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Had my surgery july 5 2012... At 32 i felt the walls of my weight crashing in may 2011 i had an heart attack 2 months later in july 2011 another.. I instantly went on every diet lost 20 lbs and thought i was doing great till a routine check up in april 2012 had a irregular ekg. My dr told me then at 289lbs and 5'2 i would have 5 yrs to live at this rate therfore i got serious and had the surgery.. The first week after was horrible the head hunger left me in tears most days then week 2 came along and it started to get easier now here i am at week 4 ya i have some gas and nausea but this is god giving me the tools and a second chance at life im 40 pounds lighter no longer do i have chest pain.. God gave me my life back :)

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Congratulations! So glad u made this decision. Welcome to your new and better life!

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You are doing great.... keep up the good work. You got a second chance, now run with it !!!

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Congratulations!

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I'm so happy for you keep up the good work

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      1. NickelChip

        All I can tell you is that for me, it got easier after the first week. The hunger pains got less intense and I kind of got used to it and gave up torturing myself by thinking about food. But if you can, get anything tempting out of the house and avoid being around people who are eating. I sent my kids to my parents' house for two weeks so I wouldn't have to prepare meals I couldn't eat. After surgery, the hunger was totally gone.

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