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Today is my 20th wedding anniversary. Didn't do anything special' date=' cuz my husband worked. He will also probably work this weekend which is good cuz I still have no decision on the LTD. Tomorrow is my appointment with the spine surgeon, and I am hoping for some good news. I need things to start looking up! Please keep fingers, and toes, crossed for me people! ;)[/quote']

Happy anniversary! I hope you hear from LTD soon. Good luck tomorrow keep us posted!

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I'm so sorry' date=' I hope your on the men's soon.[/quote']

I am I passed my stone today at the hospital I got some fliuds and some meds and I feel a whole lot better

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So just got signed in for some reason i could not do it on my phone. I just returned from Puerto Morales MX. Hope all is doing well.

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I had surgery 4/1 and I am able to eat a whole taco!!! I've done thAt one time. I ate slow and did not feel full nor any discomfort. I have never thrown up or had dumping syndrome. I don't even feel like I had surgery! I feel normal. This worries me!!! I had a stricture and I went in and had it dilate twice. Could that have messed me up? I am afraid of being able to eat too much and that I won't lose like others. I've lost 52 pounds since surgery and have been to the gym frequently. I can eat a single serve portion of popcorn also! It's a small bag but seem like I shouldn't be able to eat that this soon!!

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So just got signed in for some reason i could not do it on my phone. I just returned from Puerto Morales MX. Hope all is doing well.

Did you have fun

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Did you have fun

Yes we did, but it was pretty boring. We will not be returning to that resort again. Shitty food, dirty Water. We might add well went to Puerto Vallarta at least its not full of sea weed.

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can anyone suggest a sugar free breath mint? on my job I have to talk alot and the one thing I hate is that taste in the mouth when you have been at work for 10 hours constantly talking. Hate to know that my breath is not as fresh as I would want and can't keep going to the restroom to brush my teeth. the sugar free life savers that I used to eat don't taste right anymore after tastebud changes post surgery so any suggestions?

I use breath savers sugar free mints. They taste ok, nothing tastes the same as it did before to me.

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I had surgery 4/1 and I am able to eat a whole taco!!! I've done thAt one time. I ate slow and did not feel full nor any discomfort. I have never thrown up or had dumping syndrome. I don't even feel like I had surgery! I feel normal. This worries me!!! I had a stricture and I went in and had it dilate twice. Could that have messed me up? I am afraid of being able to eat too much and that I won't lose like others. I've lost 52 pounds since surgery and have been to the gym frequently. I can eat a single serve portion of popcorn also! It's a small bag but seem like I shouldn't be able to eat that this soon!!

Omg outside of the structure that's me to a t. I just ate a single serving 100 calorie bag of popcorn. I feel like I'm not loosing enough but still eating. Idk

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Today marks 50 pounds lost since surgery! Kind of hard to believe. Has anyone else noticed that strangers smile more often, or that people in the grocery store strike up conversations, where as they didn't before? Was I that scary at 273 that no one wanted to talk to me? LOL! Glad to not be such an outcast by society's norms anymore.

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Today marks 50 pounds lost since surgery! Kind of hard to believe. Has anyone else noticed that strangers smile more often' date=' or that people in the grocery store strike up conversations, where as they didn't before? Was I that scary at 273 that no one wanted to talk to me? LOL! Glad to not be such an outcast by society's norms anymore.[/quote']

Good job

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I had surgery 4/1 and I am able to eat a whole taco!!! I've done thAt one time. I ate slow and did not feel full nor any discomfort. I have never thrown up or had dumping syndrome. I don't even feel like I had surgery! I feel normal. This worries me!!! I had a stricture and I went in and had it dilate twice. Could that have messed me up? I am afraid of being able to eat too much and that I won't lose like others. I've lost 52 pounds since surgery and have been to the gym frequently. I can eat a single serve portion of popcorn also! It's a small bag but seem like I shouldn't be able to eat that this soon!!

I am to the point having nightmares of eating a full steak and waking up angry because I had been able to eat the whole thing. then realizing that it was just a dream. so that day is liquids only for me. Meal Replacements and Protein Drinks.< /p>

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Today marks 50 pounds lost since surgery! Kind of hard to believe. Has anyone else noticed that strangers smile more often' date=' or that people in the grocery store strike up conversations, where as they didn't before? Was I that scary at 273 that no one wanted to talk to me? LOL! Glad to not be such an outcast by society's norms anymore.[/quote']

Congrats!

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I use breath savers sugar free mints. They taste ok, nothing tastes the same as it did before to me.

thanks I will pick some up and give those a try. I hate the fact that the sugar free things that I used to like I can't stand now because I have a full cabinet of crystal light packets and ocean spray cran-grape mixes and can't stand to drink a full bottle of either.

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I am to the point having nightmares of eating a full steak and waking up angry because I had been able to eat the whole thing. then realizing that it was just a dream. so that day is liquids only for me. meal replacements and Protein drinks.< /p>

I dream about med-rare filets all the time with lobster mac and cheese....yummy. I have avoided eating out so far, but the first meal out is going to be that!

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Today marks 50 pounds lost since surgery! Kind of hard to believe. Has anyone else noticed that strangers smile more often' date=' or that people in the grocery store strike up conversations, where as they didn't before? Was I that scary at 273 that no one wanted to talk to me? LOL! Glad to not be such an outcast by society's norms anymore.[/quote']

Great job!

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