MissRobin

I do agree with all of these comments, but this site is HOW people get educated. These people who are asking these questions are in the comfort of their own home or offices. In their sweat pants with music on, not in a stuffy doctors office slightly embarrassed and slighty nervous about why they are there. We are all comfortable on here to ask stupid questions, silly questions, asking for heart felt advice, asking for support. Perhaps these people were explained the information in detail but they were so numb by the experience, that they simply forgot. Perhaps, just like all of us we are more comfortable asking "bariatric pal friends" their advice than listening to a doctor who has repeated themselves 15 times that day. Who are we do judge HOW people educate themselves. This site saved me from myself some days. I used this site, among MANY MANY others and I felt completely un-judged, comfortable, confident with everything I put out there and everything I received. This is a site where we should not judge others for not educating them selves .... WHEN THIS IS WHY WE ARE ALL HERE. Education and support. *end rant*

@@kranky813 I am a sleever from September. I have had a stall and I thought I was the worst patient in the history of the sleeve One day I woke up and I was below 200 and I was soooo estatic. That was my "Shopping Goal" for new jeans. Next goal is 180, as my "Sexy Goal" where I will go out an buy myself a new bathing suit. I am currently 192 .... almost there. Christmas "little black dress" season is helping with my goal. 170 will be "new boots" goal and 160 .... well that will be the GOAL OF ALL GOALS

I am 13 weeks post op and i find myself hungry all the time too. but I eat when i am hungry. I feel hungry I have an apple 2 hours later if i am hungry again I eat a granola bar Don't starve yourself. that will drop the pounds quickly but will also allow for a regain just as quickly even if it is 1-3 pounds in a week. If you're hungry EAT.

is self pay an option. $4,000 for surgery is very very much money well spent for me. I would spend more than that on fad diets and health food store products

Sitting here in TJ trying to fall asleep. Tomorrow the driver picks me up at 645 to take me to the hospital. 8am is my surgery time. Nerves have been flushing through me all day from the moment that I was given my concent forms to sign. Then the hospital gave me he option to have my surgery from Friday moved to tomorrow .... I jumped at the chance. My head is pounding, my tummy is growling and I am so nervous. Tomorrow is the first day of the rest of my life..... Good Night !!!!!

Gas pains are dreadful. The vomiting is so painful and the pain medication causes the nausea. It has been awful so far. I don't see walking make any difference with the gas. I want to go home.

@@vsg09102015 where is your surgery?

I can't even count the amount of bottles of Water I drank the past 5 hours and I stopped counting how many times I peed after the 8th time. chicken broth was exceptional and the ice cubes are soft enough to chew graciously. Spent 2 hrs in the bar listening to the live band, watching my mum have her gin while knawed on glass after glass of ice. Great night together.

what about baby oil and a cotton swab to scrub.

I take NSAID's daily. I have not been able to take them pre-op for a week and my hands are in so much pain. I take Voltaren for tendentious. Post Op not sure what I will take

@ your smiles also look that much bigger !! Excellent work !

@@confusedgirl18 I have spend the majority of my life in that exact same position as you have described and for me, I dont think it will ever go away completely . It is a demon inside your head that some people just don't understand. Everyone had different ways of dealing with it. My weight anxiety put my on medication. Which did help, but medication is not for everyone. First of all my anxiety has simmered down tremendously after I booked my surgery it was like opening a window on a summer's evening. The fresh air just pour in on my life. , it went down even more when I told my family doctor and it went down even more when I told my hair dresser. Sounds weird but the true facT is a woman's hair dresser is also a form of therapy. My secret for when i want to eat and know that I shouldn't. or when i am roaming the cupboard for a late night snack ... I eat ice cubes. I have an ice maker in my fridge so it makes perfect sized ones. Before then i would just make ice cubes filling the trays up half way. it started when I was pregnant. I didnt want to gain a ton of weight from junk food so I chomped on them when I wanted a bad snack. I eat about 32 oz of Water a day in ice cubes. I was terrified at my last dentist appointment that all the enamel would be gone off my teeth and my dentist would look at me with those "dentist eyes" but he didnt. Working on weight anxiety is something that you do have to deal with otherwise it will get completely out of control and take over your brain 24/7. I always feel much better when I come on here and do a rant or a cry for help. My surgery is scheduled for next week and I have the same nerves about whether or not the surgery will work. But if the surgery didn't work, it wouldn't be so popular and you wouldn't have all these great people on this website supporting your every concern. Join us on the looser-bench.

2 nights ago I figured it was time to bite the bullet and tell my 7 year old that I am going away for 5 days without him. He cried and cried and cried when I told him mommy is going on a mini vacation with Nana. I didnt tell him about the surgery, and wont until I get home. I still have some time to figure that part out. Only family member that knows (besides my Ryan) Nana (my ex-mother in law out of all people) who is coming with me and has been a major support this whole journey. I haven't even told my own mother. I tried reassuring my son that Nan and me weren't going anywhere fun. There wasn't going to be any amusement rides or beaches. It was strictly a vacation for mommy and Nana to spend some time together as she has been sick and in the hospital recovering from lung complications. He still wasn't happy. What got him okay with the idea was when I told him that I took the whole day off work on Tuesday to take him to his first day of grade 2. I would pick him up at lunch, and pick him up after school. He got shocked and laughed at me when I asked if I could take "Lambie" his favorite stuffie (since birth) with me so I would really be without him. He told me I was silly. To think I could take Lambie away from him was blastomy !!! It broke my heart to see him so upset. I took him on a Mommy and Me vacation 2 weeks ago, where we spend 3 days at the waterpark in the hotel, ordering room service and shopping till we dropped. That still didnt make him okay with anything. Luckily I leave at 5am for the airport when he will still be alseep. Not sure how my hus-friend will the tears when my son wakes up and I am not there. Our bond has been so air tight that being away from each other throws the whole universe off course. As much as I want the surgery, THIS part is what I have been dreading. The 5 days in TJ cant come and go fast enough. ..ii.ll.aa.. (means I love Alex double time) How did you tell your kids that you were going away for a few days without them? & without breaking their tiny hearts.

@@mshenry11 the surgery went well and you are recovering comfortably. Let us know how you are doing !

@@Gemini0621 I am taking just shy of a month off. I applied for short term disability through work, so if I need more off I do have the option. I want my body to have some time to get use to the liquid and mushy diet before I head back into work. I do also have a desk job, but sitting isnt always the best thing for this type of surgery.

@@sbagby1960 tomorrow is such a milestone in your life. I am so happy for you Mine is next Friday. Dont forget your pillow, slippers and a heating pad !