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    Re: Explain your screen name.

    OMG, I don't pass the creativity test here. My name's Tammy :)
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    Re: Advantages of Gastric Sleeve Surgery

    While at first look Genesis' question was downright funny, I guess it's one of the considerations that some people would have. I've met two other women who also underwent the surgery at around the...
  3. Thread: Indigestion

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    Re: Indigestion

    Teehee, looking back now, it's really funny because I would be burping everytime I drank something during the first few days post op. What helped me was Zantac... pepcip and gasx didn't work for me.
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    Re: Weight Loss Related Products

    It's weird to actually think that there are a lot of inaccurate scales going around. I do have a chinese made scale and I think i'd check it out later. thanks for your tip on the homedics scale!
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    Re: Lactose intolerance

    thanks for that Kris. Do you think soya milk would solve the problem? The tofu we have at supermarkets here are not liquid, but instead they are blocks, like this one:
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    Re: Scheduled for Friday - Getting nervous

    hi Brenda!

    How are you feeling now??? I think that it's okay to be nervous, normal even... but now that you've had your surgery, don't you think that it was all for naught??? I too have worried...
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    Re: Gastric Sleeve My story

    hi there:

    We basically have the same story:
    http://www.gastricsleeve.com/forum/showthread.php?t=37

    And I agree with you Gastric sleeve is the ANSWER!!! I've just had mine last month and am...
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    Re: mary Jude's Journey Started

    Great to hear that everything went well for you. Your story should be a sticky. To provide inspiration for all of us here who were/are jittery about their ops.
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    Re: In Mexico had my Surgery

    I had my surgery in the states, I've always figured that it was much more dangerous to have it done in Mexico or India, even if they have a much lower cost for the surgery.

    I was thinking that...
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    Re: My Liquid Diet Post Op

    Hi Lorna: We're basically on the same diet from what I could see, except for the canned soup, which is replaced by soup that my sister prepares for me.
  11. Thread: Surgery Date!

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    Re: Surgery Date!

    hi Tracy:

    That is great news. i would have to tell you that it's normal to hate the liquid diet. I know I did. And it's normal to be nervous about it. Just want to encourage you that no matter...
  12. Thread: Finally!

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    Finally!

    hi there:

    I've been out of the forums too long, but I have a perfectly valid reason!!!! My sister said that we shouldn't both just wait for the procedure, so she gave me her savings and said that...
  13. Thread: Food Addiction

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    I have heard of that too, and have heard of the...

    I have heard of that too, and have heard of the moves by experts, clinicians, psychologists to have other forms of behavioral addiction included in an update to the DSM. But for the most part, you...
  14. Thread: Bullseye7

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    I agree with you guys. From what I know, no...

    I agree with you guys. From what I know, no definitive study has ever found that caffeine promotes significant weight loss or stops weight gain for that matter. Whatever studies that these pills...
  15. I guess what I really noticed is that I have high...

    I guess what I really noticed is that I have high energy levels now. I wake up feeling great and raring to do the things I need and want to do.

    My cholesterol level was a problem before, I had...
  16. Thread: Food Addiction

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    Food Addiction

    My sister is a food addict. When we were younger, I would notice that she would eat whenever she is upset. I know now that she was an emotional eater back then.

    But then, she started eating...
  17. Thread: Anorexia

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    Hi All: This is one eating disorder that I...

    Hi All:

    This is one eating disorder that I once wished I had. That may sound funny now, but back then, being overweight was worse than having a psychological disorder. :(
  18. Thread: Alli

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    This is actually one of the pills I've tried, and...

    This is actually one of the pills I've tried, and to be honest, I really did not appreciate that gook flowing out of me. There was a time when I was asleep and I just felt wet. I ran straight to...
  19. What other types of weight loss surgery have you considered?

    Just wanted to know what other types of weight loss surgery have you considered, and why did you go for gastric sleeve?
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    Hello MaryJane: Thank you for that inspiring...

    Hello MaryJane:

    Thank you for that inspiring life story. I love it and it makes me more determined to have gastric sleeve surgery. Just have to save up!!! :)
  21. Thread: Bullseye7

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    Bullseye7

    Before considering weight loss surgery, I tried Bullseye7. Actually it was one of the many diet pills that I tried. At first it was fine because I lost weight and then it made me calm. I still...
  22. Thread: Hiccups?

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    You mean that even after your surgery, you still...

    You mean that even after your surgery, you still think about food like you've never had the surgery itself? If that is the case, I think I'd be ordering 2 Big Macs every time I'm at McDonalds!
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    Just what is VSG?

    I've read about sleeve gastrectomy as a non-invasive and safe procedure. And I've read that it is safer than any other weight loss surgery procedures available now... but how does gastric sleeve...
  24. I agree. You might have lost a little of your...

    I agree. You might have lost a little of your weight, but think about it. On the average, you only lose 24% of your excess weight after the first month, then 36% on after three months. The most...
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    Well, you have to temper those expectations. ...

    Well, you have to temper those expectations. This is a fairly new procedure and we don't know yet just how effective it is in the long run. The stomach is a very flexible organ and it will adapt to...
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