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@@LisaMergs Thank you! Sent from my SM-G900T using the BariatricPal App

good luck and healing thoughts for you @gigijean. My date is still month out, 10/12. Just can't get here fast enuf. Sent from my SM-G900T using the BariatricPal App

Lmao @julia37. I'm with you on that!!!! Sent from my SM-G900T using the BariatricPal App

Ok, i feel silly asking but... i have a weights and measures question. (Not about bananas). When weighing protien, meats for example, is it safe to assume it's cooked already? Or should it be weighed raw? Sent from my SM-G900T using the BariatricPal App

Omg. I cant wait for body temp changes if this is the case. Tamoxifen is a beast with hot flashes. Come on Oct 12!!!! Sent from my SM-G900T using the BariatricPal App

Laughter is healing. I truly believe that! We should always find something funny in our daily lives. Lord knows that at this point in my life something is ironic or comical at least every 15 minutes. Today- after a bitter fight with my scale, it is now in time out till that Bitch learns to speak nicely to me. And my jeans with the unruly zipper and button may end up with the canine security forces along with the hostile bra. I can't wait for my NSV when I can buy a cute well behaved bra and jeans that zip without pliers. Sent from my SM-G900T using the BariatricPal App

Lmao! Giggling has ceased upon notification of the $70+ it will cost him for me to put these 2 in one. Sent from my SM-G900T using the BariatricPal App

I just read this board to my husband who is now giggling like a kid over 'lipstickladys' post about men's cups and 'jane1979' uni boob post. Lord spare me from the explanation of putting 3 in one versus putting 2 in one....... Sent from my SM-G900T using the BariatricPal App

I suppose, given enough upper body swing, i could manage a solid right cross in a boob fight. If you need a buddy... Sent from my SM-G900T using the BariatricPal App

I just got an IG acct 2 weeks ago. Yay! Now my sons can stop nagging me to follow people and post things! #terrybadolato Sent from my SM-G900T using the BariatricPal App

I'm scheduled for Oct 12! & Insurance Is paying for it. Does your surgeon have a Nut he recommends or is affiliated with his office? Of all the appointment s I had to do, the Nut is the one I'm sure I'll see again and again. The form of payment really should be irrelevant. the surgeon may have Nuts he deals with. It never hurts to ask. (Lol I just read that and cracked myself up.) Sent from my SM-G900T using the BariatricPal App

And you have the most stunningly beautiful eyes in that pic. Sent from my SM-G900T using the BariatricPal App

You are beautiful both inside and out. I'm happy that you were able to see that comment for its ugly worth. I have 2 of those people stuck in my life too. Not everyone is beautiful like you inside and out. Hmmmm, we should feed make up to those ugly on the inside people. Sent from my SM-G900T using the BariatricPal App

Please please don't make "honest comments" about your child's weight. It is mentally, and emotionally devastating. And brings dark thoughts to mind about their unconditional love parents are suppose to have for their children. My story: About 18 months after finishing chemo treatment for breast cancer. I was determined to lose the 92 lbs I gained in 2 years of chemo. I had lose 38 lbs and was super happy about it. {Enter parents for a visit} I joyfully tell them the news 38 lbs gone! The response? "Sweetie, your mother and I will love you when you are thin". My mind raced crazy. Umm. 'When I'm thin'? WTF? The gatekeeper in my head must have taken leave cause I became crazed. I went off about unconditional love of children. I even made my dad repeat the following : "sweetie, we are so proud and happy that all your hard work is paying off. You look great. We love you." With tears streaming I stood there glaring at them. I was emotionally and mentally destroyed after all I'd been thru in the previous 2 1/2 years with little or no support thru therapy, not even helping with my then 7 yr old. Not even bringing a meal on the crappyist chemo days. Only daily arguing with me about my cancer treatment decisions and how badly I am raising my son. Frustrating, fatiguing, demoralizing . I ran out of the room. I sat on the porch in my rocker for hours trying to forgive them, praying my catholic ass off for that and my own peace. My husband called them later and told them that there is now a list of things that will not be discussed: "politics, sex, drugs, medical decisions, discipline of our kid and the weight of anyone in this house. List subject to change." He hung up and I laughed harder then ever before. The bottom line- Tough love sux. If you have nothing nice to say, shut up. What you mean and what you say are sometimes 2 different things. And finally, engage brain before engaging mouth. Peace & Love everyone. Sent from my SM-G900T using the BariatricPal App

Just got home after a long day its after midnite and I got seriously excited to get the sleeve approval letter from my ins company! YEA!! While doing a small victory dance in the kitchen, waving the letter like a fan, I listen to my vox mails.... and hear Debbie Downer from my Dr's office say that my surgery scheduled for Sep 28, has to be rescheduled for Oct 14 because the Dr will be on vacation till then. "Damn you Debbie Downer!" Why would I want a well rested and relaxed surgeon perform surgery on me? Two more weeks it feels so far away already. Two more weeks to ride the up and down crazy ment as l roller-coaster of anxiety over this. Damn damn and double damn again. Standing in the middle of the room trying to re frame this problem in my head, a lil voice from behind me whispers, "Mom, there's no one else here. Who is Debbie, why are you mad at her, and why are you crazy jumping around the kitchen? Do you need help? Mom, have you been drinking or something? Should I wake Dad up? (Damn caught in the act) "No sweetie, I'm fine. Just some letters I was reading. Go back to bed." Overheard as he shuffled down the hall, "I always tell my teachers that reading makes you crazy. I gotta tell them not to send any notes home with me." Sent from my SM-G900T using the BariatricPal App

Everytime I get panicky about WLS I read these messages and I calm down and know (again) this is the right thing to do for me. Thanx all. Sent from my SM-G900T using the BariatricPal App

@ladydarkness I think maybe you should think about reframing the hair loss thing in your mind. I feel your pain with hair loss truly I do. As a breast cancer survivor I was bald for 2 years during cancer treatment. It was hell on my ego for a long time till my 8 year old told me i had a "really pretty round head". He made me LOL. That made the treatments worth it even more. So I'm thinking that if hair loss (again) is a price to be paid to be healthier and thinner for myself and my son and the future, damn the price, I'll pay it. love & peace! Sent from my SM-G900T using the BariatricPal App

Got my surgery date, September 28, 2016! I've been reading these boards for a few months now as I walk this journey, you all made me feel less anxious and more determined to go the distance. Thank you for that! My date is 9/28 and there will be no liquid weeks b4. My bmi is under 40 (not by much)so I guess that's good. I'm super excited and slightly anxious but happy to be healthier soon. I was told that a single belly button incision is not possible so I will have multiple incisions. Apparently my belly button is too low (although I prefer to think of it as my breasts are too high.) Anyone ever been told this? Sent from my SM-G900T using the BariatricPal App