thinoneday

Good morning all, just a quick question. Are there any sleevers here, (other then my buddy Tiffy, how is sprout?) who have been out now 2-3 years? How's it going with ya'll now? anyone gained back a bunch of weight? anyone have complications like strictures or anything like a closure due to scar tissue and needing a stent to reopen the "stomach"? Brittle bones and breakages? Just questions, but very valid ones. Hope to hear from someone soon!

hehehehehe, your too cute! guinea pig. . . but ya, it does feel like that huh? But at this time i don't mind at all. . .

Yup, definately floater here too. . . but i'd rather float then drown I'll tell you that!

Never got there. . . hit my doctors goal of 212 lbs and than about 10 more lbs but that is it. . . now i yo-yo between 210 - 215 lbs. . . I started off at 350 lbs and am out 18 months

SPEEEDDOOOOS SPEEDOOOOSS SPEEEEDOOOOS !!!! or budgie smugglers

Good for ya'll. . . but NO THANK YOU! i still hate picture taking! one day maybe. . .

Yup gaining the weight back is very very easy! We may have this great tool, but WE HAVE to watch what we shovel into our faces. . . you'll be ok, get back on track and all will be good. . . probably water weight from salty snacks. . . increase your water, protein, and exercise a bit, i'm sure it'll fall off. . .

I'm sorry to hear about your friend. . . . but that is sad when they die so young. . . it wasn't a morbid thought at all, like you said it was a reaction. . . a morbid thought would be my though about why i did this surgery. . . so that when i die, i could fit into a normal sized casket and have only 6 pallbearers and not 10 or 12 cause i was sooooo hugh. . . ugh I need a shrink! hehehe

Thanks Longer-Life, well it seems that NO ONE ever has has a problem with this sleeve or they've died, or they don't come on here anymore, or they just don't know. . . thanks for bumping it up for me. . .I know of one lady who used to post here about 2 years ago who was really really struggling she was not losing and hadn't lost much either. . I felt bad for her . . . I guess we'll all find out in the end huh?

Planks to strenghten your core. . . try that one. . .if you were in the military you will know that those are. . . good luck

Bad Khy, bad, bad, bad, . . .beat you with a wet noodle! (noodles yuuuummmm), . . . oh come on honey, why would that be bad? What would have been really bad would have been you going nuts on pizza, cookies, cake, ice cream, candies, etc. . . now THAT would have been bad. . . but blended beans in your soup for extra protein! You didn't do anything thing wrong! Actually you are doing excellent. . . keep up the great work!

Great news to hear your maintaining, just be careful with that chocolate though. . . good luck

I'm not saying that the health dept is free, that is not the case anymore, but they do go according to what you can pay.

Unfortunately WLS is considered an "elective" and those insurance companies that do pay for it are really good. Actually the employers are really good since they are the ones who have decided to pay for it for the employee. . . mine did not and therefore I had to pay out of pocket. . . but yes WLS is an elective just like plastic surgery is. . .most think that it is some that we elect to do and dont need to have performed due to life threatening thing. . . sad but true. . .

How very great that her cancer never returned! I'm so happy. . my stepdad too had stomach ulcers and they removed a large portion of his stomach. . . he remained a skinny minnie for the rest of his life as well. . . he started gaining weight when he became imobile and needed a wheel chair though. . . so that was good.

I waited til I was 3 mos out. . . and I love my rum and coke. . . i would suggest waiting cause tummy needs to heal and you could possibly cause an ulcer. . . but the decision is ultimately yours. My doctor didn't want me to drink period, but oh yeah who can do that. . . I'm sure he drinks!

Hi Tiff! The baby pictures are really cute! No I find myself literally saying I'm fat and won't look at myself in the mirror anymore. I'm kinda repulsed like in the olden days. . . maybe a shrink would help. . . but then of course I'm in denial of that too. . . i don't have a mental issue??? Yeah right. . . hehehe. . .

Hi group, well here is the question. . . even though you got to goal, does anyone else feel that they are still really fat? Those same feelings like before we lost weight? Ugh, the brain is so cruel at times. . .

Good luck to the both of you and see you on the losers side!

families are weird this way. . .just go ahead and get your surgery date. . . this is their way of showing that they are insecure and afraid for you. . .my hubbie and daughter were the same way . . . but they ended up coming to the hsoptial with me nonetheless. . . it'll be ok and they will eventully come around. . . also men are odd, they are incredibly insecure and when they see that you are going to try yet another way to lose weight, but this one might actually work, they get all weird and think you are going to leave them. . . sooo stupid if you ask me. . . but if he cares (loves) you enough, he'll come around. . . good luck and know that we are here to support you!

gotta love the mother in law. . . she is definately trying you. . . be stronger then the food. . . show her exactly how strong you really are. . . ugh gotta love em . . .

A bic pen and a big sharpie marker I have a bic pen. . . 28/32

20 months out here - - - - 150 - 155 lbs gone forever

no problems here. . . but then I've never had that problem anyhow. . . sorry i'm not much help in that dept. Have you tried some of those FDS (female deodorant sprays)? Don't douch though, that will wash away all the good bacteria and leave you open for some really nasty smelling Bacterial vaginosis. . . good luck!

Yeah, I agree with myroni, call the insurance office and ask them what that is. . . then tell us! hehehe