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That's great! I've lost 16 lbs. so far. I went back to work today and did really well. Everyone said I looked great, and that was nice to hear. Yes it's so weird to eat so little and get full so quickly. I'm like those skinny girls now that take a few bites and claim to be full, but I really am LOL! Super funny! Yes, I'm still on mushies and go to real food next Thursday (10/7). I'm not hungry at all, but I'm craving meat. I'm mainly a chicken gal, but since I saw a post from tiffykins about a roast, I can't wait to make it lol.

Woohoo..... its almost time!!! Do you know I havnt eaten for 10 days?? lol Only fluids including my 3 day pre op diet, but I no longer crave food, its amazing, and finally today I found clear protien ... I looked all over Calgary lol but things are fantastc!! And Im down 13.2 now lol havnt updated my ticker yet lol I cant wait til youre on this side!!

Hey how are your tats doing with the weight loss. I am having sleeve on 09/22/10 and I wonder how they will do.

Hi Friends, I've hit the 30 pound mark and ready to tackle another 10 pounds! I'm getting used to my new tummy and finding that some food sounds good one day and then horrible the next. I'm focusing only on 10 pounds at a time because that helps me mentally. I've been exercising but some days I am really tired afterwards instead of energized. I'm literally never hungry, so eating can really be a chore. Did I just say that? How is everyone doing?

OK you're right! LOL! Since I've been off work (since 8/27/10) I get my days all mixed up LOL!

The smallest I've been as an adult was a 10 ...THAT WOULD BE AMAZING! I will cry my eyes out if that happens

Sorry I'm so late responding - still trying to figure out the whole private message thing...lol! Thanks for the encouragement. I'm 10 days out and except for exhaustion I can't hardly tell I've had surgery! Out of my 6 incisions all but one have already faded to pale pink lines - but I've always been a fast healer. The one joy is that I no longer have to sip - I can just drink normally that's how fast the swelling went down. Hopefully the weight goes down as well....LOL. Thanks for the good wishes!

I am going good. Staying busy so I dont go nuts waiting for to time to

fly for my classes to start. I even lost 4 pounds last weekend cleaning, gardening and sweating walking around Pasadenda. Does you 10% goal start with the first Options Class or when the Dr refered you?

Glad to hear your healing well!

Barbara,

I think if I were you and couldn't be on solids before the Holidays, I would wait until right after Christmas. A week should be fine to recover. I will still tired the second week but was able to make it through each day. On day 15, it was like someone flipped a switch and I was back to my normal energy level. I wouldn't wait much longer knowing what I know now. I wish I would have met Dr. Nick years ago.

FYI - tonight we went out for burgers after a late soccer game (remember, I'm 3 months out). My husband ordered a burger and cheese fries. I ate about 1/10 of his burger and few of his fries. I am still stuffed and satisfied. Technically, I cheated, but only ate about a tenth of what I would have eaten prior to surgery. That's what I love about the sleeve, I can still have it just not much of it.

Hello MsPrincess,

I was reading through posts and seen that you were to have your surgery in June. I am wondering how you are doing?

I should have introduced myself, I am Jenn....I am getting sleeved on Nov 10.

Hope to hear from you soon.

Hi Jackie, I called tonight and got a message that the # had been disconnected. I checked the # and redialed and got the same message. Would you verify the # in your message and resend or call me on cell at 480-250-5631. I have dr appointment at 8 but will be available after 10 Mt time. carol

Hi this is TinyTummy reaching out to everyone. My head is still wrapping around all the information about the vertical sleeve surgery that I expect to be having early in the new year. I'm constantly thinking about the all the improvements in my health and comfort. Right now I live quite a balancing act between being active and not too active because I have a chronic pain disorder (Fibromyalgia). I was diagnosed with it in Sept 01. My physician has had me walking my dogs every a.m. and again in the evening, regardless of the weather. I am proud to be still able to work full time in an office, but couldn't do it without a 1/2 hour nap I take at noon to let my body relax and stretch out. I've been overweight since about 2 years old and dieted off 20 lbs. at 12 years old. That was the beginning of the yo yo body weight for the next 40 years or so till I couldn't be bothered any more. It hurt too much to alway gain it back and more.

