30 when I went on my first real date. I wish I would've started this at 22. I just have a real problem communicating in person. I can communicate well electronically but not personally. I'm not good at small talk and starting conversations. It is also seems that as a man I'm the one who is supposed to approach a woman and that is frightening to me. I keep reminding myself of what my mother told me about bees. They're just as afraid of you as you are of them.

The sugar in fruit is not the same as sugar in sweets. Eat whatever fruit you like. Not a single person on this forum became overweight or became a diabetic because they ate fruit.

I don't even pay attention to carbs. Yea it's not popular but I've lost over 100 pounds. I adapting a more Mediterranean diet. My grandparents came from Italy. Ate pasta almost daily with their olive oil. Lived into their early 90's. Had no idea what a carb was. Italians have one of the highest life expectancies in the world and are one of the heart healthiest people in the world and yet they eat the pasta with the dreaded carbs. It reminds me of the anti egg craze when I was a kid. My family was told by doctors we would all have heart attacks if we ate eggs. Egg beaters were spawned by this anti egg craze. Now eggs are considered a super food. My downfall was always having too large of portions and eating a lot of food that was fried. I know I will get scolded, but I eat a Lean Pocket for lunch. Little high on calories but on pocket has 13 grams of protein which is almost about the same as the greek yogurt I was choking down. It's quick, has good amount of protein, and tastes good.

Cass Elliot was a singer from The Mamas and the Papas who, by urban legend, died in her sleep choking on a ham sandwich. I am not taking medicine for reflux. I haven't had reflux until last night.

Four weeks out and I had something interesting happen. It was 3 am and I had awoken which is normal for me. Everything was fine and I readjust to go back to sleep. Suddenly I feel something come into my throat. It burned like hell and I thought I was going to vomit. It literally choked me and I shot up out of bed. I didn't vomit but I belched a couple times and everything was fine. I worried about what would have happened had I not been awake? Would I have ended up like Cass Elliot?

How long did it take you to get some relief with the Colace? I took some today and really want it to kick in soon lol. Sent from my iPhone using the BariatricPal App Well I had finally gotten it out before I took the Colace so that was a relief. I took the Colace to prevent further constipation and so far it is working.You still take it daily or how often? Sent from my iPhone using the BariatricPal App I still take it daily. I'm afraid to stop.

How long did it take you to get some relief with the Colace? I took some today and really want it to kick in soon lol. Sent from my iPhone using the BariatricPal App Well I had finally gotten it out before I took the Colace so that was a relief. I took the Colace to prevent further constipation and so far it is working.

My surgeon told me to start working out after one week.

Arrived at the hospital. Went into an office to check in for about 5 minutes and got my wristband. Went to a room to change into the hospital robe. Was given some mouthwash. Another nurse came in and shaved my stomach. They then wheeled me to a preop room. Had an IV inserted. Had some massaging things put on my calves. Spoke with the anesthesiologist. Then wheeled to the operating room. Got on the table. Strapped my arms down. Then I woke up in recovery.

I lost 31 pounds in the two weeks preop. I have lost about 6 pounds in the 3.5 weeks since. I guess it's evening out.

When did you guys start making big progress after surgery? I'm 3.5 weeks out and my weight loss is slower than before surgery. I average about 70 grams of protein, no more than 1,000 calories and at least 60 minutes on my bike. I lost 31 pounds on my two week diet and my surgeon is expecting big things. I don't expect 15 pounds a week but I have only lost about 6 pounds in the past 2.5 weeks.

I had my surgery done at St John in Detroit. It was a pretty good experience. I got a private room that was nicer than most hotel rooms I have stayed at. It was really big, had a flat screen TV, two large chairs, and a large private bathroom. I didn't have complications so I really didn't need the nurses much. The one issue was when the IV went dry, the machine would just beep constantly and they were slow to come after I called. One time was 30 minutes. When your trying to rest this constant beeping in your ear is maddening. I was also surprised they didn't have me walk. I walked to the bathroom and that was it. They kept some things on my legs that massaged them to keep the blood flowing.

I'm moving closer to having a surgery. I've selected the surgeon I want to go with. He works out of two hospitals. One is St John's Detroit and the other is Grosse Pointe Beaumont. From what I have read, St John's appears to be a center of excellence from the ASMBS and has a dedicated bariatric unit. Grosse Pointe Beaumont is not a center of excellence but I understand that to be because they don't have the volume. It appears that overall as a hospital, Beaumont gets more favorable reviews than St John's but I think some of that has to do with simply location. I'm not sure how to choose which hospital. Has anybody has surgery at either of these hospitals?

How long ago did u have surgery, if iay ask It has been a little over three weeks.

I had Gerd before surgery and my Gerd has been nonexistent since.

I'm at 60 minutes a day exercise. It's really the same as I was preop.

Not everyone's doctor sends them home with a robust list of acceptable foods. If everyone is suppose to just eat what their doctor says, seems senseless to have a nutrition section on this forum.

I am 31 and my surgeon is in his mid 60's. I hope I don't see him for the rest of my life. That would mean something went wrong.

I started at 470 and was 380 by surgery time. Surgery was 3 weeks ago and I'm down to 369. Hoping I start picking up the pace because it's disappointing losing at a slower pace after surgery.