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Dude, you'll be alseep! You wont feel a thing with it going in and coming out!!!! LOL
Man up!

So you went in for a consult about wls and you're of the belief that having a band has no or fewer complications. All surgeries have an inherent risk. Do your due diligence and research and compare...

i keep it in the refrig. I can't stand the stuff at room temp. Try the mint or cherry. The plain is just torture.

wow, are you keeping the navel clean. I would splash it with water and peroxide and stuff it it with gauze. It took about a week to 10 days.

the sweet spot for WL is usually the 1st 6-9 months. After that you WL usually slows down, but you still can lose weight.

51 years old here and I looked pretty good with very little skin hanging until I got around 6 months out from surgery. Then everything went to pot! But I also didn't do any working out. With...

How much did you lose and how fast? Is there a chance you will keep losing weight to the point where you will get sick?

averaged 10 lbs a month. Tomorrow is 9 months out since surgery. ...

usually you have to be 100 lbs overweight or have a significant number of co morb. to warrant the weight loss. You truly would be the 1st person I've encountered that weight so little. But if it's...

Do you have a goal weight? How did you decide on it?

Yes, I do have a goal. I have several goals that are all bunched together.

1st goal is to get to underland. I'm approximately 5 pounds...

WORK OUT! Really, WORK OUT. Strength training with a concentration on developing/building muscle. It will give your skin something nice to drape on. I didn't experience the collateral damage of...

if I do the program. Protein 1st. Protein Drinks. Low carbs. I can average about 2.5 to 3 lbs a week. If I flip around with a bunch of bullshit carbs (anything that's not vegetable or fruit); I...

Ditto on the 3 months out from surgery! And I don't even like pickles, but taste change and now I keep 2 jars in the refrigs with extra garlic added!

you'll be ok. Pickles. That's a 1st LOL

Hi,
For the longest time I thought that if I was going to have WLS, I would have the band and up until September 2010, that was my plan. You see my cousin had the bypass and frankly, I didn't think...

High protein diets by their very nature produce very little residue. But, drinking these flipping protein shakes creates a sludge that is almost unpassable. I strained so much that I pulled a muscle...

Both heels! Oh, the pain. the Agony! But I can say that with the WL. the pain, inflamation is gone! Completely gone!

1 flipping month
Now granted, I was a SIL patient. But, one flipping month.
(As you can see i am still angry)
Happy with my sleeve, but not happy with the struggle of a 30 day liquid diet!

Honestly, it does get better with time. It took me 4 months! 4 months before I turned the corner with my food! Follow the program. Eventually, things will settle down and you will look back at...

Oh hell yes! At first I thought I was losing my mind, but after 7 months out from surgery; the answer is yes, at certain times of the day, my stomach can take in more food. Also factor in that during...

All the best to you. Keep us posted on your journey! See ya on the loser's bench!

Both of you are experiencing natural apprehension. I think for many of us that have gone through the surgery, we have all had a "moment(s) where we questioned ourselves and asked "Am I doing the...

Depends. Are you giving or receiving? LOL! 4 days out receiving. 8 days out giving!

Wait time from initial appointment to surgery day varies by each insurance provider. I've seen some folks not have to do a blessed thing (except meet the surgical criteria for WL Surgery). Others...

I thought about this. The only thing you need to bring to the hospital is yourself!