26 But Jesus looked at them and said to them, ?With men this is impossible, but with God all things are possible.?

Matthew 19:26 (New King James Version):001_wub:

Hi Beckie, I just got home today..everything went great..I think my surgery was 1 hr 18 min..I used very little pain meds and I loved Dr Aceves and Dr Campos..my stomach keeps growling..I sure would like to eat or so I think!! I am more sore than anything and believe me these first 10 days can't go by fast enough..I would like to get to the mushy stage..loved the Lucerna Hotel..my lastbig meal was steak and lobster..what a way to go...all in all everything went great but I sure am looking forward to about 18 days from now!! Talk to you soon..give me an update on how your doing and what ya been eating...Debbie

Hi Humpty, I just saw you note about sleep apnea test and wanted to assure you that Kaiser probably won't make you do it if you neck is less then 20" around. My friend who just finished the Options is 5'2" stated the class at 230 at the end was 219lbs. They never asked her to do one of even suggested it and she wasn't rejected for not losing the full 10%.

I'm doing great! I can easily meet my protein and liquids and I'm down 35 lbs. 10 was pre-op. I'm going back to work today. wish I had another week off I was weepy too! I was watching the show Ruby my second day home and cried like a baby, it was so weird, but it all gets better. The hardest part for me so far is learning my new tummy and watching other people eat. I have no regrets though. I hope the rest of your recovery goes well, you'll feel like yourself in no time.

Same here, after my hysteratomy and thyroidectomy (don't know how to spell..lol) I started gaining weight like crazy and was not small to begin with, and every doctor said the same thing you do not need WLS surgery diet and excercise....lol It took me 5 yrs to find a doc. that understood this was my only option to get healthy. I don't want to be a super model, I just want my needs to stop hurting and to throw away my cpap machine....wearing a size 10 would be nice...lol It sounds like you have been working just as hard as I have to start this journey and it will happen for the both of us I can not wait to see your post "I have a date"

Hi Susan, I am scheduled to have surgery in on August 19, my question is how soon will I feel like returning to work. I work at a state jail in the commissary department(grocery store). I have inmates to help me lift everything so I won't be lifting items, but will I actually feel like returning to work five days after surgery????

I am sorry it has been so long.. I was away from home and didn't have internet.. I used my phone to get online every once in a while but it is hard. I am feeling pretty good. I had my surgery on July 10 and I am already down 15 lbs. ISN"T THAT CRAZY?? I am so happy with it! I can eat fish and soft foods now but honestly I'm just not hungry.. I am so glad I did this

Thanks I'm still going to have it I just have to go through a VA hospital. The only thing I have to do that this VA requires, and my surgeon did not was to lose 10 pounds on a supervised diet like weight watchers. So I'm joining next week, and was thinking about doing a preop diet so I can lose my ten pounds quickly. lol THanks for the encouragement, and I have to keep my faith otherwise I would not of made it this far. I wish I could just self pay but being a single mother that lives from pay day to pay day it is out of the question. It will happen I just don't know when, and it is not going to be fast enough for me.

Howdee neighbor glad to see another familar geographic near neighbor, i'm in a stall and cannot wait for it to pass down 14 lbs since surgery 6/21/10

congrats on your loss and welcome to the losers bench

Hi Latoya! I have pre op at Harbor City Kaiser with Dr. Zane on 8/18/10 at 11 am and then with an RN at 12:15pm-did you have 2 appts for your pre-op? Did they put you on a special diet? Please give me the 411 if you can. I just want to know what to expect. Thanks SO much :-)

Christie, I saw a comment you made on a post here, followed your siggie link to your blog and love all the helpful post, especially the ones on what you're eating. Thank you so much. I would also love to follow your facebook post that you mentioned in one of your post but I didn't see a link. Oh well, thank you. BTW, you're about 10 days ahead of me on your journey, I was sleeved on 5/31. =)

Hi Dansha, Absolutely, I have had no problems and I really attribute that to the quality care that I received with Hoehn. I could not have asked for things to go better. I drove 11 hours and stayed in town for 10 days (amazing price for a level one Bariatric Center of Excellence, I am self pay) and would do it again in a heart beat! Tell him his patient from Columbus, Ohio says "Hi" Keep in touch, good luck!

Hey.. haven't seen you post in a while. Last I heard your stall had just broken. Hows the weight loss coming? Are you still loosing? I've been in a stall for 10 days and am about to pull my hair out!!!!