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I miss cat weddings too, you must have present at my childhood also. One year Mom and I made a oatmeal box into a rural mailbox, don't know if anyone else found it cute but I was proud of it. Even had a flapper door you could open and shut, a red flag on the side. Sent from my VS880PP using BariatricPal mobile app

Keep up with the water and other liquids, keep moving it out and diluting in your body. Did you hear about the sleepy new father who gave his baby 4 oz of straight formula, doctor told him just give him 4 oz of water. See there's an answer, we just gotta find it. Sent from my VS880PP using BariatricPal mobile app

Fluffy can you go to something more plant based or vegan? As you know I am also a friend of Lloyd J Lymphedema and i wish he'd leave me alone also. Praying an answer will come, I've been proud of how well you have been doing . Non carborendumn illegittemti, don't let the b******* grind you down. Sent from my VS880PP using BariatricPal mobile app

Thanks Tealael I have left over dried cranberries and walnuts from my Christmas basket. Think I'll try it before I have to go on liquid diet. Since I don't have a firm scheduling date I could float free but with my gastritis I still have to eat small quantities at a time. Sent from my VS880PP using BariatricPal mobile app

My feet are getting narrower, almost back in M from W Sent from my VS880PP using BariatricPal mobile app

Welcome my new friend. If you have any questions you can ask me. I or one of veterans may have just the answer you need. Hope your weight loss goes well for you. Sent from my VS880PP using BariatricPal mobile app

You've made it to surgery day now your life will change in a good good way. Love, prayers and good wishes too, remember to text us when it's all thru. Sorry I'm waxing poetic this morning. Sent from my VS880PP using BariatricPal mobile app

My rude surgical person; letter written to my PCP Thank you for your referall of Ms ***** to my office. I will perform her hysterectomy if she ever achieves 250 pounds. I do not expect to see her again in my office for this reason. Pardon me but I took it to mean Why did you send this fat cow to me? I'm too special to Give this person any surgery. Jokes on him, I've had general surgery 3 times since then, never a problem with anesthesia and healed like champ, better than most other people. Sent from my VS880PP using BariatricPal mobile app

JazmaniaRNY you've been one of my favorite poster & I'm happy to hear you're doing pretty well post surgery. Now you've joined the veterans rank and can be a trail guide for all those who haven't had surgery yet. I'll be watching for updates. Sent from my VS880PP using BariatricPal mobile app

Justagirl I am so happy to hear this good news. May you continue to heal smoothly. Get your walking and sipping started, you'll soon be home and losing. Sent from my VS880PP using BariatricPal mobile app

I know it seems like a lot to do but the end result is going to be so worth it. There is, a lot to do and learn with this process, but I know you'll be ready when the time comes. Sent from my VS880PP using BariatricPal mobile app

bariatric surgery,i jumped off the horse before the rodeo was over, that was 7 months because I had an insurance company to please. Sent from my VS880PP using BariatricPal mobile app

6 months seems to be the average. This time was 5 months for me, the 1st time I tried,for Sent from my VS880PP using BariatricPal mobile app

Hmmm. I'm 1 part Research Junkie cause I've lived 72 years and absorbed knowledge from life or studied it myself. 1 part Lonely Soul cause I wasn't always accepted in life and I like it here, an occasional Christian poster but only if someone else started it First. Lastly a Fat Shamer but only at myself, not others. Otherwise as long as it doesn't frighten children or horses in the street, I'm okay with it. PS Creek -Imp you're one of my favorite posters, oops does that sound too Lost Soul-ish? Sent from my VS880PP using BariatricPal mobile app

Anna amen,and amen Give my best to your pastor he is not only my brother in the Lord he is My brother in bariatics. May our loving God Bless all of you. Sent from my VS880PP using BariatricPal mobile app

Come on Fluffy, you know surgeon isn't gonna allow you popcorn now. Drown your sorrows with some protein H20. Sent from my VS880PP using BariatricPal mobile app

