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That just sounds scary. I had an employee do it once and she was out of work for 6 weeks and then still wasn't herself.

I am in my 5th week post op. When I went to the Dr. at my 2 week follow up.. 2 of the sutures would not come out as the skin overgrew the point. He removed the other 2. He said if they came through to remove them. Last week or so.. one of them exposed itself and came out. This last one was being difficult and it was starting to hurt when my waistline would press into it. This morning I removed the scab.. I know gross.. and I didn't feel anything there.. as I got ready to leave the house and I was getting dressed.. I kept being scratched by something.. I looked down and dang it.. there it was.. out in the open.. Goodbye Suture!!! I surely will not miss you!! Darn.. and the dr said they were dissolvable.. I do not think so.. that thing was as tough as a fishing line LOL.. but glad it is finally gone.

When we count carbs, are we supposed t count full carbs or net carbs?

I had my Surgery on a Thursday morning and went back on Monday.

There is a November Sleevers Thread.. You may want to look in there as there are a whole bunch of us who had the sleeve done in November.

I agree on the SF Popcicles. They helped a lot when i needed more liquid and just could not drink another ounce.

That is a whole lot of stuff. They should not require you to buy theirs.

premier protein has 1g of sugar.. have you tried some of the ready made ones?

@HisRed i am doing great thanks. Tomorrow i am at 4 weeks post op. I havent really had any issues so far. Started this journey at 303.6 and down to 262.2. Tomorrow Will take pics and post here even though 1 month is tech saturday lol. I do need to start add I g fiber daily as that issue is becoming one lol but I will get it figured out..other than that hiccup I am really Glad I did this and look forward to the future.

Matt, you know so much detail.. you should publish some books. I am always interested in what you have to contribute.. Thanks for sharing all your knowledge.

Congratulations! How have you been doing so far? Tomorrow i am 4 weeks post op and a month on Saturday.. Tomorrow we take new pics to compare to from 4 weeks ago! YAY!

Congrats! You are well on your way and will be at surgery date before you know it!

I havent had experience with this but wish you the best of luck getting it approved quickly.

Congrats! Just remember, it gets easier as the days go by.. It will appear to be rough for a few days. Keep pressing on and you will make it through it. Tomorrow i am 4 weeks post op but one month on Saturday!

you are not the only one. It drives me totally bananas as i can smell everything LOL.. from like 10 ft away.. Whether its food or what not, i have super sensitive smell now.

Congrats! We are all here to help one another.

Thanks! That includes the pre-surgery loss, but still pretty good. I have been estatic so far!! Although this week i went up 3 pounds, but there are 2 specific reasons for that LOL.. Give it a week and it will be back down plus some!

I was wanting to buy carbquick so i could make pancakes, just wanted to make sure i could have it. I tried the protein pancakes with chickpeas.. absolutely gross. I wont eat it all the time because in my book it is like having bread, but something different than eggs and cottage cheese a few times i would be eternally grateful. LOL. I start soft foods on Thursday.

I actually did this morning, she said we could only count net carbs if the amount of Fiber was higher than 5g.. other than that it was total carbs.

True.. I have started to drink a 16 ounce water on the way to work.. before my coffee and breakfast. It has really helped get my liquids in earlier and feel full. Sometimes that water is a protein water.. and then I have protein shake in my coffee.. all before I attempt to eat that egg, or 2oz of yogurt or cottage cheese LOL I cannot wait till next week I can add in pancakes.. low carb ones, with protein powder added.. silver dollar size is what I will be able to handle I am sure..

Totally Awesome! Welcome and have fun along the way.

I popped in to see what is going on here.. I am close enough LOL.. I just turned 49 almost 10 days ago LOL

I am new to all this.. My Dr. doesn't start vitamins till a month after surgery.. which will be this coming weekend. I do know that if you skip your vitamins you will be deficient in a lot of nutrients due to the restricted amount of intake on food. You could end up in the hospital. I would be careful and make sure you follow your doctors orders.

you will feel a deep pressure in your chest.. and it will last for about a good 30 minutes before you start to feel back to normal. FYI the same thing will happen once you move to foods and eat 3 spoons in 5 min LOL.. Speaking from experience.

Excellent Article! Thank you for sharing!