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Good luck LacyD. Ill keep you in my prayers.

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Good luck tomorrow F4M. I'll be thinking about you!

Good luck to all who are preparing for surgery!

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Surgery on 12/27 in Mexico. Down 55 pounds

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Hi everyone. I' m new to this whole process, I have my first appointment is on the 24 of April and I'm very nervous but excited. Have anyone had the sleeve surgery done at tulane medical center by Charles bellows? If so how was the experience? I really would love some feedback...

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I would really like to know how many surgeries a US doc preforms per day. That would be a major concern for me. Would you chose a doc that does 30 patients a month or one that has done 144 per month. Also factor in the years he has been doing it. Just something for you to think about when you go for a visit.

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Good luck tomorrow F4M. I'll be thinking about you!

Good luck to all who are preparing for surgery!

Hi everyone....im a post op sleever from louisiana...surgery done by dr. warden....excellent dr. and hosp..no complaints.surgery done mar 7 at southern surgical specialists in slidell, la.....only complaint is early stall...i have so much to lose and I just dont have time for stalls...i know im not getting enough exercise,im obese and only 500-600 cal..im weak..i hope this stall doesnt last long...i have lost 25# since surgery but that was within first 2 wks...nothing lost in the last 2 weeks,very discouraging!...dr warden and all the staff from whyweight.com,.. Were awesome!

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Good luck tomorrow F4M. I'll be thinking about you!

Good luck to all who are preparing for surgery!

Hi everyone....im a post op sleever from louisiana...surgery done by dr. warden....excellent dr. and hosp..no complaints.surgery done mar 7 at southern surgical specialists in slidell, la.....only complaint is early stall...i have so much to lose and I just dont have time for stalls...i know im not getting enough exercise,im obese and only 500-600 cal..im weak..i hope this stall doesnt last long...i have lost 25# since surgery but that was within first 2 wks...nothing lost in the last 2 weeks,very discouraging!...dr warden and all the staff from whyweight.com,.. Were awesome!

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Hi. We had our surgery same day different hospitals. Dr. Lavins my doc. I too had a stall last week. But I have progressed. ,J too am still tired. Exercise consist of walking up and down the driveway. But I see progress more in how I look than the scale. I wish j would have measured my body from the beginning. That way I could track the changes. But stay strong. We will get to our goal weight. You should meet our group for lunch. Kellsbells usually post when and where we go. Were all in different stages and its really helpful. Hope to hearfrom u soon.

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Hi. We had our surgery same day different hospitals. Dr. Lavins my doc. I too had a stall last week. But I have progressed. ' date='J too am still tired. Exercise consist of walking up and down the driveway. But I see progress more in how I look than the scale. I wish j would have measured my body from the beginning. That way I could track4 the changes. But stay strong. We will get to our goal weight. You should meet our group for lunch. Kellsbells usually post whenand where we go. Were all in different stages and its really helpful. Hope to hearfrom u soon.[/quote']

Hi finally4Me,...i put in a call to the dietician about the stall...im very disheartened by it....im sticking to the plan as close as possible and to not see anything change in 2 weeks is driving me...my brother had his sleeve done one yr ago and the pounds just fell off him! Ughhhhh! in less than one yr he lost 160+ pounds ..i have thyroid problems so that might be a part of it too. Ive read on this site if you increase calories and Protein,you can break the stall,but if you can hardly get in what you are how can you increase!?...its great that we had our surgeries on same day, maybe we can exchange ideas and recipes and whatever as we make this journey together...just cant figure out what to do next when im doing things by the book and are stuck already!

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Hi. We had our surgery same day different hospitals. Dr. Lavins my doc. I too had a stall last week. But I have progressed. ' date='J too am still tired. Exercise consist of walking up and down the driveway. But I see progress more in how I look than the scale. I wish j would have measured my body from the beginning. That way I could track4 the changes. But stay strong. We will get to our goal weight. You should meet our group for lunch. Kellsbells usually post whenand where we go. Were all in different stages and its really helpful. Hope to hearfrom u soon.[/quote']

Hi finally4Me,...i put in a call to the dietician about the stall...im very disheartened by it....im sticking to the plan as close as possible and to not see anything change in 2 weeks is driving me...my brother had his sleeve done one yr ago and the pounds just fell off him! Ughhhhh! in less than one yr he lost 160+ pounds ..i have thyroid problems so that might be a part of it too. Ive read on this site if you increase calories and Protein,you can break the stall,but if you can hardly get in what you are how can you increase!?...its great that we had our surgeries on same day, maybe we can exchange ideas and recipes and whatever as we make this journey together...just cant figure out what to do next when im doing things by the book and are stuck already!

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Lynn tyre, I usually post lunch invites on the thread NOLA Northshore. We'd love for you to join us!

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Lynn tyre' date=' I usually post lunch invites on the thread NOLA Northshore. We'd love for you to join us![/quote']

Thank you kellsbells,i really appreciate the invite....the jouney will seem a lot shorter with friends with mutual interests and goals...thank you again and maybe I will join you sometimes!

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