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YES! you can. in combination with therapy or self therapy if you can look the food monster in the eye, the surgery can give you the time you need to deal with the underlying issues. I believe it is a much more rocky road than having the time to deal with food issues before hand, but it is completely possible to beat this monster into submission.

I think I would go for it! you will be so much healthier and happier at 4 months and able to enjoy your new marriage better. and yes what @@gina171 says about the dress style.

until I got home from the hospital.

How rewarding! I love to sew, but I don't care so much for alterations. However, I have been able to put off buying a ton of stuff in the middle sizes by doing some alterations to my clothes.

welcome to the club! the first days can sure be rough, but it is worth it.

@@Dub in high school all I wore were Levis 501 button fly jeans. When I get to goal, I will be buying a new pair or a dozen. :-) you look real comfortable in your jeans!

this is great! I love to canoe. have a big outing planned in September - it's way toooooo hot now in Tennessee.

I plan to make my own clothes again - in just the style I prefer. blouses, suits, coats, trousers, skirts, dresses, pretty nightgowns. I want prettier things, and better quality than I can get off the rack.

way to go!

you are a rock star! *wild applause*

welcome to the rest of your life! looks like a FABULOUS weekend up ahead for you (both)!

I do think there is more good than bad........

I was asked by my work to put off mine because we had another employee out on FMLA at the time (interestingly I also work for a hospital system and I also that employee who does special projects, covers just about every other non clinical position.... etc....) but I had applied for FMLA and I said, I am sorry - this is my health and possibly life we're talking about. I need to get this done as soon as I possibly can. I did have a little bit of retribution when I came back (scheduled for more late nights, and the lousier ones, etc. but that has stopped once coworkers had felt they had "gotten back at me" and life moved on (except I won't forget who did me wrong) end of the day they are not going to look for a way to fire me. I am the only one who knows how to do lots of things. FMLA is your friend. take it out especially in case you have complications. I had 4 weeks continuous leave approved and a year of 2-3 appointments per month approved in case I need them. I ended up taking 1 week continuous and 3 weeks of 6 hour days and now I still have FMLA protection if I need to go to the doctor for anything even remotely related to the surgery (such as my PCP managing blood pressure med changes as a result of the weight loss)

oh no! that made me laugh out loud at work!

I do not sing professionally - but I do sing a LOT and play the flute. I haven't done any choral singing since the surgery, but I expect I would not have any problems at this point, and plan to do some Christmas choir of some sort either community or if my Church has a Christmas Choir. I have noticed no difference in my range or quality of my voice once I got past the initial post op period. use your spirometer and it will give you a good indication of when you are back to your normal.

Congratulations on being so close to your goal. Sent from my SM-N920P using the BariatricPal App How long have you been on your journey? Sent from my SM-N920P using the BariatricPal App I had surgery 4 months ago. I went to the seminar about a year and a half ago and had to wait on a medical issue before I could have surgery.When do you begin to feel stable or yourself again? Sent from my SM-N920P using the BariatricPal App physically I felt pretty good right away. I am normally a pretty upbeat person - but at week 3 I was very angry all the time, and then I had some mild depression for a few weeks. so, I'd say its about 6 weeks before you begin to find your own new normal. I didn't have any complications,What brought about the anger? Sent from my SM-N920P using the BariatricPal App just hormone dump/ there were no other changes in my life. no reason at all for it. so, when I felt angry I reminded myself not to react without discussing the situation with one of two people I trusted to help me make good decisions.

Hi there! I take a lot of supplements for just general good health, along with my muliti and Calcium that are required now. the picture is what I take regularly. minus my BP pill which I take first thing in the am, and is not in my pill case. some I had to go off for the surgery it's self but I was able to take all of them by 1 week post op. I didn't have any trouble with them post sleeve. The salmon oil I take for my ADD, and my family reports much chaos if I stop but I know these are not as serious as your meds, but I worked with my team to discuss why I take each, when I could go off them pre surgery, what I didn't need to go off, and also the plan for me to resume each medication. The only concern would be the volume of fluids you have to take - and I think you're just going to find you are drinking all the time. This week I had to do a gallon in half a day for a colonoscopy prep. I did not make it through the whole gallon and I stayed up ALL night drinking. I was pushing fluids in constantly. thankfully I got enough in to get cleaned out. So, I think it would be important to your team to have a close eye on your fluids, and a back up plan for if you fall behind. you may possibly need IV hydration from time to time? but I know that if they can work with you having the sleeve could be a very big positive in your life!

I was off about 10 days and then I worked 6 hour days for the rest of the first month. (got cleared to return at one week check up, but then it was the weekend. that allowed me to go back to work but still manage learning to eat and drink and walk - plus take the occasional nap

my doctor prefers that people with the sleeve at least try coming off them at one month. at 4 months I find I still need mine about twice a week, but I do not take them every day. hoping to come off them in time.

How long have you been on your journey? Sent from my SM-N920P using the BariatricPal App I had surgery 4 months ago. I went to the seminar about a year and a half ago and had to wait on a medical issue before I could have surgery.When do you begin to feel stable or yourself again? Sent from my SM-N920P using the BariatricPal App physically I felt pretty good right away. I am normally a pretty upbeat person - but at week 3 I was very angry all the time, and then I had some mild depression for a few weeks. so, I'd say its about 6 weeks before you begin to find your own new normal. I didn't have any complications,

How long have you been on your journey? Sent from my SM-N920P using the BariatricPal App I had surgery 4 months ago. I went to the seminar about a year and a half ago and had to wait on a medical issue before I could have surgery.

1. don't believe everything you read on the internet 2. I have never even tried to eat what I ate before. I keep my portions small and I am satisfied. so, if you don't try you won't need to worry over it.