My previous surgeon, not the Good bariatric one I have now threatened me with this so I've done a little research on it. First do you have a mental imagine of what a normal stomach looks like? You do? Goody let's move on. Usually these days done laprascopically as are most these days,not withstanding my buddy BiddyNZ in New Zealand who had an open gastric procedure. But I digress, surgeon takes the rounded part of your stomach and wraps it around and secures it , just below where the esophagus enters the stomach. Some wrap around from the front to back, others back to front. Think it depends where you graduated or what teaching surgeon you learned from. In theory it re-enforces a weak sphincter between esophagus and stomach, doesn't always work that well. My current bariatric surgeon states he's had people come to him begging for Rn Y because it didn't work. I have had.a few friends who had a Nissan fundaplicatipn , it worked for them and they loved it. A substrate of that, my local hospital and a few others I know of in this area do something called a Linx Procedure. A strip containing magnets is put on your esophagus around the cardac sphincter, that's the fancy name for the valve there, the magnets hold it closed unless you're swallowing food. Sound too be true? Well the drawback is: you'll never be able to vomit again, what if something poisons you? Tough luck,Charlie. The same strength magnets that hold back reflux also hold emesis in. Scares me! I'm pretty sure an ESG is pretty different, its done with an endoscope and you end up with a fashioned sleeve. Hope this clarifies a little. Sent from my VS880PP using BariatricPal mobile app

You forgot the PCOSers, they've popped up a lot recently. At least you don't hear from ladies who've had hysterectomies complaining their scar constantly itched. Or guys with vasectomy scars b*******. Maybe I'm bored , I have a case of whyme-itis going on in my life. Life meh. Sent from my VS880PP using BariatricPal mobile app

I'm living in a non sophisticated area and a little naive, I guess. I though at first of those big tall swings they have at the State Fair. You get on, then they swing you to the side when they start turning and it's like being,on a kiddie playground on steroids. Duhh i completely disregarded the other 2 kinds. Sent from my VS880PP using BariatricPal mobile app

I hate to be an alarmist. Last week we had a poster using the name of Eddie Larry. He was allover several threads stating lady posters had pretty smiles, he wanted to get closer to them, be special in their lives and things similar. He was using a Techo 3 phone which Big Viffer says is sold in Nigeria. Maybe he's a very lonely individual, a 14 year boy trying to get his jollies or a g a Eden variety pervie. He's popped up again this AM, same type phone, now he's using the name Justin Lawrence, claims to be 49 years old but the phraseology is sickingly familiar. It's making Bariatric Pal feel unsafe for me. Thank You Sent from my VS880PP using BariatricPal mobile app

I did, good suggestion, also i know what do if he returns, hit REPORT, they'll take care of the problem. Sent from my VS880PP using BariatricPal mobile app

Thanks Alex It's good we have you on duty, thank you for originating Bariatric Pal, when it functions correctly it is a great service to us all. Sent from my VS880PP using BariatricPal mobile app

Little Green and Fluffy our little buddy may be back. This morning a Techno 3 phone popped up . Now claiming to be 49 years old and with a name of Justin Lawrence. The phraseology,sounds suspiciously similar. God I hate spammers, pervie and trolls. Sent from my VS880PP using BariatricPal mobile app

Hmm ***let me take a moment for introspection. My fat was a protective cocoon, an invisabity cloak (we all know fat people are invisible to the average person) a warm blanket that kept me safe and protected from those that would hurt me. I was insulated and isolated. But a new spring is coming, I can peel off the layer of restrictive flesh from my body. I'll dance in the sunlight of good health. It may be a struggle, it may take awhile, but the trade-off for me is more than worth it. And I suspect I won't miss it at all. Sent from my VS880PP using BariatricPal mobile app

Thank you,46w4kids, I like your chart and now I have an educated guess on the sequence of my own weight loss.A great tool. Sent from my VS880PP using BariatricPal mobile app