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Mornin everyone, is there a difference between carbs and net carbs because i have heard that about 3 months or so into post op you can start slowly introducing net carbs into your diet, i don't have a clue what this means, any help to help me better understand would be great, thank you. Coop

I was called the other day and told i have an interview with the surgeon to see if i am a " good canidate " for surgery " seeing i have never been through this process before will i be approved , what are my chances i would hate to have him\her say Mr. Cooper I'm sorry but you don't qualify for surgery.

I think if i can just get past the interview with the surgeon i will be fine.

Thank you to all of you for helping me better understand this process , i have never taken a chance like this before which will have such a dramatic ( positive) impact on my life i am looking forward to it yet still a little nervous just the same , which i am sure is to be expected right ? Coop

Good for you !

Good for you, i bet it feels nice to feel comfy clothes on huh

I felt ( and still do at times) that I'm not good enough therefore i will fail or others will fail me , i just wish i could get this appt over with because it is pretty much all i think about and then once i have it and it goes smoothly i will think about the next one so its a vicious cycle we go through, i know it ties to my low self esteem but i can truly say i have gotten so much better with accepting that i have made mistakes and will continue to make more of them but i know i am NOT a failure but this weight thing i just cant accept because its been an issue for most of my adult life and it drags me down emotionally however like i said i am much better at accepting me for who i am and this sx will play a big role in my life anyway i am rambling if you ever feel like chatting i will be here babbling my Irish head off...LOL take care and i will talk with you soon. Coop

Mass General is an outstanding hospital , seeing that its a teaching hospitsal people all over the world go there i couldnt say enough about it .

I'm actually a veteran and the VA is doing the surgery so i can have the surgery done for nothing although i do have Medicare yet if i decided to go with them id have a co - pay and i can't even imagine what that would be.

I had both hips replaced in 2012 and literally breezed through it with no problems , i'm not diabetic , no heart issues , i have been in psychotherapy for 9 years for PTSD from the Navy otherwise i think in my opinion i am pretty healthy aside from the obesity issue.

Its major surgery therefore you're under general anesthesia....

Wow, this can get confusing huh...lol

That was perfectly said thank you very much it was very helpful i want to succeed on this journey after all if i am going in for WLS i wanna do it the right way.😊

Doing it for you is key otherwise why bother i truly wish you well, i am having gastric bypass hopefully by October my weight right now is 290 at least i have an appt with the surgeon on the 21st of this month i am grateful i am getting closer to the final stages as i am dying to live my life i have never been this heavy and it is so depressing my clothes are tight and i so impatient i want it done yesterday anyway sorry for the rambling i hope things work out for you and you get the support you may need for the GBS, take care.

No, i have not started the pre op diet yet i have my 2nd interview with the surgeon on the 21st to see if i am a candidate for surgery.I hope you have a great day.😎 keep in touch my friend !

I'm sorry you're so upset and I won't tell you not to feel like you do you're entitled to your feelings however why do you regret the surgery was it not what you expected I wish you well truly I do I don't want to say to much, reach out to others on here they're dynamite. Sent from my moto g stylus using BariatricPal mobile app

What year did you get out i got out in August 92 , it is so scary how the lbs can add up isnt it , my eeight right now is 290 , my name is Rich but everyone calls me Coop, i hope to talk with you soon. Take care. Coop

I am wondering why it's so hard to be a part of this site I reach out to others and get no or barely any replies is it a big clique , it matters to me because I to am having gbs and therefore want to share... Have a good day Sent from my moto g stylus using BariatricPal mobile app

Seventeen years ago my wife had GBS and for a while she was doing awesome she was losing the weight following her program eating only what was allowed and exercising this went on for at least 2-3 years then it all hit her between the eyes she was sick all the time throwing up and dumping pretty much everything she was eating she couldn't even drink the protein shakes the food was going right through her, our marriage was on the brink because we could not do anything as a couple because she had to stay close to the bathroom just in case, so one day i said you need to see a doctor and her being so sick this went on for about 6 months so we made the appt and the doctor said it was normal and to get some rest and just go back to eating like you did when you got out of the hospital , so she did and it got a little better and a little better than one night she looked at me and said " i didn't get sick today Hun" i didn't even realize it until she mentioned it so we agreed that maybe we should just stay with the shakes for a little while longer (3 or 4 more days) and try to eat something like ground up chicken she tried that and it stayed down basically a real long story but she started feeling much better and started eating better and the dr didn't know what it was but he said what all drs say when they don't have an answer " i don t know Mrs. Cooper" anyway all i cared about at that point in my life is my wife getting better nothing else to this day she still has bouts of dumping and getting sick nothing like those yrs ago , not even close , when she does get sick i think back to all those years ago i go right back there and lose focus on what's important and that's her and not me and how i feel it's about how she feels i can only imagine she must think not again, well i am going to end here cause i could go on but i would rather not rehash those horrible days seventeen yrs ago.

Xtinadoes i honestly don't want to wait the six months i want to start my life now , my weight right now is 290lnbs i want to get it over with but it'll come i guess but it does stink Lisa is not a cheap date so stop calling yourself one silly am looking at back surgery to down the road so i am a hot mess right now.

When i say the word "sick" i mean when she throws up , she cant eat pasta and red meat otherwise it is up to her , she doesnt track her food anymore but she mentions every once in a while " i should track this" and her weight is 198 but she doesnt look like she weighs this hides it well ( by the weigfh she gives great hugs not sure where the hugs came up LOL) she is huge in NOT trying new food(s) .... Coop

Thats awesome good for you , you sound so happy.

GREAT IDEA i think i will start a thread about her i am sure people will relate !

I weigh 290 and i am not sure what my goal weight is b ut i can tell you this i was 190 when i went in the Navy and its been about 25 yrs since i got out i doubt i will ever get back to my Navy days , no chance of that ,it is scary to think i gained 100 lbs since i got out omg is that frightening !

Grider , It must be so discouraging to lose the weight and start to gain the weight back i hope you find your answer (s)in the next SX after what youre going through you deserve the answers , the ones that give you peacde of mind i eish you welll, truily i do.😊